NHTSA Complaint #10236712 — 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10236712
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	August 1, 2008
Date Filed	August 2, 2008
Mileage	89,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	ID

Consumer Description

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

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