2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON 2002 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 6.0 L V8 ARE BROKEN AT THE BACK BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE PASSANGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED BETWEEN THE 3RD AND 4TH BOLT FROM THE FRONT. I REPLACED THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, EXCEPT FOR THE BACK ONE THAT IS SHEARED OFF FLUSH WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS PARTICULAR BOLT OUT IS TO REMOVE THE CYLINDER HEAD FROM THE ENGINE SO THAT A MACHINE SHOP CAN DRILL OUT THE OFFENDING BOLT. THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE GM DEALER WERE A MUCH STURDIER BOLT THAT HAD A MUCH LARGER HEAD ON THE BOLT. TO ME THIS INDICATES KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT GM IS AWARE OF IT. THIS WILL MOST CERTAINLY LEAD TO AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT WILL CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. A VEHICLE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CANNOT PASS A FIELD EMISSIONS TEST AND WILL RESULT IN A REVOCATION OF THE VEHICLES REGISTRATION UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. THIS IS NOW A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE POSSIBLE EPA VIOLATIONS THAT THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE IS NOW CAUSING. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT, VERY LOW FOR A 2002.

FAILING FUEL INJECTORS CAUSING SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST ON A DURAMAX DIESEL TRUCK. GM KNEW OF DEFECT WITH INJECTORS AND ONLY ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS/200,000 MILES WHICH EVER OCCURRED FIRST. IT WAS ONLY GOOD IF YOU HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE INJECTORS AT THE TIME OF WARRANTY. I JUST FOUND THIS OUT FROM A DEALER AND OTHER OWNERS OF SAME TYPE VEHICLE. IF GM KNOWINGLY KNEW OF THESE ISSUES WHY DID THEY NOT DO A RECALL ON SAID VEHICLES? IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE AND MORAL ETHICS TO DO THE RIGHT THING, RATHER THAN HAVE THE CONSUMER TAKE THE FALL FOR THEIR LACK OF PRODUCT DESIGN! *TR

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE, BRAKE FAILURE, AND NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AND BEARINGS WERE WORN. DEALER STATES FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CHEVY SILVERADOS, NO DEALER RECALL. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 8.1 LITER V-8 GAS ENGINE, ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, WILL RESTART SOMETIMES WHILE STILL ROLLING AND SOMETIMES TAKES 30 MINUTES TO RESTART. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD 4X4. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS MY ABS HAS BEEN ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS FOR NO REASON (CONDITIONS DRY WITH NO WATER AND ICE). IT CAUSES ME TO SLOW EARLIER THAN NORMAL TO PREVENT STOPPING TOO LATE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY BE COVERED BY A RECALL (PE05020). I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND AM NOT YET SURE IF MY STATE IS COVERED. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE SECOND HAND FROM A CHEVY DEALER 6/29/04 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (I HAVE RECEIVED OTHERS IN THE PAST). FILING THIS AND CONTACTING MY DEALER IN CASE NHTSA THINKS MD SHOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE FAILURE OCCURS DAILY AND CAUSES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR BRAKELINE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY SWITCHING GEARS AND PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE REAR BRAKELINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 152,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,500. UPDATED 02/14/11 *BF UPDATED 03/14/11 UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 03/30/11

FOR THE SECOND TIME --LAST TIME ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO --THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE REAR EXHUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF . I HEAR FROM OTHER MECHANICS AND THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON SILVERADOS . IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR . *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 SILVERADO 2500HD WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SPUN ON SNOW AND ENDED UP 90DEGREES ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME . I BRAKED BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO DRIVE UP ONTO THE SHOULDER AND MISSED CRASHING INTO THE CAR BY A FOOT OR TWO . I BROUGHT THE SILVERADO IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER . THEY TOLD ME MY BRAKELINE HAD RUSTED OUT AND NOW WANT $2500 TO REPAIR . THEY SAY THE OTHER LINES ARE ALSO BAD AND NEED REPLACEMENT . THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERS WHILE THEY ORDER PARTS . *LN

I WANT TO ADD ANOTHER CASE TO YOUR INVESTIGATION OF BRAKE LINE FAILURES ON GM TRUCKS. I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH IN THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS THIS YEAR. FIRST, THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS/ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN APRIL, 2010. NEXT, IN JULY, THE FRONT PART OF THE LINES GAVE WAY WHEN BEING BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. THAT GARAGE REPLACED THE FRONT PART OF THE BRAKE LINES ONLY. FINALLY IN SEPTEMBER, THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH RIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT SPEED FOR EITHER OF THESE EVENTS, BUT IT WAS A MAJOR EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY HAVING IT HAPPEN TWICE LIKE THAT. I ALSO HAD THE LINE ON THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER RUST THROUGH IN THE APRIL REPAIR, AND THERE IS WAY MORE RUST IN GENERAL ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAN THERE SHOULD BE. THE BODY AND ENGINE ARE JUST FINE. I HOPE YOUR INVESTIGATION LEADS TO A RECALL. *TR