IllustrationSTEPPED ON BRAKE PEDDLE AT IDLE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE CALIPER BLEEDERS WERE RUSTED OFF. ALL LINES, CALIPERS, AND TWO ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED - COST $2,091. *TR
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
340–25K
4925–50K
7950–75K
10275–100K
124100–150K
55150K+
443 reports with mileage · 66 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes. Review the 184 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 164 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
45 crash reports5 fire reports15 injury reports
What owners actually said
509 reportsSTEPPED ON BRAKES TO STOP WHEN BLOWING SNOW REDUCED MY VISIBILITY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ONE OF THEM SUDDENLY FAILED. TURNS OUT THAT IT'S AN EPIDEMIC WITH THESE GM TRUCKS. *TR
GM BULLETIN # 06-06-01-019B INDICATES A FAULTY CASTECH HEAD. NO RECALLS, COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $1,000.00 THIS IS A KNOWN FAULTY PART THAT GM WILL NOT HONOR REPLACEMENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MODEL 4.8 IS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT WILL CONSTANTLY LOSE COOLANT DUE TO THE CRACKED MOTOR HEAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE HEAD GASKET OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MODEL 4.8 IS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT WILL CONSTANTLY LOSE COOLANT DUE TO THE CRACKED MOTOR HEAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE HEAD GASKET OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.
STATE INSPECTION MY TRUCK FAILED DUE TO GASOLINE RUSTED AND LEAKING GAS,REAR SHACKLES RUSTED THRU, PARKING BREAK WON'T HOLD CORROSION. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY RUSTED OUT PARTS ON MY TRUCK BEFORE, THE GAS LINE SHOULD NOT RUST THRU THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SHACKLES RUSTED THRU WHAT GIVES MY OLD 88 NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE PROBLEM P…
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STATE INSPECTION MY TRUCK FAILED DUE TO GASOLINE RUSTED AND LEAKING GAS,REAR SHACKLES RUSTED THRU, PARKING BREAK WON'T HOLD CORROSION. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY RUSTED OUT PARTS ON MY TRUCK BEFORE, THE GAS LINE SHOULD NOT RUST THRU THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SHACKLES RUSTED THRU WHAT GIVES MY OLD 88 NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE PROBLEM PLEASE DO A RECALL. *TR
BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. ALL EIGHT LINES WILL HAVE TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH SUCH PROBLEMS. SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR
DRIVING AT 50MPH, TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS TURNING RED,STARTED APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO STOP AT ALL. NO INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED OR WARNING LIGHT. GOT TRUCK BACK HOME AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION PROVED RUSTED, BRAKE LINE…
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DRIVING AT 50MPH, TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS TURNING RED,STARTED APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO STOP AT ALL. NO INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED OR WARNING LIGHT. GOT TRUCK BACK HOME AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION PROVED RUSTED, BRAKE LINE HAD SPLIT IN TWO. ALL BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK ARE RUSTED OR CORRODED. NO SENSE FOR THESE LINES TO BE LIKE THIS. WONDER WHICH ONE WILL BUST NEXT. GM HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM!!! *TR
WAS DRIVING AND BRAKE LINE "BURST" CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND WRECK INTO TREE. *TR
COMING HOME WITH A SMALL LOAD OF LUMBER FOR A WOODWORKING PROJECT, THE "CHANGE OIL LITE" CAME ON. UPON RETURNING HOME AND UNLOADED THE LUMBER, BACKED THE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE TO CHANGE THE OIL-- THE PICKUP DIDN'T STOP. HE CRAWLED UNDER THE PICK UP TO FIND FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED, CORRODED AND ONE …
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COMING HOME WITH A SMALL LOAD OF LUMBER FOR A WOODWORKING PROJECT, THE "CHANGE OIL LITE" CAME ON. UPON RETURNING HOME AND UNLOADED THE LUMBER, BACKED THE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE TO CHANGE THE OIL-- THE PICKUP DIDN'T STOP. HE CRAWLED UNDER THE PICK UP TO FIND FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED, CORRODED AND ONE BRAKE LINE SPLIT AND LEAKING. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT TRAVELING WHEN THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET C1500 2WD. THE CONTACT WAS COASTING AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED ALL FOUR BRAKE LIN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET C1500 2WD. THE CONTACT WAS COASTING AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WEE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED.. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000...UPDATED 12-23-13 *BF
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
2EA04011 · Parking Brake Failure
Opened Apr 9, 2004 · Closed May 10, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Parking Brake; Parking Brake:conventional; Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical; Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage And Cable
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
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Parking Brake:conventional
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage And Cable
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Parking Brake
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE03057 · Parking Brake Failure
Opened Dec 8, 2003 · Closed Apr 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Parking Brake
ODI OPENED PE03-057 TO ASSESS PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES THAT INCORPORATE A SINGLE-SHOE DRUM-IN-HAT PARKING BRAKE INDEPENDENT OF THE SERVICE BRAKES.COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA INDICATE THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LININGS TEND TO WEAR OUT EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE (AT AN AVERAGE OF 24 MONTHS IN SERVICE), REDUCING THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM'S TORQUE BELOW THAT NEEDED TO IMMOBILIZE THE VEHICLE.GM HAS ATTRIBUTED THIS ACCELERATED WEAR TO FOREIGN MATERIAL INTRUSION AND A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SHOE TO PROPERLY SELF-CENTER WITHIN ITS BRAKE DRUM.EFFECTIVE WITH THE START OF MY 2003 PRODUCTION, A NEWER REDUCED FORCE HOLD-DOWN CLIP WAS INTRODUCED TO FACILITATE BRAKE SHOE DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE DRUM SURFACE.THIS PART IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICE LEVEL FOR THE MY 1999-2002 VEHICLES.GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE PAKING BRAKE IS INTENDED TO OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO IMMOBILZE PARKED VEHICLES, AND THAT IN MANY CASES, ACCELERATED PARKING BRAKE LINING WEAR IS CAUSED BY ROUGH USE, VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS, AND DRIVING WITH THE PARKING ENGAGED. ODI HAS UPGRADED THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO GATHER FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE USAGE FACTORS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SEVENTEEN REPORTED VEHICLE CRASHES.