2002 Chevrolet Silverado Lighting Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE COUNTRY HIGHWAY AT 55MPH LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF. AFTER A FEW SCARY SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION DEFECTIVE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. INTERNET TELLS ME I AM ONE OF MANY.

WHILE TRAILERING MY BOAT ON I29, 2002 2500 HD, DRIVER FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FENDER, DOOR, BUMPER, BUMPER COVER, BUMPER VALANCE, DRIVING LIGHT, AND FENDER FLARE. TIRE DID STAY INFLATED. I TOOK PICTURES. TIRE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A-T. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS. THERE IS ALWAYS ONE BURNT OUT ON THE FRONT. I HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES, CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT FUSE IS BEING USED, BUT EVERYTIME ONE BURNS OUT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED NOW THAT ABOUT EVERY GM SUV OR TRUCK I SEE GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO HAS A RUNNING LIGHT BURNT OUT..THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHT FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FAILURE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE LIGHTING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I AM UNABLE TO USE DUE TO WIRES MELTING OFF ON DIMMER SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN. *JB

2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY PICKUP TRUCK WENT OUT. BECAUSE OF GROUND FOG, I WAS UNABLE TO USE HIGH BEAMS AND RESORTED TO FOG LIGHTS UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. THIS PROBLEM THEN OCCURRED PERIODICALLY WHEN I DROVE AT NITE. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT WHEN I RAISED AND LOWERED THE TILT WHEEL, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND TURN ON. AT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE TILT WHEEL RANGE OF MOTION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUTOFF AND STAY OFF UNTIL I RAISED OR LOWERED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY. I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM APPEARED BUT I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE. I ALSO WAS THANKFULL THAT MY WIFE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING BECAUSE SHE MAY HAVE REACTED DIFFERENTLY AND A VEHICLE CRASH MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT. SINCE THE VEHICLE, A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 1500 4WD, WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I HAVE DONE BUSINESS BEFORE. THE MECHANIC EVENTUALLY REMOVED THE "TURN SIGNAL/MULTIFUNCTION LEVER". AT A POINT WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE SWITCH HE AND I BOTH OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNED WIRES AS WELL AS THE INSULATION THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BEENED BURNED OFF. A NEW MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORKED FINE NOW. FORTUNATELY NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURY. I HAVE THE OLD PART AND WILL RETAIN IT. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND RECEIVED A SERVICE REQUEST CASE FILE NUMBER OF 1-372503129. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH ADVISED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THAT PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT. *AK THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETLY BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND DASH. HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORKED WHEN THE CONSUMER HELD THE DIMMER SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. *TC

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BURN OUT ALL THE TIME, AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A SURVEY ON OTHER LIKE TRUCKS, CHEV 2002 ,2003, AND 2004, FOR EVERY (10) I CHECK (7) HAVE A LIGHT OUT ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER UP FRONT UNDER THE HEADLIGHTS . *AK

SAFETY ISSUE. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. I REPLACE AT LEAST ONE BULB PER MONTH ON MY 2002 CHEVERLOT SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. THIS ISSUE IS EVIDENT BY THE NUMBER OF GM TRUCKS YOU SEE ON THE ROAD WITH AT LEAST ONE BULB BURNED OUT. I PERSONALLY KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE GIVEN UP ON REPLACING THESE BULBS AND ARE DRIVING WITH OUT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMLAINT WITH GM (FILE NUMBER 1-211800556). DEALER SAYS THAT THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE DONE DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS ON SHOW NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALER ALSO SAYS ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE BULBS (AT A COST IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY). *AK

THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT OVERRIDE SWITCH 3 TIMES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE SWITCH WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO ALLOW THE DOME LIGHT TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN DOORS WERE CLOSED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT THE DOME LIGHT OVERRIDE SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *NLM *NLM

HEADLIGHT FAILURE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRYING TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS, THE HEADLIGHTS WITH OUT WARNING WILL CROSS PATHS LEFT LIGHT WITH REAR TO RIGHT AND LEFT TO RIGHT RESULTING IN LIMITED LIGHT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*JB *YD