2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

I OWN A 2002 CHEV K2500HD. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITE TO REPORT THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. FIRST, THE DRYER SWITCH ON THE AC WENT BAD @ 34K. SECOND,@ 65K I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AS TALKED ABOUT IN ONE OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. THIRD, @ 95K MY TRANSFER CASE DEVELOPED A LEAK AND I LOST ALL THE FLUID. A CHEVROLET MECHANIC SHOWED ME A TRANSFER CASE THAT HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD BEEN USED IN 4WD W/OUT FLUID IN IT. ANOTHER CHEVROLET MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE AND THAT "JB WELD IS YOUR FRIEND". SO I PATCHED THE HOLE, AND 10K LATER IT DEVELOPED A SECOND LEAK IN A SIMILAR LOCATION AND ALSO ABOUT THIS SAME TIME AN ELECTRICAL PART (ABOUT $550) WENT OUT FOR MY 4WD. NOW AT 130K IT HAS DEVELOPED A THIRD LEAK! ALSO STARTING @ APPROXIMATELY 50K, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS LOCKED UP ON ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 CABLES ON MY TAILGATE. AFTER BEING A CHEVY MAN ALL MY LIFE I THINK I WILL LOOK AT TOYOTA. *NM

DT: THE BRAKE ROTORS PITTED, CORRODED, RUSTED, AND FLAKED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT OTHER ROTORS HAVE BEEN CORRODING AS WELL. THE ROTORS DON'T SHOW SIGNS OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE METAL HAS WORN DOWN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GENERAL MOTOR AND SAID THE WERE VERY RUDE.*AK

SOME TIMES WHEN I START MY 2500 HD CHEVROLET SILVERODO 4WD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK THE SERVICE 4WD INDICATER COMES ON AND WHEN I GO TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS. IM THINKIN THAT ITS FALTY WIRING. IT ALSO MAKES AN AWFULE TICKING SOUND RIGHT WHEN I START IT TOO. ALL THE TIME.

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY TRUCK HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE ONLY 36000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CORRECTIVE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE RETAINER CLIP BUT STATES I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES. I FEEL GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE BRAKE SHOES SINCE THE RETAINING CLIP 'CAUSED THE PROBLEM.

THE DRIVER OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD I AM FILLING THIS REPORT ABOUT HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN QUICKLY FROM 65 MPH. APON APPLYING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED. (SKIDDING) CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DESPITE THE DRIVER'S EFFORTS, SINCE NOT HAVING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP IT FROM STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A UTILITY POLE. THIS CRASH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSE OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $40,000. PERSONAL INJURY LOSS IN EXCESS OF WELL OVER $5,000. THERE WAS ALSO A FAILURE OF THE SRS, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CHEVROLET K2500 2002, BRIDGESTONE DUELLER A/T TIRE DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. *BF *JB

THE DEFROSTER KICKES ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, SINCE I GOT THIS TRUCK. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE RD, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY WINDSHIELD FOGGES UP VERY RAPIDLY. LAST TIME, A SEMI WAS BEHIND US AND MY WIFE AND SON WERE WITH ME. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED!!!MY WARRANTY WAS VERY SHORT LIVED SINCE THIS WAS USED WHEN I BOUGH IT. MY WIFE, AND SON ALSO DRIVE CHEVYS & GMC.I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERS BUT THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY 100'S OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT, THEN IT MAY NOT BE REPAIRABLE THAT IT IS AUTOMATIC. WE WILL NEVER BUY GMC OR CHEVY AGAIN. IT ISNT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE!IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!*AK

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK (BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION) I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE HYDRO BOOST TO THE BRAKES TO BE LEAKING FLIUD. THEY REPLACED THE PART, IT HELPED THE BRAKES SOME BUT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU ARE ON A POTHOLE OR WASHBOARD ROAD AND USE THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK AT ALL. WHEN YOU STOP ON A SMOOTH ROAD THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK FINE. TTHE ONLY OTHER THING THAT IS A REAL CONCERN TO ME IS WHEN YOU ARE JUST SITTING IN THE TRUCK WETHER IT IS RUNNING OR NOT YOU CAN PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH LITTLE EFFORT AND IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO TRY AND GET MY PROBLEM SOLVED. THE MECHANICS AGREE THAT IT SHOULDN'T DO WHAT ITS DOING BUT CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT IS DARGEROUS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK . *AK

PUMP RETAINING PIN ON THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED, PERMITTING THE PUMP TO WEAR A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE WITH SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE ENGINE OIL. CHEVROLET IS NOT CLAIMING KNOWLEDGE. *JB

CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD W/ 6L ENGINE-- PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE STICKING. CARBONS UP EVERY TWO MONTHS AROUND THROTTLE VALVE AND THROTTLE STICKS. THEN TAKES EXCESSIVE THROTTLE PRESSURE TO TRY TO MOVE. ---IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MOVING IN TIGHT QUARTERS. CHEVY HAS ISSUED SERVICE MODIFICATIONS FOR 5.3L AND 4.8L ENGINES FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT HAS IGNORED THE 6.0L. CLEANING THE CARBON WORKS FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS THEN PROBLEM RECURS. CHEVY SHOULD MAKE A FIELD FIX LIKE THE OTHER MODELS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *JB