2002 Chevrolet Suburban brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 136 complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, 39% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 136 39% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 114 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 114 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 1 fire, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
When car was 2 months old, we complained to the dealer that the anti-lock brakes didn't seem to work properly in that they locked up and made the car jolt to a stop. Dealer said over phone that this was fine and did not need to look at car. On june 25, 2002, same problem was experienced on I-95 when trying to avoid another car that cut into lane. Brakes did not respond, I lost control of suburban, which rolled over and was totaled.
2002 chevy suburban: grinding noise heard on undercarriage and ABS light came on. Determined the ABS pump was making the grinding sound and further determined an unavailable part costs about $1200 plus labor. There is a waiting list for this part a mile long. Apparently this is a common problem worthy of recall investigation. Dealers temporary solution is to unplug the ABS fuse and drive it until the part comes available. We were told to be careful in the rain as it is unsafe without ABS brakes.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Suburban
- Fuel system 33 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Tires 18 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints