2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-06-26 01V220000 INTERIOR LIGHTING 38,863 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-05-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN POSITIONING MY TRUCK TO HOOK UP MY 5TH WHEEL CAMPER I LOST MY BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND AND I WASN…
2015-09-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES AND OEM UNCOATED CARBON STEEL B…
2013-11-11 POWER TRAIN Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING & 1 YEAR LATER AND 25,000 MILES LATER &…
2013-07-03 TIRES No 0 I HAVE HAD 2 OF THEM FAIL ON MY WORK TRUCK. BOTH HAD VERY LOW MILES. TIRES COMPLETELY BLEW OUT.
2013-02-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINE FAILURE. COMING TO STOP LIGHT, BRAKES WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO RUN THE LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. T…
2012-11-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE STOPPING; BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN DIVING @ HIGHWAY SPEED…
2012-10-05 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 BRAKE FAILED COMING INTO HOME'S DRIVEWAY WHICH RESULTED IN CRASH WITH MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE REAR BRA…
2011-05-15 TIRES No 0 ON SUNDAY MAY THE 15TH THE WALMART TLE ON BUSH RIVER RD IN COLUMBIA SC INSTALLED TWO FRONT TIRES ON A 2002 CHEVY 3500 V…
2011-05-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 HUSBAND PERFORMED OIL CHANGE ON TRUCK. TRUCK IS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY, ONLY USED FOR TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER, SO OIL IS …
2011-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING -COPY OF A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT RE THE DANGERS OF RUPTURING BRAKE LINES ON A 2002 CHEVROLE…
2011-04-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. TH…
2010-10-16 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET C3500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATLEY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED …
2010-03-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH SITTING IDLE…
2010-02-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS THE BRAKES PUSH BACK AND DON'T NOT STOP THE TRUCK THE POWER STEE…
2009-09-30 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET 3500 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES FELL OUT ON THE ROAD…
2009-09-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE FRONT BRAKE SENSOR HAS FAILED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE VEHI…
2008-12-10 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOTOR HAS FAILED. THE VEHI…
2008-12-02 TIRES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES, SIZE 215/85/16 (NA).…
2008-11-12 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 FLYWHEEL RATTLES AND VIBRATES. THIS IS SECOND OCCURRENCE AT 100,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER THE FIRST TIME AT …
2007-08-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO 3500 8.1 LITER AND THE TRUCK WILL JUST TURN OFF WITH NO NOTICE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALSO…
2007-03-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS RISING FROM THE REAR OF THE…
2006-10-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED, AROUND 7-10 MILES PER HOUR. CO…
2006-08-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 10 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS…
2006-08-05 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION WHEN TRYING TO STOP.…
2006-03-10 PARKING BRAKE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD, WHICH CA…
2005-10-01 PARKING BRAKE Yes 0 TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 WAS ENGAGED IT WOULD ONLY HOL…
2005-09-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 UNDER NORMAL BRAKING JUST BEFORE STOPPING THE ABS ACTIVATES. *JB
2005-09-26 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS Yes 0 DT: WHILE IN A PARKING LOT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE LEFT REAR FRONT…
2005-08-09 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 CHEVROLET DUMP TRUCK. WHEN HE FIRST BOUGHT IT THE BRAKES WERE BAD. HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DE…
2005-05-12 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT SWITCH FAILURE (2ND TIME SINCE BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN 2002). WHEN SWITCH TO INTERMITTENT, WI…
2005-03-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONSISTENTLY ENGAGES WHEN AT SLOW-SPEED STOPPING (5-8 MPH). PROBLEM STARTED AT THE 40,000 MILE…
2004-09-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS TO INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *NM THE C…
2004-07-01 EQUIPMENT No 0 WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500, WITH APPROX 41000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF FROM UNDER…
2004-06-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES . THIS VEHICLE MANIFES…
2004-05-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ON OUR 2002 CHEVROLET C3500 LIGHT TRUCK I NOTICED A DETERIORATION IN BRAKE PERFORMANCE OVER TIME. WE PULLED THE REAR WH…
2004-02-03 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 WHILE LOADING A ATV INTO THE BACK OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE CABLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAILGATE BROKE SENDING…
2003-10-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET C/K 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE P…
2003-03-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 MY TRUCK HAS THE NEW "DURAMAX" ENGINE IN IT. AND IT HAS HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS GO OUT 4 TIMES. I FEEL LIKE I LIVE AT TH…
2003-02-04 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 VEHICLE WILL BOUNCES AND JIGGLE DUE TO A FAULTY REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER IN…
2003-02-02 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET 1 TON TRUCK IN 2003, EVER ONCE IN A WHILE IT HAS A COLD START. THIS BEGAN THE…
2002-07-23 SUSPENSION No 0 CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SHIMMEY,VIBRATES AND SWAYS AT ANY SPEED.CONTACTED DEALER. THE DEALER HAS M…
2002-06-05 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES No 0 CAMPER MIRRORS DON'T STICK OUT FAR ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD BEHIND THE CAMPER THE CAMPER IS A 10.5FT. LANCE CAMPER. YOU C…
2002-04-01 SUSPENSION No 0 LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO AN UNKNOWN JIGGLE/BOUNCE, OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION. CONSUMER FELT DEALERSHIP LACKED TECHNICAL A…
2002-02-20 SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAS A BUMPY VIBRATION AND TENDS TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE BUT DID N…
2002-02-15 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR No 0 FACTORY INSTALLED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WILL ONLY ALLOW DRIVER TO SEE THE FRONT OF THE FENDER. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO PASS O…
2001-12-05 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SU…
1901-01-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 CHEVY RV VAN WITH WINDOW PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RV IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS…
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE FUEL CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO MOTORIST DRIV…