2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

23 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 23 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 89,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	0
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 16 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

The engine shut down suddenly while the consumer was driving at 85 MPH, the dealer stated the vehicle was designed this way to keep the engine from blowing up.

I have an exhaust leak, due to a broken exhaust manifold bolt. GM used the wrong bolts on my 5.3liter engine. My chevy dealer says it's going to cost me $1200 to $1400 to repair my engine. My truck only has 87000 miles on it.

Reported at 87,000 miles, October 2016

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