2002 Chevrolet Silverado transmission problems
47 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Vehicle rolled back while in park. Truck was found against the house with the doors locked and still in park. Emergency brake is typically engaged because it is parked on a slope drive but it was found disengaged. While being towed it also rolled while loading onto the tow truck. Again, it was in park with the emergency brake engaged. Vehicle was looked at by two separate service departments with no cause found.
Dt: the contact stated while driving on the interstate there was severe vibration . He drove slowly to the dealer for inspection while the vibration weakened at a reduced speed. The dealer performed a diagnostic test that produced a code involving the automatic transmission. Upon further inspection, the extension housing of the transmission cracked and was leaking transmission oil. No repairs were performed by the dealer due to the extensive work and expense.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 392 complaints
- Engine 60 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Body & structure 36 complaints
- Air bags 30 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Tires 28 complaints
- Fuel system 27 complaints