Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was driving today and my truck started making a strange noise(like something was loose). I stop the truck to see what… |
| 2025-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The emergency brake does not work properly. It automatically comes on while I am driving almost causing me to have a ac… |
| 2025-10-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | my truck won't pick up speed when trying to accelerate. I don't know what it is. I know it's a problem and it's a hazar… |
| 2024-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS kicks in constantly at low speeds in dry conditions. This causes longer stopping distances. The ABS grinds or vibra… |
| 2024-04-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the co… |
| 2023-10-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Had a front end collision going 65 miles per hour. Air bag never deployed |
| 2022-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ABS sensors I think are bad cuz my brake pedal fluctuates and hasn't done that in a long time it went away no dash ligh… |
| 2021-12-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE CABLE MAKES CONTACT AND RUB THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE PRESSURIZED FUEL LINE CREATING A PINHOLE LEAK OF NATURAL … |
| 2021-10-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 5-10 MPH, the airbag warning light i… |
| 2020-11-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS MAKING A LEF… |
| 2020-05-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | rocker panels rusted out |
| 2019-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HARD BREAK LINES ARE FULLY CORRODED AND NEED FULL REPLACEMENT AFTER A BREAK LINE FAILURE. LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, CURRENTL… |
| 2019-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE… |
| 2019-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | USING THE KEY THE IGNITION TURNS ON AND TRUCK STARTS AS IT SHOULD, ANYTIME THE KEY THEN COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNIT… |
| 2019-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES STARTED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID OUT OF NOWHERE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE BRAKE PETAL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND C… |
| 2019-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED |
| 2019-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WITHOUT CAUSE SUCH AS A WET SURFACE |
| 2018-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHEN WE BOUGHT TRUCK I CHECKED VIN AND ONLY THE TAILGATE RECALL CAME UP BUT LISTED MY TRUCK BEING A CHEVY 800 MODEL, WE… |
| 2018-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN COMING TO A STOP - NO BRAKES. CHECKED EVERYTHING. SUSPECT POWER BOOSTER. THIS STARTED SLOWLY ABOU… |
| 2018-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH TO POINT OF FAILURE |
| 2018-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LINES ON MY SILVERADO HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 DIFFERENT LINES IN 4 YEARS THE TRUCK HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND IN … |
| 2018-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN JULY OF 2018, MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAD MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH APPROACHING A RED LI… |
| 2018-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THE 1999-2002 BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FRONT TIRES THROUGH THE SALT AND GRIME FROM THE … |
| 2018-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - HAVE BEEN STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES AS IT HAS APPEARED TO BE THE FUEL PUMP NOT GETTING GAS TO START THE C… |
| 2018-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL TR… |
| 2018-01-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED… |
| 2018-01-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A STREET THAT IS 25MH AS I BREAK TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN MY ABS ACTIVATED. ALMOST CAUSE… |
| 2018-01-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A SHORT EMBANKMENT, HIT AT LEAST 2 TREES BEF… |
| 2017-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND/OR STOPPING, WITH OR WITH OUT PRE… |
| 2017-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE C… |
| 2017-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACT… |
| 2017-10-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT LOW SPEEDS MY 2002 CHEVY 4WD WILL NOT TURN TO THE RIGHT. LEFT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BELT… |
| 2017-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING INABILITY TO STOP. THE ROAD SURFACE DOES NOT MATTER, WET, DRY… |
| 2017-09-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 495 WHICH IS A CITY ROAD TOWARDS HWY 19 DRIVING APPROX 53 MPH IN CRYSTAL RIVER, FL. THE VECHILE AH… |
| 2017-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL BRAKE LINE FOR ENTIRE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST ISSUES, AS WELL AS REAR BACKING PLATES WHICH HAD RUS… |
| 2017-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. CAUSING PIN HOLE LEAKS. LINES ARE SO SEVERELY CORRODED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX E… |
| 2017-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT METAL FR… |
| 2017-05-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE IGNITION IS NOT WORKING RIGHT |
| 2017-05-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION OF THE VEHI… |
| 2017-04-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOOSE. THERE WE… |
| 2017-01-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 6 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2017-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAME OUT OF A RESTAURANT PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD BRAKE … |
| 2016-11-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM AN I INDIVIDUAL AND HE HAD A CLEAR TITLE WE WENT TO DMV IN LEXINGTON SC GOT A REGISTRATION … |
| 2016-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIGHTING FOR GEAR AND MILEAGE INDICATOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 2016-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON A BUSY SUBURBAN STREET. I WAS INTENDING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT AND HAD NO BRAKES. PEDAL WENT… |
| 2016-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE AN EXHAUST LEAK, DUE TO A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT. GM USED THE WRONG BOLTS ON MY 5.3LITER ENGINE. MY CHEV… |
| 2016-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE JUST PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO ON 9/25, TOOK IT FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINE… |
| 2016-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING MY 2000 LB BOAT TO THE LAKE SAT. WITH MY 2002 SILVERADO 1500 . I MADE IT TO THE LAUNCH RAMP OK BUT WHEN I… |
| 2016-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO TH… |
| 2016-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH HARDLY ANY BRAKES.I HAD TO GO ON… |