Brake Light On problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I had travelled approximately 1/2 mile from my house when I applied the brakes to slow down. The pedal had barely any pressure as I applied the brake, fortunately I had a little bit of pressure and I was able to bring the vehicle to a stop, by a combination of downshifting and using what little brakes that I had left. The brake warning light on the panel came on at that time. The vehicle was taken to a local shop to have the problem checked out. I was told that my brake lines were completely rusted out and that they all had to be replaced. I was approximately 1/8 of a mile from my entrance to the highway, and I was fortunate that this happened before I got on the highway. I would have been in congested morning traffic travelling at a speed of 60mph. I had no prior warning. I was told by the repair shop that the lines were rusted so bad that it was senseless to try to fix just one section, and that if they did that I would be returning shortly to repair additional parts of the lines. They told me that this was a very labor intensive repair and that it could cost approximately $1000 dollars. I was also told that this was a common problem with many Chevrolets manufactured in the 2000 years. This is a very dangerous situation and their should have been a recall on this issue.

Upon requiring an emergency stop from 50 mph approaching a stop light at a busy intersection, one of the brake lines burst. The brake pedal went to the floor. (no brake warning light, no low brake fluid light, and no loss of abs light). I pumped the brakes and dropped the transmission into 1st gear in hopes of slowing down before a crash. I made the right turn at the intersection, which was up hill and eventually brought the vehicle to a complete stop. I put the truck in park and applied the emergency brake. Fortunately, the light just changed so the intersection was still clear. The vehicle was towed after confirmation of the damaged brake line. Further inspection has revealed that all the steel brake lines are heavily corroded and are in need of replacement. This issue seems pretty frequent with this particular year and model. A weak or poorly designed brake line should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. Proof of fault is indicated in gm's decision to change the brake lines to stainless steel in newer models. If no recall is issued at least a warning should be given to current owners!!!.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the brakes were depressed, the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the mechanic confirmed hat the brake line had ruptured. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 110,00.

2002 chevy silverado - brake light indicator came on. Checked fluid levelon master cylinder - 1/2 empty upon further inspection identified leak in section of tubing behind fender well. Took to local mechanic. Brakes gave way as he pulled into shop. He indicated that all lines were corroded behind plastic wheel well guard. Replacing all affected tubing.

I drive a 2002 Chevrolet silverado z71. In November 2004 the abs brake system would activate every time I would press the brake at speeds less than 10 mph. I took it to the gm service and they had to replace the entire hub assembly because the sensors were corroded. A recall was issued on the sensor problem. Recently I have an abs light that comes on everytime I start moving. Occasionally the brake light also comes on. I took it in to gm service and was told that the abs pump assy and module were both broken and repair costs would be about $2000. I was told that the brakes worked fine, I just wouldn't have the abs feature. However I believe the abs system is an important safety feature on a vehicle, especially in areas that experience inclement weather. In addition, the service representative told me that the abs light is triggering the occasional brake light. The false positive is dangerous because it can cause complacency where drivers would ignore a real brake failure. I understand that it's impossible for automobile components to last indefinitely. However, it's obvious that general motors trucks have efficient brake systems, especially concerning the abs.