2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

PARKING DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE WHEN FULLY ENGAGED. THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL ON INCLINE IF TAKEN OUT OF GEAR WITH PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2002 FROM FOLSOM LAKE CHEVROLET, FOLSOM, CA. I'VE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKING ABS SYSTEM AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. I AM DISAPPOINTED AND ALARMED THAT GM HAS NOT DONE THE RIGHT THING AND TAKEN CARE OF THIS EVER SO APPARENT PROBLEM.*JB

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO IN THE FALL OF 2002. IN THE FALL OF 2004, WE NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN WE WOULD MAKE TURNS. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT TO FIND THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN. AFTER WAITING 6 MONTHS TO FINALLY RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THE BILL JACOBS DEALERSHIP IN JOLIET, I CALLED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PART HAD BEEN THERE AND WE PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT MADE. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORPORATION AND FILED MY COMPLAINT. FOURTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE "NEW GM PART" HAS WORN OUT! I WAS TOLD BY THE CHEV. CORP. THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE FOR ANOTHER TEST AND THEN THEY WOULD PROCEED AFTER I CONTACTED THEM WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE US, THE CONSUMERS, $105.00 TO CHECK IT OUT. WE DO NOT FEEL WE SHOULD PAY OUT THIS MONEY WHEN WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHY SHOULD WE PAY FOR A FAULTY PART? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *NM

MY SUBMISSION PERTAINS TO CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V37900. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOUR OFFICE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON GUAM AS WELL AS THE OTHER STATES YOU HAVE MENTIONED IN T THE RECALL REPORT. IT OCCURS IN BOTH MY VEHICLES 1999 GMC YUKON 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BOTH OF WHICH I BELIEVE HAVE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE ROAD SALTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN OIL PUDDLE WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE OIL PAN GASKET. THE 2ND TIME AN OIL PUDDLE WAS FOUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND AN OIL LEAK IN THE CRANKCASE SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL PAN GASKET & INSTALLED OIL PRESSURE UNIT ON 09/23/04. ON 09/05/06, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL, AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME.

IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000, I LIVE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA AND I AM HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. I DON'T THINK GM REALIZE THAT THERE IS A PART OF VIRGINIA, LIKE WEST VIRGINIA, THAT GETS A LOT OF CHLORIDE ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE SYSTEM UNTIL I HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE DOORS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE RESPONDED TO THE EMERGENCY CALL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FUSE BOX CAUSED THE FIRE. THE REPORTS WERE PREPARED BY BOTH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/27/2006 - *NM

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH OVER A BRIDGE WITH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BRIDGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE INSPECTOR DID FIND FOUR CODES STORED FOR THE BRAKES. GM EXPLAINED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF THE OPEN RECALL 05V379000 WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAB AND BOX. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE METAL ON THE REAR ROTOR SHIELDS WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000, PERTAINING TO CORROSION OF THE ANTILOCK SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.