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2002 Chevrolet Avalanche steering problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche3% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Steering complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Apr 29, 2013

  • 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…

    filed Feb 12, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.