{"count":673,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11742785,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2026","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Odometer Fraud. The contact previously owned a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The contact stated the vehicle was sold to a private buyer with an odometer reading of 205,000 miles. Subsequently, the contact discovered the vehicle was listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace with a rolled-back odometer reading of 158,000 miles. When the contact\u2019s daughter inquired about the discrepancy, the seller confirmed the lower mileage. Upon further investigation, the contact found a second listing for the same vehicle displaying 178,000 miles. The contact messaged the seller and inquired about the accuracy of the odometer reading. The current status of the vehicle was unknown.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11677378,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2025","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CAR CRASH AND BRAKS LOCKED AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY, INJURIES LEFT UNPAID AND VEHICLE DAMAGES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11651536,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/29/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2025","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"na","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11554315,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2023","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was firm, and vehicle kept accelerating unintendedly. Several warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a faulty ABS module. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the vehicle was not included in a recall because he was not located in a salt State. The failure mileage was unknown.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11523345,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2023","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"\u2018\u2019\u2019\u2019\u2019\u2019FRAME\u2019\u2019\u2019\u2019\u2019\u2019I was heading to work and and something snapped while driving. I then brought vehicle to fire stone in Kingsport tn. I was told it tie rod end  had it replaced well the sound was still thier. Then I returned with vehicle pitman arm and bracket replaced nope banging noise was still there. I then called corporate up spoke Mike I was told to return the vehicle bake to fire stone on a weds all day long they were looking over the vehicle come to find out frame snapped where cross member is on drivers side of vehicle. While the passenger side was still solid. I am not the only one dealing with issue as of now I am finding out more vehicles 2002 to the the 2005 chevy avalanches 5.3 4x4\u2019s have this problem. Why hasn\u2019t there been a recall on this issue like Toyota has done. I have 276,000 miles on this truck would like to have it fixed.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11491590,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2022","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"Vehicle was involved in a collision, striking a cement stair case and embankment, before rotating to final rest during which time the cab separated completely from the frame.  One occupant was trapped in the cab and one was ejected.   Information submitted by case investigator, Trp. [XXX] - Iowa State Patrol  INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11451861,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2022","vin":"3gnek13t72g","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS and oil warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the speedometer, the 4-wheel drive function, parking brake, and headlights failed to operate as needed. The instrument panel light failed to illuminate, the gear shifter did not display the selected gear, the sub-frame was corroded, and the wheel hub bearing assembly was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11449670,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2022","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"While driving I suddenly experienced a loss of power. Immediately the truck sputtered to a rolling stop. I was unable to use power steering or power brakes due to the loss of fuel.   I later discovered that the fuel line from the tank to the fuel filter was not properly connected. Upon attempting to reconnect, it was noticed that it had broken. The male nipple which goes from the fuel tank, outward about 1 inch, had broken off and was inside of the quick release connection for said fuel line.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11442874,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2021","vin":"3GNEC13TX2G","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING:  I stopped in my daughter yard and was unloading a 16ft trailer of hay and everything was working normally. When I got back in cranked the engine I started pulling forward, I did not have any power steering at all. I first thought the steering wheel had locked but I really had to power down on the steering to get it to turn. No noise, no indication, no problems of any kind with the steering or anything wrong while driving just a few minutes before. The power steering just stopped working period.  I told my daughter we were lucky this hadn't happened on the road while pulling the loaded trailer. This could have been very dangerous or deadly if it had gone out while we were pulling the loaded trailer while on the road.  If we had been going around a curve or making a turn and it had happened like it did in the yard while parked with NO indication of a problem it would have been very, very bad especially again with NO indications of a problem with the steering and pulling a trailer loaded with hay. I shudder to think what could have happened if we had been going around a curve at 55mph on the highway and this had happened. Power steering fluid pump up to the full line on the check stick when I pulled it out of the power steering pump. I have had the Avalanche for 3 years and have never had to add fluid nor does it have leak anywhere. Again, NO steering problems whatsoever before this.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11442369,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/29/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/01/2021","vin":"3gnek13t82g","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I went to stop my 2002 Chevy Avalanche 1500 and the pedal started to pulsate like my brake assist was gone as I nearly rear end a vehicle and had to swerve out of the way do to the brakes not wanting to stop the vehicle as there supposed to normally. The truck has a p0265 code which is a fault in the ECBM do to the solder joint on the relay in the board. I'm a mechanic for a living and i cant believe this recall still hasn't been addressed a long time ago! This needs to be looked into ASAP and its not just the 2002 avalanche.    All these vehicle's listed have this issues but instead of recalling the EBCM for the solder issues they decide to recall it for corrosion on the wheel speed sensors big mistake that still to this day needs to be addressed.   2002-2006 Cadillac Escalade, EXT & ESV 1999-2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2000-2006 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe 2002-2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 2002-2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer & EXT 2003-2006 Chevolet SSR 1999-2007 GMC Sierra 2000-2006 GMC Yukon / Denali / XL 2002-2007 GMC Envoy / XL 2004-2005 GMC Envoy XUV","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11422349,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2021","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11327374,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2020","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11302744,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2020","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURNOVER WHEN YOU DRIVE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11246703,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2019","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11122217,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2018","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11096876,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2018","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"WHEELS","summary":"HEARD SNAP WHILE DRIVING HIT MEDIAN,AND TOTALED MY TRUCK.IT NEEDS TO BE NOTICED IF ANY BODY HASN'T BEEN KILLED YET","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11093856,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2018","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11090866,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2018","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11078368,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2018","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11031389,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2017","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11025319,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2017","vin":"3GNEC13T42G","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11013788,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2017","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11013514,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2017","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":11002916,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2017","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10979762,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2017","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10978823,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2017","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED LINES ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10959893,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/06/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2017","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE","summary":"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?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10953651,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/04/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2017","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10950377,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2017","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"FOUND FRAME ROTTED AND CRACKED .THOUGHT THE FRAME SHOULD LAST TRUCK ONLY 14 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10946755,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2017","vin":"AOS28813637","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE LINES CORRODED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10945252,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2017","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10924172,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2016","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10906167,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2016","vin":"3GNGK23G82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10904478,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2016","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10903161,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2016","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10891573,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/23/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2016","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10884567,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2016","vin":"3GNGK23G82G","components":"TIRES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BFGOODRICH","productModel":"LT265/75R16 123/120R TL RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LRE ORWL GO","size":"LT265/75R16","manufacturer":"Michelin North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10876693,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2016","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10875182,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2016","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10872895,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/07/2016","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10865466,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2016","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10824241,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2016","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10823359,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2016","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10816904,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10763612,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T6G1","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10762626,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10761430,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10748912,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10747032,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10746261,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2015","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10713693,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/29/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2015","vin":"11111111111","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2002 AVALANCHE HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES FAIL THIS MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO STOP WHEN A DUMP TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME THIS MORNING.  I COULD NOT STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND I ENDED UP IN A FIELD.    THE SERVICE SHOP SHOWED ME THE HEAVILY RUSTED AND PITTED BRAKE LINES.  THEY FAILED IN AREAS AT THE BEND THAT WERE SUBJECT TO SALT EXPOSURE.    THE SHOP SAID THE METAL BRAKE LINES ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10690354,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY PAVEMENT..  THIS GREATLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10670701,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/07/2015","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK AND TOWING A TRAILER, I LOST ALMOST ALL MY BRAKING POWER. HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. FOUND THAT A BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE (WHICH IS MOUNTED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, GREAT PLACE) HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BLEW OUT. FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED IN THIS AREA AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. LOOKS LIKE GM USED INFERIOR METAL BRAKE LINES IN CONSTRUCTING THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE IN AN AREA THAT GETS SEVERE EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY RENDERED UNSAFE WITH THE RUPTURE OF ONE BRAKE LINE, WHICH INDICATES THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE IS A FAULTY DESIGN. I WAS VERY LUCK TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AND NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10668130,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/24/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"SEE ABOVE, BRAKE LINE BROKE DURING A SUDDEN STOP AND I FOUND OUT ALL THE LINES WERE BAD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10660867,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/21/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UPON BRAKING. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR AND APPLY WHAT LITTLE BRAKE I HAD LEFT TAKING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAR END COLLISION. SLOWLY RETURNED HOME ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE HARD BRAKE LINE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BURST. NO PRIOR WARNING TO LOSS OF BRAKES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10654831,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. VEHICLE REQUIRED 100% REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10652714,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED INTO ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10652300,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE TELLTALE ILLUMINATED. INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE JUST FORWARD OF THE ABS MODULE. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION HIGHLIGHTED SIGNIFICANT BRAKE LINE CORROSION IN THE REMAINDER OF THE SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE DONE.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10650626,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2014","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CLEAR DRY DAY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE HIS A SIDE OF A BUILDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN INJURY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10650443,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING IN THE GRASS GROUP CARRYING CHAIRS TO A CAMPFIRE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD WITH BOYS RIDING IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT SCARED ME BECAUSE THERE WERE BOYS WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRUCK DID STOP BUT NOT AS QUICKLY AS I WANTED IT TO. I AM VERY GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT.    THE NEXT MORNING I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE LONG BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED LEAKING OUT ALL OF THE FLUID.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10649935,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR BRAKES CORRODED THROUGH AND RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK. I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND INTO SOME BRUSH AND A DRAINAGE DITCH TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10641734,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATION FROM DASH DISPLAY, HAD TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE AD RUSTED, BRAKE FLUID STARTED TO LEAK AND ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS IS $1200.00 USD. ALL THE TIMES I TOOK TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE, NOT ONCE DID THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING BRAKE LINES. DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND MECHANICS AND OWNER'S OF SIMILAR VEHICLES SAID THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10637134,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2014","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"IN THIS COLLISION WHERE I WAS A PASSENGER WE FLIPPED OVER 2 AND SLID ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED .UNCONSCIOUS DURING FIRST 2 SECONDS OF COLLISION AFTER I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS I FELT MY HEAD DRAGGING ON PAVEMENT AND GRABBED MY HEAD AND LIFTED IT UP FROM BEING DRAGGED AS TRUCK SLID AT THE END OF THE COLLISION.  I WAS TAKEN TO NEARBY E.R. AND GOT STAPLES IN MY HEAD .  AND NUMEROUS OTHER INJURIES ROAD RASH, CHEST PAINS, WHIP LASH, BACK PAINS EXCETRA .  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10637131,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF MINE FORCING ME TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION.  THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT I DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE.  THE DRIVE HOME WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE.  ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE.  HAD MY WIFE PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND BRAKE FLUID SHOT OUT OF ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES.  WILL BE FORCED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10633520,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2014","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE ENGINE WILL DIE AT ANY TIME WITH OUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS FAIRLY OFTEN. SOMETIMES AFTER TRYING TO RESTART IT WILL RESTART WITH NO DELAY AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES. THEN IT WILL RUN NORMALLY FOR NO SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME. THEN IT WILL DIE AGAIN. INCIDENCES MAY OCCUR HUNDREDS OF MILES IN BETWEEN. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THIS AND IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY AND IT USUALLY RESTARTS QUICKLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND TURNING THE VEHICLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE DIES IS VERY HARD TO DO.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10630979,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AFTER MAKING THE 23.7 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK DRIVING ON A PARKWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MILES PER HOUR THAT INCLUDES HILLS, I WAS ENTERING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORKPLACE AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK.  I THEN QUICKLY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND IT STOPPED THE TRUCK.  APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID NEXT TO MY LEFT FRONT TIRE AND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID NEXT TO MY LEFT REAR TIRE.  THAT IS WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED APART.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10630223,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2014","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.  THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND AFTER PULLING OUT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. AFTER TRYING FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES IT RESTARTED. THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INSTANCE, BUT HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10628709,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10627287,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. SUDDENLY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING INTO INTERSECTION WITH TRACTOR TRAILER APPROACHING. NO LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. MY WIFE PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. FOUND METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AT FUEL TANK.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10626730,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"GM HAD REPAIRED THE RUST BRAKE DEFECTS ON MY TYPE OF VEHICLE IN MANY  SALT STATES THAT ENDURE COLD WEATHER.    BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OUTRAGE THEY DID NOT REPAIR THIS SAME DEFECT IN MY STATE.    THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS WHERE RUST CAUSES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TO NEEDLESS ENGAGE WHEN IT SHOULD NOT DURING SLOW SPEEDS SOMETIMES MAKING  BRAKING DANGEROUS IN SLOW TURNING AND PARKING SITUATIONS.  I HAVE ALREADY SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FIXING THESE DEFECTS ON MY OWN BUT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE SYSTEM THIS PROBLEM HAS A TENDENCY TO RE OCCUR.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10625831,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2014","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10618679,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS LEAVING WORK AND TRAVELING AROUND 20 MPH.  I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED, TAKING MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP.   IT WAS TAKEN TO A GM SERVICE SHOP (HALLMAN'S CHEVROLET) WHERE THEY INDICATED THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, ONE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND ALL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED THE STATE INSPECTION 2-3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. AT THAT TIME, I HAD TOLD THEM THAT MY BRAKES WERE ACTING ABNORMALLY. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT CHECK BRAKE LINES DURING AN INSPECTION.  COST TO FIX THE ISSUE WAS QUOTED AT AROUND $1700.00.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10616464,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/31/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2014","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHILE TOWING A HORSE TRAILER, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES THE BRAKE LINES BROKE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10616269,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.   UPDATED 10/7/14*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10616074,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE VEHICLES GOVERNOR SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AT 97MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND MADE THE BRAKES NOT WORK. TWO PEOPLE WHERE LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS INJURIES... NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL... THE FIRST IMPACT IN THE ACCIDENT WAS TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. INJURIES SUSTAINED INCLUDED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE SPINE OF THE DRIVER FROM BEING EJECTED ALMOST 40 FEET PASSED WHERE THE TRUCK HAD COME TO A REST. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS OVER 150 FT. LONG AND THE TRUCK LEFT THE ROAD BECAUSE IT COULD NOT TURN THEN STRUCK A STOP SIGN AND TOTALLY UPROOTED THE STOP SIGN INCLUDING THE CEMENT CINDER BLOCK UNDER THE GROUND WHICH SENT THE TRUCK IN A DEATH ROLL. THEN THE TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD INTO A UTILITY POLES GUIDE WIRE WHICH DROPPED THE POLE ON TOP OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE WIRES. THEN CONTINUED FORWARD SOME MORE IN WHICH IT CAME TO A REST AGAINST A CEDAR TREE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10616094,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"PULLING BOAT (22 FT ) FROM THE BOAT LAUNCH TO THE MAKE READY AREA. STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDDLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WENT TO  THE FLOOR ! UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, THEY ARE RUSTED AND IN BAD SHAPE. THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND GOES TO THE REAR WHEELS HAD BLOWN OUT !!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10615495,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2014","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE CASE CAUSED BY INTERNAL PUMP RUB. ALL THE TRANSFER CASE OIL EXPELLED ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST CAUSING SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10609485,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2002 AVALANCHE ILLUMINATED AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE.  I HAVE THE AVALANCHE IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER WORK AND ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE CAUSE OF THE STEADY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THE DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT SYSTEM WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL IS INOP AND THAT ALL AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DEPLOY. COST OF REPLACEMENT PART(S) IS ABOUT $700.  AS FAR AS I KNOW AT THE MOMENT THE IMPACT SENSORS ARE FUNCTIONAL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10608462,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED IN JULY AND NOVEMBER 2013, AND AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10606583,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2014","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 65 ON THE FREEWAY TRUCK BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS IT DIDN'T RESPOND. HAD TO KEEP LETTING FOOT OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO GO. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TURNED TRUCK OFF AND IT RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND IT REPEATED ITSELF. WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT THE TRUCK LOSES POWER AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND REPEAT THIS STEP UNTIL YOU GET TO WHERE YOU GOTTA GO. NO CODES, NO WARNING NO NOTHING. TRUCK ALSO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED FUEL PUMP, FILTER, CLEANED MAF AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND IT STILL DOES THIS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10605059,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10604290,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2014","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I'M HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2002 AVALANCHE THROUGH YEARS. I CAN REMOVED MY KEY WHEN MY IGNITION TURNED ON TO DRIVE. MY TRUCK ALSO REDUCES ENGINE SPEED WHEN DRIVING AT 45 MPG. IT RESULT FOR ME TO PULL OVER ON THE INTERSTATE TO RESET THE PCM TO DRIVE. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR  ON ALSO. THEN IT WILL CLEAR ITSELF SOMETIMES. SANDY SANSON A GM DEALERSHIP IN PENSACOLA FL WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 HAS CHARGE ME UNNECESSARY FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THESE ISSUES. WHEN BRINGING THE PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF AUTO REPAIR. A SALE REP SAID MY KEYCHAIN CAN WHERE MY IGNITION OUT. HE ALSO STATED THAT MY CAR NEEDED OTHER COMPONENT PARTS IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHICH NEVER SOLVE THE MAIN ISSUE THAT I REQUESTED TO BE FIX. I ALSO TALK TO THE HEAD SUPERVISOR AND GOT POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVE AT THIS MOMENT. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE AT THE MOMENT. I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUES, BUT PLEASE ASSIST ME BECAUSE I BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THAT ARE IN THE HEADLINE AT THIS MOMENT. I WRITTEN ABOUT MY REDUCE ENGINE SPEED IN THE PAST.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10598016,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WAS DRIVING AROUND THE BLOCK AS I HAD JUST JUMP STARTED THE DEAD BATTERY. AS I APPROACHED A STOP THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE TRUCK KEPT ROLLING AS THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY. AS I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A CAR COMING FROM THE SIDE STREET. I COASTED THE TRUCK HOME AND THERE WAS FLUID POURING FROM THE LINES JUST BEHIND THE ABS MODULE. ALL THE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10593352,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2014","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10592799,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10592038,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2014","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO ROLL THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.  FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS COMING THROUGH FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION.  IT WAS TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SO CORRODED THAT THEY BURST WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.  ENTIRE REAR BRAKE LINE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10592043,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2014","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"AS I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED RUNNING CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL POWER ASSIST AND TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10577094,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT CHANGING TO RED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED MODERATELY HARD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH SEVERELY REDUCED BRAKING RESULTING IN A STOPPING DISTANCE ABOUT 1 CAR LENGTH LONGER THAN NORMAL.  NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DURING THIS INCIDENT.  I CONTINUED ANOTHER MILE TO MY DESTINATION WITH REDUCED BRAKING.  WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED, THE LEAK IN A CORRODED LINE ON TOP OF THE FRAME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS APPARENT.  I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER ABOUT 1 MORE MILE FOR REPAIRS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10576538,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON...THERE WAS A RECALL FOR \"SALT\" BELT STATES, HOWEVER, AREAS THAT GET SNOW AND ROADS ARE SALTED AS WELL SUCH AS RENO, NV, TRUCKEE, CA ETC AND OTHER STATES THAT HAVE SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL.... SAME PROBLEM, SIMILAR CONDITIONS.  WHY WOULD MY AREA NOT BE INCLUDED AS WELL??  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10575514,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2014","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10575402,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/28/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10568534,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S STATE WAS NOT MENTIONED AS ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10567281,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"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. NO BRAKES AT ALL, NO SAFTEY FEATURES KICKED IN, NO WARNING LIGHTS. JUST A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. LUCKILY FOR ME IT WAS A SMALL HILL AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY GOING INTO LOW GEAR AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKELINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROL BOX WERE ROTTED AND FINALLY GAVE OUT. THIS IS A 2002 TRUCK WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. I KNOW FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH OLDER CARS THAT IF A BRAKE LINE FAILS, THERE IS A VALVE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CUT OFF THE OPEN LINE SO THERE IS SOME BRAKES LEFT. I REPEAT, NO SAFTEY FEATURES WORKED, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO VALVE KICKING IN,NOTHING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB BROUGHT UP THOUSANDS OF HITS ON THIS PROBLEM. JUST 20 MINUTES EARLIER I WAS ON THE NYS THRUWAY DOING 65 MPH. IF I LOST BRAKES AT THAT SPEED AND WITH THE OTHER TRAFFIC, THERE MOST CERTAINLY WOOD HAVE BEEN A CRASH AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10567282,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE NO POWER WAS GETTING TO THE WHEELS. I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE RPMS WENT UP, BUT THE TRUCK COULDNT GET PAST 30 MPH. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT. I BABIED THIS TRUCK. THEIR IS NO REASON FOR A CHEVY TRUCK WITH 60000 MILES OF LIGHT ROAD USE SHOULD BLOW A TRANNY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. 3200 DOLLARS TO FIX A PART THAT  SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST LASTED 100000 MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10564425,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2014","vin":"3GNEK13T43G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"SLOWED RAPIDLY FOR A VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKES WORKED FINE UNTIL SPEED DROPPED TO 15 MPH. THEN BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED AND WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. LIMPED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT CLOSING TIME. AWAITING ESTIMATE AND CAUSE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10560552,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/16/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2014","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE AVALANCHE IS OUR TOW VEHICLE (ONLY) WHICH IS WHY IT HAS SO FEW MILES FOR A 2002 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE.  NORMALLY IT IS TOWING A 9000 POUND 28 FOOT TOY HAULER, BUT JUST BY PURE LUCK IT WAS TOWING A SINGLE AXLE FLAT BED TRAILER WITH THE CAB FOR A 1935 CHEVROLET PICKUP ON IT BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP.  I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES.  TRIED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES AND THE CABLE SNAPPED.  STOPPED BY DRIVING UP A HILL INTO THE GRASS.  TOOK THE AVALANCHE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER.  IN THE COURSE OF GETTING THE BRAKE LINES OUT THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.  THE TOTAL BILL FOR REPAIR WAS $2900.00, PLUS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 6 WEEKS. GRANTED THE VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD, BUT I HAVE A 1963 STUDEBAKER THAT STILL HAS SOLID BRAKE AND FUEL LINES.  IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT THE AVALANCHE WASN'T TOWING A 9000 POUND 28 FOOT LONG TRAILER AT 70 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED.  THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, NO INDICATION AT ALL THAT THERE WAS A PENDING PROBLEM.  SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.  THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED, AND I NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10559673,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2014","vin":"3GNGK23G52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10558051,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/01/2014","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. FOUND BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR RUSTED  THROUGH AND GUSHING FLUID.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10558013,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.  UPDATED 2/11/14*CN  ALSO, THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 02/18/14","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10557852,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/28/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WAS DRIVING ON STREET FROM STORE TO HOME WHEN I NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND THEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. MY SON WENT TO USE THE TRUCK THE NEXT DAY AND WHEN HE PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TO STREET, COULD BARELY STOP. SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVEWAY. CHECKED BRAKELINE AND IT WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY WITH A HOLE IN IT. CAR HAS BEEN LAID UP AND NOT DRIVE-ABLE. RUSTING THROUGH THE BRAKELINE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10557534,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WAS DRIVING ON NY STATE THRUWAY WITH WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN.  WOMEN CUT IN FRONT OF ME.  I PUSHED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED NEAR A CLEARING OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT AND/OR KILLED.  TURNS OUT ALL OF MY BRAKE LINE ARE RUSTED OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT.  TURNS OUT GM USED CHEAPER BRAKE LINES AND NOT STAINLESS STEEL ONES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10552548,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"1.  FIRST INCIDENT: 10/14/12.  CATASTROPHIC BRAKELINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION NEAR REAR LEFT TIRE RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES  2. SECOND INCIDENT: 10/19/13. CATASTROPHIC BRAKELINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION ON SIDE OF FRAME NEAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10550106,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2013","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, PEDAL RIGHT TO THE FLOOR I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING FINE BEFORE INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED BLOWN BRAKE LINE BELOW DRIVERS DOOR AT FRAME RAIL AND ALL LINES LOOK TERRIBLE. ONLINE INVESTIGATION SHOWS THIS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM LETS GET THIS RECALL ISSUED BEFORE ANYONE DIES. THE ABILITY TO STOP IS PRIORITY ONE THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10549458,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN LEAVING THE HIGHWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST REAR ENDING THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME.  I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VEHICLE HOME USING LOW GEAR AND WHAT I FOUND OUT WERE THE REAR BRAKES.  AFTER GETTING HOME I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK.  THE BRAKE LINES WERE HORRIBLY RUSTED.  I CAN'T BELIEVE IN TODAY'S AGE THAT STEEL LINES WOULD BE USED WHEN STAINLESS LINES ARE AVAILABLE.  THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WILL NEED REPLACED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10547622,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY,  THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.  I RAN INTO MY UTILITY TRAILER,  BUT NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED.   AVALANCHE IS AT THE GARAGE NOW,  HE INFORMED ME THIS IS COMMON WITH CHEVY TRUCKS.  ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST BETWEEN $1000 AND $1200.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10545758,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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 THE BRAKE AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT NOT IT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION . LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS BLOWN DO TO CORROSION . AFTER INSPECTING ALL THE BRAKE LINES ALL WERE HEAVILY CORRODED . I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. AFTER BEING UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS I CAN SEE THE FUEL LINES WILL BE THE NEXT TO CHANGE PLUS THE FRAME AND DRIVE SHAFTS LOOK LIKE THEY CAME UP WITH THE TITANIC. I REALLY DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO COME OF THIS , AS THIS MY WAY OF TELLING GM HOW DISGUSTING I FIND THERE BUSINESS MODEL OF MAXIMUM PROFIT OVER SAFETY. FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE FOR BETTER MATERIAL THIS COULD ALL HAVE BEEN AVOIDED . IF THIS WAS TOYOTA OR HONDA THE NEWS MEDIA WOULD BE ALL OVER IT BUT BECAUSE IT'S GM WE HERE CRICKETS.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10545462,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2013","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE BACKING UP TO CONNECT TO A TRAVEL TRAILER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND FLUID LEAK DEVELOPED FROM UNDERSIDE TRUCK.   LIMPED TRUCK TO REPAIR STATION AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,300 TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES.  ACCORDING TO SHOP OWNER, ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES APPEARED TO BE COMPROMISED DUE TO PREMATURE RUST AND WERE UNSAFE.  *LN     UPDATED 1/15/2014  *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10543936,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/16/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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 TO THE FLOOR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10542627,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10542780,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2013","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10538552,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/29/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"10/2009: AS I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST GOING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND TRAFFIC UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP.  8/2013: AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR.  MY BRAKE LINES ARE SO BADLY CORRODED AND RUSTED AS WELL AS MY FUEL LINE. TOTAL COST TO FIX EVERYTHING IS $1500, WHICH WITH THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK SEEMS ABSURD TO FIX, BUT WITH THE ECONOMY I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IN AND HAVE CAR PAYMENTS. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT IS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS, I WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. I FEEL THAT THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE MORE LIFE TO THEM AND SHOULDN'T BE SO CHEAP BUT YET SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH HOW \"CHEAPLY\" VEHICLES ARE BEING MADE AND ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10537344,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"ENGINE","summary":"EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE FOUND MANIFOLD BOLTS  WERE BROKE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10535681,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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 FOR ANOTHER 40 YARDS PAST WERE THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE BRAKELINE EXPLODED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKEPEDDLE PRESSURE. ALL OF THE BREAK LINES, ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK, ARE ROTTED AND SCALING, AND ROTOR SPLASH GUARDS HAVE ROTTED AWAY COMPLETELY. I'M SURE GM WILL POINT TO MILEAGE AS A EXCUSE, BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY RUST ON OR UNDER THE EXCEPT ON THE BRAKELINES AND MY NONE EXISTENT SPLASH GUARDS. I DRIVE 600 HIGH WAY MILES A WEEK AND EXPECT NORMAL PAD/ROTOR/BEARING WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10535704,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10535594,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2013","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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 TO BE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, OTHER LINES WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING RUST ON THEM. THE TWO LINES COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY SHOWED HEAVY RUSTING WHERE THEY BEND TO GO BACK UNDER THE CHASSIS. IF ONE OF THESE WOULD HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, HALF OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD BE INOPERABLE. WITH BOTH OF THESE LINES, BEING INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURE AND BEING IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BOTH FAILING AT THE SAME TIME OR SHORTLY AFTER THE OTHER ONE. IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN, THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10534869,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS PARKING AND WHEN I STEPPED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT THE WHOLEWAY TO FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS A CURB IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULDHAVE CRASHED INTO A STORED LOADED WITH PEOPLE.  AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND OUT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. FOUND OUT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING.  HOW MANY YEARS IS IT GONNA TAKE OR HOW MANY MUST DIE BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10533620,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2013","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY.. WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP.. PEDAL WENT TO  THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP... THEN WENT TO APPLY E-BRAKE AND THAT FAILED AS WELL... (I UP KEEP THE TRUCK VERY WELL SO THIS WAS NOT ISSUE)... I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID A SERIOUS WRECK... UPON  INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT.. I ALSO HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AS A MAJOR ISSUE... WITH THESE TRUCKS.... ARE WE REALLY GONNA WAIT TILL SOMEBODY IS KILLED?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10532079,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10525394,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/17/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. HAD TWO BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THEN THREE WEEKS LATER ANOTHER BRAKE LINE POPPED. HAD TWO MORE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. TOTAL COST $900.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10524736,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WIFE DRIVING HOME WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN SHE APPLIED BRAKES.  VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH STOP SIGN EXPOSING MY WIFE AND 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO POSSIBLE INJURY FROM CROSS TRAFFIC.    WIFE HAD TO PULL VEHICLE ONTO GRASSY MEDIAN TO GET IT TO STOP COMPLETELY SINCE (BY HER ESTIMATE) BRAKES BARELY WORKED AT ALL (MAYBE 20%).  THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ONLY CAME ON AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE ALMOST TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNING OR INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE THEY FAILED.    I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR FACILITY AFTER NOTING SEVERE LEAKAGE FROM ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND TOPPING OFF THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR.  WAITING ON CONFIRMATION FROM REPAIR SHOP BUT IT APPEARS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED TO A GREAT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF VEHICLE OPERATORS.    I AM SHOCKED AND DISMAYED THAT THE NHTSA HAS ALLOWED THIS ISSUE TO GO ON WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF NOTIFICATION FROM CHEVY OR THE NHTSA REGARDING THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.  WHY WOULD CHEVROLET BUILD THIS TRUCK WITH A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM YET USE INFERIOR MEATL ON THE BRAKE LINES?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10524470,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2013","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50  MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER EXAMINATION SAW BRAKE FLUID UNDER TRUCK.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10523901,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WAS ACTIVE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED RUST AROUND THE ABS AND BRAKE DRUM. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ABS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRAKE DRUMS AND MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DUE TO THE STATE THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10522985,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"TWICE IN A ROW WHEN FILLING, GAS BACKED UP AND SPILLED.  I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO A FAULTY PUMP.  LATER THAT EVENING WHILE PARKED I DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK.   I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP HAD RUSTED AND CORRODED AWAY.  THE NEXT DAY I BEGAN MY DRIVE HOME FROM FLORIDA TO CHICAGO.  I MADE IT ABOUT 200 MILES BEFORE WE CHANGED DRIVERS, AND DISCOVERED THE TRUCK HAD STARTED LEAKING FUEL AGAIN.       THANKFULLY, WE MADE IT SAFELY TO A REPAIR SHOP (A NATIONAL COMPANY THIS TIME).   THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE FUEL TANK, LOCATED A REPLACEMENT TANK, AND I WAS UNDER WAY.   I DID MAKE IT HOME TO CHICAGO, SMELLING GAS THE WHOLEWAY, BUT NOT SEEING A SIGNIFICANT LEAK (PROBABLY DUE TO THE CONSTANT DRIVING, I DID KEEP CHECKING)  UNTIL I WAS ALMOST HOME.  I MADE IT HOME, AND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP.   THE DIAGNOSED IT AS FUEL LINES, WHICH HAD RUSTED AND CORRODED.   I PICKED UP MY TRUCK LAST NIGHT, DROVE IT TO WORK TODAY, THEN DROVE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, SINCE IT WAS LEAKING GAS AGAIN.  I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 SO FAR IN LABOR AND PARTS, LOST ALMOST A FULL TANK OF GAS WITH ALL THE TANK DROPS, AND STILL DO NOT HAVE MY TRUCK BACK.  IM PRETTY SURE MY, MECHANIC IS READY TO GIVE UP.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10522296,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2013","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"RUSTED BRAKE LINES BURST CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10514507,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10514143,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH.  WE BOUGHT THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO IN PA.  WITH THE CARFAX SHOWING IT HAS BEEN HOUSED ONLY IN NJ AND PA SINCE 2002.  WE CURRENTLY LIVE IN NC MOVING HERE ONLY LAST OCTOBER.    YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR, A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND AS PER PROPER PROCEDURE I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN.  MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE TRUCK WITH NO RESISTANCE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MYSELF.  I ENDED UP IN THE DITCH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH NO RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKES.      MY HUSBAND ORIGINAL THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS THE CYLINDER.  BUT AS HE WAS STARTING TO REPLACE THAT PART HE NOTICED A FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE TRUCK.  AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FLUID.  HE BOUGHT ALL NEW BRAKE LINES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF THE LONG JOB OF REINSTALLING THEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRAKE PARTS","productModel":"GM AC DELCO 18M870","manufacturer":"Brake Parts Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10509997,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AT 95,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION EXPLODED, REPLACED.  1 YEAR LATER, BRAKE LINE EXPLODED, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID, ALL 4 BRAKE LINES REPLACED AS THEY WERE NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AND HAD RUSTED.  6 MONTHS LATER, DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS ALL WORN, AFFECTING STEERING, DIFFERENTIAL AND RELATED PARTS ALL REPLACED.  ALL EXPLOSIONS TOOK PLACE WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, THANK GOD!  MECHANIC (FRIEND OF MINE) SAYS HE NEVER SAW ANY CAR WITH AS MANY BAD PARTS AS MY AVALANCHE!  I ALSO THANK GOD I BOUGHT IT USED.  AMERICAN ENGINEERED CARS HAVE SUCH BAD ENGINEERING DESIGN THAT I NEVER BUY THEM NEW.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10508066,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT GM LIGHT TRUCKS EMERGENCY BRAKES DO NOT HOLD, EVEN ON BRAND-NEW VEHICLES, ENCOMPASSING MANY YEAR AND MODEL NUMBERS. DO A GOOGLE SEARCH.    GM HAS ISSUED SEVERAL BULLETINS BUT NO RECALLS.  WHAT GIVES AND HOW MANY INJURIES/DEATHS HAVE TO OCCUR FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ACT????  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10504754,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2013","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"WHEN WE PURCHASED A 2002 CHV AVALANCHE, IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONSTAR.  WHEN EVERYTHING WENT DIGITAL, WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A CONV KIT FOR OUR MODEL.  SINCE WE TRAVEL, WHAT OPTONS D WE HAVE OF GETTING ONSTAR TO REPLACE OUR EQUIPMENT.  WE HAVE EVERYTHIN EXCEPT THE PHONE, I GUESS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TECHNICAL","productModel":"TECHNICAL","manufacturer":"TECHNICAL CHEMICAL CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10504271,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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 I WASN'T DRIVING, BUT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE KILLED.  I HAD NO WARNING AND NO BRAKE LIGHT, THE LINE JUST STARTED LEAKING, IT IS SEVERELY RUSTED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10503074,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TODAY WHILE I WAS AT A STOP WITH MY TRUCK IN GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE, I HEARD AIR RELEASE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR.  MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO SPILL OUT AND MY BRAKES BARELY WORKED AT ALL.  I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOOR WITH EXCESSIVE EFFORT JUST TO SLOWLY ROLL TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS.  LUCKILY I WAS JUST A MILE OR SO AWAY FROM HOME AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE REST OF THE TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT.  HOWEVER, JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR.  AT THOSE SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP QUICKLY, OR AT ALL, IF NEEDED HAD THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED THEN.  THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL INJURIES OR FATALITIES.  I MAY NOT HAVE MADE IT HOME ALIVE IF THAT WERE THE CASE WHICH IS A VERY SCARY THOUGHT.  THIS ISSUE REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10498351,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING ATRAILER WITH BRAKES AT THE TIME WHICH STOPPED THE TRUCK PREVENTING A CRASH. A BRIEF LOOK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE REVEALED A FAILED BRAKE LINE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10498296,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2013","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"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 POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT.  THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE DIED I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND IT SHUT OFF.  THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK, JUST GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT.  WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I MADE A LEFT AND WAS GOING TO THE NEXT LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT AND THE ENGINE DIED.  I TRIED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON, BUT THEY WERE VERY TIGHT  AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING.  I HAD TO FIGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND JUST MADE THE TURN WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER TRAFFIC.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10497844,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE THAT LEADS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10497946,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE HWY IN GEORGIA, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL/LOCK, THE TIRE SLED, WAS RUST AND CORRODE ON STRUCTURE, BRAKE AREA, WHEEL AREA, FRAME, TIRE BROKE OFF, ALMOST FLIPPED AND WAS HIT FROM THE BACK, AND TWICE IN THE FRONT AFTER SLAMMING INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL, I INJURED MY LEFT SIDE, NECK, BACK, AND HIP. BLESSED THAT MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER IN HER 8TH MONTH WASN'T IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. I HAD DONE MULTIPLE REPAIRS ON THE FUEL TANK, TIRE ROD, KNOCK SENSOR, ABS BRAKES, RUNNING BOARD,BRAKES,ROTORS, ETC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME WON'T EFFECT THE TRUCKS PERFORMANCE AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME GOOD. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND TWO OF US GOT INJURED. IF THESE TRUCKS ARE HAVING AND BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUES- WHY DO THEY JUST PULL ALL OF THEM AND GIVE PEOPLE OTHER OPTIONS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10495973,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT.  LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 5 MPH.  WAS ABLE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN NEXT TO THE CURB.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10493476,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2013","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED, CAUSING A BURST. EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AS IT WAS TOO BADLY RUSTED TO WORK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10491943,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I'VE NOTICED A NEED FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON.  I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS LOW SO I FILLED IT UP.  TWO WEEKS LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN.  BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE BRAKE PUMP TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS BLOWN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  AFTER THE REPAIR I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND THEY APPEAR TO BE FAIRLY WELL RUSTED AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY ARE THE NEXT TO FAIL.  AFTER READING REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF BRAKE LINE FAILURES, MY WIFE AND I ARE GROWING EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF OUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, AS THIS VEHICLE IS OUR PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10490639,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/01/2013","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THIS IS SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE. NO INDICATION OTHER THAN SEVERE RUST UNDER VEHICLE. LOSS OF STIFFNESS IN PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPT TO BRAKE DOWN HILL IN SNOW/ICE. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON , NEEDED TO USE TRANSMISSION TO CONTROL SPEED. VEHICLE DID SUSTAIN DAMAGE WHEN UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED ENOUGH IT CRASHED INTO A STRUCTURE. THIS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE IN VEHICLE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH WHEEL SENSORS FAIL AND ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY FAIL. THE BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURE. NO INJURIES AT THAT TIME BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCED DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL AS WELL AS THIS INCIDENT AS REPORTED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10489275,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/19/2012","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT COASTED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BEFORE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10485898,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/24/2012","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, I WAS PLANNING ON STOPPING SO I WAS COASTING AT A SLOW SPEED, HOWEVER AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BEGIN BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND APPLIED VERY LITTLE BRAKING.  I DID STOP IN TIME HOWEVER IF THERE WERE A CAR IN FRONT ON ME I AM CERTAIN THAT I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THAT VEHICLE.  UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE AND DEPLETED THE SYSTEM.  THE BREAK WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION TO THE BRAKE LINE.   ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD CONSIDERABLE CORROSION.  THE REPAIR COST $1400 BECAUSE ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED.    I FEEL THAT I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHERE IT DID.  I ALSO FEEL THAT GM HAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS AND SHOULD BE DOING MORE TO PREVENT THIS FAILURE.  I DID CALL CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED NO HELP WHAT SO EVER.  I HAVE TO HOPE THAT THERE IS A RECALL TO GET ANY REIMBURSEMENT.  THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HURT OR EVEN KILL PEOPLE.  I HOPE THE NHTSA IS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION AND CAN SOMEHOW TAKE ACTION SOONER THAN LATTER.  I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PREVENTING INJURIES THAN GETTING MY $1400 BACK.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10484037,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"GETTING READY TO LEAVE HOME AND NOTICED A LEAK NEAR THE LEFT REAR TIRE.  I  CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A DRIP FROM THE BRAKE LINE.  AT THIS TIME, MY WIFE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM OUT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND I ADVISED HER NOT TO HIT THE BRAKES TO HARD AS THERE WAS A LEAK.  WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKES TO START THE VEHICLE THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FLUID SPRAYED EVERYWHERE.  I FEEL FORTUNATE IT HAPPENED WHEN IT DID VERSUS OUT ON THE ROAD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10482165,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WAS GOING TO DINNER AND WHEN WE WERE COMING UP TO THE ENTRANCE, I HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR.  LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED  IN TIME AND NO ONE WAS IN THE WAY.  THE 2ND TIME WAS COMING BACK FROM THE OUTER BANKS.  I HAVEN'T SEEN A TRUCK RUST OUT SO BAD BEFORE IN MY LIFE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10480200,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE NEAR REAR LEFT TIRE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10478697,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2012","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FUEL TANKS AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR FUEL PUMP WIRES AND PORT WERE MELTED.  THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FUEL PUMP AND RELATED COMPONENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10478622,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/04/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, I HIT BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT MY DUMPSTER.  FOUND THAT A RUSTED BRAKE LINE BURST.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10477079,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2012","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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 THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM AND THEN BECAME SOFT AND DEPRESSED QUICKLY QUITE FARTHER THAN NORMAL. THE AVALANCHE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO COME TO A FULL STOP. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE I INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A GREAT DEAL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE UNDER BODY AND PUDDLED ON THE GROUND. AS I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND FLAKING OFF RUSTED MATERIAL. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED BECAUSE OF WEAKENED TUBING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THERE WAS NO PRELIMINARY WARNING OF BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN EXCESSIVELY LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN NORMALLY WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE. I FREQUENTLY TOW A 6,500 LB PULL BEHIND CAMPER WITH MY AVALANCHE AND IF THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED DURING TOWING AND IN TRAFFIC DURING A STOP IT MOST LIKELY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10475228,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE CONTACT ADDED MORE BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED LATER THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME AFTER THE ADDING THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10470545,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"REAR BRAKE LINE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE. CAUSING NO BRAKES AND HAD TO PUT TRUCK IN DITCH TO STOP VEHICLE. RUSTED LINE WAS ABOVE FRAME RAIL JUST ABOVE LEFT REAR TIRE. FOUND OTHER AREA WHERE LINE WAS RUSTED SEVERELY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10467876,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/21/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"IM GETTING READY FOR A TRIP, FROM TEXAS TO OHIO IN SEPT. PULLING ANOTHER VEHICLE.   I DECIDED TO GET THE TRUCK READY BEFORE SUCH A LONG TRIP.  IT STARTED FINE, NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS,  I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE BEFORE CHANGING GEARS, AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD HEAR SQUIRTING AND AIR.  I KNEW I HAD A LEAK.  I INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. I FOUND ONE OF THE LINES HAD SPLIT ABOVE THE EHCU UNIT, SPITTING FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDER BODY.  THIS LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED.  THE OTHER LINES HAVE SOME SURFACE RUST BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS LINE. IT IS NO LONGER TUBULAR LOOKING AND LOOKS MORE LIKE A WET STICK WITH A LOT OF MISSING BRANCHES, AND IS MUCH LARGER LOOKING THAN THE OTHERS.  ALSO, I FOUND A LEAK ON A LINE THAT RUNS TO THE REAR AXLE, ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME THAT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED LIKE THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE.  IM PRETTY SURE THIS IS THE LINE THAT IS SPLIT, BUT ITS HARD TO TELL, I CANT FIND A DIAGRAM TO HELP TRACE THE LINES.  AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I RECHECKED MY DASH LIGHTS TO SEE IF AN ABS OR A BRAKE LIGHT, NONE ARE ON.  I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERS AND BRAKE MECHANICS FOR REPAIR, AND HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED AS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PRESSURE IN THE LINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN OHIO. I WOULD HAVE IMAGINED THAT THEY WOULD BE COATED OR STAINLESS SINCE IT IS A SALT BELT STATE, AND IM NOT SURE WHY ONLY ONE LINE DEGRADED LIKE IT DID..  THIS IS A 2002 AVALANCHE 1500 4WD WITH Z71 OFF ROAD PACKAGE, IT IS EXPECTED TO GET DIRTY AND WET.  I BELIEVE BETTER STANDARDS ARE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SAFETY, AND THAT THERE SHOULD, WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED, DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THE LINES.    HAD IT DECIDED TO HOLD UP UNTIL MY TRIP, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DISASTROUS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10465884,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/16/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN TO TURN.  I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL FELT SOFT THEN WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.  I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN.  I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR AND PRESSING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.  WHEN I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEEL AND UNDERCARRIAGE WERE COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID FROM A CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE.  UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THE VEHICLE THAT WERE INSTALLED IN LOCATIONS UNABLE TO BE ROUTINELY CLEANED WERE SEVERELY RUSTED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10463572,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/29/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN.  THE BRAKES WERE WORKING UNTIL I HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 5 MPH.  THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.  THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD ALREADY STARTED MOVING FORWARD SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10462139,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2012","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER HP TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265/70/17. THE DOT NUMBER WAS MKT6F00R1707. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, FOLLOW  BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE EXHIBITED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND SEVERE SEPARATION. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE TEMPORARILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,240.  UPDATED 08/03/12*LJ    THE CONSUMER STATED THE TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 131,207. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS ALIGNED ON 9/10/2011. THE TIRED WERE ROTATED FROM REAR TO FRONT ON 03/09/2012. THE TIRES WERE ALL MAINTAINED AT 32 PSI, WHEREAS THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED 30 PSI. NO DEBRIS WAS STRUCK IN THE ROADWAY.  UPDATED 08/06/2012   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER HP","size":"P245/50R20","manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10461135,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I NOTICED THAT BY BRAKES FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING BRAKING POWER.  I SUDDENLY WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND MY BRAKING WAS REDUCED.  I GOT HOME AN NOTICED THAT MY MAIN BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND FLUID WAS SQUIRTING OUT OF A PINHOLE OF MY BRAKE LINE.  I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10459765,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2012","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR.  RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO CAR STOPPED AHEAD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10458991,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2012","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT AND I WAS FORCED TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR I WAS FORCED TO STEER OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE AVALANCHE HAD ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE RIGHT ABOVE THE REAR AXLE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10453273,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ALL BRAKE HARD-LINES ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 4WD ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL.  THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER HAVING ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BLOW-OUT DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.  AN EMPTY TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME HAD BRAKED SUDDENLY DUE TO A MISSED EXIT, REQUIRING THAT I APPLY FULL BRAKING INSTANTLY.  I WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK AFTER MY BRAKE LINES BLEW, EXCEPT THAT I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID THE VEHICLE.  HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE NEXT TO ME, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE DECELERATING VEHICLE.      ALL OF MY BRAKE TUBING IS CORRODED, AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE FRAME, BRAKE CALIPERS AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND DUST SHIELDS.  THIS EXCESSIVE CORROSION APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF SUBSTANDARD COMPONENTS WITH INADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION.  I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING ALL CORRODED BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS (QUOTED $3,100).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10452623,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"AS I WAS SLOWING TO DOWN TO PARK AT A BANK, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH ALMOST A COMPLETE LOSE OF BRAKING.    PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO A REPAIR SHOP.  I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE, ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS ONE HAD BLOWN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10450395,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION (RUST).  UPON INSPECTION, ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED (RUSTED).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10448268,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING LAST SPRING, 2011 THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AND I LOST BRAKES SUDDENLY WHILE STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC.  THE DEALER REPLACED STEEL BRAKE LINE ON LEFT SIDE OF REAR AXLE AT MY EXPENSE.    TODAY, WHILE STOPPING HARD IN TRAFFIC, THE PEDDLE SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKES.  THE STEEL BRAKE LINE ALONG THE FRAME, FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE REAR IS LEAKING FLUID FROM A BURST IN THE STEEL LINE.  AGAIN, NO BRAKES.  I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN 2002 AND ITS HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR SERVICE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10447546,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/06/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2012","vin":"3GNGK23G82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"RUSTED BRAKE LINE FAILURE, DRIVERS REAR, PASSENGER FRONT, UNDER RADIATIOR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10446896,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/16/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2012","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10446557,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2012","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AVALANCHE 4WD SELECTORS STARTED FLASHING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4L.  STOPPED AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED AND SERVICE 4WD LIGHT LIT.  HAD NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.  DEALER SAID THE ENCODER MOTOR FAILED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10442744,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2012","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE HANDLES TO THE BED COVERS HAVE DETERIORATED COMPLETELY OFF. NOT ALL OF THEM AS OF THIS WRITING BUT SOON  THEY ALL WILL FALL OFF AT THE CONNECTION AT THE SIDE OF THE BED. THE CORROSION IS HAPPENING RAPIDLY. I RARELY TAKE THEM OFF, SO IT IS NOT FROM WEAR AND TEAR. I DO NOT HAUL THINGS IN THE BED THAT WOULD BEND, LEAK, OR CRACK THEM. I LIVE IN NORTH EAST TEXAS APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR EAST OF DALLAS. THERE IS A WHITE CORROSION  THAT IS EATING THE METAL. SINCE THIS IS A NON SALT AIR STATE AND A NON ROAD SALT MIXTURE STATE (MAYBE 1X  A YEAR WHICH I DO NOT DRIVE IF ROAD CONDITIONS CALL FOR STREET TREATMENT) IT IS NOT THAT. I RARELY DRIVE THE TRUCK,  FOR I DO NOT WORK, I TAKE IT TO THE STORE, ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY AND I TAKE IT TO DALLAS EVERY NOW AND THEN.   THE SAFETY CONCERN IS MY HANDLE FAILING AND ONE OF MY BED COVERS COMES OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE COVERS  ARE HEAVY AND FAIRLY LARGE. I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD FLY FAR BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO RUN OVER ONE OF THEM.  I HAVE THE COVERS OFF AT THIS POINT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR THEM TO BE OFF.  THE WIND WHIPS THE TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE LITTLE CONTROL AND I ASSOCIATE THIS WITH  THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT THAT IS GONE OFF THE TRUCK THAT WAS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE TRUCK WEIGHTED APPROPRIATELY  FOR SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT THE BLOWING WIND BUT THE WIND CREATED AS THE TRUCK PICKS UP SPEED, THE MULTI AXLE TRUCKS ALSO CAUSE IT TO ACTUALLY MOVE UP AND OVER WHEN THEY PASS MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY.  IT IS AN INSECURE FEELING AND IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO CONFIDENT DRIVING. WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING IT IS HARD TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD ALONG WITH THE OTHER FACTORS IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL TAKE FLIGHT. THE COVERS ARE THE WEIGHT THAT KEEPS THE TRUCK FROM BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE LANE YOUR DRIVING IN.   THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATIONS. SINCERELY, CORRODED BED COVER HANDLES,TX.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10437533,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2011","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR RUSTED OUT, LEAKED BRAKE FLUID AND HAD TO STEER TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS. SECOND TIME LUCKILY I WAS ON MY PROPERTY MOVING 1000 LB TRAILER AROUND AND NOTICE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW A STREAM OF LIQUID FROM AROUND AREA OF FRONT AXLE. TOOK TRUCK TO NEAREST MECHANIC. I STOPPED BY THE NEXT DAY AND THE MECHANIC HAD TRUCK UP ON LIFT AND CAME OVER TO ME AND SAID \"YOU NEED A NEW TRUCK\" HE SAID THE LINES ARE RUSTED (BRAKE, FUEL AND TRANSMISSION). I  ALSO HAVE 2002 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 180K MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES LIKE I'VE HAD TO DO WITH MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF BOTH THEM.  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10436773,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND MASTER CYLINDER BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT IS 118,000.   ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF  UPDATED 01/10/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10436578,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES, TWO BLACK EYES AND A BACK INJURY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER WHERE SHE WAS PLACED ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR FIFTY DAYS.  THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A T-12 COMPRESSION FRACTURE IN HER BACK, A FRACTURED RIGHT KNEECAP AND A LACERATED RIGHT HAND.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.    UPDATED 03/19/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10436610,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND A FIVE FOOT SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.  UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ  UPDATED 01/04/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10435954,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/04/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2011","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"FUEL PUMP FAILED 3 TIMES ALREADY. ALL DOOR ELECTRICAL SOLENOIDS/CABLE SYSTEM FAILED-POSSIBLE POOR VENTILATION CAUSING EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION RESULTING IN RUSTING OF CABLES.  NOTE: A FRIEND WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL HAS EXACT PROBLEMS AND MORE.  ALL COSTLY AND NON-WARRANTY ITEMS!  COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS WHEN FUEL PUMPS FAILED BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10430731,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/2011","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO WORK, IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, GOING 65 WHEN EVERYONE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I FOLLOWED TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES BUT WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, SO IN ORDER TO NOT REAR END ANYONE I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER FLYING PAST THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WITH MY BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. I DROVE OFF THE RODE AND GOT MY TRUCK TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. WHEN THE GARAGE OWNER LOOKED AT MY BRAKES HE SAID MY REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE FRONT WERE ABOUT TO DO THE SAME. HE ALSO SAID THE BRAKE LINES ARE SHOVED SO FAR INTO THE TRUCK FRAME HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE BODY FROM THE FRAME TO FIX IT PROPERLY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10430332,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST BRAKING AT 50 MPH.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10428772,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CORROSION OF HARD BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR DISTRIBUTION MODULE RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPACITY WHEN THE BRAKE LINE FAILED RESULTING IN FLUID LEAKAGE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10428037,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"TIRES","summary":"2 TIRE TREAD  SEPARATIONS - 3 DAYS APART FROM EACH OTHER. FIRST ON  DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. 2ND ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. TIRES ARE A USED - GOOD CONDITION PURCHASE. FIRST INCIDENT REQUIRED MY AUTO TO BE IN FOR REPAIRS FOR 29 DAYS. 3 DAYS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TRAIL BUSTER","productModel":"LT24575R16","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10427517,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"COMING TO A STOP AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR ABS LIGHT CAME ON , FOUND HOLE IN BRAKE LINE LINES RUSTED ALL THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE . I ALMOST HIT A WOMEN ON FEB 6 2010 ANOTHER HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE LINE ON SEPT 21 2011 BRAKES DID IT AGAIN TO THE FLOOR IT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP 2 DIFFERENT LINES HAVE HOLES IN THEM AM TRYING TO REPLACE AS MUCH AS I CAN. THERE IS A BOX UNDER THE BODY THAT MY BRAKE LINES GO INTO THEY ARE RUSTED REALLY BAD TO IM NOT SURE WHAT THE BOX IS FOR I HAVE HAD A LOT OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOT DRIVEN FOR MONTHS AT A TIME DUE TO BRAKE PROBLEMS THANK YOU.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10424646,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2011","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE LAMP FREQUENTLY ILLUMINATES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED,  THEN THE LAMP WILL STAY OFF FOR DAYS ,  THEN COME BACK ON FOR NO REASON,  WHEN THE TRUCK IS SCANNED NO CODES ARE RETURNED,  THE TRUCK SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10421669,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2011","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"RECENTLY MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BEGUN TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ANOTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. ON AUGUST 3, 2011 WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, HE PRESSED THE BRAKES WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT THAT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE FRONT BUMPER IS NOW DAMAGED ( T-BONED) AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I'M NOT VERY PLEASED THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND STILL HAVE TO PAY COSTLY MAINTENANCE FEES. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO JEOPARDIZE MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY GRANDDAUGHTER. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE SAFETY ISSUES: BRAKING, CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NO DEPLOYED AIR BAGS.  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10422115,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2011","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIGHWAY DRIVING, TRUCK HESITATES AND JERKS, AND COMES TO THE NEAR POINT OF STALLING, AND LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE DOES THE SAME, HESITATES, AND JERKS, STALLS, ALL SYSTEMS FAIL.  STARTS BACK UP UPON SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL.  MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON THE 8.1 L 8100 SERIES MOTOR, THE SAME MOTOR THAT IS IN THE 2001 MODEL SILVERADO, SIERRA, AND SUBURBANS THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. LOCATION IS IN THE BACK OF THE MOTOR MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE OUT WITHOUT MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR WORK, REMOVING INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OTHER COMPLEX THINGS, TO REPAIR AN APPARENT $60 PART.  DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND HAPPENED ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN CARED FOR COMPLETELY.  ALSO, DANGEROUS DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF STEERING IT TO A SAFE PLACE WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.  MECHANIC SAYS PART IT ALMOST 100% PLASTIC AND CAN SUCCUMB TO HIGH AND LOW VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND BREAK DOWN IN COMPOSITION.  WHICH, IT HAS DONE IN THIS TRUCK, AGAIN WITHOUT NO WARNING, AND NO APPARENT COST EFFECTIVE REPAIR.      IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR AS WELL AS THE SAME 8.1 L MOTOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 TRUCK (BY THE WAY, THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2001), WHICH, OTHER THAT THE DIFFERENT BODY STYLE HAS THE SAME CHASSIS AND MOTOR AS THE SUBURBAN.  VERY DANGEROUS FOR A WOMAN, WHO CANNOT OR DOES NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STEER A 7,000 POUND TRUCK THAT COMPLETELY STALLED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10418596,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2011","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING  65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY ON BRIDGES. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10417970,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, RUSTED BRAKE LINES, BRAKE LINE BURST(FAILURE), LOSS OF BRAKING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10417998,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2011","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WE OWN A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT SEAL. WE HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE.  MY BEST FRIEND AND HER HUSBAND BOUGHT A USED CHEVY SILVERADO AND HAVE REPLACED THE SEAL 3 TIMES SINCE THEY HAVE BOUGHT THEIRS. THERE NEED TO BE SOME RESEARCH DONE ON THESE SEALS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10415097,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2011","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED. WHEN HE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN TIME, AS A RESULT HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL  NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10410855,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2011","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE BRAKES ENGAGED, UNEXPECTEDLY, AND SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGING INVOLUNTARILY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10405790,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"07/12/10 BRAKES FAILED ON 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE...BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LEFT LANE WAS FREE OF TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. RUSTED BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED AT BRAKE SPECIALIST FOR $573.55.  06/09/11 AS I APPROACHED RED LIGHT, BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR STOPPED JUST INCHES FROM STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK THE AVALANCHE TO REPAIR SHOP  TX. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE THE AVALANCHE, FOUR RUSTED BRAKE LINES...$1700 TO REPLACE. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS \"RUSTED BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE AVALANCHES AND IT SEEMS MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10405811,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES FAILED ON 7/12/10 ALMOST REAR ENDED CAR BEFORE CAME TO STOP BY VEERING INTO LEFT LANE TO AVOID CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED RUSTED BRAKE LINE. AGAIN, 6/9/11, WENT TO BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED JUST BEFORE REAR ENDING CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. REPAIR SHOP SAYS RUSTED BRAKE LINES!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10404377,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, REDUCING BRAKING PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS.  THE CONTACT REFERENCED AN OPEN INVESTIGATION RELATING TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ  UPDATED 08/11/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10401129,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2011","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY; HOWEVER,  AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHE PURCHASED A BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO UNPLUG THE ABS MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,835. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,830.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10400564,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2011","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES AND LOSS OF FLUID.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10394019,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2011","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 WITH 8.1 ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT DRIVING SPEED.  THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY CHARGE.  NO SPUTTERING OR SLUGGISHNESS, NO WARNING WHATSOEVER.  THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN.  WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES FOR THIS 7K POUND VEHICLE!  SOMETIMES, ONCE PULLED OVER AND SHUTTING EVERYTHING OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT  WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 10 MINUTES OF  TRYING TO CRANK IT INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE IT WILL RESTART.  IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN THE LAST THREE DAYS AND A DOZEN TIMES AT RANDOM INTERVALS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS  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.  THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING ENOUGH AT \"NEIGHBORHOOD\" SPEEDS, BUT CONSIDERABLY MORE SO AT INTERSTATE 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!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10386762,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2011","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE DASH LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY SHOWING THE SECURITY LIGHT, GAS LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING. WHEN YOU SHUT THE TRUCK OFF IT STILL SHOWS THE YELLOW SECURITY LIGHT AND IT NEVER GOES OFF AND IF YOU LEAVE IT SITTING FOR 1 OR 2 DAYS WITHOUT DRIVING IT MAKES THE BATTERY GO DEAD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10386445,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ABNORMALLY FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10388008,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2011","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION 1 BRAKE LINE BURST THE OTHER 3 WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ABOUT TO FAIL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10383363,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2011","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z-71, BRAKE LINES RUSTY TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AT ANYTIME, SPONGY PEDAL, AND DIFFICULTY STOPPING. AT PRESENT TIME HAVE NOT REPAIRED DUE TO EXTREME COST. IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THERE WILL BE A MASSIVE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT (IF MY FAMILY AND I SURVIVE).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10383417,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE ISSUE. ITS INSPECTION STICKER TIME AGAIN AND FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN A ROW I AM DUMPING MY WALLET INTO THE E BRAKE. I UNDERSTAND STUFF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OVER TIME BUT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS YEAR ALL NEW CABLES AND NEW ADJUSTMENT SCREW KIT....AND BEHOLD STILL NO HOLDING POWER NEED NEW SHOES AGAIN. THIS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NEVER NEEDED IN PRACTICAL SENSE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10381302,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2011","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4X4 WHILE VACATIONING IN FLORIDA. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2011, I NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELY SPONGY. UPON INVESTIGATION, I NOTED A LEAKAGE BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IT WAS BELOW THE NORMAL LEVEL. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES INDICATED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND RENT A CAR UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10375276,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2011","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"STEERING","summary":"02' CHEVY AVALANCHE 60K MILES, I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN NOV.2010 IT IS JAN. 2011 NOT MORE THEN 45 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, THE STEERING IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, GRINDING NOISE, TURNING NOISE, UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER TO CORRECT, DEALER HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHAT WILL BE DONE YET? THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TYPE OF ISSUE, FACTORY RECALL TYPE OF ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10375295,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2011","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I WANTED TO ADD TO THE COMPLAINT ABOUT BRAKE EROSION ON 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE.  MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT WHEN BRAKING. I NEARLY MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPING WHEN I DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE NEARLY ALL MY BRAKE LINES DUE TO LEAKS. I LIVE IN UP-STATE NEW YORK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10373858,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2011","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"EMERGENCY BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL ALTHOUGH RARELY USED. REPAIRS NEVER LAST. IT  IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR A DESIGN FLAW.  NHTSA IS JUST LIKE THE SEC IN THAT THEY HAVE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE.  THIS IS A VERY,VERY COMMON FAILURE ON THE AVALANCHE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOW CALLED A PARKING BRAKE ON THE COMPLAINT FORM AND MOST PEOPLE STOP AT \"BRAKE,HYDRAULIC\" INSTEAD OF SCROLLING FURTHER DOWN. THE FORM SHOULD HAVE THE SELECTION---\"BRAKE,EMERGENCY\" , BUT IT DOESN'T.  THEREFORE , THERE IS NO EMERGENCY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10372307,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT CHANGED JUST AS I WAS GETTING TO IT.  I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO MAKE SURE I STOPPED IN TIME.  EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AT FIRST BUT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WASN'T STOPPING.  FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CROSS TRAFFIC HADN'T STARTED TO MOVE YET.  I ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP UNTIL I WAS WELL INTO THE INTERSECTION.  WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP THEY FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAME HAD BLOWN OUT.  ALL OF THE METAL LINES ON THE FRAME RAILS ARE VERY RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.  THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1000.00.  THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THESE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF NONCORROSIVE METAL LIKE STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF THING FROM HAPPENING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10370672,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"SOMETIMES MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 8.1 WILL NOT START. I LOCK CAR AGAIN WITH REMOTE FOB, UNLOCK AND USUALLY IT STARTS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT LOCKING, UNLOCKING BEFORE IT WILL START. NOW VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING, NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING ETC. DOES THIS AT RANDOM SPEEDS WITHOUT NOTICE OR ANY APPARENT CONSISTENCY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. TO RESTART I MUST TRY AND GET PULLED OVER SAFELY, LOCK AND UNLOCK TRUCK WITH FOB AND HOPE IT STARTS. SOMETIMES WILL DO AFTER ONCE, SOMETIMES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NOT REALLY SURE THE FOB RESETTING OF SECURITY SYSTEM IS THE DIFFERENCE OR IT JUST HAPPENS TO START. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM???  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10367728,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/24/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 95 I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A LEAK IN THE RIDGE METAL  BRAKE LINE WHICH COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE CARS FRAME.  UPON INVESTIGATING I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS CONDITION IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. IF I HADN'T TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AND HAD WAITED UNTIL EXITING THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS MULTI CAR ACCIDENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10367048,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2010","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FUEL PUMP HAS QUIT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS. ORIGINAL PUMP FAILED AT 110,00 MILES THE NEXT 2 DELPHI REPLACEMENTS EACH LASTED ABOUT 10,000. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10363906,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G92G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10362377,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE DIED AT 55 MPH, RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY, DIED OUT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. I FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2001 AVALANCHE, WHY NOT THE 2002? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10363168,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2010","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER MY PROBLEM WITH MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BREAK LINES RUSTING THROUGH AND CAUSING BREAK FAILURE IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT GM BUILT THESE VEHICLES WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT RESISTANT TO CORROSION. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THUS FAR NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. FOR A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS (BREAK LINES) FROM A RUST RESISTANT MATERIAL. GM WILL PROBABLY DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO AVOID RECALLS BUT BELIEVE ME IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM... IT'S ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10362379,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2010","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"RE: CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BRAKE FAILURES... THE BRAKE LINES ON CHEVROLET TRUCKS ARE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT RUST RESISTANT AND LEADS TO BRAKE FAILURES SUCH AS IT DID ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE... ALTHOUGH MY FAILURE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED, IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN FOR OWNERS OF THESE GM PRODUCTS. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ARE LISTED ON VARIOUS WEB SITES DETAILING THIS PROBLEM, ONE THAT GM WILL NOT HONE UP TO BECAUSE THE REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BREAK LINE SYSTEM COSTS OWNERS OVER $800.00 AT A GM DEALER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS GM FAILURE TO PUT RUST RESISTANT MATERIALS ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF ANY VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10361511,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR SURFACE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A MASSIVE LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST WITHIN THE BRAKE LINE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,123.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10358385,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2010","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES LINE ALL TRACK TIRES (N/A), SIZE 265/75/R16, DOT JENKECL, SERIAL NSS-010733. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"HERCULES","productModel":"HERCULES","size":null,"manufacturer":"Asphalt Hercules Tire & Rubber Co LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10357170,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/27/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ON 07/27/2010 I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY AVALANCHE, 2002, WITH 57000 MILES ON IT. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I INVESTIGATED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR HARD BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED BOTH REAR LINES, BLED THE BRAKES DROVE THE TRUCK TO TEST THE BRAKES AND THE DRIVERS FRONT HARD LINE BLEW OUT, IT HAD AN 1/8 INCH HOLE RUSTED IN IT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10356241,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ARE SEVERELY CORRODED (RUSTED).  I ALREADY HAD A TEN-FOOT SECTION OF THE TUBING REPLACED THIS SUMMER.  SINCE A 'HARD STOP' LAST WEEK, MY BRAKE PEDAL NOW HAS A SOFT MUSHY FEEL, AND BRAKING DISTANCES ARE LONGER.  ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SEEMS TO HAVE 'BURST' AND IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.  I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE ENTIRETY OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED.  HOPING I'LL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO GET THE COST OF THIS REPAIR COVERED BY GM, AS I DON'T THINK THESE SHOULD FAIL (EVER), EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10355668,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, HIS MODEL YEAR AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10355562,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2010","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE POLICE RESPONDED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10353924,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2010","vin":"2G1WH55K629","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE A 02'CHEVY IMPALA WHEN I TURN IT ON ALL ELECTRIC COMES ON AND THE ENGINE RUNS FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND DIES THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT AND SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM COMES ON I GOT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR REPLACED STILL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES AFTER READING THE MANUAL AND PUSHING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR WHILE HOLDING THE KEYS ON FOR THREE SECONDS BUT EVENTUALLY IT DIED AGAIN.  PLEASE HELP!!!!!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10349548,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TRUCK SITTING IN YARD AND BRAKE LINE FAILED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10348468,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES LINES WERE CRACKED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10348330,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES UPON BRAKE APPLICATION.  BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE WHERE BRAKE LINE CONNECTS TO BRAKES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10347992,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE","summary":"FRAME   CORRODED/BUCKLED; BRAKE FAILURE(HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT) DUE TO RUST. 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, WELL CARED FOR 48,000 MILES. NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. $6,000 DOLLAR REPAIR. GM WON'T LOOK INTO/ADDRESS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS MESSAGES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES TWICE(RUST) AND NOW THE FRAME! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10347510,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2010","vin":"3GKFK16T01G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE TRAVELING AT  35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES YET THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED DUE TO ROAD SALT EROSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000.    UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN  THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPPED. UPDATED 03/25/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10346776,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT  STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10344271,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE BROKE CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE FOLLOWING, AT A SAFE DISTANCE.  THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED.  THE ENTIRE HOIST ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE.  SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10336778,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2010","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE RUST WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10332264,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2010","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"2002 GM TRUCK. YELLOWING AND DOUBLE VISION IN DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. HAS DEGRADED OVER PAST TWO YEARS. HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM, BOTH CARS AND TRUCKS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10331354,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/19/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THIS IS A GENERAL POINT OF INFORMATION MESSAGE: FOR THE LAST DECADE OR MORE, GM VEHICLES HAVE A PROPENSITY TO BURN OUT THEIR LAMPS DUE TO AN OVERCHARGE CONDITION (CAUSE UNKNOWN TO ME); THIS CONDITION CAN AFFECT ANY OF THE LAMPS OR BULBS, MOST NOTICABLY HEADLAMPS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND RUNNING (PARKING) LAMPS. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ELECTRICAL DEFECT IN ALL GM VEHICLES.*TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10329066,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/05/2010","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"COMING UP TO STOP SIGN ON A DOWNHILL BACK ROAD, I EXPERIENCED PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AS I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY DOING 5MPH OR LESS AT THAT POINT BUT I WENT THRU THE STOP SIGN AND HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND ONTO A SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING A CAR COMING FROM MY LEFT. AGAIN, I WAS STILL HEADING DOWNHILL AND PICKING UP SPEED. I TRIED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT WASN'T EFFECTIVE MUCH SO I PULLED THE TRANNY DOWN INTO SECOND AND ULTIMATELY DOWN TO FIRST TO GET THE SPEED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A LOCAL CUL-DE-SAC WHICH AT FIRST GOES DOWN HILL AND THEN UPHILL. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP AND FROM THERE I LIMPED THE 1/4 MILE BACK TO MY HOUSE IN FIRST GEAR AND PARK IT. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE REPORTED TO ME THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WAS BADLY CORRODED AND ASKED ME IF I PARKED THE VEHICLE A LOT AT THE SEASHORE. I TOLD HIM \"NO\"  BUT I DON'T GARAGE THE VEHICLE EITHER ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER. HE SAID THAT HA HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HE HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, HOSES, FITTINGS AND BLEEDER SCREWS.  IT COST $1,246.12 AND, YES, HE SHOWED ME ALL OF THE LINES AND PARTS WHICH HE REMOVED---I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I CONSIDERED FILING THIS REPORT AT THE TIME BUT #1: I'M A PROCRASTINATOR AND #2 I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE SINCE AGAIN I DON'T GARAGE MY VEHICLE, I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH ( 50K MILES IN APPROX. 9 YRS)  AND I GET A LOT OF SALT ON THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER SINCE I LIVE ON A HILL. I'M NOW SORRY FOR NOT REPORTING THIS SOONER SINCE I NO LONGER HAVE THE OLD PARTS OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM AVAILABLE TO ME BUT I FIGURED I BETTER LET YOU KNOW JUST WHAT HAPPENED IN MY CASE BECAUSE I READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON 04/05/10 THAT SAID YOU WERE LOOKING AT 110 COMPLAINTS OF BRAKE FAILURES IN GENERAL MOTORS SUVS OF ALL SORTS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10328360,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, PARKING BRAKE WEARS OUT AND FAIL WITH OUT BEING USED.  REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS, HAS NOT WORKED SINCE.  I FEEL MY SAFETY IS AT RISK, BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10328259,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/26/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVING 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 8.1 L AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS AND ENGINE CUTS OUT.  NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES.  PULLED OVER AND AFTER A MINUTE THE ENGINE WILL RESTART.  RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER LIKE VEHICLES HAVE SAME PROBLEM (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR).  REPORTED PREVIOUS YEAR SAME ENGINE HAD RECALL FOR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10328106,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE ABRUPTLY JUST AS THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,400.     UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN  UPDATED 07/23/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10327257,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/24/2010","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"THE ABS KICK IN WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10326840,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I AM CURRENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AS TO UNWARRANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO STOP A LOW SPEEDS OR HESITATES AT 5 MPH COMING TO A STOP. I BEGAN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A WEEK AGO, ON OR ABOUT APRIL 14TH, 2010. I CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF YOUR WEB SITE AND SAW THAT THERE HAS BEEN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FROM 2005. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AT THE NUMBER PROVIDED IN YOUR RECALL BULLETIN # 05V-379. WHEN I SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THEY TOLD ME MY VIN # DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. CHEVROLET WILL NOT HONOR ANY REPAIR TO THIS VEHICLE WHICH I BELIEVE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. I PLAN TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, AND FILE SUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET FOR THE COST OF THOSE REPAIRS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10326470,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR ABS MODULE UNDER TRUCK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10326201,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"DASH LIGHT DON'T WORK. DIMMER SWITCH VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10325852,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500,2WD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK STALLED AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I REPLACED THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR AND IT WORKS WELL NOW...BUT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SHUT OFF,I ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10325628,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2010","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ABS MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS MARGINAL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS ACCORDINGLY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS STATE (FLORIDA) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10325630,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND UPON RESTARTING, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10325236,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. I DOWN SHIFTED AND COASTED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACED. AT A HEFTY PRICE, I REPLACED IT ALL. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10321708,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"NHTSA ACTION # PE05020, NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000, GM CORP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK.     THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE RECALL ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING NHTSA EXTEND RECALL TO REPAIR ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE NOTIFIED GM AND EXPECT A FOLLOW UP BY NHTSA.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10316782,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2010","vin":"3GNEC13TX2G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE IN ANY ATTITUDE.  SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED AND IS TYPICAL OF GM SUVS AND LIGHT TRUCKS.  SYSTEM DESIGN AND EXECUTION IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10314804,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 8.1L ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. THIS WAS HAPPENING 4 - 5 TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS DEPENDING ON HOW FAR I HAD TO DRIVE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON IN THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO SAFELY GET INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. THUS IS WHY I ENDED UP GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHOM LATER REPLACED MY \" CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR \". THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 13, 2009. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ALL OF WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:  07V521000 ), WITH THE SAME MOTOR THAT WAS IN THE 2001 CHEVY TRUCKS. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE INVOLVING THE 2002 VEHICLES? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10313608,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED  NEW BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NEVER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER.  HE DID CONTACT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,180.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10312694,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2010","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY 2002 TRUCKS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CRANK SENSOR AND  ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD THE SENOR REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO.    THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) IS DIRECTING THE RECALL OF 11,974 2001-MODEL-YEAR HEAVY DUTY PICKUPS BUILT BY GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10303189,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2002 CHEVERLOT AVALACHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84000.    UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN   UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10297931,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2010","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHEN DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I FELT A LARGE \"THUMP\", IN CHECKING MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, DISCOVERED MY SPARE TIRE LAYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.  CABLE MECHANISM HAD BROKEN DROPPING TIRE TO PAVEMENT- MAY BE MADE OF SAME CABLE AS TAILGATE CABLE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10297385,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  THE REAR SWAY BAR  BROKE, AND WORE OUT THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE GM MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIRS.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.   UPDATED 01/20/10  *BF  UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10296043,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE 1500, ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SPEED SENSORS, RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE SO THEY WOULDN'T DO IT AGAIN. THAT IS NOT RIGHT! I DON'T CARE HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE TO FIX IT, IF SAFETY PARTS ARE FAILING, THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEM! LONG STORY SHORT... I REPLACED THE SENSORS, DIDN'T WORK. I REPLACED THE WHOLE BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WHICH CAME WITH PRE-INSTALLED SENSORS. FIXED! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10292538,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/17/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I OWN A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, AND I AM HAVING DAILY PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATING INAPPROPRIATELY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DURING SLOW TURNS. IT STARTED HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY SOME 2-4 YEARS AGO, AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A DAILY OCCURRENCE.  I JUST HAD  MAJOR WORK DONE REPLACING MY WHEEL BEARINGS, ROTORS, PADS, SHOCKS, AND STRUTS, BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY ITS STILL OCCURRING. CHEVROLET IS AWAY OF THE DEFECT, BUT NOT ENOUGH OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OR HAVE BEEN INJURED FOR THEM TO MAKE IT WORTH THEIR TIME TO FIX OR CONTACT OWNERS OF A CERTAIN POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10292559,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/23/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/17/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"MY EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED ALMOST CAUSING MY CAR TO ROLL INTO TRAFFIC. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOULD BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED IT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10289053,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2009","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 2003 ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 53000 MILES ON IT .  HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10288714,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DURING AN EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITION, THE  FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO POINT OF POSSIBLE FAILURE UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. TRUCK HAS ONLY 44,500 MILES ON IT. ALSO FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION THROUGHOUT FRAME. TRUCK HAD ADDITIONAL UNDERCOATING INSTALLED BY DEALER(MARCHESE CHEVROLET IN NY). DEALERS REPLY TO CONDITION, YEAH WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL AVALANCHES AND CAVALIERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE PROBLEM IS SUBSTANDARD STEEL OR POSSIBLY A REACTION WITH THE UNDERCOATING. VEHICLE IS NOT BEING USED AT PRESENT TIME. VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE PURCHASED NEW 12/2002. ADDITIONAL ISSUES WITH BRAKES, DEALER RECALL ON ROTORS 22,000 MILES ALL 4 REPLACED, ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED BY LOCAL SHOP WITH 42,000 MILES, ALL 4 IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10287029,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER POURS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM SHUT SUNROOF IF ANY SORT OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION, LAST DATE BELOW BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2005. HAVE SINCE LEARNED THE FLOODED FLOOR CAN CAUSE RANDOM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS THEN IS A SAFETY ISSUE BIG TIME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10286987,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2009","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING --- WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, AT ABOUT 5MPH, BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. RECALL TSB#02-05-25-006B DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE BUT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM. LOCAL GM SERVICE DEPT REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS UNSAFE DESIGN DEFECT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10286287,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2009","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE 2500 4X4 BRAKE LINES ARE FAILING ONE AT A TIME UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT THEIR IS A BRACKET THAT SEEMS TO COLLECT DIRT, SALT , ECT. IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS SHOULD BE STAINLESS BRAKE LINES. I ALMOST GOT KILLED WENT OFF ROAD TO GET STOPPED, TOWED HOME THE TRUCK. NOW  THE NEXT PROBLEM IS TRYING TO FIND PARTS ACTUAL 1/4\" I.D. WITH METRIC O.D. 10 MM . *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10281952,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2009","vin":"3GNEC13T42G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP STARTED TO LEAK FUEL DUE TO RUST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP AND CONFIRMED THE PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED SINCE THE FUEL LEAK COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10278395,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2009","vin":"3GNGK23G92G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500- NONE PROBLEM WITH CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILING.  MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. UPON RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT CHEVY IS AWARE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OR HURT IF THIS IS NOT COMMUNICATED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES- SEE WEB SITE   WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC   IF YOU JUST SEARCH CHEVY AVALANCHE ENGINE STALLING YOU WILL FIND ALL OF THE POSTS. MANY PEOPLE START BY CHANGING THEIR BATTERY, REPLACING THEIR FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, REPLACING THE AIR FILTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. PLEASE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO STALL LIKE THIS......... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10276754,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD POP BACK AND FORTH AS IF THE ANTI-BRAKING SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000.    UPDATED 10/06/09 *BF  UPDATED. 10/08/09","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10276336,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IN HIS VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10274300,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2009","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. BRAKES WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10274329,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE.  THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.  THE HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN FOUR MONTHS.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 108,000. UPDATED 07/24/09.  *LJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10273032,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/07/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE - BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AFTER ONLY 38,000 MILES RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. LUCKILY I  WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLES. DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE NOW READ SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON ALL CHEVROLET AVALANCHES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH ONLY SHOWS UP WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE BRAKES - WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU MOST NEED THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10272467,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2009","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10269646,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2009","vin":"3GNGC23GX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"8.1L 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ENGINE STALLS AT SPEEDS OF 1 TO ABOVE 40MPH AND FAILS TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THIS ENGINE SHUT-OFF HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU LOSE ALL POWER TO STEERING AND STOPPING THE TRUCK. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, ADDING TO YOUR CHANCES FOR AN ACCIDENT. LOCAL DEALER CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT LOOKING AT YOUR WEBSITE, A SIMILAR PROBLEM RESULTED IN A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2001. THAT CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS 07V521000. IT SEEMS VERY ODD THAT LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR RECALL OR HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ONLY YOUR WEBSITE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10269395,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"REAR WINDOW FRAME PLASTIC  IS CRACKING,  THERE IS A 3/8 GAP THAT HAS FORM MAKING THE WINDOW UNSTABLE AND LEAKING BOTH AIR AND WATER.  THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10267855,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2009","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE  REAR TAILGATE LATCH/LOCK ASSEMBLY. SHARP EDGES ON  UNKNOWN HOOK /BARB DESIGN SNAGGING CLOTHING/RIPPING HOLES IN FABRIC AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CUTS ON ABDOMINAL AREAS,   THIS OCCURS WHEN I REACH OVER FROM THE END TO RETRIEVE PAYLOAD FROM THE CARGO BAY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10267709,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2009","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500.   THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED.  THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED.  THE TOTAL COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WAS $1,035.  THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,600.    UPDATED 05/26/09 *BF  THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT.  WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE POWER STEERING AND HYDRO BOOST BRKAE SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10265344,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.  THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY AND THEY STATED THAT EVERYTIME HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THEY WOULD STATE THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10265387,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2009","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"4 TIMES NOW MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITH NO WARNING OR ANY INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE I.E. WARNING CODES, LIGHTS, OR SYMBOLS. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AFTER FINISHING A CURVE IN THE ROAD. THE ENGINE DIED FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN IT RESTARTED BY ITSELF.  THE OTHER DAY MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE COMING BACK FROM THE DR. AND I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM ONE BUSY ROAD TO ANOTHER AND IT COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME. I HAD TO STOP IN AFTERNOON TRAFFIC AND AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE AND COMPLETELY TURNING THE KEY OFF AND PUTTING IT INTO PARK IT FINALLY STARTED. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE WRITER AT QUALITY CHEVY AND HE TOLD ME THAT MANY OF THE SAME TRUCKS HAVE BEEN COMING IN AND HAVING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2001 SILVERADO'S WITH THE 8.1L ENGINE, SAME AS MINE, HAD A RECALL FOR THEM. ON THE AVALANCHE FAN CLUB WEB SIGHT, I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE AND HAVING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THEY ALL HAD THE SAME DEAL, VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO CODES. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10263911,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET K1500 AVALANCHE 4WD ACTIVATES ANTILOCK BRAKES WHILE COMPLETING A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 5MPH).  THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, OFTEN EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.  THE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM HAS THE UNDESIRED EFFECT OF GREATLY LENGTHENING THE STOPPING DISTANCE IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER.  IN EFFECT, THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING A STOPPED VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, INTERSECTION, PEDESTRIAN, PARKING, ETC.  THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM.  THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP A FEW YEARS AGO.  THIS PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP REPAIR OF THE UNCONTROLLED ABS BRAKING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AS THE ABS MALFUNCTION HAS RETURNED ON THIS VEHICLE. ON 4/1/09 THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY CURRENT ABS MALFUNCTION CONDITION, STATING THAT \"GM WILL ONLY DO THE REPAIR ONCE\".    THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR DID NOT WORK ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE, AND NOW I AM \"STUCK\" WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROADS DUE TO UNCONTROLLED RELEASING OF BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS.  PLEASE GIVE ME DIRECTION OF WHAT ACTION I CAN TAKE.  THANK YOU. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10263071,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2009","vin":"3GNEC13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"02 CHEVY AVALANCHE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. GM HAS HAD DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THE '02 AVALANCHE BUT SO FAR HAS ONLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR NORTHERN STATES, BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ROAD SALT RATHER THAN THE OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE DEFECT. ROAD SALT DIDN'T CAUSE THIS ABS FAILURE BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE WHOLE U.S. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA SHOULD ADDRESS WITH A MANDATORY RECALL FOR ALL '02 CHEVY AVALANCHES. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM RATHER THAN A WARRANTY ISSUE. I DID A 360 ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE DUE TO THIS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10259121,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2009","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SON HIT A TREE HEAD ON TOTALED AVALANCHE FRONT END AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY  WHY?????????? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10258825,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2009","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOWER PORTION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10258616,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2009","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FRONT DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 4WD OF THE VEHICLE HAS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTIONED DESPITE 2 REPAIRS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY LINDSAY CHEVY IN WOODBRIDGE VA. THE MECHANISM STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AT 7000 MILES. NOW THE TRUCK HAS 85000 MILES AND THE MECHANISM HAS FAILED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10258442,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2009","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM STAYS ON AND TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP.  THEY ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT.  THEN WE TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NO RECALL.  DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL.  CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP NOT COOPERATING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10257679,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC 1500 AVALANCHE.  TWO YEARS AGO, THE ABS SENSOR WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL.  CURRENTLY, THE ABS SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD IN THE MIDDLE OF STOPPING.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR.  THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,100.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10257615,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2009","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE SWAY BARS FRONT AND NO REAR S BREAKING AT BUSHINGS. LOOKS LIKE CORROSION AT THE BENDS? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10257188,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2009","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500.  THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.  THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS FAILED AND A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.  THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERS FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND TO CONSIDER IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000.   UPDATED  3/16/09 *CN  THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AND THE REAR PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10256309,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. IGNITION SWITCH IS SHORTING OUT, HAVE TO JIGGLE KEY TO START. WHEN DRIVING TUCK LOOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF LOOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER BRAKES. HAD TO MUSCLE TRUCK TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY AND RESTART. DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10256326,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2009","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED.  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.  HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,000.  THE CONTACT REPLACED THE VEHICLE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10254409,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2009","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"RE:  NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V37900, NHTSA ACTION # PE05020.    I PURCHASED 2002 AVALANCHE IN LATE JULY, 2006, FROM FUCILLO CHEVROLET IN EAST GREENBUSH NY; MILEAGE ~44,000.  IN NOVEMBER, 2008 (~55,000 MILES), I NOTICED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS AS DESCRIBED IN ABOVE REFERENCES.  INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED.  FUCILLO CHEVROLET DECLINED TO PROVIDE RECALL SERVICE, ADVISING THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED.  CHEVROLET DECLINED FOR THE SAME REASON, ADVISING THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN DONE AT FUCILLO IN JULY, 2006, AND THAT THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE RECALL WAS TO PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE ONLY ONE TIME, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE SERVICE FIXED THE DEFECT..  I THEN HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIR THE DEFECT AT MY EXPENSE.  HE ADVISED THAT THE RECALL SERVICE HAD NOT BEEN DONE, AS COULD BE DETERMINED DURING THE REPAIR.    IF THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT IN FACT DONE, THEN THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED TO CHEVROLET (AND ME).  HOWEVER, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE RECALL SERVICE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN DONE OR NOT, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THEIR OBLIGATION DOES NOT EXTEND TO REMEDYING THE DEFECT -- THEY APPARENTLY MAKE NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN EFFECTIVE REPAIR WORK AND INEFFECTIVE REPAIR WORK.  IN EITHER EVENT, CHEVROLET AND ITS DEALER KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE SUBJECT TO RECALL AND DECLINED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10253198,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2008","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500.  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.  AFTER WAITING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART.  WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE BATTERY DRAINS SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.  HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.  UPDATED 02/10/09. *LJ  UPDATED 02/11/09. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10252011,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2008","vin":"3GNEC13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ABS.  THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND THE SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKED.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ABS FAILURE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL ON THE ABS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN ALL STATES, NOT JUST THE WINTER STATES.  THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10249700,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/24/2008","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL PUMP FEED/RETURN PIPES. PIPES WHERE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL ON TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP WHERE FUEL POOLS UNTIL VEHICLE STOPS OR ACCELERATES AT WHICH POINT THE PUDDLED FUEL SPILLS TO GROUND, OR BLOWS UP UNDER VEHICLE CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10242951,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2008","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"02 AVALANCHE 2500, ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT JUST DIES AND I HAVE NO POWER BRAKES,NO POWER STEERING. THE HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS IN TRAFFIC AROUND ME. IT MAY TAKE UP 5 MINUTES TO RESTART NOW. 2 CHEVY DEALERS SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM CODES AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR UNNEEDED PARTS FOR TRIAL AND ERROR REPAIR. PLEASE HELP GET THIS PROBLEM DEALT WITH. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL, YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN KNOW ABOUT FOR SOME TIME THAT THE 2002 AVALANCHE 2500 8.1 LITER ENGINE HAS THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO KNOWN THAT REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WILL CURE IT. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN TRAFFIC!!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10237532,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2008","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"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 HIT HM HEAD ON NEAR THE END OF HIS VEHICLE HOWEVER MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK IS GONE, RADIATOR IS EXPOSED AND HOOD PUSHED UP TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10236859,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2008","vin":"3GNGK23G92G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"EARLY 2002 AVALANCHE 2500 WITH 8.1 LITER ENGINE 62K MILES.  NOTICED VERY INTERMITTENT MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OCCASIONALLY.  ENGINE DIED ON FREEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED . 2ND TIME ENGINE DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO COAST ACROSS TRAFFIC TO A SHOULDER WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES ASSIST.  INVESTIGATED SIMILAR PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND FIX FOR OTHERS WAS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10236712,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2008","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.  IT IS RANDOM AND DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY AND IS GRADUALLY GETTING MORE FREQUENT.  BASED ON OUR RESEARCH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA IS/WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.  WE WILL BE HAVING THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED.  THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AND FOR ANYONE TRAVELING BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN IT LOSES POWER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10236495,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2008","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE FAILURE - DOES NOT WORK - DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION TECHNICIAN AT DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE.  THE COST TO REPAIR THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALL THE AFFECTED PARTS IS APPROX. $ 600.00.  TECHNICIAN STATED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10232754,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/30/2008","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500.  THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER.  HE NOTICED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THAT BOTH THE WIRE AND HARNESS WERE BURNED.  THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP.  THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC.  THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10224769,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2008","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"RUPTURE OF PLASTIC-LIKE FUEL LINES ABOVE THE GAS TANK.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10224538,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2008","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED....I HAD TO REPLACE A PART ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 'S ABS SYSTEM..AGAIN THE SAME NOISE OCCURRED AND AGAIN IT IS THE ABS SYSTEM..4 YEARS AGO IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY  38,000 MILES I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $1,200.  IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW BEING REPAIRED... ..I'M SURE IT WILL BE $1,200 OR MORE...AGAIN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10223243,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2008","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN","summary":"REAR BRAKE DUST SHIELDS RUSTED THROUGH AT 62,438 MILES ALLOWING DIRT, STONE, AND OTHER MATERIALS INTO BRAKE SYSTEM.  DUST SHIELDS REPLACED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10223184,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/27/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2008","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS ACTIVATED.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK).  THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10222318,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2008","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500.  ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.  NO WARNING, NOTHING, ENGINE JUST STOPPED.  THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME, AND I HAVE FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10220498,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2008","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"STEERING","summary":"I HAVE A CHEVROLET 2002 AVALANCHE.  THERE WAS A LOT OF CLICKING AND CLACKING IN MY STEERING.  I HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED AND REALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES.  FINALLY A CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER IDENTIFIED A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET.  THERE IS A LINKAGE IN THE STEERING THAT IS CATEGORIZED AS A SHAFT #19153614 THAT WAS NOT CORRECTLY DESIGNED WHEN MANUFACTURED.  ACCORDING TO THE CHEVY SERVICE MANAGER CHEVY HAD TO REDESIGN THE SHAFT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.  DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY ORIGINALLY I REQUESTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COVER THE COST OF $201.95 COST.  THEY HAD SOME FOREIGNER FROM THE PHILLIPINES CALL ME TO TELL ME THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THIS MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP FAILURE.   IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS SWEEPING UNDER THE RUG.  THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF THESE SHAFTS.  THANK YOU.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10219801,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2008","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"HOOD METAL AROUND THE LATCH IS ROTTING.  AND THERE IS DELAMATION OF THE METAL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10219741,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/29/2008","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"I WAS REFUSED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION BECAUSE OF NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT 2002 SERIES OF CHEVROLET TRUCK HAD A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS THEN TOLD CHEVROLET DID A SILENT RECALL ON TRUCKS WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE REPAIRS COST $525.88. ALSO I WAS TOLD TO SET THE BRAKE TO INSURE THAT IT WOULDN'T FAIL IN THE FUTURE. NOTHING IN OWNERS MANUAL TELLS YOU TO SET EM.  BRAKE SO IT WOULDN'T WEAR OUT BY NOT BEING SET IN ORDER TO KEEP IT ALIGNED TO PREVENT WEAR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10218660,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/27/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2008","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  ON MARCH 27, 2007, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AT 45 MPH.  THE VEHICLE FLIPPED UP AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH.  THERE WAS OVER $18,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED.  THE SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AS WELL.  THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,213. UPDATED 04/23/08.  *LJ  THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THE SEAT BELT HARNESS BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FLY FORWARD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10215390,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2008","vin":"","components":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"TRAILER HITCH.   WELDS HAVE CRACKS.  LOOKS LIKE THE WELDS WERE NEVER COMPLETED.  FIRST NOTICED FLEXING IN THE HITCH AND REPLACED IT BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED.  I'M SENDING LINKS TO A FEW PICTURES.  LOOK ALONG THE WELDS ON THE ROUND TUBE.  THE CRACKS APPEAR AS LINES ON THE WELDS OF THE ROUND TUBES.  PICTURES OF HITCH....  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HE ALSO STATED SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE WOULD REVIVE ITSELF.  *KB  THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE 2 FUEL PUMPS ON THE VEHICLE WERE DISINTEGRATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10213616,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2008","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"BRAKES WERE PULSATING AND TOOK TO LOCAL BRAKE SHOP FOR CHECK. REAR BRAKE JOB COMPLETED. LEFT REAR ROTOR NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO DAMAGE FROM PARKING BRAKE. PARKING BRAKE ALSO REPLACED. SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED DAMAGED ROTOR FROM PARKING BRAKE WAS A DESIGN FLAW BY GM AND ALTHOUGH CHEVY AVALANCE HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS FLAW, THE TAHOE HAS.*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10213040,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2007","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN #02-05-26-002   2002-2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 SERIES MODELS    I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND GM OR THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME 'TOUGH LUCK'  THIS IS !@#$% AND THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PARKING BRAKE ISSUE!!! EVERY REPAIR PERSON I TAKE TO KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING OBSCURE!!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10210098,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2007","vin":"2G1WH55K429","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS IN DECEMBER, 2004. GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE MOST RECENT AND SEVERE HAS COME OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY; VERY ROUGH AND THE RPM'S GO TO 4000 OR ABOVE BEFORE SHIFTING OR IF I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I AM TERRIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE;  I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.   I HAVE ALSO BEEN RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR, AND TO MY HORROR, I AM EXPERIENCING MUCH OF THE SAME AS OTHER CONSUMERS. HOW CAN SO MANY COMPLAINTS BE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE AND GENERAL MOTORS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS??   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10209961,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/23/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.  THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED.  THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND CRUISE TO A STOP.  AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE FAILURE.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,800.  UPDATED 0310/08.  *LJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10208109,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G52G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTERMITTENT SUDDEN STALL. AT SPEED AND/OR WHEN IDLING.  CAUSES OF BREAKING AND STEERING. CAUSES BREAKDOWN IN TRAFFIC LANES OF FREEWAY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10208135,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA.  THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.  THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER.  THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK).  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10206956,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2007","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"AT THE FIRST OF OCTOBER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ONSTAR STATING THAT MY SERVICE WOULD NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR MY 2002 CHEVORLET AVALANCHE BEGINNING JAN 2008.  ONSTAR IS A SAFETY DEVICE ON MY TRUCK...AND WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN CHOOSING A GM VEHICLE.  SOME OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE 2003 GMCS AND THEY ARE REPAIRABLE BUT MINE IS NOT.  I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE..THEY JUST DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT.   I HAVE HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH MY TRUCK, EG- HARDBODY FADING, WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION 3 YEARS BACK B/C EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WORE...NO RECALL BUT THE PART WAS REDESIGNED..HMMM, TAILGATE LEAKING WATER, A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT TOOK 4 LONG TIMES AT THE DEALER FOR THEM TO FIND, BUT I CAN LIVE WITH ALL THIS...BUT MY ONSTAR WAS A GREAT PIECE OF MIND, ESP WITH AN ILLNESS AND NOW A NEW BABY.  I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM AGAIN, B/C THEY HAVE DUMPED ALL OF US WITH ANALOG SERVICE LIKE A DISEASE...I WAS TOLD I COULD TRADE MY TRUCK AND ONSTAR WOULD GIVE ME AN ADDITIONAL YEAR FREE!  BIG WOW...THAT IS AN INSULT.  MY TRUCK WAS JUST PAID FOR IN AUGUST AND IN OCTOBER I FIND OUT THE BIG SAFETY DEVICE OF ONSTAR IS OVER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10206072,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/26/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500.  WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A STORE.  THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING OR AFTER THE CRASH.  THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE STORE SUSTAINED $1,900 WORTH OF DAMAGE.  THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECURRED, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL.  THE DEALER STATED THAT FOR $100 THEY WOULD CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT CAUSED OR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE.  THE ESTIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,066 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,166.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10204817,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/04/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10203841,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2007","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH A NON FUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT IF ANY OF THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE OR MAYBE EVEN RESULT IN DEATH FOR SOMEONE.  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10202917,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP.  THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND BLEEDERS FAILED.  REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE.  THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,400.  UPDATED 01/02/08.  *LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED THE LINE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN INFACT THEY JUST UNION SPLICED INTO DEFECT AREA. UPDATED 12/12/07  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10200938,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500.  ENGINE CUT OUT AT 75 MPH! HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE! I LOST MY BRAKES DUE TO NO POWER ASSIST AND ALMOST HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD...WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN A REAL BAD SEEN. SUPPOSEDLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A FAULT CRANK POSITION SENSOR.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10199298,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE EMERGENCY BRAKE ISN'T WORKING AND THE REAR END WENT OUT IN IT YESTERDAY 8/10/07 AT 92,000 MILES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10199306,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10197865,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500.  ON 20 OCCURRENCES WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF.  THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH.  THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED, YET THE FAILURE STILL EXISTS.  ODI NUMBER PE06016 WAS ISSUED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,600.   UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10194065,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2007","vin":"1GNEC13V92R","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE  OF THE  EMERGENCY BRAKE.. IT WAS  COMPLETELY USELESS.  IT DIDN'T  WORK. WHY I DON'T KNOW, BUT THE INSPECTION PLACE STATED THAT THEY HAD FAILED NUMEROUS TAHOES  WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.  I FELT  THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THE FEW THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.  WHY DID  IT HAVE TO BE AN INNOCENT PARTY  CONCERNING SEVERAL DEATHS OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING IT BEFORE IT IS RECALLED.  I DIDN''T EVEN USE THE BRAKE HOW COULD  IT NOT WORK ANYMORE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10194037,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE WON'T START, ENGINE DIES  WHILE DRIVING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10193606,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/07/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.  HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED.  THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.  THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK).  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,224.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10193539,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"(1) DRIVING DROVE ABOUT 35 MPH COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT THREE MILES. (2)  THE   ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING.  ) ABOUT 1 TO 2 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK STARTED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.  THE PROBLEM  REOCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10192864,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING.  WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.  WILL OCCUR AT ALL SPEEDS INCLUDING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE.  VERY SCAREY SITUATION THAT COULD CAUSE A LARGE ACCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR.  AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL TRUCK I HAVE.  THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR.  THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT CHEVROLET'S EXPENSE!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10192188,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEV AVALANCHE, INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION OF ABS AT SPEEDS TYPICALLY BELOW 10MPH.  ON 2 OCCASIONS RESULTED IN BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, REQUIRED BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PRESSED WITH FULL BODY WEIGHT TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. BRAKES SEEM TO WORK NORMALLY WHEN STOPPING AT FROM SPEEDS GREATER THAN 10MPH. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10190458,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G82G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500-YEAR 2002:ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING-CRANK POSITION SENSOR DEFECT (CPS). THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS.  IT STARTED  UP INSTANTLY AND NORMALLY, THEN, AS  DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP THE BATTERY LIGHT POPPED  ON AND THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THIS PHENOMENON WAS NOT TOTALLY REPEATABLE -  SOMETIMES IT WILL GO FOR A MONTH AND NOT HAPPEN, SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN 3 TIMES A DAY FOR A WEEK.  IT HAPPENED TWICE THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY AND NOT ALL YESTERDAY.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10189543,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2007","vin":"","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS KEEP FAILING. EVERY TIME I REPLACE THE BURNED OUT BULB SOON THE OTHER BULBS BURN OUT. THE ISSUE IS APPARENT ON MANY FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10188405,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"STALLING OUT OF ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.  RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THREAD ON HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/ IDENTIFYING RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10187059,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER SEEMS TO TWIST SLIGHTLY WHEN USED.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10186254,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"ENGINE STALLED FREQUENTLY AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT NOTICED.  ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WHEN ENGINE STALLS, CREATING A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS EMERGENCY SITUATION.  DETERMINED TO BE FAILED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, ORIGINAL SENSOR HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY MODIFIED NEW SENSOR WHICH WAS PUT IN SERVICE IN MID MODEL YEAR 2002.  ASK GM AS TO WHY RECALL WAS NOT PUT IN TO PLACE TO REPLACE ALL PREVIOUS KNOWN DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT POSITION.  WHY WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MODIFIED AND REPLACED IN MID YEAR 2002, IF THERE WAS SUCH A LOW INCIDENCE OF FAILURE.  I JUST EXPERIENCED A $2,500 REPAIR BILL DUE TO GM RELUCTANCE TO FIX A \"KNOWN\" POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAWED PART.  THANK GOD MY WIFE DOESN'T DRIVE MY TRUCK, SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE THE TRUCK TO A STOP. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10184115,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2007","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE'S MOST COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS \"WATER LEAKING\" INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE SUV. FRONT FLOORS ARE COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH STANDING WATER. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED VARIED METHOD'S TO FIX. THE REASON FOR COMPLAINT< AND PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS:  NOT ONLY ARE THESE REPORTED PROBLEMS INCONVENIENT (ONE CHEVY AVALANCHE OWNER REPORTED ONE INCH OF WATER IN THE FLOOR OF HIS CAB AFTER AN 8 HOUR DRIVE!), BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE DANGEROUS. ON PAGE 8-1117, VOLUME 4 OF THE GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE MANUAL FROM HELM INC. STATES:     \"CAUTION: IF ANY WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE CARPET OR HIGHER AND SOAKS THE CARPET, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) AND THE SDM HARNESS CONNECTOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SDM COULD BE ACTIVATED WHEN POWERED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG(S) AND RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.\"   THIS FACT IS NOT GIVEN TO OWNERS, AND IN REALITY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE WATER LEAKS. THIS ONE WEBSITE HAS OVER 160 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE, FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEMS ASAP, BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY.   THANK YOU. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10183791,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/29/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON 2 LANE PORTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.  BY THE TIME I COASTED TO A STOP WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES I  WAS ON AN OVERPASS WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, SO ENDED UP BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES.  OBD II CODE READER SHOWED NO CODE ERRORS.  REPLACED FUEL FILTER.  DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.  AFTER CHECKING NHTSA SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE INTERNET FOUND IT MIGHT BE THE CKP (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR).  TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TOOL VERIFIED IT WAS THE CKP.  QUOTED PART AND LABOR TO BE $300 - $500.  SAVING UP MONEY FOR REPAIR.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10182589,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2007","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10181091,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/30/2007","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10180674,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G42G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES AND ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT I NEED HELP WITH. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10179005,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G42G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60-70) THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AND LEFT ME DRIFTING WITH NO POWER ON THE INTERSTATE.  AFTER DRIFTING OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO POWER ASSIST STEERING OR BRAKES TO STOP AND LETTING IT SIT AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND PUT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IN \"PARK\" THE ENGINE WILL START BACK UP IN A FEW MINUTES. SOMETIMES HOWEVER IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES FOR A RESTART TO OCCUR. I CAN NOT BE CERTAIN, BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (SUTLIFF CHEVROLET CO.) AND ASKED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR BE REPLACED. THIS REQUEST CAME AS A RESULT OF MUCH INVESTIGATION AND CONVERSATION WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CHANGE THE SENSOR BUT WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF THE SENSOR BREAKS UPON REMOVAL. THIS THEY SAID WOULD REQUIRE MANY HORS OF LABOR TO FIX AND THEY WILL NOT DO THAT. I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THE BILL FOR REPAIR IN ADDITION TO THE REQUESTED REPAIR SHOULD THIS HAPPEN. I AGREED TO PAY ONLY FOR THE REQUESTED REPAIR AND SAID THAT THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE PART AND THAT CHEVROLET OR GM SHOULD ASSUME ANY ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY REFUSED AND TOLD ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIC INDICATING A PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH INDICATES OTHERWISE AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD THINK OF TO PROOF MY SUSPICION WAS TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. I WILL PAY FOR THE REQUESTED REPAIR, BUT NOT FOR ADDITIONAL COST DUE TO WHAT I PERCEIVE TO BE A DEFECT THAT IS KNOWN TO EXIST BY GM. I NOW FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND FEAR NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY BUT ALSO FOR THOSE AROUND ME SHOULD THE SENSOR FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT STALL SITUATION OCCUR.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10178990,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2007","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAUSE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED TO BE SENSOR BY MAITA CHEVROLET IN ELK GROVE CA. I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON THE CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM WEBSITE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10177004,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/26/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* -  THE CONTACT CALLED STATING THAT HE TOOK  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 09/29/05 FOR WHEEL INSPECTION, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER READ 59,289 MILES.  AN INSPECTION WAS DONE WITH INVOICE STATING WHEEL SENSOR AND INC. CLEANING WAS DONE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THAT THEY DIDN'T APPLY ZINC/X TO THE SENSOR DURING INSPECTION.    THE  VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED ON 11/13/06  WHILE HE WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.  THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOOR.  THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON THE NEXT DAY, AND WAS SHOWN THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS NOT IN ITS PROPER PLACE AND IT WAS RUSTED.  THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE DUST COVERS WERE RUSTED AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, HE WAS HAVING  BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT  STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID HIS OWN RESEARCH ON HIS VEHICLE AND FOUND A RECALL 05V379000   FOR 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK.  THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE RECALL UNTIL HE REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *AK  THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ISSUE, IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10176021,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2006","vin":"1G1ND52J32M","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"2002 MALIBU.  TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10174132,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2006","vin":"3GNGC23GX2G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE A CHEVROLET AVALANCHE YEAR 2002 KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN. I RAN ON HIGHWAY 55 MILES, THEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN....MANY CARS BEHIND ALMOST HIT. VERY SCARY. I  ALMOST DIED! THIS PROBLEM SHUT DOWN EVERYDAY AFTER 10  MINUTES RUN.  BUT NOT ONLY MY. MOST THE CAR SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL GOT THE SAME PROBLEM TOO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND DON'T KNOW WHY GM DIDN'T RECALL THIS.  PLEASE SEE ALL THE POST ABOUT THIS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,4815.0.HTML  HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,47937.40.HTML.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10172919,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE OIL INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR HEATED MIRROR SEEPED OUT CAUSING A BLUR.  THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10172464,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SERVICE 4X LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERYTIME DRIVEN  ROARING IN DRIVETRAIN WITH RELATION TO SPEED OF TRUCK  UNDERSTAND THIS COULD BE WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10172368,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/01/2006","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10170752,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2006","vin":"3GNGC23G22G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED.  AFTER PULLING OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN IDLE AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT START.  THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE WHICH WAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL.  THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR IN THE IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED.  NEITHER THE SERVICE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10170530,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEEL PART WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.  THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED.   UPDATED 10/23/2006 - THE REAR BRAKE PLATED ALSO RUSTED SO BADLY THAT ONE HAD FALLEN TO PIECES.  THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SOME ROTORS FROM THIS YEAR WERE REPLACED BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS WERE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10168642,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2006","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10166601,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LIKE MANY OTHERS, FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED EVEN IF THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10166320,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE 1500 TRUCK.  ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN  I HIT A BUMP, CONTACTED CHEVY HAS NO RECALL BUT SAID THAT MODULE HAS FAILED AND POSSIBLE FAILURE OF BRAKES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY.  SPOKE TO A FRIEND THAT OWNS A CHEVY SUBURBAN, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.  MY COST TO REPLACE $1162.41  PLEASE RESPOND.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10166379,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE WAS OBSERVED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO  HEAVY CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS.  THE FOUR ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE RUST CRACKED THE METAL CREATING A WORSENING FAILURE CONDITION.    UPDATED 11/3/2006 - THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ROTORS WERE MADE OF AN  INFERIOR MATERIAL.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10164819,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. 2002 Z71 CHEVROLET  AVALANCHE BRAKE DID NOT LAST A YEAR.  GENERAL BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES WERE NEVER ENOUGH TO STOP CAR SAFELY. NOTE THEY REALLY FAIL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. REPLACED ROTORS TWICE AND PADS 3 TIMES AND I'M AT 60K!  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10163580,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING COMING FROM UNDER CAB AT DRIVERS FEET AND PASSENGERS FEET. TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER BOLT HOLES IN FRAME HAVE STRETCHED HORIZONTALLY AND ALLOW CROSSMEMBER TO SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE. ALSO FRONT BODY MOUNTS POP WHEN TURNING CAUSING STRESS ON FRONT MOUNT BOLTS. ** CHEVROLET SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND THE ONLY PATCH THEY HAVE FOR THE POPPING AT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT IS TO PUT WASHERS BOTH SIDES AND THE SAME PATCH FOR THE BODY MOUNTS.** NOTE PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE OF THE STRETCHED OUT HOLES.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10162981,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2006","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10162849,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2006","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10162922,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHEN DRIVING UP TO A DRIVE-UP ATM MACHINE, MY WIFE FOLDED THE PASSENGER SIDE-VIEW MIRROR TOWARD HER SO IT WOULD NOT HIT A POST.  AFTER COMPLETING HER TRANSACTION, SHE UNFOLDED THE MIRROR TO IT'S REGULAR POSITION, AND IT BROKE.  THE MIRROR DID NOT FALL OFF, BUT HAD TO BE TIED ON TO THE ARM, SO IT WOULDN'T SIT CROOKED.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10161540,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2006","vin":"39NEC13T229","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"I OWN  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 THAT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN TEXAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MY PARKING BRAKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN APPLIED, AND THE VEHICLE PUT INTO DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VEHICLES WITH  MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PARKING BRAKE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS.  I READ FEDERAL NOTICE DP05-009 OUTLINING A RESPONSE FROM A COMPLAINT  REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE THAT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY RETAINING PIN THAT GM HAS NOW CORRECTED. THE RESPONSE STATED THAT SINCE AUTOMATIC  TRANSMISSIONS HAD PARKING PAWLS, A RECALL WAS NOT WARRANTED.   IF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONSIDERS THE FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, WHY DOES THE NHTSA DEEM THAT IT IS NOT A DEFECT.      *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10160945,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10160730,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2006","vin":"3GNGK23G42G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 HAS THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE DYING AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND ANY OTHER SPEED FOR THAT MATTER. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 2500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10158303,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2006","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"CLUNKING IN HEARD UNDER HOOD AND FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HAVE HAD THAT FOR 2 YEARS AND NOW FINALLY SAW OTHER AVALANCHE AND CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND PERSONAL MECHANIC EVEN REFERENCED THE PROBLEM TO A TSB FOR MY VIN. DEALER PLAYS IT OFF THAT THEY HAVE TO CHARGE FOR INSPECTION BY MECHANIC AND THEY WON'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE ITS PAST WARRANTY. (BILL HEARD CHEVROLET). NOTHING HAS DONE TO FIX IT, UNSURE IF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE WILL RESULT FROM IT. INVOLVING THE STEERING COLUMN MUST HAVE SOME POSSIBLE ISSUE.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10158347,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2006","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE HAS CORRODED. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WANTS $500.00 TO FIX IT. GM HAS CHANGED THE PARTS, WHICH REQUIRES A COMPLETE CHANGE OF THE ENTIRE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE 1500","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10157476,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/13/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES, HALF BRAKES,( WERE YOU HAVE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP),  OR BRAKES GO ON BY THEMSELVES WERE YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP AND WAIT OR COOL YOUR BREAKS UNTIL THEY COOL DOWN.( BECAUSE THE BREAKS ARE SMOKING. )PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 7 MONTHS. 2002 AVALANCHE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS 7 TIMES AND THE LAST TIME ON 05/08/06 BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT A CHILD. THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE LINES BUT BRAKES STILL LOCK UP AND GO ON BY THEMSELVES, WHEN YOU STOP QUICKLY. GAVE THE DEALER THE PAPER WORK ON SALT AFFECTING THE ANTI- LOCK SENSORS RECALL SINCE I LIVE IN FLORIDA ON 05/08/06 AND TOLD ME IN DID NOT APPLY. MY WIFE'S 05 EQUINOX WENT IN FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS ON 05/12/06 WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE HER MASTER CYLINDER. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL IN THE NORTHERN STATES AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE RECALL PAPERWORK AND WAS BLOWN OFF!. MY TRUCK CAME BACK TODAY 05-12-06 WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AFTER BEING FIX BY THE DEALER.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10157415,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE SUDDEN DEPLOYMENT STARTLED THE DRIVER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROAD AND HIT A LIGHT POLE.  THE POLE WAS IMPACTED WITH THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT.  IN FACT THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY HAVE BEEN DEPRESSED HARDER, AS A RESULT OF THE SHOCK.  ALTHOUGH SEAT BELTS WERE WORN THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED.  THE DEALER OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.    UPDATED 05/30/06","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10155382,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2006","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER IS ENTERING THE REAR FLOOR AREA WHEN RAINING. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10153942,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/28/2006","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500HD 4X4 WITH A 8.1 LITRE ENGINE.  THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES ON IT.  THE FIRST PROBLEM I NOTICED WAS THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT IT WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY.  THE NEXT PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WAS THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT.  THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE POSTED 55 MPH LIMIT, AND I HAD TO DODGE TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO STEER MY \"DEAD\" VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER.  THE VEHICLE DID RESTART AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS BEFORE.  THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 4 TIMES.  THUS FAR AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPEAT, DIAGNOSE, OR REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10153848,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2006","vin":"3GNGC23G62G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING DURING IDLE, THEN STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH.  ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING.  AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM WEB SITE - I FOUND INFORMATION THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.  I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10153666,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS EXTREME WATER INTRUSION INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SEALS IN THE DOORS.  THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10153307,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT EVER USING IT, MAKES A ROARING SOUND WHEN YOU ARE DIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER SAID THIS A PROBLEM WITH  ALL THE 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHES AND TRUCKS,DESIGN FLAW, BUT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO FIX IT FOR A PRICE.  SAID COULDN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE NOW, GUESS ITS BECAUSE I NEVER USE IT AND IT JUST FINALLY FAILED ON ITS ON. IF THE DEALER KNOWS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE SHOULDN'T GM BE RESPONSIBLE FIR THIS?  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10152445,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"MY VEHICLE (A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE) WAS INVOLVED IN A TOTAL LOSS COLLISION ON JANUARY 18, 2006.  THE COLLISION WAS A FULL FRONTAL CRASH WHICH CAVED IN THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE AVALANCHE.  THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS SEAT BELT DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT.  THE DRIVER ENDED UP IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE.  IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED.  THE CRITERIA FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WERE MET.  THERE WAS A DECELERATION RATE FROM APPROX. 55 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP.  THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS HIT (AS SEEN FROM THE EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE UPON ARRIVAL TO THE BODY SHOP).  THE COLLISION WAS IN THE MIDDLE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  GENERAL MOTORS DID AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THEIR CONCLUSION.  THEY SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT MALFUNCTION.  THEY CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE \"ABSORBED\" THE IMPACT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY.  I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER, WHO, IN MY OPINION, WAS BIASED IN HIS REVIEW OF THE INCIDENT.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10152149,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE BRAKES PULSATE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER.  UPON INSPECTION THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE CORRODED.  THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ROTORS HOWEVER; DUE TO THE CORROSION THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO, THEREFORE THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED.  IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER FAN, SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS.  THE FAN WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.  THE COMPRESSOR, FAN AND RELAY WAS REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10151786,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  1]THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN 61,000 MILES, DEALER REFUSES TO FIX. THIS COULD CAUSE THE U-JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT TO FRACTURE ON ROUGH ROADS.   2] THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROBLEMS, THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKES AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10151526,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE","summary":"BRAKES ON 2002 AVALANCHE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM RAY HUTSON, LACROSSE WI. USING CHEVROLET MAINTENANCE PLAN.  27,821 MILES - PERFORMED 6K MAINTENANCE WHICH INCLUDES; LUBE PARKING BRAKE, ROTATE TIRES, INSPECT BRAKES. OK WITH WORK.  30,533 MILES - PERFORMED DETAIL RECONDITION OF VEHICLE. POOR WORK.  30,583 MILES - REPAIRED TAILGATE, COMPLAINED OF DETAIL WORK. PICKED UP VEHICLE WITH NO NOTICEABLE MILEAGE BUT USED APPROX 6 GALS OF GAS. GUESSING THEY RAN THE ENGINE ALL DAY TO DRY OUT INSIDE OF VEHICLE.  30,916 MILES - COMPLETED TAILGATE REPAIR. OK  34,244 MILES - OIL CHANGE  38,085 MILES - OIL CHANGE AND GOODWRENCH PRE02004 MAINTENANCE CHECK LIST COMPLETED. OK  41,926 MILES - 6K MAINTENANCE SERVICE. FOUND BRAKES AND ROTORS BAD, HAD THEM REPLACED, TOTAL COST WAS $1,321.00. AT TIME OF PICKUP, REQUESTED REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING. WAS IT MY FAULT OR THE GOOD WRENCH PLAN, WHY WERE THE BRAKES NOT FOUND TO BE GOING BAD BEFORE THEY RUINED THE ROTORS? THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW.  2 WEEKS LATER- I CALLED THEM, SAID THEY WOULD CHECK WITH GMC.  4 WEEKS LATER -I CALLED THEM, SAID THEY WOULD CHECK WITH GMC.  3 MONTHS LATER, RECEIVED NOTICE FOR OIL CHANGE. WENT TO RAY HUTSON, ASKED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THEY HAD HEARD BACK FROM GMC THE FIRST WEEK, THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT AS PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO LOOK AT.  AT THAT TIME, I FELT THAT I WAS NOT A CUSTOMER WORTH A PHONE CALL FROM THEM.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10151478,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER 20MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.  AS THE SPEED INCREASES OR WHILE DRIVING OVER POTHOLES THE NOISE INCREASES.  THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT.  NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10150460,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BACKING PLATES ARE CORRODED.  THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE.  THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10150238,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I BELIEVE YOUR RECALL SYSTEM IS BROKEN. MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR A BRAKE PROBLEM. I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS BUT I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL ANYWAY. THE SERVICE PERFORMED WAS INADEQUATE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. 3 MONTHS WENT BY AND THE WHEEL SENSORS FAILED. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK FOR SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD ADDRESSED THE RECALL. THIS WOULD SUGGEST I SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE PROBLEM TO EXIST BEFORE ADDRESSING THE RECALL. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10149544,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE BRAKE PROBLEMS...  PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPER NOW OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. GM HAS CONTINUOUSLY DENIED THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.   IN ADDITION, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TAKE A LONG DISTANCE TO STOP.  (SINCE REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT MUCH QUICKER THAN FRONT PADS, IT APPEARS ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT APPLYING MUCH PRESSURE TO FRONT PADS). *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10149463,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2006","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON.  I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND A TERRIBLE BUZZING NOISE CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE.  I DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAN WAS NOT RUNNING AND (AFTER NEARLY AN HOUR) DISCOVERED THE ABS MODULE WAS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY.  I FINALLY DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE UNDER THE HOOD BEFORE THE WHOLE THING CAUGHT ON FIRE.    THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 55,000 BUT WAS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY.  THE DEALER SAID THE ABS MODULE SHORTED-OUT INTERNALLY.   ONLY $975 LATER FOR PARTS AND LABOR I HAD ABS BRAKES AGAIN.  GM HAS HAD DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THE '02 AVALANCHE BUT SO FAR HAS ONLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR NORTHERN STATES, BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ROAD SALT RATHER THAN THE OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE DEFECT.  ROAD SALT DIDN'T CAUSE THIS ABS FAILURE BECAUSE WE DON'T USE IT IN OKLAHOMA.  THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE WHOLE U.S.  A CRITICAL SAFETY PART SHOULD NOT SHORT OUT AT 55,000 MILES.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA SHOULD ADDRESS WITH A MANDATORY RECALL FOR ALL '02 CHEVY AVALANCHES.  GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM RATHER THAN A WARRANTY ISSUE.  IT WAS ONLY BY LUCK THAT THE ABS DIDN'T GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10149118,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"TIRES","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE THERE IS A SMALL BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION.  UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.  SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT WITH THE LEFT REAR TIRE.  THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED.  THE TIRE LINE IS GOODYEAR P26570R17.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10148171,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/19/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2006","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT LAST NIGHT (10148159) AFTER FINDING THE DEFECTIVE PART TO MY VEHICLE. I SEARCHED THE NHTSA SIGHT AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE COMPLAINT DID NOT KNOW THE RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. I'M THINKING THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD BE ISSUED A RECALL FOR IS GOING UN-NOTICED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE THE PERSON MAKING THE COMPLAINT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE AND CORRECTLY DESCRIBE IT. BECAUSE OF THIS THE NHTSA MAY OVERLOOK THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE CHEVY AVALANCHE FAN CLUB FORUM WHERE THE ISSUE IS DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED.   HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,39437.0.HTML  MANY OF THE FORUM MEMBERS ARE BEING TOLD BY CHEVY DEALERS THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS IN MOST CASES INCORRECT. THIS IS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PAY TO $1000.00 FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED. THE COST FOR REPAIR OF THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS $110.00 FOR PARTS AND $170.00 FOR LABOR, AND THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HAVE THE INVESTIGATOR TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE GIVEN ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IF UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. WITH TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON A 6,600LBS TRUCK I FOUND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CHEVY HAS ALSO RE-DESIGNED THE PART PROVING EVIDENCE THAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS/IS DEFECTIVE. I SEE THIS AS A MORE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAN THE TAIL GATE STRAP RECALL AND AT LEAST AS EQUAL OR HIGHER OF AN ISSUE AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEFECT WHICH THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10148159,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2006","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"(1) - NORMAL DAILY DRIVING CONDITIONS  (2) - INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. LACK OF STARTING CAN BE SEVERAL SECONDS TO FIVE OR MORE MINUTES WHILE THE POSITION SENSOR COOLS ENOUGH TO RETURN TO ALIGNMENT AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO START. SHUT DOWN HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WITH LUCK I WAS NOT HIT DURING THESE UN-EXPECTED SHUT DOWNS AND IN MOST CASES WAS ABLE TO EITHER GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN OR WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE ROAD.  (3) REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR WHICH CHEVY HAS SINCE RE-ENGINEERED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10148000,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"IN FEB OF 2004 I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT (#10058789).  IT WAS ABOUT MY TAILGATE THAT FELL COMPLETELY OFF WITH ME ON IT.  THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE STILL AND I TALKED TO A DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT ONE YEAR AGO.  THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO ME AND THEN I LET IT FALL BY THE WAISTSIDE.  I NEED HELP PUSHING THEM TO REPAINT MY TAILGATE, AND REPLACE SOME PLASTIC MOLDING.  HOW DO I DO THIS?  THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK IT IS THEIR ISSUE.  THE TAILGATE IS DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CABLES THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10147431,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD AND THROUGH GRAVEL INTO A METAL TELEPHONE POLE AND  A TREE.   UPON IMPACT,  BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS AND THE  SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  THE CONTACT  SUSTAINED  NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES ALONG WITH BRUISES AND PAIN.  THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS BY VISUAL INSPECTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY.  THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS.  THE CONTACT HIT A DEER AT 65 MPH AT AN EARLIER DATE,  AND ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE GRILL, HEADLIGHTS AND FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A DEALER AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR PRIOR TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE IN EITHER ACCIDENT. *AK  UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10147341,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2006","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ON 12/23/05 I HAD MY 2002 CHEV AVALANCHE IN FOR A ABS RECALL PROCESSING, WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD INCORRECTLY OPERATE UNDER CERTIAN CURMSTANCES WHEN TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.  DURING THIS RECALL THE DEALER CALL TO TELL ME THAT A VERY CRITICAL REAR BRAKE SHEILD HAD RUSTED OFF AND MUST BE REPLACED (AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $300).  THE VEHICLE HAS 52,332 MILES ON IT.  WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, AND MILAGE, I DO NOT FEEL \"VERY CRITICAL\" SAFETY RELATED COMPONENTS SHOULD BE RUSTING OFF.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10147182,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2006","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I WENT OFF ROAD AT 45 MPH AIRBORN STRUCK A VERY LARGE TREE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER VIOLENTLY LANDING ON ITS TOP. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE EJECTED FROM THE SEAT BELTS ONSTAR WAS NOT NOTIFIED. I NOTICED BRAKES ACTING STRANGE JUST BEFORE LEAVING THE ROAD, THEY DIDN'T SLOW THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T \"CLICK\" LIKE ANTILOCK BREAKS SHOULD. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, WINDSHIELD AND DRIVERS WINDOW BROKE, SEVERE BUCKLING OF HOOD, PASSENGER SIDE PUSHED BACK TO THE TIRE, FRAME TORN IN SEVERAL AREAS, DUCT AND LOWER DASH AREA DISPLACED, SDM WAS DOWNLOADED SHOWING INCOMPLETE DATA, SDM DATA DOES NOT SUPPORT THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND KNOW FACTS. MY WIFE HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED TO TRAUMA CNTR WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, MY INJURIES WERE PUT ON HOLD SO THAT I COULD BE WITH HER.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10146917,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2006","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE 8.1L ENGINE DIED AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS (65 MPH) RESULTING IN LOST OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING.  COULD NOT SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP SHOP FOUND THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS FAILING.  MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSES OVER COURSE OF FAILURES DID NOT SHOW THE SENSOR TO BE FAILING.  OEM REPLACEMENT OF SENOR INVOLVED COMPLETE REMOVAL AND DISMANTLING OF ENGINE.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10146530,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE WITH 81,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE...STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH A VERY LIGHT HUM IN THE BACK END.  ON 12/8/05 MADE SEVERAL LARGE CLUNKING  NOISES AND DIED (STOPPED TURNING). THE GARAGE STATED THAT A MAIN BEARING HAD BROKEN APART SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT THE REAR AXLE AND DESTROYED THE DRIVE SYSTEM.  $2000.00 JOB TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BACK AXLE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH A USED ONE. MECHANIC SAID NO REASON FOR THAT TO HAPPEN WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED I SPEAK WITH THE DEALER BEFORE I HAD THE WORK DONE. DEALER DID NOTHING EXCEPT QUOTE ME $3000.00 FOR THE SAME REPAIR AND SAME USED PART.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10146532,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2005","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AT 36,000 MILES. THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD CHIP AND IT WOULD COST US $500.00 FOR A NEW ONE. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH US OR CONTACT GM TO SEE IF THEY MIGHT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR SINCE IT HAPPENED SO CLOSE TO THE TIME OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED.  SO WE STILL HAVE NO CRUISE CONTROL ON OUR \"$40,000 DOLLAR\" VEHICLE!  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10146534,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2005","vin":"","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"2002 AVALANCHE WITH APPROX. 40,000 MILES...CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK TAILGATE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT FIXED AND PAID FOR IT. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ON IT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS  OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND SO CLOSE TO MY WARRANTY EXPIRATION. NOW AT 81,000 MILES WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK TAILGATE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BREAK MY KEY OFF IN THE LOCK IF I FORCE IT TOO HARD. I HAD THE AVALANCHE AT THE SAME SERVICE CENTER FOR RECALL WORK AND MENTIONED THAT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN..THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO FIX IT AGAIN. I TOLD THEM DON'T BOTHER.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10145987,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2005","vin":"1G1ND52J72M","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON.  THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10145660,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/19/2005","vin":"3GNGK23G82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ROTORS WERE TURNED.  THE SURFACE OF THE ROTORS THEN DISINTEGRATED, LEAVING THE ROTORS USELESS.  THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT  CONTACT'S  EXPENSE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INSISTED THAT  THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH FAILURES THEREFORE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK  UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10145209,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2005","vin":"3GNEC13TX2G","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT:  THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA  RECALL CAMPAIGN  05V379000  CONCERNING  THE  ANTI LOCK BRAKES.  THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING REPAIRED.  THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE HUB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE HUB IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THE CONTACT  WILL HAVE TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10145124,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 2002 AVALANCHE AND I AM REALLY DISGUSTED THAT WISCONSIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE ABS PROBLEM  I.E. WI IS NOT A \"SALT BELT\" STATE. I HAD A MISHAP ON JAN 3RD THIS YEAR THAT I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AT A STOP SIGN AFTER THEY STARTED TO GO AND THEN STOPPED SUDDENLY.  NOW I'M WONDERING IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS FIXED.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10144746,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2005","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, I HAD A LOW-SPEED COLLISION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH I BRAKED HARD, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, BUT DID NOT STOP IN THE USUAL DISTANCE. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES, BUT VERY DISCONCERTING.  I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEMS OF THESE VEHICLES, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TOADY TO HAVE IT PERFORMED. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AND DID NOT QUALIFY.  I'M HAVING THE WORK DONE ANYWAY, AT MY EXPENSE.  I ALSO JUST FAILED MY FIRST NJ STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT HOLDING.  THE BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED.  I ALSO SEE A RECALL ON THIS CLASS OF VEHICLE (K2500)FOR THIS ITEM, AND ASKED THE DEALER TO PERFORM THIS RECALL.  I WAS TOLD AGAIN THIS VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. AGAIN, I AM HAVING THIS WORK DONE AT MY EXPENSE.   THANK YOU. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10143493,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"STEERING","summary":"I WAS ON SIDE OF HILL IN GRASS AND MUD, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND I ALMOST BIT THE BULLET.  MY NEIGHBOR A GM MECHANIC SAID THEY REPLACE THEM ALL THE TIME, I CALLED THE DEALER WHICH HE WORKED AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM (SERVICE MANAGER).  THIS IS DANGEROUS AND A JOKE....I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AT THIS SITE THAT HAVE AVALANCHES ALSO.  PLEASE HELP  HERE IS THE SITE WITH SOME OTHERS , THEY HAVE SEVERAL THREAD ABOUT IT THIS IS JUST ONE:  HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,51094.0.HTML. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10142851,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2005","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 2WD. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER A PERIOD OF 3 TO 5 MILES OF TRAVEL. THE BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IS SOMETIMES VERY WEEK AND SOMETIMES EVEN GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT EXTREMELY LIMITED TO STOP EVEN AT VERY SHORT STOPPING DISTANCES. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIME WHILE DRIVING AND SINCE I USE MY VEHICLE TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP MY FAMILY AND THEN OFF TO WORK, I FEEL THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY GOOD TRUCK AND MY FAMILY AND I LOVE IT BUT IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED TO KEEP THE FAMILY TOGETHER.  I HAVE BEEN TO VARIOUS DEALERS WHERE I'VE HAD TO PAY TO GET THIS LOOKED AT AND THEY ALL INFORMED ME THAT DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONCLUDED THE ROTORS AND PADS WEAR ARE AT A VERY NORMAL STATE AND NEED NO REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS. THE PROBLEMS LIE WITHING THE ABS SYSTEM AND REPAIR COST WILL BE SEVER. LOOKING OVER THE INTERNET AT VARIOUS SITE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VARY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF AVALANCHE OWNERS, ESPECIALLY 2002 OWNERS.  PLEASE HELP. I DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF OUR TRUCK OVER THIS.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10142324,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE  PROBLEM IN QUESTION IS A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER AREA, SOAKING THE FLOOR. THIS CONSTANT WATER CAUSES THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO CORRODE. THE SENSOR IS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED TWICE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN FOR AS LONG AS THE AVALANCHE IS PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM. IF THE SENSOR BECOMES FAULTY AND CAUSES THE TRUCK NOT TO DEPLOY OR POSSIBLY DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY THERE COULD BE DAMAGES, INJURIES AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10141495,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN MORE THAN AN INCH FROM THE TOP.  THERE WAS NO  FOREWARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. THE WINDOW WORKS PROPERLY NOW. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10141602,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2005","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING THE SITUATION (AS FOLLOWS) AND GM HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT CONCERNING THE SAME SITUATION BUT INCLUDING A WIDER RANGE OF VEHICLES THEN JUST THE TRUCKS WITH CLUTCHES. I CAN FORWARD THE BULLETIN FILE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT? GM IS TELLING ME YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADD THE OTHER VEHICLES TO THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE THEY WOULD TALK TO ME OR ANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE CONCERNED. THANKS  NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03057 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A   MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL: SILVERADO   MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.  YEAR : 2002   COMPONENT : PARKING BRAKE   DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : DECEMBER 8, 2003   DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : APRIL 9, 2004     CHECK TO REQUEST RESEARCH. SUBMIT BELOW.  GET SUMMARY   NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA04011 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 05V161000.   MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL: SILVERADO   MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP.  YEAR : 2002   COMPONENT : PARKING BRAKE   DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : APRIL 9, 2004   DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : MAY 10, 2005. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10141345,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"REAR AXLE LOCKED UP AND THEN BLEW UP INSIDE IT'S HOUSING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10141174,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT THE PROBLEMS. WITH THE PROBLEM OF STOPPING SOME OF THE TIMES THERE IS NOISE WHEN BRAKING IN LOW-SPEED; AND THERE WERE TIMES I DID NOT STOP, BUT PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ON THIS SITE LOOKING FOR A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE IS ONE, BUT NOT FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10140606,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING  A DEFECT BETWEEN FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.  HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO  DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.  NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE HUB BEARINGS WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO ACTIVATE.   HE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH  VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR.  HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.   *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10140329,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"MY TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 7/02 SINCE.  I AM ON MY THIRD \"PHOTO CHRONIC HEATED SIDE MIRROR (TWO PASSENGER ONE DRIVER SIDE) THE ELEMENT INSIDE THE MIRRORS ARE OVER HEATING AND MELTING THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE MIRROR AND DISTORTING THE GLASS. THE RESULT OF THE FAILURE IS A MIRROR THAT IS BLURRED AND A RAINBOW OF COLORS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED! ONE FAILURE IS NORMAL BUT,THREE ON A TRUCK THAT ONLY HAS 23K ON ISN'T. I HAVE CALLED \"G.M.\" ON THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD IT THE DRIVERS SIDE THIS TIME THE OTHER TWO WERE THE PASSENGER SIDE! LEFT RIGHT HEATED MIRROR WIRING IT'S ALL ONE SYSTEM. IN CLOSING HOW MANY MIRRORS MUST THEY BE REPLACED AND WHAT HAPPENS IF I OR SOMEONE ELSE (WITH THESE MIRRORS) IS CHANGES LANES WITH DISTORTED MIRRORS. THE G.M. REP TOLD ME I HAVE 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE THIS HAPPENS!    *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10140076,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"DT:  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AVALANCHE SPECIAL EDITION. AT 37,000 MILES HE HEARD THE BRAKES RUBBING. HE NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE REAR BRAKES WORE OUT, NOT ON  THE OUTSIDE.  THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO HE HAD THE REAR BRAKES PADS REPLACED.  IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE  WORE A GROOVE INSIDE THE REAR ROTORS. HE CALLED A DEALER, AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO BRING THE CAR IN SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER.  HE TOOK THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE SHOES OFF THE CAR AND TOOK THEM TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HIM HE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND LET THEM CHECK THE CAR OUT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NEVER  USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. HE DID  WANT  TO PAY FOR THE NEW ROTORS BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE ROTORS BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10138984,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2005","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT  THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD  LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE.  THIS ONLY HAPPENED  WHEN IT RAINED. IT LEAKED  FROM REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE UP TO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL, IT SMELLED OF MILDEW. THIS  CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL  TIMES, THE LAST TIME THE LEAK STOPPED AND THE DEALER HAD WELDED SEA CLAMPS. THIS HAD STARTED ON  JULY 15, 2003.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10138925,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"MY 2002 AVALANCHE HAS, THREE TIMES THIS YEAR,  EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM NOTED IN THE BRAKE RECALL WHERE , AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAIL TO APPLY.  IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING AND OCCURS MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.  THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I HAD PLACED MY LEFT FOOT SIDEWAYS UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED. I  WAS PRETTY SURE I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL.  NOW I KNOW I HADN'T.  MY PROBLEM IS THAT NOW I HEAR THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY STATE BECAUSE WE DON'T USE ENOUGH SALT OR THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS!  YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING! I WILL GUARANTEE GM THAT THIS WILL COST THEM HUGE IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT.  I DON'T CARE WHAT THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS.  THIS IS RIDICULOUS, SHORTSIGHTED AND IDIOTIC.  I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE ZONE OFFICE, MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND MY ATTORNEY.  MY INSURANCE  COMPANY AND ATTY STATED THAT I NEED TO KEEP GOOD NOTES AND DO AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE.  MY DEALER SAID \"BRING IT IN\" BUT PROBABLY WON'T COVER IT - MAYBE LATER.  I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE ZONE OFFICE.  MY WIFE CAN'T BELIEVE HOW UPSET I AM OVER THIS.  I AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING HOW MUCH SALT IS USED IN THE WINTERS HERE.  I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10138208,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"VEHICLE =  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 52000 MILES   --   AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI LOCKS CHATTER... WHEN ASKING MY DEALER THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MARYLAND...... I HAVE DISABLE MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES FOR NOW AND THIS RELIEVED THE  PROBLEM, BUT WHEN REACTIVATED THE PROBLEM REMAINS  --  WILL YOU PLEASE INCLUDE MARYLAND IN YOUR RECALL  CAMPAIGN # 05V37900  THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.  P.S.   I LIVE IN THE NORTH / WEST PART OF MARYLAND ELEVATION AROUND 26000 TO 29000 FEET AND WE GET LOTS OF SNOW AND ICE NOT UNLIKE THE OTHER AREAS OF THE RECALL.  THANKS AGAIN, RANDY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10137977,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2005","vin":"1GNEC13T52J","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"RE 2002 CHEVY TAHOE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: UP UNTIL THE 34,000 MILE RANGE THE VEHICLE DID JUST THAT, RUN FLAWLESSLY. HOWEVER, AT 34,000 MILES (NOVEMBER OF 2004) THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND INSTANTLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND STOPPED OPERATING WHICH PLACED HER INTO THE PATH OF A LARGE TRUCK BEARING DOWN ON HER RATHER QUICKLY. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OUT OF THE PATH OF THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE TAHOE TOWED BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND WE DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION \"SUN SHELL\" HAD FAILED AND WOULD BE REPLACED. OUR DEALER ASSURED US THAT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE NEW PARTS WERE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE. OUR DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THESE FAILURES.   OUR TAHOE WENT OFF OF IT'S NEW CAR WARRANTY ON MILEAGE NOT NUMBER OF MONTHS SOMETIME IN APRIL OF 2005 (36 MONTHS WOULD HAVE ENDED THIS AUGUST). JUST THIS PAST MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 19, 2005) MY WIFE WAS AGAIN ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROX: 41,000 ( TOTAL PERIOD OF MILES AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS APPROX: 7 MONTHS). THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE THE SAME, SHE WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO WHINE AND SLIP. THIS TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RELATIVE SAFETY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE \"SUN SHELL\" HAD FAILED. I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 AND WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE DAMAGED PART AND A BENCH THAT CONTAINED SEVERAL DAMAGED \"SUN SHELL\". IT OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT TAKE MUCH EFFORT TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION AND SPECIFICALLY THIS PART. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10138847,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMERS 2002 AVALANCHE ROTORS CORRODED PREMATURELY WHICH LED TO HAVING THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. *TS  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL # 05V379000 WHICH WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE ROTORS AFTER THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY REPLACED.  BASED ON THE CONSUMER'S RESEARCH HE BELIEVES THAT THE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE'S SOLD IN THE SALT BELT WERE NOT PROPERLY TREATED WITH A CORROSION INHIBITOR.  THE ROTORS ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 28 MONTHS OF USE.  THE PREMATURE ROTOR CORROSION LED TO PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE BACKING PLATE ON THE RIGHT REAR. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10137668,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2005","vin":"2G1WH55K829","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"DT: 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS.  THE CONSUMER  STATED  CAR   DEVELOPED A SPORADIC FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. INVOLVED LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS. THE CONSUMER  CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THEY TOLD  THE CONSUMER  TO CONTACT THE DEALER, IMPERIAL CHEVROLET. HOWEVER,  THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER  SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $46.00 JUST TO LOOK AT CAR.  THE CONSUMER   STATED THAT AN ARTICLE IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER STATED THERE HAS BEEN A TREND OF FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. WHEN  THE CONSUMER  CALLED IMPERIAL CHEVROLET THEY STATED THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10137129,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"STEERING","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE  SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN WHEN HE PULLED OUT THERE WAS NO  POWER STEERING. THERE WAS NO NOISE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO  THE DEALER AND THE SAID  THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT  SHEARED OFF INSIDE OF THE PUMP. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 8-12-05.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10136964,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/31/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2005","vin":"3GNEC13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE ON  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WAS BAD. THE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT .THE BRAKE WAS  NONFUNCTIONAL. THIS HAPPENED  BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, NOT BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE. THE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE SANDED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE DESIGN WAS SUCH THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL WEAR OUT EVEN IF IT WAS NOT USED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN USING THE PARKING BRAKE. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PADS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10135697,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ABS RECALL NOTICE...MINNESOTA NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO SALT CORROSION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10135349,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2005","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000     MY AVALANCHE SUFFERS FROM THIS EXACT SYMPTOM.  UNFORTUNATELY I LIVE IN MINNESOTA... AND THE NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN OFF THE \"SALT BELT\" LIST.  THE STATE OF MINNESOTA USES MORE SALT AND CACL ON OUR ROADS THAN ANY OF THOSE 2 STATES COMBINED.  FOR PROOF YOU CAN LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF MY RUSTING TRUCK.  PLEASE ADD MY STATE TO THIS RECALL OR AT LEAST CONTACT ME ON HOW I CAN HAVE MY TRUCK SERVICED UNDER THIS RECALL.    DETAILS:  2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 4X4  [XXX]   PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT WHAT I CAN DO TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10130446,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED  THE BRAKES HAD A GRINDING NOISE. CONTACT  REPLACED THEM  ON 7-23-05.  HE PULLED THE WHEEL OFF, AND EVERY SINGLE BRAKE AND  ROTOR WAS DEFECTIVE.  THE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE TOOK  A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET THEM OFF. THERE WAS   INCH PAD TOUCHING THE BRAKES, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY THING STOPPING THE VEHICLE. REPLACED THEM, AND HE BROUGHT THE PARTS TO THE DEALER, WHO   SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO.  ALSO, CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, WHO INDICATED  THAT THIS WAS NORMAL.  THE CAR ONLY HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. CONTACT HAD A  BRAKE PROBLEM   SINCE  HE BOUGHT THE CAR. THERE WERE MORE PADS LEFT ON THE FRONT BRAKES, WHICH  WAS UNCOMMON.   THE BRAKE PADS WERE HARDER THAN THE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKES  WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DUST COVERS FOR THE REAR BRAKES WERE GONE .  *AK  THE BRAKES GAVE NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134857,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ON INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A LOT OF CORROSION (VERY RUSTY)ON REAR ROTORS AND SAID I WOULD NEED  TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED AND  SERVICE THE CALIPERS AND REPLACE PADS @16,934 ACTUAL MILES. VERY POOR BRAKING ABILITY AND NOT WANTING TO STOP AS SHOULD. ALSO  I KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING AS SHOULD IN ANY DISTANCE AND CAME VERY NEAR IN GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. HAD I BEEN GOING MUCH OVER THE 35 MILES I WAS I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FOR VERY POOR BRAKING. I THEN TOOK VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP CLOSER TO ME AND WAS ROAD TESTED THEY COME UP WITH REPLACEMENT AND  THAT I WOULD NEED NEW ROTORS AND PADS FRONT BECAUSE OF A LOT OF CORROSION AND RUST AND NEW REAR @ 17,778 ACTUAL MILES DONE JULY 22,2005 FOR PROBLEMS SPONGY BRAKES AS THEY WERE, PLUS THE ANTI-LOCK DID NOT SEEM TO WORK RIGHT FOR SOMETIME.  VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AFTER COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS.. RESURFACING $110.00 PLUS PAD KIT $59.95 WITHOUT TAXES, LABOR 183.95 AND $492.64 NO LABOR CHARGED WITH ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER DEALERSHIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134860,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"PURCHASED AVALANCHE IN MAY 2001, HAD ACCIDENT IN OCEAN CITY NJ 2 WEEKS AFTER OWNING TRUCK. TOLD DEALER PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. I WAS TOLD IT'S IN MY HEAD. 2003 TOOK TRUCK THROUGH INSPECTION, THEY SAID MAY HAVE FRONT BRAKING PROBLEM BUT PASSED ME THROUGH TO DO LOAD IN BED OF TRUCK. NOW HAVE BURNING SMELL IN DRIVER FRONT TIRE AREA AFTER 40 MIN OF CITY DRIVING. JUST READ ABOUT BRAKE RECALL.  PLEASE CONTACT ME. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134890,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ON 7/12/05, I HAD MY VEHICLE AT CHEVROLET 73 FOR THE BRAKES.  AT THAT TIME THEY INFORMED ME I NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE.  THEY TOLD ME AND SHOWED ME THE \"EXCESSIVE RUST\" ON THE ROTORS.  THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND ONLY HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT.  I WAS UPSET THAT THEY GOT TO THAT POINT AND NOW IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $1000 TO REPLACE THEM.  ALL MY SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT THIS DEALER.  AFTER I COMPLAINED THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CUT THE PRICE TO $360.   THEY WANTED TO \"CUT\" THE BACK ROTORS REPLACE ALL THE PADS AND IF THE FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED THEY WOULD \"HAVE GM PICK UP THAT COST\".  I WAS EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THEM DOING THE WORK.  IF THEY ORIGINALLY FELT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS, HOW COULD THIS LESS EXPENSIVE REPAIR BE SAFE?  I DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO THE JOB AND HAD IT PERFORMED AT ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER.   THIS AM MY LOCAL PAPER HAD AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE RECALL OF 800,000 VEHICLES DUE TO CORROSION AFFECTING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LEADING TO LOW-SPEED CRASHES.  MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 AVALANCHE AND IS PART OF THAT RECALL.   WHEN I CALLED GM THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS THE \"ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SENSOR.\"    MY THOUGHT IS IF THE SENSOR IS AFFECTED BY THE CORROSION, THE CORROSION ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE ROTORS AND THAT AFFECTED THE BRAKE PADS.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE SENSOR.    I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER, THERE MAY BE OTHER GM OWNERS OUT THERE THAT DO NOT REALIZE THIS IS HAPPENING AND COULD RESULT IN MORE SERIOUS CRASHES.    *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134943,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"NHTSA DOCUMENT 05V379000 DESCRIBES THE EXACT ABS PROBLEM I HAVE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 TRUCK.  THE CURRENT GM RECALL IS NOT BROAD ENOUGH TO CONSIDER THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE IN FL, AND RESTRICTING THIS TO NORTHERN STATES IS LUDICROUS IF THIS IS A CONSISTENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT ACROSS ALL STATES/VEHICLES.  SALT AIR AND TOWING A BOAT (IE DIRECT WHEEL CONTACT WITH SALT WATER ON THE RAMP) VERY POSSIBLY HAVE LED TO MY PROBLEM.  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROX 4-5 MPH THE ABS WENT ON AND I VERY NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO BRAKE/SLOW DOWN.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10135010,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT:  WHEN  APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING.  THE CONSUMER FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM  ON  7-15-05.  THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE  TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE  REPLACED.  ALSO, THERE WAS  CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM THE ABS CONTROL MODULE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF.  THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY BECAUSE OF THIS.  THE DEALERSHIP UNHOOKED THE FUSE TO MAKE IT STOP.  THE CONSUMER  EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL  05V379000/GM RECALL 05068 . WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD  CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL  DUE TO VIN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134764,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKING DISTANCE IS VERY LONG.  REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT MUCH FASTER THAN FRONT PADS.  AS AN ENGINEER, I SUSPECT THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS PREVENTING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FROM REACHING FRONT CALIPERS, AND THEREBY REDUCING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10134844,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2005","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I AM ENTERING THIS IN REGARDS TO YOUR INVESTIGATION PE05020.  THIS IS ON AN INCORRECT ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IN CHEVY TRUCKS 99-2002.  I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEFECT AND IT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TWO ACCIDENTS.  THE DEFECT IS IN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SPEED SENSOR AND OCCURS DUE TO CORROSION.  MY FAMILY HAS A SNOW REMOVAL BUSINESS SO I FREQUENTLY USE THE TRUCK IN BAD WEATHER..ALSO I LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OCEAN FOR A YEAR SO THE TRUCK WAS FREQUENTLY EXPOSED TO SALT SPRAY.  I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LET YOU EXAMINE THE TRUCK IF YOU WOULD LIKE.  I HAVE NOT GONE TO CHEVY TO REQUEST REPAIR YET..AWAITING ADVICE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10133361,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED POWER WINDOWS WERE MESSED UP. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. HE TOOK VEHICLET TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY CHANGED SOMETHING ON IT AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 8-17-05 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. ALSO TAILGATE JUST DROPPED OPEN. HE SAID SOMEONE WORKED ON IT LAST YEAR AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE.  BUT CURRENTLY IT WAS MESSED UP AGAIN. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10133372,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING FIRST RIGHT FRONT THEN LEFT FRONT ABOUT A YEAR LATER.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10131852,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"REMOVED MID-GATE GLASS ON 2002 AVALANCHE TO CLEAN AND NOTICED THAT PLASTIC AROUND MID-GATE WAS SEPARATED FROM ITSELF.  WINDOW HAD NEVER BEEN OUT BEFORE.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10131224,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/03/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT:  CALLER HAD FAULTY BRAKES FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS.  WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING. DEALER SAID THEY WILL CHECK IT. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY NESTER BROTHERS CONTRACTORS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10131125,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"# 1-JULY 05---E BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARDS..REAR ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ROTTED,000 MILES 3 AND 1/2 YEARS..INFERIOR METAL WAS USED.........#2  WAS TOLD BY CHEVY I MUST ANTICIPATE ALL STOPS AND TURNS..STEP ON BRAKES SOONER BURN THEM OUT QUICKER..7/30/05  3 PEOPLE IN TRUCK & THE AC ON,DRIVING IN JERSEY, ALMOST HAD THREE HITS. TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP UNDER QUICK STOPS OR LAST MINUTE TURNS BY PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME. FOUND OUT THE 2003 ON UP HAVE HYDRAULIC IN STEAD OF VACUUM. WHY DID I NOT GET A RECALL OR A RETRO FIT NOTICE TO HAVE THE  BRAKE SYSTEM WORK OFF HYDRAULIC AND HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED BECAUSE OF INFERIOR METAL..CHEVY CHARGED ME   $ 100-PLUS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT MADE NO MENTION ABOUT ROTTED ROTORS ,   BUT FOR   $500 PLUS   THEY  DID SAY THEY WOULD CUT THE REAR ROTORS NEW PADS AND SHOES-- BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS CALLED BRAKE IN A HAT!!!!!!!*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10130435,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/28/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2005","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DT:  CALLER HIT A SPEED BUMP OR A SPOT ON THE ROAD THAT  RAISED  THE SPEED. UP  60 OR 70 MPH AND  VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD.   PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED IT  OFF.  THEN, IT STARTED AGAIN. HE\\\\CALLER  STATED IT DID NOT  HAPPEN IN THE CITY, ONLY ON THE HIGHWAY. HE  TOOK VEHICLE  TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. ONE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A NEGATIVE CABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER HE HAD THE INTAKE VALVE COVER REPLACED. CALLER STATED THIS  HAPPENED 7 TIMES. CALLER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10128449,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT:  CONTACT STATES HE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS ABS. THE BRAKES PULSATE AND THEY DON'T STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PULSATION WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT NOT AS MUCH AS WHEN HE IS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AT SOME DEGREE SINCE HE BOUGHT THE CAR. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT IS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME NOW. THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW.  HE HAS NOT YET TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY KIND OF REPAIR WORK DONE FOR THE BRAKES.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10128385,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2005","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"1. MOTOR VVEHICLE ACCIDENT  2. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY  3.NOT AT THIS POINT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10128216,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2005","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2002 CHEY AVALANCHE, 67,000 MILES. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGWAY. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER SUCH WARNINGS. ENGINE STARTED BUT STALLED 3 MORE TIMES.  AFTER A TOTAL OF 6 SUDDEN ENGINE STOPS  THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS SEAMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 02 AVALANCHES.  PULLING OUT OTO A BUSY FREEWAY AND HAVING YOUR ENGINE STOP COULD BE DISATEROUS. ALSO THE ACTION DOES NOT GENERATE ANY CODES FOR  THE DEALER TO READ CAUSE COSTLY TROUBLESHOOTING .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10125364,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT:  CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2002.  CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES PULSATE; THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND DOES NOT HAVE BRAKING CAPABILITY.  THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.  NEITHER WEATHER NOR ROAD CONDITIONS SEEMED TO AFFECT THIS PROBLEM.  THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.  *AK  CHEVROLET REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AS THEY RUSTED AND OR FLAKED.  *SC    THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOT THE ROTORS.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10126684,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2005","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 BEGAN EXPERIENCEING INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES.  CONDITION WAS SPORADIC BUT CONTINUED GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART ON JUNE 24, 2005 WITH 55,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.  CONDITION STORED NO CODES ON THE PCM AND WAS NOT 100% REPEATABLE.  CONDITION IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS KNOWN TO GM AND IS PARTICULAR TO 2002 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 8.1 LITER VORTEC V8 ENGINE.    THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS DUE TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCED STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER WHEN THE STALL OCCURS.    SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AS MORE OF THESE VEHICLES REACH HIGHER MILEAGE !!    SHERWOOD CHEVROLET REPLACED SENSOR ON 6/27/2005 AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $200.00","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10122157,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVLANCHE AND  EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. DEALER DID WORK ON THIS PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT IT WAS OPERATING THE WAY GM DESIGNED IT TO WORK.*AK    FOUND EMERGENCY BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE.  REPLACED PEDAL ASSEMBLY.  REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND SPRINGS.   *TT  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10125995,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"FOG LAMP CONDENSATION --- I DID NOT NOTICE THAT MY 2002 AVALANCHE WAS SUBJECT TO WATER BUILD UP IN THE FOG LAMPS UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.  THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.  I DRILLED A 1/8\" HOLE WITH A HIGH SPEED BIT IN THE LOWEST PART OF THE PLASTIC LENSE.  NOW, ALTHOUGH CONDENSATION STILL ACCUMULATES ON THE LENSE IT WILL EVENTUALLY RUN DOWN THE LENSE AND OUT THE BOTTOM HOLE.  I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID TO TURN THEM ON WITH THE BULBS BEING SUBMERGED IN WATER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10125566,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, WHEN I CAME TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A STOP APPROX 5-15 MPH, I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE THE PEDDLE WAS STUCK AND I COULD NOT FULLY DEPRESS THE PEDDLE TO STOP.  ALSO THE ABS BRAKES SEEMED TO KICK ON EVEN IF I WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT AT THIS SLOWING STOPPING SPEED.  WHEN THIS OCCURED I COULD NOT STOP AS QUICKLY AS I NORMALLY COULD WITH PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES.  AT TIMES IF FELT LIKE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AT ALL.  THERE WAS NEVER ANY DAMAGE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BREAKS (LUCKILY).  A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND INDICATED WHAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.  NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE MECHANIC TURNED OFF THE SENSORS AS HE SAW THAT ONE SENSOR WAS CORRODED.  HE DID NOT LOOK AT THE OTHER SENSOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10124649,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/2005","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"I OWN A 2002 CHEV. AVALANCHE, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE HINGES, AND LOCKS, THE STARPS( RECALL) HAVE BEEN REPLACE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX, MAKES A THUMPING NOISE THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ARE HAVING THE STEERING, AND LOCKS/HINGES REPAIR FOR FREE, AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS 80K MILES I HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS, AND IF A RECALL IS ESTABLISHED THEY WILL RE-EMBURSE ME. IF IT IS DANGEROUS AT 50K MILES WHY IS NOT DANGEROUS AT 8OK MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10121472,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE EXPERIENCING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AS WELL AS THE FRONT END SHIMMIES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE ONLY PROBLEM THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION.  WHEN THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER BROKEN PARTS FELL OUT.  *NM  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10124344,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2005","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION IS PRESENT IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THERE IS A LOOSE/ UNSTABLE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING. MY MECHANIC SAID WE HAVE A WARPED CENTER STEERING SHAFT AND HE CAN NOT REPAIR AS THE PART IS BACK ORDERED BY TENS OF THOUSANDS NATIONWIDE (INDICATING A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE)  I HAVE BEEN EXPECTING A RECALL BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ONE. GM HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY INQUIRY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10122004,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,EQUIPMENT","summary":"IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PADS OF VEHICLE AND HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPER AS IT EXPLODED. THE BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED FOR THE 3RD TIME ON 05/23/05.  LUCKILY, THE CALIPER HAS NOT EXPLODED AGAIN.  THE REMAINING BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE ARE FINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10121883,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2005","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL PUMP HAS QUIT ON 3 CHEVROLET PRODUCTS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS - EACH AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES.  LAST ONE ON AN AVALANCHE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.  NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  FATHER-IN-LAW ALSO HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON CHEVROLET PICKUP AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10120586,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"TRUCK WAS AT SLOW SPEED/ICY SNOW CONDITION. WAS APPX 10 MPH OR UNDER. WHEN BRAKING THE ABS ENGAGED AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE HIT POLE AS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. FRONT BUMPER/GRILLE AND REINFORCEMENT DAMAGE BUT AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10120196,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. HAPPENS OFTEN AND TO CORRECT PROBLEM I WILL REMOVE FUSE FROM ABS SYSTEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10120124,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2005","vin":"1GNEK13Z52R","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DC: HIS BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN YOU STOP THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, THE PEDAL JERKS BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP CORRECTLY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119432,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I NOTICED BRAKE DRAG/SQUEAL ON THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKES WHERE SHOT ... AND ... THE ROTORS WERE SO CORRODED THEY COULDN'T BE REPAIRED ... THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED.  ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIRS I BEGAN NOTICING BRAKE DRAG/SQUEAL IN MY REAR BRAKES AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND IT MIGHT JUST BE \"BRAKE DUST BUILDUP.\" I AM CONVINCED THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY REAR BRAKES AND I PLAN TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AS SOON AS I HAVE TIME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119468,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2005","vin":"3GNEC13TX2G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD THE VEHICLE.  PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BUT PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119498,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/30/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT AND BRAKE PEDAL  WENT HARD. THE 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE WOULD NOT STOP AND STEPPED ON E-BRAKE TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE HAD 3 OTHER FAILURES ALL AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ABS LIGHT NEVER CAME ON DURING THESE FAILURES. I REMOVED ABS FUSE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO BRAKE FAILURES SINCE. THIS TRUCK WEIGHS 5700LBS.AND I SAY STOPS BETTER WITHOUT THE ABS FUSE. AT 19000 MILES ALL 4 ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS HAD FLAKED AND RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE INSIDE PADS WHERE DOWN TO METAL. GM STATES BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED ON THERE BUMPER TO BUMPER 3/36000 WARRANTY. THE ABS FAILURE OCCURED AT 23000 MILES. I ALSO DELIVER AUTO PARTS IN A 2002 S-10 CHEVY PICKUP THAT HAS THE SAME ABS FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10119396,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"I WAS DRIVING AND MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A CAR ONE TIME AND A CO WORKER ANOTHER.  THERE WAS A CLINKING NOISE FOLLOWING, I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING AND SPEED SENSOR AND LATELY A LOT OF GMC/CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RUMORED TO HAVE THE SIMILAR PROBLEM.  $300 LATER IT'S FIXED, WHY ISN'T THIS A SAFETY RECALL?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10118455,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/26/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2005","vin":"1GNDM19X02B","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"WE BOUGHT OUR ASTRO VAN IN 2001, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 22 OR 23 TIMES.  MOST OF THEM MAJOR THINGS NEEDING TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10117788,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2005","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE TAILGATE DOOR FELL OFF. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10116632,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"1) ANTI-LOCK BRAKE UNIT FAILED; ) PARK BRAKE NEEDS ADJUSTING EVERY 4 MOS EVENTHOUGH USED DAILY; 2) BOTH FOUND IN DRIVEWAY; NO ACCIDENT  3) REPLACE ABS UNIT AT $950 ,  AND READJUST PARKING BRAKE AT $80 EACH TIME.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10115185,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/30/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEATS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT SEAT BACK MOVED ON ITS OWN.  THE DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT WITH SEAT, BUT IT FAILED TO ADJUST PROPERLY.  THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED DRIVER THAT THE SEAT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.   *AK   THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BACK COVER  BOLTS WERE LOOSE AT THE FRAME.    *SC THE FOG LIGHTS CONTAINED CONDENSATION.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10116068,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/30/2005","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"(1) THERE WAS NOT ANY SPECIFIC EVENT, I WAS TURNING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY HEAVY AND THE WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED.  (2) I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL OR STOP BEFORE HITTING MY TRASH CONTAINERS AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY.  (3) POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE SHAFT HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE PUMP.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10115466,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10114212,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRVING.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10115020,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2005","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS WEARING. OUT.  AS A RESULT, A SQUEAKING NOISE IS PRODUCED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10087839,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2005","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED UNTIL IT GOT TO THE STOP SIGN FAILED BUT WOULD NOT DIE.  THE VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED AND THE ENGINE DIED.  THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND CRANK ENGINE.  THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE HAD AN EXTENDED CRANK TIME.  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK ALL THE TIME.  *TC    PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (FEBRUARY 15, 2006): THE FIRST DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THEY LATER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.  THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING WITHOUT WARNING AT ALL SPEED. THE STALLED ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE SECOND DEALER FIND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR RIGHT THE WAY. THE SENSOR WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. THE COMPLAINANT WILL TRY TO FIND THE REPAIR INOVICE AND FAX IT TO ODI.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10113345,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEATS","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD MOVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING CONSUMER CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE.  THE TRUCK WOULD JERK A LITTE AND CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AT A SUDDEN STOP WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10112135,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ON CHEVROLET AVALANCHE DEFECT FROM ELDORADO CHEVROLET IN MCKINNEY,TEXAS. COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO POOR SEALING  AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I'M A SINGLE PARENT THAT NEVER RODE ON PASSENGER SIDE UNTIL WARRANTY WAS OUT. BODY REPAIRMAN,JOHN GRIGGS, LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY INSURANCE WAS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON  REPAIRING THE CONCERN AFTER AN ACCIDENT THAT COST OVER $10,000 IN REPAIRS. I REQUESTED JOHN TO CALL ME ON THE CONCERN. HE CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT AND STATED IT COULD NOT BE CAUSED BY ACCIDENT. HE STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME CHEVYS AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SEALED CORRECTLY OR HAVE A BAD ACTUATOR. BRIAN NORTHINGTON, JOHN'S BOSS, OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST OF $240 TO SEAL IT CORRECTLY SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OUT. THIS IS A CHEVY PROBLEM FROM GO. BRIAN STATED TWICE IN A CONDESCENDING VOICE HE WAS SO SORRY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT WAS THERE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED! THEIR SO CALLED \"CUSTOMER SERVICE\" STINKS! THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO BILK MORE MONEY FROM CONSUMERS! I MADE A MISTAKE OF PURCHASING A 2004 TAHOE FROM ELDORADO CHEVROLET LAST YEAR. WHAT A MISTAKE TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM! THEY DON'T GET IT: SOMETIMES, THEY WIN, BUT THEY REALLY LOOSE!! I HAD BEEN SAVING  POINTS ON MY GM CARD, BECAUSE I WAS CONSIDERING A NEW PURCHASE. ELDORADO CHEVROLET HAS SOURED ME ON A GM PRODUCTS  EVER AGAIN! DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT \"DO THE RIGHT THING!\" MEANS? OH, I FORGOT, THEY'RE IDIOTS. WHY TRY TO SELL A VEHICLE WHEN YOU CAN SHAFT SOMEONE OUT OF $240 AND LOOSE THEM AS A CUSTOMER FOREVER? WHERE DO THEY FIND THESE GUYS? IDIOT COLLEGE?   *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10110566,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TRAVELING FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOWER GEARS, AT TIMES IT WOULDN'T START, AT TIMES IT WOULD SHUT OFF. FOUND DEALER IN FLORIDA THAT CHANGED OUT A WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AT THIS POINT.       HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. DEALER COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE ENGINE WOULDN'T WORK, NOR COULD THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR. REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE AND IS CURRENTLY AT 30,000 ON NEW ENGINE AND PROBLEMS STARTING AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW OR DRIVE OFF ROAD AT ANY TIME, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS PRODUCT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10110322,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY COMPLAINT IS ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE.  THE DRIVERS SIDE EXTERNAL MIRROR HAS BEEN SLOWLY LEAKING THE FLUID THAT IS INSIDE OF IT AND NOW THE MIRROR IS SO DISCOLORED BY THE PROBLEM THAT IT IS UNUSABLE.  THE REPLACEMENT MIRROR IS ABOUT 320.00.  THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE IT AS A DEFECT BUT WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT.  NO DAMAGE WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE.  THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10109876,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"REPEATED FAILURE OF PARKING BRAKE.  HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AT DEALER 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIR ONLY LASTS ABOUT 6 MONTHS.  I USE THE BRAKE EVERYTIME I PARK AND OVER TIME IT SLOWLY GETS LOOSER TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE AT ALL.  VEHICLE NOW HAS 41,000 MILES AND HAS FOURTH FAILURE.*UJB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10110892,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2005","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THERE WOULD BE INTERMITTENT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10108360,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARING FAILURE ON 02 AVALANCHE AT 51,000 MILES- BROUGHT TO DEALER BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE.  OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CLUB AVALANCHE WEBSITE.  THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO WHEELS FALLING OFF AND CATASTROPHIC INJURY. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOTHING .  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10111069,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"STEERING,PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN","summary":"MEXICAN ASSEMBLY FACTORY FAILURE.  THERE WAS A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE REAR AXLES AND PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.   *BF   THE REAR AXLES HAD GROOVES WORN IN THEM AND THE REAR BEARING FAILED.  THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT.  THE PARKING BRAKE REMAINED INOPERATIVE.  WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED, THE ACCELERATION WOULD HANG UP AND A POP WOULD BE HEARD IN THE REAR, THERE WAS A RATTLE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE AXLE SEALS LEAKED.   *SC  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10109033,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TAILGATE WAS DOWN BECAUSE BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10109070,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/26/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE LOADING A RIDING LAWN, THE CABLE BROKE IN HALF.  REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN.   *SC   THE CONSUMER HAD THE CABLE REPLACED AT A LOCAL DEALER WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CABLE THAT BROKE, UNTIL THE STAINLESS CABLE ARRIVED, HE THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10107727,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2005","vin":"3GNGC23G62G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM.  EITHER THE FUEL GAUGE GOES OUT INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE MORE GAS THAN YOU REALLY DO.  THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.  FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS DRIVING UP A WINDING HILL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY TRUCK STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ON A BLIND CURVE.  THIS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A TRAFFIC COLLISION.  MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO RALLY CHEVROLET FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS.  THE FIRST TIME WAS FEBRUARY 2003.  THE SECOND TIME WAS APRIL 2003.  THE THIRD TIME WAS JUNE 2003 AND THE FOURTH TIME WAS JANUARY 21, 2005.  THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES FUEL SYSTEM.    THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM.  EVERY SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING COOLANT AFTER EITHER SHORT TRIPS OR LONG DRIVING TRIPS.  THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE ONCE THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THEN A FREEZE PLUG WAS REPLACED.  TO THIS DAY, WE STILL SMELL COOLANT AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND A LEAK.  I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10107598,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"ON 9/5/01, I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE.  I HAVE HAD THE DEALER REPAIR IT ON 7/12/02, 8/14/02, AND AGAIN ON 12/20/04.  THE LATEST FAILURE IS TODAY, 1/20/05.  THE BRAKE EITHER WILL NOT HOLD THE PARKED VEHICLE OR IT WILL STICK AND NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOVABLE.  THE LAST REPAIR ALSO INCLUDED REPLACING BOTH REAR AXLES AND REAR AXLE BEARINGS.  THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM AND I HAVE HEARD OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10106382,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND COMPLETE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT INTO D1 TO SLOW DOWN.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10106352,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MAIN IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS SUPPLY POWER TO ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.  WHEN FAILURE OCCURS THE LIGHTS AND ALARMS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT FUNCTION AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT CORRECTLY.  SWITCH HAS TO BE REPLACED.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10106206,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER LEAK DISCOVERED AGAIN FOR THE FIFTH TIME.  DEALER HAS REPLACED CARPET AND PAD ON PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND NEW SEALS WERE INSTALLED.  WAS DRY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS.  CARPET UNDER BACK SEAT IS SOAKING WET AGAIN.  I AM EXTREMELY TIRED OF THIS MALFUNCTION IN DESIGN, CAUSING SUCH ISSUES.  THE BED STAYS MOSTLY DRY, AND HONESTLY I NEVER EXPECTED THE BED TO BE DRY 100% OF THE TIME.  HOWEVER THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE WET UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  DEALER HAS EXPLAINED HOW THE KEEP THE DRAIN CHANNELS CLEAR AND IT DOES NOT HELP AT ALL.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10105998,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE FRAME ON THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND BREAK OFF.  ALTHOUGH STILL IN PLACE AT THIS TIME THERE IS A 1/2\" CRACK THAT IS WIDENING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER CORNER AND CRACKS IN THE LOWER CORNER THAT LOOK LIKE THE PLASTIC IS TEARING ITSELF APART.  IT IS SUBJECT TO LEAKS SINCE IT NO LONGER FORMS A TIGHT SEAL AND IF THE FRAME BREAKS OFF COMPLETELY THE WINDOW WILL NO LONG BE HELD TIGHTLY IN PLACE AND COULD FALL FROM THE FRAME ONTO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT.  I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CRACKS ACTUALLY BEGAN BUT ONLY NOTICED THEM RECENTLY.  I AM THE ORIGINAL OWER AND ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE.  CHEVROLET WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM UNDER SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER 1-292479540.  THEIR ANSWER WAS THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.  I ONLY RECEIVED THEIR DECISION TODAY SO I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT PART AS YET.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10105796,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2005","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, THAT DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NO HOLDING. THIS OCCURRED WITH OUT WARNING SINCE MY LAST INSPECTION.  I VISTED THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED FOR MILEAGE AND STATED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS NO WARRNING SYSTEM FOR THIS PROBLEM. AND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLOW FOUND ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $800 FOR BRAKE SHOES DRUM / ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE PADS  I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED . *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10105723,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2005","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2002 CHEV AVALANCHE FAILED NYS INSPECTION ALL BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED I HAVE ONLY 29879 MILES I THINK THIS IS VERY EXCESSIVE THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER TOWED OR PLOWED I USE IT FOR CAMPING AND OTHER VACATIONING REPLACED WERE THE FOLLOWING  FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS/ REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS/ REAR E BRAKE SHOES, ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF MAJOR RUSTING OF ALL IRON OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.  I WAS TOLD BY INSPECTION STATION THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT .  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10104465,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/24/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE CAB, THROUGH THE MID GATE.  EVENTHOUGH THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME THE COMPARTMENTS WERE ALL WATER TIGHT AND WOULD NOT LEAK.  I HAVE COMPLAINED BUT THE SERVICE PERSON TELLS ME THAT WHAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THE COMPARTMENTS ARE WATER RESISTANT NOT WATER TIGHT.  SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10104193,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"I RELEASED THE TAILGATE TO REMOVE AN EMPTY BOX FROM THE BED OF MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I JUMPED UP IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND RETRIEVED THE BOX. WHEN I REACHED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK (TAILGATE), THE TAILGATE GAVE WAY LIKE A TRAP DOOR AND I WENT DOWN WITH IT. I HIT BOTH MY KNEE AND HEAD ON THE TAILGATE AS THE TAILGATE HIT THE GROUND. BOTH CABLES (2) BROKE ABOUT 2 INCHES BELOW THE CONNECTOR. I CUT MY KNEE AND HAD A KNOT ON THE SIDE OF MY HEAD. ASPRIN SEEMED HELP, BUT THERE IS STILL PAIN IN THE OUTSIDE KNEE AREA (LEFT). WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I PULLED UP THE RECALL LIST. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VERY CABLES THAT SEVERED ON MY AVALANCHE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 2004 AND HAVE EVEN HAD MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PART ALTHOUGH THE DEFECT NOTICE STATES I SHOULD HAVE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10104155,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"TIRES","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4X4. GOODYEAR AT 17\" TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES EVENLY WORN 75% HAD SIDEWALL DETERIORATION WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL CONNECT AT 51500 MILES. WIRES WERE ACTUALLY STICKING OUT AND HAD LUMPS WHERE THE WIRE WAS FAILING. DEFINITELY NOT  NORMAL  WEAR PATTERN. FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOW OUT AND OUT OF CONTROL AND WHO KNOWS WHAT. CAUGHT THE FAILURE AND PRESENTED IT TO A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. STILL POSSESS ALL 4 TIRES IF I COULD ONLY SHOW THEM TO AN ACTUAL GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE FOR REVIEW MY MIND WOULD BE AT EASE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10102909,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE-27.000 MILES. REGULAR TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. TIRES STILL WORE IN IRREGULAR PATTERN. ON 12-13-04 NOTICED SPOT ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WHERE A \"BUBBLE\" HAD BURST AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE COMING THROUGH.(ABOUT 1\" IN DIA.). VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO LOCAL TIRE RETAILER WHO STATED THAT TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CAR DEALER.  CALLED CAR DEALER. SENT TO GOODYEAR DEALER. FIRST TECH EXAMINED TIRE AND STATED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. MANAGER CAME OUT AND SAID LACK OF MAINTENANCE WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. THEN STATED THAT 265/70R17 ATS WAS FOR OFFROAD USE AND NOT INTENDED FOR HIGHWAY USE ONLY. SAID ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 265/70R17 RT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10102229,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, THAT I COULD NOT GET INSPECTED DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING.  UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOUND THAT A RETAINING CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES TO ENGAGE AT SOME POINT IN THE LAST YEAR AND WEAR THE SHOES DOWN, DAMAGE THE DRUM / ROTOR ASSEMBLY, AND CAUSE CHIPPING / CRACKING WITH THE REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE RETAINING CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILURE.  I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND MY DEALER ALSO SAID THE SAME THING, THAT THESE ARE 'WEAR AND TEAR' ITEMS THAT I WAS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR.  THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE CLIP HAD FAILED OR IF I HAD DRIVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, WHICH NEVER HAPPENED.      I FOUND A PREVIOUS TSB WAS REFERENCED TO THIS ISSUE (020526002A) AND NHTSA# 10000172, WHICH WERE SIMILAR.  THE TSB INDICATED REPLACING THE RETAINING CLIP WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE.  WHICH TELLS ME THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE RETAINING CLIP ON MY 2002 VEHICLE, WHICH HAS NOW RESULTED IN A COSTLY REPAIR (BRAKE SHOES X2, RETAINING CLIP X2, DRUM / ROTOR ASSEMBLY X2, BRAKE PADS X2 (PRIMARIES) THAT IS OVER $800.    I'VE FOUND MANY OTHER AVALANCHE AND SILVERADO OWNERS ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, SOME ARE BEING COVERED BY WARRANTY, SOME ARE NOT.  I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM AND A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE THIS $8 RETAINING CLIP PART WINDS UP COSTING OTHER CUSTOMERS OVER $800.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10102235,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER FAILURE.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10100778,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 HAS FAILED PARKING BRAKE. I DO NOT TOW OR EVEN USE THE BRAKE. HOWEVER IN ATTEMPTING TO PASS TEXAS STATE INSPECTION, MY PARKING BRAKE FAILS. WHEN BRAKE IS SET IN ALL THE WAY, TRUCK PUT IN DRIVE, TRUCK WILL MOVE FORWARD AS IF BRAKE IS NOT SET. CHEVYTALK.ORG HAS OVER 5000 POST OF USERS ON THIS SAME ITEM. CHEVY ASE MECHANIC SAID IT'S A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE CLIPS THAT CAUSES E-BRAKE TO WEAR EVEN IF NEVER USED. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I NEED IT, DUE TO A HYDROLIC FAILURE, IT DOESN'T WORK. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT PART OF WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DESIGN PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT OWNING UP TO.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10100221,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN","summary":"PARKING BRAKE FAILURE INVOLVING 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.  HOWEVER, WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR, I WAS GIVEN A REPORT THAT STATES, ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE \"PARKING BRAKE IS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD ON A DOWN SLOPE AND ONLY DESIGNED TO HOLD AT 8% GRADE ON UP SLOPE.\"  THIS RUNS COUNTER TO THE 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE OWNERS MANUAL, SECTION 7-20, ENTITLED \"PARKING BRAKE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM CHECK WHICH INSTRUCTS AS FOLLOWS:  \"PARK ON A FAIRLY STEEP HILL, WITH THE VEHICLE FACING DOWNHILL\" AND PROCEEDS TO GIVE STEPS FOR CHECKING THE PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION THAT CREATE A CLEAR EXPECTATION THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOULD FUNCTION \"ON A FAIRLY STEEP HILL.\"  SINCE BRINGING MY VEHICLE FOR REQUESTED ADJUSTMENT/REPAIR, I CONTINUE TO FIND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD WITH THE VEHICLE FACING DOWNHILL ON EVEN A MODEST SLOPE.*AK    KNOWING THAT I CANNOT RELY ON THE PARKING BRAKE, FOR NOW I WILL TAKE OTHER STEPS TO ASSURE SAFETY.      I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ... FOR THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILIES.    IF AN OWNER, UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT, HAVING A DRIVEWAY OF ANY MODEST SLOPE,  RELIES ON THIS VEHICLE'S  PARKING BRAKE ... THEY CLEARLY FACE THE RISK OF UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE ... RISKING DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR TO HUMAN LIFE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10098326,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. FAILURE OF REAR WINDOW FRAME, PRODUCING TWO POINTS OF SEPARATION. GLASS IS INTACT, FRAME ASSOCIATED WITH REAR DEFROSTER.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10091478,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2004","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"THE CONSUMER PLACED THE CHILD INSIDE OF THE BOOSTER SEAT, THE BOOSTER SEAT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE HAD AN OPENING INSIDE THE LOOP, THAT WOULD CATCH ON THE SEAT BELT.  PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB  IF THE BOOSTER SEAT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE SEAT BELT SLIDES OUT OF THE LOOP.  THE SEAT BELT GUIDE LOOP SLOT SLANTS IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTS PULLING THE BELT OUT OF THE GUIDE LOOP.  THE ONLY WAY THE SEAT AN BE SAFELY USED IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LOOP SLOT SLANTS IN  OPPOSITION TOT HE SEAT BELT RETRACTION.   *TC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Child Seat","productYear":"9999","productMake":"COSCO","productModel":"COSCO 13-168","manufacturer":"COSCO, INC."}]},{"odiNumber":10101197,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2004","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE","summary":"VEHICLE HAS RUSTED BRAKE ROTOR.  PROBLEMS WITH  FRAME AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM COMPONENTS    THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION RUSTED TO THE POINT OF METAL FATIGUE ESPECIALLY AT THE POINTS OF WELD THAT HOLD THE SUSPENSION TO THE FRAME.  THE ROTORS WERE TORE UP AND THE PADS WERE GROUND DOWN.   *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10097626,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE TWO PERSONS WERE SITTING ON IT.   CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR TAILGATE TO BE INSPECTED ON A  NHTSA RECALL  04V129000. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10096137,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED AN AREA OF FLOWING WATER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I  NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW UP, INSTEAD, THE BACK END BEGAN TO BREAK LOOSE AND SPIN AROUND. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND TWICE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A UTILITY POLE. THE ABS BRAKES OBVOIUSLY DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE UNCONTROLLABLE SPINOUT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10095501,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/08/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE RELEASING AND HAD IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE TAILGATE FOR THE STRAPS.   THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM  AND MADE THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE TAILGATE WHICH RELEASED EVEN WHEN LOCKED WITH A KEY. 04V129000.  *JB.   THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE RELEASING AND HAD IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER TWICE.  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 04V129000 ON TAILGATE STRAPS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MADE THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THE TAILGATE WHICH RELEASED WHEN LOCKED WITH KEY.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10093776,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TAILGATE STRAP ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BROKEN.   DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX SAYING MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN RECALL.  WAS BUILT IN SEPTEMBER 2001.   *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10090136,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE TAILGATE CABLES  BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TAILGATE.  AS A RESULT,  DRIVER  SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO TA HOSPITAL BY CAR.   CONSUMER CONTACTED  THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLES  NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  *AK  *TC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10093694,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 HAS FAILED PARKING BRAKE. I DO NOT TOW OR EVEN USE THE BRAKE. HOWEVER IN ATTEMPTING TO PASS TEXAS STATE INSPECTION, MY PARKING BRAKE FAILS. WHEN BRAKE IS SET IN ALL THE WAY, TRUCK PUT IN DRIVE, TRUCK WILL MOVE FORWARD AS IF BRAKE IS NOT SET. CHEVYTALK.ORG HAS OVER 5000 POST OF USERS ON THIS SAME ITEM. CHEVY ASE MECHANIC SAID IT'S A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE CLIPS THAT CAUSES E-BRAKE TO WEAR EVEN IF NEVER USED. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I NEED IT, DUE TO A HYDROLIC FAILURE, IT DOESN'T WORK. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT PART OF WARRANTY. Y UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS DEFECT EXISTIS TO PROVIDE GM WITH A COST SAVINGS IN MANUFACTURING, BUT IT IS AT THE COST OF THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS AND THIER FAMILIES. IS THAT WORTH IT?*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10094421,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"REAR BRAKE COVER PLATES RUSTED. VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10093018,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"MY EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 SERIES.  I WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED TODAY AND IT FAILED INSPECTION B/C OF THIS PROBLEM....WHICH I HAD NO IDEA OF!  I AM GLAD I FOUND OUT THIS WAY.  I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVROLETS AND IT IS QUITE AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX.  I CALLED PARKS CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE AND THEY WANT ME TO COME BY NEXT TUESDAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED.  BUT IF THIS A COMMON PROBLEM SHOULDN'T IT BE RECALLED OR SHOULDN'T THE VEHICLE TELL ME THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT WORKING??  I THINK THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10094131,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"WHILE APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE  VEHICLE FAILED.  THERE WAS  NO BRAKING POWER.  CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.  MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE  REPLACED. ALSO,  RECALL ISSUED DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10090923,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE LOADING A 4 WHEELER ONTO MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THE 4 WHEELER, MYSELF, AND THE RAMPS THAT WERE ON THE TAILGATE ALL FELL TO THE GROUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES, BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE WORKING THE ISSUE, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10090831,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2004","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE-15 THROUGH ST. GEORGE, UTAH, I EXPERIENCED A TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON MY LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHILE TOWING MY 23 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER.  TOTAL TIRE MILEAGE: 26,995 MILES. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 TRUCK AND GET STOPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.  AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOR DAMAGE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE I-15 WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES AT 15 MPH AND INSTALL A SPARE TIRE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"24575R16","size":null,"manufacturer":"FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10091564,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"TIRES","summary":"ON THE HIGHWAY  LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, THE SPARE WAS PLACED ON,  AND  VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN  TO THE TIRE DEALER, WHERE THE REMAINING TIRES WERE ALSO FOUND  TO BE DEFECTIVE.   MANUFACTURER STATED  TIRES WERE  DEFECTIVE AND WAS WILLINGTO REPLACE THEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090526,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE.  THE BRAKE DOES NOT LOCK THE BACK WHEELS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10090253,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH  FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT,  DRIVER LOST CONTRO,L BUT MANAGED TO GAIN IT BACK. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"WILDERNESS","size":null,"manufacturer":"FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10088944,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2004","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"INTERMITTENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. ALL DASH GAGES ZERO OUT AND THE ENGINE IS NON RESPONSIVE TO ADDITIONAL THROTTLE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CYCLING THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON THE GAGES WILL INTERMITTENTLY RESET AND WORK PROPERLY.THIS WAS REPORTED TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM IN A TEST DRIVE AND STATED IT WAS BECAUSE OF A AFTER MARKET AUTO START SECURITY SYSTEM. THE COMPANY THAT INSTALLED THE AUTO START SYSTEM CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE INSTALL OR THE AUTO START HARDWARE. I HAD THEM REMOVE THE AUTO START HARD WARE, THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10088849,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"I TOOK MY 02 AVALANCHE IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE WORK FOR SERVERAL ITEMS.  ONE ITEM WAS NOT FIXED TO MY SATISFACTION.  I REPORTED CONDENSATION IN MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS/FOG LIGHT HOUSING.  NOT ONLY WAS THERE CONDENSATION, THERE WAS STANDING WATER.  WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE I LOOKED AND THE LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE OK, BUT BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME 15 MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THEM AGAIN.  I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THEM, THEY ONLY \"CLEANED THEM OUT AND RESEALED THEM\".  UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THEY SEPARATED THE HOUSING FROM THE LENS AND THEN USED SILICONE SEALANT TO PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER.  THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO STATED THERE WAS A BULLETIN FROM GM STATING THAT SOME CONDENSATION IS NORMAL AND THE FIX THEY PERFORMED WAS ALL THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DO.  I CONTACTED GM AND RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION.  I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN AGAIN FOR THE CONDENSATION, THEY HAVE NOW PERFORMED THE SAME FIX.  I TOLD THEM AND THE GM REP ON THE PHONE THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT NO AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN MY LIGHT HOUSING IS ACCEPTABLE.  NOW I AM UNWILLING TO USE MY FOG LIGHTS DUE TO THE FACT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE LENS AND THE CONDENSATION AS WELL AS THE NOW SILICONE BEING SO CLOSE TO THE HEAT OF THE FOG LIGHTS.  GM IS REFUSING TO REPLACE MY LIGHT HOUSINGS, I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10088567,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"GAS TANK AND FUEL SYSTEM BECAME CONTAMINATED WITH RUST AND WAS CLOGGING THE FUEL INJECTORS. CHEVROLET DEALER REPLACED 2 FUEL INJECTORS AND FUEL LINES AND CLEANED EXISTING GAS TANK. $1300 WORTH OF REPAIRS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10089483,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2004","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING/CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM THE FRONT/REAR.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10088354,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE RUBBER PEELED OFF OF MY REAR DRIVER TIRE DOWN TO THE STEEL  CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY 02 AVALANCHE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GENERAL TIRE","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10089372,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10087020,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2004","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"BEGINNING ON 06/09/03 AND CONTINUING TO THE CURRENT DATE, MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECURRING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAK.  FIRST 3 REPAIRS WERE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL SEALS, UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VENT TUBE WAS PLUGGED, THE NEXT 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR WERE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON A TRIP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PURGES THE FLUID OUT THE VENT TUBE.  THE LAST TRIP I TOOK THE VEHICLE ON WAS A 400 MILE ROUND TRIP AND THE VEHICLE UNDERBODY WAS HALF COVERED IN DIFF OIL, AND IT CONTINUED TO DRIP FOR 2 DAYS.  MY CONCERN IS A LONGER TRIP, WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR, WOULD RESULT IN THE SEIZING OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10088057,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE TAILGATE IT SNAPPED. DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED UNDER TAILGATE RECALL 04V129000.  CONSUMER'S HIP BONE WAS INJURED.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10082876,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STEERING","summary":"SUDDEN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE AFTER 50,000 MILES - THIS ALSO CAUSED STEERING BOX TO FAIL BECAUSE OF FILINGS FROM PUMP GETTING INTO STEERING BOX.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10082765,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DEFECTIVE CABLE SUPPORTS FOR THE TAILGATE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10082395,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION PRIOR TO A TRIP, TWO \"RIPS\" OF ABOUT 3 1/2\" - 4 \" WERE OBSERVED ABOUT 18\" APART ON THE SIDEWALL, ABOUT 4 1/2\" ABOVE THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL.  THE SIDE OF THE TIRE IN BOTH PLACES WAS AWAY FROM THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE, REVEALING THE TREAD CAP AND THE INNER CARCASS OF THE TIRE.  IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS NO ADHESIVE BINDING THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE TO THE CARCASS IN EITHER LOCATION. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF THE DAMAGE.  NOTE:  THIS DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETECTED IN A CURSORY CHECK, EXCEPT IF THE \"RIP\" IS ALMOST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL ROTATION AS IT SITS ON THE ROAD UNDER LOAD.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10080920,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE- TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE ONE PERSON (TEENAGE BOY) WAS SITTING ON TAILGATE. CAUSING PERSON TO FALL TO THE GROUND. CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO GET THEM REPLACED BY DEALER.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080929,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080933,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...  2. OIL LIGHT...  3. NOISE STILL PRESENT AND GETTING WORSE.  RETURNED VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS...  1. THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND SAID MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO GAS(I USE BP GAS)   2. ADDED 2 QTS. OIL(OIL WAS CHANGED ON 12/29/02@UNIVERSITY MOTORS AND REPLACED THE PVC VALVE.  3. REAR LOCATOR BAR WAS LOOSE THEY TIGHTENED.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080936,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"1. BRAKES AGAIN...  NOISE AND VIBRATION...  2. NOISE FROM SUSPENSION  RETURNED VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS 1. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED WITH A SLIGHT LIP, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS...  2. THEY SAID COULDN'T FIND WHERE NOISE COMING FROM, MAY HAVE BEEN FROM BRAKES...(TOLD THEM NO, THIS IS THE SAME NOISE SINCE 10790 MILES).   *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080939,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1. BRAKES-AGAIN..PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR  2. NOISE STILL COMING FROM SUSPENSION  3. CAN SMELL OIL BURNING    RETURNED VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS  THEY CHECKED BRAKES AND TOLD ME NO CORRECTION WAS NEEDED....SUSPENSION NOISE WAS TOLD THAT WAS JUST HOW THE VEHICLE SOUNDED, I COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION ON THE FLOOR...  OIL SMELL--THEY TIGHTENED THE OIL FILTER.   *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080944,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"1.BRAKES--PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR...THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES  2.BRAKES--HAS BEEN RETURNED AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR BRAKE- ROTOR PROBLEMS  3.SUSPENSION NOISE--HAS BEEN RETURNED AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR NOISE  4.OIL LIGHTS--HAS BEEN RETURNED 3 TIMES FOR OIL CONSUMPTION--LEAKS  5.ELECTRICAL--HAS BEEN RETURNED TO REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR WINDOWS  6.ELECTRICAL-- LOCKS-CLICK AND CLICK AND KEEP CAUSING, AND THE HORN---BEEPS NON STOP THIS ALL WHILE DRIVING  7.VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LIGHT AND HORN WOULD NOT STOP FLASHING AND BEEPING    THE DEALER NOR CHEVROLET WANT TO EXCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VEHICLE....WE ARE TOLD THAT THE NOISES(AND VIBRATION) FROM THE SUSPENSION JUST STANDARD FOR THE VEHICLE.  THE BACK ROTORS HAD GROOVES WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND..WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GROOVES THEY TOLD US THIS WAS NORMAL FOR \"HEAVY DUTY\" TRUCKS..BRAKES..WAS TOLD WE SHOULD ONLY EXPECT TO GET 6-7 THOUSAND MILES.  DEALER SHOULD TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE VEHICLE.  MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES GO BAD THERE IS NO WARNING...I JUST HAD NO BRAKES...THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THE LAST TIME I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO UNIVERSITY MOTORS.....TO DATE HAVE HEARD NOTHING FORM UNIVERSITY MOTORS OR CHEVROLET....  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10081808,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH TAILGATE  OPENED, CAUSING CABLES TO BREAK. TAIL GATE FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE STILL DRIVING.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10080677,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WE PURCHASE VEHICLE NEW IN AUG 2001.  IT NOW HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. STARTING IN JULY 03, TTHE WINDSHIELD HAS SHOWN A PROPENSITY TO CHIP AND CRACK WITH VERY MINOR IMPACTS.  IT NOW HAS A TOTAL OF 4 CHIPS EACH ABOUR 1/4\" DIAMETER AND A CRACK ABOUT 15\" LONG.  WE HAVE REFRAINED FROM HAVING IT REPAIRED.  WHY IS THIS WINDSHIELD SO EASY TO DAMAGE? *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10081433,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2004","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE.  CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10075722,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED A KNOT ON THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE TREAD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE KNOT DEVELOPED BECAUSE THE  BELT TURNED LOSE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. A GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE TIRES STILL HAVE HALF OF THE TREAD LIFE REMAINING.   *AK    *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10073839,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2004","vin":"2GNEK13T02G","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE WASHING THE TIRES, THE CONSUMER'S HAND WAS CUT DUE TO WIRES STICKING FROM THE SIDES.  UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD PARTS OF THE STEEL BELT STICKING FROM THE SIDE.  THE STEEL BELTS WERE AT THE JUNCTION WERE THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD MEET ON THE TIRE.  THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT A PRORATED COST.  *JB   M","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10078313,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"IN THE PAST 60 DAYS I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ANDF A FLAT TIRE ON THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES OF 2002 AVALANCE.  NEAR MULTICAR COLLISON LAST WEEK.   FIRESTONE SAID \"LOOKS LIKE TIRES ROTTEN INSIDE\"  SEARS SAID \"WE HAVE HAD A QUITE A FEW AVALANCES IN LATELY\".*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10078320,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE EXPLODED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK.  THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN HOUSTION TEXAS.  THERE WAS NO WARNING.  I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND OUT OF TRAFFIC.  ONCE I WAS STOPPED, ALL OF THE BEARINGS AND PARTS OF THE ASSEMBLY FELL OUT ON THE GROUND.  ALL THAT WAS KEEPING THE WHEEL ON WAS THE BRAKE DISK.   THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND HAD NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN ANY ABUSIVE CONDITIONS.    A NEW WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND HUB WAS INSTALLED BY A FIRESTONE TIRE AND BRAKE SHOP LOCATED ON THE KATY EXPRESSWAY.      I HAVE THE OLD PARTS FROM THE REPAIR JOB AND ALLOWED MY CHEVY DEALER TO LOOK AT THEM.  THE REP SAID THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO SINCE I AM 28.000 MILES OVER THE WARRENTY.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067490,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2004","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES  DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.  THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AT THE TREADS AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING.  AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT ONE TIRE HAD A PLUG IN IT.   *AK   THE TIRES WERE BULDGING BY THE JUNCTION OF THE SIDEWALLS AND THREADS.   *SC  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10075446,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"AT 19,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE  WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. AS A RESULT THE FRONT END COLLAPSED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10074422,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES  AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR HAS BUBBLE AND INSIDE WALL ARE CRACKED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.   *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067029,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE REAR PASSENGER AND BOTH FRONT TIRES ACCUMULATED BUBBLES.   *AK   *SC  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"GOODYEAR","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10074112,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T626","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND TEAM CHEVROLET'S FAILURE TO HONOR TERMS OF WARRANTY ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.  (NAR) *LA  THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE ROTORS WHICH WERE DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.  THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST TO REPAIR THE ROTORS.   *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10072675,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/14/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER LEAKING INTO BED AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.  WATER LEAKED FOR 6 MONTHS, WENT TO DEALER.  DEALER DISCOVERED LEAK DUE TO CARPERT BEING SATURATED WITH WATER UNDER BACK SEAT AND SIDE RAILS AT THE B-PILLAR.  DEALER REPLACED CARPET AND PAD AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED LEAK DUE TO BAD SEAL.  1 WEEK AFTER RECEIVING TRUCK FROM THE DEALER WE DISCOVERED THE NEW CARPET SATURATED WITH WATER UNDER BACK SEAT AND SIDE RAILS AND NOW THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CARPET.  PREPARING TO RETURN TRUCK TO DEALER SINCE THIS WAS DISCOVERED ON SATURDAY.  TRUCK HAS 35000 MILES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10065107,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS CLUCKING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING.  DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE NOISE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO  RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10072337,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THREE FAMILIES AND THERE KIDS WENT TO A LAKE IN ARKANSAS. ONE DAY WE DECIDED TO GO DOWN TO THE LAKE ON A GRAVEL ROAD.  FOUR TEENAGE KIDS DECIDED TO RIDE ON THE TAILGATE. TOGETHER THEY ALL WEIGHED UNDER 600 POUNDS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE GRAVEL ROAD @ ABOUT 5 MPH A HEARD A POP THEN VOICES THEN A THUD AND I LOOKED IN  MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THE KIDS ON THE GROUND. WHEN I STOPPED TO GET OUT, I ALSO NOTICED MY TAILGATE HAD FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND  THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY TAILGATE, BUT REPLACED MY CABLES AND MY TAILGATE HANDLE WHICH HAD BEEN DAMAGED. I TRIED GM, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER WAS THERE EYES AND EARS. THE DEALER FELT LIKE  THE TAIL GATE WAS OVERLOADED AND THAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME THAT THESE TYPE OF CABLES HAD BROKE ALL OF THE TIME. A YEAR WENT BY AND GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL OF THE THESE TYPE CABLES.  I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX THE SCRATCHES ON THE TAILGATE AND THEY SAID NO. I WENT BACK TO GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DEALER WAS THEIR EYES AND EARS AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY TAILGATE. I BELIEVE IF THE CABLES FAIL  AND YOU HAVE ANY LOAD ON THE TAILGATE IT IS LIKELY THAT THE TAILGATE CAN COME OFF. THE TAILGATE HAS NO PIN TO SECURE IT. IF THE CABLES BREAK AND THE TAILGATE IS AT THE RIGHT ANGLE IT WILL COME OFF. IF A TAILGATE COMES OFF THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY I SEE THIS BEING A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO. I FEEL THE DEALER IS NEGLECTING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. ALSO THIS ALL HAPPENED UNDER WARRANTY  WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 30,000 MILES.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10072099,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR.  CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER.   CONSUMER  INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT IN PLACE.  VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND  MECHANIC  DETERMINED THAT THE CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067672,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2004","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"FRONT END SHAKES AFTER GOING OVER HIGHWAY JOINTS OR SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD SURFACE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 50 TO 65. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VIBRATES JUST AFTER HITTING BUMPS.  NOTICED ON CURVES, WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS, FRONT TIRES SEEM TO LOSE TRACTION WITH DRY ROAD SURFACE.  HAD APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN PROBLEM WAS FIRST OBSERVED. I SUSPECTED THAT THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE; THE FRONT END WOULD BOUNCE EXCESSIVELY WHEN PUSING UP/DOWN ON BUMPER WHEN PARKED.  AFTER SECOND TRIP TO DEALER; THEY AGREED TO CHANGE THE FRONT 2 SHOCKS BUT SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE SHOCKS WERE REALLY DEFECTIVE.  AFTER THE REPAIR AND ROAD TEST, THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND SUBMITTED AS A WARRENTY CLAIM.  MY PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS COMPLAINT #10017067.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067607,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSEING THE CARPET TO GET DRENCHED, VEHICLE IS RED IN COLOR.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"1971","productMake":"TRUCK PARTS","productModel":"TRUCK PARTS","manufacturer":"TRUCK PARTS & EQUIP.,INC."}]},{"odiNumber":10067626,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LATCHED AND IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH.  THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE WAS FIRST DELIVERED TO CONSUMER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067629,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"FOG LAMPS FILL WITH CONDENSATION AND DO NOT DRY OUT.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10067628,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"REAR/END GATE APPEARS CLOSED BUT OPENS PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING.  IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF YOU AND DROPS BELONGINGS FROM THE BED AREA ALL OVER THE ROADWAY.  IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10063535,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED  PADS WILL NOT RELEASE.   CONSUMER CAN FEEL A DRAGGING OR A DEGREE OF RESISTANCE ON THE VEHICLE.  ALSO,  REAR RIGHT INBOARD DISC PAD COMPLETELY FAILED AT 30,000 MILES.  THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS SUBJECT.  *AK   *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10066436,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT I TRAVELED TO TEXAS IN DECEMBER AND I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE. DURING THE TRIP I CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS DOWN  ABOUT 2 QUARTS OR MORE.  WHEN I RETURNED I TOOK IT TO A GMC DEALER WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE I WENT ON THE TRIP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BURNED 3 QUARTS ON THE TRIP. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT BACK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT.  I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS \"NORMAL\" FOR IT TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION OF UP TO A QUART OR MORE IN 1,000 MILES OR 2 QUARTS UP TO 2,000 MILES.  IS THIS \"NORMAL?\"  I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE AND I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.  I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A CONCUMPTION TEST ON IT.      I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PURCHASE WITH ALIGNMENT, LEAKING IN THE BOX FROM THE RUBBER AROUND IT, THE RADIO NOT WORKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, PEELING ON THE FRONT DASHBOARD, AND NOW THE OIL.  WE TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ALIGNMENT WAS FIXED AND THERE WAS A SQUEEKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END.  IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BROKEN IN THE FRONT END, ESPECIALLY PULLING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES, AND WHEN TURNING OR ON THE CURVES.  WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER SEATBELT.  THE PERSON SITTING IN THAT SPACE CANNOT PUT THE SEATBELT ON WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. WE FINALLY CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OF GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THE SOUND AFTER WE HAD TAKEN IT BACK AROUND 5 TIMES AND HAD TO RENT A CAR, AND ALSO NOW WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION.  WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY AS THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR, YET IT'S LIKE AN OLD RUNNED DOWN JALOPY. THEY HAVE FIXED IT SO MUCH, WE JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE.  IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO? *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10066005,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, THE TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN AND AS A RESULT OF THE CABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE BREAKING, THE TAILGATE FELL OFF AND WAS DRAGGED ALONG BY THE LEFT SIDE CABLE SCRAPING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAILGATE BADLY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10064459,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE REAR WINDOW FRAME IS BREAKING OFF OF THE GLASS.  THE FRAME AND/OR GLASS COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.  THESE STRESS FRACTURES IN THE WINDOW FRAME OCCURRED WITH THE WINDOW IN THE INSTALLED POSITION AND I FIRST NOTICED THEM ON SUNDAY MARCH 21, 2004.  I HAVE ONLY REMOVED THE WINDOW ONCE AND THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO.  THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I NOTICED THE FRACTURES.  THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.  I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THE SAME THING.  I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT IS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL.    *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10065371,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE.  TWO WEEKS LATER,  TAILGATE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.  SEVERAL VEHICLES HIT THE TAILGATE THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.  NO CRASHES OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10064086,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2004","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BROKE WHILE I WAS UNLOADING A FREEZER FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10062807,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE WORN OUT AND ROTOR RUSTED AT 36OOO MILES. I DON'T USE THE PARKING BRAKE AT ALL. WHY WAS IT WORN OUT? REAR BRAKE PADS ALSO WORE OUT BEFORE FRONT PADS. DESIGN OF PARKING BRAKE MAKES ADJUSTMENT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AT THE WHEEL. THE CABLE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PARTS MAN AT THE DEALERSHIPJUST SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS, PADS AND PARKING BRAKE SHOES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10062297,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2004","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE LETTING THE TAILGATE DOWN ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, THE TAILGATE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BED DISINTERGRATED WITH NO LOAD OR UNDUE STRESS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10062370,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHEN I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE NEW IN 2002, AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, I HEARD A HORRIBLE CRASH AND FOUND THAT THE DEALER HAD NOT LATCHED THE REAR TAIL GATE.  IT TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO CLOSE IT PROPERLY.  SINCE THEN , ON ABOUT 10 OCCASIONS, THE GATE HAS FALLEN DOWN WHILE DRIVING.  APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AGO, I FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE CABLE HAD BROKEN. I WAS GOING TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY, BUT , ON MY WAY TO DROP MY BOYS OFF AT SCHOOL, THE GATE ONCE AGAIN FELL DOWN.  I STOPPED AND ASKED MY 13 Y.O. TO SLAM THE GATE.  WHEN HE TRIED TO DO THIS, THE GATE BOUNCED BACK INTO HIS FACE AND JAMMED.  WHEN I GOT OUT AND LOOKED, I SAW THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HINGE WAS DISLOCATED, THE RIGHT BOTTOM OF THE GATE WAS DAMAGED, THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT WAS BROKEN, THERE WAS A GOUGE ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE GATE, AND A MINOR PAINT SCRATCH ON THE GATE NEAR THE GOUGE.  I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND DID A SEARCH & FOUND THIS SITE.  I AM HOPING THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WILL STAND BEHIND THIS DEFECT AND PAY FOR MY REPAIRS.  THANK YOU.  GARY BOSCO.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10062278,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE WINDOWS ON MY 2002 CHEVOLET AVALANCHE ARE VERY DARK SHADED. I CALLED A DEALER IN MULLINS, SC AND HE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO LIGHTEN THEM. HE CLAIMED THEY CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT DARK. AT NIGHT I CANNOT SEE WELL ENOUGH TO PROPERLY JUDGE TRAFFIC AND DISTANCE. WHEN I TURN AT NIGHT I HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD JUST TO SEE THE STREET I AM TURNING ON TO. I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN GET A LIGHTER SHADING ON MY WINDOWS BEFORE I HAVE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHY CAN'T THEY BE LIGHTED OR TONED DOWN.   *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10063083,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED.   *PH   THE ILLUMINATION LASTED ALSO, UNTIL THE SPEED REDUCED TO 40 MILES PER HOUR.  THE GAS MILEAGE INCREASED DURING THIS TIME.   *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10060401,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2004","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE THROUGH A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO DRIVE UP TO MY BANK'S ATM, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE APPEARED TO BUCKLE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT FRONT OF THE TRUCK FELL TO THE GROUND.  THE LEFT FRONT A-ARM AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE DUE TO PREMATURE METAL FATIGUE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10060225,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/16/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"CABLES THAT HOLD UP THE TAILGATE ON THR 1/2 TON CHEVY AVALANCHE RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE I WAS LEANING ON THE TAILGATE.  I FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS NOT INJURED.  MY SISTER-IN-LAW ALSO HAD A CABLE ON HER 2002 1/2 TON CHEVROLET PICKUP BROKE  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10060048,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/29/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE SEPARATION. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE GOODYEAR AT'S TIRES THAT CAME AS STANDARD ON MY AVALANCHE. I HAD 6 FLATS IN A 4 WEEK PERIOD AND FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AT 36,000 MILES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10060049,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/29/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"WRONG SIZE SPARE TIRE ON AVALANCHE.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10060925,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TAILGATE STRAPS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10059020,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2004","vin":"3GNGK23G62G","components":"TIRES","summary":"TOTAL TREAD PLY SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE LT 265 R75 16 STEELTEX AT LOAD RANGE E TIRE.  TIRE CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 4X4, WITH A 12,000 LB TOW PACKAGE.  WHEN I TOOK DELVIERY OF THIS VEHICLE IN 2001, FIRESTONE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECALLING OTHER TIRES THAT WERE FAILING THE SAME WAY, I WAS ASSURED BY BOTH CHEVROLET AND FIRESTONE THAT THIS PRODUCT FAR EXCEEDED THE SPECS FOR THE PURPOSE I SELECTED THIS VEHICLE, AND THESE WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL.  NOW I SEE THAT THIS TIRE HAS HAD A LIMITED PRODUCTION DATE RECALL.  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM WITH FIRESTONE TO RE-COUP $1600.00 OF BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE MY VOICE HEARD TO YOU.      AS A SIDE NOTE I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH ON AN OVERCAST 60 DEGREE DAY IN FLORIDA, WHEN I FELT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A TRAILER TIRE GOING DOWN.  AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH LIMITED GUARD RAILED EMERGENCY SHOULDER SPACE TO PULL OFF, I IMMEDIATELY BEGAIN TO SLOW EVEN MORE AND PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS TO WARN FOLLOWING MOTORISTS OF MY FUTURE INTENTIONS.  AS MY SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND ENOUGH SHOULDER TO STOP ON,  THE TREAD GRENADED OFF.    I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ESPECIALLY AWARE OF PROPER INFATIONS OF TIRES, CHECKING BY GAUGE BOTH THE TOW VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER EACH DAY BEFORE HOOKING UP AND PULLING, AS I DID THIS DAY BEFORE LEAVING THE CAMPSITE.  SO UNDER OR OVER INFLATION IS NOT AN ISSUE HERE.  THE TRAILER WAS BALANCED SO PERFECTLY THAT BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD, THE TIRE CASING WAS STILL INFLATED AND THE TRAILER WAS HOLDING THE TRUCK UP IN THE REAR.  THIS AND THE LACK OF SPEED WERE PROBABLY THE ONLY REASON I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL, BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE CASING WOULD HAVE BLOWN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"STEELTEX A/T","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10059021,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT","summary":"REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS FRONT AND BACK 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"AUTOMATIC","manufacturer":"AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10059660,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE BELTS SEPARATED.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10059702,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT","summary":"VENTILATION SYSTEM LEAKED WATER INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT,  WATER BLEW OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE  RADIO SPEAKERS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10058881,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10058789,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TAILGATE CABLES FAILED WHILE I WAS UNLOADING BACK OF AVALANCHE.  I FELL TO THE GROUND, ALONG WITH COMPUTER EQUIPMENT I WAS CARRYING.  BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AND TAILGATE FELL OFF TRUCK.  DAMAGE TO TAILGATE PAINT, MOLDING AND LATCH ASSEMBLY.  DEALER QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $900 WORTH OF DAMAGE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10058800,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING DOES NOT WORK AND CABLE IS TO LONG FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10058403,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"TIRES","summary":"STANDARD TIRES ISSUED WITH VEHICLE WERE OFFROAD WRANGLER HP WHICH HAVE VERY POOR RAIN HANDLING CAPABILITIES. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS OR GIVEN OPTION OF SWITCHING TO HIGHWAY TIRES WITH BETTER RAIN CAPABILITY. AS A RESULT OF THE POOR CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN RAIN, FRONT EDGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN ENTERED PARKING LOT AND WAS TRYING TO TURN ON WET PAVEMENT AND SLID INTO WALL WHEN STEERING WAS NON-RESPONSIVE DUE TO TIRE SLIDING INSTEAD OF TURNING. SPEED WAS LESS THEN 10 MPH. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES ON INTERNET INDICATING SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THOSE TIRES OR HAVE THEM \"SIPED\" TO ACHIEVE BETTER CONTROL IN RAIN. SINCE MY AVALANCHE IS TWO WHEEL DRIVE I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH IF ANY ABOUT OFFROAD USE OR THAT THE STANDARD TIRES WOULD BE SO GEARED UP FOR OFFROAD USE AS TO MAKE THEM HANDLE POORLY IN RAIN. CAPITOL CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THIS INFORMATION WITH ME. I HAVE 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING IN THE NORTH UNDER ALL CONDITIONS WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE WITH ANY VEHICLE WITH ANY KIND OF TIRE. MILITARY VEHICLE TIRES ARE VERY OFFROAD ORIENTED BUT NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN RAIN. THANKS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10058061,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVEWAY,  DRIVER PULLED DOWN THE TAILGATE, AND  CABLE SNAPPED IN HALF.  CONSUMER WAS ABLE  TO LIFT THE CABLE UP  AND PUT IT INSIDE OF THE TRUNK AREA.  BOTH CABLES WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE TRUCK.  CONSUMER  NOTIFIED  DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10057003,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"OVERTIME I KEPT HEARING A WHINING NOISE, SMELL OF OIL, HEAT AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVELINE. AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A 100, 000 MILE TOTAL OIL, TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT CHANGE (DID THIS AT 97,018 MI. 1/2/04). THE MECHANIC DID NOTICE A BIT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT & REAR DRIVELINE (DRIVE SHAFTS FROM TRANSFER CASE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AXLE CASE AND THE REAR AXLE CASE), SOME OIL LEAKAGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE, BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR AXLE, THIS WAS NORMAL HE TOLD ME. MECHANIC FOUND BOTH FINE AND SMALL PIECES OF METAL IN THE FRONT 4X4 TRANSMISSION CASE, BUT SAID THIS WAS NOT A BIG PROBLEM. MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE U-JOINTS REPLACED SOMETIME ON THE DRIVE SHAFTS AND THIS WOULD STOP THE NOISE AND VIBRATION. AT COLDWATER, MI. (1/14/04), I HAD TO REPLACE A RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING; MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE REAR AXLE FOR NOISE. MECHANIC FOUND SOME PLAY IN THE DRIVELINE U-JOINTS, RIGHT REAR AXLE AND PINION SHAFT, AND SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.  ON 1/26/04 I HAD BOTH REAR & FRONT DRIVESHAFT U-JOINTS REPLACED & BALANCED (FLEET PRIDE SAID THERE WAS SOME PLAY IN THEM). THE NOISE AND VIBRATION STOPPED, BUT THE OIL & HOT SMELL STAYED. THEN THE LIGHT VIBRATION AND SOME NOISE (BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40-75 MPH) STARTED TO RETURN IN JUST 150 MILES. AT 106,606 MILES THE REAR AXLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AND HARD VIBRATION THEN STOPPED TURNING AT 106,607 MILES. I HAD THE REAR AXLE REMOVED AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN BEARING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MECHANICAL LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL (EATON G-80) HAD BROKE APART SENDING METAL THROUGH OUT THE REAR AXLE AND DESTROYED AXLE DRIVE SYSTEM. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PARTS & DAMAGE TO THE REAR. THE FRONT AXLE IS STARTING THE SAME THING, LEAKING, HOT SMELL AND NOISE. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH YOUR SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID THEY ARE CHECKING INTO IT. SERVICE BULLETINS 03-04-17-001, 03-07-30-005, 02-04-21-005A.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10055071,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/27/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2004","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE","summary":"MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS.  FIRST THE REAR WINDOW AND MID TAILGATE LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER AREA.  I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING.  THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY.  THE RT REAR SEAT BELT LATCH IS HARD TO LATCH WITHOUT SOMEONE HELPING THE PASSENGER THAT SITS IN THAT SEAT.  I HAVE 17 INCHE TIRES WITH A 16 INCH SPARE HOW SAFE IS THAT???  I HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT LEAST 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES VEHICLE ALSO BLOWS BLACK, BLUE AND WHITE SMOKE.  THEY ARE DOING A CONSUMPTION TEST NOW.  THE UNIVERSAL JOINT POPS WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND TO NEUTRAL AND BACK.  THERE IS CLUNKING SOUND WHEN PULLING IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT.  EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT WORK.  I HAVE HAD TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND IT SEEMS NOTHING GETS FIXED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10052027,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"TIRES","summary":"FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BUBBLED ON THE SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO ROTATE TIRES PREMATURELY.   *AK   THE ROTATION DID NOT STOP THE TIRES FROM PUSHING OUTWARD IN THE THREAD AND TIRE WEAR.  TREAD WEAR WAS ONLY 27%.   *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10055017,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2004","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE.  THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE THAT SUPPORTS THE TAILGATE SNAPPED WHILE I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE.  LUCKILY THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE HELD OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE GROUND PRETTY HARD, NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO MY TAILGATE.  THE CABLE APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY CORRODED.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10054422,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2004","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION AND/OR REAR AXLE LOCKS UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING ERRATIC VEHICLE HANDLING AND/OR LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.  * CB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10069315,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"IT STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A TURN.  MOSTLY ON RIGHT TURNS AS YOU ACCELERATE OUT OF THE TURN THE VEHICLE DIES.  IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.  THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.  NEITHER ONE CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.  IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.  I AM AFRAID THAT MY HUSBAND OR ANOTHER MEMBER OF MY FAMILY IS GOING TO GET HURT IN THIS TRUCK.  I AM TRYING TO DEAL WITH GM BUT THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.  THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10070022,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2004","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE","summary":"THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING OUR CHEVY AVALANCHE.  IT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY, 2002.  SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT, WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONSUMING QUITE A BIT OF OIL.  WE WERE GIVEN AN EXPLANATION THAT THE MOTOR WAS NEW, THE RINGS HAVEN'T SEATED YET AND 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OIL HAVE BEEN PLACED IN OUR VEHICLE -- ONE OF SUCH (STRAIGHT 30W) IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL NOT TO ADD.  NOW OUR VEHICLE IS STILL BURNING OIL AND HAS BEGUN TO BLOW BLUE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE.  WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE MANUFACTURER, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THE STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.  CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER HAS US UNDERTAKING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST.    THE BODY (THE PLASTIC PART) SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING (WHEN THE WEATHER GOT HOT) STARTED TO DETACH FROM THE METAL PART IN THE FENDER AREA AND THE PLASTIC PANELS IN THE BACK OF THE BED ARE WARPED.  WE ARE NOT HAPPY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10070167,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2004","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,TIRES,WHEELS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I HAVE NOT GIVEN PERMISSION TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO START REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE REAR AXLE OR REAR END THAT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND MUST BE REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $2,400 FOR A USED PART AND $3,000 FOR A NEW PART. THIS TRUCK HAS AROUND 42,000 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED JUNE 1, 2003.  I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS RANGING FROM REPLACEMENT OF  CD'S TO A DOOR WINDOW  MOTOR PROBLEM. I INQUIRED/COMPLAINED ABOUT A NOISE IN THE REAR END AT AROUND 25,000 MILES  PRIOR TO THE BREAKDOWN. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE TAILGATE WOULD FALL OPEN WHEN LOCKED OCCASIONALLY, BUT THIS WAS ADJUSTED AFTER TAKING IT BACK FOR REPAIR.  I HAVE ALSO REPLACED ONE HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AT A COST OF $250.00. THERE IS AN OIL USAGE PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES  AN ADDITIONAL QUART TO BE ADDED BETWEEN CHANGES.   I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON AND NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED TO DISCERN  IF IT HAS HAD SOME PREVIOUS  MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS PURCHASED NEW THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD HAVE HAD SOME MALFUNCTIONS BEFORE IT WAS DELIVERED. I MISPLACED MY RECEIPTS, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL GIVE ME ANOTHER COPY. HOWEVER,  I WILL SEARCH FOR THEM AS VERIFICATION  THAT I TOOK THE TRUCK IN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR VARIOUS AND SUNDRY COMPLAINTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10053133,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DISCOLORATION OF CARGO COVERS AND BODY ARMER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10052854,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2004","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"ONE OF MY TAILGATE CABLES BROKE ABRUPTLY WHILE I WAS CLIMBING ONTO ONE CORNER OF THE TAILGATE.  THE CORNER DROPPED ENOUGH THAT I WAS DROPPED BACK TO THE GROUND. (I WEIGH ABOUT 185 LBS).  I THEN INSPECTED THE OTHER CABLE AND SAW NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I LEANED ON THAT CORNER OF THE TAILGATE, THE SECOND CABLE ALSO BROKE.  I CALLED MY DEALER, BUT SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS.  I THEN OPENED A FILE WITH GM FIELD SERVICE, AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANY RESPONSE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051503,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE WHEN APPLIED WENT TO FLOOR AND DID NOT HOLD UPON HAVING VEHICAL CHECK BY DEALER FOUND ADJUSTMENT TO BE FULLY ADJUSTED AND BRAKE SHOES TO BE WORN SINCE THE BRAKES WERE NEVER ADJUSTED BY ANYONE THIS HAD TO COME FROM THE FACTORY. I HAD TO HAVE NEW BRAKE SHOES INSTALLED AND EVERY THING ADJUSTED PROPERLY FOR WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR I FEEL THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE ERROR I THINK THEY SHOULD OF HAD TO PAY FOR THIS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051417,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/11/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE UNEXPEDEDLY BROKE WHILE A FRIEND AND I WERE UNLOADING A HOME GYM.   BOTH CABLES SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AT THE SAME TIME.  THIS RESULTED IN THE TAILGATE DROPPING AND MY FRIEND AND I ALMOST FALLING WITH THE HOME GYM ON TOP OF US.  I SLIGHTLY STRAINED MY BACK BUT WE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT INJURY.  LUCKILY WE HAVE GOOD BALANCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051437,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2003","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BOTH OF MY TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE UNLOADING AN ATV. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED WHEN THE ATV, RAMPS, AND THE TAILGATE ALL FELL WHEN BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME.  2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 4X4","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051383,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2003","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL FUEL TANK. MUST HOLD NOZZLED TIGHTLY AGAINST FILLER OPENING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THEY \"FIXED\" IT, BUT THE DIFFICULTY CONTINUES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10051215,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED ON A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHILE LOADING ATV. CABLES SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CABLE AND NOT AT ENDS. I WAS ASSURED BY SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE TAILGATE CAN HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF AN ATV. THE THE TRUCK BED HAS AN ATV TREAD EMBEDDED INTO THE MAT TO ADD TRACTION WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING. I BELIEVE THE CABLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED. I WAS QUOTED AN ESTIMATE OF $123.00 TO FIX. I WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE SINCE IT RESULTED IN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10049490,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 HAS A MISS IN THE ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS \"ENGINE FADE AND A STIFF SUSPENSION\". IT IS A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM, PERHAPS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOTICEABLE WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AND PRONOUNCED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS OR TOWING ANY LOAD. THE DEALER (LARRY GREEN CHEVROLET IN BLYTHE CA AND CHEVROLET)BOTH HAVE OPEN FILES ON THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE SAME DEALER WAS REPURCHASED BY CHEVROLET AND THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL VEHICLES ARE WITHIN 100 VIN 'S OF EACH OTHER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10049291,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"AT 8000 MILES, WE BROUGHT OUR TRUCK IN FOR SQUEAKING AND GRINDING BRAKES.  THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL, THE CALIPER BOOTS WERE CRACKED AND TORN, THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALMOST METAL TO METAL AND THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS WORN DOWN. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED.  STEWART DEALERSHIP IN COLMA, CA INSPECTED IT, AGREED THAT IT WAS UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY. LESS THAN 8000 MILES LATER WE BROUGHT IN OUR AVALANCHE & THE REAR BRAKES & EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE 50%. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO STEWART WHO DID A 28 POINT INSPECTION. WHEN WE GOT THE INSPECTION PAPERWORK BACK, IT SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE 4/32 AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INSPECTED AND OK..  THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS GONE AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T REQUIRE ATTENTION!! THEY SAID ITS FROM REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO ELLIS BROOKS CHEVROLET IN SF. THEY SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES & EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL.  THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.    *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10049228,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED ON MY 2002 AVALANCHE.  THE FAILURE POINTS ON THE CABLES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED.   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10047707,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2003","vin":"3GNGK23G12G","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL GATE CABLE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MIES ON THE VEHICLE. OWNER WAS SITTING ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10047553,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2003","vin":"3GNEC13TX2G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BOTH MY TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE ON A BOY SCOUT CAMP OUT.  TWO OF THE FATHERS (ABOUT 400 LBS) WERE SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THEY BOTH SNAPPED.  LUCKY THAT THEY LANDED ON THEIR FEET AND DID NOT GET HURT.  BOTH LOOK LIKE THEY ARE BLACK AND CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE.  SNAPPED AT THE SAME PLACE ON BOTH CABLES.   *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10047252,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSISTENT CRACKING OF ENCAPSULATION SURROUNDING MIDGATE WINDOW OF 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHES BUILT PRIOR TO OCTOBER 2001.   *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10048326,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING  VEHICLE AT 72 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"LEMANS RADIAL A/T","size":null,"manufacturer":"FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10047018,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/11/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I OWN A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT II AM THE SECOND OWNER.  THERE IS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHILE WE TRAVELING WE NOTICE THE BRAKES SQUEALING.  BEFORE WE COULD MAKE IT HOME WE HAD METAL TO METAL AND HAD TO USE ARE TRAILER BRAKES TO HELP STOP US.  WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND HAD TO TRAVEL TWO HOURS ON A SUNDAY HOME UNSAFE.  WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND THEY INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD NEED 4 NEW ROTORS.  THE SERVICEMAN STATED THAT THE CALIPER HAD A PROBLEM AND IT BURN THE BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY OFF THE ROTORS AND THE ROTORS WERE JUNK.  HE ALSO STATED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND WE WERE NOT THE FIRST.  THE ROTORS WERE PEELING.  WHEN I CONTACTED OUR GMC DEALER THEY HAD A GMC REP. LOOK AT OUR ROTORS.  THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THAT THE BRAKES ARE WEARABLE AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.  MAYBE IF WE WERE THE 1ST OWNER THEY MIGHT BEEN ABLE TO HELP US.  THE DEALER STATED THIS MIGHT OF BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE.  THE GMC REP SAID THEY SHOULD OF HAD IT TOWED. OUR DEALER DID STATE THEY ARE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND  FORD, JEEP, CHRYSLER WERE ALSO.  WE HAD TO HAD TO SPEND OVER $800 TO GET OUR VEHICLE SAFE.  WE DRIVE OUR CHILDREN TO DAY CARE AND WANT TO BE SAFE.  I AM VERY UPSET. WE HAD TO DRIVE OVER TWO HOURS TO GET HOME AND HAD TO USE OUR TRAILER BRAKES TO HELP STOP US...  I AM SURE WE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACING THOSE BRAKES PROBLEM SOON BECAUSE OF THIS.  I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY.  I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD OR EVEN HEARD OF ANYONE NOT COVERING US BECAUSE WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS.  WHY WOULD THE DEALERS SELL VEHICLES STATE THAT IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES.  PLEASE INVESTIGATE.    *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10046984,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":3,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T52G","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS","summary":"TRAVELING AT 65 MPH PASSING ANOTHER CAR SWITCHED LAND AND REAREND WENT OUT. DID 360 DEGREE AND HIT THE SIDE ON HIGH WAY. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT DID $9000 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. STEERING FEELS LIKE ITS HITTING ANOTHER METAL DEALER HAS TO GREASE THE STEERING SHAFT EVERY 25,000 MILES FACTORY DEFECT BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT. APPLYING BRAKE WHEN MAKING A TURN IF TRUCK GOES OVER A ROAD HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AND LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. SUSPENSION IS NOT GOOD.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10046846,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"REAR WINDOW FRAME STARTING TO SPLIT. TALKED TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN 5 OTHERS DO THE SAME THING. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THIS DEFECT DESIGN.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10046811,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, 5.3L ENGINE SEIZED UP ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I LOST POWER.  I'M NOT GETTING ANY SATISFACTION FROM GM OR THE DEALER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED.  I JUST WANT A NEW ENGINE.  CAN YOU HELP?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10046217,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T82G","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE REVERSING VEHICLE  HIT A LAMP POLE.  UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE  WAS STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE.   VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE BECAUSE IT WAS  ALREADY PROPPED AGAINST THE POLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10042269,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2003","vin":"3GNEC13TX2G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT AND REAR WHEELS.  THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR PINION BEARINGS BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.  LATER THE  DIFFERENTIAL WAS  FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPLACED.   *NLM              *TS  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10043240,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING ON A STATE 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT HIGH WAY SPEED, THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM IT'S STORAGE AREA UNDER TRUCK BED. CABLE SYSTEM HOLDING SPARE IN PLACE HAD FRAYED AND WORN THROUGH TO BREAKING POINT, THUS RELEASING INFLATED SPARE ONTO ROAD SURFACE, CAUSING SPARE TO BOUNCE APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET INTO AIR AND ROLLED OFF THE HIGH WAY ON TO SHOULDER AT SPEED.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10041308,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2003","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"MY 2002 AVALANCHE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD.  I NEVER USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE INSPECTOR SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE AVALALACHE'S THAT HE CHECKED HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10039018,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2003","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"BED OF TRUCK IS LEAKING EVERYTHING GETS WET.  IT IS ALSO LEAKING INTO THE CAB OF TRUCK> THIS WAS A CONCERN WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND WAS ASSURED THERE WOULD NOT EVER BE A PROBLEM. HAVE HAD IT TO DEALER HERE 2 TIMES AND STILL LEAKING. HAVE WHOOPING SOUND FROM SUN ROOF IN OPEN POSITION,  IF I HOLD UP ON IT, IT STOPS.  THIS I WAS TOLD COULD NOT BE FIXED.  SPRINGS ARE JUST TOO WEAK.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10037493,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2003","vin":"3GNGK23G32G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAD MY CHEVROLET AVAILABLE  TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO FIND OIL SPRAYING UP ON THE DRIVERS DOOR  THEY  FOUND A CRACK IN THE FRONT DIFFER.  SAID THEY PUT IN SOME GO IN THE CRACK AND IT DOESNT NEED REPLACED.  IN MY OPION THE CASTING IN CHEVY AVALNCHES ARE DEFFECTIVE AND NEED REPLACED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10037028,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T02G","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"I HAVE HAD 3 BROKEN BRACKETS ON MY RUNNING LIGHTS SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. BUT SINCE I HAVE 62,000 MILE ON IT IT HAS NOW BECOME MY PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE BRACKETS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LIGHT. WHICH I HAVE DONE 6 MONTHS AFTER I RECEIVED THE TRUCK FOR THE SUM OF $70.00. NOW I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS FOR THE SUM OF $100. APIECE. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND CHEVY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. ALSO MY CHECK ENIGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON ONCE A MONTH FOR THREE MONTHS AND THAT SEEMS TO BE MY PROBLEM TO. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN WORCESTER MASS. AND HAVE SINCE MOVED TO MAINE AND HAVE TO TRAVEL 300 MILES TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER JUST TO BE TOLD BY CHEVY THAT IT IS MY PROBLEM. I WANT THE CONSUMERS TO BEWARE THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU PAY $37,000 FOR A TRUCK DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE MANUFACUTER WILL STICK BY THEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10033282,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T62G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE DRIVERS OUTSIDE MIRROR IS SHOWING DOUBLE IMAGES.  AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER 3 TIMES AND STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM.  MIRROR DOES NOT SHOW DOUBLE IMAGES IF REPLACED WITH STANDARD MIRROR. MIRROR WAS NOT DOING THIS WHEN PURCHASED NEW IN 8/02.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10033088,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2003","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, A SEVERE POPPING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND CAN EASILY BE FELT IN ONE'S FEET.  HAVE BEEN INTO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR TO NO AVAIL.  DEALER WANTS ME TO \"LIVE WITH IT\" FOR A WHILE AND SEE IF IT GETS WORSE.  UNACCEPTABLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10032961,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2003","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"REAR 3 PANEL DECK LID LEAKS.  2 DEALERS STATED THAT THE DECK LID IS NOT ADVERTISED AS \"WATERPROOF\", ONLY \"WEATHERPROOF\".  THE DECK LID LEAKS WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING THRU LIGHT RAIN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10032963,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2003","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"FRONT BRAKES RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER POT HOLES AND SPEED BUMPS AT ANY SPEED.  RATTLE GOES AWAY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.  2 DEALERS STATED THAT ONLY OEM CHEVROLET PADS CAN BE USED WHEN DOING A BREAK JOB ON THE FRONT/REAR BRAKES.  SHOP THAT DID 2 BRAKE JOBS IN 48000 MILES STATED THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKE WEAR WAS \"UNUSUALY HIGH\" FOR MANUFACTURER PARTS AND INSTALLED AFTERMARKET \"LIFETIME\" BRAKES.  WHILE THE SHOP (THANKFULLY) WILL RETIGHTEN THE BREAKS AT NO COST AS NEEDED, I THINK THIS IS NOT A GOOD ANSWER TO THE PRPBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10012312,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER HAS LEAKED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SINCE PURCHASED.  THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR.  THE MANUFACTURERS LEGAL DEPARTMENT RECENTLY ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL MAKE NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND THAT THE LEAK IS DEEMED REASONABLE/ACCEPTABLE.    *NLM    *CB *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10032494,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2003","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10031047,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"A FLUTTERING NOISE FROM THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD SUPPORT PILLAR AREA AT APPX. 50+ MPH OR WHEN DRIVING AGAINST A STRONG WIND.  THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESONATES THRU THE PILLARS PLASTIC COVER..","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10031048,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE SPRINGS ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR ON AN OPEN SUN ROOF ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD IT UP AT THE PROPER ANGLE TO ABATE THE WIND \"WHOOPING\" NOISE CREATED BY THE OPEN SUN ROOF.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10032299,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING  AT NORMAL CITY SPEED EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON THE STREET. TIRE BOUNCED TWICE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THIS  WAS UNUSUAL,  NEVER HEARD SUCH THING.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10030753,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WORE THROUGH BOTH REAR TOP HAT DRUM ROTORS OF MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION FOR THE VEHICLES ANNUAL INSPECTION. I DO NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE, SO I KNOW THAT WEAR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. I THEN FOUND THIS PROBLEM IN TSB # 02-05-26-002 AND A CORRECTION WHICH CHANGES THE DESIGN OF THE CLIP RETAINING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE SO IT WILL NOT SCRAPE WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. THE PEOPLE AT THE INSPECTION PLACE AS WELL AS WHERE I HAD IT REPAIRED SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER CHEVY TRUCKS, SUBURBANS, TAHOES, ETC. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE CHEVY SHOP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS AND THEY DID NOT MENTION OR PERFORM THIS TSB, NOR DID THEY NOTIFY ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING AND CHEVY KNEW ABOUT IT YET CHOSE NOT TO INFORM ME.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10011159,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, HE STATED THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT. NOTIFIED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.  *JB  *CB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10029405,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"PER CONSUMER\" AT TIME OF ASSEMBLY  OF VEHICLE'S  FRAME THERE WAS A FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE METAL TO FLEX AND BREAK AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. IF THE DEALERSHIP CORRECTS THE PROBLEM IT WILL MAKE THE FRAME WEAKER\".*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10027320,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2003","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES WHILE CHILD WAS FASTENED IN REAR SEAT BELT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION  BECAME TIGHT ACROSS CHILD'S CHEST. CHILD PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON AND  SEAT BELT RETRACTED. CONSUMER CUT SEAT BELT TO GET CHILD OUT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10025964,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE EXHAUST TICK DURING EXCELERATION, DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER REFUSES TO TRY TO CORRECT PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH HE SAYS HE CAN HEAR PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10024349,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"SEATS","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS 2.5 INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER.  WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN.  ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.   *AK   *SCC   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10022678,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN CENTERED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT.  WHILE SEATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS 2 1/2 INCHES TO THE RIGHT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THIS CONDITION FATIGUED THE DRIVERS ARMS WHILE DRIVING ANY DISTANCE.  GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED 6-19-03.  THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS IT MAY INJURE HIM INSTEAD OF SAVING HIM.  *AK   *CB   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10025308,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE SEEMED INADEQUATE.  I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT ONLY THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE WORKING.  IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS APPARENTLY NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY.  THE VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 28K MILES ON IT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10024972,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND  WITHOUT WARNING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED,  CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10023088,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2003","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"MY COMPLAINT IS THAT YOU DO NOT LIST THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IN YOUR RECALL LIST.   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10021551,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.  THIS WAS THE THIRD SEPARATION FAILURE OUT OF THE EIGHT ORIGINAL TIRE SUPPLIED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH THE CONSUMERS TWO VEHICLES.  (GOODYEAR WRANGLER, P265/70R171132, SERIAL # T306731-GRF88M4MP).  *MR   *SCC  *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022050,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2003","vin":"3GNGK23G02G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS IMPROPERLY SEALED WHICH CAUSES THE OIL TO LEAK. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10017067,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/05/2003","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"FRONT END SHAKES AFTER GOING OVER PAVEMENT JOINT OR SMALL BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 55. STEERING WHEEL THEN START DOING SAME, APPLYING BRAKES MAKE IT STOP. PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE MADE COMMENT OF CONDITION. DEALER STATED IT'S A TRUCK, THAT'S HOW THEY RIDE.    *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10016527,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELS","summary":"SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT  ODI 766153.  THIS OCCURRED , TWICE THIS YEAR,  INITIALLY 1/10/03, BRAKES DRUMS AND ROTORS IN REAR WERE SEVERELY WORN.  2ND DATE SHOWN BELOW.  OUTSIDE RIM ALSO BECAME BROWN AND CORRODED.  DEALER  REPAIRED AND REPLACED DUE TO 3/36 WARRANTY.    *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10016360,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I BOUGHT A NEW AVALANCHE IN OCTOBER, 2002.  IT HAS BEEN LOSING ONE QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES.  CHEVROLET SAYS THIS IS NORMAL?????  THEY REPLACED THE PCV VALVE, BUT SAID IT WILL STILL BURN 1 QUART PER 2000 - 3000 MILES.  THIS IS ABSURD FOR A NEW ENGINE.  WHAT EFFECT WILL THIS HAVE ON ENGINE LONGEVITY? CATALYTIC CONVERTER?  AIR POLLUTION?  I DON'T REMEMBER THIS FEATURE IN THE ADVERTISING OR SALES PITCH. WHAT IS NHTSA DOING ABOUT THIS KNOWN DEFECT?   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10016153,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RESTRAINT WILL LOCK AND PIN PASSENGER WITHOUT NOTICE.  PASSENGER HAS TO RELEASE THE MECHANISM AND FULLY RETRACT THE BELT TO GET IT TO RELEASE USUALLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10015316,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT SOUNDED LIKE \"CRUSHING GLASS\" AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO AN INTERSECTION.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE ABS LIGHT.  *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10013889,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T72G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"2ND TIME ABS FAILED, THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS AUGUST 2002 AND THE LAST ONE WAS MARCH 31ST 2003. EACH TIME DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE AND THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10013893,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/31/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2003","vin":"3GNGK23G52G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON MY 2002 3/4 4X4 CHEVY AVALANCE FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS.THE SERVICE BULLITENS THE DEALER GAVE ME HAD TO DO WITH '95 OR OLDER CARS OR WITH THE NEW CAR BRAKEN PERIOD.(I HAVE OVER 30,000 MILES ON IT) AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME THE SEVICE DEPT FORGOT TO RESET THE LIGHT, NOW THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL USAGE,1 QUART IN 1000 MILES. I AM THINKING OF HAVING A REG. SHOP CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE DEALER, BECAUSE WHAT I AM READING IS NOT WHAT THE SERVICE DEPT IS WRITING ON THEIR REPORT. ONE OF THE SEVICE TECHS TOLD ME IN CONFIDENCE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT CHEVY ISN'T GOING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO CONTINUE THIS TESTING BEFORE SOMETHING IS DECIDED?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10012334,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLES BRAKES FAILED FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE ROLLOVER.  THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES.  THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.  *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10012335,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T22G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES YET NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.  THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.  *NLM  THE CONSUMER'S WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES.  SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10010218,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"AT 7,500 MILES I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO USE MY SPARE, THEN REALIZED IT WAS A SMALLER SIZE. I DROVE TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A NEW TIRE, AND SAID ALL OF THESE TRUCKS CAME WITH A 16 INCH SPARE. I NOW HAVE 30,000 MILES AND NOW NEED ALL NEW TIRES. I USUALLY GET NEW TIRES ABOUT EVERY 60,000 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHY MY TIRES WERE WEARING SO BAD AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP OR DISCUSS THIS ISSUE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"},{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10010131,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS FAILED 3 TIMES (PEDAL IS SOFT, GOES TO FLOOR, WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE).  HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP TWICE, THE SECOND TIME WITH SUPPOSEDLY UPGRADED PARTS.  COMPLAINT PENDING WITH A.G.'S OFFICE.   8NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10010164,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHEN YOU OPEN THE SUN ROOF YOU GET AN AWFUL NOISE INSIDE THE MOTOR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WIND DEFLECTOR DOESN'T GO HIGH ENOUGH. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID INSTALL A EXTERIOR WIND DEFLECTOR AT THE COST OF 115.00  THIS CAME ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND SHOULD WORK PROPERLY.   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10010162,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"FRONT WINDSHIELD MAKE A FLUTTERING NOISE AT SPEEDS GREATER THEN 55 MPH.  TOOK MOTOR VEHICLE TO DEALER 8 MONTHS AGO THEY REPLACED THE MOLDING AND THEY WERE FINE TO ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO ROAD TEST IT THAT THEY CAN DO 55 MPH.   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10005792,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T42G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS.  I WAS STRUCK BY A PASSING VEHICLE THAT LOST CONTROL AND SENDED ME SWIRVING ON THE HJIGHWAY STRUCKING TREES ON THE SIDE HIGHWAY.  AFTER THE IMPACT OF THE TREES NEITHER AIRBAGS OPENED UP ON MY CHEVY AVALANCHE 2002.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10006297,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2003","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNK AND POP SOUND, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JG  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10006957,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB  VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.  VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES.  DEALERSHIP CHECKED IDLE SPEED AND FUEL PRESSURE, ENGINE WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION BLOCK ASSEMBLY REPLACED.  REPLACED TANK TO ENGINE RETURN.  PCM REPLACED.  FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED.   HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST.  IGNITION KEY WARNING SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10006774,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2003","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT NONE OF THE AIR  DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAIN SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PLEASE PUT THE CORRECT MODEL.            PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10005337,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2003","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY BRAND NEW 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS BURNING OIL AND BLOWING BLUE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE.  THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW CONDUCTING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, BUT THE ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF OIL TO BURN IS 1 QUART EVER 3,000 MILES!  A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BURN OIL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10003380,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2003","vin":"1GKFK16R6XJ","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"RECENTLY, I NOTICED THAT THE TWO REAR INTERIOR PLASTIC PANELS THAT COVER THE METAL AND OUTER TOP SEAT BELT MOUNTS (OR PIVOT POINTS) IN THE INTERIOR REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAVE AN APPROXIMATELY  INCH SLOT WORN INTO THEM FROM THE SEATBELTS; ITS APPARENT CAUSE, THE PULLING OF THE SEATBELTS IN AN OUTWARD MOTION TO PLACE OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT.  I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER''S ATTENTION ON 01/23/03 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT NEW PANELS WOULD ONLY WEAR OUT AGAIN DUE TO CONSTANT SEAT BELT USAGE AND THAT ONLY A RE-DESIGNED OR MODIFIED PART WOULD PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM.  SINCE THIS WAS BEYOND THE DEALER''S CAPABILITY, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND NOTIFY THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THEM.  THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE.  SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ON THE LOT, I BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPLAINT MIGHT ALSO BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE.  I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY CHILDREN ARE PRIMARILY THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS AND I NOW QUESTION THE SEATBELT STRENGTH, PARTICULARLY KNOWING THAT THE EDGES OF THE BELTS HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY RUBBING AND ABRADING THE HARD PLASTIC TRIM PANELS THAT SURROUND THEM.  TO DATE, THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I AM CALLING THIS PROBLEM TO YOUR ATTENTION JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND TO INSURE A FOLLOWUP BY GM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10004499,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/16/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT LANE.  WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FULLY DEPLOYED WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED.  CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED RESULTING IN CAR CRASHING INTO THE GUARDRAIL.  *TS  BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WERE FULLY DEFLATED BEFORE IMPACT.  *SCC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10004090,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2003","vin":"NOT AVAILAB","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS ARE STARTING TO ACCUMULATE MOISTURE.  CONSUMER STATES\"ONCE MOISTURE IS TRAP INSIDE, THE LIGHTS ARE LESS NOTICEABLE TO OTHER DRIVERS AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVERS VISIBILITY.\" CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.           PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10002621,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2003","vin":"3GNGC23G12G","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION/DRIVELINE FAILURE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10000700,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2003","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE - THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT, IN MOST INSTANCES YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET HELP TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT - IT APPEARS THE SEAT IS IN THE WAY OR THE LATCH ASSEMBLY IS TOO SHORT - EVIDENTLY THIS IS COMMON WITH ALL 2002 AVALANCHES - I DID CHECK OUT OTHER AVALANCHES ON THE DEALERS LOT AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM - CHEVROLET SAYS THAT GM HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM - THIS CONDITION IS VERY UNSAFE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10001645,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"VEHICLE DOESN'T COME EQUIPPED WITH THE DOOR AJAR WARNING  FEATURE.  CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE, CAUSE WHILE DRIVING WITH THEIR INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR, AND CONSUMER WASN'T AWARE OF IT.  THE CHILD COULD OF FELL OUT OF THE  VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10000328,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T02G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE  (5) TIMES. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":10001053,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T12G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE STALLS RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES.  PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8023817,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2002","vin":"PROVIDE INN","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SLOWLY MOVED BACK AND HIT A FRIEND'S CAR AND THE ENTIRE BUMPER BROKE. INSURANCE  REPLACED. IT COST $1200 DOLLARS. DEALER NOTIFIED.  *TS  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8023652,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T822","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER NOTICED ENGINE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVERY 1000 MILES ONE QUART OF OIL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IS UNDER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":770245,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2002","vin":"???????????","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS IN A WRECK LAST MONDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY VAN.  THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU SET IT AT A SPEED THEN GO DOWN A HILL IT WOULD GET 15-20 MILES FASTER.  ANY HOW THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT OF THE VAN A FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY BY MY LEFT FOOT AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNTIL THE FIRE GOT TO THEM. THE VAN ROLLED OVER ONCE AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS THE DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND GOT OUT THAT WAY AND THE ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THEM REAL HARD.  DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"CHEVROLET","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8022660,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 7 OCCASIONS YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.   *MR   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":769586,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T92G","components":"TIRES,WHEELS","summary":"THE INCIDENT ON MAY 11, 2002.  THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH.   THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 8827 MILES AND HAD ORIGINAL WHEELS AND TIRES.  THE INCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 10, 2002:  THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, INCLUDING THE DISC BRAKE MECHANISM, SEPARATED AND BEARING PARTS, ETC. WERE SCATTERED ON THE STREET.  THE EXPOSED WHEEL WELL DUG INTO THE CONCRETE AND SHOCK ABSORBER AND STRUTS CLEARLY VISIBLE WITH WHEEL SEPARATED.  PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.  DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":769022,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T72G","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"TRUCK WOULD KEEP TRYING TO START AND TURN OVER THE ENGINE WHEN KEY WAS IN MY HAND AND 5 FEET AWAY FROM CAB OF TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN GLENDORA  GLENDORA CHEVROLET, 1959 AUTO CENTRE DRIVE, GLENDORA CA,  909-394-9899.  THE DEALER SPENT THE DAY CHECKING OVER THE  COMPUTER AND STARTING SYSTEM AND COULD FIND NO FAULT. THE DEALER CONTACTED  CHEVROLET TECH ASSIST DAVE JOHNSON AND HE TOLD THE DEALER TO DO NOTHING UNTIL IT FAILS. THE DEALER WAS BEING TOLD TO GIVE ME BACK THE TRUCK UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN AN UNSAFE DRIVABLE CONDITION FOR ANY TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY. I REFUSED TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK AND TOLD THE DEALER TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNTIL THEY COULD FIND THE TROUBLE. 4 DAYS LATER THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH FOUND REAR GLASS  FRAME CRACKED AT TOP OF WINDOW. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY NEED TO KEEP TRUCK FOR A DAY TO REPLACE REAR GLASS. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO CALL A GLASS INSTALLER FOR A WINDOW THAT IS SHOWN ON TV ADS TO BE CHANGED OUT BY OWNER AT ANY TIME?  THE DEALER WAS RICHARD HIBBARD.  WHEN TRUCK WAS PURCHASED A BUMP WAS NOTICED AT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BUMPER STEP ABOUT 2 FEET FROM CENTER OF TRUCK. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED. THEY SAID TO COME BACK TO REPAIR IT. WHEN WE WENT BACK THE SERVICE DEPT SAID THAT IT WAS A FLAW IN THE BUMPER AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. LATER WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER ,GLENDORA CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED INTERNALLY.   WE  WENT BACK TO HIBBARD AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER THE BUMPER FAILED A LOW IMPACT (LESS THAN 5MPH) HIT BY ANOTHER TRUCK.   WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP WE WORKED WITH OVER 15 YEARS AND THEY LOOKED AT THE BUMPER AND FOUND THAT THE DEFECT PRESENT AT TIME OF PURCHASE HAD CAUSED THE BUMPER TO BE WEAKENED AS NOT TO HANDLE THE LOW SPEED IMPACT A MEETING WITH HIBBARD CHEVROLET RESULTED IN  NO ACTION .  DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8021717,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN IT RAINS WATER IS COMING FROM THE MID GATE OFF THE VEHICLE AND WETING UP THE INSIDE, AS A RESULT OF THE WAY IT IS DESIGN. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED 8-9 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM             TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8021401,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2002","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED.     MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8021265,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T22G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD.        TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8019855,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T62G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"CONSUMER STATES HIS MIDGATE IS LEAKING (WATER IS COMING IN).  CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THIS TRUCK 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING.   HE SAID THIS TIME WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME, AND IS ASKING CHEVROLET TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK FOR POSSIBLE BUY BACK.  NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":767224,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/09/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS CHANGING LANES TO PASS A TRUCK.  AS I COMPLETED THE LANE CHANGE, THE BACK END CONTINUED TO SLIDE.  I STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT IN MY LANE.  AS I PASSED THE TRUCK, MY VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THE RIGHT LANE AND HIT THE RIGHT THE GUARDRAIL.  I BELIEVE I HIT THE RIGHT REAR OF MY VEHICLE TWICE ON THE GUARDRAIL.  MY VEHICLE THEN TURNED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES COUNTER-CLOCKWISE AND HEADED STRAIGHT INTO THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER.  MY VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE WALL AND ENDED UP MOSTLY IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE FACING THE TRAFFIC THAT WAS BEHIND ME.  NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED.  THE VEHICLE IS CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":766153,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR. FRONT BRAKES SHOW LITTLE TO NO WEAR. NEVER HAVE MY FRONT BRAKES WORN OUT BEFORE THE REAR. EVERYBODY I'VE TALKED TO AGREES WITH ME THAT THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THET THE REAR BRAKES ARE THE MAJOR STOPPING POWER NOT THE FRONT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":766065,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2002","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"TIRES","summary":"PASSENGER TIRES WERE SUPPLIED WITH Z71 OFF-ROAD PACKAGE.  I TOOK THESE TIRES OFF-ROAD, AND TORE A HOLE ONE.  ALL4 TIRE DEALERS IN MONTROSE, CO INCLUDING THE GOODYEAR DEALER, SAID THAT THESE ARE PASSENGER TIRES, NOT OFF-ROAD TIRES, AND THAT THEY WILL BE DAMAGED BY TAKING THEM OFF-ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS.   CHEVY'S PHOTOS ON THEIR WEB PAGE SHOW THE AVALANCHE FORDING STREAMS, DRIVING OVER ROCKS, AND DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS.  THE OWNER'S MANUAL DISCUSSES DRIVING OVER ROCKS AND LOGS, \"BOUNCING THE CAR\"  AND HAVING ONE OR MORE WHEELS OFF THE GROUND AS THINGS THAT MIGHT BE ENCOUNTERED IN \"OFF-ROAD\" DRIVING.  STILL, THEY DELIVER THE NEARLY 3-TON TRUCK WITH PASSENGER TIRES, NOT LIGHT TRUCK TIRES.   HAD I NOT PUNCTURED THE DIRE, BUT ONLY SEPARATED THE PLY, I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DRIVING THE 400 MILES BACK TO MY HOME.  THE OFF-ROAD PACKAGE INCLUDES SKID PLATES, HEAVY DUTY SHOCKS, A TOW PACKAGE, THE ALL-IMPORTANT Z71 DECAL, AND UPGRADED TIRES.  IT TURNS OUT THAT THE UPGRADE IS NOT TO A STRONGER TIRE, JUST A TIRE THAT'S 1 INCH BIGGER.  STILL, THE IMPLICATION IS THAT IT IS SUITABLE FOR THE OFF-ROAD USE DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IN THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS.  THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THESE TIRES ARE MORE SUSCEPTABLE TO DAMAGE WHEN USED OF-ROAD, AND SUBSEQUENT TO FAILURE LATER AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNS TO THE HIGHWAY THAN TIRES MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE TASK, SUCH AS A LIGHT TRUCK TIRE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8016881,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2002","vin":"3GNGK23G42G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK  CONSUMER STATES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE MAKING A TURN, PARTIAL STEERING AND PARTIAL BRAKING IS LOST, GM TECH STATED THAT THIS WAS THE NATURE OF THE SYSTEM.   *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8016510,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T42G","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEED VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":765421,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2002","vin":"3GNGK23G72G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE CONSUMING OIL. AT THIS POINT, ENGINE LOSES ROUGHLY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES.  GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS STATING THAT THIS IS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.  THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNSETTLING AS ENGINE COULD LOSE TOO MUCH OIL WHICH WOULD OF COURSE LEAD TO SEVERE DAMAGE.  DEALER IS CURRENTLY RUNNING A CONSUMPTION TEST.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8013453,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH  FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, CAUSING  VEHICLE TO STALL OUT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8013246,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2002","vin":"3GNGK23G42G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE TRUCK, THE METAL RING WITH THE RUBBER HOSE BEHIND RING IS FAULTY IN DIAMETER WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW PROPER FUEL FLOW.  NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION THIS ALWAYS OCCURS. OWNER HAS TO USE A WRENCH OR OTHER PEOPLE TO ASSIST WITH FUELING.  PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8012889,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T026","components":"TIRES","summary":"SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE IS A DIFFERENT SIZE THEN THE ONE ON VEHICLE.  TIRE ON  VEHICLE IS 17 INCHES AND SPARE TIRE IS 16 INCHES. CONTACTED DEALER WHO IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER ADDS OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT MIXING TIRES COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING.  MANUFACTURER IS AWARE.  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":762663,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T52G","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE TRANSPORTING TWO KAYAKS, AT 107 LBS., THE ROOF RACK PULLED LOOSE FROM THE ROOF.  DEALERS OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THE ROOF RACK IS GOOD FOR 200 LBS.  DEALER REPLACED RACK, BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DOOR WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":762406,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T12G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8009624,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, TAILGATE POPPED OPEN,  CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE IT.*AK    *YD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":761706,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/19/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2002","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR PULLING A BOAT & TRAILER WEIGHING NO MORE THAN 3500 LBS WITH A TONGUE WEIGHT OF NO MORE THAN 300 LBS.   ALTHOUGH ALL INFO GIVEN BY CHEVROLET SAYS THE VEHICLE WILL PULL 7,100 LBS WITH A TONGUE WEIGHT OF 1,065 LBS. MAX.  WHILE PULLING ANY BOAT & TRAILER  (WE HOOKED UP SEVERAL TRAILERS) THAT FALL UNDER THESE MAX. WEIGHTS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATES AT ANY SPEED.  DEALERSHIP HOOKED SAME BOAT & TRAILER UP TO COMPARABLE AVALANCHE WITH SAME RESULTS.  DEALERSHIP ADMITS THE PROBLEM IS IN THE SUSPENSION, BUT CHEVROLET CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A DEFECT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8008024,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2002","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS BLOWING OUT OIL CAUSING OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE TO BURN, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE GEAR OIL BLOWS ON LEFT FRONT BRAKE AND ALL THE RUBBER HOSE WIRES, LINES TIRES AND RUNNING BOARD MAKING THE LEFT BRAKE FAIL WHEN WET.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8007456,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2002","vin":"3GNGK23GK2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DUE TO VIBRATION, BRAKE LINE BROKE. *AK  RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING.   *KJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":759867,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"STEERING,VISIBILITY","summary":"THE DEALERSHIP (TOM BENSON) IS CLAIMING THAT BOTH MY MIRROR DISTORTION AND THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE.   NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8005958,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2002","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WATER LEAK IS COMING THOUGH UNDER MIDGATE INSIDE OF  VEHICLE.   WATER RUNS THOUGH  FOOTBOARD AND  VEHICLE SMELLS.  DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8005041,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2002","vin":"3GNED13T52G","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH  VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO  SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. UPON IMPACT,  NONE OF  AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.  PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8004619,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2002","vin":"3TNEK13T92G","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE IS TOO LOW TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CANNOT REACH BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE, CONSUMER HAS TO RELEASE BRAKE BEFORE GETTING INTO VEHICLE, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK  *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":758646,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"TIRES","summary":"I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE FULL SIZE SPARE IS FIRESTONE 265/75R16 VS THE FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES SIZE 265/70R17.  USING DIFFERENT SIZE TIRES  IS NOT RECOMMEND IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SO WHY WOULD THEY GIVE YOU A SPARE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER TIRES & DO NOT MENTION ANY HAZARDS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":758654,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2002","vin":"3GNEC13T32G","components":"TIRES","summary":"I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE YET, BUT I HAVE CONCERNS ON THE SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH MY VEHICLE. THE 4 MAIN TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 265/70R17 AND THE SPARE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16.    THE OWNER'S MANUAL SPECIFICALLY STATES TO USE SAME SIZE TIRES & TYPE OF TIRES.  THE SPARE TIRE SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE PREMIUM TIRE PACKAGE I UPGRADED MY PACKAGE TO... NOT A SMALLER SIZE WITHOUT ANY WARNING  OF WHAT DAMAGE IT COULD DO TO THE VEHICLE IF YOU USED IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD....  I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE THE SAME SIZE SPARE.  IF NOT, AT LEAST  INFORM YOU OF THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE ONE COULD DO TO THEIR VEHICLE OR PERSON.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":757956,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"TIRES","summary":"TRUCK CAME THROUGH WITH 17\"WHEELS AND 17\" GOODYEAR TIRES, THE SPARE TIRE IS A 16\" WHEEL AND 16\" FIRESTONE TIRE. MY TRUCK IS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IF I WOULD HAVE TO USE THIS SPARE, I FEEL IT WOULD BE UNSAFE PUTTING DIFFERENT SIZE WHEEL AND TIRE ON MY VEHICLE,. I HAVE A COMPLAINT INTO THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THAT THIS IS THE WAY THIS VEHICLE COMES THROUGH, I WAS NEVER TOLD THIS BY THE DEALERSHIP, I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THEM, AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET. MY COMPLAINT NO. WITH CHEVROLET IS (05525998), THE PERSON I SPOKE TO WAS NAMED CHRISTINE. THE TELEPHONE NO I CALLED WAS 1-800-222-1020.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":757956,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T72G","components":"TIRES","summary":"TRUCK CAME THROUGH WITH 17\"WHEELS AND 17\" GOODYEAR TIRES, THE SPARE TIRE IS A 16\" WHEEL AND 16\" FIRESTONE TIRE. MY TRUCK IS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IF I WOULD HAVE TO USE THIS SPARE, I FEEL IT WOULD BE UNSAFE PUTTING DIFFERENT SIZE WHEEL AND TIRE ON MY VEHICLE,. I HAVE A COMPLAINT INTO THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THAT THIS IS THE WAY THIS VEHICLE COMES THROUGH, I WAS NEVER TOLD THIS BY THE DEALERSHIP, I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THEM, AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET. MY COMPLAINT NO. WITH CHEVROLET IS (05525998), THE PERSON I SPOKE TO WAS NAMED CHRISTINE. THE TELEPHONE NO I CALLED WAS 1-800-222-1020.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":757880,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T92G","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"AFTER USING THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FOR A SHORT PERIOD, A LOUD CRACK WAS HEARD.  THE PLASTIC FRAME HOLDING THE REAR WINDOW SPLIT IN TWO PIECES.  THE REAR WINDOW IS NOW SOMEWHAT LOOSE.  WE ARE AFRAID TO TURN ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FOR FEAR OF THE WINDOW SHATTERING. WE WILL NOT TRY AND REMOVE THE WINDOW AND PLACE IT IN ITS HOLDER BEHIND THE SEAT, AS IT MAY ALSO SHATTER AND SHOWER THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WITH GLASS.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":757487,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2002","vin":"3GNGK23G22G","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":785844,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2002","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THE ABS FAILED, THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":785844,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2002","vin":"3GNGK23GX2G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THE ABS FAILED, THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":8002039,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2002","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ABS FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLING OVER.*AK. CONSUMER STATED AS SOON AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE ROAD AND SPUN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THROUGH A FENCE, VEHICLE THEN ROLLED INTO A DITCH, CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":896983,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2001","vin":"3GNEK13TX2G","components":"TIRES","summary":"FOUR  PRIMARY TIRES  ARE 17\" INCHES.  HOWEVER,  EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE  IS 16\" INCHES.  A MECHANIC INFORMED  CONSUMER IT WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR HIM TO OPERATE VEHICLE USING  16\" SPARE TIRE IN COMBINATION WITH A 17\" SPARE TIRE ON  SAME AXLE.  PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":893901,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2001","vin":"3GNEK13T32G","components":"TIRES","summary":"VEHICLE HAS FOUR GOODYEAR 17 INCH TIRES,  AND FOR THE  SPARE TIRE THERE IS A FIRESTONE 16 INCH.   CONSUMER IS CONCERNED.*AK  CONSUMER STATES THAT GM WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.   *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":785450,"manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/03/2001","vin":"3GNEK13T82G","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATES ENGINE BLEW UP, AND MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A REASON.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2002","productMake":"CHEVROLET","productModel":"AVALANCHE","manufacturer":"General Motors, LLC"}]}]}