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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The fuel injector that connects to the motor has failed. The vehicle dealer and manufacturer were notified. He was advised to that he would have to bear the expense of the repair. The failure mileage was 87,000. Updated 2/17/10 updated 02/22/10
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. GM maintains that this was not a safety issue.
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 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. A a
- Bellingham, WA, USA
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- Niantic , CT, USA