2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

2002 CHEVROLET K2500HD , THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT SLOW SPEEDS DURING GENTLE BRAKING. SAME TROUBLE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000 / CHEVY RECALL # 05068. I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT BUT MY DEALER AND THE GM CUST. SERV. LINE BOTH ADVISE THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSE AND GRIND. TWO TO THREE SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY 2500 HD SILVERADO WITH 8.1 ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING, IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. AFTER I PULL OVER PUT TRUCK IN PARK, TURN KEY OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL USUALLY START UP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ROLLS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MORE FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT'S VIN IS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. ON JULY 9, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 5MPH AND ENGAGING THE WIPERS, THE WIPER FLUID SOUNDED LIKE PIECES OF ICE CHIPS WERE HITTING THE WINDOW. THE FRONT WINDOW CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 57,000.

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 4WD. STEERING BOX FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS HAD A "CLUNKING" NOISE IN THE GEAR BOX SINCE NEW, WITH THE STEERING OFF CENTER TO THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. DEALER HAS REMEDIED SEVERAL TIMES BY GREASING THE BOX. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE ON SAME PROBLEM. DEALER FOUND THE STEERING BOX WAS BROKEN AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SINCE NEW. GREASE WAS FULL OF RUST. DEALER REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. CHARGED ME TO REMOVE AFTER MARKET PLOW EQUIPMENT. ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. 2ND OCCASION. BRAKES FAILURE AT LOW SPEED. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. PER GM THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000 & IS A "SERVICE" ITEM. COST OVER $300 TO CLEAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 65 MPH AND THEN PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE REAR TRANSMISSION ADAPTER, CAUSED BY A FAULTY UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE MUCH LONGER TO STOP, AND FEEL AS THOUGH IT MAY NOT STOP. THE PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED FOR CHEVY VEHICLES (CASE #05V379000), WE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED. I CALLED CHEVY, WHO ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, WE HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE DEALER CHARGED US TO CORRECT IT, WITH THE SAME EXACT SOLUTION AS IN THE RECALL. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED AND PUT BACK IN, CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO HD PICKUP WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS AS IN THE OTHER SILVERADO PICKUPS. IT IS EVEN MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT IS A HEAVIER TRUCK. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, OR AT LEAST COVER THE EXPENSES FOR THOSE WHO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, STEERING SHAFT. AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAKE CLUNKING NOISES WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AND IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. CHEVY'S FIX IS TO REMOVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND LUBRICATE IT, THEN RE-ASSEMBLE THE STEERING SHAFT. THIS PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED TO ME 6/04 WITH ONLY 19,748 MILES ON MY TRUCK UNDER WARRANTY NOW ITS HAPPENED AGAIN 2/07 WITH 36,100 MILES ON MY TRUCK. AGAIN, THERE FIX IS PER THERE SERVICE BULLETIN 02-02-35-006A,REMOVE SHAFT AND LUBRICATE THEN RE-ASSEMBLE, NOW IT COST ME NOT WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON"T SPEND THE MONEY AND GET IT RE-LUBED EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. WILL THE SPINES WEAR- OUT OR BRAKE, THEN POSSIBLE CAUSING STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING???? THIS PROBLEM MAY BE ABLE TO BE RESOLVED BY INSTALLING A GREASE FITTING ON THE SHAFT. I FELL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO BE FIXED BY CHEVY. CHEVY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SHOWS SEVEN DIFFERENT MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM. BULLETIN NO. 00-02-35-003K *JB