2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT GM LIGHT TRUCKS EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT HOLD, EVEN ON BRAND-NEW VEHICLES, ENCOMPASSING MANY YEAR AND MODEL NUMBERS. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH. GM HAS ISSUED SEVERAL BULLETINS BUT NO RECALLS. WHAT GIVES AND HOW MANY INJURIES/DEATHS HAVE TO OCCUR FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ACT???? *TR

WHEN WE PURCHASED A 2002 CHV AVALANCHE, IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONSTAR. WHEN EVERYTHING WENT DIGITAL, WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A CONV KIT FOR OUR MODEL. SINCE WE TRAVEL, WHAT OPTONS D WE HAVE OF GETTING ONSTAR TO REPLACE OUR EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE EVERYTHIN EXCEPT THE PHONE, I GUESS. *TR

MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND LEAKED. I NOW LOOKED ONLINE A SAW ALL OF THE GM VEHICLES THAT IS AFFECTED BY THIS. I AM GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING, BUT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE KILLED. I HAD NO WARNING AND NO BRAKE LIGHT, THE LINE JUST STARTED LEAKING, IT IS SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING ATRAILER WITH BRAKES AT THE TIME WHICH STOPPED THE TRUCK PREVENTING A CRASH. A BRIEF LOOK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE REVEALED A FAILED BRAKE LINE. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE HWY IN GEORGIA, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL/LOCK, THE TIRE SLED, WAS RUST AND CORRODE ON STRUCTURE, BRAKE AREA, WHEEL AREA, FRAME, TIRE BROKE OFF, ALMOST FLIPPED AND WAS HIT FROM THE BACK, AND TWICE IN THE FRONT AFTER SLAMMING INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL, I INJURED MY LEFT SIDE, NECK, BACK, AND HIP. BLESSED THAT MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER IN HER 8TH MONTH WASN'T IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. I HAD DONE MULTIPLE REPAIRS ON THE FUEL TANK, TIRE ROD, KNOCK SENSOR, ABS BRAKES, RUNNING BOARD,BRAKES,ROTORS, ETC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME WON'T EFFECT THE TRUCKS PERFORMANCE AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME GOOD. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND TWO OF US GOT INJURED. IF THESE TRUCKS ARE HAVING AND BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUES- WHY DO THEY JUST PULL ALL OF THEM AND GIVE PEOPLE OTHER OPTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE THAT LEADS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 5 MPH. WAS ABLE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN NEXT TO THE CURB. *TR

BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED, CAUSING A BURST. EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AS IT WAS TOO BADLY RUSTED TO WORK. *TR

I'VE NOTICED A NEED FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS LOW SO I FILLED IT UP. TWO WEEKS LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE BRAKE PUMP TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS BLOWN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND THEY APPEAR TO BE FAIRLY WELL RUSTED AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY ARE THE NEXT TO FAIL. AFTER READING REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF BRAKE LINE FAILURES, MY WIFE AND I ARE GROWING EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF OUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, AS THIS VEHICLE IS OUR PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

THIS IS SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE. NO INDICATION OTHER THAN SEVERE RUST UNDER VEHICLE. LOSS OF STIFFNESS IN PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPT TO BRAKE DOWN HILL IN SNOW/ICE. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON , NEEDED TO USE TRANSMISSION TO CONTROL SPEED. VEHICLE DID SUSTAIN DAMAGE WHEN UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED ENOUGH IT CRASHED INTO A STRUCTURE. THIS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE IN VEHICLE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH WHEEL SENSORS FAIL AND ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY FAIL. THE BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURE. NO INJURIES AT THAT TIME BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCED DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL AS WELL AS THIS INCIDENT AS REPORTED. *TR