2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE METAL ON THE REAR ROTOR SHIELDS WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000, PERTAINING TO CORROSION OF THE ANTILOCK SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A NO START PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS STARTED ON FIRST USE BUT AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND SHUT OFF, MANY TIMES IT DOES NOT RESTART. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER AND AND EVEN IF ONLY RUNS FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. AFTER THE TRUCK SITS FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, IT USUALLY STARTS AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALERAND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THEY REPLACED THE PARKING SWITCH AND CONNECTORS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND MORE OFTEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 OTHER TIMES AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT WORRYING THAT I WILL BE STRANDED EVERYTIME I TURN IT OFF.

DRIVERS SEATBACK HAS BROKEN TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *NM

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ABS LIGHT ON 77,000 MILES 2002 SILVERADO GM WILL NOT ADMIT IT HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE ABS SYSTEM - AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FIND THERE ARE AN ABUNDANT OF ABS FAILURES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PARKING BRAKE THE PEDAL DOES NOT FEEL FIRM. THE BRAKES CHIRP CONSTANTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 3 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNWARRANTED ABS ACTIVATION HINDERING THE BRAKES FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND CLEANED BY DEALER'S MECHANIC. THIS INCIDENT RELATES TO GM'S RECALL # 05068 (WHEEL SPEED SENSOR). THE FAILURE OCCURRED 15 SEPARATE TIMES SINCE THE INSPECTION.*AK UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2WD. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND COMING TO A STOP, THERE IS A PULSATION. IT FEELS AS IF THE ABS IS TAKING OVER AND RELEASING, AND THEN REAPPLYING THE BRAKING ACTION, RAPIDLY, AS I COME TO A STOP. I SPOKE TO A GM REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT A RECALL THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 05068. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN A "SALT BELT" STATE, MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED (I LIVE IN FLORIDA). APPARENTLY, IT IS THE ROAD SALT THAT IS USED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THAT CORRODES THE ABS WHEEL SENSORS AND LEADS TO THIS PROBLEM. AND, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT LIVE IN A STATE THAT USES ROAD SALT, I DO USE MY VEHICLE TO TOW AND LAUNCH A BOAT IN THE SALT WATER. I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF THIS USE, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE GM RECALL NUMBER 05042. THE FRICTION LININGS HAVE WORN AND CUT INTO THE DRUM, MAKING THE PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVE. A GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED, AND THE ONLY VEHICLES RECALLED WERE VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MINE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO PARK ON STEEP BOAT RAMPS WHILE LAUNCHING MY BOAT, AND HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO HELP HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING INTO THE WATER. *NM

NO PREVIOUS ISSUES LEADING UP TO HOOD LATCH FAILURE - ROUTINE USE OF HOOD LATCH MECHANISM. HOOD LATCH FAILED DURING TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY FORTUNATE TO EXIT HIGHWAY AFTER SEEING HOOD RISING. THE FOUR WELD SEAMS HOLDING LATCH BODY TO TRUCK FRAME FAILED. WELD SEAMS REMAINED ON TRUCK FRAMEWORK WHILE HOOD LATCH BODY SHOWED MATERIAL FAILURE. POINTS OF HOOD LATCH CONNECTION AFTER FAILURE -> LATCH HOOK CONNECTED UNDER HOOD; THE HOOD LATCH CABLE CONNECTED. FAILED HOOD LATCH REMAINS AVAILABLE. *JB

WHILE RUNNING AN ERRAND AT LUNCH AN 18 YR. OLD BOY CAME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO DO A U-TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 45-50 MILES AN HOUR WITH A GREEN LIGHT WHEN I HIT HIS SMALLER TRUCK HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY SILVERADO. THIS IS THE 2ND GM VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED AND BEEN IN DURING A SERIOUS CRASH WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! *NM

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PARKING BRAKE ON 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS STARTING APR 20, 2005. HOWEVER, I DO NOT KNOW OF A SINGLE 2002 SILVERADO PICKUP OR 2001 SUBURBAN WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE HOLDS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF YOU DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE IT GETS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT (RUMOR). I DON'T USE MINE WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MINE HAS NEVER HELD SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006, I TOOK MY PICKUP TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR A NEW INSPECTION STICKER. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE PARKING BRAKE. YET, THIS SAME DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED MY PICKUP FOR EVERY OTHER INSPECTION STICKER AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY FAILED IT EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NEVER HELD.

I DRIVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. IN NOVEMBER 2004 THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE GM SERVICE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE SENSORS WERE CORRODED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SENSOR PROBLEM. RECENTLY I HAVE AN ABS LIGHT THAT COMES ON EVERYTIME I START MOVING. OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. I TOOK IT IN TO GM SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS PUMP ASSY AND MODULE WERE BOTH BROKEN AND REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE ABOUT $2000. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WORKED FINE, I JUST WOULDN'T HAVE THE ABS FEATURE. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THE ABS SYSTEM IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE ON A VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE INCLEMENT WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS TRIGGERING THE OCCASIONAL BRAKE LIGHT. THE FALSE POSITIVE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE COMPLACENCY WHERE DRIVERS WOULD IGNORE A REAL BRAKE FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS TO LAST INDEFINITELY. HOWEVER, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS HAVE EFFICIENT BRAKE SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY CONCERNING THE ABS. *JB

FAULTY AND INFERIOR DESIGN ON POWER WINDOWS MECHANISM. CABLE BROKE ON DRIVERS WINDOW IN OCT. 2004, CABLE BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE MAY 6,2004. BOTH TIMES THE WINDOW REMAINED IN THE OPEN POSITION. COST OF $600.00 TO REPAIR. GM WOULD NOT COVER COST BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2002 Z71 CHEVROLET CREWCAB 4 W/D PICKUP TRUCK FROM HENDRICK CHEVROLET IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004, AND HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION (1ST, 3RD AND REVERSE) GO OUT TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I CONTACTED GM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THAT TIME, BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MY MODEL TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT OF MAY OF 2005, IT HAPPENED AGAIN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. I HAD TO PAY $1,400 TO HAVE IT FIXED IN MAY 2005, BUT THE PLACE OF BUSINESS WHO FIXED IT, FIXED IT AGAIN AT NO COST, AS HE SAID HE GUARANTEES HIS WORK FOR A YEAR, AND SINCE IT HAD NOT BEEN A FULL YEAR, HE DIDN'T CHARGE ME...YOU MIGHT SAY I WAS UNLUCKY AND LUCKY AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR MODEL PICKUP. *NM

SPONGY BRAKES, NO BRAKES AT TIMES. LAST INCIDENT FEB. 1, 2006 WHILE BACKING IN DRIVE. PUSHED ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. A LOUD RATTLING, HAMMERING NOISE CAME FROM VEHICLE AND NO BRAKING FELT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2003 AT 22586 MILES. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REBUILT ABOUT APRIL 23, 2004 AND IT DIDN'T HELP; IN FACT WE ABOUT LOST ALL BRAKING GOING HOME FROM DEALER. I PHONED THE DEALER AND HE ORDERED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. IT WAS REPLACED MAY 3, 2004 BUT THE PEDAL WAS STILL SPONGY AND BRAKING VERY POOR. WHEN STOPPED AND ENGINE RUNNING YOU CAN PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. WELL, NORMAL ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON A DOWN HILL T ROAD WITH MY WIFE WITH ME. I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (FILE 1-212176923) FOR HELP. A WASTE OF TIME. I PHONED CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION (1800-222-1020) AND ALL THEY SUGGESTED WAS TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, A 30 MILE DRIVE ONE WAY. THEY DIDN'T HELP IN FOUR OTHER VISITS . I DID TAKE IT BACK ON JAN. 6, 2006 FOR A BRAKE RECALL ON WHEEL DETECTORS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP THE BRAKING A BIT. THANKS. *NM

THIS VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START IT THE ENGINE JERKED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE ENGINE BLOCK TO CRACK WHERE THE STARTER IS MOUNTED. THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE ORIGINAL CAP WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE CAP. WHEN THEY REPLACED IT THE SECOND TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. *NM

AT 37720 MILES ON 2002 CHEVROLET 4X4 PICKUP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SAFETY INSPECTION AND SERVICE TO GM DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS BEING RUSTED AND WORN OUT. THIS WAS IN MARCH 2005. IN OCTOBER 2005 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO SEVERE CORROSION BETWEEN FRONT HUB/BEARING AND SPEED SENSOR. FILLED FOR A CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL PARTS WERE INTER RELATED. ALSO EVEN THE REPAIR INVOICE STATED WORN OUT/RUSTED. WAS INFORMED THAT NO REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE PAID.*AK

ON 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 W/ONLY 25,500 MILES, NOTICED A NOISE IN REAR BRAKES. WHEN ROTATING TIRES, DISCOVERED BOTH ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, BUT WITH PLENTY OF BRAKE PAD AND THEREBY CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR ON BRAKE PADS. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL GM DEALER FOR INSPECTION BY SERVICE PERSONNEL, WHO DETERMINED SAME PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE GOOD WILL REPAIR. FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS, PURCHASED REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND COMPLETED REPAIRS ON OUR OWN. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM TO TRY TO OBTAIN REFUND OF OUR COSTS, BUT NOT YET RESOLVED THE ISSUE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTORS. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEM W/ABS SPEED SENSOR REQUIRING ADDITIONAL BRAKING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEEDS, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRST RECALL BY GM. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS COMPLAINT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS SENSORS HE HAD THE WORK PERFORMED, BUT THE ABS PUMP HAS GONE BAD. HE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A GM DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIRS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

OUR SILVERADO HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL #05V37900 FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CONSIDERED A "SALT BELT" STATE G.M. WILL NOT RECALL OUR TRUCK.*JB

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR 2002 SILVERODO TRUCKS IN SEVERAL STATES WEST VA. BEING ONE OF THEM I LIVE WITHIN 10 MIN OF WEST, VA. WE ARE A STATE THAT GETS A LOT OF ROAD SALT. MY BRAKE SENSOR SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT . THE CHAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 05VB379000. VIRGINIA NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL LIST I HAVE JUST HAD ONE SIDE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $333.00 NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS BAD. THIS RECALL STARTED IN AUGUST BUT WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTILL NOV. 2005 THERE COULD BE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND MAYBE INJURIES OR FATALITIES BEFORE NOV.PLEASE HELP TO HAVE VIRGINIA INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AT LEAST THE MOUNTIANS OF SOUTH WEST VIRGINIA THANK YOU FOR YOR ASSISTANCE. *NM

DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE DYING. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS ON 2-15-05. THE ISSUE WAS COVERED IN RECALL NUMBER 05500. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED ON 5-05. ON 8-29-05 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN. *JB

EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE AFTER 34,757 MILES. A PROPERLY WORKING EMERGENCY BRAKE IS CRITICAL, AS MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN RIDE IN AND PLAY AROUND THIS VEHICLE.

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY LEFT SIDE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW. I LOWERED IT AT A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU WINDOW, AND IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND WOULD NOT HARDLY ROLL UP. I TOOK MY HAND AND HELPED IT UP INTO PLACE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE CABLE ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BAD. I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE FROM C&O MOTORS ( CHEVROLET DEALER) AND CROSS LANES TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR SHOP MADE THE REPAIRS FOR ME.

WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVOIR LEAKS AND DRAINS TOTALLY EMPTY UPON ACTIVATING WIPER SWITCH. THE HOSE"BLOWS"OUT OF THE UNIT. I HAVE HAD TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES(INCLUDING TODAY) AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AS YET.

AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN THE BREAK IS APPLIED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BRAKE POORLY. UNTIL JUST RECENTLY I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS AND MY BRAKE PADS ARE FINE PER MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THEM ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I PULLED INTO A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THE ABS CAME ON AND I WAS SENT CRASHING INTO HIS GARAGE. THIS HAS HAPPEND ALMOST 20 TIMES SINCE THAT DAY. I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE MY TRUCK TO WORK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE. I HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO XC 1500 4X4 THAT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH 81332MILES. MY FATHER AND BROTHER BOTH OWN SIMILAR MODEL GM TRUCKS BOTH 2000 MODELS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TO FIX MY TRUCK I'M WAITING TO SEE IF I CAN MAKE THE DEALER PAY FOR THE DAMAGES DONE AND FIX MY BRAKE SYSTEM.

AFTER STRIKING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK REPLACE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *BF *NM

DRIVING 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP. SLOWING DOWN TO STOP IN TRAFFIC AND/OR SUDDEN STOPS AT SLOW SPEED CAUSES ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ACTIVITATE AND REQUIRES FARTHER STOPPING DISTANCE.

COMPLAINT REF [XXX] ON MAR 12,2005 I HAD A FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE! I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. I HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE ON AUG 3,2004. I REPORTED IT TO THE NHTSA AT THAT TIME. LAST AUG GM OK'D A WARRANTY FIX BY USING SERVICE BULLT. # 02-05-006A-(NOV 26,2002). AT THAT TIME THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUNNING INTO A FENCE. AFTER COMPLAINING, THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR FIXING THE DAMAGE. NOW BACK TO THE PRESENT FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WHICH THE ABS SENSORS ARE ATTACHED. CONTACTING GM, I TOLD THEM I BELIEVED THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY MILEAGE WAS 36,500. THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS 3 MONTHS AND 500 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. I DID NOT AGREE WITH THEM AS I SEE THIS AS A CONTINUATION OF LAST AUGUST'S PROBLEM AND THAT IT WASN'T FIXED CORRECTLY AT THAT TIME. I HAD THE TRUCK FIXED AND PAID THE $631 MYSELF. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT IS NOT PECULIAR TO MY VEHICLE BUT NO DOUBT IS WIDESPREAD. I KNOW YOU DO NOT HAVE AN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE? THE FACT THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN ON IT TELLS ME IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES! MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO FULL SIZE PICK UP. IT IS NOT 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND IS A C1500. VEH ID

SOME TIMES WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE FOOT BRAKE, IT BECOMING STIFF AND WON'T DEPRESS. AT THIS TIME THE USE OF THE HAND BRAKE HAS TO BE USED TO STOP. IF HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, BUT NO ACCIDENT SO FAR.

POWER WINDOW CABLE ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE SNAPPED. *JB

MY SON'S 2002 CHEVROLET EXTENDED CAB PU TRUCK WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, FORCED OFF THE ROAD, WENT HEAD FIRST THROUGH AN IRON 6' FENCE, DOWN A 7' EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A STONE PILLAR HEAD ON AND HIS AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

VEHICLE HAD GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR WHEELS AND LOSS OF POWER. REAR BRAKES FAILED WITH 9, 975 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER RUSTED SOLID AND NOT OPERATING, CAUSING INNER RIGHT DISK BRAKE PAD TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING USED ENOUGH, ALLOWING COMPONENTS INSIDE THE CALIPER TO RUST. DEALER REBUILT RIGHT REAR CALIPERS, TURNED DOWN BOTH EXCESSIVELY RUSTED REAR ROTORS AND REPLACED REAR DISC BRAKE PADS.

CHEVY TRUCK BEGAN A VIBRATION AND CHATTERING IN BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED . *BF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. *SC

1. NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. 2.TRANSMISSION FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED. 3. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT MY COST. THERE ARE MANY PARTS JUST LIKE MINE AT THE AAMCO TRANSMISSION SHOP IN LAKE CHARLES, LA. *AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE THROUGH INSPECTION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS HAD RUSTED. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED INSTEAD OF BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS REPLACED ON THE LEFT SIDE. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING UP I-65 NORTH ON AUGUST 17TH, 2004, I EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPERATION ON MY TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER JUST BEFORE THE TIRE WAS ABLE TO SHRED TO PIECES.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH TO PARK THE VEHICLE THE ABS ACTIVATED WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPINGDISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HIT A BARRIER WALL WHICH CAUSED $85 IN DAMAGE. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MADE A NOISE, SLIPPED,AND THEN LOCKED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE SUN SEAL AND PINS THAT SHEARED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 TIMES IN WHICH THE SAME PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE TAILGATE FELL OFF AT 70 MPH AND THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SAFETY CABLE DETERIORATED AND THE BRAKES WOULD BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

2002 SILVERADO 1500 2WD REG CAB,PURCHASED ON 11-21-01. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT 2 DEALERSHIPS. MECHANICS CAN ONLY RESOLVE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD. SEEMS LIKE A RECALL IS NEEDED.*AK REPAIRED ON 8-22-02 TOWING REQUIRED REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR INSTALLED INSULATION ON A/C LINE (LEAKING WATER INTO DISTRIBUTOR CAP) REPAIRED 10-29-02 TOWING REQUIRED LEAKING WATER IN DISTRIBUTING HOUSING REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR HOUSING CAP AND ROTOR REINSULATE A/C SUCTION LINE REPAIRED 10-3-03 TOWING REQUIRED LEAKING WATER IN DISTRUBUTOR CAP. REPLACED CAP AND ROTOR REPAIRED 12-30-03 TOWING REQUIRED REPLACED CORRODED CAP AND ROTOR DUE TO MOISTURE . 1-28-04 TOWING REQUIRED WAITING FOR THE FINDING OF THE REPAIRS ANTICIPATING SAME RESULTS.

I OWN TWO 2002 GM PRODUCTS, A TAHOE AND A SILVERADO PICKUP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON EITHER VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE BOTH TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR TO GET THEM TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. I HAVE CONTACTED FIVE OF MY FRIENDS THAT OWN 2002 GM PRODUCTS AND THREE OUT OF THE FIVE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS IN GREATER DETAIL.*AK

WE HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE TRACKS THAT THE FRONT SEATS SLIDE ON STICK OUT VERY FAR IN THE BACK. THEY ARE MADE OF METAL, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY GUARDS ON THEM. MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON CLIMBED IN THE BACK SEAT AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE METAL TRACK. IT CUT HIS KNEE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE EVEN CUT MY HAND ON THESE TRACKS WHEN I AM CLEANING OUT THE TRUCK. I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER, AND THE TRACKS HAVE PLASTIC COVERS OVER THEM. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO MAKE SOME PLASTIC COVERS TO PUT OVER THESE TRACKS. THEY ARE DANGEROUS. I AM PRINTING THIS COMPLAINT AND MAILING IT TO YOU, ALONG WITH PICTURES OF THE TRACKS. I WILL ALSO SUBMIT THIS OVER THE INTERNET. *TS *JB

WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER WOULD ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *PH THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO TRAVEL PAST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY .*TS *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE SIDEWALL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. OTHER 3 TIRES AND SPARE WERE SPLITTING AT THE SIDEWALL. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. *AK THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING RACK. *JB

ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS RATED TO TOW 9000 LBS THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD MY 7000 POUND TRAILER FROM ROLLING DOWN THE HILL FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. MY 3000 LB BOAT ROLLS BACKWARDS INTO THE WATER AT A BOAT LAUNCH. THE PBRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS HAVE SEEN THE TRUCK. THE FIRST DEALER ADJUSTED THE BRAKE AND IT WAS BETTER, THE SECOND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THAT THEY COULD DO. IT STILL ROLLS WITH A TRAILER ON IT. THE DEALERS SAID THAT THE LOW RESISTANCE PBRAKE IS A DESIGN FEATURE.*AK

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE RUBBER WAS VERY FLIMSY. ROCKS WERE ABLE TO GET INSIDE THE TREAD AND PEARCE THROUGH WHICH RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED. *NLM *CB *JB

TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT AT 35 MPH. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.*JB