2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

DT: A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE, AND DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM. IT FIRST STARTED OCCURRING ON 7-14-05. *AK

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500HD CREW CAB. DURING REGULAR BRAKE INSPECTION FOUND ALL 4 BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED BEYOND SERVICE LIMITS. HALF OF ROTOR FACE RUSTED AWAY ON INSIDE OF ALL 4 ROTORS. THIS IS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TRUCK UNABLE TO STOP WITH ANY TYPE OF LOAD. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH A TOWING PACKAGE. TRUCK HAS 56K MILES. ALL 4 ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WILL BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT A WALL AT A DEPARTMENT STORE LAST NIGHT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. COULD NOT PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING SIGNS TO LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE BRAKES. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED R&R LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING. *AK

DT: CALLER SAID THAT BRAKES FAILED OFTEN , AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SINCE AFTER HE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAIEDL AT ALL SPEEDS AND UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITION. HE SAID THE BRAKES FAILED ABOUT 50 TIMES. THE CALLER'S WIFE HIT A DEER WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER WAS INVOLVED HAD A COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITH 8000 MILES NO VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. HE SAID THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE NOVEMBER. DEALER TOLD THE CALLER HE COULD NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR WHAT WRONG WITH IT. THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE. MANUFACTURER WANTED THE CALLER TO PAY FOR ALL THE WORK TO FIND WHATS WRONG WITH IT, AND IF THEY FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD PAY HIM BACK, BUT IF THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN COMING TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP THE SENSOR THAT DETECTS ABS KICKS IN AND VEHICLE JUST KEEPS GOING. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS. ONCE THE ABS KICKS IN IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. HE NOTICED THIS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. MECHANIC HAD HIM CALL THE GM DEALER , AND THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND GO FROM THERE. WHEN THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD 19,000 MILES ON IT. AT 21,000 THERE WERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. HAD NEW ROTORS/PADS PUT ON THE BACK, RESURFACED THE FRONT AND PUT PADS ON THE FRONT. AT 37,000 THE CONTACT WAS ON A TRIP AND THE BRAKES STARTING CLATTERING AND SCREECHING FROM THE BACK. THEY TOLD HIM THE DISCS WERE SO RUSTED THEY DESTROYED THE BRAKE PADS, AND HE HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING.*AK

ABS FAILURE AT LOW SPEED, ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS. FIRST HAD PROBLEM AT APPROX. 38,000 MILES. REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP AT 47,00 MILES BY REMOVAL AND CLEANING OF WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.. SAME PROBLEM AT APPROX. 64,000 MILES, HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. REF.NHTSA PE05020.

ABS SENSORS HAVE FAILED ON FRONT WHEELS CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO A STOP. STOPPING IS UNPREDICTABLE. ONE CRASH WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES DID LOCK UP AT THE LAST SECOND. APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT HUBS AT MY COST.

2002 CHEVY 1500 SILVERADO ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.AT SLOW SPEED STOPING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR,ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE,TRUCK WON'T STOP,GRINDING TYPE NOISES COMING FROM BRAKES,AT 25,000 MILES ALL 4 ROTORS WERE BADLY RUSTED AND WORN.REPLACE ALL ROTORS AND SHOES,STILL HAD PROBLEM. HAD ALL SPEED SENSORS ON METER,SHOWS NO PROBLEM.HAVE READ ARTICLES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND THAT CHEVY HAD RECALL IN CANADA BUT NOT U.S. I HAVE CAME CLOSE TO REAR ENDING CARS IN FRONT OF ME.THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

ABS SYSTEM OPERATING DURING SLOW SPEED STOPS INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE DRASTICALY. DEALER REMOVED AND CLEANED FROMT ABS SENSORS AT OUR EXPENCE. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AS CALIPERS WERE STUCK AND ROTORS APPEARED TO SWELL AND PEAL APART

MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z-71 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS AND GMC TRUCKS.