Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2002)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10126304June 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE EXACT PROBLEM YOU DESCRIBE IN INVESTIGATION #PE05-020. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A PARKED CAR. I SPENT $266.30 TO HAVE THE ABS SENSORS CLEANED. THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL: THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125878June 20, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
RECENTLY I WAS ROTATING MY TIRES (MOVING FRONT TIRES TO REAR AND REAR TIRES TO FRONT). I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND UPON HAND TIGHTENING UP THE REAR TIRES (THE REAR END WAS COMPLETLY OFF THE GROUND), I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE ON THE REAR TIRES WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. AFTER LOWERING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE GROUND, I PERFORMED A TEST. I WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRIED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BY MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH EASE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND HAS NO EFFECT ON THE BRAKES. I VISITED WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV AND NOTICED THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ON VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V161000). I CALL CHEVROLET AND VOICED MY CONCERN OVER MY VEHICLE NOT HAVING RESISTANCE AT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEY STATED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THAT I WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. QUESTION TO NHTSA, HOW DOES THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION EFFECT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE A MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT OPERATES ON ITS OWN? I HAVE BEEN TO MANY FORUMS WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKES. I HAVE EVEN PRINTED A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT FROM CHEVROLET THAT DESCRIBES TO THE TECHNICIAN TO INSTALL THE SAME RETAINING CLIP TO EMERGENCY BRAKE JOBS THAT IS USED IN THE RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS CRASHES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS JUST THAT...A PERSON RELIES ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN EMERGENCIES AND WITHOUT THE BRAKE DOING ITS JOB, PEOPLE WILL SUSTAIN INJURIES AND EVEN DIE WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM BEING FIXED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121903June 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES ON VEHICLE STARTED PULSATING WHILE BRAKING. A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125441June 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH NOISY ENGINE GETTING WORSE THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL GM DENIES THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125312June 14, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY TRUCK HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE ONLY 36000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CORRECTIVE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE RETAINER CLIP BUT STATES I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES. I FEEL GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE BRAKE SHOES SINCE THE RETAINING CLIP 'CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125198June 13, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE FAILURE: THE 2002 CHEVROLET 3500 TRUCK PURCHASED HAD GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES ON AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THEY ALL BULGED AROUND THE RIM AND EVENTUALLY ONE "BLEW OUT" I TOOK THEM TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER ROAD HAZARD. THE REPLACEMENT SET RAN HALF LIFE AND THEY STARTED TO BULGE IN THE SAME SPOT. ONE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY.THIS TIME I REPLACED THEM WITH DIFFERENT TIRES, BUT SAVED THE OLD ONES IN CASE YOU WISHED TO LOOK AT THEM. SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAPPEN FROM THIS AND I THINK THAT IF I HAD REPLACED THEM WITH GOODYER TIRES, THE PROBLEM WOULD BE BURRIED WITHIN THE COMPANY.IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED THEN I NEED TO RECYCLE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120507June 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ABS BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS, HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR END, SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN, BUT DIDN'T STOP IT. ABS BRAKES FEEL SPONGY, THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THIS TRUCK.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124323June 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATES IT HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT LOCAL SERVICE DEALERS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THERE HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL WARRANTY THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124399June 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AT LOW SPEED. APPARENTLY AN ABS MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY CORROSION OF AN ABS SENSOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER A CURB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124149June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
2002 SILVERADO BRAKE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS WITH ABS SENSORS, SQUEEKY BRAKES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL ASSY., BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR, BOTH REAR WHEEL ROTARS AND I AM STILL HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IN DASH ARE ALWAYS ON. NOW DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY ABS PUMP IS BAD AND ITS ABOUT $1100.00 TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN MY TRUCK HAD ABOUT 50,000 MI. ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123888June 2, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
2002 SILVERADO AUTOMATIC, PARKING BRAKE AT 53,000MILES HAS NO PADS LEFT AND THE ROTOR IS SCORED. ROTOR UNREPAIRABLE.PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. DEALER AS WELL AS GMCUSTOMER SERVICE DENIES ANY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. PROBLEM NOT FIXED AS GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY ALSO DENIES ANY KNOWLEGE OF RECALL ON 2002 SILVERADO MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123776June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT; PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKES. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES KICKED IN AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE TRUCK MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATED. SAW A NEWS REPORT ON THE ABS BRAKES. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT YET HEARD FROM GMC ON THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123783June 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE FUEL RETURN LINES AND FUEL RAILS WHEN THEY COME APART THE DIESEL AND OIL MIX TOGETHER AND SHOOTS OUT AND COATS THE REAR WINDSHIELD. ALSO, COATS THE SIDES OF THE TRUCK AND ALL OVER THE TAILGATE IN VERY LARGE AMOUNTS. THIS WAS 3RD TIME THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122521May 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VECHILE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP. IT HAS CASUED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND 1 SMACK INTO A GARAGE DOOR. I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AND IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT BUT IS OUT OF WARR DUE TO AGE. DEALER WANTS $400 TO FIX, BUT IT APPEARS BASED ON MY MECHANIC AND REPORTS READ ON INTERNET THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122328May 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS SENSOR MALFUCTION ON SILVERADO - VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AT LOW SPEED AND ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121658May 20, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND DOES NOT HOLD WHEN ENGAGED BEEN ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL SO I'M WAITING TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CASE CHEVY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121253May 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
ERRATIC STOPPING AND SQUEALING NOISE WAS NOTICED ON MAY 17, 2005. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND MY REAR BREAK ROTORS ON MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD (39,000 MI.) TO BE EXTREMELY DETERIORATED. THE METAL IS ACTUALLY FLAKING OFF ON THE FACE OF THE ROTORS. THE PADS STILL HAVE APPROX. 2/3 THICKNESS REMAINING. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, IT LOOKS LIKE MY DIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121143May 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT; WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON DRY PAVEMENT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO BRAKES. WHEN THE ABS KICKED IN, THE CONSUMER NEARLY RAN INTO BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ABS JUST TOOK OVER AT A LOW SPEED, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE LAST FRIDAY. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121163May 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB, CURRENTLY THE ABS BREAKS ARE GOING INTO ABS MODE WHEN I TRY TO STOP ON ANY SURFACE INCLUDING DRY AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10MPH). THIS IS CAUSING MY BREAKING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS TO INCREASE AS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO LET OFF THE BREAKS AND THEN MASH THEM. EXACTLY THE BEHAVIOUR THAT ABS IS SUPPOSED TO NEGATE. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE YET BUT SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, WILL PULL THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE THAT FUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120991May 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES: THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY. CHECKED ROTORS AND FOUND HAS BUILD-UP FROM CORROSION. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT CONTACTING THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES. GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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