2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 fuel/propulsion system problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The throttle cable makes contact and rub through the flexible pressurized fuel line creating a pinhole leak of natural gas. I smell gas inside cab. Causes check engine light to come on”
filed Dec 23, 2021
“Takata recall - have been stranded numerous times as it has appeared to be the fuel pump not getting gas to start the car. Sometime can hear pump running as I have replace 3-4 pumps since 2012 or 13. Some time beating under tank helps. There seem to be numerous complaints about this problem…”
filed Mar 22, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Silverado 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Silverado 1500 | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 Silverado 1500 | 6 | 7% |
| 2024 Silverado 1500 | 18 | 6% |
| 2023 Silverado 1500 | 28 | 8% |
| 2022 Silverado 1500 | 36 | 6% |
| 2021 Silverado 1500 | 24 | 3% |
| 2020 Silverado 1500 | 31 | 4% |
| 2019 Silverado 1500 | 30 | 3% |
| 2018 Silverado 1500 | 17 | 3% |
| 2017 Silverado 1500 | 28 | 4% |
| 2016 Silverado 1500 | 26 | 3% |
| 2015 Silverado 1500 | 24 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.