2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

INTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 6.6L DIESEL ENGINES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW. I

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE

STEERING

CERTAIN FABTECH AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PITMAN ARMS, P/NOS. FTS71000 AND FTS71001, INSTALLED FOR USE ON CERTAIN 2001-2006 GM C/K 2500 PICK UP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE PIN LOCATED INSIDE THE PITMAN ARM CAN SHEAR OFF DUE TO A REVERSE BENDING FATIGUE CONDITION, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS

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

Mileage: 143,000

AS I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE INDICATOR LIGHT SAID, ENGINE OVERHEATED. I THEN NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE WHITE SMOKE TURNED BLACK. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BEFORE I COULD SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. FIRE BEGAN COMING UP WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE LOCATED AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. I TRIED TO UNLATCH MY SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT RELEASED. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR; HOWEVER, I HAD THE

Mileage: 243,244

AS I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE INDICATOR LIGHT SAID, ENGINE OVERHEATED. I THEN NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE WHITE SMOKE TURNED BLACK. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BEFORE I COULD SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. FIRE BEGAN COMING UP WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE LOCATED AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. I TRIED TO UNLATCH MY SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT RELEASED. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR; HOWEVER, I HAD THE

Mileage: 243,244

AS I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE INDICATOR LIGHT SAID, ENGINE OVERHEATED. I THEN NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE WHITE SMOKE TURNED BLACK. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BEFORE I COULD SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. FIRE BEGAN COMING UP WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE LOCATED AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. I TRIED TO UNLATCH MY SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT RELEASED. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR; HOWEVER, I HAD THE

Mileage: 243,244

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DISPLAYED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE FLAMES WERE INSIDE THE CABIN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. THE SEAT BELT FINALLY UNLOCKED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DOOR EVENTUALLY UNLOCK

Mileage: 247,433

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DISPLAYED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE FLAMES WERE INSIDE THE CABIN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. THE SEAT BELT FINALLY UNLOCKED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DOOR EVENTUALLY UNLOCK

Mileage: 247,433

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DISPLAYED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE FLAMES WERE INSIDE THE CABIN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. THE SEAT BELT FINALLY UNLOCKED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DOOR EVENTUALLY UNLOCK

Mileage: 247,433

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO HITCH UP MY TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN SINKING TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED AWAY FROM THE CAMPER AND TRIED TO PARK AWAY FROM IT AND LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND COLLIDED WITH MY GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS , I WENT TO STOP BEHIND A CAR AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. I HIT THE CAR FROM BEHIND AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAR INJURED BUT MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS OBSERVED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM THE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE WARNING LIGHT DID COME ON BUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FAILURE. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED AND A YEAR LATER, THE SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILED ON MAY 2

Mileage: 85,000

ON MAY 9, 2014 I WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK UP TO A TRAILER WITH MY TRUCK. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGN OR INDICATION, MY BRAKE LINE BUSTED AND I HAD NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EVEN AT THIS SLOW OF SPEED IN REVERSE I COULD NOT STOP AND RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE TRAILER. MY WIFE WAS STANDING AT THE TRAILER DIRECTING ME AND LUCKILY DID NOT GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET STOPPED, AND EVEN THAT WAS VERY SLUGGISH TO

Mileage: 187,000

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT DUE TO RUSTED STEEL LINE AND LOOSE (STRETCHED) PARKING BRAKE CABLE. RESIDENTIAL DRIVING UNDER 25 MILES AN HOUR I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE WITH ABOUT 100 FEET FROM LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY I APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO BOTH ACTIONS. THE TRUCK ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MAIN LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES ABRUPTLY FAILED CAUSING PERSONAL AND

Mileage: 118,500

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT DUE TO RUSTED STEEL LINE AND LOOSE (STRETCHED) PARKING BRAKE CABLE. RESIDENTIAL DRIVING UNDER 25 MILES AN HOUR I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE WITH ABOUT 100 FEET FROM LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY I APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO BOTH ACTIONS. THE TRUCK ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MAIN LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES ABRUPTLY FAILED CAUSING PERSONAL AND

Mileage: 118,500

REAR ENDED A LADY AND HER BABY YESTERDAY AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THEM GO TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE BURST. AFTER TALKING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON EARLY 2000 GM TRUCKS. JUST LOOKED AT MY WIVES 2002 YUKON AND ITS WORSE THAN MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUPTURED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH NARROWLY MISSING TREES. BY SHEAR LUCK THIS FAILURE DID NOT INVOLVE BRAKING IN TOWN OR TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2002 CHEVY TRUCK 2500. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG FAILURE DURING A CRASH *TGW THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING TO HIS CHEST AND OTHER PARTS OF HIS BODY. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. STOPPING FROM SLOW SPEED AT INTERSECTION ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, TRUCK SHUDDERED, WOULD NOT STOP, HIT VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF. HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL, BUT DANGEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS PERSIST. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

LATE ON JULY 30, I HAD A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE / TOLL ROAD ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE AIRPORT. I HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75MPH. WITH NO WARNING, MY REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. MY TRUCK SKIDDED INTO A BRIDGE. STATE FARM RECOMMENDED MY VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO PURIFOY CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED BY PURIFOY AND STATE FARM THAT MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, I ASKED THE PURIFOY SHOP MANAGER, MY STATE FARM AGENT, AND MY STATE FARM CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE IF THE VE

Mileage: 110,469

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND TOWING A WAVE RUNNER, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, UNIONS,

Mileage: 129,779

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD NEARLY CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY. A LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER/HYDRO-BOOST SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO MY HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE WAS POURING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I SUSPECT A SMALL FIRE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE. BY THE TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD ALL I SAW WAS SMOKE FROM SOMETHING LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD. I GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THIS RECALL INFORMATION FOR 2004-2005 CHEVY TRUCKS BUT NOT 2002. I

Mileage: 219,500