2002 GMC Sierra Suspension Problems

THIS IS AN OLD INCIDENT; HOWEVER, UNTIL JUST RECENTLY, I DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A WEBSITE SUCH AS YOURS. ALSO, I AM REPORTING A SPECIFIC INCIDENT, BUT ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION. THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED WAS RELATED TO MY BRAKE FLUID LINES RUSTING COMPLETELY THROUGH WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TWO SMALL GRANDCHILDREN. WHEN A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, I PUSHED ON MY BRAKES ONLY TO FIND I COULD NOT STOP. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A FIELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I DROVE INTO IT, RATHER THAN HITTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE BRAKES, THE LINES LITERALLY FELL APART. WE STILL HAVE THIS TRUCK, BUT THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF IT (FRAME, SPRING HANGERS, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, ETC) ARE ALL RUSTED. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS SUMMER - THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HAD BECOME SO RUSTED, MY SPARE TIRE ACTUALLY CAME LOSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY IT WAS HELD UP BY A CHAIN. UPON LEARNING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST ALL GM TRUCKS, I FELT OBLIGATED TO BASE MY COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. TOYOTA FACED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT FORTUNATELY STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND MADE IT RIGHT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO LIKEWISE. WE HAVE TRIED TO TRADE THIS TRUCK IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT ARE BEING OFFERED WAY BELOW KELLY BLUE BOOK PRICE BECAUSE OF THE RUST ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10537360

Incident

Jul 14, 2012

Mileage

70,000 mi

THERE IS RATTLE/VIBRATION IN MY TRUCK'S STEERING COLUMN. ANY TIME I GO OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE I HEAR AN ANNOYING RATTLE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD IN FRONT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND I FEEL A CONSISTENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS RATTLE STARTED WITH ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, JUST IN TIME FOR THE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT WITH THE SAME ANNOYING PROBLEM. MY DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A RECALL ON IT, SO I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO REPAIR IT (WHATEVER MAY BE WRONG WITH IT). *NM

NHTSA ID

10150348

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

35,000 mi

ON 01 NOV, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A PARKED CAR. I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING SPOT BELOW 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. I DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF AT A REPAIR CENTER ON 03 NOV AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT BOTH THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS SHOT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SENSOR WAS SHOT. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

10141788

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

Mileage

63,838 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS SYSTEM IS BAD. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 8-20-05 BECAUSE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE HUB, THE ROTORS, AND A CABLE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL BEARING ON 8-22-05. IT SEEMS TO BE FIXED AS OF NOW. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10133910

Incident

Aug 20, 2005

Mileage

39,000 mi

2002 GMC SIERRA EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*MR THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BOUNCED AND MADE NOISE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CHECK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CHECK COVERED THE PART NOT THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. *NM

NHTSA ID

10135653

Incident

Mar 3, 2005

Mileage

27,000 mi

FRONT SUSPENSION/ STEERING 'RATTLES' EXCESSIVELY WHEN IN A TURN AND ROAD ROUGH TO THE POINT I MUST ACCOMMODATE IT IN HOW I DRIVEN TURNS. THE RATTLE ALMOST GOES AWAY AFTER THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS LUBED BUT IS BACK IN ABOUT 500 MILES OF DRIVING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10110057

Incident

Feb 4, 2005

Mileage

25,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 3/4 TON CREW CAB SIERRA WITH DURAMAX DIESEL AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK HAS 17000 MILES. OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE HAD TWO SHOCK ABSORBERS FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY DUE TO A WELD AT THE BOTTOM ATTACHMENT POINT. IN THE FIRST CASE, THE SHOCK WAS LODGED IN THE BOTTOM A ARM ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BEHAVE STRANGELY. UPON SERVICING THE OTHER SHOCK, A CRACK IN THE WELD WAS FOUND. MY DEALER SAYS THAT SHOCKS ARE A MAINTENANCE ITEM AND REFUSES DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE IS ALSO NOT CONCERNED, THOUGH THEY FILED A CASE..1-204723707 *JB

NHTSA ID

10064389

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

Mileage

17,000 mi

2002 GMC SIERRA DENALI WHEEL BEARING FAILURE LEFT & RIGHT SIDE AS WELL AS FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TROUBLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10060287

Incident

Feb 20, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

REAR AXLE UNSTABLE WHEN CORNERING OVER MODERATE BUMPS. LOSES LATERAL TRACTION. DEALER FAILED TO MAKE A GENUINE EFFORT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED REAR SHOCKS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, PROBLEM WAS REDUCED BUT NOT ELIMINATED.

NHTSA ID

10000767

Incident

Jul 8, 2001

Mileage

10 mi

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2 ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. CONSUMER FEELS THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A DANGER TO HIMSELF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHENEVER HIS FULL ATTENTION IS DIVERTED FROM TRYING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT. *TT

NHTSA ID

785993

AFTER A LONG TRIP THE REAR END WILL VIBRATE AND SHIFTS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. DEALER DROVE VEHICLE ON LONG TRIP BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

NHTSA ID

8006411

THE REAR END OF VEHICLE SKIPS BACK AND FORTH WHEN I HIT A BUMP/WHEN I'M GOING ON A RAMP TURNING RIGHT WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HIT A BUMP OR WASH BOARD IT IS THE WORST. *AK

NHTSA ID

757391