Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2007)

493 consumer complaints on file.

#10443969January 16, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I'M HOPING YOU CAN GET THESE ISSUES RECALLED. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AROUND THE WEB, I HAD COME TO FIND THAT THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON AMONG GM/CHEVY BRAND. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE. HERE ARE THE ISSUES BELOW: INTERIOR: PLASTIC COVER FOR "CHROME" DOOR HANDLE IS VERY SHARP MY WIFE HAS CUT HERSELF. EXTERIOR: DOOR HANDLES COME LOOSE AND ALREADY HAS PINCHED A SEVERAL FINGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440515December 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NO WARNING SIGNS. VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. TRUCK DOES NOTHING IN DRIVE, ONLY MOVES IN REVERSE, 1ST, AND STILL DOES MAJOR SLIPPING. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THIS TYPE OF TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429541October 11, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HANDLES PEELING OF THE METAL PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSED INJURIES FROM MINOR TO SEVERE PAPER-CUT-TYPE CUTS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10419263August 12, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ. I HAVE JUST BROKEN THE THIRD EXTERIOR DOOR HANLDE, TWO HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT MY COST. THE FIRST TWO WERE THE REAR DOORS, AND NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR WHICH RECEIVES VERY LIMITED USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417776August 6, 2011
STRUCTURE
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE TAILGATE HANDLE BROKE WHILE OPENING TAILGATE. MANY GM TRUCKS SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DEALER DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED BUT THEY DO NOT CARRY AVALANCHE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OUR LAST AVALANCHE A 2005, WHEN IT TURNED 4 YEARS OLD ALSO. JUDGING FROM JUST DOING A GOOGLE TAILGATE HANDLE SEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THROUGH MANY MODEL YEARS AND TRIM LEVELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406690June 15, 2011
AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH ROOF SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386232March 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE SEAT BELTS BECAME ABNORMALLY TIGHT AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND INJURIES TO THE NECK AND EARS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT STATED THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE UNTIL THEY RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10378243January 22, 2011
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. UNABLE TO FIX. ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378126January 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DECEMBER 2010, WHILE JUST OPENING MY DOOR NORMALLY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE ... MY EXTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF OF ITS MOUNT. TOOK TO A GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER AND IT WAS REPAIRED FOR APPROX $160.00. IT IS NOW JANUARY 21ST, 2011, JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER, AND THE SAME THING HAS NOW HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AS I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. IF I HAD A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND I COULD NOT GET TO THAT CHILD BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK THEN THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY HUGE ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A DOOR HANDLE BREAK OFF IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED OR TRIED OPENING....AND NOW 2 IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS. GM STATES IT IS NOT COVERED AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COOPERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372353December 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE - THE PEELING METALLIC COATING ON DOOR HANDLE SLICED MY FINGER; NO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY INVOLVED (GLORIFIED PAPER CUT THIS TIME) BUT THIS CONDITION CANNOT CONTINUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361183October 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED ON A HILL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY ROCK OR MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RELEASING FROM THE CLUTCH PAD WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,400. UPDATED 02/01/11*LJ UPDATED 03/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358627October 1, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED ON ALL 4 DOORS, INCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TWICE. AFTER EACH FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355138September 13, 2010
STRUCTURE
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH. ONE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355110September 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE
MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10X FOR GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE TECH'S HEARD IT TWICE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE ROTORS RE-SURFACED, WITH THE PROBLEM BEGINNING @ 22,000 MILES AND CONTINUING TO THIS DAY AT 44,000. THE SOUND HAS BEEN CAUGHT ON VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFFERENT MILEAGES BUT GM CONTINUES TO STATE THAT IT IS NOT A CONCERN TO THEM. THE SOUND BEGINS SLOWLY AS THE TRUCK PICKS UP SPEED IT INCREASES AND THEN FINALLY DISAPPEARS AT @ 35MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354756September 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ HAVE PEELED AND BECOME RAZOR SHARP. OPENING THE DOOR UNDER NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS HAS CAUSED A SLICE, OR PAPER CUT TYPE OF WOUND TO MY HAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353932September 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH THE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CHROME SPLITTING AND LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE THAT HAS DRAWN BLOOD. THE SPLIT IS ALONG THE SEAM ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350832August 20, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT RODENTS HAD INFESTED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF RODENT INFESTATION THREE MONTHS PRIOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/24/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348369August 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH CRACKED ON MY AVALANCHE AS I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT RIGHT BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS TRUCK IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DASH IS ONLY COSMETIC, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE AIRBAG AT THIS POINT, AND IF I GET INTO A CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG WILL COME LOOSE OR THE DASH BREAK INTO MANY PIECES. THESE CRACKS ARE AN ISSUE ON AVALANCHES, TAHOES, AND SUBURBANS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SO FAR. GM IS NOT HELPING AND CONSIDERS THIS COSMETIC ONLY. THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345279July 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE REPAIRS, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WOULD NOT SPRAY FROM THE FLUID CANISTER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345362July 26, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD GRIND EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE AS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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