Chevrolet Suburban / 2002
2002 Chevrolet Suburban problems
Owners have filed 352 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 20.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 11.6%.
Complaints352
Crashes34
Fires9
Injuries34
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 20.7% · 73
Service brakes 11.6% · 41
Fuel system, gasoline 7.1% · 25
Power train 6.8% · 24
Steering 6.3% · 22
Parking brake 5.4% · 19
Tires 5.1% · 18
Engine and engine cooling 4.5% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 34 describe a crash, 9 describe a fire and 34 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban in this data, 2002 sits 12th by complaint volume. 1994 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 14 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 63,700 miles.
In owners' own words
A bolt securing the rear left brake caliper bracket assembly failed catastrophically jammming the brake and the rear wheel while in motion. Fortunately this occurred at low speed and was controllable, but if it had occurred at speed on the highway, there would have been a major accident since the rear wheel could have suddenly seized with resultant loss of control of the vehicle (2002 4wd Suburban z71). Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 80,347 miles
At low speeds when pressing the brakes the abs brakes on my 2002 chevy Suburban pump and allow the veichle to move forward. Have had two occassions were this almost caused an accident. Dealer parkway motors calumet michigan determined it was corrosion on the abs sensors. They told me they first reported the problem to gm engineering 3 years ago and currently the see almost one of these problems a day. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 66,000 miles
: The contact stated the abs light illuminated on the dash. The abs brakes activated at low speeds of 35-40 mph. The dealership determined the electronic brake control module and a module brake pressure valve needed to be replaced. There is an nhtsa recall, # 05v379000 regarding the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock. The vin was not included in the recall. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 64,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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