Illustration1. SUB QUALITY BOLTS USED TO HOLD MANIFOLD TO HEADS MANIFOLD BECAME LOOSE FROM HEADS 2. TRUCK HAD 49,695 MILES AND ALL TWELVE BOLTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE BROKEN AND RUSTED CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. 3. MANIFOLD WAS REMOVED AND TWELVE NEW BOLTS WERE USED TO REPLACED DEFECTIVE BOLTS. *TR
2002 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
70–25K
725–50K
850–75K
475–100K
1100–150K
1150K+
28 reports with mileage · 9 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
4 reports2002 CHEVY SILVERADO STALLS/ "DIES" "CUTS- OUT WHILE DRIVING TOOK TO DEALER THEY TESTED IT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WE PAID FOR TESTING- TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER FUEL SENSOR WAS BAD IT WAS REPLACED. TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF 2004-2005 WHILE RESIDING AT OUR HOME IN ARIZONA THE 2002 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH AN 8.1 LITER ENGINE BEGAN TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF ANY KIND OF WARNING OR IMPENDING PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFTEN TIMES WHILE TRAVELING IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE PHOENIX AREA, CREAT…
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DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF 2004-2005 WHILE RESIDING AT OUR HOME IN ARIZONA THE 2002 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH AN 8.1 LITER ENGINE BEGAN TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF ANY KIND OF WARNING OR IMPENDING PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFTEN TIMES WHILE TRAVELING IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE PHOENIX AREA, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR BOTH OURSELVES AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, AND THOSE DRIVERS AROUND US. WE WOULD NEVER KNOW AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. WE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN IOWA. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE ABOUT APPROACHING GENERAL MOTORS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS MORE THAN A SINGLE VEHICLE OCCURRENCE SINCE I HAVE CONVERSED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN A SIMILAR ENGINE VEHICLE AND HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE DEALER FINALLY DID RESOLVED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE CRANK SHAFT SENSORS WITH AN ACCOMPANIED APPROXIMATE $375 REPAIR BILL. I DID NOT THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS DEALT WITH OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL EVENTUALLY CONCEDE TO THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF POOR ENGINEERING. INCIDENTLY, THIS ENGINE WAS DOCUMENTED WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS SAW FIT TO DENY THAT COVERAGE SINCE THEY SAID THE CRANK SHAFT SENSORS WERE NOT PART OF THE ENGINE. THIS SOUNDED A LITTLE IRONICAL. *AK
VALVE TAP ON COLD START UPS! *LA
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA04012 · Hydraulic Pump Failres
Opened Apr 30, 2004 · Closed Feb 28, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist; Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CHANGES. GM MADE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 1999, FEBRUARY 2000, MAY 2001, AND FEBRUARY 2004.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION, IF WARRANTED, IN THE FUTURE.FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REPORT.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CHANGES. GM MADE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 1999, FEBRUARY 2000, MAY 2001, AND FEBRUARY 2004.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION, IF WARRANTED, IN THE FUTURE.FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REPORT.
Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System
GM IS CONDUCTING A RECALL ON ALL SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILD BETWEEN MAY 1999 AND OCTOBER 14, 1999.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO PRODUCTION IN EARLY OCTOBER 1999, AND VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THAT DATE HAVE LOWER WARRANTY FAILURE RATES.THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE CHANGES. GM MADE ADDITIONAL CHANGES IN NOVEMBER 1999, FEBRUARY 2000, MAY 2001, AND FEBRUARY 2004.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION, IF WARRANTED, IN THE FUTURE.FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS SEE THE ATTACHED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS REPORT.