Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2002)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10144441December 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS BUMPER DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WANTED GM TO REIMBURSE HER FOR THE BUMPER DAMAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY OFFERED NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BUMPER DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144452December 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED, AND IN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THEY OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR YEARLY MAINTENANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144123December 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144031November 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ON 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 W/ONLY 25,500 MILES, NOTICED A NOISE IN REAR BRAKES. WHEN ROTATING TIRES, DISCOVERED BOTH ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, BUT WITH PLENTY OF BRAKE PAD AND THEREBY CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR ON BRAKE PADS. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GM DEALER FOR INSPECTION BY SERVICE PERSONNEL, WHO DETERMINED SAME PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE GOOD WILL REPAIR. FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS, PURCHASED REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND COMPLETED REPAIRS ON OUR OWN. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM TO TRY TO OBTAIN REFUND OF OUR COSTS, BUT NOT YET RESOLVED THE ISSUE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEM W/ABS SPEED SENSOR REQUIRING ADDITIONAL BRAKING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEEDS, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRST RECALL BY GM. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144078November 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT LOW SPEEDS, (BELOW 10 MPH) THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE (PULSING OF BRAKE PEDAL) ON MY 2002 1500 SILVERADO AND MAKE STOPPING DISTANCES DRAMATICALLY GREATER IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, EVEN IF ONLY ONE WHEEL IS ON A PATCH OF ICE/SNOW. THIS LEADS TO SCARY SITUATIONS AT STOP SIGNS/SEMIPHORES. I CONTACTED GM, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I LIVE IN A STATE (MN) THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP, I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. FOR NOW, I HAVE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM. I REALIZE THAT THE ABS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, BUT AT LEAST I MY STOPPING POWER WILL BE PREDICTABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144276November 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS FOR 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *TS THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 2,525 MILES BETWEEN THE LAST SERVICE YET NO BRAKE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED BY THE TECHNICIAN AT THAT TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143465November 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAD MY 2002 CHEV SILVERADO IN FOR RECALL SERVICE 05068 ON 10-24-05. DEALER ADVISED THAT RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED BUT VEHICLE REQUIRED NEW FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES TO CORRECT ABS PROBLEM AT A COST OF OVER $1000 TO ME; THE RECALL STATES IT WILL CORRECT PROBLEMS CAUSED BY CORROSION BETWEEN HUBS AND ABS SENSORS. COST SHOULD NOT BE INCURRED BY ME FOR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143468November 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COLD ENGINE START-UP KNOCK. I OWN A 2002 SILVERADO Z71 WITH THE 4.8 ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS HAD COLD START-UP KNOCK SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE ASKED DEALERS ABOUT IT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NORMAL. I BUILD ENGINES FOR AND OWN TO DRAG CARS. ONE IS AN ET FOOTBRAKE CAR WITH A MILD 350 CI SMALL BLOCK CHEVY. THE OTHER IS A 48 FIAT ALTERED WITH A 434 CI SMALL BLOCK CHEVY STROKER. BOTH HAVE FORGED PISTONS AND NEITHER HAS THE COLD PISTON NOISE THAT THIS BONE STOCK 4.8 HAS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 39,139 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND WANT IT TO LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I DON'T THINK IT WILL LAST MUCH LONGER BEFORE IT CRACKS A PISTON SKIRT OR SEVERELY DAMAGES THE CYLINDER WALLS. IT IS MY INTENTION TO CONTACT CHEVROLET IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I AM PREPARED TO BE TOLD THE SAME AS THE DEALER TOLD ME. I AM ALSO LOOKING INTO THE CLASS ACTION SUIT APPROACH TO GET A REMEDIE TO THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK HAS 4 WHEEL DISK AND STOPS LIKE IT HAS FOUR WHEEL DRUMS WITHOUT POWER?? I OWNED A 97 SIVLVERADO THAT HAD BRAKES THAT WORKED THE SAME. YOU WOULD THINK THAT A TRUCK THAT COST 30,000 DOLLARS WOULD BE A LITTLE BETTER CONSTRUCTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143367November 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES . THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142835November 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED AND CAUSED THE STUDS TO SNAP OFF. THIS COULD CAUSE THE EXHAUST TO LEAK ON A COLD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S SON-IN-LAW DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THE ORIGINAL STUDS WERE TOO SMALL, AND THE NEW STUDS WERE BIGGER.*AK LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE AND WERE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142804November 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE COUNTY IN WHICH WE LIVE RECEIVES OVER 100+ INCHES OF SNOW ON AVERAGE. THE STATES THAT SURROUND US, WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA, ARE CONSIDERED BY YOUR DEFINITION TO BE IN THE "RUST BELT" OUR STATE AND COUNTY ROAD CREWS USE A LOT OF SALT AND CHEMICALS ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER DUE TO THE HIGH AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT WE RECEIVE EACH YEAR. FOR THIS REASON WE FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS AREA IN THE COVERAGE ZONE FOR THE SAFETY RECALL OF THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE SILVERADO WOULD MAKE NOISES, VIBRATE AND WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP IN THE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY AND WOULD VIBRATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. AT FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED INFREQUENTLY, BUT THEN BEGAN TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THE SILVERADO WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED AND THE TECHNICIAN TESTED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SENSORS. THE TECHNICIAN THEN TRIED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN THE ABOVE MENTIONED PARTS, WHICH COULD NOT BE DONE. THE RESULT WAS THAT A NEW HUB ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES WAS INSTALLED . AFTER THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WERE RETESTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING OK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEM SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142397November 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ABS SIGNAL DROPPING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE WAS SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE DELAER TOLD HER ON 11-05-29005 THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED ON 11-05-05 THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142416November 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING JUST BEFORE STOPPING THE ABS ACTIVATES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143208November 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING SAFETY DEFICIENCY ON 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKING SYSTEM. *TS THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142180November 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS SENSORS HE HAD THE WORK PERFORMED, BUT THE ABS PUMP HAS GONE BAD. HE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A GM DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141763November 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL LETTER 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP EXPERIENCED THE SAME ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS AS THOSE PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD HIM IF THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM WAS STILL WITH THE ABS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141698November 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PICKUP TRUCK WENT OUT. BECAUSE OF GROUND FOG, I WAS UNABLE TO USE HIGH BEAMS AND RESORTED TO FOG LIGHTS UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. THIS PROBLEM THEN OCCURRED PERIODICALLY WHEN I DROVE AT NITE. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT WHEN I RAISED AND LOWERED THE TILT WHEEL, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND TURN ON. AT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE TILT WHEEL RANGE OF MOTION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUTOFF AND STAY OFF UNTIL I RAISED OR LOWERED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY. I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM APPEARED BUT I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE. I ALSO WAS THANKFULL THAT MY WIFE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING BECAUSE SHE MAY HAVE REACTED DIFFERENTLY AND A VEHICLE CRASH MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT. SINCE THE VEHICLE, A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 1500 4WD, WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I HAVE DONE BUSINESS BEFORE. THE MECHANIC EVENTUALLY REMOVED THE "TURN SIGNAL/MULTIFUNCTION LEVER". AT A POINT WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE SWITCH HE AND I BOTH OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNED WIRES AS WELL AS THE INSULATION THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BEENED BURNED OFF. A NEW MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORKED FINE NOW. FORTUNATELY NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURY. I HAVE THE OLD PART AND WILL RETAIN IT. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND RECEIVED A SERVICE REQUEST CASE FILE NUMBER OF 1-372503129. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH ADVISED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THAT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141565November 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE. THERE WAS NO FEELING OF PULSATION. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WAS ABLE TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO INSISTED THE DISC BRAKES DELAMINATED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL , BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ABS PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005 - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINE THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS CORRODED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1500 SILVERADO BUT NOT THE 2500HD SILVERADO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141184October 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OUR SILVERADO HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL #05V37900 FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CONSIDERED A "SALT BELT" STATE G.M. WILL NOT RECALL OUR TRUCK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137597October 26, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT: WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO PERFORM A TURN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, NO PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES. THE CONSUMER SELF DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CONSUMER TOOK APART THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND THE DRIVESHAFT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BROKEN . THE CONSUMER FELT THIS MAY BE DUE TO POOR CASTING OR UNDERSIZED IN DESIGN. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT REPLACED THIS AT THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED BOTH THE GM DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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