2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOWSER AUTOMOTIVE (132-168 NORTH LEWIS RUN ROAD, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15236, (412) 469-2100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME, SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION AND MADE IT HOME AS THIS HAPPENED LUCKILY AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE. I LOOKED FOR THE PROBLEM, IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AS UNDER THE HOOD THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THAT ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE OTHERS DON'T LOOK TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES (A COST OF $350.00). I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY STAINLESS STEEL LINES ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. RUST SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE NOT ONLY THE BRAKE LINES BUT ALSO PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION.

Mileage: 65,250

WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 2005. I MADE AN ATTEMPT AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO REMEDY THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD ONLY MAKE ONE ATTEMPT TO REMEDY ISSUE AND THAT I ALREADY HAD USED THAT. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT I COULD PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM STOPPING WITHOUT THE AID OF ABS AND WOULD STOP NORMALLY IN DRY ENVIRONMENT, WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DROVE VEHICLE IN HIS PARKING LOT AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TO HIM ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH IN HIS LOT. *JB

Mileage: 96,000

WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 2005. I MADE AN ATTEMPT AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO REMEDY THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD ONLY MAKE ONE ATTEMPT TO REMEDY ISSUE AND THAT I ALREADY HAD USED THAT. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT I COULD PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM STOPPING WITHOUT THE AID OF ABS AND WOULD STOP NORMALLY IN DRY ENVIRONMENT, WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DROVE VEHICLE IN HIS PARKING LOT AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TO HIM ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH IN HIS LOT. *JB

Mileage: 96,000

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND IS KICKED BACK, NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL WHEN STILL UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. PROBLEM IS SAME NOW. NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, VERY LOW MILEAGE. GMC WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NEEDED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS 5-10MPH DURING STOP. THE ABS LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. VERY CLOSE TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT (S). THIS IS NOT A TRACTION OR LACK OF TRACTION ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS THAT CONTINUALLY REQUIRE REPLACING. REAR CALIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 65K MILES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE NEW. BRAKE LINES ROTTED WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES ON VEHICLE AND GM REFUSED TO CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT WHICH IT WAS AND IS. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

WAS DRIVING DONW SREET IN CAME TO STOP SIGN BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST WAS HIT BY 2 CARS, HAD TRUCK TOWED TO GARAGE, MECHANIC SAID HE IS REPLACING MORE BRAKE LINES ON GM PRODUCTS THAN EVER BEFORE, SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 93 ELDORADO. GM IS USING VERY CHEAP BRAKE LINES THAT CORRODE VERY QUICKLY, THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED BE ANY ANTI-CORROSIVE MATERIAL OR SPRAY. TRUCK IS AT AN AUTO SERV WAITING FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD WILL BE BETWEEN 6-7 HUNDRED TO FIX! GM SHOULD PAY FOR THIS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

Mileage: 67,340

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE FLUID PREMATURELY, AND A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE BRAKE LINES, AND CALIPERS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, AND CALIPERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,963. UPDATED 12/20/11*LJ UPDATED 01/19/12

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE FLUID PREMATURELY, AND A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE BRAKE LINES, AND CALIPERS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, AND CALIPERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,963. UPDATED 12/20/11*LJ UPDATED 01/19/12

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH RUSTED AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,272 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,100. UPDATED 11/03/11. *JB

Mileage: 140,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH RUSTED AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,272 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,100. UPDATED 11/03/11. *JB

Mileage: 140,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUIDS WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE LINES AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. NO PARTIAL SYSTEM BRAKE WAS AVAILABLE, THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH THE ONLY INDICATION BEING A COUPLE OF SOFT PEDAL PUMPS WITH MINIMAL BRAKING BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN CITY TRAFFIC. THERE HAD BEEN NO PANIC STOPS UP TO THIS POINT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED, WAITING FOR REPAIR. TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT NEEDED DUE TO MASSIVE RUSTING. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE OWNER AND HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 66,000

2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.3 STD CAB SLT WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI LOCK BRACKET SYSTEM TRIGGERS CAUSING UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCES. LUCKILY, I'VE NOT CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON, BUT CURBS, SHOPPING CARTS AND DITCHES HAVE BEEN RUN INTO DUE TO THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE BRAKING UNDER 10MPH AND IT IS RARELY POSSIBLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO NORMALLY BRAKE, OFTEN I HAVE TO KICK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO TRY AND SLOW THE TRUCK. WHEN BRAKING THE TRUCKS ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES FROM SOFT AND MUSHY TO EXTREMELY HARD AND YOU CAN'T PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WEIGH 220PLUS AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS REALLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO BESIDES STEER OUT OF HARMS WAY AND KEEP TAPING THE BRAKE PEDAL WAITING FOR THE ABS TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY I'VE ALREADY HAD CHANGED OUT THE HUBS BEFORE KNOWING OF THIS ISSUE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN . I'M EXPECTING TO HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN1000 US DOLLARS FOR POOR DESIGN AND RECALL EFFORTS ON GM. I'VE IN CHICAGO AND SUBURBS FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE TRUCK. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] IN MY MOST RECENT BRAKE FAILURE, I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE ABS ACTIVATED AND BRAKE PEDAL GOT EXTREMELY TOUGH TO PRESS AND MY TRUCK ROLLED INTO MY OTHER PARKED CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2002 GMC SIERRA BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY WHEN A SCHOOL BUS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TO DROP OFF SOME CHILDREN. AS I TRIED TO STOP MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP, I WAS GOING DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP HILL AND HAD TO STEER ONTO THE ROADS SHOULDER IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. MY TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 400 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND TRIED TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP AGAINST CURB. CHECKED AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. VEHICLE FOUND TO HAVE RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. SPECIFICALLY LEAKING WERE THE LINES TO AND FROM THE ABS UNIT. ALL FOUR FORWARD FACING LINES WERE RUSTED IN CLIP IN FRAME. AT LEAST TWO WERE LEAKING. REPLACED FOUR LINES OUT OF NINE MAY NEED OTHERS REPLACED IN FUTURE. TOOK PICTURE OF LEAKING AREA AND HAVE SECTION OF OLD LINE WITH LEAK. COST TO REPLACE THE FOUR LINES WAS LINES WAS $515.83. THIS PICK UP ONLY HAS 63K MILES. BRAKE LINES SHOULD LAST. *TR

Mileage: 63,212

RECENT PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION OF 2002 GMC SIERRA 4WD INDICATED EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF CHASSIS AND BRAKE LINES WHICH RESULTED IN A RECOMMENDATION OF IMMEDIATE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT TO PASS PENNSYLVANIA VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATION. *TR

Mileage: 92,900

BRAKE FAILURE. WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND NO BRAKES. I WAS FAST ENOUGH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED. TRUCK IN SHOP NOW. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION OF HARD LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE . I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND HAD SEVERE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND OTHERS SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

* 3-MAY-06: VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO DEALER AT 29 K MI FOR RECALL TO INSPECT BOTH FRONT WHEEL ABS SPEED SENSORS. TOTAL INSPECTION TIME APPROX 10 MIN, NO REPAIRS MADE. ONE POSSIBLE BRAKING INCIDENT OCCURRED 3.5 YRS EARLIER. * 24-SEP-08, 38 K MI: FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED, NORMAL WEAR PATTERNS. BOTH REAR INNER DISK BRAKE PADS WORN TO METAL AND JAMMED, BOTH REAR OUTER PADS LITTLE WEAR, BOTH REAR DISKS HEAVILY SCORED AND REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN USED LITTLE FOR TOWING. REAR CALIPER NUTS REQUIRED AN ESTIMATED 350+ LBS TORQUE TO LOOSEN. * 31-JUL-09, 39 K MI: NEAR ACCIDENT ON HWY AT LOW SPEED AFTER VERY LONG STOP AT SLOW SPEED, THEN 3 MI LATER CRASH INTO CONCRETE ABUTMENT OCCURRED WHILE PARKING AT IDLE SPEED. LOUD GROANING HEARD FR ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SCAN TOOL INFO BY GM DEALER INDICATED BOTH FRONT ABS SPEED SENSORS WERE NOT SENDING A SIGNAL. BODY REPAIR TO FRONT $800 USING USED PARTS AND EXCLUDING ABS SENSOR REPLACEMENT. * NEAR TOTAL, REPRODUCIBLE BRAKE LOSS OCCURS BETWEEN APPROX 3 AND 7 MPH. PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO LENGTHEN THE STOPPING DISTANCE. HEADLAMPS DIM WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEED WHILE THE ABS PUMP IS GROANING. * PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 39,200

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL ABS SPEED SENSORS AND RELATED PARTS TWICE ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2006, THE SECOND JUST THIS WEEK. THE TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 86000 MILES. THE ABS ENGAGED BELOW 10 MPH. I ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS OR OBJECTS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED. HUB BEARINGS WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO SPEED RING FAULTS. IT HAS COST ME OVER $1500 BOTH TIMES TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE. MY REQUEST FOR WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS DENIED. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

2002 GMC SIERRA BRAKE LINE BLEW, FOLLOW UP SHOWS MASSIVE RUST INCLUDING PARTS OF FRAME - SO BAD THAT BRAKE BLEEDERS ON ROTORS ARE A PILE OF RUST, CANNOT BE OPENED. ALL BRAKE LINE FITTINGS RUSTED BEYOND REMOVAL WITH A WRENCH, THEREFORE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. 27,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

ABS SENSOR ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEED. THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP NORMALLY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT SLOW SPEED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY GM AND NHTSA. RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE BUT NOT IN MY STATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. DESPITE GM SAYING THAT THIS ISSUE IS LIMITED TO 20 STATES AND CANADA, THIS IS NOT TRUE. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THIS DEFECT IS NATIONWIDE. ABS WAS ADDED TO VEHICLES TO HELP PREVENT CRASHES. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,600

MOMENTS AFTER LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOME, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 25 MPH, I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN THE INTERSECTION AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DRIVEWAY I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK BED AND DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME.I COULD NOT SEE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AS IT WAS WELL HIDDEN EITHER IN OR ABOVE THE TRUCK FRAME. I HAD THE VEHICLE BROUGHT BY FLAT BED TRUCK TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR GARAGE. THE MECHANICS FOUND THE BRAKE LINES TO BE HEAVILY RUSTED AND ONE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED, CAUSING THE EARLIER BRAKE FAILURE. BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE RUSTING WAS SO HEAVY, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. ALSO,, THE TWO FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HEAVY RUST. THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ARE AVAILABLE. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WAS A REPAIR BILL OF $1149.78, AND HAVING MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR SEVERAL DAYS. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED LATER IN THE DAY IN THE SAME LOCATION IT MAY NOT HAVE TURNED OUT THE SAME. THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR BRAKE REPAIR DONE ON THIS TRUCK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE SO BADLY RUSTED THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DURING THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE IT WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WITH THIS REPAIR, I HAVE SPENT OVER $3000. TO KEEP BRAKES FUNCTIONING ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 51,725

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOSS OF 80-90 PERCENT BRAKING POWER. THE ABS SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN HOME. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE BLED BY THE CONTACT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 1/2 TON 4WD PICKUP. BRAKE LINE FAILED BECAUSE OF RUST. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 47000 MILES ON IT AND WELL CARED FOR. WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST HIT STREET SIGN. I HAD TO GET THE TRUCK TOWED. THE GARAGE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES,FRONT HOSES AND CALIPERS BECAUSE OF RUST.THE TOTAL BILL CAME TO $1030 INCLUDING THE TOW. THE GARAGE TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THESE BRAKE LINE ON THESE EARLY 2000S GM TRUCK ALL THE TIME. THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCK BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. VERY SCARY WHEN IT DOES. *TR

Mileage: 47,177

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: NONE, ALL WAS NORMAL AND NO PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED.. THE FAILURE: BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUSTING CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKING ABILITY. VEHICLE ONLY 8 YEARS OLD. BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY STEERING AROUND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. CORRECTIVE PROCEDURE: ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED BY A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC. . OLD BRAKE LINES NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE THE RECEIPT OF ALL WORK PERFORMED. *TR

Mileage: 66,425

2002 GMC SIERRA, 84,000 MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR METAL BRAKE LINE BLEW WHEN LEAVING A GARAGE AND I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED A MINUTE LATER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, POTENTIALLY HURTING OR KILLING OTHERS OR MYSELF. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. MECHANIC SAYS ALL LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. I DO LIVE IN PA, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO RUST IN A NOT SO OLD CAR OR TRUCK. REGARDLESS OF THE COST TO FIX, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND MANY MORE WHO ARE NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE TIME-BOMB THEY ARE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 84,200

BRAKE LINES RUSTED & FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK COULD NOT STOP. FORTUNATELY IT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT & NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS WAS A 2002 GMC 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2003. IT TURNED OUT ALL BRAKES LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CAR OF. ALL LINES WERE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE COST. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 60 MPH. I ALSO OWN A 2003 GMC YUKON WHICH NOW APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER ANGRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER CAR I OWNED. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED!! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

1. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS 3-5 MPH. 2. ALWAYS THE FIRST TIME APPLIED WHEN COLD AFTER THAT AT VARIOUS TIMES 3. THIS IS THE SAME CONDITIONS AS NHTSA 05V379000 OR GM 05068 WHICH STARTED IN 2005. THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT THEN WHEN THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING NOW GM SAYS THAT IT IS ONLY A ONE TIME RECALL. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAID THE HUB WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACED FOR $500 PER SIDE. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE REP IF THE BEARING WAS WORN HE SAID NO. I THEN ASKED WHAT WAS WORN SINCE THE HUB IS THE BEARING. HE SAID I DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IF I DID NOT WANT TO. I EXPLAINED THAT I WANTED THE RECALL WORK DONE WHICH WAS CLEANING THE RUST FROM THE SENSOR. I ALSO STATED THAT THERE ARE MAGNETS ON THE HUB THAT PASS THE SENSOR CREATING AN ELECTRICAL IMPULSE SO IF THE BEARING WAS NOT WORN ARE THE MAGNETS WORN? HE SAID THE HUB WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I DECLINED THE WORK. I COMPLAINED TO GM AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SENSOR AND DECLINED THE WORK OR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THAT WAS A LIE. I THEN DID THE RECALL PROCEDURE OF REMOVING THE SENSOR AND CLEANING THE RUST AWAY. THERE IS ALSO NO BEARING PLAY SO THE HUB IS NOT WORN. THE BRAKES NOW WORK FINE. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL AND IT COMES BACK AS THIS DID SHOULD THEY HAVE DONE THIS WORK. SECOND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JOE BALL GMC IS RUNNING A SCAM AND MAKING MONEY ON PEOPLE THAT DO NOT KNOW BETTER. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 12 THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK FAILED SUDDENLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND I PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BEING UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT IN THE DISTANCE AVAILABLE. WHILE THE INTERSECTION WAS CLEAR, AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED, MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKELINE HAD FAILED - EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE LESS THAN 32,000 ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL FAILURES ON VEHICLES OF SIMILAR VINTAGE AND LIGHT SERVICE. REPAIRS COST OVER $900. GMC ASSUMED NO LIABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

1. BRAKES WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL WAS COMPLETED (10/13/05). RECENTLY, JANUARY 2010, MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS TRIGGERED AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH CAUSING MY TRUCK TO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING PRIOR TO THE INITIAL RECALL. RELEASING THE BRAKES AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES HAVE WORKED TO STOP THE VEHICLE SO FAR. 2. THE FAILURE HAPPENS ABOUT 1 IN 5 STOPS DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEARLY HIT SEVERAL CARS IN PARKING LOTS, BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEED DURING PARKING. 3. GM HAD A RECALL 4 YEARS AGO ON THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR (05V379000) ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAN AND LUBRICATE THE UNIT. NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH, SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

2002 GMC SIERRA PU ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED IN 2005. CLOSE ENCOUNTER WHEN BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN IN 2009 AND PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REPAIRED. SAME BRAKE FAILURE FOR THIRD TIME. 2010 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CURRENTLY DISCONNECTED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH OUT TRUCK, FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTED LINES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

2002 GMC SIERRA, CONCERNING ABS. AT LOW SPEEDS ( LESS THAN 5MPH) BRAKES RELEASE, WILL NOT HOLD..RECALL IN 2005, WAS FINE ,LASTED 2 YEARS, THEN SAME THING, VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, DEALER SAID IT COULD BE $400 OR $500 TO FIX, I DON'T THINK SO. I ASKED HIM TO PULL THE FUSE, REFUSED, FOUND LOCATION OF FUSE AND YANKED IT AND THE TRUCKS BRAKES WORK FINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE FIXED PERMANENTLY BY GMC. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERE CORROSION IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA 07E106000 (WHEELS:CAP/COVER/HUB). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/18/10

Mileage: 34,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DO TO EXCESSIVE RUST. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WE ALL RUSTED EXCESSIVELY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE RUSTED VERY BADLY. THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED AS WELL, BUT NOT AS BADLY AS THE FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,800. UPDATED 01/07/09 *BF UPDATED 01/07/09. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE, WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME FAILURE FOR HIR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. HE BELIEVED IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,100. UPDATED 09/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/29/08. *JB

Mileage: 50,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WOULD ONLY ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THE RELUCTOR RING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLY REPAIR AT THE COST OF $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IS STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,500.

Mileage: 52,500

ABS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS WAS BROUGHT IN UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY. PROBABLY 2004. NOW SAME THING AGAIN 2008. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU STEP ON BRAKE AND ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON (OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN) AT LOW SPEED AND INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE BY 10 PLUS FEET. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS AN OPEN SHORT BETWEEN THE ABS PUMP AND THE ABS MODULE. THESE COMPONENTS ARE LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE MOUNTED TO THE FRAME RAIL. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT AND WAS MOUNTED IN A HIGHLY CORROSIVE SPOT, SUBJECT TO ROAD SALT AND WATER. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE UNIT. AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKING METER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK), ALTHOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 FOR THE ABS. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ROLL BACK WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, IT ROLLS BACK ON LEVEL GROUND. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM HIMSELF IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE CORRODING, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO PULSATE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT STATE WHETHER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V161000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,503. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/19/08

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. IN OCTOBER OF 2005, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AT 5 MPH, HE FELT A SEVERE PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,293.

Mileage: 63,293

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE ABS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,769 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,775.

Mileage: 36,769

ANTILOCK BRAKES ON 2002 GMC SIERRA TRUCK ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LESS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSORS FOR THIS REASON. I HAD MY SENSORS "TAKEN CARE OF" AND AFTERWARDS STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HUBS ARE BAD AND THIS IS WHY THE ANTI LOCKS ARE COMING ON. THE SENSORS CAN NOT READ THE HUB "CORRECTLY". THE HUBS, WHICH ARE NOT A WEAR ITEM, CAN BE REPLACED FOR $1000. THIS IS ON A 2002 PICK UP TRUCK WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT AND IS GARAGE KEPT. THE HUBS ARE A NON WEAR ITEM. POOR ENGINEERING IS THE CULPRIT OF THIS PROBLEM. THE HUBS SHOULD BE REPLACED JUST LIKE THE SENSORS WERE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ON MY GMC TRUCK I CANNOT HAVE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES DEACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO SPEND THE $1000 TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE. PROBABLY 40,000 MILES IN THE FUTURE I CAN REPLACE THE HUBS AGAIN FOR $1000. $1000 TO REPLACE A NON WEAR ITEM. ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ON A VEHICLE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFER. THE ANTILOCKS ON MY GMC MAKE THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE BECAUSE OF BEING UNSAFE. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO DEPEND ON YOUR BRAKES TO MAKE YOU STOP. WITH MY VEHICLE I CAN'T STOP. THIS IS NOT A WEAR ITEM THAT IS CAUSING MY PROBLEM. THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING! THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, SAME AS THE SENSORS WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. GMC WILL COVER THE SENSORS BUT NOT WHAT THE SENSORS ARE LOOKING AT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH ON A DRY LIMESTONE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THE ABS PUMP WAS ACTIVATED. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WORK TRAILER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE CONTACT AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 71-534915559. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AN REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO INVESTIGATE AND TOOK PICTURES THAT WERE IN TURN DOWNLOADED TO HIS LAPTOP. TWO WEEKS LATER THE CONSUMER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE CRASH WAS AT SUCH A LOW SPEED THE COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD ANYTHING AND GM COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED TRADED VEHICLE IN DUE TO THE FACT COULD NOT GET ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES AND INFORMATION ON RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 GMC SIERRA WITH 10,900 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 15 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY HE PUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED , NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THEY FOUND FOUR ABS ERROR CODES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,002.*AK CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED INVOICES FOR THE DEALER. UPDATE *4/23/07T *TR

Mileage: 10,900

THERE IS ABNORMAL BRAKE ROTOR DETERIATION AND RUSTING DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING OR STEEL FORMULAS WHICH RUST ACCERLERATES AND WEARS DOWN THE PADS UNEVENLY. I HAVE WORKED ON BRAKES ON MANY AUTOS AND A FEW TRUCKS I'VE OWNED OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES AND NEVER HAVE SEEN SUCH RUSTING AND SURFACE FLAKING OF THE DISK ROTOR ON MY VIHICLE. I HAD MY DEALER LOOK AT THE ROTORS AND THEY AGREED IT MAY BE A BIT EXCESSIVE. I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR ROTORS DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND UNREPAIRABLE ROTORS. THE ROTORS LOOK LIKE THEY CAME OFF A 20 YEAR OLD TRUCK....THIS IS A SAFETY AND QUALITY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU

Mileage: 43,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE ROTOR HAD A 1" WIDE AND 3" LONG GAUGE IN THE METAL ABOUT "DEEP. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THIS WAS DUE TO POROSITY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ROTORS.

Mileage: 24,000

THE 2002 WAS IN NEED OF FRONT HUBS SINCE THEY WERE NOT REPLACED WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE TIME THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REBUILT. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HAVE EXCESSIVE FRONT WHEEL FRICTION, AND COMPROMISED THE BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN SNOW, AND THE FRONT WHEEL FRICTION WOULD VARY BASED ON CHANGES IN SPEED, ROAD CONTOUR, TEMPERATURE, STEERING INPUT, THROTTLE INPUT, AND BRAKE INPUT. WHILE BRAKING THE TRUCK WOULD OFTEN PITCH SEVERELY TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT. ON ONE OCCASION THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN MY FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK WOULD ALSO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS THE FRICTION VARIED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME ONCE FROM CULLIGAN GMC, THE POWER STEERING EFFORT HAD INCREASED GREATLY. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL HAD BEEN CHANGED. THE TRUCK WAS BACK TO THE DEALER, DAVID CADILLAC, MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME CONCERN WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. ON ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME GUSHING GEAR LUBE FROM THE FRONT AXLE, ON ANOTHER IT WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL EMPTY. I WAS CHARGED FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN ONLY 2 WHEELS CAN BE ALIGNED ON THIS TRUCK. THE WRONG OIL FILTER WAS INSTALLED, THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN ABUSIVELY BY A DEALER EMPLOYEE (IT WAS RUN BEYOND MECHANICAL LIMITS WHILE COLD AS I STOOD IN THE PARKING LOT), AND WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISER AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN IN HIS SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK WITHOUT MY HEARING WHAT IT'S STATUS WAS, THE SERVICE PERSON SCREAMED AT ME ON THE PHONE "WHEN IT IS FINISHED I WILL CALL YOU!!!", AND HE SLAMMED THE PHONE DOWN. *NM

REAR BRAKE FULID AND EMERGENCY LINE IS EXPOSED AND EASILY DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS AND/OR RUBBLE. 2WD C1500 TRUCKS HAVE BRAKE LINES AND CABLES DROOPING DOWN BEYOND BELOW REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND ARE EASILY SNAGGED BY ROAD TRASH.*JB CAUSING LOSS OF FULID AND BRAKING ABILITY.

Mileage: 29,100