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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

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2002 Chevrolet Silverado Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

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.

Reported at 10,000 miles, December 2002 Crash

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.

Reported at 74,000 miles, December 2005

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