2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: problems, recalls and reliability

“Known to gm injector problems with chevy silverado vehicles. My injector cracked or failed and diesel went in to my engine oil, causing an over fill of 2 gallons. Oil was leaking out all over from my truck while I was driving. There are many other post about this problem and gm is aware but hasn't issued a recall.”Owner report · Engine · Feb 2021

“Vibration in vehicle prior to tire blow out on freeway traveling approximately 70 mph.. Appears to be a tread separation type failure. Tires are bf goodrich all terrain ta ko baz with approximately 27000 miles on them. Size is lt265/75r16. Tires were rotated and checked for proper inflation by professional tire shop approximately 4 days prior to failure.”Owner report · Wheels · Sep 2020

“Driving up to city intersection was appling brakes, car in front applied his quicker causing his rear to raise up, indicating panic stop, I followed and applied hard pressure to my brakes, pedal then went to the floor and lost all brake action, this lead to my truck rear end of other cars”Owner report · Service Brakes · Jul 2020

“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The contact noticed a leak coming from the brake line and rust. The contact did not engage the emergency brake. The contact was unsure if any warning indicators were illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure recurred, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Aug 2018

“Excessive metal brake line corrosion on this vehicle. Brake lines corroded through causing an immediate loss of brake fluid and resulted in zero braking ability while vehicle was in motion on a busy city street. Emergency brake was depressed to bring vehicle to a stop. Inferior materials have been used to produce brake lines on this vehicle. Brake line placement in conjunction with inferior metal that is prone to corrosion is at fault. Cost to repair this flaw in manufacturing will be nearly $2000.00”Owner report · Service Brakes · Nov 2016

“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While the vehicle was stopped with the brake pedal engaged, the vehicle began to independently roll forward without warning. The brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard before the vehicle eventually stopped. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the brake lines were rusted through. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Aug 2016

“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving various speeds and attempting to slow down by depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled to the floor and made it very hard to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes lines failed due to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Apr 2016