Parking brake failed and does not hold when engaged been about a year now and was told there was a recall so I'm waiting to see if this is the case chevy told me my truck was not considered in the recall so I would like to know if I'm the only one with this problem
2002 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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Erratic stopping and squealing noise was noticed on may 17, 2005. Upon inspection, I found my rear break rotors on my 2002 chevy silverado 2500hd (39,000 mi.) to be extremely deteriorated. The metal is actually flaking off on the face of the rotors. The pads still have approx. 2/3 thickness remaining. I have not yet contacted the dealer, but from other complaints I've read, it looks like my dime to fix the problem.
I have a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500 extended cab, currently the ABS breaks are going into ABS mode when I try to stop on any surface including dry at low speeds (under 10mph). This is causing my breaking distance at low speeds to increase as to correct the problem I have to let off the breaks and then mash them. Exactly the behaviour that ABS is supposed to negate. I haven't done anything to correct the issue yet but since it seems to be getting worse, will pull the ABS fuse to disable that function.
Dt; while driving down the road on dry pavement the consumer attempted to stop the vehicle, but discovered there were no brakes. When the ABS kicked in, the consumer nearly ran into back of another vehicle. The ABS just took over at a low speed, it has been doing this since last friday. No repair has been done. The consumer called the dealer and informed them of the problem.
Consumer states: the vehicle doesn't stop properly. Checked rotors and found has build-up from corrosion. The brake pads are not contacting the rotors on the rear brakes. Getting progressively worse.
Dt: the inside of the brake rotors were rusting and flaking. The first problem was less 10,000 miles and had the rotors had to turned due to rust and flaking. This was on the inside of the rotor. At almost 40,000 miles the back rotors have disintegrated. The consumer is going to get the rotors replaced because they have not been heat hardened enough. This is the 3rd set of brakes in 40,000 miles.
Dt contact stated that the brakes in his vehicle were not working correctly. When the contact applied the brakes, the anti lock brake system kicked in. When the brakes were applied the vehicle slowed down, but did not completely stop for about 2-3 feet.
Dt: the contact is having problem with her ABS brakes she says that when you go to stop and use the brakes you can't use them because they ease up and freeze. When she pushed on the pedal it locked up and made a noise and they will not work. The only thing prior to the failure is the noise that she hears. The vehicle is a four wheel drive. The failure has almost caused quite a few accident's.
Dt: the ABS system, the bearings went out on both side in the front on both tires. Could hear popping on brakes before they failed. They went out while driving. The consumer had brakes repaired and paid out of pocket. They replaced both sides of brakes today.
Emergency brake failure at 57000 miles, ate up drum/rotor, never adjusted properly from new. Used at every engagement of park. Dealer said he had seen many with same problem due to faulty design by chevrolet. Expensive to have fixed and no guarantee it won't happen again at 50k+/- miles.
Vehicle lost braking power due to excessive rust buildup on all four rotors. This situation is especially dangerous when the antilock system activates. The first time I thought I was going to run into the stopped vehicle in front of me then again when I ended up in the intersection. No accidents, but a close call. Gm would not repair under warranty at 52,000 miles. I repaired the vehicle myself but am concerned that there are alot of other vehicles out there with the same problem. Customer service since advised me that my vehicle is not part of any recall.
I am experiencing undesired application of the anti-lock brake system on my 2002 chevrolet silverado pick up truck due to faulty wheel hub speed sensors. It started out as a once in a while thing a couple months ago and is now an almost routine occurance on almost every braking. When the ABS applies, the stopping distance is almost doubled. This occurs at speeds below 10mph, which is when you are usually closing the range on whatever you're trying to stop for. Aside from having it checked over by a local chevrolet dealer, nothing has been done to correct the failure. The cost estimate has ranged from $300.00 up to over $1,000.00. I was told the problem was corrosion related due to being kept outside and driven on dirt roads, etc. The truck was purchased from my uncle who drove it on paved roads, kept it in a heated garage, and it has seen only occasional exposure to road salt. It is only in the last year that is has been parked outdoors on a regular basis. I have not done the repairs as I am going to persue it with gm to pay for them since this is a very common problem and is no way related to anything I've done, as well as being out of my budget if the cost becomes excessive.
Abs coming on at low speeds (under 10 MPH) in dry conditions. This started in jan. 2005 when I bought the truck and continued until approx. Late march. This did not cause any accidents but there were several close calls. I didn't take to the chevy dealer to get it looked at, but I did notice after I would wash the truck that the problem would be much better for a time then start up again.
I started noticing in march of this year that sometimes my antilock brakes kicked in when there was no apparrent reason for them to do so. First it was maybe once a week and then it got to be everyday. I took my truck to the dealer where it was purchased, applegate chevrolet, and they seemed to know right away what was wrong. My anti-lock brake sensors were corroted. $300 later it was fixed. Three of the sensors they were able to clean, one broke. I have the broken one that had to be totally replaced.
Dt: problems with ABS system, very tough on brakes. Had 3 sets of brakes in 68,000. Abs cuts in when just before you come a stop. Abs has been going past 2 months. Consumer has had the problem checked (ABS) already.
On a couple of previous occasions, the ABS system in my 2002 chevy silverado 4x4 extended cab engaged on me at while braking at stop lights on my way to work. This caused my braking distance to double or even triple on hill stops. I was very upset at these faliures in the braking system and immediately took it to the closest service station to be looked at. Because they were not a gm service center, they had no knowledge of this known problem with the ABS speed sensors in the silverado's so there was nothing they could do to fix this. I then set out to my chevy dealership after work to get this looked at. On my trip to forest city chevrolet in portland, maine I was exiting the highway and making my way down the twisting offramp to the stop light when I applied the brakes, the ABS system kicked in at about 20 MPH! (not the 5 to 10 MPH as officially suggested by gm) I did everthing in my power and reach to stop the vehicle before crashing into stopped traffic ahead of me including applying the parking brake. This was the scariest moment in my 14 years of driving. I immediately pulled the ABS system fuse to disable this disaster of a braking system and continued to the dealership. From there I was charged 70 dollars for a "diagnoses" of faulty ABS speed sensors and another 400+ dollars to replace them. What really hurts me is that they have known technical bulletins about this known dangerous problem and do not notify the owners like myself to warn us of possible brake failure!! Then to charge me almost 500 dollars to fix the problem although my vehicle was barely 2000 miles out of warranty!! And they had a ton of these speed sensors in stock so whatever gm is claiming this issue as being extremely widespread is false, it is happening a lot. I was so frightened that this would happen to me again, I traded in my truck.
This concerns the brake problem on gm trucks. My 2002 silverado's braking never was great, when hard braking is applied, the pedal will bottom out and you have to pump pedal to stop. Now the ABS system has failed and the pedal has locked up on me at least four times, nearly causing accidents. I had to pull ABS fuse just to be able to drive it and be able to stop. The pedal would lock up so hard that I had to stomped it to break it free.
Unwanted ABS brake activation almost caused 4 accidents with my 2002 chevy silverado. After the dealer told me I couldn't replace just the sensor and that I had to replace a part that was fine just to replace the sensor because it was built into that part and it was going to cost almost $600 I just pulled the fuse on the ABS. Now I have no ABS and have to look at two warning lights on the dash all the time. The truck only had around 39000 miles on it when this happend. Also the parking brake didn't work and after adjusting, it still bairly works.
Consumer stated: brakes locked up, does so at slow speeds at 10-15mph. Pushed brakes to floor and then let off and have to push again.
Dt: when the driver started to apply the brakes (lightly), they felt like they didn't have power brakes and the vehicle didn't stop the way that it normally did. The consumer pressed hard on the brake pedal but the vehicle still did not stop. On another occasion the consumer applied the brake and the and activated for about 5 seconds then returned to normal.
Dt: the ABS activated while attempting to stop the vehile. The dealer repalced the r and l sensor, the brakes, the calipers and still the ABS system kicks in.
I own a 2002 chevy silverado. I read in the newspaper about an investigation into gm pickup truck antilock brakes. It described exactly what I have been experiencing since jan of 2005. At low speeds, usually in parking lots, my antilock brakes engage even though the road conditions are completely dry. The result is that my vehicle requires 2-5 feet more distance to come to a complete stop. I took my brakes apart to inspect them and clean them. I found nothing wrong and there was plenty of brake pad left. The rotors looked fine also. Cleaning the brakes did not solve the problem. It has happened 100+ times since january. It is always at low speeds and the road conditions are just fine. None of the dashboard lights come on indicating a problem. A few months back I discussed the problem with a few coworkers and found that 2 of them were experiencing the same problem. One guy has a 1999 chevy pickup and the other guy has a chevy pickup but I am unsure of the model year of his. Hope this helps.
While driving under 5 MPH anti lock brakes kick in and brakes fail in all weather conditions, only at low speeds. This causes extended stopping distance. No warning prior to failure. Occurs under normal braking conditions. 4 wheel anti lock. Brake failure is progressive. Vehicle is regularly serviced, and diagnostic test was conducted 12/01/04.
Abs initates on dry pavement as I decelerate from about 6 MPH to about 3mph. This happens approximately 50% of every stop. I have not had any incidents, as I am the only driver, and allow extra distance. After talking with 4 co-workers who have/had the same problem, I pulled the ABS fuse and have not completed a repair yet. My extended warranty provider claims it is a service claim, which is not covered under warranty. Dealership says it's a common problem with this model, not covered under the extended warranty. Says it's rust build up under the speed sensor, and needs to be cleaned & reseated. I read about this investigation on my company website, and decided to register my problem to help the research.
Contact stated: took truck to dealer yesterday. Rear brake system had totally rusted and fell apart. The emergency brake was gone. Rotors fell apart/rusted. Had no rear brakes. 1 year ago he had the car inspected and nothing was wrong then.
1.I own a 2002 chevy silverado. The antilock brakes were coming on when I would come to a slow stop or the end of a stop. Most of the time they would just grind but a couple of times the brakes failed. 2. The first time they failed I ran into my garage door and just dented it a little. The second time I was in a parking lot and smashed into a parked car. I did do a police report on that one. Through the fenton police department (2005-001636). 3. I took the truck to the dealer who told me the antilock brake sensor had corrosion on it and was cleaned for $250 bucks. That is all they did.
2002 chevrolet silverado 1/2 ton pickup...... Anti-lock brakes malfunction.... Had at least 6 instances where it seems that the brakes do not work as I attempt to slow down or come to a complete stop..... I am now in the habit of beginning to stop at least 100 feet shorter than what I should normally expect to.... Most times it happens, it seems that the anti-lock feature takes over, when there should be absolutely no reason to do so (dry pavement and less than 15 MPH)...needless to say, it is not a positive feeling to "hope" that the brakes are indeed going to work..... What I find aggravating is that I contacted 2 separate gm dealerships with this issue, one dealership said that the computer "knows the necessary stopping distance" (I asked if the computer can see the car in front of me which I am about to rear-end)......the other dealership said "sorry, they all do that from time to time"..... It is only after realizing that the federal safety agency is looking into complaints with braking on these vehicles that I want to make known that it is indeed more of a safety issue than what gm's corporate position is taking.... I feel that it is only a matter of time before my vehicle is one of those involved in a fender bender, or god forbid, I run over a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Truck fails to stop at low speed. We have experienced this on two vehicles, a 1998 chevrolet siverado and our current 2002 chevrolet silverado.
Contact states: having problems with the braking system on a gm pickup truck. Abs system keeps acting up. Dealer is not helpful at all. When he presses on brakes ABS sensors kick in, and takes away all of the power from the brakes , and vehicle accelerates throughout the intersections.
While driving down a slight incline in road with about 500 lbs of weight in back of truckand when brakes were applied found the left front wheel had strong vibrations and tended to cause the vehicle to pull to the left.*ak went to dealer for repair / analysis, they found the left front disk brake rotor was excessively rusted and lacking contact with the disk brake pad in the center of the rotor. The right side rotor also had excessive rusting and pitting. Dealer attempted to clean the rust by "cutting" the rotors on a machine, but after several attempts the rotors thickness was below legal limits and the rust was still excessive. Dealer replaced both rotors under warranty. Vehicle now drives and brakes as it should
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