Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10168632September 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THE STALLING OF MY 8.1 L EQUIPPED AVALANCHE, MOSTLY AT IDLE, SUCH AS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, DRIVE THRU'S, ETC. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE VEHICLE NOT RUNNING. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WORKED, BUT ONLY RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING AGAIN, OR RUNNING TILL THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE, WHICH AGAIN IT STALLED. IT WAS SEVERAL MINUTES TILL I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY WITHOUT PROBLEM, UNTIL THIS LAST OCCURRENCE. I HAVE NOT INFORMED THE DEALER AS OF YET, SO NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN REGARDING THIS. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168642September 19, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2002 AVALANCHE. TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999-2000 SILVERADO / GMC PICKUPS FOR REPLACING TAILGATE CABLES. I HAVE HAD THE CABLES REPLACED 1 TIME IN 2004 UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY HAVE BROKE AGAIN FROM RUST-THROUGH 9/2006. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, AND I MUST PURCHASE REPLACEMENTS. THESE ARE THE SAME MANUFACTURED ITEMS IN THE STATED RECALL, WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED? THIS IS OR CAN RESULT IN INJURY. THE FIRST TIME IN 2004, I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THEY BROKE. LUCKILY I FELL OFF AND WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REPORT FOR THE TRUCKS FROM 1999-2000 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS # IS EA05-007. PLEASE LOOK INTO ADDING NEWER VEHICLES TO THIS, AS THEY POTENTIALLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10168662September 19, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES BECAME LESS AND LESS EFFECTIVE OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS SHOULD WEAR OUT NOT RUST. UPDATED 10/13/06. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10167904September 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER READS 30 MPH WHEN I'M DRIVING AT 70 MPH. AFTER I STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHUT OFF MOTOR AND TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND RESTARTED TRUCK AND BEGAN DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER READ CORRECTLY AGAIN. LATER, SAME DAY, SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 25 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH WITH TRAFFIC, HAD TO GAUGE SPEED WITH TRUCKS TACH. SAME FIX WORKED AGAIN. PLEASE GO TO WEB SITE TOPIX.NET , THERE ARE 30 MORE PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY AVALANCHE/TAHOE/SUBURBAN SPEEDOMETER. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168007September 6, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. *KB *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166694August 28, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE
(1) NORMAL DRIVING USE - WITH LIMITED USAGE OF MID GATE. (2) WHILE RAINING WATER ENTERS THE CAB THROUGH THE MID GATE, CAUSING THE CARPET AND MATTING TO BECOME SOAKED WITH WATER TO THE POINT THAT WATER POOLS ON TOP OF THE CARPET. THIS MORE THAN LIKELY WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE RUSTING OF THE FLOOR AND POSSIBLE GROWING OF MOLD IN THE CONSTANTLY WET CARPET AND MATTING. (3)DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED AND SEALS ON SEVERAL LOCATION WAS WELL AS ADDED ADDITIONAL SILICONE, ALTHOUGH NO ATTEMPT AT REPAIR HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING THE WATER. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166601August 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE
REAR WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LIKE MANY OTHERS, FACTORY DEFECT SHOULD BE REPLACED EVEN IF THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10166320August 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2002 AVALANCHE 1500 TRUCK. ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN I HIT A BUMP, CONTACTED CHEVY HAS NO RECALL BUT SAID THAT MODULE HAS FAILED AND POSSIBLE FAILURE OF BRAKES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. SPOKE TO A FRIEND THAT OWNS A CHEVY SUBURBAN, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY COST TO REPLACE $1162.41 PLEASE RESPOND. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166379August 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE WAS OBSERVED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE FOUR ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE RUST CRACKED THE METAL CREATING A WORSENING FAILURE CONDITION. UPDATED 11/3/2006 - THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ROTORS WERE MADE OF AN INFERIOR MATERIAL. *NM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165028August 9, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR HEAD REST DID NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE REAR PASSENGERS. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - ADJUSTMENT OF THE REAR HEAD REST COULD NOT BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHEN RAISING THE HEAD RESTS TO THEIR MAXIMUM POSITION THEY DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. ANY PRESSURE FROM THE PASSENGER'S HEAD CAUSED THE REST TO DROP TO IT'S LOWEST POSITION, CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S HEAD TO HIT THE REAR WINDOW. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165074August 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
(1) 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. 119,000 MILES, 95% INTERSTATE. VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW, GO OFF ROAD, OR ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE STRESS ON THE DRIVE TRAIN BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE PER THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. (2) PART FAILED DURING MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY FROM COMPLETE STOP. FAILURE RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS TO VEHICLE, MAKING ACCELERATION VERY DIFFICULT AND MAXIMIZING VEHICLE SPEED AT 35 MPH. TRAFFIC BEHIND VEHICLE HAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN TO AVOID ACCIDENT. (3) DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND IMMEDIATELY SHIPPED PART OFF SITE BEFORE REQUEST FOR RETURNED PART. DEALER CLAIMS CUSTOMER ABUSE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164819August 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. 2002 Z71 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BRAKE DID NOT LAST A YEAR. GENERAL BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES WERE NEVER ENOUGH TO STOP CAR SAFELY. NOTE THEY REALLY FAIL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. REPLACED ROTORS TWICE AND PADS 3 TIMES AND I'M AT 60K! *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163595July 27, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
THE VEHICLE (2003) CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE POPPING SOUND WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE POPPING SOUND IS STILL PRESENT DESPITE HAVING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR IT ABOUT FIVE TIMES. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SOUND IS IN THE STEERING BOX AREA AND IS A DEFECT WITH IT AND THAT GM IS INVESTIGATING. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IF IT CONCERNS THE STEERING BOX, I AM CONCERNING ABOUT AN (POSSIBLE)EVENTUAL STEERING FAILURE. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163580July 26, 2006
STRUCTURE
POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING COMING FROM UNDER CAB AT DRIVERS FEET AND PASSENGERS FEET. TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER BOLT HOLES IN FRAME HAVE STRETCHED HORIZONTALLY AND ALLOW CROSSMEMBER TO SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE. ALSO FRONT BODY MOUNTS POP WHEN TURNING CAUSING STRESS ON FRONT MOUNT BOLTS. ** CHEVROLET SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND THE ONLY PATCH THEY HAVE FOR THE POPPING AT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT IS TO PUT WASHERS BOTH SIDES AND THE SAME PATCH FOR THE BODY MOUNTS.** NOTE PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE OF THE STRETCHED OUT HOLES. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163446July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE OUTER HUB BEARING BECAME DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE INNER HUB BEARING TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT SOMETHING FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THE TIRE AND RIM CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A DEFECTIVE HUB BEARING.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163257July 24, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. UPON IMMEDIATE INSPECTION, NOTHING WAS OBSERVED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE TREAD WAS WEARING UNEVENLY AND THE SIDEWALL WAS SPLITTING. UPDATED 8/21/2006 - *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162981July 20, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
ALOT OF SQUEEZING IN PARKING BRAKES. PARKING BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, CHECK BREAKS, RT. BRAKE PAD BURNT OUT. RELEASE SYSTEM DOESN'T RELEASE. HAD TO REMOVE PADS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING AROUND W/O EMERGENCY BRAKE RING PADS. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162987July 20, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/TAILGATING/EXCESSIVE SPEED BY A GOVERNMENT VAN- TAG G 4/3 1335B AT 2:05 PM, JULY 20, 2006 ON AND NEAR THE WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE, WASHINGTON DC. PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162849July 19, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162922July 19, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN DRIVING UP TO A DRIVE-UP ATM MACHINE, MY WIFE FOLDED THE PASSENGER SIDE-VIEW MIRROR TOWARD HER SO IT WOULD NOT HIT A POST. AFTER COMPLETING HER TRANSACTION, SHE UNFOLDED THE MIRROR TO IT'S REGULAR POSITION, AND IT BROKE. THE MIRROR DID NOT FALL OFF, BUT HAD TO BE TIED ON TO THE ARM, SO IT WOULDN'T SIT CROOKED. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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