2002 Chevrolet Silverado Visibility & Wipers Problems

WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN LOCAL ROAD, WHEN THERE WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT WAY AHEAD. I SOWED RIGHT DOWN, MAY 25-30 MPH AS WE CAME UP ON IT, REALIZING AS I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MORE, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED. MY BOYFRIEND LOOKED AT IT NEXT MORNING, I HAD NO BRAKE FLUID LEFT, ONE OF THE LINES WAS SO CORRODED THE FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD RECENTLY HAD MY BRAKES DONE AND INSPECTION WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW, AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH IT. INCLUDING ABS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED, AND NEVER WORKED AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, WHICH I DID COMPLAIN ABOUT, HE INTERIOR SET MATERIAL NEEDED REPLACING, THE TAIL GATE CABLES AND HINGES ARE BROKE, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM. A SENSOR WENT IN GAS TANK, THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF, THE WINDOW CABLE ON DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, PASSENGER SIDE ONCE, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. LIKE I SAID, I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT, TRADED IN OLDER CHEVY SILVERADO, PAID CASH WITH GM DISCOUNT. I LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT THINK IT HAS HAD WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE DEFINITELY READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE CORRODED GAS LINES AMONG OTHER ISSUES AND WOULD HOPE CHEVY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET 3500 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES FELL OUT ON THE ROAD AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE MANUFACTURED BY C. R. LAURENCE COMPANY IN HOUSTON TEXAS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE AT 1 MPH, THE REARVIEW MIRROR BECAME UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY. THE COST TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES MADE TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE $4,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,593 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,661.

ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP OR DOWN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER/MAY GET JAMMED IN ANY POSITION/IF OPEN WHILE DRIVING, MAY FAIL TO CLOSE, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DRIVER IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC,ETC./WINDOW APPARATUS REPLACED TWICE ON DRIVER SIDE AND ONCE ON PASSENGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. ON JULY 9, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 5MPH AND ENGAGING THE WIPERS, THE WIPER FLUID SOUNDED LIKE PIECES OF ICE CHIPS WERE HITTING THE WINDOW. THE FRONT WINDOW CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 57,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WIPER WASHER SWITCH, MOTOR, AND THE MODULE WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

FAULTY AND INFERIOR DESIGN ON POWER WINDOWS MECHANISM. CABLE BROKE ON DRIVERS WINDOW IN OCT. 2004, CABLE BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE MAY 6,2004. BOTH TIMES THE WINDOW REMAINED IN THE OPEN POSITION. COST OF $600.00 TO REPAIR. GM WOULD NOT COVER COST BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. *NM

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES THE LINKAGE "FALLS APART OR POPS OFF" LEAVING ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WORKING. *JB

BOTH POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLIES FAILED WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER AND BOTH UNITS FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. THERE IS A PLASTIC TO METAL CONNECTIONS THAT FAILED ON BOTH UNITS. THE PASSENGERS SIDE FAILED IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2005 AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DECEMBER 9, 2005. BOTH UNITS HAD TO BE REPLACED, OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVOIR LEAKS AND DRAINS TOTALLY EMPTY UPON ACTIVATING WIPER SWITCH. THE HOSE"BLOWS"OUT OF THE UNIT. I HAVE HAD TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES(INCLUDING TODAY) AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AS YET.

WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT SWITCH FAILURE (2ND TIME SINCE BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN 2002). WHEN SWITCH TO INTERMITTENT, WIPERS COME ON AND STAY ON. *TR

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY LEFT SIDE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW. I LOWERED IT AT A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU WINDOW, AND IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND WOULD NOT HARDLY ROLL UP. I TOOK MY HAND AND HELPED IT UP INTO PLACE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE CABLE ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BAD. I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE FROM C&O MOTORS ( CHEVROLET DEALER) AND CROSS LANES TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR SHOP MADE THE REPAIRS FOR ME.

POWER WINDOW CABLE ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE SNAPPED. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE DEFROSTER KICKES ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, SINCE I GOT THIS TRUCK. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE RD, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY WINDSHIELD FOGGES UP VERY RAPIDLY. LAST TIME, A SEMI WAS BEHIND US AND MY WIFE AND SON WERE WITH ME. WE WERE ALMOST KILLED!!!MY WARRANTY WAS VERY SHORT LIVED SINCE THIS WAS USED WHEN I BOUGH IT. MY WIFE, AND SON ALSO DRIVE CHEVYS & GMC.I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERS BUT THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY 100'S OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT, THEN IT MAY NOT BE REPAIRABLE THAT IT IS AUTOMATIC. WE WILL NEVER BUY GMC OR CHEVY AGAIN. IT ISNT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE!IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!*AK

REAR WINDOW FELL OUT WHEN TRYING TO OPEN . DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT SNOW BUILD UP UNDER THE WIPER ARMS CAUSED THE LINKAGE TO "POP" OFF. *NLM SCC

WINDSHIED WIPERS, STOPPED WORKING ---THEN COULD GET THEM ON ONLY ON HIGH. GM DEALER AND GM REPLACED CHIP/MTR GM PAID FOR PART,DEALER CHARGED 180.00. NOW I HEAR RE-CALLS ON 1999 AND UP ON SAME THING.. I HAVE 2002 SILVERADO SINCE 2002 NOT IN RE-CALL ,FIGURED YOU SHOULD BE AWARE,, PROBLEM STILL EXIST . *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.*JB *TS