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2002 GMC Express Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 8, 2005
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 GMC Express, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure133.3%
  • Brakes133.3%
  • Engine133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR NOT BEEN STABLE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEEL UNSTABLE WITH ANY TOUGH MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FEEL IF IT IS GOING TO FLIP OVER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURE WILL COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.TS

NHTSA ID 10001429 · filed Dec 23, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WHEN I WENT TO STOP. THEY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT CATCH. I HIT A LINE OF STOPPED CARS AND 4 OF THEM WERE ALL HIT AS A RESULT OF MY FAILURE TO STOP. MY KNEE CAP WAS FRACTURED WHERE IT HIT THE DASH. MY SON HAS UNKNOWN INJURIES TO HIS ARM FROM THE AIRBAG AND MY DAUGHTER HAD FACIAL CONTUSIONS AND A SORE JAW AND A BROKEN RETAINER DUE TO HER FACE HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS AT 50 MPH. UNKNOWN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES AT THIS TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID 10135901 · filed Sep 8, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID 10072209 · filed May 6, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .