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2002 Chevrolet Avalanche engine problems

The 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche has 40 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Avalanche engine complaints by model year40 complaints2001: 1 complaints2002: 40 complaints2003: 9 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 27 complaints2008: 19 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 9 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 4 complaints
Avalanche engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE CONSUMING OIL. AT THIS POINT, ENGINE LOSES ROUGHLY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS STATING THAT THIS IS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNSETTLING AS ENGINE COULD LOSE TOO MUCH OIL WHICH WOULD OF COURSE LEAD TO SEVERE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 8, 2002

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.