Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2002)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10120875May 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE INSIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND FLAKING. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS LESS 10,000 MILES AND HAD THE ROTORS HAD TO TURNED DUE TO RUST AND FLAKING. THIS WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROTOR. AT ALMOST 40,000 MILES THE BACK ROTORS HAVE DISINTEGRATED. THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO GET THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HEAT HARDENED ENOUGH. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF BRAKES IN 40,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120768May 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES IN HIS VEHICLE WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKED IN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP FOR ABOUT 2-3 FEET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120683May 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT: THE ABS SYSTEM, THE BEARINGS WENT OUT ON BOTH SIDE IN THE FRONT ON BOTH TIRES. COULD HEAR POPPING ON BRAKES BEFORE THEY FAILED. THEY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD BRAKES REPAIRED AND PAID OUT OF POCKET. THEY REPLACED BOTH SIDES OF BRAKES TODAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120688May 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH HER ABS BRAKES SHE SAYS THAT WHEN YOU GO TO STOP AND USE THE BRAKES YOU CAN'T USE THEM BECAUSE THEY EASE UP AND FREEZE. WHEN SHE PUSHED ON THE PEDAL IT LOCKED UP AND MADE A NOISE AND THEY WILL NOT WORK. THE ONLY THING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE IS THE NOISE THAT SHE HEARS. THE VEHICLE IS A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE HAS ALMOST CAUSED QUITE A FEW ACCIDENT'S. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120496May 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM EXPERIENCING UNDESIRED APPLICATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK DUE TO FAULTY WHEEL HUB SPEED SENSORS. IT STARTED OUT AS A ONCE IN A WHILE THING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND IS NOW AN ALMOST ROUTINE OCCURANCE ON ALMOST EVERY BRAKING. WHEN THE ABS APPLIES, THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS ALMOST DOUBLED. THIS OCCURS AT SPEEDS BELOW 10MPH, WHICH IS WHEN YOU ARE USUALLY CLOSING THE RANGE ON WHATEVER YOU'RE TRYING TO STOP FOR. ASIDE FROM HAVING IT CHECKED OVER BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE COST ESTIMATE HAS RANGED FROM $300.00 UP TO OVER $1,000.00. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS CORROSION RELATED DUE TO BEING KEPT OUTSIDE AND DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS, ETC. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM MY UNCLE WHO DROVE IT ON PAVED ROADS, KEPT IT IN A HEATED GARAGE, AND IT HAS SEEN ONLY OCCASIONAL EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT. IT IS ONLY IN THE LAST YEAR THAT IS HAS BEEN PARKED OUTDOORS ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE NOT DONE THE REPAIRS AS I AM GOING TO PERSUE IT WITH GM TO PAY FOR THEM SINCE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS NO WAY RELATED TO ANYTHING I'VE DONE, AS WELL AS BEING OUT OF MY BUDGET IF THE COST BECOMES EXCESSIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120497May 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN THE BREAK IS APPLIED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BRAKE POORLY. UNTIL JUST RECENTLY I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS AND MY BRAKE PADS ARE FINE PER MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THEM ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I PULLED INTO A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THE ABS CAME ON AND I WAS SENT CRASHING INTO HIS GARAGE. THIS HAS HAPPEND ALMOST 20 TIMES SINCE THAT DAY. I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE MY TRUCK TO WORK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE. I HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO XC 1500 4X4 THAT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH 81332MILES. MY FATHER AND BROTHER BOTH OWN SIMILAR MODEL GM TRUCKS BOTH 2000 MODELS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TO FIX MY TRUCK I'M WAITING TO SEE IF I CAN MAKE THE DEALER PAY FOR THE DAMAGES DONE AND FIX MY BRAKE SYSTEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120604May 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE LOST BRAKING POWER DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST BUILDUP ON ALL FOUR ROTORS. THIS SITUATION IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATES. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THEN AGAIN WHEN I ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION. NO ACCIDENTS, BUT A CLOSE CALL. GM WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AT 52,000 MILES. I REPAIRED THE VEHICLE MYSELF BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE SINCE ADVISED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120607May 10, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE AT 57000 MILES, ATE UP DRUM/ROTOR, NEVER ADJUSTED PROPERLY FROM NEW. USED AT EVERY ENGAGEMENT OF PARK. DEALER SAID HE HAD SEEN MANY WITH SAME PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN BY CHEVROLET. EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED AND NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AT 50K+/- MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121479May 10, 2005
TIRES
2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES.*MR A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED THE CONSUMER HEARD TIRES NOISE WITH VIBRATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE CONSUMER CHOSE TO REMOVE THE TIRES AND INSTALL SNOW TIRES. ONCE THE TIRES WERE CHANGED THE NOISE AND VIBRATION NO LONGER EXISTED. WHEN THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE TIRES HE NOTICED SIDEWALL BULGES, BUMPS AND OTHER IRREGULARITIES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120272May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
DT: PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM, VERY TOUGH ON BRAKES. HAD 3 SETS OF BRAKES IN 68,000. ABS CUTS IN WHEN JUST BEFORE YOU COME A STOP. ABS HAS BEEN GOING PAST 2 MONTHS. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE PROBLEM CHECKED (ABS) ALREADY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120302May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I STARTED NOTICING IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR THAT SOMETIMES MY ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKED IN WHEN THERE WAS NO APPARRENT REASON FOR THEM TO DO SO. FIRST IT WAS MAYBE ONCE A WEEK AND THEN IT GOT TO BE EVERYDAY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, APPLEGATE CHEVROLET, AND THEY SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS WRONG. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS WERE CORROTED. $300 LATER IT WAS FIXED. THREE OF THE SENSORS THEY WERE ABLE TO CLEAN, ONE BROKE. I HAVE THE BROKEN ONE THAT HAD TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120478May 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS COMING ON AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MPH) IN DRY CONDITIONS. THIS STARTED IN JAN. 2005 WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND CONTINUED UNTIL APPROX. LATE MARCH. THIS DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I DIDN'T TAKE TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO GET IT LOOKED AT, BUT I DID NOTICE AFTER I WOULD WASH THE TRUCK THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE MUCH BETTER FOR A TIME THEN START UP AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120198May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE
UNWANTED ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION ALMOST CAUSED 4 ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO. AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME I COULDN'T REPLACE JUST THE SENSOR AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE A PART THAT WAS FINE JUST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT INTO THAT PART AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ALMOST $600 I JUST PULLED THE FUSE ON THE ABS. NOW I HAVE NO ABS AND HAVE TO LOOK AT TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ALL THE TIME. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD AROUND 39000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPEND. ALSO THE PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T WORK AND AFTER ADJUSTING, IT STILL BAIRLY WORKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120209May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS CONCERNS THE BRAKE PROBLEM ON GM TRUCKS. MY 2002 SILVERADO'S BRAKING NEVER WAS GREAT, WHEN HARD BRAKING IS APPLIED, THE PEDAL WILL BOTTOM OUT AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP PEDAL TO STOP. NOW THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE PEDAL HAS LOCKED UP ON ME AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO PULL ABS FUSE JUST TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AND BE ABLE TO STOP. THE PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP SO HARD THAT I HAD TO STOMPED IT TO BREAK IT FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120226May 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
ON A COUPLE OF PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXTENDED CAB ENGAGED ON ME AT WHILE BRAKING AT STOP LIGHTS ON MY WAY TO WORK. THIS CAUSED MY BRAKING DISTANCE TO DOUBLE OR EVEN TRIPLE ON HILL STOPS. I WAS VERY UPSET AT THESE FALIURES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE STATION TO BE LOOKED AT. BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT A GM SERVICE CENTER, THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SPEED SENSORS IN THE SILVERADO'S SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THIS. I THEN SET OUT TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK TO GET THIS LOOKED AT. ON MY TRIP TO FOREST CITY CHEVROLET IN PORTLAND, MAINE I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND MAKING MY WAY DOWN THE TWISTING OFFRAMP TO THE STOP LIGHT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AT ABOUT 20 MPH! (NOT THE 5 TO 10 MPH AS OFFICIALLY SUGGESTED BY GM) I DID EVERTHING IN MY POWER AND REACH TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME INCLUDING APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT IN MY 14 YEARS OF DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE ABS SYSTEM FUSE TO DISABLE THIS DISASTER OF A BRAKING SYSTEM AND CONTINUED TO THE DEALERSHIP. FROM THERE I WAS CHARGED 70 DOLLARS FOR A "DIAGNOSES" OF FAULTY ABS SPEED SENSORS AND ANOTHER 400+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE THEM. WHAT REALLY HURTS ME IS THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN TECHNICAL BULLETINS ABOUT THIS KNOWN DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND DO NOT NOTIFY THE OWNERS LIKE MYSELF TO WARN US OF POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE!! THEN TO CHARGE ME ALMOST 500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS BARELY 2000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY!! AND THEY HAD A TON OF THESE SPEED SENSORS IN STOCK SO WHATEVER GM IS CLAIMING THIS ISSUE AS BEING EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD IS FALSE, IT IS HAPPENING A LOT. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN, I TRADED IN MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120102May 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED: BRAKES LOCKED UP, DOES SO AT SLOW SPEEDS AT 10-15MPH. PUSHED BRAKES TO FLOOR AND THEN LET OFF AND HAVE TO PUSH AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120136May 6, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
DT: WHILE DRIVING THE CABLE FROM WHICH MY SPARE WAS ATTACHED BROKE LOOSE, AND THE TIRE LANDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. SPEED WAS ONLY 35 MPH AT THE TIME, THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. DEALER REFERRED TO NHSTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115910May 6, 2005
STEERING
AFTER STRIKING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK REPLACE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119937May 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHILE. THE DEALER REPALCED THE R AND L SENSOR, THE BRAKES, THE CALIPERS AND STILL THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119944May 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (LIGHTLY), THEY FELT LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE POWER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP THE WAY THAT IT NORMALLY DID. THE CONSUMER PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE AND ACTIVATED FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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