Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005065185 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AVALANCHE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEC13T82G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 10 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brakes work sometimes, half brakes,( were you have to pull the emergency brake to stop), or brakes go on by themselves were you have to pull over and stop and wait or cool your breaks until they cool down.( because the breaks are smoking. )problem has been going on for 7 months. 2002 avalanche. the vehicle has been in the dealers 7 times and the last time on 05/08/06 because i almost hit a child. they replaced my brake lines but brakes still lock up and go on by themselves, when you stop quickly. gave the dealer the paper work on salt affecting the anti- lock sensors recall since i live in florida on 05/08/06 and told me in did not apply. my wife's 05 equinox went in for the exact same problems on 05/12/06 with no brakes at all except for the emergency brake and they want to replace her master cylinder. i told the dealer about the recall in the northern states and provided them with the recall paperwork and was blown off!. my truck came back today 05-12-06 with the exact same problems after being fix by the dealer. *nm