2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/31/2017*CT

Mileage: 180,000

JUST HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THIS COST ME A SMALL FORTUNE. THIS IS COVERED UNDER NHTSA ACTION # EA11001. PERFORMED SERVICE TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC EVENT. NOTICE MUST BE MADE TO ALL CURRENT OWNERS OF VEHICLES TO REDUCE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC CRASH \ POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 73,737

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, A PUMP OR SOMETHING KEPT RUNNING AND THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE COMING FORM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND DID NOT CEASE EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I CHECKED THE FUSES AND TRIED DISCONNECTING THE ABS 60-AMP FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. THE FUSE WAS FINE, HOWEVER WHEN I DISCONNECTED THE FUSE, THE SOUND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. I RECONNECTED THE FUSE BRIEFLY AND THE SOUND RESUMED, SO I LEFT THE FUSE DISCONNECTED UNTIL A REPAIR CAN BE MAID. *TR

Mileage: 188,330

BEGAN EMERGENCY BREAKING AND EVASIVE MANEUVERS. SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING TO TURN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED. THE RESULT WAS A 180 DEGREE SPIN ACROSS 5 LANES OF I30 JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN DALLAS. WE ALMOST AVOIDED ANY COLLISION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE AS WE WERE CLOSE TO HITTING AT LEAST 7 TO 10 VEHICLES WITH SPEED DIFFERENTIALS OF ABOUT 50MPH WHILE OUT OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE CODE WAS THE EBCM RELAY, AND THE SYSTEM WORKS IF THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COLD ENOUGH, THOUGH IT FAILS ON BUMPS SOMETIME. TYPICAL BAD SOLDER JOINT BEHAVIOR. MANY PEOPLE ARE REPAIRING THESE MODULES BY RE-SOLDERING THE RELAY CONNECTIONS. *JS

Mileage: 110,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 4WD WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I GOT THERE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, I NOTICED THE STEEL BRAKE LINE SUPPLYING THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, WHERE IT RUNS ATOP THE FRAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TO THE POINT WHERE IT DEVELOPED A PINHOLE TO ALLOW A LOSS OF PRESSURE(PEDDLE). THE LINE IS SO CORRODED THAT I CAN'T EVEN CUT OUT A SECTION AND FLARE THE OLD LINE TO INSTALL A REPAIR SECTION OF LINE. I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I HAVEN'T INSPECTED THE REST OF THE LINES, BUT WHEN I CAN I WILL!!!!! I'M READING ABOUT NUMEROUS BRAKE LINE AND OTHER SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES ON THESE MODELS. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL GM CUSTOMERS SINCE 1976. WE CURRENTLY OWN THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUBURBAN AND A 2008 SILVERADO. THE SUBURBAN IS OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH IS USED TO TRANSPORT OUR DISABLED CHILD. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I WAS NEARING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT A FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY.... BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A SPOT. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL DID NOT COME BACK UP. HIT CURB AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. TRUCK NEEDED TO TOWED AND MECHANIC FOUND TROUBLE TO BE A BADLY RUSTED THROUGH MAIN FRONT TO REAR BRAKE LINES. MECHANIC FOUND ALL LINES TO BE RUSTED AND REPLACED ALL LINES WITH POLY COATED STEEL LINES. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FACTORY BRAKE LINES WERE NOT COATED...? IS THIS NOT A FACTORY RECALL ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 138,542

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED INCORRECTLY AT LOW SPEED ON A STEEP HILL SUCH THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE CROSS STREET WITHOUT STOPPING. VEHICLE WAS IN VERMONT FOR 4 YEARS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

PULSATING AT BRAKING, LONGER THAN NECCESARY TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP AT LOW SPEED , EXTREME RUST TO UNDERCARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKE PARTS.

BRAKE FAILURE, ABS KICKS IN UNDER 5 MPH. LOST BRAKES ONCE. UPON REVIEWING THIS TOPIC ON THE BELOW WEBLINK, FOUND OUT I AND A MULTITUDE OF OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS HAVE IDENTICAL ISSUES. BASED ON READING THE BELOW LINK, I'M FEARFUL OF LETTING MY WIFE/KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE THAT A POSSIBLE CAR ACCIDENT MAY HAPPEN IF THE BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN NEEDED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, I AND MANY OTHERS PAID A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE/LIFE THREATENING AND CHEVY REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE READ THE BELOW LINK, I AM NOT ALONE. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_SILVERADO_BRAKES.HTML [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 119,000

HARD BRAKE LINES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FOR SERVICE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 146,100

BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO RUSTING BRAKES LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT WARNING ON I-94.

Mileage: 170,000

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN THE MECHANIC FOUND BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. UPDATED 05/06/11

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Z71 (1500) IS EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHENEVER THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND PREVENT STOPPING IN A NORMAL DISTANCE FOR SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL LOW SPEED ACCIDENTS. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, #05V379000 AND I CALLED GM TO CHECK IF MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED BUT THEY SAID NO, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS IN THE INDICATED YEAR RANGE AND IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL TOO. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN - I HAD THE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED IN 2005 TO HAVE IT BREAK DOWN AGAIN IN 2008. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD SUFFICIENT CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL! FURTHER, I CALLED CHEVROLET'S/GMC'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T READ INTERNET COMPLAINT BOARDS. ALL COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE DIRECTED STRAIGHT TO CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO BE INPUT INTO A "COMPLAINT DATABASE", THEN THEY DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO MERIT A RECALL - PER INDUSTRY STANDARDS. *TR

Mileage: 102,428

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MP. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE SERVICE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A LOW SPEED HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED WHICH ALSO INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN: GRINDING NOISE HEARD ON UNDERCARRIAGE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DETERMINED THE ABS PUMP WAS MAKING THE GRINDING SOUND AND FURTHER DETERMINED AN UNAVAILABLE PART COSTS ABOUT $1200 PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THIS PART A MILE LONG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WORTHY OF RECALL INVESTIGATION. DEALERS TEMPORARY SOLUTION IS TO UNPLUG THE ABS FUSE AND DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PART COMES AVAILABLE. WE WERE TOLD TO BE CAREFUL IN THE RAIN AS IT IS UNSAFE WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. PART MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN 2 TO 4 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED SHE EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK). UPON CONTACT THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). ALSO, THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCONNECT THE FUSE THAT DEACTIVATED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM. THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE ADDRESSED IN THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 5 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE OVER THE CURB AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED CLOSE TO AN EMBANKMENT WITH A 15 TO 20 FOOT DROP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, ACTION NUMBER PE05020 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR MAY HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $500 TO REDO THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,058.

Mileage: 62,058

2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH A RECALL FOR CORROSION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED. HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES IN THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN STATES. *KB

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLIDES AT FIRST AND EVENTUALLY STOPS. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AS OF THIS DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,007. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN

Mileage: 79,007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER #05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WHEEL HUB, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. UPDATED 12/01/06.*JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL# 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE ABS WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE REPAIR TO DISCUSS REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RETURNED ANY PHONE CALLS.

Mileage: 100,750

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 80,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND A MODULE BRAKE PRESSURE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 64,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOW METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE HEARD WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE SOUND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AND LOUDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKES; BOTH REAR ROTORS AND THE RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ALL FOUR BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NEVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 35,592

(1) UNKNOWN EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. (2)ABS BRAKES COME ON INAPPROPRIATELY AT LOW SPEED MAKING TRUCK STOP POORLY. (3) DEALER WILL START TO CORRECT BY CLEANING ABS SPEED SENSORS (?). WILL CHARGE FOR THIS AS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AT 58K. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND RIGHT REAR PADS WORN THROUGH. NEED NEW ROTOR. LEFT REAR PADS NOT AS WORN BUT VERY CLOSE TO SAME SCENARIO. FRONT PADS WERE 50% GOOD. *NM

Mileage: 58,850

COMPLAINT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL WARNING OF CORROSION DEFECT IN 2002 SUBURBAN. THIS COULD CAUSE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR TO FAIL. *TS RECALL CAMPAIGN#05V379000. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WOULD NOT HOLD. THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED ALONG WITH THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *SC UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

DT: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GRABBING AND THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH BEGAN TO RUST AND BREAK APART. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS ALONG WITH THIS REPAIR. BOTH REAR BRAKES AND HOUSING ASSEMBLIES WERE ALSO REPLACED, THE DEALER NOTED THEY TOO WERE RUSTED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE MAY BE GOING FLAT. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE CONTACT SLOWED AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A GRINDING AND CLANKING NOISE EACH TIME BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE CALIPER FELL OFF AND THERE WAS A GROVE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A BOLT FROM THE CALIPER THAT HAD SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE CALIPER TO FALL OFF. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WAS ISSUED , BUT CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 75,344

DT: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GRABBING AND THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH BEGAN TO RUST AND BREAK APART. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS ALONG WITH THIS REPAIR. BOTH REAR BRAKES AND HOUSING ASSEMBLIES WERE ALSO REPLACED, THE DEALER NOTED THEY TOO WERE RUSTED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE MAY BE GOING FLAT. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE CONTACT SLOWED AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A GRINDING AND CLANKING NOISE EACH TIME BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE CALIPER FELL OFF AND THERE WAS A GROVE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A BOLT FROM THE CALIPER THAT HAD SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE CALIPER TO FALL OFF. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WAS ISSUED , BUT CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 75,344

DT: THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GRABBING AND THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH BEGAN TO RUST AND BREAK APART. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS ALONG WITH THIS REPAIR. BOTH REAR BRAKES AND HOUSING ASSEMBLIES WERE ALSO REPLACED, THE DEALER NOTED THEY TOO WERE RUSTED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE MAY BE GOING FLAT. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. THE CONTACT SLOWED AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS A GRINDING AND CLANKING NOISE EACH TIME BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE CALIPER FELL OFF AND THERE WAS A GROVE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A BOLT FROM THE CALIPER THAT HAD SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE CALIPER TO FALL OFF. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY COMPLETING REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL NHTSA 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WAS ISSUED , BUT CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 75,344

ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTION IN 2002 SUBURBAN. GM SAYS HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL DEC. TO REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MAY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS STOPPED BY A BRICK WALL. BOTH MY CHILD AND I WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WE BOTH SUFFER FROM SORE NECKS AND BACKS. I DID CONTACT GM'S PRODUCT LIABILITY GROUP AT THE TIME AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM EXISTED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM BECAME SO BAD THAT I HAVE DISCONTINUED USING THE CAR. *NM

ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED BRAKING... MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND SCARY BECAUSE UNEXPECTED...DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.. THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FALL 2004, BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR.. PROBLEM SEEM TO BE FIXED.. BUT RECENTLY STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 84,990

2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM COMING ON OFTEN WITH LOW SPEED BRAKING. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED SAME BUT SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. NOW PROBLEM IS WORSE AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

MY WIFE COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON OUR 2002 SUBURBAN. RANDOM FAILURES OCCURRED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND, PULSED AND VIBRATED. MALFUNCTION OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS CORROSION ISSUE SURROUNDING ABS SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. SPEED SENSORS WERE REMOVED AND AREAS CLEANED OF ALL CORROSION AND RUST. ELECTRICAL READINGS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF ONE SIDE (320MVAC PLUS) BUT DID NOT IMPROVE SECOND SENSOR (LESS THAN 200MVAC). FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE SENSOR REVEALED SIGNIFICANT WARPAGE TO THE SENSOR BASE ATTRIBUTED TO CORROSION. REQUIRED AIR GAP COULD NOT BE OBTAINED DUE TO THE WARPED BASE. REPLACED BOTH SENSORS. ELECTRICAL READING ON NEW SENSORS WERE GREATLY IMPROVED AND NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS HAVE OCCURRED. *NM

Mileage: 69,624

UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AT LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, BUT DID NOT STOP. NEEDED TO STEP ON BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP.

Mileage: 62,000

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED WITH ONLY 49000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 48,000

THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 SUBURBAN BEGAN KICKING BACK DURING STOPS ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT NEAR THE END OF THE STOP. THIS CAUSED US TO DRIFT PAST STOP SIGNS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND CAUSED NEAR COLLISIONS IN SLOW MOVING PARKING LOT DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER, HAWKINS CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE, INC. AND WAS TOLD THE ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SPEED SENSORS ON THE TWO FRONT WHEELS ON 8/25/05 UNDER INVOICE CTCS85504. I INQUIRED ABOUT WHETHER THIS WOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE GIVEN THE OBVIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS AND WAS TOLD TO FILE A CLAIM WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND DENIED THE CLAIM, BUT REGISTERED A COMPLAINT UNDER FILE# 1-355599627 ON 8/12/05. I CONDUCTED FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THE GM RECALL FOR THIS SAME DEFECT IN CANADA. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

2002 SUBURBAN WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAULT. *JB

Mileage: 47,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSATED WHILE THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.*AK *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH THE BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 35,000

BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE. BRAKES FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD TOWARD TRAFFIC BRINGING ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 117,000

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THEK BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN , BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,WHO TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY SENSORS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AIR CONDITIONING CORE LEAKSED IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THOSE WERE THE ONLY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

1)LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION CAUSES PEDAL PUSH BACK AND MINIMAL BRAKING 2)ALMOST NO STOPPING ABILITY 3)HUB W/SPEED SENSOR PART # 15134584

Mileage: 45,500

DT: PROBLEM WITH ABS. IN THE PAST MONTH WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE BUT THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 68,000

DT: 2002 CHEVORLET SUBURBAN, WHEN CONSUMER GOES TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES THEY PUSH BACK. THE BRAKES HAVE NO STOPPING POWER, THE ABS PULSEATE, THEY MAKES A LOW GROWLING NOISE WHEN PUSHED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

ANTI LOCK BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED CAUSING INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER REPLACED LEFT WHEEL HUB AND ANTI-LOCK SENSOR AT A COST TO ME OF $500. VEHICLE IS A 2002 WITH 40,000 MILES.

Mileage: 40,300

AT A SLOW SPEED STOP, THE ABS KICKS IN, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT TWICE.

Mileage: 53,000

AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN PUMP AND ALLOW THE VEICHLE TO MOVE FORWARD. HAVE HAD TWO OCCASSIONS WERE THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER PARKWAY MOTORS CALUMET MICHIGAN DETERMINED IT WAS CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THEY TOLD ME THEY FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM ENGINEERING 3 YEARS AGO AND CURRENTLY THE SEE ALMOST ONE OF THESE PROBLEMS A DAY.

Mileage: 66,000

WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES, THE ANTILOCK IS HEARD & THE BRAKES ARE NOT FIRM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IT SCARES ME BECAUSE WHEN I SLOWLY COME UP TO A CORNER, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO STOP OR NOT! IF I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY WILL PUT NEW BRAKES ON, WHICH I DON'T NEED, BUT IT ISN'T GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM 20 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUED TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL ON TO THE CURB TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TWICE, AND REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE THREE TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE RIGHT WHEEL FRAME SQUEAKES WHEN TURNING AT 10 MPH. ROTORS AND PADS AND SHOES AND WHEEL BEARINGS CRACKED. *TC

Mileage: 38,000

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE KEEPS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TWICE, AND REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE THREE TIMES. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE RIGHT WHEEL FRAME SQUEAKES WHEN TURNING AT 10 MPH. ROTORS AND PADS AND SHOES AND WHEEL BEARINGS CRACKED. *TC

Mileage: 38,000

A BOLT SECURING THE REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET ASSEMBLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY JAMMMING THE BRAKE AND THE REAR WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND WAS CONTROLLABLE, BUT IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT SINCE THE REAR WHEEL COULD HAVE SUDDENLY SEIZED WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (2002 4WD SUBURBAN Z71). *AK

Mileage: 80,347

FAILED INSPECTION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING. DEALERSHIP SAID THE BACK OF THE REAR ROTORS HAD RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO RUST ALSO. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS AND BOTH E-BRAKES. ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR A CHECK-UP BEFORE COMING OFF WARRANTY. ROTORS AND E-BRAKES SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACE WITH LOW MILAGE. HAVE SPOKEN TO FOUR OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 27,000

1) HEARING LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ON ACCELERATION (ALMOST LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK ). 2)REAR WHEEL FELT HEAVY, BRAKES NOT RELEASING 3) METAL ON METAL SOUND.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

1) HEARING LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ON ACCELERATION (ALMOST LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK ). 2)REAR WHEEL FELT HEAVY, BRAKES NOT RELEASING 3) METAL ON METAL SOUND.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

1) HEARING LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND ON ACCELERATION (ALMOST LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK ). 2)REAR WHEEL FELT HEAVY, BRAKES NOT RELEASING 3) METAL ON METAL SOUND.*AK

Mileage: 21,000

BRAKES FADE AND BECOME SPONGY WITH PEDAL ALMOST GOING TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS NUMORUS TIMES WITH ONLY A TEMPERORY FIX.*AK

Mileage: 300

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE CONSUMER DOWN SHIFTED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO ONE SUSTAINED INJURIES. POLICE DID ARRIVE AT THE SCENE, AND CONSUMER RECEIVED A CITATION. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY ALONG CARPOOL LANE WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF US STOPPED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND WE ALL HAD TO STOP. I HAD A GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR(LITERALLY) BUT STILL DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ABS BRAKES FEELS UNUSUAL. I ALSO HEAR A CLANKING SOUND ON THE DIFFERENTIAL EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DECELERATE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL SPEED OR JUST MOVING FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE" OR FROM "NEUTRAL" TO "REVERSE". *NLM

Mileage: 12,700

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FUNCTIONED POORLY, THEY MADE NOISE/SQUEALED. DEALR COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN. RESULTING IN A CRASH. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

THE CONSUMERS STATES THAT THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY STILL SQUEAK EVEN AFTER THE PADS AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED. *SCC

WHEN CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OLD, WE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY IN THAT THEY LOCKED UP AND MADE THE CAR JOLT TO A STOP. DEALER SAID OVER PHONE THAT THIS WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED TO LOOK AT CAR. ON JUNE 25, 2002, SAME PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED ON I-95 WHEN TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR THAT CUT INTO LANE. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, I LOST CONTROL OF SUBURBAN, WHICH ROLLED OVER AND WAS TOTALED.*AK

WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 7 M.P.H. BRAKES FAILED AND CAR MADE LOUD NOISE. THE SUBURBAN FINALLY STOPPED ON THE 3RD TIME OF HITTING THE BRAKES. *AK