general problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

I pulled the truck out of the garage in working condition, left it running while parked in the driveway. It emptied the entire brake fluid reservoir through a leak in the distribution junction on the rear axle, leaving the truck with no brake function whatsoever. Had I not parked the truck in the driveway, I would have been involved in a serious collision due to sudden complete brake failure.

While driving on us60 east of lexington kentucky I was preparing to turn left using the left turn lane. There was another car in front of mine and as I approached it I began to lightly apply the brakes. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no decrease in speed. Fortunately I was able to switch back to the through lane and avoid an accident. While I was able to avoid an accident there was definitely a risk of injury to myself and the occupants of the other vehicle. When I was able to inspect the vehicle I found that the brakeline adjacent to the fuel tank was rusted through which caused a complete brake failure. I do the vehicle maintenance personally and have since made necessary repairs to the brake system. I was aware of problems with the brakelines on this vintage truck being prone to failure due to rusting. As I was making repairs it was obvious the routing of the brakelines was such as to making the rusting more likely to happen.

Driving up to city intersection was appling brakes, car in front applied his quicker causing his rear to raise up, indicating panic stop, I followed and applied hard pressure to my brakes, pedal then went to the floor and lost all brake action, this lead to my truck rear end of other cars.

Unloading my boat, brake peddle went down to floor,didnnt know what happened, no light appeared on dash, secondary breaks didnt work either, held with parking brake.

I was attempting to hitch up my travel trailer when I noticed that the brake pedal began sinking to the floor. I pulled away from the camper and tried to park away from it and lost all brake pressure and collided with my garage.

While towing a 7000 lb 5th wheel trailer the electrical plug between the vehicle and trailer became partially dislodged and affected the vehicle electrical system which made the gauge needles go haywire including the tachometer. Engine stalled with resultant loss of power steering and brakes. Luckily was able to pull into parking lot and stop using trailer brakes. Reinserted plug fully into socket and have not had a problem since.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving approximately 9 mph, the anti lock braking system erroneously activated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v379000(service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was 145,000.

Had to get on the brakes pretty hard, the line under the drivers side floor burst due to rust and corrosion.

Tried to make a slightly abrupt stop at 50 mph,felt a little abs pulse then pedal began to sink to the floor. Pumped pedal, I then got a little brake pressure and slowed a little. Turned towards the shoulder and used emergency brake to slow truck down to a long eventual stop. Then towed.

This vehicle is experiencing an issue with the abs module in which at slow braking speeds the brakes will not stop the vehicle correctly. There was a recall issued prior to this date for over 800,000 silverado trucks including the years 99-2002 for this exact issue. I contacted my dealership and I was informed that my truck is not covered by this recall even though it is demonstrating the exact symptoms described in the national recall by gm.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated while driving approximately 4 mph, the brake pedal extended to floor upon engaging. There was a significant delay in the brake response. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in motion and driving at low speeds. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the constant malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 129,016. The VIN was unavailable. Js.

2002 Chevrolet silverado. Stopping from slow speed at intersection anti-lock brakes engaged, truck shuddered, would not stop, hit vehicle directly in front of. Have experienced brake issues with vehicle since date of purchase. Was taken in for recall, but dangerous brake problems persist. Vehicle is unsafe to drive.

I was driving my 2002 Silverado 2500hd when the vehivle in front of me spun on snow and ended up 90degrees across the road in front of me . I braked but the pedal went to the floor and I had to drive up onto the shoulder and missed crashing into the car by a foot or two . I brought the silverado immediately to the dealer . They told me my brakeline had rusted out and now want $2500 to repair . They say the other lines are also bad and need replacement . The vehicle is now at the dealers while they order parts .

Abs is not functioning correctly, at low speeds abs is activating and braking distance is increased.

During braking my 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd's abs is activated when the vehicle is almost stopped. It happens intermittently but seems to be getting worse. The failure has not yet been repaired. I confirmed with chevy that there is no open recall on this vehicle but there should be.

While driving down the road the vehicle dies out, and quits running. It then becomes hard to steer and stop. It takes about 2 to 5 minutes before starting back up, sometimes maybe even longer. It dies out any where from 2 to 3 times a day, depending on how long and far I am driving. The speed varies from 10 mph up to 75 mph.

I own a 2002 chevy 2500 hd and the last couple of months I noticed the anti-lock brakes activate at low speed. I thought this was related to winter snow/ice but this continues on dry pavement. I called chevy customer service and was advised there were no listed recalls for this VIN. Found NHTSA recall 05v379000 & action # pe05020 lists exact symptoms of vehicle every time breaks are applied at low speed. Estimated time and cost to repair 2 hours at aprox $180. 00 a chevy dealer was called and I was advised they cannot repair without authorized recall per the VIN. This safety issue should apply to the listed VIN.