Engine Stall Problems of Chevrolet Avalanche

Engine stall with loss of steering and brakes when turning from tower oaks st onto jones road, a busy 4 lane road. Car stopped in oncoming lane on jones road, just avoiding a head on collision. Crankshaft sensor failure. Had car towed to dealer who infomed me that there was no recall on the crankshaft sensor of the Chevrolete Avalanche paid dealer $540. For cransshaft sensor replacement. Have not had a stalling problem sence replacing the cranshaft sensor. This is a very dangerous situation and can cause severe accidents as the loss of steering and brakes is critical.

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The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving at various speeds, the engine stalled and fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving 65 mph, the contact stated that the engine would stall at any time and the failure occurred more frequently on bridges. Neither the dealer, nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 101,000.

2002 chevy Avalanche 2500- none problem with crank shaft sensor failing. My vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic. I was almost hit from behind. This has happened several times. Upon research I learned that this is a common problem with this vehicle and that chevy is aware but has done nothing. Someone is going to be killed or hurt if this is not communicated. . Read more...

8. 1l 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche engine stalls at speeds of 1 to above 40mph and fails to restart immediately. This engine shut-off happens on a regular basis while operating the vehicle. This a very dangerous situation as you lose all power to steering and stopping the truck. You have to coast to a stop, adding to your chances for an accident. Local dealer can not find a problem, but looking at your website, a similar problem resulted in a recall for model years 2001. That campaign number was 07v521000. It seems very odd that local Chevrolet dealers are unaware of the previous year recall or have an understanding of the potential problem. Only your website seems to know about this issue.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500. The contact took the vehicle to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that the crankshaft position sensor failed. The crankshaft position sensor was replaced. The total cost for parts and labor was $1,035. The manufacturer will be notified. The failure mileage was 81,600 and current mileage is 83,600. Updated 05/26/09 the consumer stated the engine stalled on 3 different occassions and he was unable to restart it. When the engine stalled, the power steering and hydro boost brkae system failed to operate. Updated 05/28/09.

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500. Engine stalled while driving on the highway. No warning, nothing, engine just stopped. This has happened about 8 times since the first time, and I have finally found out that the problem is the crankshaft position sensor.

Engine stalled frequently at any speed without noticed. All power steering and power brakes fail when engine stalls, creating a very serious and dangerous emergency situation. Determined to be failed crankshaft position sensor, original sensor has now been replaced by modified new sensor which was put in service in mid model year 2002. Ask gm as to why recall was not put in to place to replace all previous known defective crank shaft position. Why was the crankshaft position sensor modified and replaced in mid year 2002, if there was such a low incidence of failure. I just experienced a $2,500 repair bill due to gm reluctance to fix a "known" potentially fatal flawed part. Thank god my wife doesn't drive my truck, she wouldn't be able to steer or brake the truck to a stop.

Don't understand why 2002 trucks were not included in this recall, I had the same problem with crank sensor and engine stalling at highway speeds. I had the senor replaced 3 years ago. The national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) is directing the recall of 11,974 2001-model-year heavy duty pickups built by general motors to fix faulty crankshaft position sensors, under NHTSA campaign id number 07v521000.

On several occasions while driving at highway speeds (60-70) the engine has stalled and left me drifting with no power on the interstate. After drifting off the highway with no power assist steering or brakes to stop and letting it sit and turn the key off and put the vehicle transmission in "park" the engine will start back up in a few minutes. Sometimes however it may take several minutes for a restart to occur. I can not be certain, but I believe this to be temperature related. I took the vehicle to the local Chevrolet dealer (sutliff Chevrolet CO. ) and asked that the crankshaft position sensor be replaced. This request came as a result of much investigation and conversation with other owners of the same year, make and model with the same engine. The dealer said they would change the sensor but would not take responsibility if the sensor breaks upon removal. This they said would require many hors of labor to fix and they will not do that. I would have to assume the bill for repair in addition to the requested repair should this happen. I agreed to pay only for the requested repair and said that this indicates to me that there is a flaw in the part and that Chevrolet or gm should assume any additional responsibility due to a manufacturing defect. They refused and told me there is no problem with the sensor because there is no dic indicating a problem. My research indicates otherwise and the only way I could think of to proof my suspicion was to have the sensor replaced. I will pay for the requested repair, but not for additional cost due to what I perceive to be a defect that is known to exist by gm. I now feel very unsafe driving the vehicle and fear not only for my safety but also for those around me should the sensor failure and subsequent stall situation occur.

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 began experienceing intermittent engine stalling while driiving at approximately 38,000 miles. Condition was sporadic but continued getting more and more frequent until vehicle would not restart on June 24, 2005 with 55,000 miles on the odometer. Condition stored no codes on the pcm and was not 100% repeatable. Condition is the result of a faulty crankshaft position sensor which is known to gm and is particular to 2002 vehicles equipped with the 8. 1 liter vortec v8 engine. This condition is dangerous due to dramatically reduced steering control and braking power when the stall occurs. Someone is going to get killed as more of these vehicles reach higher mileage !! sherwood Chevrolet replaced sensor on 6/27/2005 at a cost of roughly $200. 00.