2002 Gmc T Series problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Equipment:mechanical (9) · Equipment (8) · Equipment:electrical (5)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (36)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:electrical 2016-02-23 · PIC5953A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using bluetooth voice recognition with an iphone. technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any emojis loaded to any contact.
Fuel System, Other 2015-05-27 · 05-06-04-035E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with information on flexible fuel vehicles (ffvs) and the usage of e85 fuel in gm vehicles.
Equipment:electrical 2015-04-20 · PIT5399 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an apple device via usb cord. technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer apple usb cable.
Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2015-04-17 · PIC4310L · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have an onstar system that has progression tones when pressing the blue or red button. technician will need to call general motors technical assistance center with the scan tool data from the ons
Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2015-02-13 · PIT5264C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are travelling from canada to the united states. while in the united states they are unable to receive turn-by-turn directions. due to the existing cellular provider not having roaming agreements in
Equipment:electrical 2015-01-14 · PIC3278F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. the vehicle may receive a
Showing the 6 most recent of 36 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2010-02-24 · Equipment · 🔥 fire“on 02-21-2010 my 2002 ford ranger started on fire. i was returning home with in less then 5mins my car was burst into flames. after the fire department came to my aid there was nothing left of my truck. i received the recall notice from ford in 12-2010 and took my truck in for the recall repair. this was 3 weeks before the fire. even with the recal…”
2010-02-16 · Equipment:mechanical · 💥 crash“1979 pontiac trans am 10th silver addition-crash, steering failed and struck tree, person driving received c6 spinal cord injury. *tr…”
2009-08-01 · Equipment:electrical“gauge instrument cluster defective on 2003 gmc sierra. speedometer reading incorrect speed. considered a safety defect. unable to accurately determine vehicle speed. general motors dealerships unwilling to repair defective parts. *tr…”
2009-05-06 · Equipment:mechanical“my 2003 gmc 1500 extended cab pickup's instrument cluster is not working. speedometer doesn't even work. this is not safe. i have to park my truck, or even get it taken for speeding. not to mention if there is an accident because gm has a faulty part. that is not fair. i and thousands of others have complained to them but no solution. plus i have l…”
2008-04-01 · Equipment:mechanical“2001 yukon denali- abs fails at slow speeds 2001 yukon denali- catalytic converter failure. *tr…”
2008-01-23 · Equipment:electrical“just after warranty, speedometer sticks to zero or pegs to bottom. i've asked my dealer about getting it fixed, they said it would cost six hundred dollars. since then, the tach has started doing the same thing and i feel this is unsafe due to not knowing what speed i am going. *tr…”
2007-11-30 · Equipment:electrical“driving down the road and hit a large rock-causing a hole in the oil pan. no lights or warning sounds went off notifying me that there was a hole in the oil pan and that oil was leaking out. vehicle is still at blue ribbon gmc in sallisaw ok, they are advising that they will not warranty any of the damages. *tr…”
2007-08-19 · Equipment:mechanical“reduced engine power, this has happened about 7 times. when this happens the engine shuts down to 1500 rpms maximum. took to dealer, they told me that it was the throttle body valve and actuator assembly. this part was replaced at a cost of $481. within two weeks the same problem has happened twice more. this is dangerous when traveling in traffic.…”
2007-07-20 · Equipment“at 68,994 miles my truck lost 2nd gear, drive, overdrive and reverse. a new reaction shell was installed. at 90,027 miles and 360 days later the same problem occurred and a beast heavy duty reaction shell was available and installed. *jb…”
2007-06-28 · Equipment:electrical“the 2004 monte carlo speedometer erratic, indicating going 30-12 mph, even though i stopped/ or drove at or near the speed limit on interstate 55 mph and it read 45 mph. i could drive 30 mph, and it read 110 mph. dealer wanted $500.00 to fix. i hope gm recall soon. i heard that gm trucks and suv had this problem. *ak…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.