Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2002)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10066940April 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UPON A COLD START, ENGINE WOULD MAKE NOISE. POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. *PH *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063062April 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ON AN INCLINE, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TO FIVE FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE INCIDENT RECURRED ON 3/14/04, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED 5 OR MORE FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WERE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM GM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066679April 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINS LIT. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SOLENOID SEAL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064545April 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE KNOCK.. HOT & COLD. SOUNDS LIKE LIFTER NOISE, GM SAYS IT'S "NORMAL" . OVER 30 YEARS AS A MECHANIC, I KNOW THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A NORMAL KNOCK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FIND THERE ARE ABOUT 800,000 VEHICLE INVOLVED. GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE VEHICLES. GM SERVICE BULLETINS REFER TO THIS AS PISTON SLAP. ANY SLAP, SCUFF, OR ABNORMAL NOISE IN A CYLINDER IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE METALS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059341April 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE FUEL CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO MOTORIST DRIVING BEHIND HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW ON IT'S FOURTH REPAIR. *NM THE FUEL LEAK COULD CAUSE TO PUSHED PAST THE PISTON RINGS INTO THE CRANKCASE, AND A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE FUEL RAIL ALSO CAUSED FUEL INTO THE CRANKCASE. ALSO, THE LEAK OF FUEL AND OIL HAS CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. GENERAL MOTORS WON'T REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR OR FUEL RAIL UNTIL IT HAS FAILED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055092March 31, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BLOWOUT OF BRIDGESTONE DUELLER AT 693, LT285/75R/16, DOT NO.EJLFCCB2501 CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND $4,000.00 DAMAGE TO TRUCK. NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROADWAY.*AK *MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062709March 20, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
TRUCK HAD LESS THEN 25,000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED A 'LOOSE FEELING' IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING TURNS AND A DISCERNIBLE BUMPING. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A TSB ON IT(CHEVY TSB 00-02-35-003A) AND HAD IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY- BUT FROM DOING RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS FIX IS A 'BAND-AID' AND THEY REALLY SHOULD REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WITH AN IMPROVED MODEL. CONCERN: VERY DISTRACTING AND CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT MAKE ME IGNORE A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM- SUCH AS 'LOOSE LUG NUTS' OR SOMETHING ELSE IN THE FUTURE (THINKING IT IS JUST THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRING WHEN IT IS REALLY A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062577March 18, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
ON SUNDAY, MARCH 14 MY FRIEND WAS HUNTING WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS ON A RANCH IN TENNESSEE. MY FRIEND SHOT HIS FIRST RAM AND THEN HE AND THE GUYS LOADED IT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. GUYS LOADED INTO THE CAB AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK. MY FRIEND AND ANOTHER MAN SAT ON THE OPEN TAILGATE. THEY WERE JUST GOING TO RIDE DOWN THE TWO TRACK A BIT BACK TO THE LODGE. THEY WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. THE TAILGATE BROKE. ONE MAN WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK WITH MINOR INJURIES. MY FRIEND WAS THROWN DOWN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TAILGATE. HE DIED MONDAY, MARCH 15 OF HEAD INJURIES. HE WAS RIDING IN A '02 CHEVY SILVERADO. CHEVY RECALLED THIS TRUCK FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MONDAY, MARCH 15. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST FATALITY RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. WHAT DO WE DO NOW?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10062465March 17, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
LOUD CLUNKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND VIBRATION COMING UP THE STEERING COLOUM. TRAILER RUNNING LIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING FUSES. CLUNKING ON STOP OR OR WHEN ACCELERATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062475March 17, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRES: UNEVEN, EXCESSIVE WEAR; SIDEWALL DEFORMATIONS & SPLITS; NOISY AND VEH PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063177March 15, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED THAT TAILGATE BROKE, AND DROPPED ONTO BUMPER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062167March 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO IN OCT 2001. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD THE LEFT REAR DIFFERENTAL AXLES SEALS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE RIGHT REAR SEAL AND BRAKE PADS ONCE. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 15,682 MILES , SECOND TIME AT 26,252, THIRD TIME AT 32,727 AND THE FOURTH TIME AT 65,624. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK FOR THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEALS WERE FINE AND THAT I PROBABLY NEEDED THE PVC VALUE, FUEL AND AIR FILTERS CHANGED. THEY CHANGED EVERYTHING AND CHARGED ME FOR THE WORK. WITHIN 3 WEEKS I WENT TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AXLES DID NEED REPLACING. THEY DID THE WORK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 3 WEEKS EARLIER. WHEN I WENT TO THE FIRST DEALER ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR WORK THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE I GOT BLOWN OFF. I NOW HAVE PAID OVER $500 FOR A REOCCIRING PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE TALKED TO ME I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING NOWHERE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY BRAKES GET FLUID LEAKED ON THEM . I TRAILER MY HORSE WITH THIS TRUCK AND GOD FORBID ANYTHING HAPPEN WHEN I AM TRAILERING. THEN ARE THEY GOING TO LISTEN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065338March 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055931March 11, 2004
STEERING
THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY GREASED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, BUT THE REMEDY ONLY LASTED 5000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB THE THUMP NOISE WAS HEARD INSIDE THE CAB AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR FOUR TIMES AND THE CHANGED THE STEERING BOX ON THE 3RD VISIT. THE NEW BOX STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH REPAIR THE STEERING BOX WAS GREASED. WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM IT WORSENED QUICKLY AND FELT LIKE THE WHEEL WERE LOOSE. THE STEERING WOULD CRUNCH IN THE CONSUMER'S HAND AND FELT LOOSE. THE DEALER ONLY MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061795March 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS ARE DETERIORATING AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060641March 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
ONE OF THE TWO SUPPORT CABLES WHICH HOLD THE TAILGATE IN PLACE WHEN IT IS OPEN HAS BROKEN IN THE MIDDLE AND APPEARS TO BE BADLY CORRODED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060503March 5, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE STRAP BROKE. TAILGATE WOULD NOT LATCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061306March 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HEARD A NOISE. THE NOISE SOUND LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP, THERE WAS NO NOISE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF NOISE WAS COMMON TO ANY VEHICLE BEING STARTED EARLY IN THE MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060450March 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MOISTURE DRIPPING FROM AN AIR CONDITIONER HOSE CORRODED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP TO THE POINT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD RUN VERY ROUGHLY AND WITH NO POWER. DEALER REPLACED THE CAP, SPARK PLUG WIRES AND COVERED THE A/C HOSE AT 22800 MILES BUT THE SAME SYMPTOMS STARTED AGAIN AT 43880 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060152March 2, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE TAILGATE, WHILE LATCHED, FELL OFF THE TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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