2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

1. USE OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEED 2. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING 3. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM RELATED TO RECALL 05V379000. *JB

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 4X4 Z71 CORROSION IN THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB CONTAMINATED THE TONE RING ON THE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK CORRECTLY. LOCK UP OR NOT WORK AT ALL VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I REPLACED THE HUD AND IT CURED THE PROBLEM APPEARS THAT THE MOISTURE CAUSING THE CORROSION GOT THRU AT THE SPEED SENSOR PLUG. I SEE CANADA ALREADY HAS A RECALL ON THIS WHY IS THE US TAKING SO LONG TO IMPLEMENT THE RECALL. DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE FOR IT TO BE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND LOST POWER. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO HIS HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, W3HICH FAILURE IS RELATED TO A GAS LINE SENSOR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS IN AN AWKWARD PLACE AND IF IT BROKE THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE , AND REQUIRED HIM TO SIGN A WAIVER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 76000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAD PARKING BRAKE SHOE. PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SHIELD CAME OFF AND HAD EXPOSED THE PARKING BRAKE SHIELD TO THE ELEMENTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD WORE OUT, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDN'T WORK. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ADJUSTED, AND THE SERVICE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS NOT COMMON WITH THE AVALANCHE VEHICLES. *AK

SERVICE 4X LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERYTIME DRIVEN ROARING IN DRIVETRAIN WITH RELATION TO SPEED OF TRUCK UNDERSTAND THIS COULD BE WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM. *NM

FAILURE WAS/IS INEVITABLE. PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE POORLY SECURED, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO FLOAT INSIDE OF HAT OF ROTOR. DRIVERS SIDE HAS THE RETAINING CLIP ORIENTED (UPSIDE DOWN) WHERE THE FLOATING BRAKE SHOE IS KEPT IN CONTACT WITH HAT AREA OF ROTOR BY GRAVITY AT ALL TIMES. WHAT IS WORSE, IS THAT THE AREA OF THE SHOE HAVING NO PAD IS IN CONTACT. THIS CAUSED THE METALLIC PORTION OF THE SHOE TO GRIND OVER A 1/4" INTO HAT AREA OF ROTOR. BOUGHT NEW AND AFTER 1 MONTH, EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED, HAD TO RELY ON TRANSMISSION IN PARK. DEALERSHIP SAID I MUST USE EMERGENCY BRAKES FREQUENTLY TO KEEP ADJUSTED...NOT TRUE, THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT W/O PULLING ROTOR OFF. *NM

2002 AVALANCHE. TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999-2000 SILVERADO / GMC PICKUPS FOR REPLACING TAILGATE CABLES. I HAVE HAD THE CABLES REPLACED 1 TIME IN 2004 UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY HAVE BROKE AGAIN FROM RUST-THROUGH 9/2006. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, AND I MUST PURCHASE REPLACEMENTS. THESE ARE THE SAME MANUFACTURED ITEMS IN THE STATED RECALL, WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED? THIS IS OR CAN RESULT IN INJURY. THE FIRST TIME IN 2004, I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THEY BROKE. LUCKILY I FELL OFF AND WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REPORT FOR THE TRUCKS FROM 1999-2000 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS # IS EA05-007. PLEASE LOOK INTO ADDING NEWER VEHICLES TO THIS, AS THEY POTENTIALLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. *JB

REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LIKE MANY OTHERS, FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED EVEN IF THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

ALOT OF SQUEEZING IN PARKING BRAKES. PARKING BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, CHECK BREAKS, RT. BRAKE PAD BURNT OUT. RELEASE SYSTEM DOESN'T RELEASE. HAD TO REMOVE PADS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING AROUND W/O EMERGENCY BRAKE RING PADS. *NM

THE "CARGO LAMP ON" INDICATOR IN THE MESSAGE AREA OF THE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DISPLAYED WHEN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTIVATED; BOTH OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE, THE THREE GARAGE DOOR/GATE BUTTONS(HOME LINK), BOTH VISOR MIRROR LIGHTS, AND BOTH FRONT DOOR COURTESY LIGHTS(THE ONES THAT COME ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED). ALL OF THESE ALSO NO LONGER TURN ON THE APPROPRIATE LIGHTS WHEN THEY ARE TRIGGERED. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF/MOON ROOF OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON NO LONGER WORKS EITHER, ON THE 06/25/06 IT TRIGGERED THE "CARGO LIGHT ON" DISPLAY BUT AS OF THE 06/27/06 IT DOES NOTHING. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT THE COMPUTER MAY BE CORRUPT OR MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURES, ACTIVATIONS, OR DISABLING OF SYSTEMS SUCH AS FUEL INJECTION, BRAKE CONTROL, STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, ACCELERATION, FUEL RATIOS, TIMING, 4 WHEEL/2 WHEEL DRIVE CONVERSION, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURNING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, OR ELECTRICAL FIRE, OR WIRING THAT COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL FIRE ALSO. *JB