Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307338 Incident Date: Mar, 21 2004
Consumer's City: BELLEFONTAINE Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 2500 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCHK29U52E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 20 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Chevy silverado 2500 hd w/ 6l engine-- problem with throttle sticking. carbons up every two months around throttle valve and throttle sticks. then takes excessive throttle pressure to try to move. ---is a serious safety issue when moving in tight quarters. chevy has issued service modifications for 5.3l and 4.8l engines for same problem but has ignored the 6.0l. cleaning the carbon works for only two months then problem recurs. chevy should make a field fix like the other models before someone gets hurt. *jb