2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 - AT 23,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT/REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP IN PENNSYLVANIA - AT 53,000 MILE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRENTY (THAT'S A SUPRISE) THE TRANY SHOP FOUND THAT THE GM DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVEN REPLACED ALL OF THE BOLTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE COST WAS $1500.00 PLUS A RENTAL CAR DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. I CAN SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF MY WIFE IS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN. GM SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DO A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE NEUTRAL START BACKUP SWITCH GETS WET AND CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE BLOCKED. THE INJECTORS WERE CHANGED; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE INJECTORS WERE CLEANED. AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. DURING THE LAST INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT CORROSION. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 3-4 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE ABS ACTIVATES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND THE STEERING IS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVING. ALSO FELT EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

2002 SILVERADO BRAKES FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. *TS *NM***NAR***

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES THE LINKAGE "FALLS APART OR POPS OFF" LEAVING ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WORKING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND BELOW. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS. HOWEVER, THOSE REPLACEMENTS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE PASSENGER SIE WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE REVERSE WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED.

MY 2002 SILVERADO TRUCK HAS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL IN THE HOOD LATCH, WHICH IS CORRODING AND RUSTING. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH. *JB