general problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 2

My girlfriend was driving my truck went to pull in to a parking spot when she hit the brakes abs kicked in and would not stop the truck causing her to hit a parked car with a good amount of damage to the other car the brakes have never giving me problems and now its got no brakes 2002 chevy silverado.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the brakes were applied and the anti lock brake system engaged independently. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was repaired previously under NHTSA campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.

I was traveling southbound on CT. Rte. 8 at approx 6am at 55 miles per hour. State maintenance vehicles had partially obstructed the road as I rounded the bend approaching the trumbull town line this in turn caused an abrupt halt of traffic. I applied my brakes rather hard which did slow the vehicle but I still had to swerve into the breakdown lane in order to avoid a collision when the brake pedal went to the floor. Upon investigation I had found that the steel hard line running along the frame rail for the rear brakes was badly corroded and had bust. The rest of the steel lines which all run to and from the abs pump are also in bad shape. It is my opinion these lines be made from stainless steel in the interest of safety. After all they make most modern exhaust in stainless and that is not as important as stopping your vehicle!!!.

I went to stop at street light and the brake went to the floor no brakes at all. Later found brakes lines rusted threw. All transmission lines also rust threw. Price to have fixed over $2000. 00.

The parking brake on my truck will not hold as it should, thus causing vehical to roll down driveway. There is a recall for silverado's with manual transmissions,( defect investigation # ea04011 gm recall #05042 NHTSA campaign id# 05v161000) mine is a automatic, but the auto and manual use the same parking brake set-up. I have done some reading on-line Chevrolet truck forums and there are allot of silverado/SUV gm owners with automatics that have this same type of brake system that are having the same issue, not holding due to premature wear out of parking brake shoe lining. There is also a gm tech serv bull for this matter as well, but not a recall for the vehicals with auto transmissions, what are the owners of automatics less important. The TSB has the dealers replace the spring retainer clip just as the recall does. I think the TSB needs to take a hard look at the parking brake issues on the trucks/suvs with automatic transmissions as well.

Help please. Anti lock brakes lock up or go to floor at low speed. Recall 05v379000 covers vehicles with this defect registered in cold weather states extending to maryland and d. C. I live in virginia, but have driven in covered areas, including maryland, pennsylvania, west virginia and d. C. My vehicle has a safety defect that has required a recall. It should not be excluded simply because it is registered on the other side of a state line.

I am having problems with my 2002 chevy silverado anti lock brakes. Brakes activate at speeds lower than 5 miles an hour, and extends my braking distance, which has almost caused several accidents. This is the same problem that is occuring under recall bulletin 05068b, but my vehicles VIN nubmer is not listed in the recall. Can the recall bulletin be revised to include my VIN number, due to my vehicle is experiencing the same problems? I have spoke with chvey corporate customer service and the dealership, about covering the cost of the repairs or at least partial cost, both refuse to cover anything because the VIN # is not listed in the recall bulletin.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The contact stated the anti lock braking system would engage while braking at low speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop, where the contact was advised to disconnect the anti lock braking module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Has occurred on multiple occasions. While driving- depressed brake pedal, which went to floorboard and insufficiently provided braking to stop vehicle. No warning provided. Was able to pull to side of road before striking vehicle in front of me. Mechanic indicated it is corroded break lines. Had experienced similar problem(poor braking approx. 4000 miles ago due to corroded sensor. Have not yet repaired vehicle. Unusable.

I have a 2002 chevy silverado,thats is experiencing braking failures at low speed , like coming to a complete stop at a intersection. I have almost slid into several intersections and do no longer trust my brakes to stop when I need them. This problem is the same as reported undera existing recall # 05v37900. The problem is that my vehicle is not listed due to it's location, which is north carolina. This recall needs to be expanded to cover addition states.

Unwanted abs activation and extended stopping distances during low-speed braking.

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 approximately 108,000.

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 here within a parking area and not out on the road at an intersection which I just went through. This was the first time this has happened but it makes me very weary of the braking system. I disconnected the fuse to the abs system so this will not occur again until it is investigated further.

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.

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 used cheap lines and people can easily be killed! jim stacy.

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 goes to the floor. I removed the abs fuse to avoid low speed crash. Has not been repaired to date.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving less than 10 mph, the anti-lock brakes activated unexpectedly. At highway speeds, the brake pedal would extend all the way to the floor or freeze to the point where it could not be depressed at all. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they found a recall/safety improvement act that listed the same failures as the contact's year, make, and model vehicle. However, his VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer stated that they could not assist with the repairs; therefore, the contact would have to pay over $500 to have the vehicle repaired. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 66,800.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the antilock brakes activated while driving 5 mph or less. Nhtsa campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock) was referenced. The failure could cause increased stopping distances during low speed braking applications, which could result in a crash. The recall applies to 21 other states except for kentucky. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer yet for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 101,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 7 mph, the anti-lock brakes activated without warning. The contact stated that he had release the brakes then depressed them again to stop the vehicle. There was a recall repair made for the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock (NHTSA campaign id # 05v379000) in January of 2006. The contact felt that remedy for the recall was not sufficient. As of may 16, 2008, the dealer had not inspected or repaired the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

I have a 2002 chevy silverado that was part of a recall for anti-lock brakes engaging at low speeds (4-10mph). I took my truck to a dealership to have the recall service performed in 2006. Now, in 2008, as I was driving through town, my anti-lock brakes kicked in and I almost wrecked into the car in front of me. It now happens on a regular basis everytime I try to brake at low speeds. I called chevy technical support and they were of no help whatsoever. They could not offer a good explanation as to why they would not fix my problem, even though they acknowledge it is a problem and a safety hazard.

- the contact stated that on 08/25/06 he took his 2002 Chevrolet silverado for recall campaign# 05v379000 service repair, on the abs. After picking up his vehicle he continued to have the same failure. The contact stated that it takes longer for him to come to a complete stop than expected. The contact stated that he has informed the dealership about this problem and has gotten no resolution. The contact stated that this happens almost every day he drives the vehicle regardless of the weather or road conditions.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that when braking from 5mph, the abs braking system would activate erroneously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock) however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000 and the current mileage was 94,000.

2002 Chevrolet silverado with brake problems. The consumer stated the brakes and rotors had to be replaced twice. Also, the abs needed to be replaced, but the part alone is $1,000 and the labor is $600. 00. The abs activated at low speeds.