2002 Chevrolet Silverado body & structure problems
36 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 76% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
On sunday, march 14 my friend was hunting with a group of friends on a ranch in tennessee. My friend shot his first ram and then he and the guys loaded it in the back of the truck. Guys loaded into the cab and the bed of the truck. My friend and another man sat on the open tailgate. They were just going to ride down the two track a bit back to the lodge. They were going approximately 10MPH. The tailgate broke. One man was thrown from the truck with minor injuries.
The cables that hold up my trucks tailgate snapped when my friend sat on it. My friend only weighs about 165 lbs. Luckily, he only suffered a minor scrape from the incident.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 392 complaints
- Engine 60 complaints
- Transmission 47 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Air bags 30 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Tires 28 complaints
- Fuel system 27 complaints