Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10172437November 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, Z71 PACKAGE. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STOPS WORKING OR STICKS ON A PARTICULAR SPEED. THE DIAL IS NOT ACCURATE AND I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *NM
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0
Deaths:
0
#10172464November 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
SERVICE 4X LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERYTIME DRIVEN ROARING IN DRIVETRAIN WITH RELATION TO SPEED OF TRUCK UNDERSTAND THIS COULD BE WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM. *NM
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0
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#10172368November 1, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
FAILURE WAS/IS INEVITABLE. PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE POORLY SECURED, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO FLOAT INSIDE OF HAT OF ROTOR. DRIVERS SIDE HAS THE RETAINING CLIP ORIENTED (UPSIDE DOWN) WHERE THE FLOATING BRAKE SHOE IS KEPT IN CONTACT WITH HAT AREA OF ROTOR BY GRAVITY AT ALL TIMES. WHAT IS WORSE, IS THAT THE AREA OF THE SHOE HAVING NO PAD IS IN CONTACT. THIS CAUSED THE METALLIC PORTION OF THE SHOE TO GRIND OVER A 1/4" INTO HAT AREA OF ROTOR. BOUGHT NEW AND AFTER 1 MONTH, EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED, HAD TO RELY ON TRANSMISSION IN PARK. DEALERSHIP SAID I MUST USE EMERGENCY BRAKES FREQUENTLY TO KEEP ADJUSTED...NOT TRUE, THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT W/O PULLING ROTOR OFF. *NM
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172294October 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNTIONS IT STICKS AND OR DROPS TO 0 WHILE DRIVING. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10172322October 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE PART EVEN THOUGH IS CLEARLY A FACTORY PROBLEM ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172184October 30, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BUSHINGS FOR THE TIE ROD WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THEY WERE INSTALLED A SECOND TIME, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM
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Injuries:
0
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#10172028October 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW WHEN I AM AT A FULL STOP IT IS GOING 30MPH. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171559October 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY QUITS AND SAYS I AM DRIVING 120 MPH (EVEN WHILE PARKED). THIS IS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH AVALANCHE OWNERS. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171402October 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER READS ERRATICALLY. YESTERDAY "0" WAS 30 MPH. EACH TIME I START THE VEHICLE "0" IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. *NM
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171112October 17, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 AVALANCHE STARTED MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING CORNERS - TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND $700 LATER AND A NEW STEERING YOKE THE KNOCK WAS SQUELCHED (NOT GONE) AND THE SPEEDOMETER COINCIDENTALLY STARTED MOVING LIKE A SECOND-HAND ON A WATCH (JERKY) - TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT $525 FOR A NEW CLUSTER THAT THEY SAY IS NOT COMMON - LOOKING ON THE WEB, I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH AVALANCHES AND THE WAITING LIST CAN BE IN THE HUNDREDS BEFORE ME - IF THIS IS SO COMMON, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL AND WHY DOES THE DEALER DENY THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES? *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170752October 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER PULLING OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN IDLE AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE WHICH WAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR IN THE IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED. NEITHER THE SERVICE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170615October 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. STICKS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS... +10 MPH, +30 MPH, +60 MPH ETC. WILL RESET ITSELF AFTER VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIMES. MINUTES TO DAYS LATER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170631October 12, 2006
SEAT BELTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ANYTIME THE REAR SEAT WAS FOLDED DOWN, THE BUCKLES TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS FELL UNDER THE SEAT AND WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE, THUS PREVENTING PASSENGERS FROM BUCKLING THE SAFETY BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO OFFERED NO ADVICE.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170530October 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUSTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEEL PART WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/23/2006 - THE REAR BRAKE PLATED ALSO RUSTED SO BADLY THAT ONE HAD FALLEN TO PIECES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT SOME ROTORS FROM THIS YEAR WERE REPLACED BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS WERE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170408October 10, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
4 INCH RIP IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170213October 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z66 SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169661September 30, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING WITH 36000 MILES. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169018September 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POPPING, BINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169041September 23, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILS IN MANY OF THE GM TRUCKS, REQUIRING A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER.. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168636September 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 8.1 LITER 2500 AVALANCHE CUT OUT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE STRANDED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES DURING WHICH TIME WE CALLED ONSTAR FOR HELP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND ALSO RESET THE ENGINE HOUR METER TO ZERO. WE BROUGHT IT INTO OUR DEALER TOM BANNON CHEVROLET AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. I READ WHERE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND YOU ARE RESEARCHING IT. ADD US TO YOUR LIST OF PEOPLE IT HAPPENED TO. THE REPORTING DATE IS APPROXIMATE. I WOULD HAVE TO VERIFY WITH HOTEL RECORDS. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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