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2002 Buick Buick Truck

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
2Suspension
2Electrical System
1Equipment
1Power Train
1
All reported categories
Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 4 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Power Train complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2002
Power Train

ROUGH SHIFT AFTER STOPPING; NO POWER ENGAGED. NEARLY REAR-ENDED FOUR TIMES IN WASH,DC TRAFFIC. HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-5 TIMES/WEEK. NOT REPRODUCIBLE--INTERMITTENT. MAINTAINING LOG OF WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH A HARD JERK BEFORE GETTING INTO GEAR. LOCAL DEALER INVESTIGATED ALL LEADS W/NO FIX AT THIS TIME. EXPECTS US TO RETURN.…

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ROUGH SHIFT AFTER STOPPING; NO POWER ENGAGED. NEARLY REAR-ENDED FOUR TIMES IN WASH,DC TRAFFIC. HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-5 TIMES/WEEK. NOT REPRODUCIBLE--INTERMITTENT. MAINTAINING LOG OF WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH A HARD JERK BEFORE GETTING INTO GEAR. LOCAL DEALER INVESTIGATED ALL LEADS W/NO FIX AT THIS TIME. EXPECTS US TO RETURN.*AK

NHTSA ODI #760501

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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