2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 108
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 108 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 39 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2002 chevy silverado brake line burst during normal operating condition. Resulted in truck going through intersection with red light. Mechanic attributed to rust on brake lines. *tr
ODI 10349085
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Brake lines rusted through on a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500 extra cab 4x4. Luckily no accident resulted with the brake failure. Called chevrolet corporate to check on recall. Nothing noted. *tr
ODI 10348917
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while decelerating the anti-lock brakes would pulsate, making it difficult to stop the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and informed him that they repaired nhtsa campaign recall, 05v379000, service brakes, hydraulic antilock once before and they were unable to repair it again for free. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10365265
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Rear brake line over drivers side wheel rusted thru chevrolet 1500 2002 [redacted] 4 door ls. *tr
ODI 10440926
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Have a 2002 silverado with 46,000 miles and in june 2010 experienced a major brake failure when the brake lines near the frame rail brake/abs controller rusted away. When trying to stop the brake pedal went to floor, was near home and drove the rest of the way. The next day the brake warning light was on, the fluid had leaked out and i discovered the problem - the rusted lines. A $1000.00 of brake work to correct…
ODI 10341704
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that when pulling from the driveway and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the vehicle continued moving and crashed into a fence. There were no injuries. No police report was filed. The vehicle suffered damages to the front end and bumper. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the brakes needed…
Crash reported
ODI 10336362
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While attempting to stop for a red light, the brake pedal went to the floor and i went through the light. After getting the truck stopped with the emergency brake, i found brake fluid leaking from under the truck from corroded brake lines. I made temporary repairs to the leaking lines and returned to my home. I checked online about this problem and found it seems to be a common problem. I also found from forums gm…
ODI 10324811
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Rupture of hydraulic brake lines including anti lock portion, total loss of braking. *tr
ODI 10325807
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
After driving 400 miles to laurel springs ,nc from baltimore ,md through mountain roads and arriving at our destination my wife parked our truck , we got out to go in and open up the house. I then went back to the truck and got in to move it closer to the house to unpack our belongings for a weeks vacation. I started the vehicle and placed it in drive only to have the brakes go all the way to the floor . I then took…
ODI 10324548
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
March 27, 2010 rear driver side brake line burst on 2002 chevy silverado while on highway. When brought in for repair 2 new calipers were needed due to extensive corrosion. Repairs came to $617. *tr
ODI 10327674
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
As my wife pulled into her parking space at work, the brake pedal went to the floor. She was able to stop, got out and brake fluid was leaking from under the truck around the driver door area. Since she works at a gmc truck dealership she had one of the techs look at it and found a hole in one brake line and others corroded. They replaced 4 brake lines and one rear brake line due to corrosion. The truck is a 2002…
ODI 10324104
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
This is a follow up complaint to one i called in to the nhtsa to report this problem. I too had a brake line rupture on my 2002 chevy pickup and my brakes fail as a result of corroded brake lines. This truck had already been recalled due to the wheel speed sensor failing at low speed which they gm) also attributed to corrosion. And just last month they failed because of the line corroding and rupturing. I attempted…
ODI 10324687
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I was pulling inot a parking space at dunkin donuts and when i applied the brake to stop it made a noise as if the anti-lock system was going to kick on but immediately stopped and my brake pedal froze stuck at the top of depression leaving me with no brake at all. I hit the cement stop bumper pole, luckily it was there, and caused damage to the front end of my truck.(bumper & framework). Good thing this occured…
Crash reported
ODI 10315167
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I have a 2002 silverado. The anti-lock brake system activates at very low speeds as described in nhtsa campaign id number 05v379000. I live in illinois but did not receive a recall notice from gm or my dealer. I called chevrolet and they maintain there is no recall on my truck. This is a very dangerous issue. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10315124
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I have a 2002 chevrolet silverado z-71 pickup truck. I have 105,000 miles on it. When i'm at a low speed my anti-lock brakes activate for no reason and the truck wont stop. I have nearly been in several accidents. I have replaced the rotors and brakes and cleaned and regreased the abs sensors and nothing has changed. Im, forced to take my vehicle to the dealership for repairs. As it turns out, this is a common…
ODI 10313399
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Abs operation goes into anti-lock at low speeds making the truck hard to stop . Sensors and pick ups cleaned 12/1/04 . *tr
ODI 10320672
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Hi, i have a 2002 chevy silverado i bought brand new. Today i hit the brakes pulling out of my driveway and the brake hit the floor. The line blew out. All of my lines are rusted badly. If you look on the net there are hundreds of posts related to this. Why is this not a recall? This could have been horrible as i was on my way to haul out my 5,000 pound boat! Gm needs to address this or at least get word out they…
ODI 10293918
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I am the original owner of a 1500 series, 2002 silverado, residing in south florida. While exiting the ramp off the highway, at 50 mph, with a 7,600 pound car trailer in tow, i depressed the brake pedal, and it went to the floor! Only with the use of the manual override of my electric trailer brakes was i able to stop, avoiding a near miss collision, and a serious, perhaps fatal accident. It was determined one of…
ODI 10296236
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Vehicle was involved in recall for front abs wheel speed sensors, recall was allegedly performed 6/21/05. While pulling into a parking spot applied brakes while turning in, abs engaged at a low speed, approx. 2 mph, and vehicle would not stop, collided with two concrete posts that were protecting the gas meter for the building damaging the front bumper and impact strip. I do not believe that the recall was ever…
Crash reported
ODI 10289662
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I saw the newspaper article on the possible brake failure on 99-03 pickup trucks. This happened to my son in my 2002 chevy silverado in my driveway which is about 100 feet long. He pushed on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Luckily he was going slow. There was brake fluid in the driveway. I was outside at the time and got in and pumped the brakes. None. I had to have it towed to a repair shop and they…
ODI 10327830
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the brakes failed to engage. The brake pedal was engaged repeatedly before in order to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred whenever traveling between 5 to 10 mph. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 21,500. The current mileage was 23,200. Updated 06/03/10*bf…
ODI 10325025
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Corroded brake lines caused the failure of both front and rear brakes at the same time. Inoperable rear emergency brakes provided no emergency stopping ability. Replaced brake lines. Emergency brake not repaired. I understand that trucks with manual transmissions were recalled for emergency brake defect correction, but trucks with automatic transmissions were not eventhough they have the same emergency brake system.…
ODI 10326128
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Abs brakes engage at slow speeds (under 10mph) while coming to a stop. While applying the brake the abs activates and the vehicle lunges forward a few feet until the normal braking activates. This exact complaint was addressed by chevrolet on safety recall bulletin 05058c and this repair was completed on this vehicle back in 2005. The design of the hub allows the reluctor wheel to rust which in turn doesn't allow…
ODI 10281583
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The brakes on my 2002 chevy silverado do not work properly the brake pads only seem to rub on the front of the rotors so we replaced the rotors & brake pads & the problem is still there the stopping time is not where it should be. *tr
ODI 10279520
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Was notified of the brakes, abs inadvertent activation recall. Took the vehicle in and no issues were found relating to the recall. Several months later the exact symptom described by the recall was happening. Took the vehicle in again and was told that i would have to pay for the repair even though the recall was clearly the cause. The abs activates under 8 mph and when crawling very slowly in heavy traffic. Pedal…
ODI 10290857
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
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