2002 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 5.3L TRANSMISSION SUN GEAR. AT 37260 MILES THE GEAR FAILED, MY VEHICLE IT DID NOT HAVE REVERSE, AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COST TO ME WAS $1963.00 AND IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER THEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND NOT ME OR THE OTHER BUYERS OF THIS MODEL TRUCK. GM OUGHT TO REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST SINCE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE FIXED IT PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM BY RECALLS. *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING IN AT LOW RATE OF SPEED MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP QUICKLY. *JB

AT LOW SPEEDS THE FRONT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVERLOT SILVERADO 4WD TRUCK ENGAGE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. IF NOT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WOULD HAVE HIT A CAR PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALL 4 ROTORS WERE RUSTED AFTER 14,000 MILES. HE NOTICED THIS APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER TAKING THE TRUCK ON A TRIP. WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS BECAUSE HE DID NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK VERY MUCH. A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT. HAS BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND SAW WHERE HE SAW SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKES FAILING. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON HIS 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ARE SLUGGISH AND MAKING NOISE AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES. THEY BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY DO NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. THE DEALER CHANGED THREE ROTORS AND BRAKES PADS. THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE ROTOR OFF ON THE BACK AND THE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE DEALERSHIP BROKE THE ABS SENSOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK HAS NEVER CONTACTED GM. THE VEHICLE IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERICINED BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR 3 YEARS. *JB

DT: THE CONSUME STATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT HOLDING ON 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLASSIFIED IT AS A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. THEY DEALER IS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THIS FOR FREE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT THE AUTOMATIC. BUT THE OWNER SAYS THAT THEY SHARE THE SAME PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. NHTSA RECALL 05V161000. ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE OWNER WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS FIXED, BUT IT WILL BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. THERE IS ABOUT 60% OF THE BRAKE LINING LEFT ON THE BACK BRAKES. THE OWNER IS PUSHING THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND IT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD 2500 WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT. 2002. THE VEHICLE REPLACED A 1989 SILVERADO 2500 WHICH HAD 189,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF SALE. NEVER DID I HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND THE VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ANTILOCK BREAKS, MY FIRST ON A TRUCK, SEEMED TO ACTIVATE MORE THAN I WOULD EXPECT. I REGULARLY HAVE THE TRUCK SERVICED AT EITHER THE DEALER OR AT A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EITHER OF THESE ARE QUICK TO SPOT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN CHARGE YOU TO REPLACE. THE TRUCK HAS SLIGHTLY OVER 40,000 MILES, ALMOST ALL OF WHICH ARE UNDER HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I COMMUTE 25 MILES WHEN I DO DRIVE IT TO WORK AND THAT IS PRIMARILY AT NON-RUSH HOUR TIMES. ALL BUT THE LAST MILE IS ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON COUNTRY ROADS. IN OTHER WORDS, VERY LITTLE BRAKING. AT LEAST HALF OF THE MILES HAVE BEEN RECORDED ON LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS. I RARELY PULL ANYTHING WITH THE TRUCK. RARELY HAS THE TRUCK CARRIED HEAVY LOADS. RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL 4 ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF NEARLY $1,200 DOLLARS. I HAVE NEVER EVEN HAD TO REPLACE A PAD ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM - THE PART THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE JUST SAY THAT IT IS A MAINTENANCE ITEM AND DENY A PROBLEM EXISTS. M

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TAKE OVER AND THE VEHICLE WILL SLIDE OR BECOME UNABLE TO BE STOPPED. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, I HAVE NEARLY HIT SOMEONE OR A PARKED VEHICLE, AS I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE BRAKING MECHANISM OF MY VEHICLE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FORMAL RECALL, BUT ONLY AN INVESTIGATION. ON A DAILY BASIS, I TRANSPORT MY FAMILY, AND FEAR THAT I WILL HAVE AN AUTO ACCIDENT THAT MAY CAUSE THEM OR SOMEONE ELSE HARM. I AM LOOKING INTO HAVING THE SENSORS REPLACED, AND AWAITING AN ESTIMATE TO DO SO. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO RECTIFY, WHAT I AND MANY OTHERS FEEL IS A VEHICLE DEFECT.

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH, IT WAS VERY LITTLE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED THROUGH A GATE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A REGULAR INSPECTION AND THE REPAIR SHOP NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN FOR THE REAR BRAKES. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED. *JB *SC

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE, THE CONSUMER ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE, AND THE MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE, THE TEST CAME OUT NEGATIVE. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS UP, BUT IT FAILS TO COME ON WHEN THE ABS BRAKES FAIL. THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *SC *JB

DT: PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. THE REAR BRAKE WERE WORE OUT BEFORE FRONT BRAKES AT 4 TIMES THE RATE ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 18 MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THIS VEHICLE IS ON ITS FIRST SET OF REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE ORIGINAL. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY PERCENT WEAR REMAINING. CONSUMER IS REPLACING THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS #1336875, AND #00-05-23-005B. THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING IN THE REAR AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.*AK *M

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR *JB

2001 TO 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA WITH 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTORS ON THESE ENGINES WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR BODY CRACKS OR BALL SEAT EROSION. *MR GM MAINTAINS THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *SC *JB

LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM FOR NO REASON. HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL KICKS UP AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS AT LEAST DOUBLED. I FOUND THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SPEED SENSOR QUIT WORKING WITH 37000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I UNPLUGGED THE SENSOR AND THE BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE (WITHOUT ANTI LOCK BRAKES).

PRIOR TO THE CRASH I'LL DESCRIBE, I NOTICED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY TRUCK WOULD ENGAGE RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS, EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION FROM INDICATOR LIGHTS OR THE TRUCK'S STATUS DISPLAY THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN PROGRESS. UNTIL THE INCIDENT BELOW, BRAKING CONTROL ALWAYS RETURNED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND SEEMED TO POSE NO SAFETY THREAT. ON THIS PARTICULAR EVENING, THEY HAD PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT ALL THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY GARAGE. UPON ENTERING THE GARAGE PROPER, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE GARAGE FLOORS (AND DRIVEWAY) WERE BOTH CLEAR OF ANY SNOW, ICE, OR LIQUIDS. WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TOOK CONTROL, IT RELEASED THE BRAKES AND LOCKED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN SUCH A WAY THAT I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL. THIS TIME, I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. MY VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY STUCK THE WORKBENCH ALONG THE BACK WALL OF MY GARAGE. THE IMPACT PUSHED THE ENTIRE GARAGE WALL OUT ALMOST 12 INCHES, INCLUDING THE CEMENT BLOCK FOUNDATION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE REMAINS. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ANTILOCK BRAKE FUNCTIONS, ESSENTIALLY DISABLING THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM. DUE TO THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE ANTILOCK SENSORS (IN THE WHEEL BEARINGS), REPAIRS ARE NOT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME. THE TRUCK'S BRAKES FUNCTION NORMALLY WITH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM DISABLED. I

DT: THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THERE WERE NO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE ABS WHEN IT COMES ON. IT RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THERE WAS A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DT:THE COSUMER OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS. WHEN GETTING DOWN TO 2-3 MPH THE ABS COMES ON, AND WILL ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION, PE05020. PARTS IN THE ABS HAVE REPLACED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS FAILED. THE ABS KICKED IN WHEN IT WAS NOT NEEDED AT LOW SPEEDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK

PER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05-020, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCAISION THE FAILURES DESCRIBED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED BULLETIN. FAILURES OCCURRED SUBSEQUENT TO DEALERSHIP'S PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING WORK UNDER WARRANTY: REPLACEMENT OF FAILED FRONT END BEARINGS, SEALS, PINIONS AND RELATED COMPONENTS. DEALERSHIP'S POSITION HAS BEEN ONE OF DENIAL AND DISMISSAL OF THE COMPLAINT. CHEVROLET ONLY OFFERS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS IF THIS BECOMES A RECALL ISSUE. BECAUSE THIS IS A BRAKING ISSUE AND A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR MY FAMILY AND SELF, BUT OTHER MOTORISTS, IT OBVIATES JUSTIFICATION OF RECALL STATUS.

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, THE VEHICLE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE EXCESSIVELY WORN OUT AND CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT STOP OR HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE, AND THE CONSUMER HAS ONLY PUT 12,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONSUMER A SERVICE REQUEST ORDER # 1-346253-537. THERE WERE NO OTHER SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

DEFECTIVE ABS WHEEL SENSOR CAUSING ABS TO ACTIVATE AT WHEN APPLIES BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURS DAILY WITH THE VEHICLE CAUSING POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS.

DT: AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. USUALLY OCCURS ABOUT 5-10 MPH. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS UNDER ALL WEATHER AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS 4 WHEEL ANTILOCK. THE OWNER HAS NOT CALLED THE DEALER YET. VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED BUT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED YET. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT AND HEARD IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKES WHICH SEEMED TO BE THE ABS. THE PROBLEM WOULD USUALLY OCCUR ABOUT 10 MPH THEN THE BRAKES WOULD START TO SHAKE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THERE WAS A NOISE THAT WAS HEARD AND WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND DOES IT EVERY TIME WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *AK *SC *JB

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, AND AFTER APPLYING BRAKES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, AND BRAKES SHUDDERED. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. HAPPENED IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. OWNER BELIEVED THEY WERE 4 WHEEL ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HAPPENING ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT ABOUT 5 MPH. DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WERE DIRTY, AND HAD TO BE CLEANED. OWNER REPLACED THE BRAKES AT 30,000 MILES, AND BRAKES BEGAN TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF NEW BRAKES.*AK ABS SENSORS FAILED AND WAS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. REAR ROTORS REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES WHEN BEING REPLACED CHUNKS OF METAL FELL OFF DEALER SAID CONSUMER WAS LUCKY TO GET 30,000 MILES OUT OF THEM.*SB *NM

SAFETY ISSUE: 2002 CHEVY 3500 1 TON DUALLY (53,000 MILES). TRUCK BRAKES STARTING ACTING FUNNY. TAKE TRUCK DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. DEALER CHARGE $$ FOR INSPECTION AND INFORMED US THAT ALL 4 BRAKE ROTORS WERE ROTTEN (BEYOND REPAIR). NOT WORE BUT ROTTEN. SEEMS THEY USE RE-CYCLED MATERIAL IN THEIR BRAKE ROTORS. SEEM THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ROTORS COULD FAIL COMPLETED DUE TO ROT AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKES. COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $2000.

ON JUNE 17, 2005, I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK [XXX] PULSATE WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT RAMP FROM I-75. THIS LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, AND THE TRUCK TOOK A COUPLE OF EXTRA FEET TO STOP. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON MY 1998 CHEVY LUMINA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THAT PROBLEM COST OVER $ 500 TO REPAIR. THE LUMINA HAD 49K MILES, BUT THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 18.5K MILES. THE ONLY THING IN COMMON WITH THESE TWO VEHICLES IS THAT I SWITCH OFF ON DRIVING THEM, SOMETIMES LETTING ONE OR THE OTHER STAY PARKED FOR A WEEK OR TWO, DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF WORK I AM DOING. THIS TIME, WITH THE SILVERADO, NO ABS OR BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON, SO I ASSUMED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD JUST DETECTED SOME MINOR SLIDING OF ONE OF THE WHEELS AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP, POSSIBLY FROM SOME LOOSE GRAVEL OR ROCKS. LATER THAT DAY, I DECIDED TO STOP AT THE LOCAL HOME DEPOT, ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND COULD HEAR THE ABS PUMP (?) WORKING VERY HARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT SEEM TO BE STOPPING ANY OF THE WHEELS. I ONLY HAD A FRACTION OF A SECOND TO REACT, SO I THREW THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE. THIS STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE TRUCK, AND I PUT IT INTO PARK, BEFORE IT COULD MOVE ANY MORE. I ENDED UP STOPPED ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN THE SPACE AHEAD OF ME. IF A PEDESTRIAN HAD RUN OUT IN FRONT OF M

DT:CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AS A FEATURE AND THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN SKOKIE A SUBURB OF CHICAGO, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO STEERING NO BRAKES NO CONTROL OF ANY KIND. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FORCE ENOUGH STEERING SO THAT SHE COULD MERGE OFF THE ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY AND BUSHES THAT HELPED CONSUMER BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. CONSUMER NOTICED A MESSAGE THAT CAME UP ON MESSAGE PANEL OF INSTRUMENT PANEL. MESSAGE READ SECURITY, AND CONSUMER FOUND LATER THAT OWNERS MANUAL SAID THAT THIS MESSAGE WAS INFORMING VEHICLE DRIVER OF A SECURITY LOCK, WHICH MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN TO KEEP FROM BEING STOLEN. WHEN CONSUMER WAS TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND THIS ENGAGED THE PASS LOCK FEATURE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. DEALER SAID THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM COULD BE ENGAGED BY OTHER SIMPLE WAYS, LIKE PUTTING THE WRONG KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE SYSTEM. *JB

DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE. WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP.

THE EXACT PROBLEM YOU DESCRIBE IN INVESTIGATION #PE05-020. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A PARKED CAR. I SPENT $266.30 TO HAVE THE ABS SENSORS CLEANED. THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL: THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES ON VEHICLE STARTED PULSATING WHILE BRAKING. A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK *NM

RECENTLY I WAS ROTATING MY TIRES (MOVING FRONT TIRES TO REAR AND REAR TIRES TO FRONT). I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND UPON HAND TIGHTENING UP THE REAR TIRES (THE REAR END WAS COMPLETLY OFF THE GROUND), I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE ON THE REAR TIRES WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. AFTER LOWERING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE GROUND, I PERFORMED A TEST. I WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRIED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BY MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WITH EASE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND HAS NO EFFECT ON THE BRAKES. I VISITED WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV AND NOTICED THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ON VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V161000). I CALL CHEVROLET AND VOICED MY CONCERN OVER MY VEHICLE NOT HAVING RESISTANCE AT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEY STATED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THAT I WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. QUESTION TO NHTSA, HOW DOES THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION EFFECT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE A MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT OPERATES ON ITS OWN? I HAVE BEEN TO MANY FORUMS WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKES. I HAVE EVEN PRINTED A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT FROM CHEVROLET THAT DESCRIBES TO THE TECHNICIAN TO INSTALL THE SAME RETAINING CLIP TO EMERGENCY BRAKE JOBS THAT IS USED IN THE RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND COULD

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH NOISY ENGINE GETTING WORSE THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL GM DENIES THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM

DT: ABS BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS, HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR END, SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN, BUT DIDN'T STOP IT. ABS BRAKES FEEL SPONGY, THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THIS TRUCK.*AK *TT

DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATES IT HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT LOCAL SERVICE DEALERS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THERE HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL WARRANTY THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AT LOW SPEED. APPARENTLY AN ABS MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY CORROSION OF AN ABS SENSOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER A CURB.

2002 SILVERADO BRAKE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS WITH ABS SENSORS, SQUEEKY BRAKES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL ASSY., BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR, BOTH REAR WHEEL ROTARS AND I AM STILL HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IN DASH ARE ALWAYS ON. NOW DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY ABS PUMP IS BAD AND ITS ABOUT $1100.00 TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN MY TRUCK HAD ABOUT 50,000 MI. ON IT.

2002 SILVERADO AUTOMATIC, PARKING BRAKE AT 53,000MILES HAS NO PADS LEFT AND THE ROTOR IS SCORED. ROTOR UNREPAIRABLE.PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. DEALER AS WELL AS GMCUSTOMER SERVICE DENIES ANY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. PROBLEM NOT FIXED AS GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY ALSO DENIES ANY KNOWLEGE OF RECALL ON 2002 SILVERADO MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

DT; PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKES. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES KICKED IN AT A LOW SPEED, AND THE TRUCK MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATED. SAW A NEWS REPORT ON THE ABS BRAKES. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT YET HEARD FROM GMC ON THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE FUEL RETURN LINES AND FUEL RAILS WHEN THEY COME APART THE DIESEL AND OIL MIX TOGETHER AND SHOOTS OUT AND COATS THE REAR WINDSHIELD. ALSO, COATS THE SIDES OF THE TRUCK AND ALL OVER THE TAILGATE IN VERY LARGE AMOUNTS. THIS WAS 3RD TIME THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED.*AK

WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VECHILE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP. IT HAS CASUED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND 1 SMACK INTO A GARAGE DOOR. I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AND IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT BUT IS OUT OF WARR DUE TO AGE. DEALER WANTS $400 TO FIX, BUT IT APPEARS BASED ON MY MECHANIC AND REPORTS READ ON INTERNET THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

ABS SENSOR MALFUCTION ON SILVERADO - VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AT LOW SPEED AND ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED

PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND DOES NOT HOLD WHEN ENGAGED BEEN ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL SO I'M WAITING TO SEE IF THIS IS THE CASE CHEVY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS NOT CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM

ERRATIC STOPPING AND SQUEALING NOISE WAS NOTICED ON MAY 17, 2005. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND MY REAR BREAK ROTORS ON MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD (39,000 MI.) TO BE EXTREMELY DETERIORATED. THE METAL IS ACTUALLY FLAKING OFF ON THE FACE OF THE ROTORS. THE PADS STILL HAVE APPROX. 2/3 THICKNESS REMAINING. I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, IT LOOKS LIKE MY DIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

DT; WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON DRY PAVEMENT THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO BRAKES. WHEN THE ABS KICKED IN, THE CONSUMER NEARLY RAN INTO BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ABS JUST TOOK OVER AT A LOW SPEED, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE LAST FRIDAY. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB, CURRENTLY THE ABS BREAKS ARE GOING INTO ABS MODE WHEN I TRY TO STOP ON ANY SURFACE INCLUDING DRY AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10MPH). THIS IS CAUSING MY BREAKING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS TO INCREASE AS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAVE TO LET OFF THE BREAKS AND THEN MASH THEM. EXACTLY THE BEHAVIOUR THAT ABS IS SUPPOSED TO NEGATE. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE YET BUT SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, WILL PULL THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE THAT FUNCTION.

CONSUMER STATES: THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP PROPERLY. CHECKED ROTORS AND FOUND HAS BUILD-UP FROM CORROSION. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT CONTACTING THE ROTORS ON THE REAR BRAKES. GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TT

DT: THE INSIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND FLAKING. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS LESS 10,000 MILES AND HAD THE ROTORS HAD TO TURNED DUE TO RUST AND FLAKING. THIS WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROTOR. AT ALMOST 40,000 MILES THE BACK ROTORS HAVE DISINTEGRATED. THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO GET THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HEAT HARDENED ENOUGH. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF BRAKES IN 40,000 MILES. *JB