2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

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 .

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

FUEL PUMP HAS QUIT ON 3 CHEVROLET PRODUCTS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS - EACH AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. LAST ONE ON AN AVALANCHE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. FATHER-IN-LAW ALSO HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON CHEVROLET PICKUP AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES.