This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Normal driving a T63000 miles and check engine light code P0340 for (camshaft sensor circuit malfunctioned. An inddependent repair shop located a problem with the distributor driver gear having exsessive wear. Gear kit was purchase from dealer and installed. Repair shop indicated the gear kit had an additional spacer which was not on the distributor orginially, this sounds like a design flaw. Code was cleared and has not returned. I have the old gear.
Engine will cut-off while driving without warning at both high and low speeds. Immediate engine restart may or may not be possible. Problem has occurred for approximately one year w/O permanent failure and w/O useful diagnostic codes. Frequency of failure has increased to 2-3 times per week. Several accidents have been narrowly avoided while in heavy, high-speed traffic. No discernible failure pattern has been identified, to date. Engine cut-off can occur at any time. This vehicle is a Silverado 2500hd truck w/8100 vortec engine and allison automatic transmission.
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.
I too have the piston slap problem with my 2002 Silverado hd 6.0L engine. I took it to the dealer at about 2400 miles and was handed a technical bulletin that was dated from 1999 (problem has been known since then) telling me that GM is working on a "fix". they did want to look at the truck to make sure nothing else was wrong. There is no "fix", just an extended warranty on the engine alone even though I already paid for the extended warranty for the entire vehicle. You cannot get the warranty agreement mailed to you to look it over, they will only send it if you agree to accept it over the phone. Bought the truck in good faith and was sold a lemon. Maybe if their profits were affected by a recall they might think twice about stealing and lying to consumers.
I have a 02 siverado a 5,000 miles the motor started knocking, the dealership said it's out of there hands, and told us to call Chevrolet document #816465, which says the knocking is normal, and all they can do is extend the warranty. We all know this is not normal, go to www.bigclassaction.com and file a complaint. If we can get everyone together we can get a class action suit against them. We all have paid to much for our vehicles to letgm get by with this. Lets stick together, tell every one.
There is knocking noise coming from underneath the vehicle. Due to missing piston from the engine please provide additional information dealer is aware of the problem.
Duramax engine, the engine was ticking when vehicle was purchased (600 miles), dealer stated this was normal. This ticking sound has gotten worse, dealer still says this is normal.
The engine shut down suddenly while the consumer was driving at 85 mph, the dealer stated the vehicle was designed this way to keep the engine from blowing up.
Engine makes loud "ticking" noise when warm at idle. GM states normal condition. Not all duramax deisels make this noise. It cannot be normal. GM has no interest in pursuing. Although this may not be a safety issue, unless the engine explodes as a result, it still is very disheartening that GM will release the product with bugs and the customer is forced to accept.
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- Las Cruces, NM, USA