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2002 Gmc EXPRESS: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

47,750 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 3 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation133.3%
Braking behavior133.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
Structure
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
Structure1

Engine And Engine Cooling: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 1; Structure: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
1
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9991
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
1
2004
1
2005
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20021
20041
20051

2002: 1; 2004: 1; 2005: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10001429 · 2002-12-23 (December 23, 2002)

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR NOT BEEN STABLE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEEL UNSTABLE WITH ANY TOUGH MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FEEL IF IT IS GOING TO FLIP OVER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURE WILL COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.TS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001429 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10072209 · 2004-05-06 (May 6, 2004)

WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10072209 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10135901 · 2005-09-08 (September 8, 2005)

THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WHEN I WENT TO STOP. THEY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT CATCH. I HIT A LINE OF STOPPED CARS AND 4 OF THEM WERE ALL HIT AS A RESULT OF MY FAILURE TO STOP. MY KNEE CAP WAS FRACTURED WHERE IT HIT THE DASH. MY SON HAS UNKNOWN INJURIES TO HIS ARM FROM THE AIRBAG AND MY DAUGHTER HAD FACIAL CONTUSIONS AND A SORE JAW AND A BROKEN RETAINER DUE TO HER FACE HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS AT 50 MPH. UNKNOWN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES AT THIS TIME. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 77,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135901 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

66.7%Usable mileage2 / 3 records
66.7%Valid incident date2 / 3 records
100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records
66.7%Ordered incident and filing dates2 / 3 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1999200020012002
Tires:Tread/Belt
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

150.0%
ODI 10008718

THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*JB

Look up ODI 10008718 at NHTSA ↗

133.3%
ODI 10025462

ONE OF THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S L245/75/R16 TIRES ON MY VAN FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TREAD WITH THE STEEL BANDS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT SPEED. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND MY WIFE PROCEEDED SLOWER TO HELP. THE TREAD SLAMMED UP INTO THE BACK DOOR OF THE VAN DENTING IT. I HAVE THE TIRE AND TREAD AT HOME. *AK

Look up ODI 10025462 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module
1100.0%
ODI 884857

WATER GETS UNDER THE CARPET WHERE AIRBAG SENSOR IS LOCATED, CASUING LIGHT TO STAY ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Look up ODI 884857 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 10072209 · 18,000 mi

WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Look up ODI 10072209 at NHTSA ↗

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 8015362

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Look up ODI 8015362 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

150.0%
ODI 10082495 · 56,000 mi

EXTERNAL HINGES ON EXPRESS VAN GMC EXPRESS ALL MODELS 1500, 2500 AND 3500 RUST OUT AT ABOUT 57,000 MILES. UNABLE TO GET OUT OF VAN DOOR FREEZES. COST ON 7-23-04 WAS $447.00 TO REPLACE ONE HINGE AND REBORE A HOLE AND LUBE SECOND HINGE. DEALER SAID IT HAPPENS TO ALL VANS WITH EXTERNAL HINGES. IN PRODUCTION THEY DID NOT USE A LUBE THAT WAS WATER RESISTANT. *JB

Look up ODI 10082495 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 10135901 · 77,500 mi

THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WHEN I WENT TO STOP. THEY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT CATCH. I HIT A LINE OF STOPPED CARS AND 4 OF THEM WERE ALL HIT AS A RESULT OF MY FAILURE TO STOP. MY KNEE CAP WAS FRACTURED WHERE IT HIT THE DASH. MY SON HAS UNKNOWN INJURIES TO HIS ARM FROM THE AIRBAG AND MY DAUGHTER HAD FACIAL CONTUSIONS AND A SORE JAW AND A BROKEN RETAINER DUE TO HER FACE HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS AT 50 MPH. UNKNOWN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES AT THIS TIME. *NM

Look up ODI 10135901 at NHTSA ↗

Structure
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 10001429

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR NOT BEEN STABLE. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEEL UNSTABLE WITH ANY TOUGH MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FEEL IF IT IS GOING TO FLIP OVER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURE WILL COME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.TS

Look up ODI 10001429 at NHTSA ↗

Structure:Body:Door
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 10038272

SIDE DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

Look up ODI 10038272 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine CoolingToo few reports for a range18,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10072209 · 18,000 mi

WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Look up ODI 10072209 at NHTSA ↗

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipToo few reports for a range77,500 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10135901 · 77,500 mi

THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WHEN I WENT TO STOP. THEY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT CATCH. I HIT A LINE OF STOPPED CARS AND 4 OF THEM WERE ALL HIT AS A RESULT OF MY FAILURE TO STOP. MY KNEE CAP WAS FRACTURED WHERE IT HIT THE DASH. MY SON HAS UNKNOWN INJURIES TO HIS ARM FROM THE AIRBAG AND MY DAUGHTER HAD FACIAL CONTUSIONS AND A SORE JAW AND A BROKEN RETAINER DUE TO HER FACE HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS AT 50 MPH. UNKNOWN INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES AT THIS TIME. *NM

Look up ODI 10135901 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

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2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

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2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

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2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

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2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

2001: 3 complaints · 2002: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2001013
2002112
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2001300
2002210

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipStructure
Engine And Engine Cooling—00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip0—0
Structure00—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 33.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 18,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10072209 · 18,000 mi

WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Look up ODI 10072209 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b