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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 511 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owner complaints

Owners have filed 511 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, describing incidents dated March 8, 2001 to December 3, 2025.

Most-cited components

  • Service Brakes 350 complaints
  • Structure 30 complaints
  • Power Train 27 complaints
  • Steering 25 complaints
  • Engine 21 complaints
  • Electrical System 20 complaints

Of the 511 complaints on file, 45 report a crash and 5 a fire; across all 511 complaints, owners report 24 injuries and 1 death (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11702867 · Filed

    my truck won't pick up speed when trying to accelerate. I don't know what it is. I know it's a problem and it's a hazard and accident waiting to happen!!!! Please, fix. I have had nothing but, issues with this Chevy Silverado.

  • ODI #11702860 · Filed

    I was driving today and my truck started making a strange noise(like something was loose). I stop the truck to see what was loose, I found nothing. I got back in the truck driving about 20 mph the truck started making the noise again and the truck started dragging( like it wouldn't go faster). I…

  • ODI #11702855 · Filed

    The emergency brake does not work properly. It automatically comes on while I am driving almost causing me to have a accident. Please, fix!!!!

Read all 511 complaints

Owner-reported

2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 mileage at failure

440 of the 511 complaints on file for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Service BrakesMedian 90,000 milesMiddle half 65,000–125,000 milesBased on 315 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Complaints received before December 15, 2002 rarely give a mileage, so they aren't counted here.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations
We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

Other Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model years

Check your 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 VIN

Not every recall applies to every VIN in a given year. Enter the 17-character VIN from your Chevrolet Silverado 1500 at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.

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