2002 GMC Sierra 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIBRATION AND THE SOUND WOULD OCCUR CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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

* 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

NEITHER THE LEFT NOR RIGHT CARGO GATE LATCH BOLTS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE GATE WAS IN THE FULL UPRIGHT POSITION AND WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE LATCHED. THIS ALLOWED THE GATE TO FALL OPEN WHEN ACCELERATING. LUBRICATION WITH A SILICONE WAX SPRAY DID NOT SEEM TO FREE THE BOLTS. REPEATED LIFTING OF THE CENTER HANDLE ON THE GATE FOLLOWED BY QUICK RELEASE DID NOT RESULT IN THE LATCH BOLTS ENGAGING AND THE HANDLE SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE WITH MINIMAL EFFORT. ONCE THE HANDLE WAS REMOVED, CONTACT POINTS ON THE REMAINING HANDLE HARDWARE AND LATCH BOLTS THEN ALLOWED FREE MOVEMENT OF THE LATCH BOLTS. THE HANDLE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BUT THE LATCHES ON THE GATE ARE EASILY OPENED BY PULLING BOTH CABLES TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. CONTACT SURFACES SHOW LITTLE OR NO CORROSION OR DEBRIS. THE GATE WAS ALWAYS TESTED FOR CLOSURE AND IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE LATCH BOLTS WERE ONLY PARTIALLY CLOSING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE GATE HAD BEEN FOUND OPEN AND ITEMS LOST IN THE PAST BUT IT HAD BEEN THOUGHT THE GATE HAD JUST BEEN LEFT OPEN RATHER HAVING BEEN CLOSED FOLLOWED BY FALLING OPEN AFTER LATCH FAILURE. *TR

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA Z71 4X4 TRUCK, REGULAR CAB WITH AN 8 FOOT BED. IT HAS 75000 MILES. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS BOTH OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES STICK OPEN A LITTLE AFTER YOU PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET IN. NOW WHEN YOU PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR, OR START MOVING THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU STOP AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. NOW SINCE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS STUCK SLIGHTLY OPEN THE DOOR WON'T UNLOCK OR OPEN WITH THE INSIDE HANDLE, YOU HAVE TO REACH OUTSIDE PUSH THE HANDLE IN THEN YOU CAN UNLOCK AND OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, AND HAVE TO PUT THEM DOWN TO RESET THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. MY CONCERN IS, IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND MY WINDOWS WERE UP, AND MY BATTERY WAS DAMAGED, AND THE TRUCK LOST ELECTRICAL POWER I CAN'T OPEN THE WINDOWS TO RESET THE HANDLE, SO THAT I CAN GET OUT? NOW I'M TRAPPED IN THE TRUCK!! *TR

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

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

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

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

DEAR SIR, I HAVE A 2002 GMC PICKUP THAT HAS HAD THE SPARE TIRE FALL OUT OF ITS MOUNT DUE TO SEVERE RUST OF THE FRAME. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION MY FRAME HAS SEVERE RUST IN SEVERAL OTHER AREAS. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO HAVE A NICE DAY! I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS 57,000 MILES TOTAL. MY BODY SHOP TELLS ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THIS FRAME IS TO REPLACE IT! I FIND IT APPALLING THAT GMC SELLS A $40,000.00 VEHICLE THAT HAS A LIFE CYCLE OF 8 YEARS. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE AND TRADEIN WOULD BE A JOKE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD MAKE GMC FACE THIS PROBLEM AND RESOLVE IT? EITHER REPLACE THE PICKUP OR FRAME? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, SHE WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,596. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,483.

MY ISSUE WITH MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 REGULAR CAB LONG BED IS RELATED TO AN ABS WHEEL SENSOR RECALL. I HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED IN DEC 2005 FOR THE RECALL PROBLEM. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IS CORROSION AT THE ABS WHEEL SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING WHICH IN TURN INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CANNOT BE NEGLECTED. I HAD GONE TO THE BOB ROSS BUICK/GMC DEALERSHIP IN CENTERVILLE, OH ON 4/30/2009 ' ORIGINAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THEY PERFORMED AN INSPECTION FOR $64.95 PLUS TAX AND 10% SHOP SUPPLIES CHARGE. THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL, THAT I AM NOT COVERED TO RE-REPAIR/REWORK THE TRUCK FOR THE RECURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER CARE AND WORKED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED AL AND THEN AFTER HE SAID HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME FROM GM CORPORATE I WAS CONNECTED TO GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST DONALD HOWELL (1-800-790-5700 X41958). DONALD ALSO EVENTUALLY SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT HELP WITH GETTING THE WORK PERFORMED. THE SERVICE REQUEST # FOR MY CASE IS 71-758818423. MY REQUIREMENT FOR RESOLUTION IS THAT GM REPAIRS THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME, MOST PREFERABLY BY REPLACING THE ABS WHEEL SENSORS WITH NEW ONES LESS LIKELY TO CORRODE. I'M SURE THAT THE NEW PRODUCT DESIGN HAS THE CORROSION ISSUE IN MIND AND HAS FOUND A WAY TO AVOID IT. AS THE REPAIR HISTORY OF MY VEHICLE SHOULD STATE, THE ABS WHEEL SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND THEN SPRAY PAINTED WITH

GMC 2002 SIERRA ABS TRIGGERED AT LOW SPEED. UNABLE TO STOP WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE. HAPPENING 90% OF THE TIME NO LONGER ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN YET. *TR

UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS THE BODY HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS THE ONLY SPOT ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK THAT HAS RUST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT HAD 103,000 MILES IN IT THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP. *TR

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

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

THE GASOLINE GAUGE ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA PICKUP DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY AFTER IT REACHES THE 1/4 LEVEL. *TR

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

THE SPARE TIRE HOIST FAILED CAUSING MY SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY TO ANYONE BEHIND ME. THE CABLE APPEARS TO BE THE SAME MATERIAL THAT THE TAILGATE CABLES WERE MADE OF. THE CABLES WERE ALREADY RECALLED BY GM. *TR

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.

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

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

SIMILAR TO NHTSA: 05V161000 MY 2002 GMC SIERRA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANNY EXPERIENCES THE VERY SAME PREMATURE PARKING BRAKE WEAR. WEAR IS UNEVEN AND JUST IN 2 LITTLE PLACES INSTEAD OF EVEN WEAR ON WHOLE SHOE. BRAKE WEARS VERY QUICKLY THEN WILL NOT HOLD PUTTING UNDUE STRESS AND CAUSING FAILURE OF PARKING PAWL IN AUTOMATIC TRANNY. GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. GM WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE OR APPLY RECALL SINCE I DO NOT HAVE MANUAL TRANNY. IF ANYTHING, AUTOMATIC TRANNY IS WORSE SINCE IT DAMAGES TRANNY DUE TO STRESS ON PAWL SINCE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE. WHEN BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED, THEY WORKED FOR VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. $250 TO REPLACE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I WOULD BE WASTING MY MONEY BECAUSE THEY WOULD WEAR OUT QUICKLY AGAIN. ODD THAT SHOES WEAR WHEN VEHICLE TYPICALLY IS NOT MOVING WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED OR RELEASED. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2002 SIERRA PICKUP WITH A 5.3L V-8 I HAVE NOTICED A TICKING SOUND WHEN YOU FIRST START UP THE VEHICLE. WORSE WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STOPS. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT IN THE PAST AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED WITH IT AND OR SAID NO NOISE WAS FOUND. I CALLED GMC AND THEY ISSUED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. WITH APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND IS QUITE LOUD WHEN YOU START IT UP IN THE MORNING. IT ALSO TAKES LONGER TO DISAPPEAR NOW. WHEN YOU START TO DRIVE IT, IT IS QUITE LOUD AND YOU WONDER IF IT IS DOING DAMAGE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A HYDRAULIC LIFTER NOT GETTING OIL. AFTER IT WARMS UP IN A FEW MINUTES IN DISAPPEARS. *TR

2002 GMC SIERRA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BOTH THE ABS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE A RECALL ONLY ALONG EAST COAST STATES AND THE PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM THAT HAS A RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

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.

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

GM TECHNICAL BULLETIN 00-07-30-022C (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FAILURE OF REACTION SUN GEAR WITH ONLY 36,XXX MILES (2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 4.8L). THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST A DECADE WITH CONTINUAL FAILURES UNTIL GM UPGRADED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IN 2003. REPAIR ESTIMATES COULD BE OVER $2,000. CASH AVAILABLE = $200. GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

NOTICED THAT PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. (LOOKED ON LINE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT NOT FOR AUTOMATIC. ALSO NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN WITH AN AUTOMATIC SINCE PEOPLE PULL TRAILERS AND PARK ON INCLINES SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. *TR

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.

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.

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

SPEED SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEEL OF MY 2002 GMC 2WD TRUCK HAVE FAILED EVERY DECEMBER FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS THE FIRST TIME I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED THE SECOND TIME IT WAS FIXED ON A RECALL THE THIRD AND FORTH TIME IT WAS FIXED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GMC AND TALKED TO A STEVIE SNAY ON TWO OCCASIONS. FIRST SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD DO SOME CHECKING AND GET BACK TO ME. WHEN SHE CALLED ME BACK SHE TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF MY EXPENSES. THEN SHE SUGGESTED THAT I PURCHASE A NEW WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PATIENT WITH THEM ON THIS MATTER AND FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT ON AN MVSS PART THAT THEY SHOULD COVER MY COSTS. *TR

TRUCK BEGAN TO GRIND AND POP AS I WENT AROUND CORNERS. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD WITHIN FIRST 70,000 MILES. GM WOULD NOT BACK THE VEHICLE. PARTS ALONE COST OVER $400 TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *JB

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

COMPLETE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD ON EVEN A SLIGHT INCLINE. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT BY GMC TRUCK OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, BUT NOT VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE... *TR

AT 68,994 MILES MY TRUCK LOST 2ND GEAR, DRIVE, OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE. A NEW REACTION SHELL WAS INSTALLED. AT 90,027 MILES AND 360 DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND A BEAST HEAVY DUTY REACTION SHELL WAS AVAILABLE AND INSTALLED. *JB

PARKING BRAKE ON 2002 GMC FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FIRST TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. SECOND COMPLAINT BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED. THIRD COMPLAINT CAUSE WAS FOUND. THE BRAKE FAILED TO COMPLETELY RELEASE. THE BRAKE WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND OVERHEATED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. THE REAR AXLES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO OVERHEATING/DAMAGE TO SEALS AND BEARINGS. USE OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH REAR BRAKES LOCKED TRANSFERRED TORQUE TO FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. A WARPED REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES. THE PARKING BRAKES DID NOT WORK AGAIN AND NEED REPAIR WITH THE OUTCOME UNKNOWN.*AK