2002 Chevrolet Suburban parking brake problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the parking brake on the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2002 chevy suburban parking brake failed due to a design flaw that affects hundreds of thousands 1999 through 2003 gm vehicles. Most owners are probably unaware their vehicle has this defect, since the transmission prevents vehicle movement when in park. The parking brake on these gm vehicles is a…”
filed Feb 12, 2008
“Emergency brake failure on my 2002 chevrolet suburban. The same thing happened on my son-in-law's 2002 chev. Suburban. Neither of us knew this until we took our vehicles in for a state inspection sticker & it failed inspection. Was told there was a service bulletin on this problem but gmc did not…”
filed Jan 25, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Parking Brake problems in other Suburban years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Suburban | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 Suburban | 42 | 10% |
| 2000 Suburban | 29 | 10% |
| 1997 Suburban | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 Suburban | 1 | 0% |
| 1995 Suburban | 1 | 0% |
| 1994 Suburban | 1 | 0% |
| 1993 Suburban | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban
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.