Brake lines rusted through on a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500 extra cab 4x4. Luckily no accident resulted with the brake failure. Called chevrolet corporate to check on recall. Nothing noted.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated when driving approximately 5 MPH, he attempted to brake but the vehicle would not stop. The contact crashed into the vehicle ahead of him. There were no injuries and minimal damage to the other vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the entire brake line was rusted. The vehicle was repaired. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000 and the current mileage was approximately 62,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. While traveling at 10 MPH, the contact applied the brakes and there was an increase in stopping distance. The contact stated that the brake pedal would sporadically fall into the floorboard when depressed, causing an increase in stopping distance and time. The dealer advised the vehicle was performing as designed. The vehicle was then taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the master cylinder was defective and was not producing the required braking pressure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3 and the current mileage was 78,000. Updated 10/04/10. *lj the consumer stated the ABS was fixed under recall. However, the problem has since returned. The ABS failed under 10 MPH. Updated 10/05/10.
Have a 2002 silverado with 46,000 miles and in june 2010 experienced a major brake failure when the brake lines near the frame rail brake/ABS controller rusted away. When trying to stop the brake pedal went to floor, was near home and drove the rest of the way. The next day the brake warning light was on, the fluid had leaked out and I discovered the problem - the rusted lines. A $1000.00 of brake work to correct the brake lines, that is replace them and new front brakes because the calipers had also rusted so badly they couldn't bleed the brakes. This is not acceptable for a modern vehicle to have safety parts rust so badly at such low mileage.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that when pulling from the driveway and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the vehicle continued moving and crashed into a fence. There were no injuries. No police report was filed. The vehicle suffered damages to the front end and bumper. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the brakes needed to be replaced; the repair was performed at that time. When leaving the dealership, the failure occurred again and the vehicle was taken to another mechanic who stated that the wheel sensor needed to be replaced; the repair was performed at that time. The vehicle continued having problems and would not stop when the brake pedal was depressed. The mechanic was working on the vehicle at the time of the complaint but still could not find the problem. The VIN was unavailable at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 43,000.
I drive a 2002 chevy silverado 1500. Yesterday (5/14/10) I was applying my brakes to come to a sudden stop when someone cut out in front of my truck. I lost all braking ability when I applied my brakes to stop. Luckily I was able to steer away from the on coming car and ended up on the side of the road. I got out of my truck to check my brakes when I noticed a puddle of brake fluid under the front of my truck. Upon closer examination I noticed excessive rust on the brake line and brake fluid was free flowing from a rupture in the brake line that was heavily corroded.
Chevy silverado 2002. At low speeds stopping distance is unexpectedly increased due to the ABS preventing a total stop during dry conditions. This occurred coming to a stop at a stop light and coming into a parking spot. The problem has occurred intermittently at least 7 times in the weeks following this first incident. The brakes also make a grinding noise at the last point of breaking. I called the dealership and described the above. They informed me there is no problem with the ABS unless the light is on. They said they would have to keep the truck and drive it until it exhibited the problem. I called the gm recall hot line on may 12, 2010. Based on my VIN he said my truck was not included in the recall but that his notes showed that the wheel sensor had been inspected and cleaned when I had the brakes done in 2007. He offered no help at all. This problem is serious and I will be pulling the ABS fuse to hopefully disable the system and avoid an accident. It is clear from the many complaints here and elsewhere all over the internet that this is a safety issue due to a failure that gm should be responsible for.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at 5 MPH, the contact applied the brakes and the ABS system suddenly activated causing the brakes not to engage. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who replaced the front passenger side wheel sensor. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the repair for recall 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock) had previously been performed. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. The current mileage was approximately 146,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at approximately 10 MPH and attempting to brake, the ABS light would not illuminate and the ABS would not engage. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The VIN was unavailable at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 82,000.
I saw the newspaper article on the possible brake failure on 99-03 pickup trucks. This happened to my son in my 2002 chevy silverado in my driveway which is about 100 feet long. He pushed on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Luckily he was going slow. There was brake fluid in the driveway. I was outside at the time and got in and pumped the brakes. None. I had to have it towed to a repair shop and they replace a defective brake line. Your article has made me fearful for my family.
March 27, 2010 rear driver side brake line burst on 2002 chevy silverado while on highway. When brought in for repair 2 new calipers were needed due to extensive corrosion. Repairs came to $617.
Corroded brake lines caused the failure of both front and rear brakes at the same time. Inoperable rear emergency brakes provided no emergency stopping ability. Replaced brake lines. Emergency brake not repaired. I understand that trucks with manual transmissions were recalled for emergency brake defect correction, but trucks with automatic transmissions were not eventhough they have the same emergency brake system. My vehicle has an automatic transmission. Not certain when emergency brakes became inoperable, but my guess is around 2004 or 2005, with 60k to70k miles. Brake line rupture was in 2009 at 156k miles.
Abs light keeps coming on and off, when this happens I have no brakes causing me to run out into intersections or property. I have cleaned the ABS sensors 2x and the problem keeps persisting this has happened 3x now.
Rupture of hydraulic brake lines including anti lock portion, total loss of braking.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet 1500. While driving at approximately 5 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle continued moving when he depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the dealer could not duplicate the problem. A local mechanic replaced the brake pads and rotors but the contact was still experiencing the same failure. The contact had not called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. The current mileage was approximately 84,000. Updated 3/31/15*cn updated 04/07/15
Brake failure, hydraulic steel brake lines rusted and burst when brakes were applied resulting in total loss of brakes. All steel brake lines had to be replaced because they were all severely rusted costing $1400.00.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact was driving approximately 5 MPH when the brakes failed to engage. The brake pedal was engaged repeatedly before in order to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred whenever traveling between 5 to 10 MPH. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 21,500. The current mileage was 23,200. Updated 06/03/10*bf updated 06/07/10
While attempting to stop for a red light, the brake pedal went to the floor and I went through the light. After getting the truck stopped with the emergency brake, I found brake fluid leaking from under the truck from corroded brake lines. I made temporary repairs to the leaking lines and returned to my home. I checked online about this problem and found it seems to be a common problem. I also found from forums gm knows of this problem and simply says to live with it. So far I haven't done anything to fix the problem as gm doesn't offer any replacement parts.
Rusted brake lines possible brake failure.
This is a follow up complaint to one I called in to the federal safety agency to report this problem. I too had a brake line rupture on my 2002 chevy pickup and my brakes fail as a result of corroded brake lines. This truck had already been recalled due to the wheel speed sensor failing at low speed which they gm) also attributed to corrosion. And just last month they failed because of the line corroding and rupturing. I attempted to come to a stop at an intersection when I applied the brakes and the brake pedal went all the way to the floorboard. I eventually stopped just short of the intersection and was able to drive the truck to a service station. I got out of the truck and saw the brake fluid leaking out of the ruptured brake line beneath the driver's side door. I took the truck in and was informed the brake lines were rotted out and would have to be replaced. $1800 dollars later I got my truck back. Let's see how long they last this time..
2002 chevrolet silverado with brake problems. *dt the consumer stated the brakes and rotors had to be replaced twice. Also, the ABS needed to be replaced, but the part alone is $1,000 and the labor is $600.00. The ABS activated at low speeds.
After driving 400 miles to laurel springs ,nc from baltimore ,md through mountain roads and arriving at our destination my wife parked our truck , we got out to go in and open up the house. I then went back to the truck and got in to move it closer to the house to unpack our belongings for a weeks vacation. I started the vehicle and placed it in drive only to have the brakes go all the way to the floor . I then took a flashlight and had my son pump the brake pedal and brake fluid was gushing from the brakeline. I took a file and scraped what looks like little balls of rust and behind the ten or so balls found a hole the size of ball point pen tip.I then spent two days replacing the brake line form parts at the not so close auto zone. I find it hard to believe that 8 year old brake lines would rust that badly , I've had 20 year old vehicle s that didn't have brake lines rust out. I'm just lucky that the line broke after getting to my destination and not on the mountain roads we were traveling. I have the old brake line but left it at the house in nc.
As my wife pulled into her parking space at work, the brake pedal went to the floor. She was able to stop, got out and brake fluid was leaking from under the truck around the driver door area. Since she works at a gmc truck dealership she had one of the techs look at it and found a hole in one brake line and others corroded. They replaced 4 brake lines and one rear brake line due to corrosion. The truck is a 2002 chevrolet silverado.
Abs operation goes into anti-lock at low speeds making the truck hard to stop . Sensors and pick ups cleaned 12/1/04 .
I have a 2002 chevy 4x4 pickup that has intrmitent no brakes at slow speed 3 to 10 miles per hour it has hapened 3 times in the last 2 weeks . They tell me the front wheel speed sensors are to blame ?
I was pulling inot a parking space at dunkin donuts and when I applied the brake to stop it made a noise as if the anti-lock system was going to kick on but immediately stopped and my brake pedal froze stuck at the top of depression leaving me with no brake at all. I hit the cement stop bumper pole, luckily it was there, and caused damage to the front end of my truck.(bumper & framework). Good thing this occured here within a parking area and not out on the road at an intersection which I just went through. This was the first time this has happened but it makes me very weary of the braking system. I disconnected the fuse to the ABS system so this will not occur again until it is investigated further.
I have a 2002 silverado. The anti-lock brake system activates at very low speeds as described in the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v379000. I live in illinois but did not receive a recall notice from gm or my dealer. I called chevrolet and they maintain there is no recall on my truck. This is a very dangerous issue.
I have a 2002 chevrolet silverado z-71 pickup truck. I have 105,000 miles on it. When I'm at a low speed my anti-lock brakes activate for no reason and the truck wont stop. I have nearly been in several accidents. I have replaced the rotors and brakes and cleaned and regreased the ABS sensors and nothing has changed. Im, forced to take my vehicle to the dealership for repairs. As it turns out, this is a common problem on chevy pickup trucks. This is a serious safety matter and needs to be looked into.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the ABS light in the vehicle illuminated and when that occurred the brakes would not stop the vehicle. He also noticed that the failure occurred at a low speed range, 5 to 20 MPH; he further noted that there was a grinding noise. When he lightly touched the brake pedal during the failure, the vehicle would then stop but the ABS light would stay on longer. He took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that there was corrosion on the braking system. The manufacturer has not been notified at the time the complaint was filed. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was 70,260. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000. Updated 3/16/10 *cn updated 05/10/10
I am the original owner of a 1500 series, 2002 silverado, residing in south florida. While exiting the ramp off the highway, at 50 MPH, with a 7,600 pound car trailer in tow, I depressed the brake pedal, and it went to the floor! Only with the use of the manual override of my electric trailer brakes was I able to stop, avoiding a near miss collision, and a serious, perhaps fatal accident. It was determined one of the brake lines leaked and failed as a "rust and corrosion". The vehicle had 52,300 at the time of the incident, and in florida since purchasing new. With the help of a friend, a temporary repair was made using a compression fitting to allow us to continue our 90 mile trip home. The truck was taken to the dealership who confirmed "rust and corrosion" was the cause, however there were no recalls, or warranty, and I would be required to pay the cost of $738.00 to replace all the lines. At that time I had little choice but to authorize them to proceed. However after completion of the work and my inspection, the lines were installed using interconnecting fittings, at various locations, and not continuous lines as was originally supplied by the factory, nor was placement. I now question the safety of the repair. The dealership advised the work they performed was the method authorized by gm, and continuous lines were not available from the factory. This is probably because gm does not offer them, as the brake lines should have lasted the life of the truck. I have concluded that the material used for the brake lines were of very poor quality. I have contacted gm and continue to await a response from their engineering. The dealership has further advised there was nothing further they could do, and the gm area representative confirmed that with them. I question if it takes a number of deaths as a result of poor quality brake lines before gm takes some action. In searching the internet, I have found many reports relating to the same problem. So, what will gm do?
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