While driving at highway speeds vehicle started to pinion/smoked, and lost power. Rpms dropped from 60 to 40 in a matter of seconds. This has happened to the consumer a total of three times. The last time there was almost an accident.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado: sudden loss of power
6 of the 710 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 136 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
Loss of power steering at low speeds such as driving in a parking lot. This happens when making rapid steering changes. It is very similar to the description of the current recall of gm cars. This problem happens with both steering directions. This happens several times each week and has been happening for about the last year and a half. It doesn't seem to be getting worse. It just stays the same.
Consumer had an eight cylinder vehicle that operated as if it was 4 cylinders. Vehicle shook/hesitated and lost power. Consumer tried to accelerate on the highway but vehicle had no power. Vehicle had been in the repair shop 5 times for the same problem, and it kept happening. Consumer was told by mechanic that it was the fuel injection system, but mechanic could not resolve the problem.
2002 chevrolet 2500hd duramax fuel injector failure. Seems to be associated with leaking at 'test port' on injectors. Appears to be a global problem with this engine. Occurs at around 50-70,000 miles. Chevrolet will not answer as to whether they plan a recall or not. When the injectors leak, the diesel fuel enters the engine block, causing loss of oil pressure, loss of fuel mileage, oil leaks, loss of power, and significant amounts of diesel fuel leakage. Chevrolet has these parts back ordered as a result of the magnitude of the problem.
While driving on two separate occasions the vehicles fuel injectors failed and caused a drastic loss of power. The first failure was at 36,500 miles and the second failure was at 39,700 miles.
The drive train was defective, when the vehicle reached a speed of 70 MPH it lost power and had become uncontrollable. *jb there was a slippage in the drive train, made excessive noise when shifting up or down, and is easy to come apart. On several occasions, the transmission appeared to lose contact with the rear end. (alt no. For the consumer daytime is: 334‑301‑9766) scc
Service bulletins that may apply
- Gmc/chevrolet: engines, with EGR system, has leakage from EGR cooler engine coolant into the combustion...
- Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise
- Engine low power will not go over 2300 rpms
- Hard start / no start outside temperatures below freezing
- Chevrolet gmc service campaign: special coverage adjustment - engine glow plug on certain vehicles with...
- Possible engine oil leak due to pcv freeze-up, equipped with the 4.8, 5.3, 6.0, and 6.2 V-8 engines
- Diesel engine cylinder head gasket missing thickness grade markings
- Multiple driveability symptoms of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado?
6 of 710 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado (1%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado?
There are 0 recalls and 136 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
ABS 117Brake failure 83Knocking 23No deployment 22Harsh shifting 21Grinding brakes 14Transmission failure 14Seat belt 12Headlights 11Stalling 11Steering noise 11Tire blowout 11Check engine light 8Jerking 8Wipers 8Spongy pedal 6Pulling 6
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