Chevrolet Silverado 1500 / 2002
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Owners have filed 620 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 29.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 27.9%.
Complaints620
Crashes60
Fires10
Injuries46
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 29.7% · 184
Service brakes, hydraulic 27.9% · 173
Structure 4.8% · 30
Power train 4.4% · 27
Steering 4.0% · 25
Parking brake 3.2% · 20
Electrical system 3.2% · 20
Engine and engine cooling 2.4% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 60 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire, 46 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in this data, 2002 sits 20th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 9 in the last three years against 8 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 90,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While attempting to engage the brakes, the brake pedal sank to the floorboard. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the brake lines fractured due to corrosion and caused the brake fluid to leak. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,412. Updated 10/06/16*lj Service brakes · reported at 156,412 miles
When we bought truck I checked vin and only the tailgate recall came up but listed my truck being a chevy 800 model, well couple weeks ago our truck wouldn't brake while parking making a left into a restaurant and the truck wouldn't stop and hit the restaurant window!!! When I checked just our exact vehicle 15 plus recalls came up with this particular defect listed, please help advise. Thank the parkerd Service brakes · reported at 205,000 miles
I was traveling at 30 to 35 miles per hour and a school bus stopped to drop kids red lights flashing. I applied brake pressure only to have the brake pedal go all the way to the floor board. Lucky timing I was first in line and ran into grass on the side of the road before any children had disembarked. Investigation revealed that the brake lines had corroded and caused a fluid leak. Service brakes · reported at 118,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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