2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

KNOCK IN MOTOR OF 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO, 5.3 MOTOR WITH 30,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS KNOCK IS NORMAL. CHEVROLET SENT LETTER TO ME STATING THEY WILL PROVIDE SERVICE COVERAGE FOR ENGINE TILL 100,000 MILES, BUT KNOCK IS NORMAL. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS FULL COVERAGE PARTS AND LABOR BUT WON'T SEND LETTER STATING FULL COVERAGE ONLY THAT THEY ARE PLEASED TO PROVIDE COVERAGE. SOUNDS FISHY! THE KNOCK CONTINUES TO LAST LONGER ON COLD START AND GETS LOUDER BY THE WEEK.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE 4 - WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT AXLE ACTUATOR FAILED. *LA

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A YOUNG LADY RAN THE LIGHT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SHE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK THEN CROSSED OVER INTO MY LANE HITTING ME ON MY RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. LESS THAN 3 SECONDS LATER THE OTHER TRUCK HIT ME HEAD ON AT 35-40 MPH HEAD ON. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO THROW ME BACKWARDS INTO SOME MOTORCYCLES BEHIND ME. MY FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING EITHER HIT. *MR

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC MAINTAINED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR.

BRACKETTS THAT HOLD TAILGATE BROKE AT THE SAME SPOT ON BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING TAILGATE TO FALL AGAINST BUMPER. *AK

DISTRIBUTOR CAP WAS REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. MOISTURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER HOSE CAUSED IT TO MISFIRE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT DUE TO DIRTY SLIDES. *AK OF THE FOUR BRAKE PADS, 3 WHERE GONE. *LA

WHILE EXITING THE PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

ON 04-30 04,I TOOK MY 02 SILVERADO WITH 26,000 MILES IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE DURING INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE. DEALER DISCOVERED DIRT IN FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS HAD DAMAGED THE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS, BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANGER WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN HE ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN IT ON A NUMBER OF TRUCKS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO PREVENT IT.

SAFETY ISSUE. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. I REPLACE AT LEAST ONE BULB PER MONTH ON MY 2002 CHEVERLOT SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. THIS ISSUE IS EVIDENT BY THE NUMBER OF GM TRUCKS YOU SEE ON THE ROAD WITH AT LEAST ONE BULB BURNED OUT. I PERSONALLY KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE GIVEN UP ON REPLACING THESE BULBS AND ARE DRIVING WITH OUT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMLAINT WITH GM (FILE NUMBER 1-211800556). DEALER SAYS THAT THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE DONE DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS ON SHOW NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALER ALSO SAYS ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE BULBS (AT A COST IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY). *AK