Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 GMC Sierra 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | We were in a roll over accident going under 30mph. I was a passenger in the back seat. When I woke up I saw that the dr… |
| 2019-02-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WE HIT BLACK ICE AND ULTIMATELY ENDED UP WITH A FRONT IMPACT WHICH TURNED INTO A 2 TIME … |
| 2017-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASE THIS TRUCK 2/03/17 AND HAVE USED IT UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINES BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I AM HAVING… |
| 2017-03-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TUBULAR FRAME THAT SUPPORTS BOTH THE GAS TANK AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER EXTREMELY RUSTS OUT CAUSING TH… |
| 2016-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OF A CITY STREET, AT A SLOW RATE (10-15MPH) AND TAKING A SLOW, APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN, I HEARD… |
| 2016-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. |
| 2015-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE IN PARKING LOT, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY |
| 2015-02-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES , PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR NO WARNING LIGHT OR ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM G… |
| 2015-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS D… |
| 2014-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN RURAL ROAD AT 55MPH, A DEER JUMPS INTO MY PATH. I QUICKLY BRAKE, ABS ACTIVATES AND PEDAL DROPS TO NEAR FLO… |
| 2014-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET. APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN REACHING THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WH… |
| 2014-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MANY GM TRUCKS, AND NEVER HAD ONE WITH SO MANY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE THEM WITH STAIN… |
| 2014-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. IS THEIR A GALVANIC REACTION BETWEEN LINE… |
| 2014-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 15-20 MILES BOTH ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED FINE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT … |
| 2014-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSOR WENT OUT. 4TH ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON 6 JAN 14; THREE OTHERS WERE REPLACED BETWEEN 9 MAR2012 AND 6 J… |
| 2014-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WITH NO WARNING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR PANEL. IT WAS THE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER … |
| 2014-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BACKING MY TRUCK DOWN A BOAT LAUNCH TO PUT A PWC IN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP, THE PEDAL WENT … |
| 2014-05-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY AND WENT TO PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY MADE A HISSING SOUND AND PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLO… |
| 2014-05-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES WENT OUT NO WARNING, AFTER LOOKING ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT UNDER TRUCK WHERE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT SAW WHERE BRAKE … |
| 2014-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF REVERSE, AND WOULD NOT RETURN. NO REVERSE OR DRIVE AT ALL. *TR |
| 2014-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OF A 55 MPH ROAD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP. I WENT THROUGH THE RED LI… |
| 2014-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT OVER FUEL TANK WHERE LINE RUNS ON TOP OF FRAME RAIL. ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED. ALSO FUEL LINES… |
| 2013-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD 4X4 4DR COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN MOVING VEHICLE AT HUNT CAMP.BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY … |
| 2013-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A 35-40 DEGREE SLOPED DRIVEWAY. GOT IN, STEPPED ON BRAKE,STARTED VEHICLE, RELEASED EMERGENCY … |
| 2013-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE-LINE-CORROSION- LOST MY BRAKES. *TR |
| 2013-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NO BRAKES! PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *JS |
| 2013-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT… |
| 2013-02-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMELLS GASOLINE EVERY TIME FILLED UP TANK. LOOKED FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS RUSTED WITH A B… |
| 2012-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOPPED… |
| 2012-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS A 2002 GMC HD 2500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH A DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE, AND 5 SPEED ALLISON TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2012-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ROTTED OUT BRAKE LINES @ 118,000 MILES . SHOULD BE A RECALL . NO ACCIDENT BUT WAS PULLING MY BOAT AT TIME OF FAILURE. C… |
| 2012-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAS SEVERAL BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS THAT ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT CAUSING FAILURE OF CORRECT EMISSION … |
| 2012-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE GOES CLEAR TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SLOWS TO A STOP. *TR |
| 2012-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS EXITING MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS VERY STEEP,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING,LAMPS OR OTHERWISE. MY… |
| 2012-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. TRUCK WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MAKE ORIGINALLY-PLANNED TUR… |
| 2012-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD ON I95 WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AT WHICH P… |
| 2012-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. AS I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2012-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD AN UNEXPECTED BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY THE RUST THROUGH OF THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. IT WAS FORTUNATE… |
| 2012-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FIRST THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES RUSTED OUT COSTING OVER 400.00 TO REPAIR. TODAY THE BRAKE LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF … |
| 2012-07-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 2500 HD PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX/MS TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265/75/1… |
| 2012-07-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING UNDER TRUCK IN FRONT OF FUEL TANK. FUEL LINE LEAKING AT CONNECTIONS ABOVE FUEL COOLER (LINES … |
| 2012-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THREE BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS. FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE BROKEN ONE CLOSE TO FIREWALL, WILL HAVE … |
| 2012-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | GMC SIERRA 2500 HD 2002 ROTTED BRAKE LINES FAILURE CAUSED $4500 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK . WRIST INJURY TO MY WIFE. OIL… |
| 2011-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOW… |
| 2011-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE … |
| 2011-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | A BREAK LINE RUPTURED RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID AND DIMINISHED BREAKING. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CATASTROPH… |
| 2011-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES BROKE AS A RESULT OF CORROSION.… |
| 2011-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR |
| 2011-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN THE SHOP THE TRUCK WAS STARTED TO MOVE IT AND THE BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR THE POINT THE BRA… |
| 2011-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LOOK READY TO FAIL, AND I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ALL THE BR… |