2002 Chevrolet Avalanche

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2013· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN ALSO, THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 02/18/14

• 12/31/2003· STRUCTURE

  BOTH OF MY TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE UNLOADING AN ATV. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED WHEN THE ATV, RAMPS, AND THE TAILGATE ALL FELL WHEN BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME. 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 4X4

• 12/31/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE UNEXPEDEDLY BROKE WHILE A FRIEND AND I WERE UNLOADING A HOME GYM. BOTH CABLES SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS RESULTED IN THE TAILGATE DROPPING AND MY FRIEND AND I ALMOST FALLING WITH THE HOME GYM ON TOP OF US. I SLIGHTLY STRAINED MY BACK BUT WE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT INJURY. LUCKILY WE HAVE GOOD BALANCE.

• 12/30/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  WAS DRIVING ON STREET FROM STORE TO HOME WHEN I NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND THEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. MY SON WENT TO USE THE TRUCK THE NEXT DAY AND WHEN HE PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TO STREET, COULD BARELY STOP. SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVEWAY. CHECKED BRAKELINE AND IT WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY WITH A HOLE IN IT. CAR HAS BEEN LAID UP AND NOT DRIVE-ABLE. RUSTING THROUGH THE BRAKELINE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. *TR

• 12/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE BATTERY DRAINS SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 02/10/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/11/09. *JB

• 12/30/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AT 36,000 MILES. THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD CHIP AND IT WOULD COST US $500.00 FOR A NEW ONE. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH US OR CONTACT GM TO SEE IF THEY MIGHT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR SINCE IT HAPPENED SO CLOSE TO THE TIME OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED. SO WE STILL HAVE NO CRUISE CONTROL ON OUR "$40,000 DOLLAR" VEHICLE! *NM

• 12/30/2005· POWER TRAIN

  2002 AVALANCHE WITH 81,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE...STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH A VERY LIGHT HUM IN THE BACK END. ON 12/8/05 MADE SEVERAL LARGE CLUNKING NOISES AND DIED (STOPPED TURNING). THE GARAGE STATED THAT A MAIN BEARING HAD BROKEN APART SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT THE REAR AXLE AND DESTROYED THE DRIVE SYSTEM. $2000.00 JOB TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BACK AXLE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH A USED ONE. MECHANIC SAID NO REASON FOR THAT TO HAPPEN WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED I SPEAK WITH THE DEALER BEFORE I HAD THE WORK DONE. DEALER DID NOTHING EXCEPT QUOTE ME $3000.00 FOR THE SAME REPAIR AND SAME USED PART. *NM

• 12/30/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2002 AVALANCHE WITH APPROX. 40,000 MILES...CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK TAILGATE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT FIXED AND PAID FOR IT. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ON IT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND SO CLOSE TO MY WARRANTY EXPIRATION. NOW AT 81,000 MILES WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK TAILGATE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BREAK MY KEY OFF IN THE LOCK IF I FORCE IT TOO HARD. I HAD THE AVALANCHE AT THE SAME SERVICE CENTER FOR RECALL WORK AND MENTIONED THAT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN..THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO FIX IT AGAIN. I TOLD THEM DON'T BOTHER. *NM

• 12/30/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL FUEL TANK. MUST HOLD NOZZLED TIGHTLY AGAINST FILLER OPENING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THEY "FIXED" IT, BUT THE DIFFICULTY CONTINUES.

• 12/30/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE DOESN'T COME EQUIPPED WITH THE DOOR AJAR WARNING FEATURE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, CAUSE WHILE DRIVING WITH THEIR INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR, AND CONSUMER WASN'T AWARE OF IT. THE CHILD COULD OF FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/29/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OUT OF DEFECTIVE MATERIALS GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THE LINES RUST OUT PREMATURELY . THE FIRST ONE BLEW OUT I WAS BACKING IN A PARKING SPACE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE SECOND ONE BLEW AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT PUSHED ON THE BRAKE WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT DODGED TRAFFIC .THE THIRD ON THE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING SUDDENLY PUSHED ON THE PEDAL ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BROKE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I MANAGED TO HIT THE MEDIAN CROSS THE MIDDLE AND GET IT STOPPED BEFORE A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE TRAFFIC HEADING THE OTHER DIRECTION ON INTERSTATE 81 . THE REST OF THE UNDER SIDE IS RUST AND CORROSION FREE ONLY THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT ! .THAT BEING SAID GM HAS A REPAIR KIT WITH COATED LINES THEY ALWAYS HAVE IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY KNOW ITS A MAJOR PROBLEM !!! I GOT A REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP $1580.00 I AM REPLACING ALL STEEL LINES . PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE

• 12/29/2009· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE, AND WORE OUT THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE GM MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB

• 12/28/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  WAS DRIVING ON NY STATE THRUWAY WITH WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN. WOMEN CUT IN FRONT OF ME. I PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED NEAR A CLEARING OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT AND/OR KILLED. TURNS OUT ALL OF MY BRAKE LINE ARE RUSTED OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT. TURNS OUT GM USED CHEAPER BRAKE LINES AND NOT STAINLESS STEEL ONES. *TR

• 12/28/2007· PARKING BRAKE

  GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN #02-05-26-002 2002-2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 SERIES MODELS I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GM OR THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME 'TOUGH LUCK' THIS IS !@#$% AND THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PARKING BRAKE ISSUE!!! EVERY REPAIR PERSON I TAKE TO KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING OBSCURE!! *TR

• 12/28/2003· STRUCTURE

  TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED ON A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHILE LOADING ATV. CABLES SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CABLE AND NOT AT ENDS. I WAS ASSURED BY SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE TAILGATE CAN HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF AN ATV. THE THE TRUCK BED HAS AN ATV TREAD EMBEDDED INTO THE MAT TO ADD TRACTION WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING. I BELIEVE THE CABLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED. I WAS QUOTED AN ESTIMATE OF $123.00 TO FIX. I WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE SINCE IT RESULTED IN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

• 12/26/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED STATING THAT HE TOOK 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 09/29/05 FOR WHEEL INSPECTION, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER READ 59,289 MILES. AN INSPECTION WAS DONE WITH INVOICE STATING WHEEL SENSOR AND INC. CLEANING WAS DONE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THAT THEY DIDN'T APPLY ZINC/X TO THE SENSOR DURING INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED ON 11/13/06 WHILE HE WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON THE NEXT DAY, AND WAS SHOWN THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT IN ITS PROPER PLACE AND IT WAS RUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE DUST COVERS WERE RUSTED AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, HE WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID HIS OWN RESEARCH ON HIS VEHICLE AND FOUND A RECALL 05V379000 FOR 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE RECALL UNTIL HE REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *AK THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ISSUE, IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB

• 12/24/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  SEE ABOVE, BRAKE LINE BROKE DURING A SUDDEN STOP AND I FOUND OUT ALL THE LINES WERE BAD. *TR

• 12/24/2004· STRUCTURE

  WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE CAB, THROUGH THE MID GATE. EVENTHOUGH THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME THE COMPARTMENTS WERE ALL WATER TIGHT AND WOULD NOT LEAK. I HAVE COMPLAINED BUT THE SERVICE PERSON TELLS ME THAT WHAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THE COMPARTMENTS ARE WATER RESISTANT NOT WATER TIGHT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!!*AK

• 12/23/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT CHANGED JUST AS I WAS GETTING TO IT. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO MAKE SURE I STOPPED IN TIME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AT FIRST BUT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WASN'T STOPPING. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CROSS TRAFFIC HADN'T STARTED TO MOVE YET. I ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP UNTIL I WAS WELL INTO THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP THEY FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAME HAD BLOWN OUT. ALL OF THE METAL LINES ON THE FRAME RAILS ARE VERY RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1000.00. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THESE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF NONCORROSIVE METAL LIKE STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF THING FROM HAPPENING. *TR

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *NM

• 12/21/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I RELEASED THE TAILGATE TO REMOVE AN EMPTY BOX FROM THE BED OF MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I JUMPED UP IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND RETRIEVED THE BOX. WHEN I REACHED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK (TAILGATE), THE TAILGATE GAVE WAY LIKE A TRAP DOOR AND I WENT DOWN WITH IT. I HIT BOTH MY KNEE AND HEAD ON THE TAILGATE AS THE TAILGATE HIT THE GROUND. BOTH CABLES (2) BROKE ABOUT 2 INCHES BELOW THE CONNECTOR. I CUT MY KNEE AND HAD A KNOT ON THE SIDE OF MY HEAD. ASPRIN SEEMED HELP, BUT THERE IS STILL PAIN IN THE OUTSIDE KNEE AREA (LEFT). WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I PULLED UP THE RECALL LIST. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VERY CABLES THAT SEVERED ON MY AVALANCHE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 2004 AND HAVE EVEN HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PART ALTHOUGH THE DEFECT NOTICE STATES I SHOULD HAVE.*AK

• 12/20/2004· TIRES

  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4X4. GOODYEAR AT 17" TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES EVENLY WORN 75% HAD SIDEWALL DETERIORATION WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL CONNECT AT 51500 MILES. WIRES WERE ACTUALLY STICKING OUT AND HAD LUMPS WHERE THE WIRE WAS FAILING. DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL WEAR PATTERN. FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOW OUT AND OUT OF CONTROL AND WHO KNOWS WHAT. CAUGHT THE FAILURE AND PRESENTED IT TO A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. STILL POSSESS ALL 4 TIRES IF I COULD ONLY SHOW THEM TO AN ACTUAL GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE FOR REVIEW MY MIND WOULD BE AT EASE

• 12/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE (5) TIMES. TS

• 12/19/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT COASTED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BEFORE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/19/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THE SURFACE OF THE ROTORS THEN DISINTEGRATED, LEAVING THE ROTORS USELESS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INSISTED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH FAILURES THEREFORE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 12/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE STALLS RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. TS

• 12/16/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  2002 AVALANCHE 1500, ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SPEED SENSORS, RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE SO THEY WOULDN'T DO IT AGAIN. THAT IS NOT RIGHT! I DON'T CARE HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE TO FIX IT, IF SAFETY PARTS ARE FAILING, THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEM! LONG STORY SHORT... I REPLACED THE SENSORS, DIDN'T WORK. I REPLACED THE WHOLE BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH CAME WITH PRE-INSTALLED SENSORS. FIXED! *TR

• 12/16/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ABS. THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND THE SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ABS FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL ON THE ABS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN ALL STATES, NOT JUST THE WINTER STATES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

• 12/14/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SOMETIMES MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 8.1 WILL NOT START. I LOCK CAR AGAIN WITH REMOTE FOB, UNLOCK AND USUALLY IT STARTS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT LOCKING, UNLOCKING BEFORE IT WILL START. NOW VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING, NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING ETC. DOES THIS AT RANDOM SPEEDS WITHOUT NOTICE OR ANY APPARENT CONSISTENCY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. TO RESTART I MUST TRY AND GET PULLED OVER SAFELY, LOCK AND UNLOCK TRUCK WITH FOB AND HOPE IT STARTS. SOMETIMES WILL DO AFTER ONCE, SOMETIMES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NOT REALLY SURE THE FOB RESETTING OF SECURITY SYSTEM IS THE DIFFERENCE OR IT JUST HAPPENS TO START. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM??? *TR

• 12/14/2005· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE HUB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE HUB IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/14/2004· TIRES

  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE-27.000 MILES. REGULAR TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. TIRES STILL WORE IN IRREGULAR PATTERN. ON 12-13-04 NOTICED SPOT ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WHERE A "BUBBLE" HAD BURST AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE COMING THROUGH.(ABOUT 1" IN DIA.). VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO LOCAL TIRE RETAILER WHO STATED THAT TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CAR DEALER. CALLED CAR DEALER. SENT TO GOODYEAR DEALER. FIRST TECH EXAMINED TIRE AND STATED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. MANAGER CAME OUT AND SAID LACK OF MAINTENANCE WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. THEN STATED THAT 265/70R17 ATS WAS FOR OFFROAD USE AND NOT INTENDED FOR HIGHWAY USE ONLY. SAID ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 265/70R17 RT. *AK

• 12/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM

• 12/13/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I HAVE A 2002 AVALANCHE AND I AM REALLY DISGUSTED THAT WISCONSIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE ABS PROBLEM I.E. WI IS NOT A "SALT BELT" STATE. I HAD A MISHAP ON JAN 3RD THIS YEAR THAT I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AT A STOP SIGN AFTER THEY STARTED TO GO AND THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY. NOW I'M WONDERING IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS FIXED. *JB

• 12/09/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 HAS A MISS IN THE ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS "ENGINE FADE AND A STIFF SUSPENSION". IT IS A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM, PERHAPS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOTICEABLE WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AND PRONOUNCED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS OR TOWING ANY LOAD. THE DEALER (LARRY GREEN CHEVROLET IN BLYTHE CA AND CHEVROLET)BOTH HAVE OPEN FILES ON THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE SAME DEALER WAS REPURCHASED BY CHEVROLET AND THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL VEHICLES ARE WITHIN 100 VIN 'S OF EACH OTHER.*AK

• 12/08/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, I HAD A LOW-SPEED COLLISION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH I BRAKED HARD, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, BUT DID NOT STOP IN THE USUAL DISTANCE. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES, BUT VERY DISCONCERTING. I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEMS OF THESE VEHICLES, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TOADY TO HAVE IT PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AND DID NOT QUALIFY. I'M HAVING THE WORK DONE ANYWAY, AT MY EXPENSE. I ALSO JUST FAILED MY FIRST NJ STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT HOLDING. THE BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED. I ALSO SEE A RECALL ON THIS CLASS OF VEHICLE (K2500)FOR THIS ITEM, AND ASKED THE DEALER TO PERFORM THIS RECALL. I WAS TOLD AGAIN THIS VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. AGAIN, I AM HAVING THIS WORK DONE AT MY EXPENSE. THANK YOU. *JB

• 12/06/2021· STEERING

  STEERING: I stopped in my daughter yard and was unloading a 16ft trailer of hay and everything was working normally. When I got back in cranked the engine I started pulling forward, I did not have any power steering at all. I first thought the steering wheel had locked but I really had to power down on the steering to get it to turn. No noise, no indication, no problems of any kind with the steering or anything wrong while driving just a few minutes before. The power steering just stopped working period. I told my daughter we were lucky this hadn't happened on the road while pulling the loaded trailer. This could have been very dangerous or deadly if it had gone out while we were pulling the loaded trailer while on the road. If we had been going around a curve or making a turn and it had happened like it did in the yard while parked with NO indication of a problem it would have been very, very bad especially again with NO indications of a problem with the steering and pulling a trailer loaded with hay. I shudder to think what could have happened if we had been going around a curve at 55mph on the highway and this had happened. Power steering fluid pump up to the full line on the check stick when I pulled it out of the power steering pump. I have had the Avalanche for 3 years and have never had to add fluid nor does it have leak anywhere. Again, NO steering problems whatsoever before this.

• 12/06/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER FAILURE. *AK

• 12/06/2004· PARKING BRAKE

  I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, THAT I COULD NOT GET INSPECTED DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOUND THAT A RETAINING CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES TO ENGAGE AT SOME POINT IN THE LAST YEAR AND WEAR THE SHOES DOWN, DAMAGE THE DRUM / ROTOR ASSEMBLY, AND CAUSE CHIPPING / CRACKING WITH THE REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE RETAINING CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILURE. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND MY DEALER ALSO SAID THE SAME THING, THAT THESE ARE 'WEAR AND TEAR' ITEMS THAT I WAS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE CLIP HAD FAILED OR IF I HAD DRIVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. I FOUND A PREVIOUS TSB WAS REFERENCED TO THIS ISSUE (020526002A) AND NHTSA# 10000172, WHICH WERE SIMILAR. THE TSB INDICATED REPLACING THE RETAINING CLIP WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE. WHICH TELLS ME THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE RETAINING CLIP ON MY 2002 VEHICLE, WHICH HAS NOW RESULTED IN A COSTLY REPAIR (BRAKE SHOES X2, RETAINING CLIP X2, DRUM / ROTOR ASSEMBLY X2, BRAKE PADS X2 (PRIMARIES) THAT IS OVER $800. I'VE FOUND MANY OTHER AVALANCHE AND SILVERADO OWNERS ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, SOME ARE BEING COVERED BY WARRANTY, SOME ARE NOT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM AND A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE THIS $8 RETAINING CLIP PART WINDS UP COSTING OTHER CUSTOMERS OVER $800.*AK

• 12/05/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE

  AT 8000 MILES, WE BROUGHT OUR TRUCK IN FOR SQUEAKING AND GRINDING BRAKES. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL, THE CALIPER BOOTS WERE CRACKED AND TORN, THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALMOST METAL TO METAL AND THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS WORN DOWN. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED. STEWART DEALERSHIP IN COLMA, CA INSPECTED IT, AGREED THAT IT WAS UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY. LESS THAN 8000 MILES LATER WE BROUGHT IN OUR AVALANCHE & THE REAR BRAKES & EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE 50%. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO STEWART WHO DID A 28 POINT INSPECTION. WHEN WE GOT THE INSPECTION PAPERWORK BACK, IT SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE 4/32 AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INSPECTED AND OK.. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS GONE AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T REQUIRE ATTENTION!! THEY SAID ITS FROM REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO ELLIS BROOKS CHEVROLET IN SF. THEY SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES & EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL. THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

• 12/05/2002· STRUCTURECrash

  VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SLOWLY MOVED BACK AND HIT A FRIEND'S CAR AND THE ENTIRE BUMPER BROKE. INSURANCE REPLACED. IT COST $1200 DOLLARS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TS *TT

• 12/04/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE. THE FAILURE POINTS ON THE CABLES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. *NLM

• 12/03/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVERY 1000 MILES ONE QUART OF OIL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IS UNDER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/01/2021· SERVICE BRAKES

  I went to stop my 2002 Chevy Avalanche 1500 and the pedal started to pulsate like my brake assist was gone as I nearly rear end a vehicle and had to swerve out of the way do to the brakes not wanting to stop the vehicle as there supposed to normally. The truck has a p0265 code which is a fault in the ECBM do to the solder joint on the relay in the board. I'm a mechanic for a living and i cant believe this recall still hasn't been addressed a long time ago! This needs to be looked into ASAP and its not just the 2002 avalanche. All these vehicle's listed have this issues but instead of recalling the EBCM for the solder issues they decide to recall it for corrosion on the wheel speed sensors big mistake that still to this day needs to be addressed. 2002-2006 Cadillac Escalade, EXT & ESV 1999-2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2000-2006 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe 2002-2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 2002-2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer & EXT 2003-2006 Chevolet SSR 1999-2007 GMC Sierra 2000-2006 GMC Yukon / Denali / XL 2002-2007 GMC Envoy / XL 2004-2005 GMC Envoy XUV

• 11/30/2004· PARKING BRAKE

  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 HAS FAILED PARKING BRAKE. I DO NOT TOW OR EVEN USE THE BRAKE. HOWEVER IN ATTEMPTING TO PASS TEXAS STATE INSPECTION, MY PARKING BRAKE FAILS. WHEN BRAKE IS SET IN ALL THE WAY, TRUCK PUT IN DRIVE, TRUCK WILL MOVE FORWARD AS IF BRAKE IS NOT SET. CHEVYTALK.ORG HAS OVER 5000 POST OF USERS ON THIS SAME ITEM. CHEVY ASE MECHANIC SAID IT'S A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE CLIPS THAT CAUSES E-BRAKE TO WEAR EVEN IF NEVER USED. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I NEED IT, DUE TO A HYDROLIC FAILURE, IT DOESN'T WORK. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT PART OF WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DESIGN PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT OWNING UP TO. *AK

• 11/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS IN A WRECK LAST MONDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY VAN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU SET IT AT A SPEED THEN GO DOWN A HILL IT WOULD GET 15-20 MILES FASTER. ANY HOW THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN A FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY BY MY LEFT FOOT AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNTIL THE FIRE GOT TO THEM. THE VAN ROLLED OVER ONCE AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND GOT OUT THAT WAY AND THE ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THEM REAL HARD. DT

• 11/28/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR RUSTED OUT, LEAKED BRAKE FLUID AND HAD TO STEER TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS. SECOND TIME LUCKILY I WAS ON MY PROPERTY MOVING 1000 LB TRAILER AROUND AND NOTICE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW A STREAM OF LIQUID FROM AROUND AREA OF FRONT AXLE. TOOK TRUCK TO NEAREST MECHANIC. I STOPPED BY THE NEXT DAY AND THE MECHANIC HAD TRUCK UP ON LIFT AND CAME OVER TO ME AND SAID "YOU NEED A NEW TRUCK" HE SAID THE LINES ARE RUSTED (BRAKE, FUEL AND TRANSMISSION). I ALSO HAVE 2002 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 180K MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES LIKE I'VE HAD TO DO WITH MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF BOTH THEM. *KB

• 11/28/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL GATE CABLE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MIES ON THE VEHICLE. OWNER WAS SITTING ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK

• 11/27/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IN DECEMBER, 2004. GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE HAS COME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY; VERY ROUGH AND THE RPM'S GO TO 4000 OR ABOVE BEFORE SHIFTING OR IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE; I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR, AND TO MY HORROR, I AM EXPERIENCING MUCH OF THE SAME AS OTHER CONSUMERS. HOW CAN SO MANY COMPLAINTS BE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS?? *TR

• 11/26/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND CRUISE TO A STOP. AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,800. UPDATED 0310/08. *LJ

• 11/25/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UPON BRAKING. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR AND APPLY WHAT LITTLE BRAKE I HAD LEFT TAKING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAR END COLLISION. SLOWLY RETURNED HOME ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE HARD BRAKE LINE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BURST. NO PRIOR WARNING TO LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR