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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 steering problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 25005% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Steering complaints
5%
share of all complaints
76,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The abs light came on and the brake light. The power steering is bad and the steering wheel shakes when I brake, I got the brakes and rotors changed and the problem persisted

    filed Mar 19, 2021

  • While towing a 7000 lb 5th wheel trailer the electrical plug between the vehicle and trailer became partially dislodged and affected the vehicle electrical system which made the gauge needles go haywire including the tachometer. Engine stalled with resultant loss of power steering and brakes…

    filed Sep 29, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.