2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

THE DRIVERS OUTSIDE MIRROR IS SHOWING DOUBLE IMAGES. AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER 3 TIMES AND STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. MIRROR DOES NOT SHOW DOUBLE IMAGES IF REPLACED WITH STANDARD MIRROR. MIRROR WAS NOT DOING THIS WHEN PURCHASED NEW IN 8/02. *AK

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, A SEVERE POPPING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND CAN EASILY BE FELT IN ONE'S FEET. HAVE BEEN INTO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR TO NO AVAIL. DEALER WANTS ME TO "LIVE WITH IT" FOR A WHILE AND SEE IF IT GETS WORSE. UNACCEPTABLE.*AK

FRONT BRAKES RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER POT HOLES AND SPEED BUMPS AT ANY SPEED. RATTLE GOES AWAY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. 2 DEALERS STATED THAT ONLY OEM CHEVROLET PADS CAN BE USED WHEN DOING A BREAK JOB ON THE FRONT/REAR BRAKES. SHOP THAT DID 2 BRAKE JOBS IN 48000 MILES STATED THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKE WEAR WAS "UNUSUALY HIGH" FOR MANUFACTURER PARTS AND INSTALLED AFTERMARKET "LIFETIME" BRAKES. WHILE THE SHOP (THANKFULLY) WILL RETIGHTEN THE BREAKS AT NO COST AS NEEDED, I THINK THIS IS NOT A GOOD ANSWER TO THE PRPBLEM.*AK

REAR 3 PANEL DECK LID LEAKS. 2 DEALERS STATED THAT THE DECK LID IS NOT ADVERTISED AS "WATERPROOF", ONLY "WEATHERPROOF". THE DECK LID LEAKS WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING THRU LIGHT RAIN.*AK

WATER HAS LEAKED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SINCE PURCHASED. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURERS LEGAL DEPARTMENT RECENTLY ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL MAKE NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THAT THE LEAK IS DEEMED REASONABLE/ACCEPTABLE. *NLM *CB *JB

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. *JB

THE SPRINGS ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR ON AN OPEN SUN ROOF ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD IT UP AT THE PROPER ANGLE TO ABATE THE WIND "WHOOPING" NOISE CREATED BY THE OPEN SUN ROOF.

A FLUTTERING NOISE FROM THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD SUPPORT PILLAR AREA AT APPX. 50+ MPH OR WHEN DRIVING AGAINST A STRONG WIND. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESONATES THRU THE PILLARS PLASTIC COVER..

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL CITY SPEED EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON THE STREET. TIRE BOUNCED TWICE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS UNUSUAL, NEVER HEARD SUCH THING. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WORE THROUGH BOTH REAR TOP HAT DRUM ROTORS OF MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION FOR THE VEHICLES ANNUAL INSPECTION. I DO NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE, SO I KNOW THAT WEAR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. I THEN FOUND THIS PROBLEM IN TSB # 02-05-26-002 AND A CORRECTION WHICH CHANGES THE DESIGN OF THE CLIP RETAINING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE SO IT WILL NOT SCRAPE WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. THE PEOPLE AT THE INSPECTION PLACE AS WELL AS WHERE I HAD IT REPAIRED SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER CHEVY TRUCKS, SUBURBANS, TAHOES, ETC. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE CHEVY SHOP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS AND THEY DID NOT MENTION OR PERFORM THIS TSB, NOR DID THEY NOTIFY ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING AND CHEVY KNEW ABOUT IT YET CHOSE NOT TO INFORM ME.*AK