Total Complaints
3 filings
GMC Passenger Vehicle · model year
2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle
3 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle posts top-1% complaint standing (fewest filings) among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 0%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 2002GMCPassenger Vehicle carries 3 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2002 Passenger Vehicle is service brakes, air:antilock:interconnecting assembly(wiring) with 1 filings, followed by tires:tread/belt (1) and seat belts (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2002 Passenger Vehicle. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
3
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING) | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20041029CrashSEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, THEY DO NOT ACTIVATE OR ARE PERMANENTLY LOCK
Mileage: 5,500
20030701TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION ON 3 OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED ,TIRE WERE THORNBIRDS MADE BY INTERCO TIRE LA . SEPARATION HAPPENED WITHIN FIRST 2000 MILES OF HIGHWAY USE.*AK
Mileage: 15,000
20030217SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING)
BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY APPLY WHILE DRIVING 7 REPORTED INCIDENTS TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP
Mileage: 2,000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle have?▼
The 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle has 3 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 1 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle?▼
The most-complained component for the 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle is SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING) with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include TIRES:TREAD/BELT and SEAT BELTS.
Is the 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2002 GMC Passenger Vehicle; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.