2002 Chevrolet Avalanche

Stopping, from between 5 and 10 mph, after a small drive - like a few yards.. the anti-lock brake engaged, made a pulsing / ratcheting noise and the brake pedal vibrated -- but the truck did not stop. I could not press down on the pedal any harder, and the truck took SUBSTANTIAL distance to come to a stop. --Dry road. -- I also have an ABS light on the dash from time to time.

Incident Jun 24, 2021

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PANEL ON 2002 AVALANCHES RUST. MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT RUNNING. I WALKED BY AND MY HAND MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUSTED SPOT CAUSING AN INJURY RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO GO TO THE ER TO GET THE CUT CLEANED AND A TETANUS SHOT. *TR

Incident May 28, 2020

STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURNOVER WHEN YOU DRIVE

Incident Jan 2, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE MADE A TAILSPIN AND VEERED THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT'S SON'S VEHICLE MADE IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND BACK AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS TRANSPORTED TO A WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR GLASS REMOVAL FROM HIS HEAD AND BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE COLLISION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT, HOWEVER, THE INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

Incident Jun 1, 2011

I LOST MY BRAKES TOTALLY NOT JUST HALF OF THEM PULLING A SMALL TRAILER WITH IRON GOING DOWN A LONG HILL IN MANKATO, MN. ON MADISON AVE. I REAR ENDED A PICK UP WHICH PULLED OVER AND I CONTINUED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL BUILDING SPEED SO I HAD TO DRIVE MY TRUCK INTO A WALL WITH MY DAUGHTER INSTEAD OF REACHING THE NEXT INTERSECTION. GM HAS NOW CHANGED THEIR BRAKE LINES IN TO STAINLESS STEAL SINCE 2003 BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKE LINES. MY BRAKE LINES ARE ON TOP OF FRAME RUNNING BACK TO THE REAR AXLE WITH THE GAS TANK BLOCKING MOST OF THE LINES. THERE IS ONLY 1.5 INCHES BETWEEN THE FRAME AND BODY. ALONG SIDE IS THE WIRING HARNESS GOING BACK TO THE REAR, NO ROOM TO INSPECT OR SEE YOUR BRAKE LINES. THIS COULD OF BEEN SO WORSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRAFFIC AND OUR LIVES. DO SOMETHING PLS... POLICE REPORT 18-25773 MANKATO POLICE DEPT. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!

Incident Aug 21, 2018

HEARD SNAP WHILE DRIVING HIT MEDIAN,AND TOTALED MY TRUCK.IT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED IF ANY BODY HASN'T BEEN KILLED YET

Incident May 15, 2018

TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, SLOWING DOWN, APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE, PARK BRAKE DIDN'T ,HELP ALMOST HIT MY GARAGE, STEERED TOWARD GARDEN LANDSCAPE TIES, THAT STOPPED ME, LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING , BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS WERE RUSTED BADLY AND DRIPPING.

Incident May 10, 2018

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME, BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND FUEL LINES. THE BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT AND REQUIRED A FULL REPLACEMENT. THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND HAS DETERIORATED WELL BEYOND THE FRAME OF MY 2003 CAMARO Z28 WHICH IS 9 YEARS OLDER! THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 80K AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, SO THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE AMOUNT AND LEVEL OF RUST, EXCEPT THAT THERE WERE INFERIOR METALS AND MANUFACTURING MATERIALS USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION.

Incident Apr 28, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER FORCEFULLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION IN MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,258. *TT *TR

Incident Nov 8, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT TAPPED THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON AND ILLUMINATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BOB BROWN CHEVROLET IN ERVINGDALE, IA) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Incident Sep 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE ENGINE, AND TRACTION ASSIST INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET BUICK (7601 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, GEORGETOWN, TX 78626) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET LAUREL (500 WASHINGTON BLVD, LAUREL, MD 20707) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REBUILT, THE TAC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Incident Feb 3, 2003

THE BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST AND AS I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A ON GOING THING. GM SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT VERY MUCH IS AS WHEN THE LINE BRAKES YOU LOSE PADDLE AND AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD KILL PEOPLE. THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE TELLS ME A LOT ABOUT GM AND HOW THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT BUY FROM THEM. MY TRUCK WAS ON THE BOAT LAUNCH WHEN THE BRAKE FAILED I'M LUCKY I DID NOT LOSE MY TRUCK AND BOAT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AT NO COST

Incident Aug 5, 2017

ABS PUMP OR SPEED SENSOR ARE DAMAGED AND NOT WORKING ON THIS TRUCK. WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE ABS PUMP KEPT RUNNING CAUSING ME TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE ABS. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN CALLING THEM TRYING TO HAVE THEM INCLUDE MY TRUCK IN THE ABS/SPEED SENSOR RECALL WHICH IS ON OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE. CHEVROLET CONTINUES ONLY TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE "SALT STATES" ONLY. AS STATED ON: HTTP://WWW.CHEVROLETPROBLEMS.COM/RECALLS/AVALANCHE/2002/ SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK RECALL FOR 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE RECALL ANNOUNCED AUGUST 29 2005 NHTSA REFERENCE #05V379000 NUMBER AFFECTED 1,353,718 SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY. CONSEQUENCE: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. FIX: DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, SEE THE OFFICIAL NHTSA PAGE CONCERNING RECALL #05V379000

Incident Jul 15, 2017

WITH MY AVALANCHE, I WAS TOWING A TRAILER WITH A CAR LOADED AND TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW FOR A TURN AND LOST NEARLY ALL THE BRAKING POWER. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FORWARD OF THE ABS MODULE LOCATED INSIDE THE LEFT FRAME RAIL DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ALL BRAKE LINES IN THAT AREA WERE COVERED WITH CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINE WERE REPLACED WITH NEW STAINLESS STEEL LINES AFTER RESEARCHING THAT THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WAS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR RECALL. REPAIR COST: $950.00. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT BRAKE PROBLEMS OF THIS FREQUENCY AND MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO RECALL AS IT IS APPARENT THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND VERY DANGEROUS.

Incident May 1, 2017

CABLES THAT HOLD ON THE TAILGATE HAVE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE. CHEVROLET CLAIMS NO RECALL FOR THIS VIN NUMBER VEHICLE. YET ONLINE IT SAYS 2002 AVALANCHE HAS RECALL FOR CABLES.

Incident Jan 2, 2017

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED LINES ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK

Incident Apr 3, 2017

2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 WITH 8.1 ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT DRIVING SPEEDS. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES FOR THIS 7000 POUND VEHICLE. SOMETIMES, ONCE PULLED OVER AND SHUTTING EVERYTHING OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT WILL RESTART, SOMETIMES TAKING UP TO 10 MINUTES OF TRYING TO CRANK IT INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. IT HAS DONE THIS, OFF AND ON, AT RANDOM INTERVALS OVER THE YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OTHERS FROM WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND MOST LIKELY SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH SOME SAY HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2001 MODEL ENGINE FOR THE SILVERADOS, BUT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING FOR THE SAME 2002 ENGINE, WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING ENOUGH AT "BACK ROAD" SPEEDS, BUT CONSIDERABLY MORE SO AT MAJOR HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE OR IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE LEAVING IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE THERE IS NO CODE IN THE ECM SO THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE?

Incident Mar 6, 2017

I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR I GOT OUT AND CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE LINE AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE LINES HAD RUSTED INTO AND THIS SHOCKED ME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A BRAKE LINE SHOULD RUST .ALL MY BRAKE LINES ARE REALLY RUSTY.

Incident Feb 4, 2017

FOUND FRAME ROTTED AND CRACKED .THOUGHT THE FRAME SHOULD LAST TRUCK ONLY 14 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN.

Incident Dec 30, 2016

BRAKE LINES CORRODED

Incident Dec 27, 2016

TAKATA AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IMPACTED ACCIDENT.. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN I WAS HIT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I'VE SINCE HAD 2 UNSUCCESSFUL BACK SURGERIES AND I CONTINUE UNCEASINGLY TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. I AM DISABLE RETIRED. THERE IS A WASHINGTON DC POLICE REPORT, PICTURES, INSURANCE CLAIM PAPERWORK, INVESTIGATION ETC. THERE IS A BOX OF PAPERWORK. TO MUCH TO UPLOAD, BUT I CAN GATHER THE INFO AND FORWARD TO AN ADDRESS PROVIDED TO ME. THIS WEBSITE STATED DO NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION SO MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX] FOR FUTURE. REFERENCE..I JUST HAPPEN TO SEE A COMMERCIAL ON TV A FEW MINUTES AGO ABOUT THE AIRBAGS SO I HAVE TO GATHER SOME REQUESTED INFO. LIKE THE EXACT DATE. I KNOW IT WAS IN 2010, SO I'M SIMPLY PUTTING IN A DATE FILLER UNTIL I CAN LOOK UP THE EXACT DATE.. I BELIEVE MY FIRST SURGERY WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR. DO I NEED TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR DO I NEED TO CONTACT TAKATA? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Aug 20, 2010

REPEATED PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES. THE VEHICLE FAILS COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY OTHER YEAR. REPAIRS END UP COSTING AROUND $800. THIS IS A COMMON FEATURE IN MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINS REGARDING THE CHEVY AVALANCHE. WHY WAS A RECALL NEVER ISSUED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODELS?

Incident Oct 31, 2016

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2002 AVALANCHE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OR DASH LIGHTS. ALTHOUGH HE DID GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION HE WAS TRYING TO STOP FOR THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND NO ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS A BRAKE LINE FAILING.

Incident Sep 11, 2016

LOST ALL BRAKING POWER WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE HOME SLOWLY, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. PUDDLES OF BRAKE FLUID.

Incident Sep 6, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, AND STARTER WERE CHANGED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Incident Sep 1, 2015

ENGINE STALL WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN TURNING FROM TOWER OAKS ST ONTO JONES ROAD, A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. CAR STOPPED IN ONCOMING LANE ON JONES ROAD, JUST AVOIDING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFOMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OF THE CHEVROLETE AVALANCHE PAID DEALER $540. FOR CRANSSHAFT SENSOR REPLACEMENT. HAVE NOT HAD A STALLING PROBLEM SENCE REPLACING THE CRANSHAFT SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AS THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES IS CRITICAL.

Incident Jun 23, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,500 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Incident Jul 10, 2016

MY 02 AVALANCHE HAS HAD ALL THE FUEL, EM BRAKE, WHEEL HUB WHILE HUSBAND WAS STOPPING AT LIGHT WHEN THE TOP CALIPER BOLT CAME OUT WEDGING THE CALIPER BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND BOLT THIS STOPPED THE TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE GUN FIRE AND THE REST END WENT 8 FT INTO THE AIR. AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYED. COST DAYS PAYS AND $ NEW BOLT TO GET BACK ON ROAD, NO INJURY. PLUS DRVR FR AXLE PASS TOO. 2ND TRANNY ONLY 4YRS APART HAS FAILED AGAIN WITH MY 6 GRKIDS ON MY 56TH B.D. IN TX 105 * HEAT INDEX. IT TOOK 4 HOURS TO GET HOME HAVING TO STOP EVERY 10 MIN FOR 20 MIN BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING. MY GRKIDS WERE HEAT EXHAUSTED AS WAS I. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SHORT COLUMN IN MY STEERING AND I HAVE BEEN JIGGLING THE KEY TO START IT FOR APPX 8 YEARS NOW. 2 FUEL PUMPS IN LESS THAN A YEAR THE LAST ONE WAS STUCK FOR 3 HOURS AT GAS STATION W/3 GRKIDS WHILE MY D-N-LAW WAS WAITING TO MEET ME 2 HOURS FROM HER HOME. I THINK THAT COVERS MOST OF THE INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLAINTS AND NOT ONE DID CHEVY PAY FOR. I DIDN'T BOTHER ASKING MY HUSBAND HAS 2500 SCHOOL HOURS IN AUTO MECHANIC REPAIR. MY TRIM IS FADED AND HAVE TO OIL IT TO KEEP IT FROM CRACKING. THE TRUCK STILL DRIVES EXCELLENT BUT YOU PEOPLE ARE WHO I'M GOING TO SUE IF SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS IN THAT TRUCK FOR YOUR LACKADAISICAL ATTITUDE IN ENFORCING THE SAFETY LAWS. HOW MUCH KICK BACK DO YOU RECEIVE FROM THE CAR COMPANIES TO NOT RECALL THEIR CARS AND TRUCKS? DON'T BE SHOCKED IT IS OBVIOUS BIG MONEY DICTATES WHAT GETS RECALLED. PEOPLE DIE FOR THE GREED OF OTHERS AND THAT IS PATHETIC. IF YOU ENFORCED THE SAFETY LAWS STRICTER THERE WOULD NOT BE PEOPLE DYING OR BADLY MFT'D VEHICLES CAUSING WRECKS SCARING PEOPLE CAUSING PTSS. I THINK THIS AGENCY IS ALL ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE THINK YOU DO SOMETHING WHEN YOU DON'T, AT LEAST NOT UNTIL 600MILLION CARS HAVE TO BE RECALLED. 2 SHOULD BE ENOUGH. 1 A REPAIR 2 NOT A COINCIDENCE. THANK YOU, [XXX] ALL WHILE DRIVING INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Jun 15, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,400. UPDATED 08/04/16*LJ

Incident Jun 4, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT, A LICENSED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

Incident Jun 4, 2016

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. LATELY I HAVE HAD CONTINUED AND CONSISTENT UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND APPROACHING STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS, AND YIELD SIGNS AT OR NEAR INTERSECTIONS. THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION APPEARS IDENTICAL AND CONSISTENT WITH GM PRODUCT RECALL 05068 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V-379 IN WHICH 804,000 GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AFFECTED APPEARS TO BE THE SALT BELT STATES. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE ABS WHEEL SENSORS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION CAUSING RUST AND/OR CORROSION TO AFFECT THE WHEEL SENSORS. ALTHOUGH A CHECK OF MY VIN DOES NOT YIELD ANY SAFETY RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE SAME FRONT WHEEL SENSOR CORROSION ISSUE AS THOSE VEHICLES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE AVALANCHE WHICH IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED. I ALSO RESIDE IN ILLINOIS WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEREFOR THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY DEFECT THAT MAY JEOPARDIZE CONSUMER SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE MY WHEEL SENSORS CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED PER GM RECALL AND AT NO COST TO ME.

Incident Apr 5, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ

Incident Mar 2, 2015

SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2016 DURING A SNOW STORM MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 VIN# [XXX] LOST ALL BRAKE CONTROL DUE TO FAILED AND CORRODED BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR AT RETAINER CLIP ON SIDE OF FRAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS OF SOFT PEDAL OR INTERMITTENT BRAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK DRIVEN A 2004 1500 WITH THE SAME FAILED LINE IN SAME PLACE ON FRAME. JUST BEFORE THE BRAKE LINE FAILED THERE WAS A SMALL CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT THAT TURNED RIGHT IF THEY CAME TO A FULL STOP I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AROUND THEM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY AND OR DEATH OF THE OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR. I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL NOT JUST DRIVERS OF THE AFFECTED TRUCKS BUT ANYONE OR OBJECT IN ITS PATH. I ASKING FOR GM TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR A REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES AT THE COST OF GENERAL MOTORS WITH BRAKE LINES COATED LIKE THE POLY ARMOR LINES TO AID IN THE RESISTANCE OF CORROSION. THE CURRENT LINES ARE ONLY MADE OF STEEL WITH NO TOP COATING AND ARE ROUTED IN DIRECT SPRAY OFF OF TIRES AND ROAD WITH NO SPLASH SHIELD TO PROTECT LINE FROM SPRAY OR FOREIGN OBJECTS FROM STRIKING LINES. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Incident Jan 23, 2016

BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OUT OF DEFECTIVE MATERIALS GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THE LINES RUST OUT PREMATURELY . THE FIRST ONE BLEW OUT I WAS BACKING IN A PARKING SPACE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE SECOND ONE BLEW AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT PUSHED ON THE BRAKE WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT DODGED TRAFFIC .THE THIRD ON THE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING SUDDENLY PUSHED ON THE PEDAL ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BROKE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I MANAGED TO HIT THE MEDIAN CROSS THE MIDDLE AND GET IT STOPPED BEFORE A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE TRAFFIC HEADING THE OTHER DIRECTION ON INTERSTATE 81 . THE REST OF THE UNDER SIDE IS RUST AND CORROSION FREE ONLY THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT ! .THAT BEING SAID GM HAS A REPAIR KIT WITH COATED LINES THEY ALWAYS HAVE IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY KNOW ITS A MAJOR PROBLEM !!! I GOT A REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP $1580.00 I AM REPLACING ALL STEEL LINES . PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE

Incident Dec 26, 2015

HEAD LAMPS WERE VERY DIM AND THERE IS A WHITE FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THEM, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. SABERSPORT IS THE COMPANY WHO MANUFACTURES THEM, BUT WHEN CONTACTED THEIR PHONE # HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. THE # IS 1 909 598 7589.

Incident Sep 9, 2014

AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING ON DRY PAVEMENT, SO THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF A SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL THINGS/CARS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (050068A), BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE AND THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR AGAIN. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE DEALER'S POSITION IF THIS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF A RECALL, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED IN 2006, AND NOW IN 2015, I AM SURE IT HAS RUSTED AGAIN TO THE POINT THAT THE SAME PROBELM IS OCCURRING. RUST IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AS THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED TWICE ALREADY.

Incident Sep 5, 2015

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, >5MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON TO THE POINT OF ENTERING TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT STOP SIGNS AND EVEN JUST PULLING OUT OF PRIVATE DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC. MY LOCAL MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INDICATED THAT A FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS AT FAULT. AFTER INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS SITES, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM ON THE '02 AVALANCHE AS WELL AS OTHER SIMILAR CHASSIS TRUCKS FROM '99-'02. AND THESE WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL OF OVER 1,353,700 TRUCKS UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. THE REPORT STATED TO CONTACT GM AND REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR. WHEN I DID THAT, THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ACCORDING TO THE VIN. HOW DOES GM DETERMINE WHICH VIN IS AFFECTED? IS THE NHTSA MONITORING GM'S SELECTION PROCESS? I'VE OWN THE VEHICLE SINCE 6/05, AND THE ABOVE RECALL WAS INITIATED 9/05, BUT I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT BE AFFECTED AND TO BRING IT TO A GM DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I'VE HAD ONE HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED YEARS AGO AT MY OWN EXPENSE, (I WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD BEARING BUT THEY HAD THE REPLACEMENT PART ONLY CAME ASSEMBLED AS THE BEARING, HUB AND SENSOR). THE DESIGNER MUST ALSO HAVE BEEN THE SUPPLIER. IT'S GOOD THAT THERE IS THE NHTSA TO TRY AND KEEP THESE MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CARS THEY PRODUCE, BUT WITH MORE AUTOMATION IN THE INDUSTRY TO CUT COSTS, YOU NOW HAVE 1 WORKER OVERSEEING WHAT IT TOOK 10 TO DO. MORE AND MORE MISTAKES ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN. OUR SAFETY IS WORTH MORE THEN THEIR CORPORATE JETS AND LAVISH LIFESTYLES.

Incident Jul 30, 2015

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2014. I HAVE HAD CONTINUED AND CONSISTENT UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND APPROACHING STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS, AND YIELD SIGNS AT OR NEAR INTERSECTIONS. THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION APPEARS IDENTICAL AND CONSISTENT WITH GM PRODUCT RECALL 05068 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V-379 IN WHICH 804,000 GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AFFECTED APPEARS TO BE THE SALT BELT STATES. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE ABS WHEEL SENSORS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION CAUSING RUST AND/OR CORROSION TO AFFECT THE WHEEL SENSORS. ALTHOUGH A CHECK OF MY VIN DOES NOT YIELD ANY SAFETY RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE SAME FRONT WHEEL SENSOR CORROSION ISSUE AS THOSE VEHICLES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 AVALANCHE WHICH IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED. I ALSO RESIDE IN MINNESOTA WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEREFOR THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY DEFECT THAT MAY JEOPARDIZE CONSUMER SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE MY WHEEL SENSORS CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED PER GM RECALL AND AT NO COST TO ME.

Incident Nov 20, 2014

MY BRAKES FELT SPONGY DURING A DRIVE, AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME AND VISUALLY INSPECTING MY BRAKES I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHICH RUNS DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST ON ALL BRAKE LINES, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY RUPTURE IS RECORDED AFTER READING EA11-001.

Incident Aug 1, 2015

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE CUT OUT. COULD BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE TRUCK IS A 2500 WITH AN 8.1L ENGINE. SIMILAR ISSUES THAT THE 2001 WAS RECALLED FOR. SAME ENGINE AND CPS AS THE 2001 BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.

Incident Aug 3, 2015