2002 Chevrolet S10 Brakes Problems

FIRST INCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 2/15/2015, BRAKES PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, DOWNSHIFTED TRANSMISSION TO HELP STOP VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED RUST HAD CAUSED A HOLE TO DEVELOP IN BRAKE LINE COOLER BEHIND RADIATOR OF VEHICLE. SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. SECOND INCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 5/15/2015, BRAKES BECAME MUSHY LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. RUST CAUSED PIN HOLE LEAK IN BRAKE LINE AT REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER. THIRD INCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 7/26/2015 SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. CAUSE YET UNDETERMINED

NHTSA ID

10744087

Incident

Feb 15, 2015

Mileage

65,327 mi

BRAKES LOST POWER AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON US-24 IN MICHIGAN. MAIN BRAKE LINE SPRUNG LEAK TO REAR AXLE WAS ABLE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SAFELY STOP. I HAVE NOT REMOVED LINE YET IF YOU WANT DIGITAL PICTURES MADE MICHIGAN MECHANIC CERTIFICATE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10609425

Incident

Jul 9, 2014

Mileage

98,618 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,911.

NHTSA ID

10607533

Incident

Jun 28, 2014

Mileage

100,911 mi

AFTER I'D OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS AND HAD ONLY ABOUT 13,000 MILES ON IT, IT BEGAN TO PULL HARD ON BRAKING. ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED AND RUINED THE FRONT ROTOR IN THE PROCESS. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO HONOR THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY OR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE TRUCK SAT OUTSIDE. IT IS PARKED ON A PAVED STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. IT IS A TRUCK AND MOST TRUCKS IN MY EXPERIENCE "SIT OUTSIDE," SO I FOUND THIS EXPLANATION TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO "LIKE A ROCK!" I REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BOTH FRONT CALIPERS (UPGRADED FROM OEM) AND OF COURSE THE BRAKE FLUID AT MY EXPENSE. AGAIN THIS YEAR, IN MAY 2012, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A FRONT CALIPER SEIZING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, PADS AND, IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LINES. THEY OFFERED TO DO THIS FOR A MERE $975 PLUS TAX AND $80 FOR NEW PADS. I WILL ONCE AGAIN REPLACE THE CALIPERS, PADS, FLUIDS AND THIS TIME THE BRAKE LINES WHICH I SUSPECT WERE THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. WHEN I FLUSHED THE LINES TO REPLACE THE FLUID BACK IN 2006 AND AGAIN IN 2012 THERE WAS OBVIOUS CONTAMINATION IN THE LINES WHICH WHEN IT BUILDS UP IN THE CALIPER, IN MY OPINION, CAUSES IT TO SEIZE. I'VE OWNED A NUMBER OF VEHICLES MOST OF WHICH SAT OUTSIDE FOR YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I BELIEVE CHEVROLET USED SUBSTANDARD LINES IN THEIR VEHICLES OR ALLOWED CONTAMINATION OF THESE PARTS OR DESIGNED A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS CONDENSATION TO INFILTRATE THE SYSTEM AND DESTROY THE LINES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10468400

Incident

Sep 1, 2006

Mileage

13,000 mi

BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 2002 CHEVY S-10 CREW CAB. ONE BRAKE LINE BEGAN LEAKING. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING TWO LINES. WHEN REPAIR WAS BEING COMPLETED A THIRD BRAKE LINE BEGAN TO LEAK. THE PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM GM AND THE DEALER SAID IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET.WAITING TO SEE IF A LOCAL SHOP CAN MANUFACTURE THE THIRD LINE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LINES CORRODED DUE TO BRINE USED ON ROADS DURING WINTER. I SAW AN ARTICLE STATING THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING OTHER GM TRUCKS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003 FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT THE S-10 IS NOT LISTED AS HAVING AN ISSUE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I CAUGHT IT EARLY BY SEEING A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER MY TRUCK. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I DO NOT FEEL VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE REMAINING LINES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10327244

Incident

Apr 18, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET S10. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 16,973 MILES AND REOCCURRED AT 38,000 MILES. A TIRE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AXLE THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL TOGETHER WAS CUTTING THROUGH THE BRAKES AND RUBBING THE WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALERS INVOICE INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,555. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF THE BRAKE LINES ALSO FAILED. UPDATED 05/21/08

NHTSA ID

10226729

Incident

Apr 21, 2008

Mileage

16,973 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO CORROSION. THE ROTORS WERE FIRST REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THEY WOULD NO LONGER REPLACE THE ROTORS FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENT USE OF SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE CONTACT'S AREA, THE CORROSION WAS TO BE EXPECTED. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182008

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

Mileage

6,000 mi

2002 CHEVROLET S10. 60,480 MILES. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 2WD. PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS WORKING NEAR THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD POP, SAME AS WHEN MANUALLY RELEASING THE BRAKE. I LOOKED UP AND THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING. I JUMPED IN A APPLIED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL IS TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. SOMETHING IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10176881

Incident

Dec 23, 2006

Mileage

60,480 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE HAND BRAKE WAS ALSO APPLIED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGED OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND ADMITTED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO ANALYZE THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10170968

Incident

Oct 2, 2006

Mileage

40,000 mi

DT: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PROBLEM IN WHICH THE ABS WOULD LOCK UP WHEN USED OR DRIVEN ON GRAVEL AND ON WET PAVEMENT. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE DEALER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED GM. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATES. *SC

NHTSA ID

10138411

Incident

Oct 3, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A HIGH SPEED THE BRAKES WILL CHATTER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL PULSATE. THE BRAKES WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, BUT HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A RECALL FOR OTHER GENERAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM, WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE SERVICE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS, REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND THE BRAKE SHOES. THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WILL HAVE TO CHECK THE ABS TO DETERMINE IF THE SPEED SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10140433

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

Mileage

33,800 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ROTATORS WERE BAD, PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THERE WAS UNUSUAL FLAKING. THE ROTORS WERE WORN SMOOTH AND NOT PITTED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE PITTING BEING SO SEVERE THAT IT COULD NOT BE USED. THE DEALER SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE. *AK THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AND MORNING BRAKE NOISE AS IF THE PARKING BRAKES WERE STICKING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNIT WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY BLAMED ON AGGRESSIVE TIRE TREAD. *SC

NHTSA ID

10122218

Incident

May 10, 2005

Mileage

42,000 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME SITUATION WITH THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 CREW CAB PICK-UP TRUCK AS DESCRIBED BELOW: FEDS PROBE GM BRAKES TUESDAY, MAY 03, 2005 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAID MONDAY THAT STOPPING DISTANCES MAY INCREASE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 10 MPH BECAUSE OF THE BUILDUP OF CORROSION. IN SOME OF THE VEHICLES, THE CORROSION OF SALT AND OTHER COLD-WEATHER ROAD SUBSTANCES LED TO UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS AND INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. REGARDS, JIM ZELASNY

NHTSA ID

10119619

Incident

May 3, 2005

WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED ABS FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10113412

Incident

Dec 16, 2004

Mileage

22,860 mi

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND PEDAL TOUCHED THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081350

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

-BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE (2002 CHEROLET S10 PICKUP) WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (20-35 MPH). BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT LEAST ONCE, POSSIBLY MORE, AS I TRIED TO GET THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE. BRAKES FINALLY CAUGHT BUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY FOR THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE, WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRENTY, WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND NO DEFECTS OR PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO SINCE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10072991

Incident

May 19, 2004

Mileage

7,580 mi

SAFETY RELATED ITEM: STOP LAMPS (BRAKE LIGHTS) ARE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO FAULTY STOP LAMP SWITCH AFTER 37000 MILES (JUST OUT OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY PERIOD OF 36000 MILES). *AK

NHTSA ID

10063693

Incident

Mar 19, 2004

Mileage

36,000 mi

RIGHT REAR BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY, CAUSE BRAKEING AND WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. TS

NHTSA ID

8023836

Incident

Sep 23, 2002

COMPUTER CHIP CONSTANTLY FAILS WHICH CAUSES A CHAIN REACTION OF FAILURES TO OCCUR. THE TRUCK IS UNRELIABLE WITH VARIOUS BRAKE FAILURES AND CONSTANT TOWING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP IS PATCHING THE TRUCK WITH MINOR REPAIRS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY DOING A THOROUGH INSPECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA ID

8023533

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR

NHTSA ID

8020205

Incident

Aug 8, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD AND SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018755

Incident

Sep 13, 2002

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY , AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012440

Incident

Jun 2, 2002