2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine and engine cooling problems
43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Two exhaust manifold bolts on a 2002 chevy silverado 2500 hd rotted and sheered off and one other does not seem to be as rusted and just broke off at the head of the bolt. This bolt failure could cause many issues, one being, possible fire in the engine compartment, or catalytic failure, o2 sensor…”
filed Feb 22, 2012
“As millions of other complaints for this same problem my 2002 chevy 6.0ltr exhaust manifold bolt heads are snapping off and burned the gasket out which now fire shoots out the gap and the exhaust is now filling up in the engine compartment and traveling into the cab. Also not to mention the…”
filed Dec 31, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Silverado 2500 years
Silverado 2500 engine and engine cooling problems by year →Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
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.