2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

EXCESSIVE BRAKE LINE RUST AND FAILURE WITH LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES ON GM LIGHT TRUCKS. I RECENTLY HAD AN EXPERIENCE WHERE THE METAL BRAKE LINES BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD LIGHT TRUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A NEIGHBORHOOD STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED FROM APPROXIMATELY 10MPH USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOUND THAT MOST ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINES WERE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $650. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD LT EXT. CAB LB7 DURAMAX 5 SPEED ALLISON TRANSMISSION, IT HAS 114000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED AS DIRECTED SINCE NEW. THE TRUCK STARTED USING LOTS OF FUEL, AT AN IDLE IT SERGED BETWEEN 700 & 900 RPM'S, AND OIL STARTED BLOWING OUT THE BLOWBY TUBE. I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT 3 FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING FUEL, WITH A POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET LEAK,FILLING MY CRANKCASE WITH DIESEL, CAUSING OIL TO BLOW OUT ALL OVER THE TRUCK, ROAD AND WHATEVER ELSE IT CAN LAND ON. WHILE INVESTIGATING WHAT TO DO, TO FIX THE TRUCK I'VE FOUND 3 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE DURAMAX'S, AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A YEAR TO SAVE THE MONEY I NEED TO FIX THIS TRUCK. I'M EVEN GOING TO DO THE WORK MYSELF. IN MY OPINION GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY SHOULD AT LEASED PAY FOR THE PARTS. THE CHEAPEST INJECTORS I'VE FOUND ARE $225.00 APIECE WITH A $125.00 CORE CHARGE. IT'S RECOMENDED THAT ALL 8 INJECTORS BE REPLACED AT ONCE. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THESE ENGINES HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. THAT WILL COST ANOTHER $600.00 FOR PARTS, AND $110.00 FOR SPECIAL TOOLS I NEED TO DO THE JOB. WHEN I FORKED OVER THE $40,000 CASH INHERITINCE MONEY TO BUY THIS TRUCK, I DIDN'T SIGNUP FOR THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET 2500 HD WITH THE 8.1 (8100 VORTEC) ENGINE. I HAD BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY. IT BECAME A FREQUENT PROBLEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE WITH NO FAULT CODES SHOWING. I LEARNED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS AT FAULT BY DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH. I ALSO LEARNED THE SAME ENGINE HAD A RECALL IN 2001 AND NOT 2002 THE FACT THE VEHICLE STALLS DURING OPERATION IS A SERIOUS HAZARD . CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES . I CHANGED MY OWN , BUT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX THIS FAST BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY ! *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD NEARLY CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY. A LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER/HYDRO-BOOST SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO MY HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE WAS POURING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I SUSPECT A SMALL FIRE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE. BY THE TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD ALL I SAW WAS SMOKE FROM SOMETHING LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD. I GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THIS RECALL INFORMATION FOR 2004-2005 CHEVY TRUCKS BUT NOT 2002. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE MAY BE A NEED TO RECALL 2002 SILVERADO TRUCKS AS WELL. RESEARCHING DIESELPLACE.COM AND DIESELPAGE.COM THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND WIDESPREAD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH 2005 DEAR CHEVROLET CUSTOMER: THIS NOTICE IS SENT TO YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT. REASON FOR THIS RECALL: GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET KODIAK AND CERTAIN 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, AND SUBURBAN VEHICLES. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER'S PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR MAY CRACK AND/OR SEPARATE FROM THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS. IF A SEPARATION WERE TO OCCUR AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPEN, FRAGMENTS FROM THE ACCUMULATOR COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. IN ADDITION, THE PRESENCE OF THIS CRACK OR FRACTURED SURFACE COULD ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE ACCUMULATOR CIRCUIT OF THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE LOSS OF FLUID WOULD CAUSE INCREASED STEERING AND BRAKING EFFORT. WHAT WILL BE DONE: YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER WILL INSPECT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER, AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. *TR

2002 2500HD CHEVY SILVERADO STALLING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS RANDOMLY. TAKEN TO HAVE FIXED CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH COMPUTER SCAN. TRUCK STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY MANY TIMES. ONCE TRUCK STALLS, TURN OFF KEY, LET SET FOR 10 -15 SECONDS, RESTART. I GUESS THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUPTURE AND BRAKES FAIL. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN THREE TIMES AND IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM HAVE SEEN ON-LINE THAT IT'S QUITE COMMON WITH MY BRAND OF TRUCK. *TR

2002 2500HD SILVERADO WITH 8.1L GAS MOTOR STALLING RANDOMLY FOR TWO MONTHS NOW, AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS AT FAULT, WHICH THE DEALER TOLD ME THE 2001 8.1L HAS OPEN RECALL BUT NOT ON 2002!! LAST TIME I DROVE THE TRUCK I WAS NEARLY T-BONED DUE TO THE TRUCK DYING IN INTERSECTION. PLEASE EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM REPORT IT HERE! WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS CPS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! I HAD DEALERSHIP FIX IT TO THE TUNE OF $400!!!!! CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN THIS PROBLEM! *TR

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE GOING TO REAR OF TRUCK FAILED DUE TO HEAVY EXTERIOR CORROSION. TRUCK IS A 3/4 TON CREW CAB WITH AN EIGHT FOOT BED. THE POINT OF FAILURE WAS NEAR WHERE LINE CROSSES TO TOP OF FRAME NEAR A LOOMED WIRE HARNESS APPROXIMATELY UNDER REAR DOOR OF CAB. ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK ARE HEAVILY CORRODED. *TR

WE HAVE A 2500 HD ALSO WITH FAILED INJECTORS. WE WERE NOT INJURED NOR KILLED. HOWEVER, OIL AND DIESEL BLEW OUT ON ROADWAY AND ON THE ENGINE OF TRUCK. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME OR NOT. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND NO ONE REALIZED IT WAS FROM THE OIL OF OUR TRUCK. FURTHER MORE CHEVY KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. SO HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT OR DIE BEFORE THEY TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. OF EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO ONLY ONE PERSON WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY MADE IT BY 14 DAYS. CHEVY HAS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO FIX IT, AND NOT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY AND WILL BE MY LAST. MAYBE THAT IS WHY CHEVY NEEDED BAIL OUT MONEY

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 4X4 HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON 3/7/2011. IT APPEARS ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERALLY CORRODED AND LEAKING IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. TRUCK IS USED FOR PERSONAL USE AND NOT COMMERCIAL. IT DOES NOT PLOW SNOW AND WE LIVE IN ZIP CODE 20197. THE INCIDENT LUCKILY HAPPENED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR