NHTSA Complaint #766290 — 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	766290
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	February 15, 2002
Date Filed	August 30, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	OR

Consumer Description

LOUD HARD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AT COLD START UP. THEN AFTER ENGINE IS WARMED UP AFTER DRIVING AND DECELERATION YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE KNOCKING NOISE, JUST NOT AS LOUD AS AT COLD START. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND ADVISED CHEVROLET WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. ADVISED BY DEALER IT WOULD NOT HURT ENGINE, BUT I DISAGREE, THE VERY HARD KNOCKING CAN NOT BE GOOD FOR THE VALVES, OR CRANKSHAFT, AND HAS TO BE CAUSING SOME SORT DAMAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE ITSELF.

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