2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: loss of power steering

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 151,000 miles · MI

While towing a 7000 lb 5th wheel trailer the electrical plug between the vehicle and trailer became partially dislodged and affected the vehicle electrical system which made the gauge needles go haywire including the tachometer. Engine stalled with resultant loss of power steering and brakes. Luckily was able to pull into parking lot and stop using trailer brakes. Reinserted plug fully into socket and have not had a problem since.

Filed Nov 13, 2009 · Engine · 100,145 miles · UT

I currently drive a 2002 chevy silverado 2500hd with an 8.1l engine. I've now taken my truck into four different mechanics for the same issue. My truck will randomly shut off the engine. I've had it shut off at stoplights, at highway speeds, driving around town, and everything in-between. Occasionally, it won't even start. It sounds like it wants to turn over but to no avail. And when it stops, it takes about 5 minutes to finally get it restarted and driving again. Of course, no mechanic can ever figure out what's wrong since it won't act up in the shop. I've had them tell me it could be a host of things from air problems to fuel line problems to electrical issues. No one can give me a straight answer. I've even had one mechanic drop my fuel tank to inspect the pump to see if it's the problem. Even then, nothing acted up. There now is a code showing up saying my crank sensor is faulty. Almost every mechanic is convinced it's my fuel pump but I have great pressure in the lines. I've noticed several people with my same year and engine have had similar issues. As well, I noticed there was a recall for the crank sensors on 2001 models but not 2002 models. Why is this? I think there's just as many issues in that year as there are in following years. This issue can be a real problem if I lose power steering and wreck due to the engine shutting off! How is this not a recall for 2002 and yet a recall for 2001? I have yet to see a ses light go on for this issue. I've got just over 100,000 miles on this truck. Please tell me that this will be a recall or at least this is the issue surrounding my problems!

Filed Jun 16, 2009 · Engine · 98,696 miles · DE

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled and shut off completely. There was no power steering and the brakes were stiff. The vehicle restarted after a couple of minutes and the contact drove to his residence. The dealer performed a diagnostic and stated that the crank sensor was faulty and rendered failure code number p0335. The contact paid for the repair. The failure mileage was 98,696.

Filed Apr 1, 2008 · Engine · 68,000 miles · WI

While driving under normal highway conditions, the engine has stalled three times in two weeks. This causes a loss of power steering and power brakes. At this point I have been able to safely pull off of the road, as it has not occurred during congested traffic. While searching the database I found similar failures of 2001 8.1l engines that were recalled to replace the crankshaft position sensor.

Filed Aug 22, 2007 · Steering · 46,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving 5 MPH in reverse, the power steering failed. The contact shut off the engine and has not yet taken the vehicle to the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 46,000.

Filed Jul 10, 2002 · Fuel system · MI

While driving o rings blew out, causing loss of steering and brakes.