2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING,AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *AK *MR

VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO FROST AND MOISTURE BUILD-UP BY THE ROUTING OF THE AIR CONDITIONING TUBING ABOVE THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION DISTRIBUTION CAP THAT LED TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. *LA *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE REAR TAILGATE SUDDENLY FELL DOWN, AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CABLES ON EITHER SIDE THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE UP WERE BOTH BROKEN. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT MOTORING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY AT MY REPAIR SERVICE, WHERE 2 NEW CABLES WERE INSTALLED. I SAW AN ARTICLE IN MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER TODAY {2/24/04} THAT ALLUDED TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR THE MECHANISM ITSELF. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS MISHAP, BUT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO YOUR BUREAU SINCE OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN MORE INSTANCES.*AK

THE CABLES THAT HOLD UP MY TRUCKS TAILGATE SNAPPED WHEN MY FRIEND SAT ON IT. MY FRIEND ONLY WEIGHS ABOUT 165 LBS. LUCKILY, HE ONLY SUFFERED A MINOR SCRAPE FROM THE INCIDENT.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) LINE RUNS OVER THE TOP OF THE DISTRIBUTOR, CAUSING CONDENSATION IN THE DISTRIBUTOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT RESULTS IN ENGINE MISFIRING AND VEHICLE STALLING. AT 22,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *AK *MR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. *AK

WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE, THE WINDOWS WOULD FREEZE AND NOT OPEN. *PH (THE TRACK DOOR WINDOWS ON BOTH DOORS WOULD FREEZE) I WOULD TAKE 15-20 MINUTES TO HEAT UP THE CAB, SO THE WINDOWS WOULD OPEN. *SC

ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NSBU SWITCH FAILURE. TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN SHOP WITH SAME PROBLEM AT SAME TIME. DEALER SERVICE WRITER AND OTHER MECHANICS STATE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON AND PART SHOULD BE RECALLED.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN AROUND IN CIRCLES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN IT KEPT FEELING LIKE VEHICLE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AS WELL. *JB

THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BEARINGS, BUT THE NOISE RECURRED. THEN, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHAFT. *AK *MR