2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

2002 SILVERADO PU, BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. SPONGY BRAKES. ONCE WHEN MOVING INTO PARKING SPACE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP CAR AT 5 MPH. NO DAMAGE. WHEN CARRYING MODERATE LOADS BRAKES NEVER SEEM RELIABLE. CHECKED BY LOCAL MECHANIC, SAYS OK, BUT ISSUE REMAINS. *TR

I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY FIRE. LATER I NOTICED THE 5 SP AC FAN SWITCH ON MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO WAS ONLY WORKING FOR SPEEDS 3-5. WHEN I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE WIRING AND BLOWER RESISTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND STARTING TO LEAK FLUID. THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER BACK TO ALL FOUR WHEELS. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY DEALER INSPECTION. THIS PREMATURE CORROSION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS A PERSONAL USE 2002 PICK UP TRUCK WITH ONLY 66,300 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 3-4 MPH COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE IN ACTIVATION BECAUSE OF THE PULSATION; HOWEVER THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL SEVEN FEET AND CRASHING INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND BUMPER COVERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN 2005, UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT ALL THE WAY INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND ALL OF THE BRAKE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BECAUSE THE LINE HAD ROTTED ON THE UNDERSIDE ALONG THE FRAME RAIL, WHERE IT WAS NOT DETECTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE DEALER INSTALLED USED, DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

BRAKE LINES TO REAR WHEELS FAILED WITH MILD BREAK APPLICATION . THIS WAS DUE TO RUSTY BREAK LINES . THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT THE APPLICATION OF THE PEDAL . THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED CASE , DEALERS HAVE SEEN MANY CASES OF THIS PROBLEM. TODAY AS I HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER ANOTHER CHEVY TRUCK CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . *TR

WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK PICKED UP A VIBRATION. UPON CHECKING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION. THE ONLY CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WHICH WAS DONE IMMEDIATELY. I NOW KEEP A CLOSE CHECK ON THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. *TR

SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE (ALL 4 WHEELS) DUE TO RUSTED UNDER BODY BRAKE LINES. SERVICE CENTER IS REPLACING ALL OLD LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE AND ONTO WHEEL CYLINDERS. SAMPLES OF OLD RUSTED LINES ARE BEING RETAINED. *TR

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE LINE BURST DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. RESULTED IN TRUCK GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION WITH RED LIGHT. MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED TO RUST ON BRAKE LINES. *TR