2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE - BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AFTER ONLY 38,000 MILES RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLES. DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE NOW READ SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON ALL CHEVROLET AVALANCHES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH ONLY SHOWS UP WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE BRAKES - WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU MOST NEED THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

REAR WINDOW FRAME PLASTIC IS CRACKING, THERE IS A 3/8 GAP THAT HAS FORM MAKING THE WINDOW UNSTABLE AND LEAKING BOTH AIR AND WATER. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE REAR TAILGATE LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLY. SHARP EDGES ON UNKNOWN HOOK /BARB DESIGN SNAGGING CLOTHING/RIPPING HOLES IN FABRIC AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CUTS ON ABDOMINAL AREAS, THIS OCCURS WHEN I REACH OVER FROM THE END TO RETRIEVE PAYLOAD FROM THE CARGO BAY. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET K1500 AVALANCHE 4WD ACTIVATES ANTILOCK BRAKES WHILE COMPLETING A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH). THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, OFTEN EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM HAS THE UNDESIRED EFFECT OF GREATLY LENGTHENING THE STOPPING DISTANCE IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. IN EFFECT, THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING A STOPPED VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, INTERSECTION, PEDESTRIAN, PARKING, ETC. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP REPAIR OF THE UNCONTROLLED ABS BRAKING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AS THE ABS MALFUNCTION HAS RETURNED ON THIS VEHICLE. ON 4/1/09 THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY CURRENT ABS MALFUNCTION CONDITION, STATING THAT "GM WILL ONLY DO THE REPAIR ONCE". THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR DID NOT WORK ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE, AND NOW I AM "STUCK" WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROADS DUE TO UNCONTROLLED RELEASING OF BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS. PLEASE GIVE ME DIRECTION OF WHAT ACTION I CAN TAKE. THANK YOU. *TR

02 CHEVY AVALANCHE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. GM HAS HAD DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THE '02 AVALANCHE BUT SO FAR HAS ONLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR NORTHERN STATES, BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ROAD SALT RATHER THAN THE OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE DEFECT. ROAD SALT DIDN'T CAUSE THIS ABS FAILURE BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE WHOLE U.S. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA SHOULD ADDRESS WITH A MANDATORY RECALL FOR ALL '02 CHEVY AVALANCHES. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM RATHER THAN A WARRANTY ISSUE. I DID A 360 ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE DUE TO THIS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *TR

SON HIT A TREE HEAD ON TOTALED AVALANCHE FRONT END AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHY?????????? *TR

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 4WD OF THE VEHICLE HAS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTIONED DESPITE 2 REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY LINDSAY CHEVY IN WOODBRIDGE VA. THE MECHANISM STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AT 7000 MILES. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 85000 MILES AND THE MECHANISM HAS FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 1500 AVALANCHE. TWO YEARS AGO, THE ABS SENSOR WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE ABS SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD IN THE MIDDLE OF STOPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,100.

2002 AVALANCHE SWAY BARS FRONT AND NO REAR S BREAKING AT BUSHINGS. LOOKS LIKE CORROSION AT THE BENDS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,000. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.