2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I was driving home and all of a sudden it felt like no power was getting to the wheels. I stepped on the gas, the rpms went up, but the truck couldnt get past 30 MPH. My mechanic said that the transmission burnt out. I babied this truck. Their is no reason for a chevy truck with 60000 miles of light road use should blow a tranny. A quick search on the web shows that this is a common problem with this truck. 3200 dollars to fix a part that should have at least lasted 100000 miles.”

“At 95,000 miles, transmission exploded, replaced. 1 year later, brake line exploded, lost all brake fluid, all 4 brake lines replaced as they were not made of stainless steel and had rusted. 6 months later, differential bearings all worn, affecting steering, differential and related parts all replaced. All explosions took place while driving on local roads, not on the highway, thank god! Mechanic (friend of mine) says he never saw any car with as many bad parts as my Avalanche! I also thank god I bought it used. …”

“I had my Chevrolet available to the dealer three times to find oil spraying up on the drivers door they found a crack in the front differ. Said they put in some go in the crack and it doesnt need replaced. In my opion the casting in chevy avalnches are deffective and need replaced.”

“2002 Avalanche with 81,000 miles at the time of the failure...started a few months ago with a very light hum in the back end. On 12/8/05 made several large clunking noises and died (stopped turning). The garage stated that a main bearing had broken apart sending metal throughout the rear axle and destroyed the drive system. $2000.00 job to replace the entire back axle drive system with a used one. Mechanic said no reason for that to happen with this vehicle and suggested I speak with the dealer before I had the work done. …”

“Beginning on 06/09/03 and continuing to the current date, my vehicle has had a recurring front differential leak. First 3 repairs were for the differential seals, until it was discovered that the vent tube was plugged, the next 4 times for repair were due to the fact that when this vehicle is driven on a trip for an extended period of time on the highway, the front differential purges the fluid out the vent tube. The last trip I took the vehicle on was a 400 mile round trip and the vehicle underbody was half covered in diff oil, and it continued to drip for 2 days. …”