2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE - THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT, IN MOST INSTANCES YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET HELP TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT - IT APPEARS THE SEAT IS IN THE WAY OR THE LATCH ASSEMBLY IS TOO SHORT - EVIDENTLY THIS IS COMMON WITH ALL 2002 AVALANCHES - I DID CHECK OUT OTHER AVALANCHES ON THE DEALERS LOT AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM - CHEVROLET SAYS THAT GM HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM - THIS CONDITION IS VERY UNSAFE

VEHICLE DOESN'T COME EQUIPPED WITH THE DOOR AJAR WARNING FEATURE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, CAUSE WHILE DRIVING WITH THEIR INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR, AND CONSUMER WASN'T AWARE OF IT. THE CHILD COULD OF FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE (5) TIMES. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE STALLS RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. TS

VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SLOWLY MOVED BACK AND HIT A FRIEND'S CAR AND THE ENTIRE BUMPER BROKE. INSURANCE REPLACED. IT COST $1200 DOLLARS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TS *TT

CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVERY 1000 MILES ONE QUART OF OIL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IS UNDER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 7 OCCASIONS YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *MR *NLM

THE INCIDENT ON MAY 11, 2002. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8827 MILES AND HAD ORIGINAL WHEELS AND TIRES. THE INCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 10, 2002: THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, INCLUDING THE DISC BRAKE MECHANISM, SEPARATED AND BEARING PARTS, ETC. WERE SCATTERED ON THE STREET. THE EXPOSED WHEEL WELL DUG INTO THE CONCRETE AND SHOCK ABSORBER AND STRUTS CLEARLY VISIBLE WITH WHEEL SEPARATED. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. DT

TRUCK WOULD KEEP TRYING TO START AND TURN OVER THE ENGINE WHEN KEY WAS IN MY HAND AND 5 FEET AWAY FROM CAB OF TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN GLENDORA GLENDORA CHEVROLET, 1959 AUTO CENTRE DRIVE, GLENDORA CA, 909-394-9899. THE DEALER SPENT THE DAY CHECKING OVER THE COMPUTER AND STARTING SYSTEM AND COULD FIND NO FAULT. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHEVROLET TECH ASSIST DAVE JOHNSON AND HE TOLD THE DEALER TO DO NOTHING UNTIL IT FAILS. THE DEALER WAS BEING TOLD TO GIVE ME BACK THE TRUCK UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN AN UNSAFE DRIVABLE CONDITION FOR ANY TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY. I REFUSED TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK AND TOLD THE DEALER TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNTIL THEY COULD FIND THE TROUBLE. 4 DAYS LATER THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH FOUND REAR GLASS FRAME CRACKED AT TOP OF WINDOW. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY NEED TO KEEP TRUCK FOR A DAY TO REPLACE REAR GLASS. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO CALL A GLASS INSTALLER FOR A WINDOW THAT IS SHOWN ON TV ADS TO BE CHANGED OUT BY OWNER AT ANY TIME? THE DEALER WAS RICHARD HIBBARD. WHEN TRUCK WAS PURCHASED A BUMP WAS NOTICED AT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BUMPER STEP ABOUT 2 FEET FROM CENTER OF TRUCK. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED. THEY SAID TO COME BACK TO REPAIR IT. WHEN WE WENT BACK THE SERVICE DEPT SAID THAT IT WAS A FLAW IN THE BUMPER AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. LATER WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER ,GLENDORA CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED INTERNALLY. WE WENT BACK TO HIBBARD AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER THE BUMPER FAILED A LOW IMPACT (LESS THAN 5MPH) HIT BY ANOTHER TRUCK. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP WE WORKED WITH OVER 15 YEARS AND THEY LOOKED AT THE BUMPER AND FOUND THAT THE DEFECT PRESENT AT TIME OF PURCHASE HAD CAUSED THE BUMPER TO BE WEAKENED AS NOT TO HANDLE THE LOW SPEED IMPACT A MEETING WITH HIBBARD CHEVROLET RESULTED IN NO ACTION . DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN IT RAINS WATER IS COMING FROM THE MID GATE OFF THE VEHICLE AND WETING UP THE INSIDE, AS A RESULT OF THE WAY IT IS DESIGN. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED 8-9 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM TS