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2002 GMC S Series problems

NHTSA lists 49 complaints for the 2002 GMC S Series, 1 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as GMC S SERIES.

At a glance

Complaints
49
With crash
1
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
5

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
EQUIPMENT4898.0%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1428.6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1224.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1020.4%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING714.3%
POWER TRAIN612.2%
STEERING36.1%
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR24.1%
STRUCTURE24.1%
SUSPENSION24.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

5 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
SEATS1
STRUCTURE1
SUSPENSION1

10042986

Date: 2011-11-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.

GENERAL MOTORS: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BULLETIN FOR ALL 2012 AND PRIOR GENERAL MOTOR TRUCKS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES REGARDING THE ADJUSTABLE COMFORT AND CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER HEAD RESTRAINT. *PE

10012107

Date: 2004-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

UNNECESSARY LEAF SPRING CLIP REPLACEMENT. *TT

628905

Date: 2001-12-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON ROUGH IDLE AFTER START UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER SETTING OVERNIGHT. *TT

628938

Date: 2001-12-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

INFORMATION USED WHEN DIAGNOSING NOISE CONDITIONS SUCH AS ENGINE RATTLE NOISE, SPARK KNOCK AT 2000 - 2500 RPM RANGE, UNDER A MODERATE TO HEAVY LOAD WITH A WARMED UP ENGINE. *TT

625268

Date: 2001-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

SUBJECT ON HOOD HINGE RATTLE COMING FROM EITHER OR BOTH FRONT CORNERS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEAR THE HOOD HINGE AREAS FOR 1995 - 2002 PICKUP AND UTILITY MODELS. *ET

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
S SERIES49

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Other GMC models, 2002

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