Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE 2500 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096819 Incident Date: Jan, 28 2007
Consumer's City: DEARBORN Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AVALANCHE 2500 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNGK23G72G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine died while driving 60 mph on the interstate in snowy conditions on 2 lane portion in heavy traffic. by the time i coasted to a stop with no power steering or power brakes i was on an overpass with nowhere to pull out of traffic, so ended up blocking one lane of traffic for about 2 minutes. obd ii code reader showed no code errors. replaced fuel filter. did not fix problem. after checking nhtsa site as well as others on the internet found it might be the ckp (crankshaft position sensor). took it to dealership where their diagnostic tool verified it was the ckp. quoted part and labor to be $300 - $500. saving up money for repair. *nm