2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 service brakes problems
45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 — 29% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I went to stop my 2002 Chevy Avalanche 1500 and the pedal started to pulsate like my brake assist was gone as I nearly rear end a vehicle and had to swerve out of the way do to the brakes not wanting to stop the vehicle as there supposed to normally. The truck has a p0265 code which is a fault in…”
filed Dec 1, 2021
“Stopping, from between 5 and 10 mph, after a small drive - like a few yards.. the anti-lock brake engaged, made a pulsing / ratcheting noise and the brake pedal vibrated -- but the truck did not stop. I could not press down on the pedal any harder, and the truck took SUBSTANTIAL distance to come to…”
filed Jun 25, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Avalanche 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Avalanche 1500 | 1 | 3% |
| 2008 Avalanche 1500 | 2 | 5% |
| 2007 Avalanche 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 Avalanche 1500 | 8 | 21% |
| 2005 Avalanche 1500 | 10 | 8% |
| 2004 Avalanche 1500 | 32 | 22% |
| 2003 Avalanche 1500 | 28 | 15% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
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.