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2002 GMC Sierra 1500 Hd

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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9Owner complaints

Model-year median: 9

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes
5Fuel System, Gasoline
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 9 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

1 reports
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29,000 miles · Aug 21, 2015
Service BrakesUnknown Or Other

I WAS MOVING MY 1500HD GMC SIERRA WHICH HAS 29K MILE & THE FRONT BRAKE LINE UNDER THE RADIATOR, BLEW OUT DUE TO RUST THIS IS A NIGHTMARE FOR ANY GMC OWNER , UPON AN INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKE LINES I FIND THEY ARE JUST STEEL WITH NO ANTI CORROSION ON ANY OF THEM. I ALSO OWN A 2002 YUKON & NOW IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL LIN…

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I WAS MOVING MY 1500HD GMC SIERRA WHICH HAS 29K MILE & THE FRONT BRAKE LINE UNDER THE RADIATOR, BLEW OUT DUE TO RUST THIS IS A NIGHTMARE FOR ANY GMC OWNER , UPON AN INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKE LINES I FIND THEY ARE JUST STEEL WITH NO ANTI CORROSION ON ANY OF THEM. I ALSO OWN A 2002 YUKON & NOW IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED & JUST RECENTLY THE LINES ON THE REAR AXLE BURST. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION THE VERY THIS YOU RELY ON THE MOST IS BRAKES.

NHTSA ODI #10758497

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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