2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST / CORROSION. THESE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL. THEY ARE MADE FROM LOW GRADE STEEL. IT AMAZES ME THAT SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS BRAKES WOULD BE CHOSEN AS A WAY TO LOWER COSTS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE COMPANY WHICH MADE THE TRUCK WAS BAILED OUT BY THE SAME TAX PAYERS WHOSE LIVES THEY PUT AT RISK. NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A TOYOTA. *TR

DURING BRAKING FROM 35MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN, I DROVE DOWN A BLOCK TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION AND USED MY PARKING BRAKE TO COMPLETE MY STOP. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED FLUID FROM THE BRAKE LINE LEAKING OUT ON GROUND IN THE AREA JUST BELOW WHERE THE DRIVERS FEET ARE. THE LINE IS A RIGID STEEL LINE IN A GROUP WITH 3 OTHERS THAT RUN FROM THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FORWARD AND ALL OF THESE STEEL LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME WHERE THE LINE HAS RUPTURED. MY TRUCK IS A CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 WITH 126,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH RUSTED AND RUPTURED BRAKES ON THEIR CHEVY TRUCKS. OTHER PEOPLE WERE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS ME BECAUSE MY SON AND I MADE IT HOME AND WE WERE UNHARMED. I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE EVERYONE WHO OWNS A CHEVY TRUCK OF SIMILAR MODEL YEAR BE ALERTED AND WARNED OF THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY AND DANGEROUS BRAKE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I TURN OR HIT A BUMP IT MAKES A CLUNK, AND YOU CAN HEAR IT AND FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, NOW HAVE 119000 MILES ON IT. I AM CONSURNED IT MY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED HAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,00.

HELP PLEASE. ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP OR GO TO FLOOR AT LOW SPEED. RECALL 05V379000 COVERS VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT REGISTERED IN COLD WEATHER STATES EXTENDING TO MARYLAND AND D.C. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA, BUT HAVE DRIVEN IN COVERED AREAS, INCLUDING MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA AND D.C. MY VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT HAS REQUIRED A RECALL. IT SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS REGISTERED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A STATE LINE. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS (4) MY LATE 2002 CHEVY Z71 DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTED BANGING AT IDLE OR AFTER PARKED. ENGINE HAS BLACK EXHAUST ON THE HEAD WHERE WE FOUND THE MAIN LEAK. SO, CARBON MONOXIDE HAS BEEN COMING INTO THE CAB AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEEMS HOTTER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CHECKING INTO THE ISSUE, I FOUND EVERY TRUCK IN OUR COMPANY FLEET HAS THIS SAME ISSUE AND OUR ASSOCIATES THAT HAVE PERSONAL TRUCKS DRIVING TO WORK CHECKED THEIRS AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FROM 1999 THRU 2008 YEARS. WHEN CONTACTING OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. EVERY PERSON I MENTION THIS TO, CHECKS THEIR TRUCK AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE BROKEN BOLTS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CONTRACTING AND EXPANDING TOO MUCH- CHEAP STEEL ATTACHED TO ALUMINUM HEADS APPEAR ON ALL OF THE V-8 TRUCK ENGINES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH HEAT AND CARBON MONOXIDE AS WELL AS THE COSTS TO REPAIR. *TR

SEVERE BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON MAIN STEEL LINE(S) UNDER DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT 1/2 WAY TOWARD THE REAR WHEELS. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS I WAS TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. PUMPED BRAKES WITH NO INCREASE IN PEDAL. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND BRAKE FLUID ON CEMENT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 5-20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD THEN ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) IN SEPTEMBER 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING WAS HEARD DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THERE WAS CARBON BUILD-UP AROUND THE PISTONS AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING FROM 5MPH, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.