Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10063083March 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. *PH THE ILLUMINATION LASTED ALSO, UNTIL THE SPEED REDUCED TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE GAS MILEAGE INCREASED DURING THIS TIME. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060401March 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE THROUGH A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO DRIVE UP TO MY BANK'S ATM, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE APPEARED TO BUCKLE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT FRONT OF THE TRUCK FELL TO THE GROUND. THE LEFT FRONT A-ARM AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE DUE TO PREMATURE METAL FATIGUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060225March 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CABLES THAT HOLD UP THE TAILGATE ON THR 1/2 TON CHEVY AVALANCHE RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE I WAS LEANING ON THE TAILGATE. I FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS NOT INJURED. MY SISTER-IN-LAW ALSO HAD A CABLE ON HER 2002 1/2 TON CHEVROLET PICKUP BROKE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060048February 29, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SEPARATION. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE GOODYEAR AT'S TIRES THAT CAME AS STANDARD ON MY AVALANCHE. I HAD 6 FLATS IN A 4 WEEK PERIOD AND FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AT 36,000 MILES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060049February 29, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
WRONG SIZE SPARE TIRE ON AVALANCHE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059087February 27, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE ON CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WON'T CLOSE OR POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060925February 27, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE STRAPS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059020February 26, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TOTAL TREAD PLY SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE LT 265 R75 16 STEELTEX AT LOAD RANGE E TIRE. TIRE CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 4X4, WITH A 12,000 LB TOW PACKAGE. WHEN I TOOK DELVIERY OF THIS VEHICLE IN 2001, FIRESTONE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECALLING OTHER TIRES THAT WERE FAILING THE SAME WAY, I WAS ASSURED BY BOTH CHEVROLET AND FIRESTONE THAT THIS PRODUCT FAR EXCEEDED THE SPECS FOR THE PURPOSE I SELECTED THIS VEHICLE, AND THESE WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. NOW I SEE THAT THIS TIRE HAS HAD A LIMITED PRODUCTION DATE RECALL. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM WITH FIRESTONE TO RE-COUP $1600.00 OF BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE MY VOICE HEARD TO YOU. AS A SIDE NOTE I WAS TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH ON AN OVERCAST 60 DEGREE DAY IN FLORIDA, WHEN I FELT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A TRAILER TIRE GOING DOWN. AS I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH LIMITED GUARD RAILED EMERGENCY SHOULDER SPACE TO PULL OFF, I IMMEDIATELY BEGAIN TO SLOW EVEN MORE AND PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS TO WARN FOLLOWING MOTORISTS OF MY FUTURE INTENTIONS. AS MY SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND ENOUGH SHOULDER TO STOP ON, THE TREAD GRENADED OFF. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ESPECIALLY AWARE OF PROPER INFATIONS OF TIRES, CHECKING BY GAUGE BOTH THE TOW VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER EACH DAY BEFORE HOOKING UP AND PULLING, AS I DID THIS DAY BEFORE LEAVING THE CAMPSITE. SO UNDER OR OVER INFLATION IS NOT AN ISSUE HERE. THE TRAILER WAS BALANCED SO PERFECTLY THAT BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD, THE TIRE CASING WAS STILL INFLATED AND THE TRAILER WAS HOLDING THE TRUCK UP IN THE REAR. THIS AND THE LACK OF SPEED WERE PROBABLY THE ONLY REASON I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL, BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE CASING WOULD HAVE BLOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059021February 26, 2004
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS FRONT AND BACK 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059660February 24, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BELTS SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059702February 24, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
VENTILATION SYSTEM LEAKED WATER INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT, WATER BLEW OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE RADIO SPEAKERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058881February 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058789February 23, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLES FAILED WHILE I WAS UNLOADING BACK OF AVALANCHE. I FELL TO THE GROUND, ALONG WITH COMPUTER EQUIPMENT I WAS CARRYING. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AND TAILGATE FELL OFF TRUCK. DAMAGE TO TAILGATE PAINT, MOLDING AND LATCH ASSEMBLY. DEALER QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $900 WORTH OF DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058800February 23, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING DOES NOT WORK AND CABLE IS TO LONG FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058453February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN
DURING ACCELERATION (TAKING FOOT OFF ACCLERATOR STOPS NOISE) A GRINDING NOISE APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM REAR AXLE OR TRANSMISSION. NOISE IS INTERMITTENT, OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES PER WEEK. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY UNIQUE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE OCCURRENCE. NOISE WILL GENERALLY ONLY OCCUR FOR A SINGLE ACCELERATION AND AFTER IT GOES AWAY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN IT WILL RETURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058403February 18, 2004
TIRES
STANDARD TIRES ISSUED WITH VEHICLE WERE OFFROAD WRANGLER HP WHICH HAVE VERY POOR RAIN HANDLING CAPABILITIES. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS OR GIVEN OPTION OF SWITCHING TO HIGHWAY TIRES WITH BETTER RAIN CAPABILITY. AS A RESULT OF THE POOR CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN RAIN, FRONT EDGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN ENTERED PARKING LOT AND WAS TRYING TO TURN ON WET PAVEMENT AND SLID INTO WALL WHEN STEERING WAS NON-RESPONSIVE DUE TO TIRE SLIDING INSTEAD OF TURNING. SPEED WAS LESS THEN 10 MPH. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES ON INTERNET INDICATING SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THOSE TIRES OR HAVE THEM "SIPED" TO ACHIEVE BETTER CONTROL IN RAIN. SINCE MY AVALANCHE IS TWO WHEEL DRIVE I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH IF ANY ABOUT OFFROAD USE OR THAT THE STANDARD TIRES WOULD BE SO GEARED UP FOR OFFROAD USE AS TO MAKE THEM HANDLE POORLY IN RAIN. CAPITOL CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THIS INFORMATION WITH ME. I HAVE 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING IN THE NORTH UNDER ALL CONDITIONS WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE WITH ANY VEHICLE WITH ANY KIND OF TIRE. MILITARY VEHICLE TIRES ARE VERY OFFROAD ORIENTED BUT NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN RAIN. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058061February 12, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVEWAY, DRIVER PULLED DOWN THE TAILGATE, AND CABLE SNAPPED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE CABLE UP AND PUT IT INSIDE OF THE TRUNK AREA. BOTH CABLES WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057003February 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
OVERTIME I KEPT HEARING A WHINING NOISE, SMELL OF OIL, HEAT AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVELINE. AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A 100, 000 MILE TOTAL OIL, TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT CHANGE (DID THIS AT 97,018 MI. 1/2/04). THE MECHANIC DID NOTICE A BIT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT & REAR DRIVELINE (DRIVE SHAFTS FROM TRANSFER CASE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AXLE CASE AND THE REAR AXLE CASE), SOME OIL LEAKAGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE, BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR AXLE, THIS WAS NORMAL HE TOLD ME. MECHANIC FOUND BOTH FINE AND SMALL PIECES OF METAL IN THE FRONT 4X4 TRANSMISSION CASE, BUT SAID THIS WAS NOT A BIG PROBLEM. MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE U-JOINTS REPLACED SOMETIME ON THE DRIVE SHAFTS AND THIS WOULD STOP THE NOISE AND VIBRATION. AT COLDWATER, MI. (1/14/04), I HAD TO REPLACE A RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING; MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE REAR AXLE FOR NOISE. MECHANIC FOUND SOME PLAY IN THE DRIVELINE U-JOINTS, RIGHT REAR AXLE AND PINION SHAFT, AND SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. ON 1/26/04 I HAD BOTH REAR & FRONT DRIVESHAFT U-JOINTS REPLACED & BALANCED (FLEET PRIDE SAID THERE WAS SOME PLAY IN THEM). THE NOISE AND VIBRATION STOPPED, BUT THE OIL & HOT SMELL STAYED. THEN THE LIGHT VIBRATION AND SOME NOISE (BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40-75 MPH) STARTED TO RETURN IN JUST 150 MILES. AT 106,606 MILES THE REAR AXLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AND HARD VIBRATION THEN STOPPED TURNING AT 106,607 MILES. I HAD THE REAR AXLE REMOVED AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN BEARING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MECHANICAL LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL (EATON G-80) HAD BROKE APART SENDING METAL THROUGH OUT THE REAR AXLE AND DESTROYED AXLE DRIVE SYSTEM. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PARTS & DAMAGE TO THE REAR. THE FRONT AXLE IS STARTING THE SAME THING, LEAKING, HOT SMELL AND NOISE. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH YOUR SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID THEY ARE CHECKING INTO IT. SERVICE BULLETINS 03-04-17-001, 03-07-30-005, 02-04-21-005A. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056959February 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES:SIDEWALL
A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIRE SIDEWALL FLEX AND UNDER SPRUNG SUSPENSION HAS CAUSED BACK KICK OUT ON CORNERS WITH BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056963February 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
A WARNING LIGHT STATING "SERVICE 4WD NOW" APPEARED ON MY DASH OF MY 2003. CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANAUL, THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN FROM GM STATING NOT TO DO ANY REPAIRS FOR THIS CONCERN. MY VEHICLE IS NOW STUCK IN 2WD AND GM DOES NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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