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Engine coolingPart report

2002 GMC Silverado Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
11%of 9 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2002 GMC Silverado, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“There is black soot in the tail pipe from vehicle running rich. And the consumer fears that the catalytic converter will be destroyed. The vehicle only has 7700 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #10055572, filed 2004-01

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2002111%
2001333%
200017%

Other parts of the 2002 GMC Silverado

Air bags
2 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 GMC Silverado

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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