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I'm trying to draw some reasonable conclusions from all of the good information posted by owners regarding some of the more major Avalanche issues such as leaks (midgate and otherwise), engine smoking upon start-up, and other issues that seem to be less than 'isolated'. It would seem natural to want to try to group the problems into a window of build dates, but then there are plenty of examples of people with Avs from this "window" (if one exists) who have had zero issues (ie. gandolphxx, perhaps a bad example b/c of all of his mods?).
I'd appreciate some thoughts and theories here...Are the leaks quality control, design, or a combination of the two? The smoking issue seems to be a design issue (PCV valve), yet its occurrence seems isolated; I would expect all with the "bad" valve to be affected but this is not the case. I know that there are many, many variables with something complex like an auto and thats why I am asking for opinions and educated speculation.
On a more objective front, does anyone know if these and other issues have little-by-little been addressed in manufacturing, or is GM treating them as isolated and handling in the service departments (in other words, were the first Avs to roll off the line identical to recent ones)? Are there any known anticipated modifications to the '03's to address the issues?
None of the issues will change my decision to purchase, but, depending on when I buy, I could be on the '02/'03 fence. For '02's, I may wish to try to stick to specific build dates, not that I think I will have much choice as they will become more scarce the longer I wait.
Thanks for your input.
I'd appreciate some thoughts and theories here...Are the leaks quality control, design, or a combination of the two? The smoking issue seems to be a design issue (PCV valve), yet its occurrence seems isolated; I would expect all with the "bad" valve to be affected but this is not the case. I know that there are many, many variables with something complex like an auto and thats why I am asking for opinions and educated speculation.
On a more objective front, does anyone know if these and other issues have little-by-little been addressed in manufacturing, or is GM treating them as isolated and handling in the service departments (in other words, were the first Avs to roll off the line identical to recent ones)? Are there any known anticipated modifications to the '03's to address the issues?
None of the issues will change my decision to purchase, but, depending on when I buy, I could be on the '02/'03 fence. For '02's, I may wish to try to stick to specific build dates, not that I think I will have much choice as they will become more scarce the longer I wait.
Thanks for your input.