Brake line failure. Coming to stop light, brakes went out causing me to run the light almost causing major accident. This happened in feb 2013. Had brake line repaired. In june 2013 same thing happened again / different brake line. Need to replace all brake lines.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500: brake failure
5 of the 50 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
While stopping; brake pedal went to the floor and was barely able to stop vehicle. If I had been diving @ highway speed I would not have been able to stop and would have been in a bad accident. After getting out of vehicle, found brake fluid leaking on ground under vehicle that was coming from above left frame member just to rear of firewall @ location were brake lines all come together. There was a line of brake fluid on pavement the entire distance that I had been trying to stop. Brake lines appeared to be rusted thru also observed that fuel lines badly rusted also. I have since found out that this is an ongoing problem with chevrolet trucks and that gm has made a kit to repair problem. This is serious design flaw that gm should issue a recall and fix @ their expense. There should be an immediate safety recall to address the problem before someone get seriously injured or killed.
Brake failed coming into home's driveway which resulted in crash with minor damage. Inspection showed that the rear brake lines were completely rusted through.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet c3500. The contact was driving approximatley 25 MPH when the brakes were applied and the pedal went to the floorboard without the vehicle stopping. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road without a crash. The contact checked the master cylinder and found that the brake fluid was depleted and he could see brake fluid leaking from under the vehicle. The failure was caused by a rupture of one of the master cylinder brake lines. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 41,500.
The vehicle had several mechanical problems to include the emergency brake, transmission and 4-wheel drive. *nm the consumers vehicle was parked on a hill and the emergency brake failed causing the truck to roll off the hill. The vehicle sustained 15000.00 dollars worth of damage. Consumer contacted the dealer and contacted chevrolet but to no avail because they will not take responsibility for the damages. The mechanics at chevrolet stated that the emergency brake is defective but no mechanical defects. The consumers vehicle is undrivable.
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Questions about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500?
5 of 50 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 (10%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500?
There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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