2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT EARLIER. TAILGATE, WHEEL WHEELS,CAB, ETC ALL RUSTED THRO. WHEELS HUBS SO RUSTED, THEY HAD TO BE CUT OUT WITH A TOUCH. IT'S SO RUSTED OUT, I FEEL IT'S ALMOST UNSAFE. FUEL LINES SO RUSTED OUT, THEY WERE DRIPPING GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE ERRONEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, INCREASING THE BRAKING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I FOUND THE MAIN BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR AXLE HAD BLOWN. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND EVERY ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMING OFF OF THE ABS BLOCK TO BE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED/RUSTED. EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT RUSTED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DIFFERENCE IN THE METAL USED AT THE TIME. ALSO SHOULD BE NOTED, THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS NOT COMPLETELY DRAINED WHEN THE LINE BLEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND A BRAKE HOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EACH TIME. THE BRAKE HOSE AND BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 07/13/12*LJ UPDATED 07/1912

WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, THE PEDDLE WENT DOWN AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME, WHILE TURNING LEFT AND GOING SLOWER THAN 10 MPH. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR "SALT BELT" STATES. TENNESSEE IS NOT CONSIDERED ONE, EVEN THOUGH THE ROADS ARE SALTED SEVERAL TIMES PER WINTER SEASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT FELL TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACTS GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH.... TRUCK WAS NOT USED HARD, UNDERCARRIAGE MORE THAN ONCE WAS WASHED TO TRY TO REMOVE SALT CORROSION . IT JUST SEEMS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH EARLY AND SEVERE BRAKE LINE FAILURES FROM NORMAL OPERATION. THE LINES MUST NOT BE MADE FROM RUST RESISTANT METAL AND POORLY PROTECTED FROM THE ROAD ELEMENTS. IN A DISCUSSION WITH OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS FROM THIS AREA, IT SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR FAILURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHT FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FAILURE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE LIGHTING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS PICKUP SINCE IT HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP IT IN A GARAGE AND DRIVE IT ABOUT 5K MILES A YEAR. I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE AND ALMOST KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY DRIVING BACK FROM NH. I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND LOSE ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK. WHY DON'T THEY MAKE THESE OUT STAINLESS STEEL, ALUMINUM OR A NON CORROSIVE MATERIAL? SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. SERIOUSLY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED. *TR