2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TRANSMISSION OF 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. 79,000 MILES. HAD BEEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY TO DESTINATION. 10 YARDS FROM DESTINATION I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, BUT REVERSE DID NOT WORK. CAR IN DRIVE SUDDENLY HAD SAME WHINE AS WHEN OEM TRANSMISSION BROKE. NEEDED 2ND NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH, THE ABS PULSATES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE BUMPER WAS DENTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES PULSATE 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES AND INCREASE THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE. HE HAS HAD ONE ABS SENSOR UNPLUGGED IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,500. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05068 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CLEANED THE WHEEL SENSOR SPEED CONTROL AND AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE IS A $90 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND A $300 FEE TO REPLACE THE HUB. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB REPAIR MAY NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,200. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY LOST POWER. DRIVER COULD NOT SHUT OFF ENGINE....STARTER WAS TRYING TO CRANK ENGINE-EVEN WHEN IGNITION WAS IN SHUT OFF POSITION. ENGINE SUDDENLY DID NOT HAVE FULL POWER. SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL CONTINUED TO INCREASE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH NO WAY TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. GM RELAY #12193614 WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS BURNT OUT STARTER. RELAY IS AVAILABLE TO NHTSA. GM WAS NOT INTERESTED ACCESSING PART WHEN OFFERED TO THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE ABS ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS HUB. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO BRAKE LINES AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPAIR THE OTHER BRAKE LINES THAT STARTED TO RUST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. AS OF JULY 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,302.

CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS FAILURE , LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR WET ROADS. ALSO LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE. DEALER SAID IT WAS ONLY ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS THAT HAD THE FAILURE...THIS IS NOT TRUE. ALL TRUCKS.*AK

NORMAL DRIVING A T63000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0340 FOR (CAMSHAFT SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONED. AN INDDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP LOCATED A PROBLEM WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR DRIVER GEAR HAVING EXSESSIVE WEAR. GEAR KIT WAS PURCHASE FROM DEALER AND INSTALLED. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THE GEAR KIT HAD AN ADDITIONAL SPACER WHICH WAS NOT ON THE DISTRIBUTOR ORGINIALLY, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW. CODE WAS CLEARED AND HAS NOT RETURNED. I HAVE THE OLD GEAR.*AK

OEM HITCH ON 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 IS DISPLAYING CRACKING/FAILURE AROUND THE RECEIVER WELDS. ENTIRE HITCH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR