Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche has 24 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2021 | STEERING | STEERING: I stopped in my daughter yard and was unloading a 16ft trailer of hay and everything was ... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURNOVER WHEN YOU DRIVE |
| Jun 23, 2016 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ENGINE STALL WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN TURNING FROM TOWER OAKS ST ONTO JONES ROAD, A BUS... |
| May 30, 2014 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE VEHICLES GOVERNOR SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AT 97MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER WHICH MADE THE STEER... |
| Mar 26, 2014 | STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT AFTER PICKING UP MY LUNCH, THE FOOD BEGAN TO FALL WHICH I TOOK MY E... |
| Feb 8, 2013 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE HWY IN GEORGIA, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL/LOCK, THE TIRE SLED, WAS R... |
| Feb 1, 2013 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND MY E... |
| May 23, 2011 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | AT 95,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION EXPLODED, REPLACED. 1 YEAR LATER, BRAKE LINE EXPLODED, LOST ALL BRAKE... |
| Jan 8, 2011 | STEERING | 02' CHEVY AVALANCHE 60K MILES, I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN NOV.2010 IT IS JAN. 2011 NOT MORE THEN 45 D... |
| Feb 14, 2008 | STEERING | I HAVE A CHEVROLET 2002 AVALANCHE. THERE WAS A LOT OF CLICKING AND CLACKING IN MY STEERING. I HAD ... |
| Nov 22, 2005 | STEERING | I WAS ON SIDE OF HILL IN GRASS AND MUD, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND I ALMOST BIT THE BULLET. MY... |
| Aug 12, 2005 | STEERING | DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN WHEN HE PULLED OUT THERE WAS NO POWER STE... |
| Jun 8, 2005 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | I OWN A 2002 CHEV. AVALANCHE, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TAILGATE HINGES, AND LOCKS, THE STARPS( RE... |
| Mar 13, 2005 | STEERING | (1) THERE WAS NOT ANY SPECIFIC EVENT, I WAS TURNING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY B... |
| Jan 1, 2005 | STEERING | A VERY UNNERVING CONDITION IS PRESENT IN OUR 2002 TAHOE. THERE IS A LOOSE/ UNSTABLE FEELING IN THE S... |
| Jan 1, 2005 | STEERING,PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN | MEXICAN ASSEMBLY FACTORY FAILURE. THERE WAS A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE REAR AXLES AND PARKING BRAKE SYS... |
| Oct 21, 2004 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. 1]THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN ... |
| Jul 28, 2004 | STEERING | SUDDEN POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE AFTER 50,000 MILES - THIS ALSO CAUSED STEERING BOX TO FAIL BECAUS... |
| Mar 1, 2004 | STEERING | CLUNKING IN HEARD UNDER HOOD AND FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HAVE HAD THAT FOR 2 YEARS AND NOW FINA... |
| May 12, 2003 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS | TRAVELING AT 65 MPH PASSING ANOTHER CAR SWITCHED LAND AND REAREND WENT OUT. DID 360 DEGREE AND HIT T... |