2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Problems & Recalls

CAR CRASH AND BRAKS LOCKED AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY, INJURIES LEFT UNPAID AND VEHICLE DAMAGES.

CAR CRASH AND BRAKS LOCKED AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY, INJURIES LEFT UNPAID AND VEHICLE DAMAGES.

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‘’’’’’FRAME’’’’’’I was heading to work and and something snapped while driving. I then brought vehicle to fire stone in Kingsport tn. I was told it tie rod end had it replaced well the sound was still thier. Then I returned with vehicle pitman arm and bracket replaced nope b...

Vehicle was involved in a collision, striking a cement stair case and embankment, before rotating to final rest during which time the cab separated completely from the frame. One occupant was trapped in the cab and one was ejected. Information submitted by case investigator, Trp. [XXX] - Iowa Sta...

While driving I suddenly experienced a loss of power. Immediately the truck sputtered to a rolling stop. I was unable to use power steering or power brakes due to the loss of fuel. I later discovered that the fuel line from the tank to the fuel filter was not properly connected. Upon attempting to...

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 dow...

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 th...

Stopping, from between 5 and 10 mph, after a small drive - like a few yards.. the anti-lock brake engaged, made a pulsing / ratcheting noise and the brake pedal vibrated -- but the truck did not stop. I could not press down on the pedal any harder, and the truck took SUBSTANTIAL distance to come to ...

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PANEL ON 2002 AVALANCHES RUST. MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT RUNNING. I WALKED BY AND MY HAND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUSTED SPOT CAUSING AN INJURY RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO GO TO THE ER TO GET THE CUT CLEANED AND A TETANUS SHOT. *TR

Mileage: 224,187

STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURNOVER WHEN YOU DRIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE MADE A TAILSPIN AND VEERED THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT'S SON'S VEHICLE MADE IM...

I LOST MY BRAKES TOTALLY NOT JUST HALF OF THEM PULLING A SMALL TRAILER WITH IRON GOING DOWN A LONG HILL IN MANKATO, MN. ON MADISON AVE. I REAR ENDED A PICK UP WHICH PULLED OVER AND I CONTINUED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL BUILDING SPEED SO I HAD TO DRIVE MY TRUCK INTO A WALL WITH MY DAUGHTER INSTEAD OF REA...

Mileage: 190,000

HEARD SNAP WHILE DRIVING HIT MEDIAN,AND TOTALED MY TRUCK.IT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED IF ANY BODY HASN'T BEEN KILLED YET

Mileage: 200,000

TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, SLOWING DOWN, APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE, PARK BRAKE DIDN'T ,HELP ALMOST HIT MY GARAGE, STEERED TOWARD GARDEN LANDSCAPE TIES, THAT STOPPED ME, LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING , BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLIND...

Mileage: 195,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME, BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND FUEL LINES. THE BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT AND REQUIRED A FULL REPLACEMENT. THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND HAS DETERIORATED WELL BEYOND THE FRAME OF MY 2003 CAMARO Z28 WHICH IS 9 YEARS OLDER! THE TRU...

Mileage: 78,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME, BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND FUEL LINES. THE BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT AND REQUIRED A FULL REPLACEMENT. THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND HAS DETERIORATED WELL BEYOND THE FRAME OF MY 2003 CAMARO Z28 WHICH IS 9 YEARS OLDER! THE TRU...

Mileage: 78,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME, BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND FUEL LINES. THE BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT AND REQUIRED A FULL REPLACEMENT. THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND HAS DETERIORATED WELL BEYOND THE FRAME OF MY 2003 CAMARO Z28 WHICH IS 9 YEARS OLDER! THE TRU...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER FORCEFULLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ...

Mileage: 134,258

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT TAPPED THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON AND ILLUMINATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT TAPPED THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON AND ILLUMINATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE ENGINE, AND TRACTION ASSIST INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET BUICK (7601 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, GEORGETO...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE ENGINE, AND TRACTION ASSIST INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET BUICK (7601 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, GEORGETO...

Mileage: 24,000

THE BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST AND AS I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A ON GOING THING. GM SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT VERY MUCH IS AS WHEN THE LINE BRAKES YOU LOSE PADDLE AND AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD KILL PEOPLE. THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE TELLS ME A LOT ABOUT GM AND HOW TH...

Mileage: 140,000

ABS PUMP OR SPEED SENSOR ARE DAMAGED AND NOT WORKING ON THIS TRUCK. WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE ABS PUMP KEPT RUNNING CAUSING ME TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE ABS. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN CALLING THEM TRYING TO HAVE THEM INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN THE ABS/SPEED SENSOR RECALL WHI...

Mileage: 120,000

CABLES THAT HOLD ON THE TAILGATE HAVE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE. CHEVROLET CLAIMS NO RECALL FOR THIS VIN NUMBER VEHICLE. YET ONLINE IT SAYS 2002 AVALANCHE HAS RECALL FOR CABLES.

Mileage: 200,000

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED LINES ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK

Mileage: 98,000

I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR I GOT OUT AND CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE LINE AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE LINES HAD RUSTED INTO AND THIS SHOCKED ME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A BRAKE LINE SHOU...

Mileage: 97,000

FOUND FRAME ROTTED AND CRACKED .THOUGHT THE FRAME SHOULD LAST TRUCK ONLY 14 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN.

Mileage: 188,000

BRAKE LINES CORRODED

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IMPACTED ACCIDENT.. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN I WAS HIT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'VE SINCE HAD 2 UNSUCCESSFUL BACK SURGERIES AND I CONTINUE UNCEASINGLY TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. I AM DISABLE RETIRED. THERE IS A WASHINGTON DC POLICE REPORT, PICTURES, INSURANCE CLAIM PA...

Mileage: 85,000

REPEATED PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES. THE VEHICLE FAILS COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY OTHER YEAR. REPAIRS END UP COSTING AROUND $800. THIS IS A COMMON FEATURE IN MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINS REGARDING THE CHEVY AVALANCHE. WHY WA...

LOST ALL BRAKING POWER WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE HOME SLOWLY, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. PUDDLES OF BRAKE FLUID.

Mileage: 268,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, AND STARTER WERE CHANGE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, AND STARTER WERE CHANGE...

Mileage: 120,000

ENGINE STALL WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN TURNING FROM TOWER OAKS ST ONTO JONES ROAD, A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. CAR STOPPED IN ONCOMING LANE ON JONES ROAD, JUST AVOIDING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFOMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CRANKSH...

Mileage: 92,894

ENGINE STALL WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN TURNING FROM TOWER OAKS ST ONTO JONES ROAD, A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. CAR STOPPED IN ONCOMING LANE ON JONES ROAD, JUST AVOIDING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFOMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CRANKSH...

Mileage: 92,894

ENGINE STALL WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN TURNING FROM TOWER OAKS ST ONTO JONES ROAD, A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. CAR STOPPED IN ONCOMING LANE ON JONES ROAD, JUST AVOIDING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFOMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CRANKSH...

Mileage: 92,894

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE F...

Mileage: 230,500

MY 02 AVALANCHE HAS HAD ALL THE FUEL, EM BRAKE, WHEEL HUB WHILE HUSBAND WAS STOPPING AT LIGHT WHEN THE TOP CALIPER BOLT CAME OUT WEDGING THE CALIPER BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND BOLT THIS STOPPED THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE GUN FIRE AND THE REST END WENT 8 FT INTO THE AIR. AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYED. COST DAYS PAYS A...

Mileage: 260,000

MY 02 AVALANCHE HAS HAD ALL THE FUEL, EM BRAKE, WHEEL HUB WHILE HUSBAND WAS STOPPING AT LIGHT WHEN THE TOP CALIPER BOLT CAME OUT WEDGING THE CALIPER BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND BOLT THIS STOPPED THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE GUN FIRE AND THE REST END WENT 8 FT INTO THE AIR. AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYED. COST DAYS PAYS A...

Mileage: 260,000

MY 02 AVALANCHE HAS HAD ALL THE FUEL, EM BRAKE, WHEEL HUB WHILE HUSBAND WAS STOPPING AT LIGHT WHEN THE TOP CALIPER BOLT CAME OUT WEDGING THE CALIPER BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND BOLT THIS STOPPED THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE GUN FIRE AND THE REST END WENT 8 FT INTO THE AIR. AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYED. COST DAYS PAYS A...

Mileage: 260,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

Mileage: 50,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR I...

Mileage: 136,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. LATELY I HAVE HAD CONTINUED AND CONSISTENT UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND APPROACHING STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS, AND YIELD SIGNS AT OR NEAR INTERSECTIONS. THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION APPEARS IDENTICAL AND CO...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 70,000

HEAD LAMPS WERE VERY DIM AND THERE IS A WHITE FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THEM, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. SABERSPORT IS THE COMPANY WHO MANUFACTURES THEM, BUT WHEN CONTACTED THEIR PHONE # HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. THE # IS 1 909 598 7589.

Mileage: 170,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING ON DRY PAVEMENT, SO THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF A SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL THINGS/CARS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (050068A), BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE AND THEY WILL NOT PE...

Mileage: 119,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2014. I HAVE HAD CONTINUED AND CONSISTENT UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND APPROACHING STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS, AND YIELD SIGNS AT OR NEAR INTERSECTIONS. THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION HAS NEARLY CAUS...

Mileage: 89,000

MY BRAKES FELT SPONGY DURING A DRIVE, AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME AND VISUALLY INSPECTING MY BRAKES I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHICH RUNS DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST ON ALL BRAKE LINES, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY RUPTURE IS RECORDED AFTER R...

Mileage: 164,000

MY 2002 AVALANCHE HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES FAIL THIS MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO STOP WHEN A DUMP TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME THIS MORNING. I COULD NOT STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND I ENDED UP IN A FIELD. THE SERVICE SHOP SHOWED ME THE HEAVILY RUSTED AND PITTED BRAKE LINES. THEY FA...

Mileage: 100,000

AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT.. THIS GREATLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. *JS

Mileage: 173,567

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

Mileage: 100,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED INTO ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLE...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED INTO ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLE...

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE TELLTALE ILLUMINATED. INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE JUST FORWARD OF THE ABS MODULE. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION HIGHLIGHTED SIGNIFICANT BRAKE LINE CORROSION IN THE REMAINDER ...

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE GRASS GROUP CARRYING CHAIRS TO A CAMPFIRE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD WITH BOYS RIDING IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT SCARED ME BECAUSE THERE WERE BOYS WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK DID STOP BUT NOT AS QUICKLY AS I WANTED IT TO....

Mileage: 133,000

WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF MINE FORCING ME TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT I DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVE HOME WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE. ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY, ...

Mileage: 118,947

AFTER MAKING THE 23.7 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK DRIVING ON A PARKWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MILES PER HOUR THAT INCLUDES HILLS, I WAS ENTERING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORKPLACE AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD...

Mileage: 216,354

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. SUDDENLY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING INTO INTERSECTION WITH TRACTOR TRAILER APPROACHING. NO LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. MY WIFE PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. FOUND METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AT FUEL TANK. *TR

Mileage: 152,952

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND TRAVELING AROUND 20 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED, TAKING MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP. IT WAS TAKEN TO A GM SERVICE SHOP (HALLMAN'S CHEVROLET) WHERE THEY INDICATED T...

Mileage: 88,000

THE VEHICLES GOVERNOR SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AT 97MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND MADE THE BRAKES NOT WORK. TWO PEOPLE WHERE LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS INJURIES... NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL... THE FIRST IMPACT IN THE ACCIDENT WAS TO THE SIDE OF ...

Mileage: 146,000

THE VEHICLES GOVERNOR SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AT 97MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND MADE THE BRAKES NOT WORK. TWO PEOPLE WHERE LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS INJURIES... NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL... THE FIRST IMPACT IN THE ACCIDENT WAS TO THE SIDE OF ...

Mileage: 146,000

THE VEHICLES GOVERNOR SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AT 97MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND MADE THE BRAKES NOT WORK. TWO PEOPLE WHERE LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS INJURIES... NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL... THE FIRST IMPACT IN THE ACCIDENT WAS TO THE SIDE OF ...

Mileage: 146,000

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2002 AVALANCHE ILLUMINATED AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. I HAVE THE AVALANCHE IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER WORK AND ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE CAUSE OF THE STEADY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT SYSTEM WITHIN THE STEERING WH...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 ON THE FREEWAY TRUCK BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS IT DIDN'T RESPOND. HAD TO KEEP LETTING FOOT OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO GO. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TURNED TRUCK OFF AND IT RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND IT REPEATED ITSELF. WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT THE TRUCK ...

Mileage: 152,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGE THE FUSES, LOW BEAM LIGHTS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAY, AND HEADLIGHT RELAY AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGE THE FUSES, LOW BEAM LIGHTS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAY, AND HEADLIGHT RELAY AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE PARTS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. PARK BRAKE HARDLY EVER USED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO INABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND OWNER'S OF SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WELL,WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE TRUCK THE REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT CUTS ON. IN ADDITION, MY TRUCK STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND REDUCE SPEED. SOMETIMES ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M DRIVING ALSO. I'VE BEEN TO TWO GM DEALERSHIP AND PAID MONEY TO HAVE IT SERVICE. AS A RESULT, THEY WERE CHARGING ME A LOT...

Mileage: 100,000

WELL,WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE TRUCK THE REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT CUTS ON. IN ADDITION, MY TRUCK STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND REDUCE SPEED. SOMETIMES ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M DRIVING ALSO. I'VE BEEN TO TWO GM DEALERSHIP AND PAID MONEY TO HAVE IT SERVICE. AS A RESULT, THEY WERE CHARGING ME A LOT...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT AFTER PICKING UP MY LUNCH, THE FOOD BEGAN TO FALL WHICH I TOOK MY EYES OFF DRIVING TO CATCH IT. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW LIGHT POLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I PUSHED MY BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS LIKE I PUSHED SO HARD I OVERPOWERED TH...

Mileage: 180,549

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT AFTER PICKING UP MY LUNCH, THE FOOD BEGAN TO FALL WHICH I TOOK MY EYES OFF DRIVING TO CATCH IT. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW LIGHT POLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I PUSHED MY BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS LIKE I PUSHED SO HARD I OVERPOWERED TH...

Mileage: 180,549

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT AFTER PICKING UP MY LUNCH, THE FOOD BEGAN TO FALL WHICH I TOOK MY EYES OFF DRIVING TO CATCH IT. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW LIGHT POLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I PUSHED MY BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS LIKE I PUSHED SO HARD I OVERPOWERED TH...

Mileage: 180,549

I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, WHEN I RELEASED MY PARKING BRAKES AND BEGAN TO TAKE OFF. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE PEDAL, I HEARD A SMALL BURSTING SOUND AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOK...

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER REPLACING THE REAR CALIPERS, ATTEMPTED TO BLEED THE BRAKES TO REMOVE AIR FROM THE SYSTEM. WHILE PUMPING UP THE SYSTEM PRESSURE, HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY...

Mileage: 95,000

ON 8/15/13 IN THE EVENING HOURS I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN I WENT TO STOP FOR A TURN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE I FELT A LITTLE PRESSURE THEN HEARD POP NOISE AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP T...

Mileage: 150,365

I WAS VISITING FAMILY AND I WAS GETTING READY TO DRIVE BACK HOME (3 HOUR DRIVE) AND I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO START THE VEHICLE AND MY FOOT ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT AND SAW OIL COMING FROM MY LEFT REAR WHEEL AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I H...

Mileage: 204,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR THE LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT. IT WAS A GOOD THING NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH THEIR REAR END OF THEIR CAR AT 55 MPH AFTER LOOKING INTO WHAT ...

Mileage: 37,000

TODAY WHILE I WAS AT A STOP WITH MY TRUCK IN GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE, I HEARD AIR RELEASE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO SPILL OUT AND MY BRAKES BARELY WORKED AT ALL. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL...

Mileage: 129,000

GETTING READY TO LEAVE HOME AND NOTICED A LEAK NEAR THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A DRIP FROM THE BRAKE LINE. AT THIS TIME, MY WIFE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM OUT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND I ADVISED HER NOT TO HIT THE BRAKES TO HARD AS THERE WAS A LEAK. WHEN ...

Mileage: 168,613

IM GETTING READY FOR A TRIP, FROM TEXAS TO OHIO IN SEPT. PULLING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO GET THE TRUCK READY BEFORE SUCH A LONG TRIP. IT STARTED FINE, NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS, I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE BEFORE CHANGING GEARS, AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD HEAR SQUIRTING AND AIR. I KNEW ...

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN TO TURN. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL FELT SOFT THEN WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST...

Mileage: 149,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER HP TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265/70/17. THE DOT NUMBER WAS MKT6F00R1707. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, FOLLOW BY A SIG...

Mileage: 131,207

I NOTICED THAT BY BRAKES FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING BRAKING POWER. I SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MY BRAKING WAS REDUCED. I GOT HOME AN NOTICED THAT MY MAIN BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND FLUID WAS SQUIRTING OUT OF A PINHOLE OF MY BRAKE LINE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET A...

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT AND I WAS FORCED TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR I WAS FORCED TO STEER OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE AVALANCHE HAD ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE...

Mileage: 103,000

AVALANCHE 4WD SELECTORS STARTED FLASHING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4L. STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED AND SERVICE 4WD LIGHT LIT. HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. DEALER SAID THE ENCODER MOTOR FAILED.

Mileage: 39,646

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A FIVE FOOT SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS REPLACED DUE T...

Mileage: 53,000

CORROSION OF HARD BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR DISTRIBUTION MODULE RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPACITY WHEN THE BRAKE LINE FAILED RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKAGE. *TR

Mileage: 87,894

2 TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS - 3 DAYS APART FROM EACH OTHER. FIRST ON DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. 2ND ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. TIRES ARE A USED - GOOD CONDITION PURCHASE. FIRST INCIDENT REQUIRED MY AUTO TO BE IN FOR REPAIRS FOR 29 DAYS. 3 DAYS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

COMING TO A STOP AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR ABS LIGHT CAME ON , FOUND HOLE IN BRAKE LINE LINES RUSTED ALL THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE . I ALMOST HIT A WOMEN ON FEB 6 2010 ANOTHER HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE LINE ON SEPT 21 2011 BRAKES DID IT AGAIN TO THE FLOOR IT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP 2 DIFFERENT LINES...

Mileage: 67,000

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE LAMP FREQUENTLY ILLUMINATES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED, THEN THE LAMP WILL STAY OFF FOR DAYS , THEN COME BACK ON FOR NO REASON, WHEN THE TRUCK IS SCANNED NO CODES ARE RETURNED, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS VERY ...

Mileage: 35,000

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE LAMP FREQUENTLY ILLUMINATES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED, THEN THE LAMP WILL STAY OFF FOR DAYS , THEN COME BACK ON FOR NO REASON, WHEN THE TRUCK IS SCANNED NO CODES ARE RETURNED, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS VERY ...

Mileage: 35,000

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE LAMP FREQUENTLY ILLUMINATES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED, THEN THE LAMP WILL STAY OFF FOR DAYS , THEN COME BACK ON FOR NO REASON, WHEN THE TRUCK IS SCANNED NO CODES ARE RETURNED, THE TRUCK SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS VERY ...

Mileage: 35,000

RECENTLY MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BEGUN TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ANOTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. ON AUGUST 3, 2011 WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, HE PRESS...

Mileage: 141,574

RECENTLY MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BEGUN TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ANOTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. ON AUGUST 3, 2011 WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, HE PRESS...

Mileage: 141,574

RECENTLY MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BEGUN TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ANOTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. ON AUGUST 3, 2011 WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, HE PRESS...

Mileage: 141,574

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, RUSTED BRAKE LINES, BRAKE LINE BURST(FAILURE), LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

07/12/10 BRAKES FAILED ON 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LEFT LANE WAS FREE OF TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. RUSTED BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED AT BRAKE SPECIALIST FOR $573.55. 06/09/11 AS I APPROACHED RED LIGHT, BRAKES FAILED, PED...

Mileage: 92,448

BRAKES FAILED ON 7/12/10 ALMOST REAR ENDED CAR BEFORE CAME TO STOP BY VEERING INTO LEFT LANE TO AVOID CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED RUSTED BRAKE LINE. AGAIN, 6/9/11, WENT TO BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED JUST BEFORE REAR ENDING CAR STOPPED AT RED LIG...

Mileage: 92,448

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, REDUCING BRAKING PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, REDUCING BRAKING PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY; HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHE PURCHASED A BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNUSUAL N...

Mileage: 86,830

THE DASH LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY SHOWING THE SECURITY LIGHT, GAS LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING. WHEN YOU SHUT THE TRUCK OFF IT STILL SHOWS THE YELLOW SECURITY LIGHT AND IT NEVER GOES OFF AND IF YOU LEAVE IT SITTING FOR 1 OR 2 DAYS WITHOUT DRIVING IT MAKES THE BATTERY GO DEAD. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z-71, BRAKE LINES RUSTY TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AT ANYTIME, SPONGY PEDAL, AND DIFFICULTY STOPPING. AT PRESENT TIME HAVE NOT REPAIRED DUE TO EXTREME COST. IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THERE WILL BE A MASSIVE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT (IF MY FAMILY AND I ...

Mileage: 160,000

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE ISSUE. ITS INSPECTION STICKER TIME AGAIN AND FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN A ROW I AM DUMPING MY WALLET INTO THE E BRAKE. I UNDERSTAND STUFF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OVER TIME BUT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS YEAR ALL NEW CABLES AND NEW ADJUSTMENT SCREW KIT....AND BEHOLD ST...

Mileage: 15,000

I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4X4 WHILE VACATIONING IN FLORIDA. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011, I NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELY SPONGY. UPON INVESTIGATION, I NOTED A LEAKAGE BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IT WAS BE...

Mileage: 89,580

02' CHEVY AVALANCHE 60K MILES, I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN NOV.2010 IT IS JAN. 2011 NOT MORE THEN 45 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, THE STEERING IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, GRINDING NOISE, TURNING NOISE, UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER TO CORRECT, DEALER HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHAT W...

Mileage: 60,067

I WANTED TO ADD TO THE COMPLAINT ABOUT BRAKE EROSION ON 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT WHEN BRAKING. I NEARLY MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPING WHEN I DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE NEARLY ALL MY BRAKE LINES DUE TO LEAKS. I LIVE IN UP-STAT...

Mileage: 125,000

EMERGENCY BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL ALTHOUGH RARELY USED. REPAIRS NEVER LAST. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR A DESIGN FLAW. NHTSA IS JUST LIKE THE SEC IN THAT THEY HAVE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. THIS IS A VERY,VERY COMMON FAILURE ON THE AVALANCHE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOW CALLED A PARKING BRAKE O...

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FUEL PUMP HAS QUIT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS. ORIGINAL PUMP FAILED AT 110,00 MILES THE NEXT 2 DELPHI REPLACEMENTS EACH LASTED ABOUT 10,000. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

RE: CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BRAKE FAILURES... THE BRAKE LINES ON CHEVROLET TRUCKS ARE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT RUST RESISTANT AND LEADS TO BRAKE FAILURES SUCH AS IT DID ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE... ALTHOUGH MY FAILURE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED, IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR OWNERS OF THESE GM PRODUCT...

Mileage: 93,000

ON 07/27/2010 I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY AVALANCHE, 2002, WITH 57000 MILES ON IT. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I INVESTIGATED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR HARD BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED BOTH REAR LINES, BLED THE BRAKES DROVE THE TRUCK TO TEST THE BRAKES AND THE DRIVERS FRONT...

Mileage: 57,490

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ARE SEVERELY CORRODED (RUSTED). I ALREADY HAD A TEN-FOOT SECTION OF THE TUBING REPLACED THIS SUMMER. SINCE A 'HARD STOP' LAST WEEK, MY BRAKE PEDAL NOW HAS A SOFT MUSHY FEEL, AND BRAKING DISTANCES ARE LONGER. ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SEEMS T...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE RESPONDED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. ...

Mileage: 106,000

TRUCK SITTING IN YARD AND BRAKE LINE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 105,500

FRAME CORRODED/BUCKLED; BRAKE FAILURE(HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT) DUE TO RUST. 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, WELL CARED FOR 48,000 MILES. NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. $6,000 DOLLAR REPAIR. GM WON'T LOOK INTO/ADDRESS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS MESSAGES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLE...

Mileage: 48,000

FRAME CORRODED/BUCKLED; BRAKE FAILURE(HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT) DUE TO RUST. 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, WELL CARED FOR 48,000 MILES. NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. $6,000 DOLLAR REPAIR. GM WON'T LOOK INTO/ADDRESS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS MESSAGES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLE...

Mileage: 48,000

THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE BROKE CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE FOLLOWING, AT A SAFE DISTANCE. THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENTIRE HOIST ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE RUST WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT ...

Mileage: 50,000

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, PARKING BRAKE WEARS OUT AND FAIL WITH OUT BEING USED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS, HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. I FEEL MY SAFETY IS AT RISK, BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE ABS KICK IN WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AS TO UNWARRANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO STOP A LOW SPEEDS OR HESITATES AT 5 MPH COMING TO A STOP. I BEGAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A WEEK AGO, ON OR ABOUT APRIL 14TH, 2010. I CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF YOUR WEB SITE AND...

Mileage: 93,158

BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR ABS MODULE UNDER TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

DASH LIGHT DON'T WORK. DIMMER SWITCH VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

DASH LIGHT DON'T WORK. DIMMER SWITCH VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

DASH LIGHT DON'T WORK. DIMMER SWITCH VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500,2WD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK STALLED AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I REPLACED THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR AND IT WORKS WELL NOW...BUT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SHUT OFF,I ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. I DOWN SHIFTED AND COASTED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT T...

Mileage: 134,700

AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. I DOWN SHIFTED AND COASTED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT T...

Mileage: 134,700

NHTSA ACTION # PE05020, NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000, GM CORP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE RECALL ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING NHTSA EXTEND RECALL TO REPAIR ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 84,000

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE IN ANY ATTITUDE. SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED AND IS TYPICAL OF GM SUVS AND LIGHT TRUCKS. SYSTEM DESIGN AND EXECUTION IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2002 CHEVERLOT AVALACHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

Mileage: 84,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I FELT A LARGE "THUMP", IN CHECKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, DISCOVERED MY SPARE TIRE LAYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CABLE MECHANISM HAD BROKEN DROPPING TIRE TO PAVEMENT- MAY BE MADE OF SAME CABLE AS TAILGATE CABLE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BE...

Mileage: 81,000

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. ...

Mileage: 110,000

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 ST...

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, AND I AM HAVING DAILY PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATING INAPPROPRIATELY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DURING SLOW TURNS. IT STARTED HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY SOME 2-4 YEARS AGO, AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A DAILY OCCURRENCE. I JUST HAD MAJOR WORK DONE REPLACING MY WH...

Mileage: 74,000

MY EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED ALMOST CAUSING MY CAR TO ROLL INTO TRAFFIC. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOULD BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED IT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 2003 ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 53000 MILES ON IT . HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

DURING AN EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO POINT OF POSSIBLE FAILURE UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. TRUCK HAS ONLY 44,500 MILES ON IT. ALSO FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION THROUGHOUT FRAME. TRUCK HAD ADDITIONAL UNDERCOATING INSTALL...

Mileage: 44,500

WATER POURS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM SHUT SUNROOF IF ANY SORT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION, LAST DATE BELOW BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2005. HAVE SINCE LEARNED THE FLOODED FLOOR CAN CAUSE RANDOM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS THEN IS A SAFETY ISSUE BIG TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN FOUR MONTHS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 108,0...

Mileage: 108,000

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE - BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AFTER ONLY 38,000 MILES RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLES. DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE NOW READ SEVERAL HUNDRED OT...

Mileage: 38,500

UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. *TR

REAR WINDOW FRAME PLASTIC IS CRACKING, THERE IS A 3/8 GAP THAT HAS FORM MAKING THE WINDOW UNSTABLE AND LEAKING BOTH AIR AND WATER. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE REAR TAILGATE LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLY. SHARP EDGES ON UNKNOWN HOOK /BARB DESIGN SNAGGING CLOTHING/RIPPING HOLES IN FABRIC AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CUTS ON ABDOMINAL AREAS, THIS OCCURS WHEN I REACH OVER FROM THE END TO RETRIEVE PAYLOAD FROM THE CARGO B...

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE REAR TAILGATE LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLY. SHARP EDGES ON UNKNOWN HOOK /BARB DESIGN SNAGGING CLOTHING/RIPPING HOLES IN FABRIC AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CUTS ON ABDOMINAL AREAS, THIS OCCURS WHEN I REACH OVER FROM THE END TO RETRIEVE PAYLOAD FROM THE CARGO B...

2002 CHEVROLET K1500 AVALANCHE 4WD ACTIVATES ANTILOCK BRAKES WHILE COMPLETING A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH). THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, OFTEN EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM HAS THE UNDESIRED EFFECT OF GREATLY...

Mileage: 120,134

02 CHEVY AVALANCHE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. GM HAS HAD DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THE '02 AVALANCHE BUT SO FAR HAS ONLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR NORTHERN STATES, BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ROAD SALT RATHER THAN THE OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE DEFEC...

Mileage: 55,000

SON HIT A TREE HEAD ON TOTALED AVALANCHE FRONT END AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHY?????????? *TR

REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOWER PORTION. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 4WD OF THE VEHICLE HAS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTIONED DESPITE 2 REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY LINDSAY CHEVY IN WOODBRIDGE VA. THE MECHANISM STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AT 7000 MILES. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 85000 MILES AND THE MECHANISM HAS FAILED. *...

Mileage: 85,000

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 4WD OF THE VEHICLE HAS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTIONED DESPITE 2 REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY LINDSAY CHEVY IN WOODBRIDGE VA. THE MECHANISM STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AT 7000 MILES. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 85000 MILES AND THE MECHANISM HAS FAILED. *...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 1500 AVALANCHE. TWO YEARS AGO, THE ABS SENSOR WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE ABS SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD IN THE MIDDLE OF STOPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE T...

Mileage: 52,100

2002 AVALANCHE SWAY BARS FRONT AND NO REAR S BREAKING AT BUSHINGS. LOOKS LIKE CORROSION AT THE BENDS? *TR

Mileage: 200,000

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. IGNITION SWITCH IS SHORTING OUT, HAVE TO JIGGLE KEY TO START. WHEN DRIVING TUCK LOOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF LOOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER BRAKES. HAD TO MUSCLE TRUCK TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY AND RESTART. DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DA...

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 83,000

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 A...

Mileage: 139,000

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - DOES NOT WORK - DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION TECHNICIAN AT DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE. THE COST TO REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALL THE AFFECTED PARTS IS APPROX. $ 600.00. TECHNICIAN STATED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

RUPTURE OF PLASTIC-LIKE FUEL LINES ABOVE THE GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 42,390

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT A...

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A CHEVROLET 2002 AVALANCHE. THERE WAS A LOT OF CLICKING AND CLACKING IN MY STEERING. I HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED AND REALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY A CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER IDENTIFIED A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET. THERE IS A LINKAGE IN THE STEERING THAT IS CATEGORIZED AS A SHA...

Mileage: 29,000

HOOD METAL AROUND THE LATCH IS ROTTING. AND THERE IS DELAMATION OF THE METAL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

HOOD METAL AROUND THE LATCH IS ROTTING. AND THERE IS DELAMATION OF THE METAL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS REFUSED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION BECAUSE OF NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT 2002 SERIES OF CHEVROLET TRUCK HAD A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS THEN TOLD CHEVROLET DID A SILENT RECALL ON TRUCKS WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER I HAVE A...

Mileage: 58,602

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 ...

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. T...

Mileage: 93,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A STORE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE STORE SUSTAINE...

Mileage: 68,066

1. USE OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEED 2. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING 3. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM RELATED TO RECALL 05V379000. *JB

Mileage: 66,000

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 4X4 Z71 CORROSION IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB CONTAMINATED THE TONE RING ON THE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK CORRECTLY. LOCK UP OR NOT WORK AT ALL VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I REPLACED THE HUD AND IT CURED THE PROBLEM APPEARS THAT THE MOISTURE CAUSING THE...

Mileage: 102,800

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 4X4 Z71 CORROSION IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB CONTAMINATED THE TONE RING ON THE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK CORRECTLY. LOCK UP OR NOT WORK AT ALL VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I REPLACED THE HUD AND IT CURED THE PROBLEM APPEARS THAT THE MOISTURE CAUSING THE...

Mileage: 102,800

VEHICLE WON'T START, ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND LOST POWER. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO HIS HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ...

Mileage: 76,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAD PARKING BRAKE SHOE. PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SHIELD CAME OFF AND HAD EXPOSED THE PARKING BRAKE SHIELD TO THE ELEMENTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD WORE OUT, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDN'T WORK. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL...

SERVICE 4X LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERYTIME DRIVEN ROARING IN DRIVETRAIN WITH RELATION TO SPEED OF TRUCK UNDERSTAND THIS COULD BE WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

FAILURE WAS/IS INEVITABLE. PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE POORLY SECURED, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO FLOAT INSIDE OF HAT OF ROTOR. DRIVERS SIDE HAS THE RETAINING CLIP ORIENTED (UPSIDE DOWN) WHERE THE FLOATING BRAKE SHOE IS KEPT IN CONTACT WITH HAT AREA OF ROTOR BY GRAVITY AT ALL TIMES. WHAT IS WORSE, IS THAT TH...

Mileage: 1,500

2002 AVALANCHE. TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999-2000 SILVERADO / GMC PICKUPS FOR REPLACING TAILGATE CABLES. I HAVE HAD THE CABLES REPLACED 1 TIME IN 2004 UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY HAVE BROKE AGAIN FROM RUST-THROUGH 9/2006. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, AND I ...

Mileage: 66,800

REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LIKE MANY OTHERS, FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED EVEN IF THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

Mileage: 1

REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LIKE MANY OTHERS, FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED EVEN IF THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

Mileage: 1

ALOT OF SQUEEZING IN PARKING BRAKES. PARKING BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, CHECK BREAKS, RT. BRAKE PAD BURNT OUT. RELEASE SYSTEM DOESN'T RELEASE. HAD TO REMOVE PADS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING AROUND W/O EMERGENCY BRAKE RING PADS. *NM

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. *NM

THE "CARGO LAMP ON" INDICATOR IN THE MESSAGE AREA OF THE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DISPLAYED WHEN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTIVATED; BOTH OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE, THE THREE GARAGE DOOR/GATE BUTTONS(HOME LINK), BOTH VISOR MIRROR LIGHTS, AND BOTH FRONT DOOR COURTESY LIGHTS(THE...

Mileage: 89,926

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE HAS CORRODED. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WANTS $500.00 TO FIX IT. GM HAS CHANGED THE PARTS, WHICH REQUIRES A COMPLETE CHANGE OF THE ENTIRE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *NM

Mileage: 45,000