Chevrolet Avalanche owners have reported 6 problems related to engine (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driving 2002 chevy Avalanche 2500 8. 1 l at various times and speeds and engine cuts out. No power steering or brakes. Pulled over and after a minute the engine will restart. Researched online and found that the problem with many other like vehicles have same problem (crankshaft position sensor). Reported previous year same engine had recall for crankshaft position sensor.
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Early 2002 Avalanche 2500 with 8. 1 liter engine 62k miles. Noticed very intermittent missing at highway speeds occasionally. Engine died on freeway and immediately restarted . 2nd time engine died and wouldn't restart for a couple of minutes. Very dangerous trying to coast across traffic to a shoulder with no steering or brakes assist. Investigated similar problem on internet and fix for others was crankshaft position sensor.
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500. On 20 occurrences when the contact started the vehicle, it immediately shut off. The vehicle restarted, but then shut off again while driving 50 mph. The fuel pump relay was replaced, yet the failure still exists. Odi number pe06016 was issued. The current mileage is 41,000 and failure mileage was 40,600. Updated 02-01-08.
Chevrolet Avalanche 2500-year 2002:engine cut off while driving-crank position sensor defect (cps). This seemed to happen almost exclusively after the truck has been sitting for at least a few hours. It started up instantly and normally, then, as driving down the road between 2 and 5 minutes after startup the battery light popped on and the engine was dead. This phenomenon was not totally repeatable - sometimes it will go for a month and not happen, sometimes it will happen 3 times a day for a week. It happened twice the day before yesterday and not all yesterday.
I submitted a complaint last night (10148159) after finding the defective part to my vehicle. I searched the NHTSA sight and found many complaints with the same issue, though the person making the complaint did not know the resolution to the issue. I'm thinking the defective part that should be issued a recall for is going un-noticed by the NHTSA because the person making the complaint doesn't know how to resolve and correctly describe it. Because of this the NHTSA may overlook that this is the same issue. The following link will take you to the chevy Avalanche fan club forum where the issue is described and discussed. . Read more...
Consumer states that while driving at 65 mph and no warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over and it will be hard to get the vehicle back started. This happened on three occasions. Dealer notified. Mr.