7 NHTSA owner complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 mention the wheel bearing. 1 additional report concern a related system category and are counted separately. Usable reported mileage (n=6) has a median of 130,000 mi. 133 replacement listings match this model year in our catalog.
Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.
Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.
Replacement listings that match this model year.
These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
A failing wheel bearing can cause growl, vibration, or wheel play. In advanced cases that can affect directional control; have a growling corner inspected.
This describes how this component can affect control, stopping, cooling, or fuel containment. It is not a recall, not a statement that this vehicle is unsafe to keep driving, and not a generic list of unrelated automotive hazards.
7 NHTSA owner complaints for this model year mention the wheel bearing.
1 additional report are coded to a related system category but do not name this part. Those counts are kept separate and are not treated as wheel bearing failures.
Among 6 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 130,000 mi.
25th percentile 79,447 mi; 75th percentile 150,000 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
133 replacement listings match this model year in our catalog.
That match is an exact model-year row in the retailer fitment feed — not a guess from a similar vehicle. Confirm engine, drivetrain, and production date on the listing before buying.
When a catalog match exists, replacement listings for this model year are linked through parts.autotk.com. This page does not invent compatibility.
The replacement link only appears when the catalog feed has at least one compatible product for this exact model year.
Mechanically related parts include cv axle. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed wheel bearing.
Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.
A failing wheel bearing can be one of several causes of a growl or click from a corner. That possibility is not a diagnosis of this vehicle.
Also consider cv axle and other system faults. Verify with testing rather than replacing parts from a list.
If the symptom remains after a wheel bearing replacement, another cause — including cv axle — may still be involved, or the replacement may not have addressed the actual fault.
This is a diagnostic branch, not proof that the new part is defective or that the related part has failed.
Find replacement wheel bearings that match this model year in our catalog. We do not invent fitment.
Find replacement partsDirect mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.