2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED CAUSING THE LEAKAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKES, AND THE CALIBER AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WERE CLEANED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLEANING OF THE CONTACTS WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. UPDATED 06/04/10

THE 2002 SILVERADO (STANDARD) WAS RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE ID 05V161000 DATED 4/22/05. I OWN A 2002 SILVERADO TRUCK WITH ONLY 35,000 BUT IT IS AUTOMATIC AND THE GM DEALER IN HAWAII WILL NOT FIX MY HAND BRAKE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. MY HAND BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AND I AM DUE FOR A SAFETY CHECK SOON. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM - THEY SAY THEY WILL SERVICE IT BUT IT WILL COST $400+. *TR

THE ABS IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN ON DRY PAVEMENT MAKING MY STOPPING DISTANCE LONGER. IT HAS OCCURRED APPROX 3-4 TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 DAYS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000. WHEN THAT RECALL CAME OUT THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOW THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING AND GENERAL MOTORS IS REFUSING TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE W/O ANY COST, SAYING THEY DID WHAT THE RECALL REQUIRED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY FIXED WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT. THANK YOU *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE THAT COULD BE FELT WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN. EVENTUALLY BECAME A RATTLE SO BAD THAT IT WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. #00-02-35-003C. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IT WAS STATED ON THE N/C INVOICE THAT THE SOLUTION WAS 'REPACK STEERING SHAFT WITH GREASE KIT' PART #26098419, VEHICLE HAD 6,941 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR SOME TIME, BUT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE. VEHICLE NOW HAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES AND IS STILL MAKING THIS NOISE AND THE FEELING IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS VERY BAD. FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL APART AT ANY MOMENT. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND WILL NOW TRY TO CONTACT GM TO FIND OUT IF A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN FOUND. IT ACTUALLY FEELS 'DANGEROUS', LIKE THE STEERING IS NOT 'SURE' AND VERY LOOSE AND SLOPPY. WE HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED JUST A MONTH AGO BUT THAT DID NOT IMPROVE THIS ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM AGAIN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO FIND OUT IF INDEED THERE IS NO SAFETY RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUSTAINING INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND LIP. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE CRASH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 11:30 AM ON TUESDAY JULY 28, 2009, I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SUDDENLY I FELT THE ABS KICK IN. THE TRUCK WENT FORWARD, WITHOUT MY TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, INTO THE INTERSECTION. IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. A CAR HAD TO SERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. THERE WAS ONE ON THE 1999 SILVERADO FOR ABS FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE ABS ENGAGES EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE STOPS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED AFTER DRIVING 25 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE ABS ACTIVATION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 7/23/09 *CN UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES; THEREFORE, THE ISSUES CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE GM DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED IN REGARDS TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURES (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06016), BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 77,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON HIM WHILD DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB