Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2002)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#8017234August 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE TRAVELING APPROXIMATLY 30-40MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017078August 23, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8016967August 22, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS A STRONG VIBRATION, AND A RATTLE NOISE IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED UP SOME PARTS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016972August 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MAKES A RATTLING NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED DRIVESHAFT. PROBLEM STILL REOCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766025August 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELARATED AT SPEED OF 90 MPH. RPM 6000. I DID ALL POSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AN BRING IT TO A STOP BY PUTTING THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7-4-02, AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY WHEELER MOTORS , CHEBOYGAN MICH. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I ALSO HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY JAMES CHEVROLET CLINTON TWP. MI. THEY ALSO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. ON 8-21-02 WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON I-75 THE VEHICLE AGAIN ACCELARETED ON ITS OWN TO A SPEED CLOSE TO 90MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT TOOK ALL THE BRAKING POWER AVAILABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK AND BRING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THIS TIME WHEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE RPM IMMEDIATELY (IN PARK) SOARED TO 6000 RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARTIN CHEVROLET, SAGINAW, MICH. AT HIS POINT I HAVE NO RESULTS OF WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I CALLED GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AT 1-800 CHEVROLET-USA. THEY DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK. I ALSO CALLED THE MICH. STATE POLICE TO ASSIST AND VERIFY THAT THE INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766067August 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016833August 21, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRUCK SOMEHOW RAN INTO A CONCRETE FIXTURE THAT SUPPORTED A SIGNAL LIGHT. ESTIMATED SPEED OF HEAD ON COLLISION INTO FIXTURE WAS 25 - 30 MPH. NEITHER OF DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER MAKING CONTACT WITH DASHBOARD. DRIVER STATED THAT CHILD'S TEETH PRINT WERE ON DASH CONSOLE. ENTIRE BUMPER SMASHED BACK INTO ENGINE, AND STEERING WHEEL BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#765908August 20, 2002
TIRES
NO ROAD HAZARD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103F. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM SIDEWALL. NOTHING REMAINED ON RIM BUT SIDEWALL. BODY DAMAGE TO FENDER WELL AS WELL AS RUBBER BURN MARKS, DUE TO CENTRIPETAL FORCES FROM TIRE TREAD SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016806August 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND THERE WAS A CONCRETE PIPE LAYING ON THE ROAD, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SHE HIT THE PIPE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. AT DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.THE PIPE WAS A BROKE OFF LIGHT POLE. THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE IS BENT. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8016246August 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING SUDDENLY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID.*AK ALSO THE ENGINE VIBRATES WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON, THE DEALER REPOSITIONED CLAMP, WHEN IT IS RAINY HARD THE DRIVERS DOOR LEAKS AT THE TOP WEATHERSTRIP, THE EXHAUST VIBRATES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, THE PASSENGER SEAT RATTLES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016064August 12, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THROTTLE WILL GET STUCK, STAYING AT THE SAME SPEED, BUT IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKCONSUMERS WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERS WHERE THEY FOUND A STONE LODGED IN THE THROTTLE STOP. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765185August 4, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SHIFTING GEARS RPM GOES TO 3000 WITH CLUTCH TO FLOOR . HAS BEN THERE 3 TIMES FOR THIS THAY SAY THRER IS NO PROBLME WITH THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015139July 30, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS TIRES WILL SPIN AT TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013862July 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
FACTORY INSTALLED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WILL ONLY ALLOW DRIVER TO SEE THE FRONT OF THE FENDER. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES SAFELY, FENDER IS BLOCKING DRIVERS VIEW. MIRRORS DO NOT EXTEND OUT FAR ENOUGH. *AK THE MIRRORS ON VEHICLE ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO ALLOW SAFE PASSING AND THERE IS AN INABILITY TO SEE VEHICLES ON THE SIDE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013614July 10, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARK BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. VEHICLE HAS ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES WITH PARK BRAKE APPLIED. DEALER REPLACED PARK BRAKE ONCE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013646July 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING O RINGS BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013672July 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDS TO THE FLOOR WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT, AND WILL ALSO DO THAT WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013394July 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT A HIGH THROTTLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN.*AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. PUMPING/APPLYING BRAKES DID NOT CLEAR ACCELRATION ONLY SLOWED VEHICLE. STOMPING OF ACCELERATOR 3 TIMES RELEASED ACCELERATOR. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER THE ABOVE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. ACCELERATOR CLEARED ON AGAIN BY STOMPING ACCELERATOR. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763947July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013345July 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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