2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

THE CONSUMER PLACED THE CHILD INSIDE OF THE BOOSTER SEAT, THE BOOSTER SEAT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE HAD AN OPENING INSIDE THE LOOP, THAT WOULD CATCH ON THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB IF THE BOOSTER SEAT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE SEAT BELT SLIDES OUT OF THE LOOP. THE SEAT BELT GUIDE LOOP SLOT SLANTS IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTS PULLING THE BELT OUT OF THE GUIDE LOOP. THE ONLY WAY THE SEAT AN BE SAFELY USED IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LOOP SLOT SLANTS IN OPPOSITION TOT HE SEAT BELT RETRACTION. *TC

THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE TWO PERSONS WERE SITTING ON IT. CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR TAILGATE TO BE INSPECTED ON A NHTSA RECALL 04V129000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED AN AREA OF FLOWING WATER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW UP, INSTEAD, THE BACK END BEGAN TO BREAK LOOSE AND SPIN AROUND. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND TWICE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A UTILITY POLE. THE ABS BRAKES OBVOIUSLY DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE UNCONTROLLABLE SPINOUT.

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE RELEASING AND HAD IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE TAILGATE FOR THE STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MADE THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE TAILGATE WHICH RELEASED EVEN WHEN LOCKED WITH A KEY. 04V129000. *JB. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE RELEASING AND HAD IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 04V129000 ON TAILGATE STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MADE THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE TAILGATE WHICH RELEASED WHEN LOCKED WITH KEY. *AK

TAILGATE STRAP ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BROKEN. DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX SAYING MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN RECALL. WAS BUILT IN SEPTEMBER 2001. *NM

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. Y UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS DEFECT EXISTIS TO PROVIDE GM WITH A COST SAVINGS IN MANUFACTURING, BUT IT IS AT THE COST OF THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS AND THIER FAMILIES. IS THAT WORTH IT?*AK

THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TAILGATE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO TA HOSPITAL BY CAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

REAR BRAKE COVER PLATES RUSTED. VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE VEHICLE FAILED. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, RECALL ISSUED DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. *AK

MY EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 SERIES. I WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED TODAY AND IT FAILED INSPECTION B/C OF THIS PROBLEM....WHICH I HAD NO IDEA OF! I AM GLAD I FOUND OUT THIS WAY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVROLETS AND IT IS QUITE AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX. I CALLED PARKS CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE AND THEY WANT ME TO COME BY NEXT TUESDAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED. BUT IF THIS A COMMON PROBLEM SHOULDN'T IT BE RECALLED OR SHOULDN'T THE VEHICLE TELL ME THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT WORKING?? I THINK THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM.*AK