2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

I WAS AT MY LOCAL COFFEE SHOP DRIVE THRU. I LEFT THE DRIVE THRU AND AS I APPROACHED THE EXIT, ROLLING VERY SLOW I EXPERIENCED THE DREADED GM BRAKE FAILURE. MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE INVOLUNTARILY MERGING ONTO A BUSY SECONDARY ROAD. I UNDERSTAND RUST IS INEVITABLE BUT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BEYOND REPAIR ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC - HE WILL NOT REPAIR THEM ONLY REPLACE THEM. MY BIGGER ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT SINCE 1967 ALL CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS USE A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INCASE OF BRAKE FAILURE. MY GMC AND APPARENTLY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE - THAT EVEN WHEN A LINE BLOWS THE TRUCKS WILL NOT STOP! THE DUAL MASTER DOES NOT DO WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO! THIS COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT I ALSO HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH ABS LOW SPEED PROBLEMS SINCE 60K I REALLY FEEL THAT GM ENGINEERS AND BEAN COUNTERS NEED TO AGREE ON SAFETY. CONSIDERING THAT BRAKE LINES OF THIRTY YEARS AGO ARE BETTER THAN LATE MODEL PRODUCTS WOULD IT REALLY BE THAT MUCH FOR THE FEDS TO REQUIRE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES? MY 2002 SIERRA LOOKS GOOD BUT THE UNDERSIDE (CHASSIS, SUSPENSION PARTS AND BRAKE LINES) ARE NOT GOOD. THIS TRUCK IS NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT AND IT IS DEFINITELY FULL OF SAFETY ISSUES. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC I AM SURE THAT I WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT NEED THIRD BRAKE LIGHTS AND USELESS ABS BRAKES. WE NEED BRAKES THAT WORK WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL! *TR

ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXTENDED CAB 2WD THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. I HAD MY LOCAL GM DEALER ADDRESS THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THEY HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE IS BAD. I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS THEY SAID THEIR IS A BULLETIN OUT THAT THE GROUNDS COULD BE BAD SO I HAD THEM DO THIS FIX IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM ALSO THEIR WAS A RECALL TO FIX THE SPEED SENSORS IN THE WHEELS WHICH THEY FIXED ALSO DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO GOOGLE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE I HAVE FOUND HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE OR WERE IT HAS EVEN GOTTEN WORSE AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. IT SEEMS TO AFFECT GM VEHICLES MADE FROM 1999 TO 2007 CARS AND TRUCKS BUT MOSTLY TRUCKS. TO ME THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT WHEN BOTH OF THOSE LIGHTS ARE ON THEY HAVE NO ABS. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A GOOD SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED THIS TO ME AND HOW OFTEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. GOING ABOUT 60 MILES A HOUR WE HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. THE DRIVER KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM SPINNING OUT AND DOING A 360. WE CROSSED OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WITHOUT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY GRIPED ON TO THE ROAD WE HAD NO WAY OF AVOIDING THE CENTER MEDIAN, A CONCRET WALL DIVIDER. UPON IMPACT NEITHER THE DRIVERSIDE OR THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WE HIT THE WALL AT A 70 DEGREE ANGLE SO IT WAS PRETTY MUCH HEAD ON. WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY??????? FROM READING OTHER POSTS ON OTHER SITES IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAPPENS A LOT. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND IT'S UNSAFE. *TR ## VIN PASSED ## GMC, SIERRA, 1500, 2002 ##

THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RUPTURED. THE BRAKES REMAINED BARELY OPERABLE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP BY CONSTANTLY ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO TANK. ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $2000. IT WAS JUST LUCK THIS HAPPENED ON AN EMPTY ROAD AND WHILE NOT CARRYING A LOAD OF MATERIAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME, SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION AND MADE IT HOME AS THIS HAPPENED LUCKILY AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE. I LOOKED FOR THE PROBLEM, IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AS UNDER THE HOOD THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THAT ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE OTHERS DON'T LOOK TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES (A COST OF $350.00). I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY STAINLESS STEEL LINES ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. RUST SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE NOT ONLY THE BRAKE LINES BUT ALSO PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED AWAY AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE REAR BRAKE LINES. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS ON SITE AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT BRAKE LINES ALONG THE DOOR WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 177,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 1/4/2013 *JS

REAR BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED LEAK MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, VERY CLOSE TO HAVING ACCIDENT. I GUEST GM WOULD RATHER PAY OUT FOR A FEW ACCIDENT DEATHS THAN REPAIR THIS DEFECT. IT SEEMS ITS ALL ABOUT THE DOLLAR THAN SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED HE FELT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE REPAIR WAS APPROPRIATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT TO MAKE A 2 HOUR DRIVE ON THE HIGH WAY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES TO SEE FLUID UNDER MY TRUCK BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED. I ASKED SOMEONE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WHILE I SAW THE BRAKE LINE SHOOT FLUID VERY HARD. THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST AND WAS SHOOTING OUT FLUID. I'M LUCKY THIS WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AT ALL. *TR

I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE GOING UP TOWARD INTERSECTION YELLOW LIGHT TRIED TO STOP ALMOST CAUSED CRASH, NO WARNING THE BRAKE LIGHT SIGNAL WENT ON AFTER IT HAPPENED. PULLED OFF INTO SHOPPING CENTER USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. TOWED TO MECHANIC WHERE I FOUND OUT THE LINE BROKE IN FRONT OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND ALL THE OTHER LINES ARE JUST AS RUSTED OUT AND WILL BREAK IF NOT REPLACED. *TR