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2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	993964
Internal NHTSA #	10524044
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	2002
File date	08/07/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling at approx. 20-25mph, pulling away from my home, a small animal ran across in front of me. I hit the brakes, hard, and after a momentary feeling of brake pressure, the pedal went straight to the floor with no brakes whatsoever. I backed up into my driveway, jacked up the truck and placed it on jack stands. The underside of the truck was wet and dripping brake fluid around the abs unit beneath the cab. My wife applied the brake while i examined the underside. An approx. 1/8in hole was found in the incredibly rusty and weak steel line running from the abs to the left front where it joins the rubber line to the l/f caliper. Further examination reveals all steel brake lines are incredibly rusty, structurally weak and in danger of failure. This could lead to a very serious, catastrophic crash with the potential of fatalities. Further, all of the steel parts of the fuel lines are also very, very rusty and weak and with the high internal pressures and highly flammable and explosive gasoline inside are another serious hazard. I am a licensed master auto/truck and motorcycle mechanic. In nearly 50 years of driving i have never seen a brake line failure from such massive rust on a vehicle with such low mileage. This vehicle has only 68,830 miles on it. It is unsafe to drive. Many, many other owners of similar gmc and chevrolet trucks have reported similar brake line rust and failure. Repair/replacement cost estimates can be as high as $1200 to nearly $2000. Brake line failure can kill. If ever there was justification for a safety related recall, this is certainly it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	68830
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DEARBORN, MI
VIN pattern	1GTEC14W32ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	6
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Vehicle speed	20
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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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