2002 Chevrolet Silverado Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK, FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CAPABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN TO RE-START THE TRUCK. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE DONE THE SAME THING EACH TIME TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED ONCE IN 2009 AND TWICE IN 2010. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES PER YEAR AT RANDOM TIMES. GM HAS TOLD ME IN THE PAST THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD CAUSE THAT ISSUE. I COULD NOT GET MY LOCAL CHEVROLET SHOP MANAGER TO GIVE ME A STRAIGHT YES OR NO ANSWER REGARDING WHETHER MY PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ISSUES BEING EXPERIENCED BY EFFECTED GM MODELS WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE DUE TO THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCHES AS I HAVE HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOOKED AT AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND AN ISSUE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHUT OFF RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN TURN RIGHT BACK OVER AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL!! I BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT COVER ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE TRULY AFFECTED. I HAVE HAD MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT TO THIS POINT. *JS

NHTSA ID

10609087

Incident

Jun 8, 2009

Mileage

80,000 mi

ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING, AND PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN HAS LITTLE FREEWAYS. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK AND I CAN NOT PULL IT OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606554

Incident

Jun 1, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

CYLINDER HEADS MALFUNCTIONED CREATING A COOLANT LEAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10584772

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

158,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT TWO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD BE DAMAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED BECAUSE THE BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

NHTSA ID

10470782

Incident

Jul 30, 2012

Mileage

69,000 mi

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448188

Incident

Feb 13, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES; THEREFORE, THE ISSUES CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE GM DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED IN REGARDS TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURES (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06016), BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 77,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON HIM WHILD DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10272653

Incident

Jan 10, 2008

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE ENGINE KEEP CRASHING DOWN, THE INDICATOR SAY LOW ENGINE PRESSURE, CHECK ENGINE PRESSURE, THEN THE HOLE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF PRODUCING. THIS HAPPEN THREE TIME ALREADY. IM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 80MIL AND THE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN, CANT MOVE THE WHEEL, CANT CHANGE LINES, CANT RESTART THE TRUCK OR ANYTHING. THIS HAS ALMOST COAST ME LIFE THREE TIME. WHAT KIND OF SAFETY SHUT DOWN IS THAT. I THINK IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO CHANGE OR FIX. I SPENT OVER 2,500.00 ON MY TRUCK THINKING THE PROBLEM IS FIX, BUT IT KEEP RECURRING. THE CHEVY ENGINEERS GUYS JUST SAY THAT THE PROB CANT BE FIX AND MY BEST BET IS TO GET A NEW TRUCK, OR ENGINE. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR THAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233385

Incident

Nov 18, 2004

Mileage

198,412 mi

ENGINE WILL CUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. IMMEDIATE ENGINE RESTART MAY OR MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR W/O PERMANENT FAILURE AND W/O USEFUL DIAGNOSTIC CODES. FREQUENCY OF FAILURE HAS INCREASED TO 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NARROWLY AVOIDED WHILE IN HEAVY, HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC. NO DISCERNIBLE FAILURE PATTERN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, TO DATE. ENGINE CUT-OFF CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS A SILVERADO 2500HD TRUCK W/8100 VORTEC ENGINE AND ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10159078

Incident

Jun 6, 2006

Mileage

63,463 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND BELOW. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS. HOWEVER, THOSE REPLACEMENTS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE ENGINE ALTHOUGH, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE PASSENGER SIE WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10152174

Incident

Dec 1, 2005

Mileage

18,000 mi

COLD ENGINE START-UP KNOCK. I OWN A 2002 SILVERADO Z71 WITH THE 4.8 ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS HAD COLD START-UP KNOCK SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE ASKED DEALERS ABOUT IT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NORMAL. I BUILD ENGINES FOR AND OWN TO DRAG CARS. ONE IS AN ET FOOTBRAKE CAR WITH A MILD 350 CI SMALL BLOCK CHEVY. THE OTHER IS A 48 FIAT ALTERED WITH A 434 CI SMALL BLOCK CHEVY STROKER. BOTH HAVE FORGED PISTONS AND NEITHER HAS THE COLD PISTON NOISE THAT THIS BONE STOCK 4.8 HAS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 39,139 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND WANT IT TO LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, I DON'T THINK IT WILL LAST MUCH LONGER BEFORE IT CRACKS A PISTON SKIRT OR SEVERELY DAMAGES THE CYLINDER WALLS. IT IS MY INTENTION TO CONTACT CHEVROLET IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I AM PREPARED TO BE TOLD THE SAME AS THE DEALER TOLD ME. I AM ALSO LOOKING INTO THE CLASS ACTION SUIT APPROACH TO GET A REMEDIE TO THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK HAS 4 WHEEL DISK AND STOPS LIKE IT HAS FOUR WHEEL DRUMS WITHOUT POWER?? I OWNED A 97 SIVLVERADO THAT HAD BRAKES THAT WORKED THE SAME. YOU WOULD THINK THAT A TRUCK THAT COST 30,000 DOLLARS WOULD BE A LITTLE BETTER CONSTRUCTED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143468

Incident

Sep 7, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED AND CAUSED THE STUDS TO SNAP OFF. THIS COULD CAUSE THE EXHAUST TO LEAK ON A COLD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S SON-IN-LAW DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THE ORIGINAL STUDS WERE TOO SMALL, AND THE NEW STUDS WERE BIGGER.*AK LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE AND WERE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10142835

Incident

Nov 2, 2005

Mileage

59,134 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10130187

Incident

Jul 13, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10125441

Incident

Jun 14, 2005

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, NO BUMP OR OBSTACLE ON THE ROAD EXHAUST SYSTEM SEPARATED AND DROPPED, BUT STAYED ATTACHED TO ITS STRUCTURE. THE MUFFLER DANGLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WASN'T BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP NOR MECHANIC.

NHTSA ID

10107016

Incident

Jan 6, 2005

Mileage

37,000 mi

VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, AND WAS DRIVEN TO CONSUMER'S HOME. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105298

Incident

Dec 9, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

CLUNK TYPE FEELING IN STEERING WHEEL ON TURNS AND WHEN HITTING BUMPS. ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START. *BF ENGINE WAS NOISY WHEN STARTED AFTER HAVING SAT OVER NIGHT *TC *JB

NHTSA ID

10106897

Incident

Oct 27, 2003

THE CONSUMER STATED WATER SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE DISTRIBUTOR WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE FAILED. *JB THE CONSUMER WROTE ABOUT TWO VEHICLES, THE SECOND VIN #[XXX] SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE A/C CONDITIONER HOSE (METAL) WAS ROUTED OVER THE DISTRIBUTOR AND CONDENSATION WAS FORMING ON THE HOSE AND RUNNING ONTO THE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING FAILURE. *SC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10096564

Incident

Oct 7, 2004

Mileage

50,536 mi

A RECALL (04V357000) WAS ISSUED FOR THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10092430

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, THEN THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE A/C LINE WAS ROUTED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP TO RETAIN MOISTURE AND MISFIRE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10083706

Incident

Aug 30, 2003

Mileage

45,798 mi

PISTON SLAP. *LA

NHTSA ID

10080888

Incident

Aug 7, 2002

Mileage

5,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB FROM MY LOCAL DEALER (REGISTER CHERVROLET, BROOKSVILLE, FL) IN OCTOBER OF 2003. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS PRETTY MUCH LED INTO BUYING THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" FOR MY TRUCK WHICH THEY SAID WOULD COVER ANYTHING THAT WAS TO HAPPEN, ALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY IS MY DEDUCTIBLE. IN JUNE OF 2004 AFTER DRIVING TO FT. MYERS TO VISIT FRIENDS, MY ENGINE STALLED, LOST OIL PRESSURE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. NOT WANTING TO HARM THE ENGINE I BRAKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WITH ME WERE WITNESSES; MY MOM WHO IS A DISABLED, PARAPALYGIC, AND MY BROTHER AND SISTER. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET HELP LINE AND THEY HAD NO RECORD OF MY WARRANTY ON FILE AND WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME GET A TOW TRUCK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I ENDED UP HAVING A FRIEND CALL AND GET MY VEHICLE TOWED THROUGH THEIR AAA TO MY HOME. I FINALLY ARRIVED HOME AT 1:30 AM! THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO REGISTER CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND LET ME KNOW. REMEMEBER, I WAS TOLD THAT ANYTHING WOULD BE COVERED SO I WAS AT EASE KNOWING IT WOULD BE FIXED AND I WOULDNT HAVE A HUGE BILL. BOY WAS I WRONG THERE. WHEN THEY FINALLY DID GET ALONG TO CALLING ME THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $207. THEY SAID IT WASNT A WARRANTY ITEM AND SO THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR TOWING AS WELL AS REPAIRS! OK, ALL THEY DID WAS RE-ROUTE THE AC RUN OFF, WHICH BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED POORLY HAD ROTTED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD AND IT WAS WRITTEN ON THE BILL I GOT. IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME I AM SURE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS, SO I EVEN IF IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY I DO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. ALL I WANT IS THE DIFFERENCE BACK AS WELL AS THE TOWING CHARGES PAID. I HAVE ALL RECIEPTS FOR THIS MATTER. THANK YOU!*AK

NHTSA ID

10079250

Incident

Jun 4, 2004

KNOCK IN MOTOR OF 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO, 5.3 MOTOR WITH 30,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS KNOCK IS NORMAL. CHEVROLET SENT LETTER TO ME STATING THEY WILL PROVIDE SERVICE COVERAGE FOR ENGINE TILL 100,000 MILES, BUT KNOCK IS NORMAL. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS FULL COVERAGE PARTS AND LABOR BUT WON'T SEND LETTER STATING FULL COVERAGE ONLY THAT THEY ARE PLEASED TO PROVIDE COVERAGE. SOUNDS FISHY! THE KNOCK CONTINUES TO LAST LONGER ON COLD START AND GETS LOUDER BY THE WEEK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10074921

Incident

May 27, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

UPON A COLD START, ENGINE WOULD MAKE NOISE. POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. *PH *MR

NHTSA ID

10066940

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINS LIT. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SOLENOID SEAL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *MR

NHTSA ID

10066679

Incident

Apr 6, 2004

ENGINE KNOCK.. HOT & COLD. SOUNDS LIKE LIFTER NOISE, GM SAYS IT'S "NORMAL" . OVER 30 YEARS AS A MECHANIC, I KNOW THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A NORMAL KNOCK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FIND THERE ARE ABOUT 800,000 VEHICLE INVOLVED. GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE VEHICLES. GM SERVICE BULLETINS REFER TO THIS AS PISTON SLAP. ANY SLAP, SCUFF, OR ABNORMAL NOISE IN A CYLINDER IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE METALS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10064545

Incident

Dec 30, 2002

Mileage

18,000 mi