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vehicle
2002 / chevrolet / silverado-1500
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-01)
complaints
1,654 on file (2001-07-10 → 2025-12-03)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
1351 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
10783607 SEEMS THAT BELOW 10 MPH ANTI LOCK KICKS IN ON DRY PAVEMENT AND MAKES TRUCK HARD TO STOP IN MOTION ON ROAD
10745478 WAS STARTING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON SLIGHT SLOPE. APPLIED BRAKES AND ANTILOCK SYSTEM KICKED IN. UNDER 5MPH. ROLLED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC
Frame and underbody corrosionSTRUCTURE10 complaints2014-12 → 2024-05silverado-1500-2002-frame-structure-corrosion
11004320 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000
10823108 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10882888 THE FUEL LINES RUST AWAY AND START LEAKING FUEL BADLY. ALL LINES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE RUST ON THIS TRUCK IS UNBELIEVABLE. GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. THE ROCKER PANELS ALL RUSTED OUT AS WELL. THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT
11020557 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING AND BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKING EVRY 50000 MILES. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING
11061708 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FUEL INJECTORS SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED HAVING THE FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY
Seat belt latch and retractor failureSEAT BELTS6 complaints2014-11 → 2020-11silverado-1500-2002-seat-belt-latch-retractor
11133437 SEATBELTS DOES NOT CATCH AND WILL NOT RECOIL. STARTED OUT AS LOOSE NOW IT WILL NOT RETRACT. STARTED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN A DOG RAN IN FRONT OF ME AND SEATBELTS DID NOT CATCH AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL
10652510 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD SUDDENLY RETRACT AND PREVENT THE CONTACT FROM MOVING
11374932 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS MAKING A LEFT, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE IMPACT
Steel brake line corrosion leading to brake failureSERVICE BRAKES63 complaints2014-10 → 2021-04silverado-1500-2002-brake-line-corrosion
11152476 BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH TO POINT OF FAILURE
11123147 THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THE 1999-2002 BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FRONT TIRES THROUGH THE SALT AND GRIME FROM THE ROADS ONTO THE BRAKE LINES WHERE CHEVROLET HAS LOCATED THEM IN THE DESIGN. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE LINES TO CORRODE AND BURST DURING DRIVING
11066054 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED
Air bag non-deployment in frontal collisionsAIR BAGS8 complaints2015-01 → 2023-12silverado-1500-2002-airbag-non-deployment
11558026 Had a front end collision going 65 miles per hour. Air bag never deployed
10679097 I T-BONED A MINI VAN THAT FAILED TO TO YIELD ON A TURN AT 35 MPH, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
11076516 VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A SHORT EMBANKMENT, HIT AT LEAST 2 TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE COLLISION WAS A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAG, HOWEVER, DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIEENT
Ignition switch and electrical system stalling while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM8 complaints2014-11 → 2019-09silverado-1500-2002-ignition-electrical-stall
10819155 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK, FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CAPABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN TO RE-START THE TRUCK
10653588 IGNITION SWITCH WON'T START ENGINE. REPLACED SWITCH AND HAD NO IMPROVEMENT. TURNING KEY SEVERAL TIMES MAY RESULT IN STARTING OR NOT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY IN IGNITION WHEN IT DOES START
10679072 MY CAR IS OLD BUT IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE, AND I KEEP UP WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE APPOINTMENTS. I CAME OUT OF WALMART AFTER BUYING GROCERIES AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER, BUT IT WOULDN'T ACTUALLY START
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/chevrolet/silverado-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_2002_chevrolet_silverado_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/chevrolet/silverado-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
