2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

I HAD A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AT 55 MPH ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF MY 2002 SILVERADO K2500 ON 8/13/2011. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT245/75R16 INFLATED AT 70 PSI WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. IT FAILED WITH JUST A SMALL VIBRATION WARNING. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WE RECOVERED THE TREAD IN THE DITCH. IT AND THE TIRE IS AVAILABLE. I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH GOODYEAR. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PAY FOR THE BODYWORK DAMAGE. FIRESTONE MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE, DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING. *TR

I WAS MOVING MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD FROM ITS NORMAL PARKING SPOT TO HOOK UP TO OUT TOWABLE RV. WHILE ALIGNING TO THE RV SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. I NOTICED 2 MORE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUPTURED. YES 2 MORE, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 BRAKE LINES. AS OF AUGUST 14 2011 I HAVE WRITTEN AN EMAIL TO CHEVROLET AS MY VEHICLE SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH RUPTURED, RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I DO NOT EVEN WANT TO IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE WHILE EMPTY OR TOWING OUR RV AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. I TRULY FEEL MY FAMILY'S LIFE IS AT RISK IN THIS VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE I CAN SPECULATE THAT THE RESALE VALUE HAS BEEN EFFECTED. MORALLY I COULD NOT SELL THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE LOOMING. *TR

VEHICLE EXHIBITED HARD STARTING FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN WAS FOUND WITH A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER IT IN THE MORNING, AND WAS CONTINUING TO LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, ALL STEEL FUEL LINES, AT EVERY POINT OF CONNECTION, AND AT EVERY BRACE, HAVE THICK, SCALY, FLAKING RUST. THE CORROSION IS SEVERE. IN MOST LOCATIONS, NEARING THE POINT OF FAILURE, AND IN AT LEAST ONE SPOT, RESULTED IN A PIN HOLE LEAK, WITH A SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A SIMILAR DEGREE OF CORROSION, AND WILL PROBABLY FAIL IN THE NEAR TERM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND TOWING A WAVE RUNNER, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, UNIONS, AND BRAKE FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,779 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,979. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 2/22/12 *CN

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT RESULTS IN A CLIP BREAKING LOOSE AND RUBBING A HOLE IN THE REAR HOUSING, ALLOWING THE LUBRICANT TO LEAK OUT, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO FAIL AND POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE WHEELS IN AN UNEXPECTED MANNER, CAUSING A CRASH.

ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, AT LOW SPEEDS ABS IS ACTIVATING AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. *TR

BRAKES WERE LOST IN 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORROSION ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE THE 2002 SILVERADO 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L ENGINE AND I HAVE RANDOM STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN STANDING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT HAS JUST STARTED TO NOT START FROM A COLD START TOO.THIS HAPPENS 4 TO 5 TIMES A DAY. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO EXTENSIVE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. BRAKES FAILED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON I-78 IN NORTHERN NJ. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED BRAKE PEDAL GOING "TO THE FLOOR", AS WELL AS GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS TYPE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON 1/24/2007, AND IS COVERED UNDER NHTSA REPORT ODI #10180807. THIS NEW FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, KONNER CHEVROLET, IN WEST CALDWELL, NJ. *TR

MAIN BRAKE LINE FOR REAR AXLE FAILED. CAUSING DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY AND PARTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ENTERING CORNER. CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ENTER ON COMING TRAFFIC LANE UNTIL CONTROL WAS REGAINED. EXAMINATION REVEALED REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED ALONG FRAME RAIL ABOVE GAS TANK. BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE VERY CORRODED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I MUST REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE ALL CORRODED. *TR