2002 Chevrolet Avalanche air bags problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In this collision where I was a passenger we flipped over 2 and slid on passenger side of vehicle and no air bags deployed .unconscious during first 2 seconds of collision after I regained consciousness I felt my head dragging on pavement and grabbed my head and lifted it up from being dragged as…”
filed Sep 17, 2014
“I had an accident on the hwy in georgia, the steering was hard to control/lock, the tire sled, was rust and corrode on structure, brake area, wheel area, frame, tire broke off, almost flipped and was hit from the back, and twice in the front after slamming into a cement divider and the air bags…”
filed Feb 12, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Avalanche years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Avalanche | 22 | 27% |
| 2012 Avalanche | 6 | 17% |
| 2011 Avalanche | 55 | 43% |
| 2010 Avalanche | 53 | 48% |
| 2009 Avalanche | 41 | 54% |
| 2008 Avalanche | 132 | 51% |
| 2007 Avalanche | 225 | 60% |
| 2005 Avalanche | 11 | 15% |
| 2004 Avalanche | 9 | 5% |
| 2003 Avalanche | 14 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche
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.