2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

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

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR SUBURBAN TO HER JOB WHICH IS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM HOME. WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AFTER LEAVING OUR DRIVE WAY, SHE THOUGHT SHE HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE A WOOSH OF AIR AND NOTICED THAT SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE THAN USUAL. ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK, WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING IT HOME SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS WERE CORRODED WHICH I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED FOR A SIGNIFICANT PRICE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND CALIPERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY BEFORE THOSE FAIL AS THEY ARE CORRODED AS WELL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING FROM WORK, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, WE NOTICED A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRAIL LED ALL THE WAY TO THE GARAGE. SINCE I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC FOR A FORMAL ASSESSMENT, MY HUSBAND WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE MYSELF AND NOTICED IT HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE. IT IS ESPECIALLY, EXTREMELY, AND EXAGGERATEDLY SEVERE WITH THE BRAKE LINES. THERE IS A SMALL METAL JUNCTION WHERE THE REAR BRAKE LINES BRANCH OUT TO THE RESPECTIVE LEFT AND RIGHT HUB/CALIPER. THE LINES BRANCHING FROM THIS SMALL UNION -THAT IS JUST ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE- ARE VERY WIRY. HE ALSO NOTED THAT ALL OF THE LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE BACK, HAVE A LOT OF CORROSION ON THEM. *TR