Chevrolet / Suburban 1500 / 2002
2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 problems
Owners have filed 144 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 22.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 22.9%.
Complaints144
Crashes3
Fires1
Injuries6
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 22.9% · 33
Service brakes 22.9% · 33
Engine and engine cooling 6.9% · 10
Parking brake 6.3% · 9
Fuel/propulsion system 5.6% · 8
Steering 5.6% · 8
Structure 4.2% · 6
Fuel system, gasoline 4.2% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire, 6 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 in this data, 2002 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 24 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 111,653 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. The contact stated that the anti-lock braking system would intermittently activate at less than 10 mph and when depressing the brakes. The brake pedal would vibrate abnormally with an increase in stopping distance and time. The dealer replaced the brakes yet the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 100,000 miles
The anti lock braking system activates when coming to a stop on dry pavement. Typically 10 miles per hour and less. This happens almost 40% of the time when stopping. We almost ran in to the back of a parked vehicle. A recall was performed in january of 2007 but I am wondering if this was actually fixed or just replaced with the same parts that went bad. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 125,000 miles
2002 Chevrolet suburban. While driving brakes where applied in a normal manner and driver felt brake pedal go to the floor and vehicle did not stop. After investigation found brake line ruptured near drivers side rear wheel. Serious injury and damage where avoided only because of an empty highway at the time of occurrence. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 107,895 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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