2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/02/11

I APPLIED MY BRAKES ON MY GMC TRUCK AND THEY FAILED . THE BRAKE TUBING RUSTED THRU AT THE ABS UNIT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED SEVERELY. I TRIED TO FIND PRE BENT LINES AND THEY ARE NOT AVAIL. FROM GM AND NOT AVAIL FROM AFTERMARKET FOR A 2002 GMC 2500HD 2WD OR ANY GMC FROM DEALER.FRME AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED WORSE THE MY 1983 AND BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND FLAKED AWAY. *TR

THREE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE REPLACE IS NECESSARY. THERE IS A REGIONAL RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY STATE. THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT GM AND EVEN WORSE NHTSA FAILS TO FORCE A NATIONWIDE RECALL OF THIS POTENTIALITY DEADLY FAILURE. A SIMPLE SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL PROVE THIS DEFECT IS NOT CONSTRAINED TO ONLY THE RUST BELT STATES. MY '66 CHEVY STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES WITH NO SIGNS OF DEGRADATION HOWEVER MY '02 GMC REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL METAL LINES ON THE VEHICLE. THE EXISTENCE OF A CURRENT REGIONAL RECALL PROVES THAT GM ADMITS TO THE PROBLEM! THIS FAILURE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED NATIONWIDE. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,445. UPDATED 3/1/11 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATE 03/03/11

I HAVE A GMC 2500HD 4X4 WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGINE IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED ITSELF 5 OR 6 TIMES ONE TIME I HAD TO SIT FOR ABOUT 6 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. *TR

MY HERCULES TERRA TRAC A/T 245 70 16 ARE SHREDDING NEAR THE SIDEWALL. THE 17 INCH VERSION OF MY TIRES WERE RECALLED BUT THE 16 INCH WAS NEVER RECALLED. HERCULES DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE SAYING THAT I POSSIBLY HIT A CURB. *TR

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 2-10 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. THIS LOCK-UP OCCURS AT ALL STOP SITUATIONS. THE LOCK-UP CAUSES SKIDDING, AND LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

BACKING UP TO MY TRAILER WHEN MY BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ALSO UNDERNEATH OF TRUCK IS SOO RUSTED AND BOTTOM OF DOORS ARE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

I WAS PARKED IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT MY 2002 GMC 2500HD TRUCK INTO GEAR. I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD WHEN I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE FRAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEM RUPTURED. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD SON AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THANK GOD NOBODY WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY HOME WHERE IT SITS AWAITING A TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT. THE UNDERNEATH OF THE TRUCK IS SO SEVERELY RUSTED I THINK GMC IS LIABLE AND SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND BRAKING FROM 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE TRAILER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.