Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2002)

658 consumer complaints on file.

#10088567August 25, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GAS TANK AND FUEL SYSTEM BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH RUST AND WAS CLOGGING THE FUEL INJECTORS. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED 2 FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL LINES AND CLEANED EXISTING GAS TANK. $1300 WORTH OF REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089483August 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING/CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM THE FRONT/REAR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088354August 22, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE RUBBER PEELED OFF OF MY REAR DRIVER TIRE DOWN TO THE STEEL CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY 02 AVALANCHE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089372August 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087020August 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
BEGINNING ON 06/09/03 AND CONTINUING TO THE CURRENT DATE, MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECURRING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. FIRST 3 REPAIRS WERE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL SEALS, UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VENT TUBE WAS PLUGGED, THE NEXT 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR WERE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON A TRIP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PURGES THE FLUID OUT THE VENT TUBE. THE LAST TRIP I TOOK THE VEHICLE ON WAS A 400 MILE ROUND TRIP AND THE VEHICLE UNDERBODY WAS HALF COVERED IN DIFF OIL, AND IT CONTINUED TO DRIP FOR 2 DAYS. MY CONCERN IS A LONGER TRIP, WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR, WOULD RESULT IN THE SEIZING OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088057August 17, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE TAILGATE IT SNAPPED. DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED UNDER TAILGATE RECALL 04V129000. CONSUMER'S HIP BONE WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10082876July 28, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
SUDDEN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE AFTER 50,000 MILES - THIS ALSO CAUSED STEERING BOX TO FAIL BECAUSE OF FILINGS FROM PUMP GETTING INTO STEERING BOX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082765July 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DEFECTIVE CABLE SUPPORTS FOR THE TAILGATE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082395July 21, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION PRIOR TO A TRIP, TWO "RIPS" OF ABOUT 3 1/2" - 4 " WERE OBSERVED ABOUT 18" APART ON THE SIDEWALL, ABOUT 4 1/2" ABOVE THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL. THE SIDE OF THE TIRE IN BOTH PLACES WAS AWAY FROM THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE, REVEALING THE TREAD CAP AND THE INNER CARCASS OF THE TIRE. IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS NO ADHESIVE BINDING THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE TO THE CARCASS IN EITHER LOCATION. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF THE DAMAGE. NOTE: THIS DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETECTED IN A CURSORY CHECK, EXCEPT IF THE "RIP" IS ALMOST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL ROTATION AS IT SITS ON THE ROAD UNDER LOAD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080920July 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE- TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE ONE PERSON (TEENAGE BOY) WAS SITTING ON TAILGATE. CAUSING PERSON TO FALL TO THE GROUND. CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO GET THEM REPLACED BY DEALER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080929July 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080933July 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT... 2. OIL LIGHT... 3. NOISE STILL PRESENT AND GETTING WORSE. RETURNED VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS... 1. THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND SAID MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO GAS(I USE BP GAS) 2. ADDED 2 QTS. OIL(OIL WAS CHANGED ON 12/29/02@UNIVERSITY MOTORS AND REPLACED THE PVC VALVE. 3. REAR LOCATOR BAR WAS LOOSE THEY TIGHTENED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080936July 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION
1. BRAKES AGAIN... NOISE AND VIBRATION... 2. NOISE FROM SUSPENSION RETURNED VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS 1. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED WITH A SLIGHT LIP, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS... 2. THEY SAID COULDN'T FIND WHERE NOISE COMING FROM, MAY HAVE BEEN FROM BRAKES...(TOLD THEM NO, THIS IS THE SAME NOISE SINCE 10790 MILES). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080939July 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION
1. BRAKES-AGAIN..PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR 2. NOISE STILL COMING FROM SUSPENSION 3. CAN SMELL OIL BURNING RETURNED VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS THEY CHECKED BRAKES AND TOLD ME NO CORRECTION WAS NEEDED....SUSPENSION NOISE WAS TOLD THAT WAS JUST HOW THE VEHICLE SOUNDED, I COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION ON THE FLOOR... OIL SMELL--THEY TIGHTENED THE OIL FILTER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080944July 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SUSPENSION
1.BRAKES--PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR...THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES 2.BRAKES--HAS BEEN RETURNED AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR BRAKE- ROTOR PROBLEMS 3.SUSPENSION NOISE--HAS BEEN RETURNED AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR NOISE 4.OIL LIGHTS--HAS BEEN RETURNED 3 TIMES FOR OIL CONSUMPTION--LEAKS 5.ELECTRICAL--HAS BEEN RETURNED TO REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR WINDOWS 6.ELECTRICAL-- LOCKS-CLICK AND CLICK AND KEEP CAUSING, AND THE HORN---BEEPS NON STOP THIS ALL WHILE DRIVING 7.VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LIGHT AND HORN WOULD NOT STOP FLASHING AND BEEPING THE DEALER NOR CHEVROLET WANT TO EXCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VEHICLE....WE ARE TOLD THAT THE NOISES(AND VIBRATION) FROM THE SUSPENSION JUST STANDARD FOR THE VEHICLE. THE BACK ROTORS HAD GROOVES WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND..WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GROOVES THEY TOLD US THIS WAS NORMAL FOR "HEAVY DUTY" TRUCKS..BRAKES..WAS TOLD WE SHOULD ONLY EXPECT TO GET 6-7 THOUSAND MILES. DEALER SHOULD TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES GO BAD THERE IS NO WARNING...I JUST HAD NO BRAKES...THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THE LAST TIME I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS.....TO DATE HAVE HEARD NOTHING FORM UNIVERSITY MOTORS OR CHEVROLET.... *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081808July 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH TAILGATE OPENED, CAUSING CABLES TO BREAK. TAIL GATE FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE STILL DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080677July 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WE PURCHASE VEHICLE NEW IN AUG 2001. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. STARTING IN JULY 03, TTHE WINDSHIELD HAS SHOWN A PROPENSITY TO CHIP AND CRACK WITH VERY MINOR IMPACTS. IT NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 4 CHIPS EACH ABOUR 1/4" DIAMETER AND A CRACK ABOUT 15" LONG. WE HAVE REFRAINED FROM HAVING IT REPAIRED. WHY IS THIS WINDSHIELD SO EASY TO DAMAGE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081433July 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075722July 6, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED A KNOT ON THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE TREAD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE KNOT DEVELOPED BECAUSE THE BELT TURNED LOSE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. A GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE TIRES STILL HAVE HALF OF THE TREAD LIFE REMAINING. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073839June 25, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE WASHING THE TIRES, THE CONSUMER'S HAND WAS CUT DUE TO WIRES STICKING FROM THE SIDES. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD PARTS OF THE STEEL BELT STICKING FROM THE SIDE. THE STEEL BELTS WERE AT THE JUNCTION WERE THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD MEET ON THE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT A PRORATED COST. *JB M
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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