2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WE HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE OF A GRINDING NOISE AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL 4 ROTORS AND ALL DISC PADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE TOLD THAT WE DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK ENOUGH FOR THE DISC PADS TO WORK PROPERLY. WE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AND STARTED FINDING OTHERS COMPLANING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER (CENTURY CHEVROLET) SHOWED US ROTORS THAT WERE RUSY AND DETERIORATING. WE LIVE IN COLORADO, RUST IN UNHEARD OF IN VEHICLES HERE. WE DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE MATERIALS. *CN

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD NEW PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW PARTS. HE STATED THAT HIS PROBLEM RECURRED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN DEC 2005 THE ABS WAS INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, 2 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER GREASED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE...BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AT SLOW SPEEDS. PREVIOUS RECALL WORK ON THIS SYSTEM PERFORMED BY DEALER, STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE FOR A MANUAL TRANS ONLY WHEN IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO HAVE ONE ON A AUTOMATIC TRANS. IF YOU PARK YOUR TRUCK ON A STEEP INCLINE AND CAN'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THEN IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT DOESN'T DO DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION....IT TAKES THE SAME PART TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE IN A AUTOMATIC TRANS AS IT DOES IN A MANUAL TRANS.. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET C1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AWAY FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A REPAIR SHOP. THE BRAKES AND BOTH SENSORS WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,600. UPDATED 11/6/07 *TR

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RATTLES SINCE NEW. TEMPORARY FIX HAS BEEN TO GREASE THE SHAFT EVERY FEW MONTHS. NOW GM SAYS DON'T GREASE THE SHAFT, REPLACE IT WITH NEW DESIGN, BUT OF COURSE, THERE ISN'T ANY WARRANTY NOW. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, SECOND, AND FOURTH GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REACTION SHELL CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,728. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE FUEL PUMP AND U-JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE ON MY 2002 SILVERADO FAILED,MY TIRE DROPPED FROM THE VEHICLE AND I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE HAD RAN INTO ME. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED MY TIRE HEADING TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RETRIEVING THE TIRE AND THEN LOCATING THE OTHER RELATED HARDWARE, I EXAMINED THE CABLE AND IT REMINDED ME OF A PREVIOUS FAILURE I HAD ON A CABLE THAT SUPPORTS THE TAILGATE IN THE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE CABLE FAILED ON THE TAILGATE, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED FAILED CABLE, BUT LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CABLES AND WOULD BE ASKED TO RETURN AND BOTH CABLES WOULD BE REPLACED. I WAS CALLED AND THE NEW CABLES WERE INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD THE FAILURES HAD TO DO WITH A ZINC COATING EITHER USED OR NOT USED. I WAS CURIOUS IF THE SAME ISSUE COULD APPLY TO THE FAILURE OF THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIME? *JB