2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN THE SUBURBAN LIKE ALWAYS AND WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE PARKED IT AND IT SAT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I WALKED OUT TO IT AND FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE I SAW A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH MY DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I TURNED ON MY TRUCK THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN I SHIFTED INTO GEAR I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE OUT. I CONTACTED GM AND GAVE THEM THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER (EA11001) BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THEIR SYSTEM THEY CANNOT COVER ANYTHING. I SEE THAT THIS ISSUE IS THE SECOND ONE OPENED AND THIS ONE HAS BEEN OPENED SINCE JAN 5, 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION AND HEARD A CRANKING NOISE BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS RUST DAMAGE ON THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT, FRONT BREAK LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RUST DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN

BRAKE FAILURE DUE HOLE IN CORRODED BRAKE LINE DURING BRAKING. FIRST REPAIR DATE OCT 2010 EST. SECOND FAILURE 12/23/2011. IN BOTH FAILURES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND REDUCES ABILITY TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE. 2ND FAILURE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT ON REAR COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE INCLUDING EXHAUST. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN OF FAILURE AND REDUCTION OF BRAKING POWER. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS SUBURBAN WHICH I PURCHASED USED WITH 22K MILES IN MARCH OF 2003. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. ..UPDATED 10/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY. THE BRAKE SHOES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, DRAG AND WEAR OUT COMPLETELY, EVEN IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL IS NEVER USED. UPDATED 10/21/11

WHILE PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER INTO A STEEPLY-SLOPED DRIVEWAY AFTER A 300-MILE TOW WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY ABOARD, NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS UNCOMMONLY LONG. FOLLOWING DAY, DEPARTED WITHOUT THE TRAILER FOR A SHORT DRIVE AND AGAIN NOTICED A LOW PEDAL. DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES WITH EXTREME CAUTION, AND ON ARRIVAL FOUND BRAKE FLUID FLOWING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER'S-SIDE ROCKER PANEL. SLOWLY NURSED THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER; DURING THIS DRIVE THE BRAKE ALARM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO COLLISION OR INJURY IN THIS CASE. BRAKE PIPES WERE FOUND TO BE ALL DEEPLY CORRODED AND BREACHED; ELECTED TO REPLACE ALL AT A COST OF $1130. SUBMITTED AS A CASE IN EA11001: VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOV 2001 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WHICH IS PROPERLY INCLUDED IN THE SALT BELT WITH WEST VIRGINIA AND DC/MARYLAND, AND HAS BEEN IN NEW JERSEY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. *KB

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE PEDAL DROPS NEAR THE FLOOR AND THE ABS CAUSES IT TO KICK BACK AND PULSATE THIS HAPPENS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS CAUSING GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A RECALL WHERE THEY SPRAYED ANTI CORROSION STUFF ON AN ABS SPEED SENSOR AS A FIX. THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO AT 40K MILES NOW I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN @ 78K MILES AND GM SAYS THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PERFORM IT AGAIN OR COME UP WITH A MORE PERMANENT FIX. *KB