2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 408 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (53%) concerns brakes. Next are engine (14%) and fuel system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 408 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 53% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 356 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 38 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 53 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 64 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 54 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 40 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 28 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 28 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 22 |
What the data shows
Of the 356 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (202 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (88 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving up to city intersection was appling brakes, car in front applied his quicker causing his rear to raise up, indicating panic stop, I followed and applied hard pressure to my brakes, pedal then went to the floor and lost all brake action, this lead to my truck rear end of other cars
The driver of the 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd I am filling this report about had to slow the vehicle down quickly from 65 MPH. Apon applying the anti-lock brakes the front wheels locked. (skidding) causing loss of directional control of the vehicle. Despite the driver's efforts, since not having directional control of the vehicle, she was unable to keep it from striking another vehicle and a utility pole.
I have the 2002 silverado 2500hd with the 8.1l engine and I have random stalling while driving at any speed or even standing at a stop light. It has just started to not start from a cold start too. I brought it to the dealership and was told it was giving the crankshaft position sensor code as defective. There is already a recall on specific 8.1l for the 2001 silverado with the exact same symptoms.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the anti-lock braking system would activate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the wheels speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.