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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 service brakes, hydraulic problems

117 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 250033% of all complaints for this model year.

117
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
33%
share of all complaints
68,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
10 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On my 2002 silverado, the abs activates at low speeds causing brakes to pulse and increase stopping distance. Clearly nhtsa reference #05v379000 states that this only affects certain states. My vehicle falls into the manufacturer's recall date range as it was manufactured in august 2001. Chevrolet…

    filed Nov 19, 2014

  • 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to engineering analysis of faulty brake lines that failed. *smd

    filed Sep 19, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.