Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 69789 | ||
| I was driving down road approaching a stop sign and as i attempted to stop i applied brakes which without any warning went to floor and vehicle kept moving. i was lucky there were no other vehicles at stop sign and i was able to put the suburban in neutral and coast to stop.vehicle had to be towed | |||
| 11/29/2012 | 31000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that while reversing, the brakes failed to respond to deceleration attempts and the brake pedal was able to be fully depressed. upon inspection, it was found there was a brake fluid leak. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the master cylinder brake lines had corroded, which caused the leak. the mechanic repaired the vehicle by replacing the master cylinder brake lines. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 32,000. | |||
| 11/29/2012 | 31000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that while reversing, the brakes failed to respond to deceleration attempts and the brake pedal was able to be fully depressed. upon inspection, it was found there was a brake fluid leak. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the master cylinder brake lines had corroded, which caused the leak. the mechanic repaired the vehicle by replacing the master cylinder brake lines. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 32,000. mh | |||
| 11/29/2012 | 31000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that brake failed without warning while the vehicle was reversed, the brake pedal stock to the floor. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed brake fluid leaked. the vehicle was towed to the local mechanic. the failure was located at the front master cylinder brake lines corroded caused the brake fluid to leak. the vehicle was repaired. the master front hydraulic brake lines were replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 32,000. li | |||
| 11/16/2012 | 169500 | ||
| Complete brake failure. brake lines rusted out. please add my name to the nhtsa # ea11001 investigation. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that while trying to decelerate to a stop, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard abnormally. the contact moved off the roadway to further inspect the failure where he then noticed that brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection where they stated that the brake line needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred a few months later. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 64,000. kmj | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban. the contact stated that while trying to slow the vehicle down at a stop light, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. the contact pulled the vehicle over and looked under the vehicle and noticed that he had a brake fluid leakage. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection and they stated that brake line needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred a few months later. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 64,000. ap | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 118000 | 1 | |
| On 10-5-12 i was driving my 2002 chevy suburban in eaton rapids michigan. i went to apply the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. i was able to coast and slow enough to get off the roadway and into a parking lot. i noted smoke coming from under the hood. i checked and noted the right front brake line had blown and sprayed brake fluid onto the engine. i noted fluid on the ground under the truck and the reservoir was low on fluid. there was no warning and no warning light on the in dash computer. the brakes went from working just fine to nothing! i had the vehicle serviced at andrews automotive in mason, mi. they advised that two of the lines had blown and the other two were so rusty that they could go at anytime and recommended they be replaced as well. i had them replace all the brake lines. after doing some research i found that this is a known problem. this is very scary because my wife and i traveled to south dakota from michigan over the july 4th holiday. 1100 miles each way. if this would have happened hauling the motorcycle trailer, or the camper over the summer, a crash would have been inevitable. i hope chevy steps up and recalls the vehicles before someone is killed in one of these vehicles. if you own one, have the lines replaced immediately. i was very lucky. someone is bound not to be. the bill to replace the brake lines was $818.50. *tr | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 118000 | ||
| On 10-5-12 i was driving my 2002 chevy suburban in eaton rapids michigan. i went to apply the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. i was able to coast and slow enough to get off the roadway and into a parking lot. i noted smoke coming from under the hood. i checked and noted the right front brake line had blown and sprayed brake fluid onto the engine. i noted fluid on the ground under the truck and the reservoir was low on fluid. there was no warning and no warning light on the in dash computer. the brakes went from working just fine to nothing! i had the vehicle serviced at andrews automotive in mason, mi. they advised that two of the lines had blown and the other two were so rusty that they could go at anytime and recommended they be replaced as well. i had them replace all the brake lines. after doing some research i found that this is a known problem. this is very scary because my wife and i traveled to south dakota from michigan over the july 4th holiday. 1100 miles each way. if this would have happened hauling the motorcycle trailer, or the camper over the summer, a crash would have been innevitable. i hope chevy steps up and recalls the vehicles before someone is killed in one of these vehicles. if you own one, have the lines replaced immediately. i was very lucky. someone is bound not to be. the bill to replace the brake lines was $818.50 | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 78280 | ||
| Travelling downhill toward a t-intersection, applied brakes and pedal went to the floor. missed an approaching vehicle from the left by inches as i swung to the right, thru a stop sign. returned home, thinking a rubber brake line had failed. upon inspection, the steel brake pipe approximately ten inches in front of the right front caliper had split open due to corrosion. when i inspected the tubing prior to purchasing replacement parts, i discovered virtually all the steel brake lines were corroded to the point of failure, and in fact, i created another break in the same line as i attempted to loosen it from the plastic hold-down clamps under the left frame rail. accessing the brake lines as they are routed between body and frame proved almost impossible, and am currently awaiting a recovery vehicle to take the truck to my inspection mechanic for replacement of all brake fluid lines/hoses from the master cylinder to the ebcm to each wheel caliper. the factory service manual mandates a minimum of 3/4 between any parallel brake lines, presumably to prevent bridging with mud/debris which might abet corrosion. in many cases, my steel brake lines were within 1/4 of one another. some steel lines lay against steel frame rails with no clearance. this, however, would not account for the level of corrosion i discovered throughout the entire underbody of the truck. the only non-corroded portion of my brake system is the two lines immediately from the master cylinder downward to where they travel rearward along the left frame rail. everything else is at the point of failure. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph the abs light illuminated. as a result, the braking distances increased. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the abs system needed to be replaced. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. pmb | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 177000 | ||
| 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. pmb | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph the abs light illuminated. as a result, the braking distances increased. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the abs system needed to be replaced. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. pmb | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 177000 | ||
| 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. pmb | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph the abs light illuminated. as a result, the braking distances increased. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the abs system needed to be replaced. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. pmb | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 177000 | ||
| 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. pmb | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle abs failed. while driving at low speed approximately 10mph the abs light illuminated caused the braking distance to increase due to the abs activation the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer inspected the vehicle and advised that the abs system needed to be replaced. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. li | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 177000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated while driving 20 mph she attempted to brake at an intersection and heard a cranking noise and completely lost her brakes. she was able to drift the vehicle into a gas station. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis and was informed there was rust damage to the brake lines. new front break lines were installed. three months later the rear brakes failed. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the rust damage was extensive. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 177,000 and the current mileages was 179,000. dt | |||
| 09/20/2012 | 63000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 09/20/2012 | 63000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 111653 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 111653 | ||
| 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. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 08/30/2011 | |||
| Brakes line corroded, pedal to the floor | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 90000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 135000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 135000 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 13500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated while attempting to park with the trailer attached to the vehicle the brake pedal went to the floor and the emergency brake failed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. li | |||
| 08/14/2002 | 135000 | ||
| My brake lines are severely corroded. i have no choice but to replace them with stainless lines because i know they are not safe. it's a costly labor intensive repair . | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 148301 | ||
| 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 nov2001 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. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 78650 | ||
| 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 consistant 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. | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 148301 | ||
| 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 nov2001 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. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 78650 | ||
| 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 consistant 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. | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 148301 | ||
| 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 nov2001 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. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 78650 | ||
| 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 consistant 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. | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated the brakes are failing due to the antilock braking system. whenever the brakes were applied the abs vibrated excessively causing the occupant to apply more pressure to the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. nhtsa recall campaign id number: 05v379000, service brakes, hydraulic: antilock was related to the failure which was repaired by the dealer. the dealer removed the wheel speed sensor and thoroughly cleaned the sensor mounting surface on the wheel bearings, applied rust inhibitor and greased the mounting surface. the manufacturer advised her that since the recall repair was performed they are not obligated to repair it a second time. the failure mileage was 160,000. | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. the contact stated the brakes are failing due to the antilock braking system. whenever the vehicle was trying to stop and the brake was being depress the system vibrates badly causing the occupant to press harder to stop the vehicle. there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 05v379000, component: service brakes, hydraulic: antilock. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the failure according to the recall notice. the dealer removed the wheel speed sensor and thoroughly cleans the wheel speed sensor mounting surface on the bearing, applies rust inhibitor and greased the mounting surface. the manufacturer was contacted who informed her the recall repair was repaired once and they are not obligated to repair a second time. the failure mileage was 160,000...mw | |||
| 04/07/2006 | 90171 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban. the contact stated while the parking brake is engaged the vehicle would start to roll. the contact stated the if the parking brake does not hold, unintended vehicle movement could occur, which could result in a crash. the contact has had the parking brake replaced once at the dealer and now the parking brake is malfunctioning again. the contact stated there is a recall for the parking brake (05v161000) but this year make and model is not included. the contact stated everything stated in the recall is exactly what's happening to the vehicle. the contact stated the manufacturer should address this issue. the failure mileage was 90,171. jo | |||
| 10/31/2010 | 141000 | ||
| Non working emergency brake. (recently purchased vehicle used.) appears to be a very common problem on this class of vehicle by chevrolet and gmc. repair is difficult, costly, and generally ineffective. very dangerous. not only will the e-brake typically not hold the vehicle from a stand-still. it was never designed to slow the vehicle while it is moving if the hydraulic system fails. most drivers expect an e-brake to do both. chevrolet should devise a fix and issue a recall. | |||
| 11/07/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. while driving approximately 30 mph, the contact engaged the brake pedal and there was an extremely slow response. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. the contact noticed underneath the vehicle's driver side a leakage of brake fluid on the ground. the vehicle was driven to the residence with caution. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired for the malfunction. the failure mileage was 58,000. js | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 122000 | ||
| 2002 chevy suburban. loss of brakes in vehicle. peddle could be pressed to floor board. dealer confirmed brake line corrosion, rupture and failure. h&l chevy, darien, ct | |||
| 02/22/2007 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban. the antilock brakes activates at low speed intermittenley whenever you depresses the brake. the brake vibrates and does not stop on time while depressing the brake. the contact does not know or remember if the problem exist after the dealer install new brakes or if it was before the installation. there was no warning lights illuminating showing a failure. the manufacturer was not called. the failure mileage was 100,000....mw | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 107895 | ||
| 2002 chevrolet suburban. while driving brakes where applied in a normal manner and driver felt brake pedal go to the floor and vehicle did not stop. after investigation found brake line ruptured near drivers side rear wheel. serious injury and damage where avoided only because of an empty highway at the time of occurance. | |||
| 05/24/2010 | 90000 | ||
| My wife owns two gm suburbans, 2002 and 2004. both experienced brake failure due to rotting brake lines within a week of each other. i have paid over $2,000.00 to have them both repaired. the 2002 failure sent me out into the street in front of my home unable to stop. the second failure of the 2004 occurred while on a cross country trip with most of my family in the car. this is the one that spurs my efforts to complain. i could lose it when considering what could have happened to my family due to these failures on two very expensive cars which i would never have expected to fail like this. i woulod like very much not to have this happen to anyone else and if i can get a refund for the costly repair that would be great. i have preserved the rotted brake lines. please let me know if you need any further information. | |||
| 11/16/2009 | 95415 | ||
| On november 16th 2009 with no warning my 2002 chevrolet suburban experienced a sudden and total brake failure. the vehicle was travelling slowly and the driver was able to pull off the road , call for a tow truck and have the vehicle towed to a local repair shop. direct tire of watertown (phone:617-923-1800) advised that the under body brake line was severly corroded in several places, had ruptured in one spot and was leaking in one other place. the vehicle was repaired by them. the receipt for the work done by is available. | |||
| 08/28/2009 | 125000 | 1 | |
| The anti lock braking system activates when coming to a stop on dry pavement. typically 10 miles per hour and less. this happens almost 40% of the time when stopping. we almost ran in to the back of a parked vehicle. a recall was performed in january of 2007 but i am wondering if this was actually fixed or just replaced with the same parts that went bad. *tr | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 66585 | 1 | |
| 1.normal operation 2. abs cycling when inching to a stop,on hwy operation abs cycles even when braking and there are no adverse conditions. the problem is sporadic at best. as for consequences,it has not but could lead to accident. 3. problem is still present. *cn *tr | |||
| 12/20/2009 | 68577 | ||
| Normal operation abs cycling when inching to a stop,on hwy operation abs cycles even when braking and there are no adverse conditions problem is sporadic at best for consequences it has not but could lead to accident. had been taken to dealer for recall, sensors for abs were replaced. problem is still present.*cw | |||
| 11/06/2009 | 27600 | 1 | |
| I had a nearmiss, i came very close to hitting my garage while applying the brakes. when pressing the brake pedal, it locked up completely and the car will not stopped. i had to apply over 100 pounds of pressure for about 40 feet before the vehicle came to a stop. *tr | |||
| 01/23/2009 | 74652 | 1 | |
| Abs light on-dealer says $1500 to repair, he said this is a very common problem and should have been recalled a long time ago. i can't afford to repair it so am now driving a car the has no abs protection. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 09/10/2009 | 101932 | 1 | |
| Antilock brakes erratic operation less than 5 mph. *tr | |||
| 09/04/2006 | 66500 | 6 | 10/14/2002 |
| Light brake pedal application causes pedal push back and minimal braking anti-lock engages at low speeds on secure pavement. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 03/20/2008 | 85500 | 1 | |
| My 2002 chevrolet suburban left me and my three children stranded on the side of the highway. after driving while my abs light came on, the car started pulling hard to the left and decelerated in speed. fortunately i was able to pull over to shoulder and get out. when i looked at my tire, i saw a small fire inside the tire. my car was towed 55 miles to nearest chevrolet dealer. i had my left front brake caliper, hub, rotor, brake hose, brake pads and resurfaced rotors. a new left front tire and $2,700 my car was able to be driven again. all the technicians that saw my car were amazed that i didn't lose the tire. they were amazed to see it hanging on by a thread. i understand that gm has several problems with their brake calipers and hub. i do not trust the right side so i am replacing that caliper as well. i do not want this to happen to anyone, especially a mom driving on a trip with her young children in the car. this is a default in he car and its brakes and i would like to have this investigated. my car had 85,500 at the time this occurred. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 08/17/2009 | 112000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet suburban 1500. while traveling at a low speed of 5mph on a dried pavement, the antilock brake engaged unexpectedly causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. the driver was forced to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. the failure was not diagnosed by a dealer; however, he is aware of the safety risk involved. nhtsa campaign id number: 07e106000, wheels:cap/cover/hub is related to the failure. the current and failure mileages were 112,000. | |||
| 08/10/2007 | 81000 | 1 | 08/30/2002 |
| Abs electronic brake control module permanently failed resulting in loss of anti lock brakes. *tr | |||