2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

TWO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD ROTTED AND SHEERED OFF AND ONE OTHER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AS RUSTED AND JUST BROKE OFF AT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT. THIS BOLT FAILURE COULD CAUSE MANY ISSUES, ONE BEING, POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, OR CATALYTIC FAILURE, O2 SENSOR ISSUES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. *TR

WE HAVE JUST HAD 27 FEET OF FRONT BRAKE LINE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN OUR 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 SERIES. TWO YEARS AGO LOST BRAKES AND LUCKILY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. GM DEALERSHIP REPLACED, AND THE LINE FAILED YET AGAIN LAST WEEK. THIS TIME MY 19-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER. LUCKILY, HE AVOIDED THE CARS IN FRONT OF HIM AT A STOP LIGHT BY CROSSING TWO LANES SO THAT HE COULD SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN ON THE GRASSY ROADSIDE. REFUSED TO TAKE TO GM FOR REPAIR THIS TIME. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT FAULTY CHEVY BRAKELINES IN EARLY 2000 CHEVY TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF THE BLOCK BY THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT DOOR ARE RUSTED BEYOND RECOGNITION. REAR BREAK LINE FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2010 SAME BRAKE LINE CONDITION. I KEEP MY TRUCK CLEAN AND DO NOT OFF ROAD WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHICH EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE TRAILER BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ABS MODULE'S MAIN BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE SECOND TIME; HOWEVER THE MAIN BRAKE LINE CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,662.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE BRAKE RESPONSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CONSTANT MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,016. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. STOPPING FROM SLOW SPEED AT INTERSECTION ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, TRUCK SHUDDERED, WOULD NOT STOP, HIT VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF. HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL, BUT DANGEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS PERSIST. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

AS MILLIONS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM MY 2002 CHEVY 6.0LTR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS ARE SNAPPING OFF AND BURNED THE GASKET OUT WHICH NOW FIRE SHOOTS OUT THE GAP AND THE EXHAUST IS NOW FILLING UP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TRAVELING INTO THE CAB. ALSO NOT TO MENTION THE EMISSIONS THAT ARE NOT BEING DISPLACED PROPERLY AND THAT IT IS RUINING MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOT ONLY DOES THIS POSE A HUGE FIRE RISK THE FLAME THAT SHOOTS OUT IS DIRECTED RIGHT AT THE ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR AND IS BURNING IT, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE HAS SWEPT THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG IT'S TIME TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. DO IT NOW !!!!!!!! DEMAND A RECALL!!!!!!! DO IT NOW!!!!!!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING ROUGHLY. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER COOLING DOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V52100 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO STREET FROM ALLY AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LEFT A PUDDLE OF FLUID IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK FRAME, LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGING. *TR *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, FRACTURED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF