NHTSA Complaint #10242951 — 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10242951
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	August 19, 2007
Date Filed	September 19, 2008
Mileage	97,895 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

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

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