2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE EXPLODED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN HOUSTION TEXAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. ONCE I WAS STOPPED, ALL OF THE BEARINGS AND PARTS OF THE ASSEMBLY FELL OUT ON THE GROUND. ALL THAT WAS KEEPING THE WHEEL ON WAS THE BRAKE DISK. THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND HAD NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN ANY ABUSIVE CONDITIONS. A NEW WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND HUB WAS INSTALLED BY A FIRESTONE TIRE AND BRAKE SHOP LOCATED ON THE KATY EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS FROM THE REPAIR JOB AND ALLOWED MY CHEVY DEALER TO LOOK AT THEM. THE REP SAID THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO SINCE I AM 28.000 MILES OVER THE WARRENTY. *AK

IN THE PAST 60 DAYS I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ANDF A FLAT TIRE ON THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES OF 2002 AVALANCE. NEAR MULTICAR COLLISON LAST WEEK. FIRESTONE SAID "LOOKS LIKE TIRES ROTTEN INSIDE" SEARS SAID "WE HAVE HAD A QUITE A FEW AVALANCES IN LATELY".*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AT THE TREADS AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT ONE TIRE HAD A PLUG IN IT. *AK THE TIRES WERE BULDGING BY THE JUNCTION OF THE SIDEWALLS AND THREADS. *SC *JB

AT 19,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. AS A RESULT THE FRONT END COLLAPSED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR HAS BUBBLE AND INSIDE WALL ARE CRACKED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *LA