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2002 GMC Pickup Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 21, 2011
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 3, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 GMC Pickup. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Seat belts
Filed Dec 21, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GRACO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL: COMFORT SPORT. THE CHILD SEAT WAS SECURED IN A 2005 GMC PICKUP (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BECAME LODGED INTO THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE CHILD FROM THE CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10440863
Incident
Nov 6, 2010
Brakes
Filed Nov 4, 2005

I FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS SET WHILE LAUNCHING MY BOAT ON THE SLOPE OF A BOAT RAMP. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE IF THE VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE SOMEONE WAS BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BEGAN ROLLING. THE LOCAL DEALERS MECHANIC CHECKED THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT ONE WAS EXTREMELY WORN WHILE THE RIGHT ONE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. THIS INDICATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ACCIDENTALLY LEFT ON WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE BOTH BRAKES WOULD BE WORN. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO COMPENSATE ME OR MAKE MODIFICATIONS SINCE THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL TRUCK EVEN THOUGH OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AT THIS TIME TO HAVE THE BRAKE SHOE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID
10141801
Incident
Oct 7, 2005
Mileage
32,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 6, 2003

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

NHTSA ID
10022586
Brakes
Filed Jun 3, 2003

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. BRAKE LINES RUBBED AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN AND RUPTURED. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.*AK

NHTSA ID
10022156
Incident
Jun 2, 2003
Mileage
12,000 mi
Steering
Filed Mar 3, 2003

THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER.*JB

NHTSA ID
10009655
Incident
Feb 26, 2003

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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