2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT HAD THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON VEHICLE WITH 117000 MILES. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR FOR THE PARKING BRAKE , BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER FOR THE WORK DONE, AS WELL AS THE PARTS. ALSO, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DAMAGING THE ROTORS. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE CAP AND ROTOR THAT GOES TO THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A RECALL. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE PARTS WENT BAD A YEAR LATER. HE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER (PEARSON BUICK GMC) AND THEY REPLACE THE PARTS AGAIN, BUT THEY CHARGED HIM $100 FOR HIS WARRANTY USE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SINCE THE PARTS ARE STILL UNDER RECALL WHY DID THEY CHARGE HIM FOR THIS WARRANTY USE? THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR ORDERS FOR ALL THE WORK.

THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 SILVERADO ARE TERRIBLE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I USE IT TO PULL MY 2 HORSE TRAILER AND THE TRAILER BRAKES STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CHEVY RECALL ON THESE BRAKES SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL STATES! I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND OBVIOUSLY MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE FAULTY ABS SENSOR ISSUE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL FOR THE MANUAL TRASMISSION VERSION OF HIS TRUCK BUT HE IS HAVING THE SAME PARKING BREAK ISSUES WITH HIS TRUCK WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE DEARLER HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIIC STATES THAT IT WAS A BAD DESIGN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LIGHTING POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THERE WAS VEHICLE DAMAGE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. ALSO, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED AS WELL. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE RECALLED ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE PCV VALVE AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, THE ROTORS WERE EVENTUALLY REPLACED, THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS DRY. UPDATED 01/09/07. *JB

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE BRAKES WILL BEGIN TO APPLY WITHOUT ACTION BY THE DRIVER, CAUSING VIBRATION AND OVER HEATING OF ROTORS AND STIFF BRAKE PEDAL, THIS HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 15 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE AND BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN APPLIED. *JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR APPARENT REASON, CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT A WALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY DUPLICATED PROBLEM, TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. GM CONTACTED AND INITIALLY CONFIRMED PROBLEM, NOW AFTER TWO WEEKS THEY ARE DENYING ANY PROBLEM EXIST ... *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE PRESENTED PERMANENT TO WORSENING CONDITIONS OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PRIOR WARNINGS INCLUDED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR. THE STEERING COLUMN GRADUALLY BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME REPAIRS CONCERNING THE STEERING. UPON EXAMINATION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED LUBRICATION AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED LUBRICATION MAINTENANCE EVERY 4,000 MILES. ALSO, THE INTERIOR SHAFT WAS WORN AND THE BELT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER REPLACED MOUNT CUSHIONS, REPAIRED THE BUSHING AND STEERING GEAR, AND PROVIDED STEERING SHAFT WITH A LUBE KIT. PRIOR EXAMINATIONS MADE BY THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BROKEN BELT. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE EMERGENCY MECHANICAL BRAKE GRADUALLY FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REAR WHEEL ANTI LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED OR REPAIRED.