2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 Problems & Recalls

We were in a roll over accident going under 30mph. I was a passenger in the back seat. When I woke up I saw that the driver was hanging out the door window. The air bags did not deploy. The driver who was also the owner of the truck died of multiple blunt forces. The insurance company had the truck ...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WE HIT BLACK ICE AND ULTIMATELY ENDED UP WITH A FRONT IMPACT WHICH TURNED INTO A 2 TIME VEHICLE ROLLOVER. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS AND BUCKLED DURING THE ROLLOVER AND DID NOT LOCK AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS IN FRONT WHEN OFF AT ANY POINT DURING THE COLLISION

Mileage: 247,500

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WE HIT BLACK ICE AND ULTIMATELY ENDED UP WITH A FRONT IMPACT WHICH TURNED INTO A 2 TIME VEHICLE ROLLOVER. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS AND BUCKLED DURING THE ROLLOVER AND DID NOT LOCK AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS IN FRONT WHEN OFF AT ANY POINT DURING THE COLLISION

Mileage: 247,500

I PURCHASE THIS TRUCK 2/03/17 AND HAVE USED IT UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINES BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I AM HAVING THE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS LINES AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200 ( I AM NOT SURE OF THE TOTAL COST BECAUSE IT ALSO NEEDS A ANTILOCK BRAKING PUMP WHICH WAS BADLY CORRODED) THE FUEL ...

Mileage: 136,000

I PURCHASE THIS TRUCK 2/03/17 AND HAVE USED IT UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINES BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I AM HAVING THE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS LINES AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200 ( I AM NOT SURE OF THE TOTAL COST BECAUSE IT ALSO NEEDS A ANTILOCK BRAKING PUMP WHICH WAS BADLY CORRODED) THE FUEL ...

Mileage: 136,000

I PURCHASE THIS TRUCK 2/03/17 AND HAVE USED IT UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINES BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I AM HAVING THE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS LINES AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200 ( I AM NOT SURE OF THE TOTAL COST BECAUSE IT ALSO NEEDS A ANTILOCK BRAKING PUMP WHICH WAS BADLY CORRODED) THE FUEL ...

Mileage: 136,000

THE TUBULAR FRAME THAT SUPPORTS BOTH THE GAS TANK AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER EXTREMELY RUSTS OUT CAUSING THE FRAME TO EVENTUALLY DISCONNECT FROM ITSELF AND ALLOW THE GAS TANK TO DROP AND/OR THE SHOCK TO DISCONNECT FROM THE AXLE, BOTH IN WHICH MAY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 200,000

THE TUBULAR FRAME THAT SUPPORTS BOTH THE GAS TANK AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER EXTREMELY RUSTS OUT CAUSING THE FRAME TO EVENTUALLY DISCONNECT FROM ITSELF AND ALLOW THE GAS TANK TO DROP AND/OR THE SHOCK TO DISCONNECT FROM THE AXLE, BOTH IN WHICH MAY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING OF A CITY STREET, AT A SLOW RATE (10-15MPH) AND TAKING A SLOW, APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN, I HEARD A LOUD "POPPING/BREAKING SOUND". WHILE MAKING THE TURN, I INITIALLY HAD TURNING CAPABILITIES UNTIL I HEARD THE "POP" SOUND. UPON HEARING THE SOUND, I NO LONGER HAD THE ABILITY TO T...

Mileage: 240,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

Mileage: 119,618

I HAVE OWNED MANY GM TRUCKS, AND NEVER HAD ONE WITH SO MANY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE THEM WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FRONT AND BACK LINES GO AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL TELL YOU, NO BRAKES ! THIS IS THE WORST ONE WITH THE RUST TH...

Mileage: 16,000

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE IN PARKING LOT, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY

Mileage: 305,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES , PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND FOUND FLUID DRIPPING OFF FRAME BY FUEL TANK. RUPTURED LINE ABOVE TANK ON FRAME, OTHER BRAKE LINES ALSO LOOK CORRODED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A ...

Mileage: 94,650

DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES , PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND FOUND FLUID DRIPPING OFF FRAME BY FUEL TANK. RUPTURED LINE ABOVE TANK ON FRAME, OTHER BRAKE LINES ALSO LOOK CORRODED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A ...

Mileage: 94,650

PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET. APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN REACHING THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WHEN COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP, BEING THAT I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 2 MPH AT THE TIME. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, I SAW A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY ...

Mileage: 145,000

DRIVING DOWN RURAL ROAD AT 55MPH, A DEER JUMPS INTO MY PATH. I QUICKLY BRAKE, ABS ACTIVATES AND PEDAL DROPS TO NEAR FLOOR. TRUCK DOES STOP, BUT BRAKING MUCH MORE DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL. DEER MOVES ON AND I START MOVING AGAIN. NEXT STOP SIGN I NOTICE THAT BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR, STILL BRAKING, BUT...

Mileage: 278,000

AIR BAG SENSOR WENT OUT. 4TH ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON 6 JAN 14; THREE OTHERS WERE REPLACED BETWEEN 9 MAR2012 AND 6 JAN 14. RESISTOR FOR AIR CONDITIONING REPLACED ON 9 JUL 13. FRONT HUBS FAILED TWICE REQUIRING THEIR REPLACEMENT WITHIN SIX MONTHS. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE IN 16 MONTHS AND...

Mileage: 127,318

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. IS THEIR A GALVANIC REACTION BETWEEN LINES AND TRUCK THAT IS CAUSING THIS? HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES RUST AS BADLY ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE OLDER THAN THIS ONE. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 15-20 MILES BOTH ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED FINE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND WAS COMING UP ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THAT WAS AT A STANDSTILL . I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND IT WENT STRAIT TO THE FLOOR, ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT ALL AND NO EVEN A HINT...

Mileage: 100,108

2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD 4X4 4DR COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN MOVING VEHICLE AT HUNT CAMP.BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR.RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLEW UNDER DRIVERS DOOR LOCATION.LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED LINES FROM MASTER CYL. TO ABS DEVICE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE,WITH TRUCK LOADED WIT...

Mileage: 120,000

BACKING MY TRUCK DOWN A BOAT LAUNCH TO PUT A PWC IN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSING ALL BRAKES. SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO THE WATER, BY THE TIME I GOT IT INTO FORWARD, IT WAS ALREADY OVER THE EDGE OF THE RAMP INTO THE WATER. SUBMERGED UP TO THE BO...

Mileage: 67,000

STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WITH NO WARNING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANEL. IT WAS THE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR. READ DOZENS OF ONLINE POSTINGS ABOUT THIS BEING A HUGE PROBLEM AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IT. SAFELY STOPPING THE TRUCK (EMPTY) WAS VERY HARD A...

Mileage: 151,475

APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OF A 55 MPH ROAD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP. I WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT BUT DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CARS. *JS

Mileage: 160,000

BRAKES WENT OUT NO WARNING, AFTER LOOKING ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT UNDER TRUCK WHERE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT SAW WHERE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND IT BUSTED. SO I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES AND CALLED GMC, THEY IN TURN TOWED MY TRUCK TO AUFFENBERG OF CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS AT NO CHARGE. AT THIS TIME I STARTED RESE...

Mileage: 113,729

WAS LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY AND WENT TO PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY MADE A HISSING SOUND AND PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID STARTED POURING OUT, SO PUSHED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED THERE WAS NO BRAKES. WITH HELP GOT TRUCK BACK IN DRIVE WAY AND GOT UNDER TRUCK WHERE FLUID WA...

Mileage: 113,700

REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT OVER FUEL TANK WHERE LINE RUNS ON TOP OF FRAME RAIL. ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED. ALSO FUEL LINES RUSTED. CAN OR WILL FAIL AT ANYTIME. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NO BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT!!!! *TR

Mileage: 170,000

THREE BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS. FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE BROKEN ONE CLOSE TO FIREWALL, WILL HAVE TO PULL ENGINE TO FIX. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF REVERSE, AND WOULD NOT RETURN. NO REVERSE OR DRIVE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A 35-40 DEGREE SLOPED DRIVEWAY. GOT IN, STEPPED ON BRAKE,STARTED VEHICLE, RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, SHIFT INTO REVERSE, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WITH TRUCK ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHEEL WAS TURNED, AND TRUCK HIT A SIDE OF RETAINING WALL. IT DID NOT ROLL BACK EXCESSIVE...

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKE-LINE-CORROSION- LOST MY BRAKES. *TR

ROTTED OUT BRAKE LINES @ 118,000 MILES . SHOULD BE A RECALL . NO ACCIDENT BUT WAS PULLING MY BOAT AT TIME OF FAILURE. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT . JUST FINISHED CHANGING ALL THE BRAKE LINES WHAT A JOB. BETWEEN THIS N THE INJECTORS THIS TRUCK WAS A POOR VALUE. ALL DONE WITH GM HAD TOO MANY P...

Mileage: 118,000

NO BRAKES! PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *JS

Mileage: 174,000

THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND I MISSED THE TURN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE. I ROLLED TO A STOP. I WALKED TO A SERVICE STATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL LINES, HOSES, AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800.00. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

THE TRUCK HAS SEVERAL BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS THAT ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT CAUSING FAILURE OF CORRECT EMISSION CONTROLS THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND OUT OF THE HEADERS INSTEAD. THIS IS ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY, AND IS REALLY ANNOYING AS THE EXHAUST LEAKS FROM UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO...

Mileage: 190

SMELLS GASOLINE EVERY TIME FILLED UP TANK. LOOKED FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS RUSTED WITH A BIG CRACK THAT ALLOW GAS VAPOR TO ESCAPE. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT 2003 GMC VANS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS EXITING MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS VERY STEEP,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING,LAMPS OR OTHERWISE. MY VEHICLE SURGED ACROSS BOTH LANES AND WOUND UP IN THE WOODS. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING UNDER TRUCK IN FRONT OF FUEL TANK. FUEL LINE LEAKING AT CONNECTIONS ABOVE FUEL COOLER (LINES LOOK GOOD BUT ALL CONNECTIONS ARE BADLY RUSTED) DEALER WANTS $1,700.00 TO REPAIR, SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING UNDER TRUCK IN FRONT OF FUEL TANK. FUEL LINE LEAKING AT CONNECTIONS ABOVE FUEL COOLER (LINES LOOK GOOD BUT ALL CONNECTIONS ARE BADLY RUSTED) DEALER WANTS $1,700.00 TO REPAIR, SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE IS A 2002 GMC HD 2500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH A DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE, AND 5 SPEED ALLISON TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS, THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. STOPPING REQUIRED BOTH FEET ON PEDAL, AND STEERING WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PROBLEM TRACED TO THE "...

Mileage: 82,760

VEHICLE IS A 2002 GMC HD 2500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH A DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE, AND 5 SPEED ALLISON TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS, THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. STOPPING REQUIRED BOTH FEET ON PEDAL, AND STEERING WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PROBLEM TRACED TO THE "...

Mileage: 82,760

THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE GOES CLEAR TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SLOWS TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. TRUCK WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MAKE ORIGINALLY-PLANNED TURN. TRUCK WAS SAFELY RETURNED HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ENGINE BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION, A LEAKING BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE. ALL BRAKE ...

Mileage: 117,000

I HAD AN UNEXPECTED BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY THE RUST THROUGH OF THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AT THE TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM AS THERE WAS RUST ON ALL THE LINES. THE REPAIR COST WAS $741.89. ...

Mileage: 72,000

WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. AS I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR - THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION FROM "D" OR DRIVE TO "L1", ENGAGED THE "TOW SETTING" OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND APPLIED THE P...

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD ON I95 WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AT WHICH POINT THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED PULSING THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO FURTHER BRAKE RESPONSE. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES SLOWED THE TRUCK ENOUGH PRIOR ...

Mileage: 143,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD ON I95 WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AT WHICH POINT THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED PULSING THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO FURTHER BRAKE RESPONSE. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES SLOWED THE TRUCK ENOUGH PRIOR ...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 2500 HD PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX/MS TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265/75/16 (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE SOUNDED FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE...

Mileage: 104,828

FIRST THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES RUSTED OUT COSTING OVER 400.00 TO REPAIR. TODAY THE BRAKE LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF RUST. THIS WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING THE TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

FIRST THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES RUSTED OUT COSTING OVER 400.00 TO REPAIR. TODAY THE BRAKE LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF RUST. THIS WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING THE TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

WAS HEADING DOWN THE STREET, COMING TO A STOP SIGN. SLOWING DOWN, GOT TO ABOUT 9 MPH, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND FINALLY STOPPED 30 FEET AFTER THE STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY ON THE FLOOR. GOT THE TRUCK...

Mileage: 198,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

GMC SIERRA 2500 HD 2002 ROTTED BRAKE LINES FAILURE CAUSED $4500 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK . WRIST INJURY TO MY WIFE. OIL AND TRANNY FLUID ALL OVER DRIVEWAY STAINED. $5000 IN DAMAGE TO MY VW BEETLE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS TO THIS VEHICLE!!!! *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LOOK READY TO FAIL, AND I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD AND MUST BE REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE GMC AND CHEVROLET 2500HD MODELS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS MALADY, AND THE NTSB SHOULD DO THEIR JOB AND FORCE GM TO REPLACE ...

Mileage: 155,000

2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, LOOSING ALL POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES, AND COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN, UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE ALSO...

2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, LOOSING ALL POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES, AND COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN, UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE ALSO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ...

Mileage: 175,000

A BREAK LINE RUPTURED RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID AND DIMINISHED BREAKING. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS IN BREAKING AT A CRITICAL TIME. THE RUPTURED LINE IS NEAR THE GAS TANK AND AT FIRST APPEARED TO BE A GAS LEAK. UPON INSPECTION ALL BREAK LINES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY RUSTED AND ...

Mileage: 66,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES BROKE AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 9...

Mileage: 101,000

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN THE SHOP THE TRUCK WAS STARTED TO MOVE IT AND THE BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR THE POINT THE BRAKE LINE EXITS THE FRAME RAIL NEAR THE REAR AXLE. ALL REAR BRAKING WAS LOST. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. *KB

Mileage: 114,513

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL FALL DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONT...

Mileage: 37,108

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT T...

Mileage: 88,000

I APPLIED MY BRAKES ON MY GMC TRUCK AND THEY FAILED . THE BRAKE TUBING RUSTED THRU AT THE ABS UNIT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED SEVERELY. I TRIED TO FIND PRE BENT LINES AND THEY ARE NOT AVAIL. FROM GM AND NOT AVAIL FROM AFTERMARKET FOR A 2002 GMC 25...

Mileage: 74,000

I APPLIED MY BRAKES ON MY GMC TRUCK AND THEY FAILED . THE BRAKE TUBING RUSTED THRU AT THE ABS UNIT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED SEVERELY. I TRIED TO FIND PRE BENT LINES AND THEY ARE NOT AVAIL. FROM GM AND NOT AVAIL FROM AFTERMARKET FOR A 2002 GMC 25...

Mileage: 74,000

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINE, TRUCK LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID! *TR

Mileage: 130,828

THREE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE REPLACE IS NECESSARY. THERE IS A REGIONAL RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY STA...

Mileage: 166,730

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 55,445

I HAVE A GMC 2500HD 4X4 WITH THE 8.1 LITER ENGINE IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED ITSELF 5 OR 6 TIMES ONE TIME I HAD TO SIT FOR ABOUT 6 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 123,500

MY HERCULES TERRA TRAC A/T 245 70 16 ARE SHREDDING NEAR THE SIDEWALL. THE 17 INCH VERSION OF MY TIRES WERE RECALLED BUT THE 16 INCH WAS NEVER RECALLED. HERCULES DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE SAYING THAT I POSSIBLY HIT A CURB. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 2-10 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. THIS LOCK-UP OCCURS AT ALL STOP SITUATIONS. THE LOCK-UP CAUSES SKIDDING, AND LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 37,800

BACKING UP TO MY TRAILER WHEN MY BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ALSO UNDERNEATH OF TRUCK IS SOO RUSTED AND BOTTOM OF DOORS ARE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 89,501

BACKING UP TO MY TRAILER WHEN MY BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ALSO UNDERNEATH OF TRUCK IS SOO RUSTED AND BOTTOM OF DOORS ARE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 89,501

BACKING UP TO MY TRAILER WHEN MY BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ALSO UNDERNEATH OF TRUCK IS SOO RUSTED AND BOTTOM OF DOORS ARE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 89,501

I WAS PARKED IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT MY 2002 GMC 2500HD TRUCK INTO GEAR. I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OF...

Mileage: 113,234

I WAS PARKED IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT MY 2002 GMC 2500HD TRUCK INTO GEAR. I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OF...

Mileage: 113,234

I WAS PARKED IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT MY 2002 GMC 2500HD TRUCK INTO GEAR. I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OF...

Mileage: 113,234

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND BRAKING FROM 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE TRAILER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 2500 HD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNKNOWN INTERNAL FUEL LEAK THAT WOULD OVERFLOW INTO THE CRANK CASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE...

Mileage: 90,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE COOLER METAL CLIP WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CORROSION PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION LINE A...

Mileage: 52,000

BRAKE LINES BURST UNDER HEAVY BRAKING DUE TO ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SITUATIONS. FIRST TIME THE REAR LINE BURST, SECOND TIME THE FRONT LEFT LINE BURST BY THE ABS UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 105,023

ABS TRIGGERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. I'M TOLD THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF A RECALL DUE T CORROSION OF AN ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, BUT NO DEALER WILL SPEAK TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKE LINES ON 2002 GMC 2500 RUSTED NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

BRAKE LINES ON 2002 GMC 2500 RUSTED NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

DEPRESSED AB BRAKES TO AVOID DEER, BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BOARD BEFORE STOPPING. BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 90,451

WENT OUT TO THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T MOVE. TRANSMISSION LINE LEAKING OUT ALL FLUID. CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACE JUST LIKE THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I WAS PLOWING SNOW ON THE COMMON DRIVEWAY THAT I SHARE WITH 3 OTHER NEIGHBORS AND CAME AROUND A BEND TO MEET MY NEIGHBOR'S SON ON HIS ATV. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE PILE OF SNOW IN FRONT OF THE PLOW HELPED STOP MY TRUCK. THE ATV OPERATOR DODGED IN TO TH...

Mileage: 88,500

EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY PREVIOUSLY AND NOW THE SENSOR HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. DUE TO THE SENSOR FAILURE THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEA...

Mileage: 39,000

LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON ICY ROADS. I RECENTLY LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON AN ICY HIGHWAY IN BOULDER, CO. BECAUSE THE LOSS WAS SO INSTANTANEOUS RESULTING IN THE TRUCK SPINNING 90 DEGREES TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, I QUESTION IF THE LIMITED SL...

Mileage: 100,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL INJECTORS HAVE FAILED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE INJECTORS WERE BAD AND FIVE OUT OF EIGHT ARE LEAKING FUEL WHICH HAVE A HIGH RETURN FUEL RATE. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE CONTACT WAS DENIED THE W...

Mileage: 96,386

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 DIESEL. I HAVE A HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LINES ROTTING OUT. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 84000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK MY FAMILY AND I WHERE OUT DRIVING AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AT AND THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I PULLED OVER SAFELY AND INSPECTED THE...

Mileage: 86,000

ABS SENSOR IN FRONT WHEEL HUB DEVELOPS RUST, ACTIVATING THE ABS SYSTEM EVERY TIME BRAKE IS APPLIED. OCCURS EVERYTIME BRAKE IS APPLIED AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TRYING TO FIND REPLACEMENT SENSOR, AS GM PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHEEL SPEED SENSORS CORRODED, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEED.*TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE REAR BUMPER OF HIS VEHICLE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE INCREASED THE RISK FOR A FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY IN WHICH A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL IN...

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L ENGINE THAT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS THAT LED TO THE RECALL OF THE 2001 MODEL. (NHTSA # 07V521000). ONE MINUTE I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE NEXT MINUTE THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETIMES IT'...

Mileage: 90,000

2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD 6.0L 4X4. THE 6.0L ENGINE IS KNOCKING CONSTANTLY, AND FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL! SINCE WHEN IS AN ENGINE KNOCKING, NORMAL? *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD PICKUP TRUCK THAT IS EXHIBITING ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON PERFECTLY DRY DRIVING SURFACES. I WAS INFORMED BY A FRIEND THAT HE THOUGHT GMC HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I RESEARCHED ON THE WEB AND FOUN...

Mileage: 85,000

TRUCK WAS STALLING MAYBE THREE TIMES A YEAR APPROX. 3 YEARS AGO. DOESN'T REGISTER ANY CODES. APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO STARTED STALLING DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

FRONT ABS ACTIVATES WHILE TRYING TO STOP. THIS IS COVERED BY MANY RECALLS. MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

HEARD NOISE WHEN TOWING TRAILER AND I STOP. A BRIEF INSPECTION OF THE RECEIVER HITCH INSTALLED ON VEHICLE SHOWED BROKEN WELDS AND TEARING METAL DUE TO THE BROKEN WELDS. I CALLED GMC TO REPORT SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE REPAIRED. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY HITCHES IN STOCK AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE RE...

Mileage: 134,453

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD ELKHORN. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM3663. WHILE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP, THE CONTACT HEARD THE FURNACE AND ENTERED THE TRAILER TO TURN IT OFF. WHEN HE EXITED THE TRAILER, HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ACCESS DOOR AND SMOKE UNDE...

Mileage: 109,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD ELKHORN. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM3663. WHILE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP, THE CONTACT HEARD THE FURNACE AND ENTERED THE TRAILER TO TURN IT OFF. WHEN HE EXITED THE TRAILER, HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ACCESS DOOR AND SMOKE UNDE...

Mileage: 109,000

FIRESTONE LT245/75-R16. REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH. ENTIRE TREAD FLEW OFF TIRE. MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND CHANGE THE TIRE. REAR QUARTER OF TRUCK WAS PUSHED IN BY THE TIRE. TIRE MARKS ALL OVER THE REAR QUARTER AND BUMPER. ANOTHER REAR TIRE BLEW IN JUNE OF 2002. NO WARRANTY ...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE TRANSFER CASE HAD A HOLE. HE SEALED THE HOLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE TRANSFER GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,000. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF T...

Mileage: 131,520

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD PICKUP WITH THE VORTEC 8.1 ENGINE. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE AS EXPERIENCED IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR RECALL (SAFETY RECALL # 06083). I AM NOT ALONE, AS MANY MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES IN THEIR 2002-2004 PICKUP TRUCKS. I BELIEVE...

Mileage: 52,000

STARTED MY VEHICLE SO COULD MOVE IT IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE AND I HAD VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. IT TOOK AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO PROPERTY...

Mileage: 57,000

STARTED MY VEHICLE SO COULD MOVE IT IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE AND I HAD VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. IT TOOK AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO PROPERTY...

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE ABS EVENTUALLY ENGAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 101,296

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PEDAL PULSATES AND ACTS AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO DOWN PROPERLY. THE BRAKES MAKE A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND FAILU...

Mileage: 300

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT ENTIRE WHEEL WAS LOOSE FROM HUB. WHEN ON A JACK COULD MOVE THE WHEEL SEVERAL INCHES IN OR OUT OF WHEEL HOUSING WITH MINIMAL HAND PRESSURE. REPAIR AGENCY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT, IF UNDETECTED, THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE CR...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE RADIAL, SIZE LT/245/75/R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM ...

Mileage: 39,802

FIRESTONE LT245/75-R16 STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TREAD SEPARATED AT 55 MPH. TWO ESTIMATES OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY $3,700. SENT TIRE TO FIRESTONE WHO DENIED LIABILITY. ATTRIBUTED TREAD SEPARATION TO "OVER DEFLEXION". *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED WHEN IT WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME RESISTANT. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN STRAIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STE...

Mileage: 80,000

ABS BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WORK EVEN WHEN WHEELS ARE NOT LOCKED UP. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS PULLING A 7000LB TRAILER. I HAD TO DIVERT THE TRUCK AND TRAILER ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID PLOWING INTO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO...

Mileage: 67,000

WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASE (01/19/2002 I REPORTED TO THE SELLING DEALER (DENNIS DILLON GMC, BOISE, ID) THAT THE HITCH BOX WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE ALLOWING THE TOWING HITCH TO MOVE BOTH VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY WHEN INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK. HAVING OVER 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE RV INDUSTRY I KNEW IT ...

Mileage: 59,582

WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN I RAN OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE TAILGATE CAME LOOSE AND WAS HANGING BY THE SAFETY CABLES. THE RIGHT HINGE POINT WAS BENT AND COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED. WILL REPLACE BOTH HINGE POINTS. *TR

BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON IN MESSAGE CENTER AND ENGINE CUT OFF, DISABLING STEERING AND BRAKES. NEARLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY AS VEHICLE HAD TO CUT OVER TO LANES INTO DIRT SHOULDER TO STOP. VE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND A NEW DIAGNOSTIC CODE ENTERED IN THE VEHICLE. FOUND 3 OTHER ODI...

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES PULSATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED, THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS WERE FILLED WITH WATER, THE ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED, AND THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 34,000

2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 CREW CAB CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR STARTING PROBLEMS THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER HAVING THE WORK DONE HE FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE CABLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE CABLE WAS INCLUDED.**CC THE CONSUM...

2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 CREW CAB CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR STARTING PROBLEMS THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER HAVING THE WORK DONE HE FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE CABLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE CABLE WAS INCLUDED.**CC THE CONSUM...

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. HE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE\D AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY, AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT AN...

Mileage: 37,300

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. HE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE\D AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY, AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT AN...

Mileage: 37,300

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. HE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE\D AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY, AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT AN...

Mileage: 37,300

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED ABOUT 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. HE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE\D AND PUMPED THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY, AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT AN...

Mileage: 37,300

UPON BRAKING UP TO A STOP SIGN FOR INSTANCE. THE VEHICLES ABS WILL KICK IN AT THE LAST MINUTE RELEASING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DIVE TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS IN WET OR DRY CONDITION BUT IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN ICY CONDITIONS. *NM

Mileage: 70,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN GEAR ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT.*AK THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/15/06. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN GEAR ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT.*AK THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/15/06. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT GRADUAL WORSENING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR ROTORS HAD...

Mileage: 32,143

I OWN A 2002 GMC SIERRA 4 X 4 CREW CAB DURAMAX DIESEL PICK-UP TRUCK. FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS I'VE HAD A CONDITION THAT FELT LIKE A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. THIS WAS JUST AFTER I REPLACED ALL TIRES. THIS YEAR I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AGAIN AND THE CONDITION STILL EXISTS. WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF E...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN GEAR OR IN THE IDLE POSITION. THIS WAS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR OVER ONE AND A HALF YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER IN APRIL AS WELL, AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED.

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN I PULLED INTO A LEFT TURN LANE AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD OR IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME SO I WENT ON THROUGH AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I WAS CAMPING AT THE TIME AND I GOT THE TRUCK BAC...

Mileage: 46,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 25 TO 35 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS RESTARTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 1...

Mileage: 57,778

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 25 TO 35 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS RESTARTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 1...

Mileage: 57,778

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 25 TO 35 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS RESTARTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 1...

Mileage: 57,778

2002 GMC SIERRA STALLS WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND NORMAL DRIVING. 2 NEAR ACCIDENTS, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL CRANK WITH A NO START CONDITION. KILLED ONE OF MY AC DELCO BATTERIES. HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES MAINLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE EVALUATED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE COMPUTER MAY NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. *JB

ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON MY 2002 GMC SERRIA AS STATED IN THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. GMC SAYS MY VEHICLE BY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I ALSO TOW A 36' FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER IN THE SUMMER TIME...

Mileage: 50,000

UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. SAME AS INDICATED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. WAS TOLD BY GMC MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF ABOVE RECALL WITH NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION GIVE AS TO WHY. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

GM RECALL #05068 ANTI- LOCK CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, GM IS ONLY REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM ON 1/2 TON PRODUCTS DUE TO THE FACT IT IS A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE REPAIR. I OWN A 3/4 TON TRUCK WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT DUE TO THE FACT A REPAIR CONSISTS OF REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING...

Mileage: 40,000

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. REAR ROTORS RUSTED. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR FOR THE REAR ROTORS. THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND ALL THEY WOULD TELL HIM WAS THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY...

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. REAR ROTORS RUSTED. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR FOR THE REAR ROTORS. THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND ALL THEY WOULD TELL HIM WAS THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY...

RIGHT REAR BRAKE OF 2002 GMC SIVERADO 2500HD DOES NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY. RIM GETS HOT AND BRAKES SMOKE. GM DEALER ON SECOND SERVICE PROBLEM INSTALLED COVERS OVER THE BRAKES TO KEEP ROAD GRIM OUT. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. JUST DROPPED OFF TRUCK FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH THE SAME ISSUES A...

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEAL...

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEAL...

DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

A NEIGHBOR AND I WERE TRYING TO OFF LOAD A LARGE ROCK 500 (LBS) FROM MY TRUCK WHEN WE GOT IT TO THE TAILGATE THE TAILGATE BENT, THEN THE SUPPORT STRAP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE SENDING MY NEIGHBOR AND I AND THE ROCK TO THE GROUND. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO. THANKS [XXX]...

I HAVE REPLACED 1 CABLE ON MY 2002 GMC AT 28000 MILE AND HAVE ANTHER ONE THAT BROKE RECENTLY AT 33000 MILE BUT HAVEN'T REPLACED YET. *AK

THE ALLISON 1000 WITH THE DURAMAX DIESEL,DURING THE COLD WEATHER THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD. I SPOKE TO MY TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THE SOLUTION TO THIS IS TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND REFILL WITH A PURE SYNTHETIC...

Mileage: 17,000

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM: INJECTOR FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED CLEANING. *AK

DIESEL ENGINE QUIT AND IT WAS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH ONE FUSE, AND THE FUSE BLEW. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WHEN THAT FAILED IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BRAKES. *JB

Mileage: 36,403

THE BRAKE LINE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB THE BRAKE LINE CONTAINED A BEND, WHICH WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING SNAGGED. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF. *JB

Mileage: 11,800

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIMES. HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 8 TIMES AT PURCHASING DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO OFF AT 1:00 POSITION. *JB

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIMES. HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 8 TIMES AT PURCHASING DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO OFF AT 1:00 POSITION. *JB

Mileage: 400

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 40 OR 45 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 20/35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF THE STEERING SHAFT SPLITTING IN HALF. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

Mileage: 7,500

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-60MPH. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A DEFECTIVE FRAME FLEX WAS CAUSING VIBRATION AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY.*JB

WIPER BROKE INTERNALLY (MECHANISM) 2002 GMC TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 2500 MILES. HAPPENED IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM!!! NO SNOW ON WINDSHIELD, JUST FLUFF!!! TURNED ON WIPER WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER 4 MIN WIPER STOPPED, MADE GRINDING NOISE, IT WAS DARK, SNOWSTORM AND FAR FROM HOME AND LATE, DEALER NOWHERE. ...

Mileage: 2,500

WIPER BROKE INTERNALLY (MECHANISM) 2002 GMC TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 2500 MILES. HAPPENED IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM!!! NO SNOW ON WINDSHIELD, JUST FLUFF!!! TURNED ON WIPER WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER 4 MIN WIPER STOPPED, MADE GRINDING NOISE, IT WAS DARK, SNOWSTORM AND FAR FROM HOME AND LATE, DEALER NOWHERE. ...

Mileage: 2,500

CONSUMER STATES THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT TWISTED OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. TS

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE HITCH WAS DRAMATICALLY BENT UPWARDS AND IMMEDIATELY UNHITCHED THE TRAILER. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CENTER ROUND TUBE SECTION OF THE HITCH WAS TWISTING AND THE RECEIVER WAS DEFINITLY POINTED UP. CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE AN AFTER MARKET HITCH TO MAKE IT TO THE...

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT ABRUPTLY AND VEHICLE MAY LUNGE FORWARD WHEN SITTING AT LIGHT. DRIVER MUST KEEP FOOT PRESSED HARD AGAINST BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP FROM MOVING WHEN SITTING STILL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT ABRUPTLY AND VEHICLE MAY LUNGE FORWARD WHEN SITTING AT LIGHT. DRIVER MUST KEEP FOOT PRESSED HARD AGAINST BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP FROM MOVING WHEN SITTING STILL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK