2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 service brakes problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“With my avalanche, I was towing a trailer with a car loaded and traveling at less than 10 mph, I applied the brakes to slow for a turn and lost nearly all the braking power. I pulled to the shoulder and noticed that one of the brake lines forward of the abs module located inside the left frame rail…”
filed Jul 4, 2017
“My son was driving my 2002 avalanche when the brake pedal went to the floor without any prior warning or dash lights. Although he did go through the intersection he was trying to stop for there was no traffic and no accident. The problem was a brake line failing.”
filed Sep 13, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
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.