2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module Issues in the 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
2 air bagsfrontalsensorcontrol module complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module Complaints
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...
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...
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