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2002 GMC Sierra parking brake problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the parking brake on the 2002 GMC Sierra7% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Parking Brake complaints
7%
share of all complaints
30,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 gmc sierra. The contact stated that while parked on an incline the contact activated the parking brake and noticed it would not engage. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 05v161000 (parking…

    filed Nov 5, 2012

  • Ineffective parking brake, premature-unwarranted parking brake friction liner wear. Similar gm recall 05042 and nhtsa action number pe03057 but only applies to vehicles with manual transmissions. This problem also applies to my vehicle with an automatic transmission. *tr

    filed Jun 2, 2010

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

Parking Brake problems in other Sierra years

YearReportsShare
2004 Sierra21%
2001 Sierra145%
2000 Sierra92%
1999 Sierra102%
1995 Sierra10%
1993 Sierra11%
Sierra parking brake problems by year →

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.