2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 29, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · 92,894 miles · TX

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.

Filed Jun 27, 2014 · Engine · 152,000 miles · CA

While driving at 65 on the freeway truck began to lose power and when I stepped on gas it didn't respond. Had to keep letting foot off and back on to get it to go. Pulled over to the shoulder turned truck off and it ran good for about 3 minutes and it repeated itself. When engine gets hot the truck loses power and you have to shut it off and repeat this step until you get to where you gotta go. No codes, no warning no nothing. Truck also shuts off while driving. Replaced fuel pump, filter, cleaned maf and throttle body replaced crank shaft sensor and it still does this.

Filed Aug 26, 2011 · Airbags, Brakes · 141,574 miles · MD · crash

Recently my 2002 chevrolet avalanche has begun to shut off while driving which causes the vehicle to lose power. Another important safety issue, the brakes began to press all the way to the floor while braking. On august 3, 2011 while my son was driving the vehicle approaching a stop light, he pressed the brakes which went to the floor and rear ended vehicle in front that was making a turn. The front bumper is now damaged ( t-boned) and the air bags did not deploy. I'm not very pleased that I never received any notices about the braking system. I can't afford to make monthly payments and still have to pay costly maintenance fees. I can not afford to jeopardize my life and my family, especially my granddaughter. Something has to be done about these safety issues: braking, cutting off while driving and no deployed air bags.

Filed Apr 15, 2010 · Electrical · 105,000 miles · FL

My 2002 chevy avalanche 1500,2wd had the same problem. The truck stalled and then shut off while I was driving on the freeway. I replaced the crank positioning sensor and it works well now...but it was very dangerous when it shut off,I almost caused a huge accident.

Filed Jan 29, 2010 · Fuel system · 84,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact has a 2002 cheverlot avalache. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the failure happened. The fuel pump went out and the vehicle stalled. This is the only time this happened. The failure and current mileage was 84000. Updated 2/22/10 *cn updated 07/06/10.

Filed Jan 26, 2009 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet avalanche 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate properly when the accelerator pedal was depressed. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the entire transmission needed to be replaced at the cost of $2,000. The contact replaced the vehicle. The failure mileage was 83,000 and current mileage was 167,000.

Filed Feb 14, 2007 · Engine · 76,000 miles · MI

Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet avalanche 1500. The vehicle began to stall while driving 40 MPH and lost power. The warning indicator lights illuminated while the vehicle was stalling. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and towed it to his home. The dealer stated that they were aware of the failure, w3hich failure is related to a gas line sensor. The dealer did not know how long it will take to repair the vehicle. Also, the dealer stated that the sensor was in an awkward place and if it broke they were not responsible , and required him to sign a waiver. The current and failure mileage were 76000.