2002 Chevrolet Silverado fuel system problems
27 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
On oct 13, 2004 my 2002 chevy truck, 2500hd 4wd crew cab, was struck head on by another vehicle and a fire was started under the hood on the drivers side. This fire was extinguished several times by small extinguishers but kept coming back until there was no extinguisher left. The result was the total distruction of this vehicle. My family and I and a friend (4) were in this vehicle and fortunately got out prior to the truck being totally engulfed by fire.
2002 chevrolet 2500hd duramax fuel injector failure. Seems to be associated with leaking at 'test port' on injectors. Appears to be a global problem with this engine. Occurs at around 50-70,000 miles. Chevrolet will not answer as to whether they plan a recall or not. When the injectors leak, the diesel fuel enters the engine block, causing loss of oil pressure, loss of fuel mileage, oil leaks, loss of power, and significant amounts of diesel fuel leakage.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 392 complaints
- Engine 60 complaints
- Transmission 47 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Body & structure 36 complaints
- Air bags 30 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Tires 28 complaints