2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WITH MY AVALANCHE, I WAS TOWING A TRAILER WITH A CAR LOADED AND TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO … |
| 2017-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 WITH 8.1 ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT DRIVING SPEEDS. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THE… |
| 2016-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2002 AVALANCHE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OR DASH LIGHTS. A… |
| 2016-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2016 DURING A SNOW STORM MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 VIN# [XXX] LOST ALL BRAKE CONTROL DUE TO FAI… |
| 2014-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND AFTER PULLING OUT ACROSS THE H… |
| 2014-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR. *TR |
| 2013-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. FOUND BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR RUSTED THROUGH AND GU… |
| 2013-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THE AVALANCHE IS OUR TOW VEHICLE (ONLY) WHICH IS WHY IT HAS SO FEW MILES FOR A 2002 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. NORMALLY IT IS… |
| 2013-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, PEDAL RIGHT TO THE FLOOR I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER BR… |
| 2013-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I RAN INTO MY UTILITY TRAILER, BUT NO… |
| 2013-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES,… |
| 2013-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTED BRAKE LINES BURST CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2013-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND MY ENGINE DIED I HAD NO… |
| 2012-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WAS ABOUT TO PARK MY AVALANCHE IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP AND T… |
| 2012-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FUEL T… |
| 2011-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | RUSTED BRAKE LINE FAILURE, DRIVERS REAR, PASSENGER FRONT, UNDER RADIATIOR. *TR |
| 2011-10-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO WORK, IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, GOING 65 WHEN EVERYONE IN FRONT OF ME … |
| 2011-08-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIGHWAY DRIVING, TRUCK HESITATES AND JERKS, AND COMES TO THE NEAR POINT OF STALLI… |
| 2011-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 WITH 8.1 ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT DRIVING SPEED. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THE… |
| 2010-12-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SOMETIMES MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 8.1 WILL NOT START. I LOCK CAR AGAIN WITH REMOTE FOB, UNLOCK AND USUALLY IT STARTS. S… |
| 2010-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR |
| 2010-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE DIED AT 55 MPH, RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, DIED OUT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY. NE… |
| 2010-09-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES LINE ALL TRACK TIRES (N/A), SIZE 265/75/R16,… |
| 2010-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE CO… |
| 2010-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2010-04-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 8.1 L AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS AND ENGINE CUTS OUT. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. … |
| 2010-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO T… |
| 2009-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING --- WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, AT ABOUT 5MPH, BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND VEHICLE PULL… |
| 2009-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2002 AVALANCHE 2500 4X4 BRAKE LINES ARE FAILING ONE AT A TIME UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT THEIR IS A BRACKET THAT SEEMS TO CO… |
| 2009-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | COMING UP TO STOP SIGN ON A DOWNHILL BACK ROAD, I EXPERIENCED PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY COMPLETE BRAKE … |
| 2009-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500- NONE PROBLEM WITH CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILING. MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. … |
| 2009-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 8.1L ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS WAS HAPPENING 4 - 5 TIMES ON … |
| 2009-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 8.1L 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ENGINE STALLS AT SPEEDS OF 1 TO ABOVE 40MPH AND FAILS TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THIS ENGINE… |
| 2009-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 4 TIMES NOW MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITH NO WARNING OR ANY INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE I.E. WARNING CO… |
| 2008-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC S… |
| 2008-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 2002 GM TRUCK. YELLOWING AND DOUBLE VISION IN DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. HAS DEGRADED OVER PAST TWO YEARS. HAVE NOTIC… |
| 2008-08-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | A GUY RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT HIM NEAR THE END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE WAS TRYING AN XTERRA AND I H… |
| 2008-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT IS RANDOM AND DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY AN… |
| 2008-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EARLY 2002 AVALANCHE 2500 WITH 8.1 LITER ENGINE 62K MILES. NOTICED VERY INTERMITTENT MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OCCASIO… |
| 2008-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD … |
| 2008-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHO… |
| 2008-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINT… |
| 2007-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING, NOTHING, ENGINE JUST STOPPED.… |
| 2007-11-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT SUDDEN STALL. AT SPEED AND/OR WHEN IDLING. CAUSES OF BREAKING AND STEERING. CAUSES BREAKDOWN IN TRAFFIC L… |
| 2007-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500. ENGINE CUT OUT AT 75 MPH! HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE! I LOST MY BRAKES DUE TO NO POWER ASS… |
| 2007-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 02 AVALANCHE 2500, ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT JUST DIES AND I HAVE NO… |
| 2007-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. ON 20 OCCURRENCES WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT IMMEDI… |
| 2007-05-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | (1) DRIVING DROVE ABOUT 35 MPH COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT THREE MILES. (2) THE ENGINE JU… |
| 2007-05-15 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | TRAILER HITCH. WELDS HAVE CRACKS. LOOKS LIKE THE WELDS WERE NEVER COMPLETED. FIRST NOTICED FLEXING IN THE HITCH AND… |
| 2007-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | STALLING OUT OF ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THREAD ON HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.… |