Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2002)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10138026September 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON BOTH MY 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN, AND 2002 CHEVY K2500 TRUCK, THE GAS GAUGE READS ERRONEOUSLY. TENDS TO GET HUNG UP AT 1/4 TANK, THEN LATER GOES TO EMPTY...AT WHICH TIME I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS! CHEVY REPLACED THE BURB FUEL SENSOR TWICE, AND THE TRUCK ONCE...UNDER WARRANTY. PAST WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT HELP. SAFETY ISSUE: I RAN OUT OF GAS IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA INTERSTATE TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR, HAD TO WEAVE MY DEAD TRUCK THROUGH 70 MPH TRAFFIC TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. VERY DANGEROUS MOVE...LUCKILY WAS NOT REAR-ENDED! HAVE FRIENDS W/ SAME TRUCK...SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138066September 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
POOR QUALITY VEHICLE/PARTS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT, THERE IS AN UPCOMING RECALL AS GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO, HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL THE RECALL IS ACTIVE. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES NOW, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AND THEY SHOULD FIX THEM NOW AND NOT MAKE ME PAY FOR THIS SERVICE AND THEN REQUIRE ME TO SUBMIT A BILL AT A LATER DATE TO BE REIMBURSED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137516September 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
'02 SILVERADO 1500, EXT CAB... PLS ADD ME TO THE LIST OF FAULTY ABS EXPERIENCES... THE TRUCK ABS ACTIVATED AT A SLOW SPEED BRAKE, JUST PRIOR TO FULL STOP... TAPPED THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME... LUCKILY, NO DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS HURT BUT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. IT NOW SEEMS THAT THE FAULTING ABS HAS BEEN NOTICED BEFORE BUT, IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY SUSPECT... THE 60A FUSE HAS BEEN PULLED TO DISABLE THIS "SAFETY" FEATURE... *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136940September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKES PULSATED, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER SAID THAT RECALL 05V379000 DID NOT APPLY TO THE STATE WHERE THE CONSUMER LIVED. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136573September 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON JULY 15, 2005. THERE WAS GM NHTSA RECALL 05V379/ GEM RECALL 05068 A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER,THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT OFFICIAL YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136445September 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MONDAY AUGUST 29, UPON ARRIVING HOME, WE WERE PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR IN OUR 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND WE HAD DIFFICULTY COMING TO A STOP AND ALMOST HIT OUR GARAGE DOOR. ON TUESDAY AUGUST 30TH , MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK GOING APPROX 5-10 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, CAUSING HIM NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP AND HITTING ANOTHER PERSONS CAR ACROSS FROM HIM IN A PARKING SPACE. IN TALKING TO A CO-WORKER ABOUT WHAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE DOING SHE DIRECTED ME TO THIS WEBSITE TO CHECK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. ON AUGUST 29TH, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CODY CHEVROLET IN MONTPELIER, VT. THEY TOLD US TO PULL THE FUSE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES UNTIL WE COULD BRING IN THE TRUCK ON THURSDAY, SEPT 1 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE OTHER PERSON'S CAR THAT WAS STRUCK BY OUR TRUCK TOOK THEIR CAR TO GET AN ESTIMATE, WHICH CAME BACK AT $688. I CALLED GM TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR IT. THEY KEEP SAYING THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. MY CONCERN IS THAT RATHER THAN HITTING A PARKED CAR, MY HUSBAND COULD HAVE HIT A PERSON. HE COULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING DOWNTOWN AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, COME TO A PERSON CROSSING A CROSSWALK, THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS COULD HAVE ENGAGED AND HE COULD HAVE STRUCK A PERSON. GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL IS NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH PARTS AVAILABLE AT WHICH TIME IT WILL BE RELEASED TO OWNERS IN JANUARY IN VIN # ORDER. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. I ALSO FEEL GM HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PAY THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO US BASED ON THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136403September 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT SLOW SPEED. IT HAS NOW BECOME CONSTANT AT ALL DECELERATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136220September 12, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO. THIS PAST JULY I LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CLEAN OFF MUD AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE FOUR LOCATIONS ON THE SIDE WALL OF TIRE THAT WERE WORN AWAY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE TIRE WAS SECURE AND HAD THE PROPER TIRE INFLATION. I CHECK THE PRESSURE ABOUT 4-5 TIMES A YEAR WHILE IT IS STILL SECURED UNDER THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TIRE TO MY LOCAL DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER SAW THE TIRE AND STATED HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME AND BELIEVES IT IS A DESIGN FLAW ESPECIALLY IN THE S-10 PICK UPS. HE ADVISED ME NOT TO USE THE TIRE. IT IS TO DANGEROUS. I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE SPARE AND NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET GM TO REPAY THAT COST. THEY HAVE DENIED ALL REQUESTS SO FAR STATING I DID NOT ROTATE TIRES PROPERLY. IN THE SERVICE BOOK THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO ROTATE TIRES ONE INCLUDES THE SPARE AND THE OTHER DOES NOT. I DID THE ONE THAT SHOWED THE FOUR TIRE ROTATION NOT FIVE BECAUSE THE SPARE IS A STEEL RIM NOT ALUMINUM LIKE THE OTHER FOUR DRIVE WHEELS. I AM LUCKY THAT I REMOVED THE SPARE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS JUST FOR CLEANING AND NOT AT NIGHT WHEN I HAD TOO. THE DAMAGED SIDEWALL OF TIRE IS ON THE INSIDE ONCE ON THE TRUCK AND I WOULD NEVER HAD SEEN THE DAMAGE HAD IT BEEN AT NIGHT. I ALSO PULL A CAMPER WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE RESULTS OF HAVING THE SIDE WALL BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PULLING A CAMPER SCARED ME. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I HAVE REPLACED THE SPARE WITH NEW TIRE. BUT WHAT WILL KEEP THE DAMAGE FROM OCCURRING AGAIN ? I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO KEEP MOVING THE SPARE TIRE. GM SHOULD REDESIGN THE TIRE HOLDER OR PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF CUSHION BETWEEN TIRE AND BED OF TRUCK. I AM SURE THAT HAD I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND USED THE SPARE EARLIER IN THE TRUCKS LIFE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE THE TIRE AND CAN PROVIDE PICTURES UPON REQUEST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANYTIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128315September 9, 2005
STEERING
DT: THE STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AT LOW SPEED. TOOK TO A DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER THOUGHT THIS TO BE A POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AND STEERING GEARBOX AS WELL. DEALER SAID THE GEARBOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR. *NM THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAD BEEN REPAIR BEFORE PER A SERVICE BULLETIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135769September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING TO A STOP AND ALMOST STOPPED THE ABS ACTIVATE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE COASTING. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS HOWEVER, LUCKILY NO COLLISIONS HAVE HAPPENED YET. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO GO INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS AND HAPPENS ABOUT 5 OUT OF 10 STOPS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136663September 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS COMES ON AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, RESULTING IN EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER MISS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE LEFT FRONT HUB. REPLACING BOTH FRONT HUBS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135440September 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS OF 0-10 MPH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE MAY 2005 INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS SENSORS CLEANED, AND THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING MUCH BETTER AFTER THE CLEANING. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CURRENTLY. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TO JUST CLEAN THE SENSORS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM. THIS WAS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135343September 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 CHEVROLET 2500HD W/ 8.1L GASOLINE ENGINE: THE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON THESE ENGINES APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS SENSOR FAILED ON MY TRUCK AT ONLY 30K MILES! I KNOW OF TWO OTHER '02 TRUCKS W/ THIS ENGINE THAT ALSO HAD THE SENSOR FAIL AND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WHILE DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM! THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING FOR NO REASON AND YOU LOSE ALL POWER FOR THE BRAKES AND STEERING. AT TIMES IT WILL RESTART WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS ONCE YOU SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, BUT OTHER TIMES IT MAY NOT RESTART FOR A DAY OR MORE. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME SINCE I TOW A 10K LBS. FIFTH-WHEEL WITH THE TRUCK! MY TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING FOUR TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO WEEKS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME WAS WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC, WITH ONLY ONE OF THE TIMES WHILE BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT! MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE TIME LIMIT OF 36 MONTHS EXPIRING. TO HAVE SUCH A PART FAIL WITH ONLY 30K MILES ON THE ENGINE IS OUTRAGEOUS. ONE OF THE OTHER TRUCKS I KNOW OF HAD THE SENSOR FAIL AROUND 55K MILES. SAME PROBLEM, IT WOULD JUST STOP IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN PULLING OUT OF A LIGHT OR STOPPED TURN. AGAIN, A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!! THE COSTS TO ME TO REPAIR MY TRUCK FOLLOW: AC DELCO REPLACEMENT CRANKSHAFT SENSOR - $69.26 TOW CHARGES TO TOW TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET, CINCINNATI, OH - $58.85 LABOR DUE TO THE ORIGINAL SENSOR BREAKING IN THE BLOCK! - $336.54 TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AFTER ONLY 30K MILES! = $464.65 AGAIN, I HAVE TO REPEAT HOW LARGE A SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS ON THESE TRUCKS!!! THE ENGINE JUST STOPS FOR NO REASON AT ANY TIME, HIGHWAY, SLOW MOVING, STOPPED, ETC. IT MAY RESTART, BUT THEN AGAIN IT MAY NOT FOR MANY HOURS! THE TRUCKS WITH THESE ENGINES IN THEM ARE GENERALLY TOWING LARGE TRAILERS BEHIND THEM. THIS COMPOUNDS THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135196September 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE DYING. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS ON 2-15-05. THE ISSUE WAS COVERED IN RECALL NUMBER 05500. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 5-05. ON 8-29-05 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135053September 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO CHEVROLET 1500 SHORT BED (~50K MI) WITH A STICKING THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE APPROACHED ELDORADO CHEVROLET TWICE ABOUT HAVING THE PROBLEM REMEDIED. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY IS A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUE- AND THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. THE THING IS, THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT GIVE A MILEAGE OR TIME FRAME IN WHICH THIS ITEM SHOULD BE INSPECTED AND/ OR CLEANED!! I'VE READ NUMEROUS CONSUMER REPORTS AND TESTIMONIALS FROM OTHER CHEVY OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME THAT ADDITIVES IN THE GASOLINE IN MY AREA (NORTH TEXAS) CAUSE CARBON TO BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN MY AREA AND WHO OWN CHEVROLET PICKUPS. NONE OF THEM HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR GAS PEDAL STICKING!! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR WHICH GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! IF I DO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO REOCCUR. I GUESS GM WILL SUGGEST I LOBBY TO HAVE THE TEXAS OIL PRODUCERS CHANGE THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF THEIR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS!! I HOPE MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM COME FORWARD- I FEEL THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ISSUE. THANK YOU, ROBERT LAUGHON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134926August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS MANY TIMES. NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER STATES BUT NOT WISCONSIN. HOW CAN WISCONSIN NOT BE A COLD WEATHER STATE WHEN ILLINOIS IS SOUTH OF US AND IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I PAID A DEALER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134988August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON 7-22-05. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 4-5 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE DID SO BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNLESS IT WAS REPAIRED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HIM BECAUSE HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. ALSO,THEY TOLD HIM THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134816August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I JUST HEARD OF GM'S RECALL ON ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS. I HAVE A 02 SILVERADO THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM TWO SEPARATE TIMES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT FELT LIKE NO PEDAL THEN IT WOULD PULSATE. WHICH YOU COULD FEEL THROUGH THE PEDAL. BOTH TIMES THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SENSORS WERE TO BLAME. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX WITHOUT PAY. SINCE IT HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE MONTHS EARLIER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134818August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1 TON DUAL WHEEL PICK UP - EXTENDED CAB. FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES PULSATING AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MPH WHEN I AM TRYING TO STOP. I WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AND HAVE OVER 12 DISKS IN MY NECK, MID AND LOWER BACK, I AM CLASSIFIED AS TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED. THIS TRUCK IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DOCTOR APPTS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT, I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS ADVISED THAT ONLY VEHICLES IN CANADA WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, IF I WANTED IT FIXED IT WOULD COST APPROX. $350.00. I NOW LIVE ON SSI DISABILITY AND ONLY RECEIVE $841.00 PER MONTH, I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE FIXED AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. IT HAS HAPPENED WELL OVER 1000 TIMES AND PRETTY MUCH DOES IT NOW EVER TIME I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO??? DO I JUST WAIT UNTIL I LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING AND HIT SOMEONE CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO MYSELF AND POSSIBLE ANOTHER INNOCENT PERSON OR ARE YOU GOING TO FORCE GM TO FIX THIS DISASTER? PLEASE ADVISE ME OF MY OPTIONS AND WHAT I SO DO OR WHOM I SHOULD CONTACT - I NEED MY TRUCK FIXED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131530August 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEGAN TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO PASSING GEAR CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER LET OFF THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE CONSUMER REALIZED THERE WAS NO REVERSE AND IT WAS SHIFTING ODDLY. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED, BUT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE HAS MINIMAL USAGE. THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE WAS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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