Ownership Cost for 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Estimated: $43873 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2171 | $1042 | $912 | $825 | $738 | $5688 |
| Insurance | $1496 | $1548 | $1603 | $1659 | $1717 | $8023 |
| Fuel | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2308 | $1198 | $1128 | $2291 | $9688 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $638 | $638 | $638 | $638 | $638 | $945 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10482 | $8620 | $7701 | $7791 | $9280 | $43873 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS. FIRST THE REAR WINDOW AND MID TAILGATE LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER AREA. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY. THE RT REAR SEAT BELT LATCH IS HARD TO LATCH WITHOUT SOMEONE HELPING THE PASSENGER THAT SITS IN THAT SEAT. I HAVE 17 INCHE TIRES WITH A 16 INCH SPARE HOW SAFE IS THAT??? I HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT LEAST 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES VEHICLE ALSO BLOWS BLACK, BLUE AND WHITE SMOKE. THEY ARE DOING A CONSUMPTION TEST NOW. THE UNIVERSAL JOINT POPS WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND TO NEUTRAL AND BACK. THERE IS CLUNKING SOUND WHEN PULLING IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND IT SEEMS NOTHING GETS FIXED.*AK |
| 2002 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 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. HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,39437.0.HTML MANY OF THE FORUM MEMBERS ARE BEING TOLD BY CHEVY DEALERS THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS IN MOST CASES INCORRECT. THIS IS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PAY TO $1000.00 FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED. THE COST FOR REPAIR OF THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS $110.00 FOR PARTS AND $170.00 FOR LABOR, AND THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HAVE THE INVESTIGATOR TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE GIVEN ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IF UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. WITH TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON A 6,600LBS TRUCK I FOUND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. CHEVY HAS ALSO RE-DESIGNED THE PART PROVING EVIDENCE THAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS/IS DEFECTIVE. I SEE THIS AS A MORE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAN THE TAIL GATE STRAP RECALL AND AT LEAST AS EQUAL OR HIGHER OF AN ISSUE AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEFECT WHICH THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR. *JB |
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