Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal w… |
| 2020-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS and… |
| 2015-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OUT OF DEFECTIVE MATERIALS GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THE LINES RUST OUT PREMATURELY . THE FIRST… |
| 2015-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE CUT OUT. COULD BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE TRUCK IS A 2500 WITH AN 8.1L… |
| 2015-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, >5MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON TO THE POINT OF ENTERING TRAFFIC. THIS … |
| 2015-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK AND TOWING A TRAILER, I LOST ALMOST ALL MY BRAKING POWER. HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENC… |
| 2014-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UPON BRAKING. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR AND APPLY WHAT LITTLE BRAKE I HAD LEFT TAKING … |
| 2014-10-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CLEAR DRY DAY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE HIS A SIDE OF A BUILDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN INJURY. *… |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | IN THIS COLLISION WHERE I WAS A PASSENGER WE FLIPPED OVER 2 AND SLID ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLO… |
| 2014-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATION FROM DASH DISPLAY, HA… |
| 2014-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED… |
| 2014-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING BOAT (22 FT ) FROM THE BOAT LAUNCH TO THE MAKE READY AREA. STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDDLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WA… |
| 2014-07-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE CASE CAUSED BY INTERNAL PUMP RUB. ALL THE TRANSFER CASE OIL EXPELLED ONT… |
| 2014-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AROUND THE BLOCK AS I HAD JUST JUMP STARTED THE DEAD BATTERY. AS I APPROACHED A STOP THE BRAKES WERE APPLIE… |
| 2014-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT CHANGING TO RED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED MODERATELY HARD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH… |
| 2014-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED RUNNING CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL POWER ASSIST… |
| 2014-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE … |
| 2014-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE… |
| 2014-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SLOWED RAPIDLY FOR A VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKES WORKED FINE UNTIL SPEED DROPPED TO 15 MPH. THEN BRA… |
| 2013-12-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2013-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON NY STATE THRUWAY WITH WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN. WOMEN CUT IN FRONT OF ME. I PUSHED ON BRAKES AND … |
| 2013-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN LEAVING THE HIGHWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST REAR ENDING THE TRUCK AHEA… |
| 2013-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 9:30 PM. AS I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. … |
| 2013-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. V… |
| 2013-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP TO CONNECT TO A TRAVEL TRAILER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND FLUID LEAK DEVELOPED FROM UNDERSIDE TRUCK… |
| 2013-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 45MPH THE LIGHT TURNED RED ,I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED T… |
| 2013-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SITTING AT RED LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN BRAKES SEEMED TO LET GO CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK A BIT HAD TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2013-08-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE FOUND MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKE. *TR |
| 2013-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A GUY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I ALMOST T BONED HIM IF HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY, SINCE I DIDN'T GET IT STOPPED… |
| 2013-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS PARKING AND WHEN I STEPPED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT THE WHOLEWAY TO FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS A CURB IN FRONT … |
| 2013-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY.. WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP.. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WON'T … |
| 2013-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY AND NOVEMBER 2013, … |
| 2013-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING FLU… |
| 2013-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WILL DIE AT ANY TIME WITH OUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS FAIRLY OFTEN. SOMETIMES AFTER TRYING TO RESTART IT WILL … |
| 2013-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR BRAKES CORRODED THROUGH AND RESULTED IN THE… |
| 2013-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WIFE DRIVING HOME WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN SHE APPLIED BRAKES. VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH STOP SIGN EXPOSING MY WIF… |
| 2013-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, T… |
| 2013-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON STREET FROM STORE TO HOME WHEN I NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND THEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. MY SON… |
| 2013-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TWICE IN A ROW WHEN FILLING, GAS BACKED UP AND SPILLED. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A FAULTY PUMP. LATER THAT EVENING WHILE … |
| 2013-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DURING A RECENT BRAKE JOB DONE BY A DEALER, ON MY FRONT AXLE, A BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT WAS FOUND T… |
| 2013-05-29 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. WE BOUGHT THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO IN PA. WITH THE CARFAX SHOWING IT HA… |
| 2013-05-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. HAD TWO BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THEN THREE WEEKS LATER ANOTHER BRAKE LINE POPPED… |
| 2013-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'M HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2002 AVALANCHE THROUGH YEARS. I CAN REMOVED MY KEY WHEN MY … |
| 2013-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT GM LIGHT TRUCKS EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT HOLD, EVEN ON BRAND-NEW VEHICLES, ENCOMPASSING MANY … |
| 2013-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2013-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING ATRAILER WI… |
| 2013-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO… |
| 2013-02-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE HWY IN GEORGIA, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL/LOCK, THE TIRE SLED, WAS RUST AND CORRODE ON … |
| 2013-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED, CAUSING A BURST. EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AS IT WAS TOO BADLY RUSTED TO WORK. *TR |
| 2013-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I'VE NOTICED A NEED FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKE… |