Dt: the contact stated the exhaust manifold warped and caused the studs to snap off. This could cause the exhaust to leak on a cold start. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, but has not yet been repaired. The contact's son-in-law discovered this problem after inspecting the vehicle because he had the same problem with his vehicle. He stated the original studs were too small, and the new studs were bigger.*ak left and right exhaust manifold bolts broke and were replaced.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado engine complaints
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2001 to 2003 chevrolet silverado and gmc sierra with 6.6l duramax diesel engines. The fuel injectors on these engines will eventually fail due to the fuel injector body cracks or ball seat erosion. *mr gm maintains that this was not a safety issue. *sc
2002 chevrolet silverado with noisy engine getting worse the dealer tells me this is normal. This is not normal gm denies they need to fix the problem
While driving under normal driving condition, no bump or obstacle on the road exhaust system separated and dropped, but stayed attached to its structure. The muffler dangled. The cause of the failure was unknown because the vehicle wasn't been inspected by a dealership nor mechanic.
Vehicle seized while driving 55 MPH. Vehicle was restarted, and was driven to consumer's home. Dealer had not been contacted.
Clunk type feeling in steering wheel on turns and when hitting bumps. Engine knock on cold start. *bf engine was noisy when started after having sat over night *tc
The consumer stated water seeped into the engine distributor without warning. As a result the engine failed. *jb the consumer wrote about two vehicles, the second VIN #[xxx] same make and model. The consumer felt that the problem was with the A/C conditioner hose (metal) was routed over the distributor and condensation was forming on the hose and running onto the distributor causing failure. *sc information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
A recall (04v357000) was issued for the cam shaft position sensor. The consumer was unable to find an authorized dealer to repair the vehicle. Please provide additional information.
Vehicle stalled while driving at 55 MPH. *mr the consumer was told that the distributor cap and rotor needed to be replaced. The problem continued, then the consumer was told again that the distributor cap and rotor needed to be replaced again. The dealer found that the A/C line was routed directly above the distributor cap to retain moisture and misfire. *sc
Piston slap.
I purchased a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500 extended cab from my local dealer (register chervrolet, brooksville, fl) in october of 2003. When I purchased the vehicle I was pretty much LED into buying the "extended warranty" for my truck which they said would cover anything that was to happen, all I would have to pay is my deductible. In june of 2004 after driving to ft. Myers to visit friends, my engine stalled, lost oil pressure and the warning lights went off. Not wanting to harm the engine I braked and turned the vehicle off. With me were witnesses; my mom who is a disabled, parapalygic, and my brother and sister. I called the chevrolet help line and they had no record of my warranty on file and were not willing to help me get a tow truck that should have been covered. I ended up having a friend call and get my vehicle towed through their aaa to my home. I finally arrived home at 1:30 am! The next day I had it towed to register chevrolet and they said they would look at it and let me know. Rememeber, I was told that anything would be covered so I was at ease knowing it would be fixed and I wouldnt have a huge bill. Boy was I wrong there. When they finally did get along to calling me they told me it would be $207. They said it wasnt a warranty item and so they would not reimburse me for towing as well as repairs! Ok, all they did was re-route the AC run off, which because it was designed poorly had rotted the distributor cap. This is what I was told and it was written on the bill I got. If this has happened to me I am sure that it has happened to others, so I even if it was not covered by their warranty I do believe it should be a recall item. All I want is the difference back as well as the towing charges paid. I have all reciepts for this matter. Thank you!
Knock in motor of 2002 chevy silverado, 5.3 motor with 30,000 miles. Dealer says knock is normal. Chevrolet sent letter to me stating they will provide service coverage for engine till 100,000 miles, but knock is normal. They claim that this is full coverage parts and labor but won't send letter stating full coverage only that they are pleased to provide coverage. Sounds fishy! The knock continues to last longer on cold start and gets louder by the week.
Upon a cold start, engine would make noise. Possible problems with engine. *ph
While driving the check engine light appears on the dashboard and remains lit. The driver drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic replaced the solenoid seal but the problem still exist.
Engine knock.. Hot & cold. Sounds like lifter noise, gm says it's "normal" . Over 30 years as a mechanic, I know there's no such thing as a normal knock. After researching this issue, I find there are about 800,000 vehicle involved. Gm needs to fix these vehicles. Gm service bulletins refer to this as piston slap. Any slap, scuff, or abnormal noise in a cylinder is detrimental to the metals.
Consumer started the vehicle early in the morning and heard a noise. The noise sound like a diesel engine. After vehicle is warmed up, there was no noise. Dealer stated that this type of noise was common to any vehicle being started early in the morning.
Air conditioner (A/C) line runs over the top of the distributor, causing condensation in the distributor. When this occurs, it results in engine misfiring and vehicle stalling. At 22,000 miles transmission went out. *ak
Many of the problems took several times in the shop to fix. The castrophic failures in the engine & transmission have never been fixed. The truck has lunging, dead spots & surges & the transmission clunks (shifts hard, jerky) the auto may or may not accelerate on demand & will later accelerate when you need to apply the brakes.
While driving a "pinging" noise could be heard coming from the engine. The dealer determined that carbon build-up on top of the pistons was the cause of the problem. Please provide any additional information. *nlm the oil pump was replaced but the noise was still present. Consumer concerned that the engine will fail if this is a lubrication problem. He brother has the same make, model and experienced the same defect. Vehicle was repaired by the same dealership and problem ceased.
2002 silverado tailgate latch quit working, also 6.0l engine slapped during start up, sounded bad.
Consumer started vehicle early in the morning and heard a loud noise. After five minutes, vehicle warmed up, and there was no noise. Dealer stated that this type of noise was common to any vehicle being started early in the morning.
When motor starts up sound like rod are coming thru the block this started more then a year ago reg. With gm and received letter on the problem it how a lot worst and states I must live with its. It now knocks for 4 to 5 min after starting. You should not have this kind of problem on a 39000 $ vec. Help.
Condensation dripping on my distributor, caused the ignition to fail (distributor cap) was fixed by applying plastic hose to AC line that was dripping on the dist. Cap. (fixed by dealer) but: the hose now routes the water to a spark plug!!!
2002 chevy duramax diesel with allison transmission engine surging, lunging & dead spots when you try to accelerate or brake. Transmission clunks & also jerks the vehicle. Dangerous in parking areas & when trying to accelerate onto incoming traffic where is often has daily catastrophic failure.
The engine consumed an excessive amount of oil. The dealer had inspected the vehicle several times, and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak if engine stops running because of lack of oil, the steering and brakes would lock resulting in a collision. *ph
On 12-2002 oil light came on check dip stick no oil then 8-2003same thing happen this time service tech came out put 3qt in.
The duramax diesel engine has a loud ticking noise. Bulletin #02-06-01-022a says that all the engines have it, but that it can't be heard in some. Gm's attitude is "live with it!!!", we are not fixing it.*ak a a
2002 chevy silverado with a 4.8l engine knock, from what gm said is piston slap. They said they will not fix this problem at this time. They said they send out a letter of warranty for six years or 100,000 miles, if engine fails due to the piston slap/knock. I think that something needs to be done about this. There could be a safety issue with this, such as engine failure on the interstate. We the consumer should not be told to deal with it, when paying up to 30,000 dollars for a new vehicle, that has a piston knock. This needs to be fixed, not covered up.
2002 chevy silverado 4.3 engine has knock when starts up ,also has diesel sound and vibrates between 15 to 25 MPH.
Consumer states that while driving the vehicle the check engine light would come on and stay on. Dealer notified.
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