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2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1113715
Internal NHTSA #	10638512
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	2002
File date	20/09/14
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 16 year old daughter was driving the truck at the time of the failure. She has her temporary license and was driving for the third time. After driving in town and on some rural roads, she started getting too close to other cars at stop lights and stop signs. I began telling her to stop sooner, she said she was trying. It only got worse so we went home. She almost ran into our house as tried to stop in the driveway. Because she is a new driver, she did not realize the brakes were going out. After we got out of the truck i noticed a puddle of fluid forming under the driver side. I determined that it was brake fluid. I raised the hood and had her press on the brake pedal. Brake fluid started spraying out of a brake line near the frame. The brake lines from the master cylinder to the abs module are very rusty along with every other brake line. This truck may be 12 years old and have 87,000 miles but i have always taken very good care of it and it still looks new inside and out. I do not believe a major safety component like the brakes should be failing at this time. Other critical components have warning systems to alert you to possible failures but when there is no way to tell if something critical will fail i believe those parts should be made to last. If the life expectancy of a part is limited, the manufacturer should recommend service at a reasonable interval. My daughter is now scared to death to drive any of our cars because she feels it could happen again. I am just glad i wasn't pulling my 20 foot boat and had to make a panic stop at highway speeds when the line failed. Someone could have got injured or killed i am currently getting quotes to have it repaired. So far i have received prices ranging from $600-1500. I feel gm should cover most to all of these expenses because they used sub-par parts to build a critical component of the brake system.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87510
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CENTERVILLE , OH
VIN pattern	1GTGK13U22FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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