Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2002)

658 consumer complaints on file.

#10135010August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING. THE CONSUMER FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON 7-15-05. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM THE ABS CONTROL MODULE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALERSHIP UNHOOKED THE FUSE TO MAKE IT STOP. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000/GM RECALL 05068 . WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134844August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM ENTERING THIS IN REGARDS TO YOUR INVESTIGATION PE05020. THIS IS ON AN INCORRECT ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IN CHEVY TRUCKS 99-2002. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEFECT AND IT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TWO ACCIDENTS. THE DEFECT IS IN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SPEED SENSOR AND OCCURS DUE TO CORROSION. MY FAMILY HAS A SNOW REMOVAL BUSINESS SO I FREQUENTLY USE THE TRUCK IN BAD WEATHER..ALSO I LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OCEAN FOR A YEAR SO THE TRUCK WAS FREQUENTLY EXPOSED TO SALT SPRAY. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LET YOU EXAMINE THE TRUCK IF YOU WOULD LIKE. I HAVE NOT GONE TO CHEVY TO REQUEST REPAIR YET..AWAITING ADVICE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134764August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING DISTANCE IS VERY LONG. REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT MUCH FASTER THAN FRONT PADS. AS AN ENGINEER, I SUSPECT THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS PREVENTING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FROM REACHING FRONT CALIPERS, AND THEREBY REDUCING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133361August 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: CONTACT STATED POWER WINDOWS WERE MESSED UP. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. HE TOOK VEHICLET TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY CHANGED SOMETHING ON IT AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 8-17-05 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. ALSO TAILGATE JUST DROPPED OPEN. HE SAID SOMEONE WORKED ON IT LAST YEAR AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE. BUT CURRENTLY IT WAS MESSED UP AGAIN. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133372August 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING FIRST RIGHT FRONT THEN LEFT FRONT ABOUT A YEAR LATER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131852August 7, 2005
STRUCTURE
REMOVED MID-GATE GLASS ON 2002 AVALANCHE TO CLEAN AND NOTICED THAT PLASTIC AROUND MID-GATE WAS SEPARATED FROM ITSELF. WINDOW HAD NEVER BEEN OUT BEFORE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131224August 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CALLER HAD FAULTY BRAKES FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING. DEALER SAID THEY WILL CHECK IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY NESTER BROTHERS CONTRACTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131125August 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
# 1-JULY 05---E BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARDS..REAR ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ROTTED,000 MILES 3 AND 1/2 YEARS..INFERIOR METAL WAS USED.........#2 WAS TOLD BY CHEVY I MUST ANTICIPATE ALL STOPS AND TURNS..STEP ON BRAKES SOONER BURN THEM OUT QUICKER..7/30/05 3 PEOPLE IN TRUCK & THE AC ON,DRIVING IN JERSEY, ALMOST HAD THREE HITS. TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP UNDER QUICK STOPS OR LAST MINUTE TURNS BY PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME. FOUND OUT THE 2003 ON UP HAVE HYDRAULIC IN STEAD OF VACUUM. WHY DID I NOT GET A RECALL OR A RETRO FIT NOTICE TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WORK OFF HYDRAULIC AND HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE OF INFERIOR METAL..CHEVY CHARGED ME $ 100-PLUS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT MADE NO MENTION ABOUT ROTTED ROTORS , BUT FOR $500 PLUS THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD CUT THE REAR ROTORS NEW PADS AND SHOES-- BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS CALLED BRAKE IN A HAT!!!!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130435July 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: CALLER HIT A SPEED BUMP OR A SPOT ON THE ROAD THAT RAISED THE SPEED. UP 60 OR 70 MPH AND VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED IT OFF. THEN, IT STARTED AGAIN. HE\\CALLER STATED IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE CITY, ONLY ON THE HIGHWAY. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. ONE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A NEGATIVE CABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER HE HAD THE INTAKE VALVE COVER REPLACED. CALLER STATED THIS HAPPENED 7 TIMES. CALLER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128449July 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: CONTACT STATES HE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS ABS. THE BRAKES PULSATE AND THEY DON'T STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PULSATION WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT NOT AS MUCH AS WHEN HE IS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AT SOME DEGREE SINCE HE BOUGHT THE CAR. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT IS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME NOW. THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW. HE HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY KIND OF REPAIR WORK DONE FOR THE BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128385July 11, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1. MOTOR VVEHICLE ACCIDENT 2. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY 3.NOT AT THIS POINT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10128216July 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2002 CHEY AVALANCHE, 67,000 MILES. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGWAY. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER SUCH WARNINGS. ENGINE STARTED BUT STALLED 3 MORE TIMES. AFTER A TOTAL OF 6 SUDDEN ENGINE STOPS THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS SEAMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 02 AVALANCHES. PULLING OUT OTO A BUSY FREEWAY AND HAVING YOUR ENGINE STOP COULD BE DISATEROUS. ALSO THE ACTION DOES NOT GENERATE ANY CODES FOR THE DEALER TO READ CAUSE COSTLY TROUBLESHOOTING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125364July 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
DT: CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2002. CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES PULSATE; THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND DOES NOT HAVE BRAKING CAPABILITY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. NEITHER WEATHER NOR ROAD CONDITIONS SEEMED TO AFFECT THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK CHEVROLET REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AS THEY RUSTED AND OR FLAKED. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOT THE ROTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126684June 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 BEGAN EXPERIENCEING INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES. CONDITION WAS SPORADIC BUT CONTINUED GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART ON JUNE 24, 2005 WITH 55,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. CONDITION STORED NO CODES ON THE PCM AND WAS NOT 100% REPEATABLE. CONDITION IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS KNOWN TO GM AND IS PARTICULAR TO 2002 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 8.1 LITER VORTEC V8 ENGINE. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER WHEN THE STALL OCCURS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AS MORE OF THESE VEHICLES REACH HIGHER MILEAGE !! SHERWOOD CHEVROLET REPLACED SENSOR ON 6/27/2005 AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $200.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10122157June 24, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVLANCHE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. DEALER DID WORK ON THIS PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT IT WAS OPERATING THE WAY GM DESIGNED IT TO WORK.*AK FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE. REPLACED PEDAL ASSEMBLY. REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND SPRINGS. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125995June 21, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
FOG LAMP CONDENSATION --- I DID NOT NOTICE THAT MY 2002 AVALANCHE WAS SUBJECT TO WATER BUILD UP IN THE FOG LAMPS UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DRILLED A 1/8" HOLE WITH A HIGH SPEED BIT IN THE LOWEST PART OF THE PLASTIC LENSE. NOW, ALTHOUGH CONDENSATION STILL ACCUMULATES ON THE LENSE IT WILL EVENTUALLY RUN DOWN THE LENSE AND OUT THE BOTTOM HOLE. I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID TO TURN THEM ON WITH THE BULBS BEING SUBMERGED IN WATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125566June 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, WHEN I CAME TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A STOP APPROX 5-15 MPH, I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE THE PEDDLE WAS STUCK AND I COULD NOT FULLY DEPRESS THE PEDDLE TO STOP. ALSO THE ABS BRAKES SEEMED TO KICK ON EVEN IF I WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT AT THIS SLOWING STOPPING SPEED. WHEN THIS OCCURED I COULD NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS I NORMALLY COULD WITH PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES. AT TIMES IF FELT LIKE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AT ALL. THERE WAS NEVER ANY DAMAGE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BREAKS (LUCKILY). A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND INDICATED WHAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE MECHANIC TURNED OFF THE SENSORS AS HE SAW THAT ONE SENSOR WAS CORRODED. HE DID NOT LOOK AT THE OTHER SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124649June 9, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I OWN A 2002 CHEV. AVALANCHE, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE HINGES, AND LOCKS, THE STARPS( RECALL) HAVE BEEN REPLACE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX, MAKES A THUMPING NOISE THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ARE HAVING THE STEERING, AND LOCKS/HINGES REPAIR FOR FREE, AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS 80K MILES I HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS, AND IF A RECALL IS ESTABLISHED THEY WILL RE-EMBURSE ME. IF IT IS DANGEROUS AT 50K MILES WHY IS NOT DANGEROUS AT 8OK MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121472June 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE EXPERIENCING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AS WELL AS THE FRONT END SHIMMIES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE ONLY PROBLEM THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER BROKEN PARTS FELL OUT. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122004May 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER, EQUIPMENT
IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PADS OF VEHICLE AND HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPER AS IT EXPLODED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED FOR THE 3RD TIME ON 05/23/05. LUCKILY, THE CALIPER HAS NOT EXPLODED AGAIN. THE REMAINING BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE ARE FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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