general problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I was driving today and my truck started making a strange noise(like something was loose). I stop the truck to see what was loose, I found nothing. I got back in the truck driving about 20 mph the truck started making the noise again and the truck started dragging( like it wouldn't go faster). I then stop and pulled in a church parking lot where the truck was not drivable. I was told by a concern passerby( mechanic, which happen to be) it's has something to do with the rest axle. The truck gave me no warning whatever. I was told I could have had a major accident and I had no!!! warning. Please, fix. I have nothing but, issues with this truck.

My truck won't pick up speed when trying to accelerate. I don't know what it is. I know it's a problem and it's a hazard and accident waiting to happen!!!! please, fix. I have had nothing but, issues with this chevy silverado.

When we bought truck I checked VIN and only the tailgate recall came up but listed my truck being a chevy 800 model, well couple weeks ago our truck wouldn't brake while parking making a left into a restaurant and the truck wouldn't stop and hit the restaurant window!!! when I checked just our exact vehicle 15 plus recalls came up with this particular defect listed, please help advise. Thank the parkerd.

I went to stop at street light and the brake went to the floor no brakes at all. Later found brakes lines rusted threw. All transmission lines also rust threw. Price to have fixed over $2000. 00.

This is a follow up to my previous complaint. First there is a correction with the date of incident. The correct date should read 06/01/2011 not 2010. After talking further with gm customer service and never getting a reassurance that they are considering helping cover the cost of repair, I have since taken the truck to a local independent transmission repair specialist that repairs vehicles for the municipality I work for. They gave the same diagnosis with the same malfunction code. They also informed me of a technical service bulletin that has been issued on this code by gm, which the dealer and the gm customer service rep. Neglected to divulge. I have read the bulletin and it clearly states that transmissions showing this code and falling within a specified build date which is stated on the bulletin are to be replaced and that no further diagnosis be performed. That being said, gm stated that by taking the truck to a non gm certified transmission repair specialist they are no longer willing to help me. I did have the repair shop tear the transmission down to determine the exact cause of the failure and they stated that it was the plastic pistons in the accumulator housing that failed causing the transmission to over heat which in turn damaged other components within the transmission. I talked to gm this morning trying once again to get some resolve and was told by the same person that I have been dealing with from the get go that they were going to help me but now can't. This is the same person that said "gm could not guarantee any help", in every conversation we had til today. In conclusion, the dealer was the first to diagnose the problem and recommend a solution of replacing the transmission without any further breakdown of the transmission (they already knew of a prob. Gm customer service knew this and was unwilling to commit to helping me.

While driving, the automatic transmission shifts abrutly causing the truck to jump forward. The transmission will continue to shift hard through all gears until truck has been stopped and shut off for a period of time. This is an intermitten occurrence. It has happened approx. 5 times from 24000 miles til now at 31000 miles over a period of 6 months. Dealer checked transmission and states that fluid is burnt, slips in second gear and recommends a new transmission instead of repair. There are several factors that need to be taken into consideration. The first being the age of the vehicle which is 9y/o. Second is the mileage which in January of this year was 17000 miles. Third factor would be the condition of this vehicle, driven by an elderly man, always garaged, kept in texas and never towed anything. This vehicles condition for it's age is "like new" with all maintenance being done by the dealer from which it was purchased. The local dealer which diagnosed the problem will vouch for the conditon of the truck. This was reported to gm customer service on fri. Nov. 11, 2011. I am waiting for a satisfactory outcome to this bad transmission. Gm has yet to commit to helping cover the cost of any repairs. They want me to pay the $1100 to tear the transmission down to find the problem before they will decide anything. I belive this is not my responsibility since the dealer stated that they "recommend the transmission be replaced".