Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| PIP3343 | 02/01/2008 | PIP3343A | 10024344 | Possible engine oil leak due to pcv freeze-up, equipped with the 4.8, 5.3, 6.0, and 6.2 v-8 engines. *nj | 04/07/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/21/2011 | 137000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/13/2010 | 133000 | ||
| 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??? | |||
| 10/23/2010 | 70000 | ||
| 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? | |||
| 09/14/2010 | 85000 | ||
| 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, the model year and model was not included in the recall defect. the failure mileage was 85,000. js | |||
| 02/22/2007 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/03/2009 | 91000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 05/21/2009 | 48000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 81600 | 3 | 10/07/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| 08/19/2007 | 97895 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 89000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 11/15/2007 | 80100 | 8 | 11/08/2007 |
| 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 | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 46000 | 4 | 03/22/2003 |
| (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 | |||
| 03/24/2007 | 78000 | 50 | 09/24/2001 |
| 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 | |||
| 12/30/2006 | 80000 | 3 | 06/06/2006 |
| 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. | |||
| 12/30/2006 | 81000 | 3 | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 | |||
| 10/20/2006 | 128500 | 6 | 05/03/2002 |
| 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 | |||
| 06/10/2006 | 113500 | 8 | 01/10/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 81000 | ||
| Truck stalls while driving this is happening more and more | |||
| 04/26/2010 | 80140 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/13/2009 | 76687 | 4 | |
| 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 | |||
| 04/14/2009 | 66000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/30/2008 | 89000 | 1 | 12/01/2007 |
| 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 | |||
| 07/18/2008 | 62000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 11/06/2007 | 69000 | 30 | 08/26/2002 |
| Intermittent sudden stall. at speed and/or when idling. causes of breaking and steering. causes breakdown in traffic lanes of freeway. *tr | |||
| 07/11/2007 | 40600 | 3 | 06/25/2007 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/29/2007 | 62000 | 15 | |
| 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 | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 08/26/2007 | 10 | 10/29/2005 | |
| 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 | |||