2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

WHILE LOADING A 4 WHEELER ONTO MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THE 4 WHEELER, MYSELF, AND THE RAMPS THAT WERE ON THE TAILGATE ALL FELL TO THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES, BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE WORKING THE ISSUE, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE-15 THROUGH ST. GEORGE, UTAH, I EXPERIENCED A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON MY LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHILE TOWING MY 23 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. TOTAL TIRE MILEAGE: 26,995 MILES. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 TRUCK AND GET STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOR DAMAGE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE I-15 WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES AT 15 MPH AND INSTALL A SPARE TIRE.*AK

ON THE HIGHWAY LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, THE SPARE WAS PLACED ON, AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE TIRE DEALER, WHERE THE REMAINING TIRES WERE ALSO FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER STATED TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND WAS WILLINGTO REPLACE THEM.*AK

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE. THE BRAKE DOES NOT LOCK THE BACK WHEELS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTRO,L BUT MANAGED TO GAIN IT BACK. *AK

INTERMITTENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. ALL DASH GAGES ZERO OUT AND THE ENGINE IS NON RESPONSIVE TO ADDITIONAL THROTTLE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CYCLING THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON THE GAGES WILL INTERMITTENTLY RESET AND WORK PROPERLY.THIS WAS REPORTED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM IN A TEST DRIVE AND STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF A AFTER MARKET AUTO START SECURITY SYSTEM. THE COMPANY THAT INSTALLED THE AUTO START SYSTEM CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE INSTALL OR THE AUTO START HARDWARE. I HAD THEM REMOVE THE AUTO START HARD WARE, THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH.*AK

I TOOK MY 02 AVALANCHE IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE WORK FOR SERVERAL ITEMS. ONE ITEM WAS NOT FIXED TO MY SATISFACTION. I REPORTED CONDENSATION IN MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS/FOG LIGHT HOUSING. NOT ONLY WAS THERE CONDENSATION, THERE WAS STANDING WATER. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE I LOOKED AND THE LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE OK, BUT BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME 15 MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THEM AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THEM, THEY ONLY "CLEANED THEM OUT AND RESEALED THEM". UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THEY SEPARATED THE HOUSING FROM THE LENS AND THEN USED SILICONE SEALANT TO PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO STATED THERE WAS A BULLETIN FROM GM STATING THAT SOME CONDENSATION IS NORMAL AND THE FIX THEY PERFORMED WAS ALL THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DO. I CONTACTED GM AND RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN AGAIN FOR THE CONDENSATION, THEY HAVE NOW PERFORMED THE SAME FIX. I TOLD THEM AND THE GM REP ON THE PHONE THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT NO AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN MY LIGHT HOUSING IS ACCEPTABLE. NOW I AM UNWILLING TO USE MY FOG LIGHTS DUE TO THE FACT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE LENS AND THE CONDENSATION AS WELL AS THE NOW SILICONE BEING SO CLOSE TO THE HEAT OF THE FOG LIGHTS. GM IS REFUSING TO REPLACE MY LIGHT HOUSINGS, I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

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

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING/CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM THE FRONT/REAR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE RUBBER PEELED OFF OF MY REAR DRIVER TIRE DOWN TO THE STEEL CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY 02 AVALANCHE.*JB