2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO - BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. CHECKED FLUID LEVELON MASTER CYLINDER - 1/2 EMPTY UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IDENTIFIED LEAK IN SECTION OF TUBING BEHIND FENDER WELL. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC. BRAKES GAVE WAY AS HE PULLED INTO SHOP. HE INDICATED THAT ALL LINES WERE CORRODED BEHIND PLASTIC WHEEL WELL GUARD. REPLACING ALL AFFECTED TUBING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING BECAME DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, 4 WHEEL DRIVE Z71 OFF ROAD, 58420 MILES, WAS STOPPED WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL, FELT PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO ACCELERATE AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE FLUID LEAK DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES, EHCU BRAKE LINE CONNECTION ARE ALL RUSTED. BRAKE LINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED BUT AT A STAND STILL AT THE MOMENT DUE TO A LEAK AT THE EHCU CONNECTION DUE TO PITTING, THERE ISN'T A TIGHT CONNECTION. STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRS. HAVE ALL PARTS. *TR

HAD SHOCKS REPLACED ON MY TRUCK TODAY AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT BRAKE LINES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WERE RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN BRAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND ONLY HAPPENS IN THE NORTH EAST OR SALT BELT STATES. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED UNDER A RECALL THREE YEARS AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,538. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY, THE FIRST TIME. UPDATED 01/20/11*JB UPDATED 01/28/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED, HE WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. UPDATED 02/04/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD PULSATE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THEY REPAIRED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL, 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK ONCE BEFORE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR ROTORS TO WEAR PREMATURELY WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS TWICE PRIOR TO BEING INFORMED OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

THE OTHER DAY I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I KNEW IT WASN'T THE BRAKE PADS SINCE I HAD CHANGED THEM A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THESE ARE A SEALED SYSTEM AND NOT ABLE TO SERVICE THEM ON EITHER SIDE. THE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE PARTS STORE ABOUT THESE ,AND HE SAID COMMON PROBLEM AND IF NOT FIXED , THE ROTOR AND BEARING ASSEMBLY COULD SNAP OFF AND CREATE AND ACCIDENT. I HAD A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE HAVING MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED, UNSAFE, AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. INITIAL ESTIMATES ARE $2000. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 98,000. *TR

RED BRAKE DASH LIGHT TURNED ON. INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING FLUID. *TR