Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2003)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#10251739December 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 4 TIMES. 2 TIMES IN 2006 AND 2 TIMES IN 2008, BECAUSE THE NEW ONES PUT IN WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CUSTOMER SHOULD IN NO WAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS WAS ON A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250156November 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ZERO WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. IT READS APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248693November 13, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LAST YEAR IN MY 2003 AVALANCHE I WAS CRUISING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER START TO MOVE BACKWARDS UNTIL IT READ ABOUT 25 MPH, HOWEVER, I WASN'T SLOWING DOWN. IT WAS VERY CONCERNING TO ME, SO I FIRST PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, BUT I FOUND NOTHING. CURRENTLY THE SPEEDO DOES NOT OPERATE AT ALL, BUT I WENT THROUGH A FEW MONTHS WHERE IT WOULD START TO WORK PARTIALLY AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THIS PART WAS SUPPLIED BY GM IN LARGE NUMBERS OF FAULTY PARTS, AND REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED TO FIX THE SPEEDO. I HAD NO MAINTENANCE CONTROL OVER THE LIFE OF THE ELECTRONICS, AND IT'S NOT LIKE IF I HAD CHANGED THE OIL MORE REGULARLY I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. CHEVY'S ARE TOO GOOD OF TRUCKS TO HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM ON SO MANY OF THEIR TRUCKS. I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING MOVING BACK TO A FORD TRUCK BECAUSE I OWNED A '95 BRONCO THAT HAD 248K MILES AND NEVER HAD AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247559November 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMOTER WILL NOT WORK, THEN STICK AND THEN NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246037October 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. SOME DAYS IT WORKS AND SOME IT DOESN'T. WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING IT WILL SAY I AM DOING ANY WHERE FROM 30 TO 120 WHEN I AM NOT MOVING. THIS IS A GENUINE SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DONE ASAP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE QUALIFIES. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244624October 7, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS ALSO TOO MUCH COMPRESSION IN THE AIR BAGS, WHICH CAUSED THE WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE AND THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT; THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,228. UPDATED 11/14/08 *CN UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244577October 6, 2008
TIRES
DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE ON PA I -380 TIRE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 265/70/16 BLOW-OUT ON REAR DRIVER SIDE CAUSE DAMAGE TO PLASTICS COVERS .MY WIFE HEAR THE BLOW TIRE AND SHE WAS THINKING IT WAS FROM TRUCK PASSING BUT IT WAS ON MY CAR. STOP THE CAR SAFE AND USED SPARE TIRES TO NEXT SERVICE SHOP. STOP IN SCRANTON AT FIRESTONE DEALER AND REPLACE BLOW TIRE WITH SAME BRAND {APROX 4 MONTHS JUST REPLACE 2 NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON FRONT] I HAVE 25 YEARS EXP. ON CDL CLASS A AND NEVER EXPECT ON CARS TIRE BLOW-OUT LIKE TRUCKS. I ALL TIME CARE FOR VEHICLE IM DRIVING AND NEVER JUST DRIVE. TIRES PRESSURE CK IS ALL TIME IN MY MAINTENANCE AND KEPT AT 36PSI. FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSE TO CHANGE BLOW TIRE WITH OUT OF CHARGE SO I PAID 140.00 FOR NEW TIRE AND KEEP THE BLOW TIRE FOR RECORD. HOPE NOT FOR REFUND JUST TO KEEP ROUNDS SAFE AND NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT FROM A CAR WITH BLOW TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243599September 27, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE PLASTIC CLADDING ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE TURNED FROM ITS ORIGINAL BLACK TO A CHALKY COLOR WITH STREAKING. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK WAS EXPOSED TO NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242653September 17, 2008
SUSPENSION, TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WENT TO PRIMM NEVADA FOR A OFF ROAD RACE AND NOTICE THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS THE TIRES DEVELOP A PULL TO ONE SIDE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ALIGNED AND NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PULL. THE TIRES ARE PRO COMP EXTREME ALL TERRAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242419September 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEED ODOMETER HAS NOT WORKED FOR 3 OUT OF THE 6 YEARS I HAD THE TRUCK, 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236987August 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO INCLUDE THE SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, AND BATTERY GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. BEING UNABLE TO TELL THE SPEED OF MY VEHICLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET GM TO RESOLVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STARTED GOING FROM 10 MILES PER HOUR TO 100 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED GM SERVICE, WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I RECEIVED NO HELP EVEN WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236657August 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS SYSTEM VEHICLE ACTIVATES ABS SYSTEM BELOW 5 MPH 805 THOUSAND RECALLS FROM 99-02 FOR THE SAME THING! GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OF THE 805 THOUSAND? WHAT A JOKE!!!! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM,THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT A SAFETY AS BAD AS THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232274June 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE,GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING IN THE DASH APPROXIMATELY 9 MOTHS AGO AND WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL GM RETAILER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A CLUSTER THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THAT IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIEND THAT HAVE A CHEVROLET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I THINK THAT GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM THAT WE DID NOT KNOW WE WERE PURCHASING IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227444May 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ON MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER ON VEHICLES UNDER 75,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD 90,000. THIS ISSUE IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY A LARGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227257May 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 03 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND THE SPEEDO IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT REGISTER THE RIGHT MPH ON THE GAUGE, SOMETIMES IT REGISTERS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS EXAMPLE IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT IT WILL REGISTER 120 MPH AND WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED IT SAYS YOUR ARE GOING 50 MPH. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY HAVE DONE IS EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS TO 70,000 MILES, SO IF YOU ARE OVER THIS MILEAGE THEN YOU HAVE TO BUY A NEW CLUSTER FOR 300+ DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT GM SHOULD STAND GOOD FOR THEIR DEFECT...THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY SO THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD STAND GOOD FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225784April 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE- READ ANYWHERE FROM 20 -80 MPH WHILE AT REST THEN WOULD MOVE BACK DOWN TO 0 AFTER STARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES (DROPPING 5-10 MPH PER START) NOW IT IS PEGGED AT OVER 120 MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223825April 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER IS SLOW TO REACT TO THE CHANGE IN SPEED. IT WOULD ALSO REMAIN AT A SPEED AND THEN JUMP TO ANOTHER OR DISPLAY A LOWER SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT SERVICED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223644April 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZE THAT MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND OTHER GAUGES ON MY PANEL ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE ONLY COMPLAINTS AND NO DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS WEBSITE. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I WOULD HAVE THOUGH THERE TO BE MORE OF A CONCERN. THUS WE QUESTION WHY THERE ARE SO MANY DEATHS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. I ALSO RECEIVED A SERVICE ISSUE FROM CHEVROLET BUT MY AVALANCHE IS OVER THE MILEAGE SPECIFIED. LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THE PART SO WHY IS THE NO INVESTIGATION? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220982March 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS FROM CHEVROLET, HOWEVER, IT WAS ONLY FOR VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70000 MILES. WE HAD TAKEN OUR VEHICLE IN TO GET FIXED AND OUR WARRANT WOULD NOT COVER THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AS THE SPEEDOMETER IS OVER 120 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220096March 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DEFECT SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDO RECORDS 100 MPH AT 20 MPH. DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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