2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGE THE FUSES, LOW BEAM LIGHTS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAY, AND HEADLIGHT RELAY AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE PARTS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. PARK BRAKE HARDLY EVER USED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO INABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND OWNER'S OF SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WELL,WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE TRUCK THE REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT CUTS ON. IN ADDITION, MY TRUCK STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND REDUCE SPEED. SOMETIMES ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M DRIVING ALSO. I'VE BEEN TO TWO GM DEALERSHIP AND PAID MONEY TO HAVE IT SERVICE. AS A RESULT, THEY WERE CHARGING ME A LOT OF MONEY, BUT NEVER FIXING THE PROBLEM. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING SOMETIME, SO I BEEN PULLING OVER AND RESETTING THE COMPUTER TO DRIVE. I'VE READ THAT THERE'S RECALLS ON SOME GM TRUCK LIKE MINES. ALSO, I BROUGHT IT TO THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT AFTER PICKING UP MY LUNCH, THE FOOD BEGAN TO FALL WHICH I TOOK MY EYES OFF DRIVING TO CATCH IT. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW LIGHT POLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I PUSHED MY BRAKES, IT FELT LIKE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS LIKE I PUSHED SO HARD I OVERPOWERED THE SYSTEM. WHEN I BACKED AWAY FROM THE POLE THE BRAKES FELT FINE. I HIT THE POLE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED COSMETIC DAMAGE ALONG WITH BREAKING THE STEERING BOX BECAUSE THE TIRE HIT THE CEMENT BASE. ALSO WE FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL SENSOR HAD BROKEN AT THE FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR

AFTER REPLACING THE REAR CALIPERS, ATTEMPTED TO BLEED THE BRAKES TO REMOVE AIR FROM THE SYSTEM. WHILE PUMPING UP THE SYSTEM PRESSURE, HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE FRAME RAIL UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THOUGH I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN A SALT BELT STATE, THE FIRST 6 YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE'S LIFE WAS IN AZ. GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, WHEN I RELEASED MY PARKING BRAKES AND BEGAN TO TAKE OFF. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE PEDAL, I HEARD A SMALL BURSTING SOUND AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. I IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT HIT THE FLOOR, WHICH MEANT I HAD NO BRAKES TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. IT WAS A SCARY TO THINK I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK. I LIFTED MY TRUCK ON THE REAR AND PERFORM AN INSPECTION. I NOTICED THE BLACK RUBBER HOSE HAD A SPLIT IN IT AND THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. I BOUGHT A NEW RUBBER AND INSTALLED IT (BANJO UNION-IN THE CENTER REAR) AND THEN BEGAN TO TRY PRESSING THE BRAKES AGAIN TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVE. NEXT, I SAW MORE FLUID DRIPPING OUT OF DRIVER SIDE METAL BRAKE LINE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!! I STILL COULD NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE RUSTED DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE HAD A HOLE. I WISH THE DEALERSHIP TECH WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES AND ROTORS INSTALLED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! AFTER READING MULTIPLE POST ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT GM POSITION REGARDING THE RUSTED LINES, I AM NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IF I DECIDE TO TRADE THIS ONE. *TR

ON 8/15/13 IN THE EVENING HOURS I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN I WENT TO STOP FOR A TURN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE I FELT A LITTLE PRESSURE THEN HEARD POP NOISE AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE STOPPED TO MAKE THE SAME TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET SLOWED ENOUGH FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AT A TURN AROUND AND GOT STOPPED. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE METAL BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE ON THE FRAME RAIL CORRODED SEVERELY, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LINE I FOUND A LARGE PIN HOLE BLEW OUT THE SIDE AND WAS LEAKING, AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED I GOT NO WARNING LIGHTS JUST BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS 150000 MILES ON IT AND FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS HAS MAINLY BEEN GARAGE KEPT AVERAGING UNDER 1000 MILES A YEAR THE LAST 5 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2002. I KEEP THIS VEHICLE VERY CLEAN, I AM IN A SALT BELT STATE AND IF I DRIVE IT IN THE WINTER I ALWAYS WASH UNDER IT FREQUENTLY. I FEEL THIS IS A DIRECT MANUFACTURED PROBLEM I ALSO OWN A OLD 77 PICK UP AND IT HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES IN IT AND HAVE HARDLY ANY CORROSION ON THEM. IN RESEARCHING FOR NEW BRAKE LINES I NOTICED ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE AND FINALLY GOT HERE SEEING A CASE OPENED WAY BACK IN 2011. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER TALKING TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THERE IS NOT EVEN A PREBENT BRAKE LINE OPTION TO PURCHASE.YEARS AGO CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE CABLES IN A QUICK FASHION NOT SURE WHY A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT IS MORE SERIOUS IS TAKING SO LONG TO CORRECT. *TR

I WAS VISITING FAMILY AND I WAS GETTING READY TO DRIVE BACK HOME (3 HOUR DRIVE) AND I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO START THE VEHICLE AND MY FOOT ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT AND SAW OIL COMING FROM MY LEFT REAR WHEEL AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND JUST STARTED SPITTING OUT BRAKE FLUID. THIS APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS COMMON DUE TO THE MATERIAL THAT IS USED TO MAKE THE BRAKE LINES. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR THE LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT. IT WAS A GOOD THING NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH THEIR REAR END OF THEIR CAR AT 55 MPH AFTER LOOKING INTO WHAT HAPPENED I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIKE HAS CORRODED ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LEAK WHICH UPON INSPECTION ALL 4 BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE MANAGEMENT/ EQUALIZATION SYSTEM WAS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. *TR