2002 Silverado 2500HD parts availiblity

[lone_ranger]

At 15 yrs old and only 69,000 miles I figure there is alot of life left in my "very good" condition 2002 2500HD LT.The driver's side leather seat is still in tack. And no accidents. The trade in value is only $9,500. I bought it new and I hope to get another 60,000 miles out of it. But with time against me I wonder if parts are going to be a real problem. Is anyone with 10, 15, or 20 yr old chevy trucks having difficulty obtaining parts or are there plenty of after market suppliers out there? I checked on new trucks with same features my 2002 has and at 76 I can't afford to buy a $66,000 truck. All opinions accepted.

[Lynnmor]

I have a 1979 Chevy van and find that many of the available parts are junk. I recently did a fair amount work and found wheel cylinders that were wrong, rebuilt calipers that didn’t fit, brake hose too short and poorly made, crankcase filter that self-destructed, AC receiver that didn’t fit, PCV valve that leaked, and two brake boosters that malfunctioned. Most parts were from RockAuto and I used name brands like ACDelco.

I think that you will find that most parts for older vehicles are imported and quality is very bad. Buy new, old stock if possible.

[Grit_dog]

01-02 were also my fave body style and still in the top 5 for me along with 2nd gen Ram sport, 73-79 GM, 68-72 GM and 47-54 5 windows. Oh and Power wagons and big window 56 F 100s.

[Wishin]

Planning to keep my 8.1L 2500 Suburban for many more years yet. I don't think it will be a problem.

I'm still able to get parts for my '96 Buick Roadmaster wagon, although a few things are getting harder to find. That is a much less common vehicle than your truck.

[GWolfe]

I think parts are going to be very hard to find, I think you should dump that truck now! Tell ya what I will do, since it's the holiday season I'll do ya a favor and come buy the truck sight unseen for the NADA value. Just the kinda guy I am. 😉

Really though, I think parts for those trucks will be around for a good long time. The 99-02 body style is one of my favorites, if I could find one like yours I would sell my truck in a second for it. I like the ext cab, short bed 4x4 HD look, we have one at work that is a 2wd, 6.0l, ext cab long bed that has been a great truck with 150k on it now, city driven towing around 6000lbs most every day.

[wnjj]

BurbMan wrote:

Ralph Cramden wrote:
Well I'll probably get slammed but here goes.

If I was the OP I would be worried more about the state I resided in passing some legislation banning vehicles over a certain age, because their older emissions system may be hurting the slanted tailed cockroach.

Never happen, not with the richest classic car show in the country happening at Pebble Beach every year....nice troll post though.

To be fair, the scenario he suggested is more likely (no matter how unlikely) than not finding parts. 😉

[Grit_dog]

^ Yep, need a Tin foil hat on here sometimes to protect yourself from the tinfoil hat guys!

[BurbMan]

Ralph Cramden wrote:
Well I'll probably get slammed but here goes.

If I was the OP I would be worried more about the state I resided in passing some legislation banning vehicles over a certain age, because their older emissions system may be hurting the slanted tailed cockroach.

Never happen, not with the richest classic car show in the country happening at Pebble Beach every year....nice troll post though.

[DustyR]

2003silverado wrote:
I'm still getting parts for a 1987 chevy 3/4 ton with the 6.2 diesel. Auto zone, advance auto, and oreillys stock most parts for the chassis, but sometimes it takes them a day or two to get engine parts (like when I redid the head gasket). The things that have been difficult to get ahold of is electrical such as harnesses.

Around here there are a lot of your vintage of trucks running around, so you shouldn't have a problem getting parts for a long time.

X-2

I'm a CSR at one of the large auto parts store chains. Last month a customer came in with a $800+ laundry list and we had over $600+ on the shelves and the remaining parts the following afternoon.

[Camper_G]

A friend of mine at work has an 07 2500hd and was just telling me yesterday he can't seem to find parts for his. I assumed he meant used parts. I told him that's probably because most folks with 2500s keep em for a long time and when they get rid of them there's not much good left on them, or contractors have them and they get run hard, same scenario, when they are done with them, not much good left on them.

Good to hear there are still oem parts available.

[wnjj]

I hope parts aren't going to be an issue (I don't think they will). I have a 2005 8.1L with 33k miles and plan to keep it a long time. So far I've had the oil pressure sender fail and a MAF or MAP (not sure since the code was either so I replaced both).

It seems age is harder on the sensors than miles/cycles. The truck is in a heated garage a lot of the time when not in use.

[old_guy]

my 02 has about the same mileage yours has and about a month ago I took off the intake hose to clean the throttle body out.l expected to see black soot but it was as clean as a whistle. my leather seats are not like new but still holding up OK. only thing I don't like is the hard water spots on it. will have to get a job done on it. I love that truck, best truck I've ever owned. It pulls my 35 ft like a champ.

[ktmrfs]

on our 04.5, which DS now has with 160K miles on it, parts are very easy to get. Usually we can get OEM delco or GM parts on amazon at very good prices.

And so far at 160K miles it has needed very few non maintenance parts. Hydroboost went out at 150K, and at 150K also started showing issues with a sticking slip yoke on the driveshaft that was in a TSB,

[Grit_dog]

Yeah man. No worries on parts. It’s nowhere near old and there is a gazillion of them still on the road.

[LIKE2BUILD]

lone ranger wrote:
At 15 yrs old and only 69,000 miles I figure there is alot of life left in my "very good" condition 2002 2500HD LT.....Is anyone with 10, 15, or 20 yr old chevy trucks having difficulty obtaining parts or are there plenty of after market suppliers out there?

Parts should be of no issue at all. I may have mentioned this to you previously, but if you have not had your brake lines inspected you need to get that done. Corrosion may not be an issue in California, but the alloys used in the lines of that era of GM truck were really poor. A very common issue is for the line going from the master cylinder to the ABS block to rupture right under the driver's seat.

Stainless steel brake line kits are available for about $125. Frankly I consider brake line replacement a PM item on these trucks. My experience has been it's not if, but when the line finally breaks.

On my old '04 2500HD the line ruptured when I wasn't towing thankfully. When I was replacing the lines we put a little bend in them and found they would crinkle in multiple locations easily. That told me there were several weak points within each tube.

KJ