Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2008)

295 consumer complaints on file.

#11244076August 15, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243135August 11, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242213August 7, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SAUERS BUICK GMC (1900 E LINCOLNWAY, LA PORTE, IN 46350) CONFIRMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242321August 7, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. THEY HAVE BEEN AVOIDING THE FREE REPAIR FOR YEARS! WHY CAN'T I BE ABLE TO GET THE DANGERS OF THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM RESOLVED BY NOW? THANK GOD NOTHING YET HAS HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY BUT TIME WILL ONLY TELL AND I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS I AM ON A FIXED INCOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242145August 6, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *AS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241775August 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL PLACED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, YET THERE WERE NO REMEDIES FOR THE AIR BAG DEFECT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234245July 23, 2019
ENGINE
DROVE TO POST OFFICE, IT WAS NORMAL TILL I MADE A U TURN ON CITY STREET THEN ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING, PLUS SERVICE STABILITRAK & SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO APPEAR ON DASH. DROVE HOME IMMEDIATELY AS TRUCK WONT SHIFT TO HIGH GEAR. CHECK CODE AND IT SAID P0307 CYCLINDER #7 MISFIRED LOOK UP GOOGLE TO SEE IF I CAN REPAIRED IT MYSELF AS READ TO REPLACE PLUG, WIRE AND COIL FOR CYCLINDER #7 SO I DID IT STILL SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO TEST MY TRUCK AND FAIL COMPRESSION TEST. MECHANIC TALK TO ME AS I BOUGHT THE TRUCK LAST YEAR AND STILL PAYING FOR IT. DESCRIBE TO ME OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE SO TOLD HIM TO FIX IT HE SAY THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 2000 TRUCK WHICH HAVE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232271July 16, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS RECALL IN 3 YEARS. GM RECALL: 2049152 NHTSA: 16V383
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229315July 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BUCKALEW CHEVROLET (1100 W INTERSTATE 45, N FWY SERVICE RD, CONROE, TX 77304, (936) 657-4462) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228333June 29, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH OF THIS AND OTHER AFFILIATED MODELS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING DUE TO A RIGID, BRITTLE MATERIAL AND A DESIGN THAT WAS NOT FORTIFIED OR SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO RESIST THE FORCES OF VIBRATION THAT ARE COMMON IN SUCH VEHICLES. THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE CRACKED AT THE APEX OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BINNACLE, THE DEFOGGER VENTS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND SURROUNDING THE COVER OF THE PASENGER SIDE AIRBAG. TO REPLACE THE UNIT WOULD BE $1200+ AND IT WOULD BE WITH A PIECE OF THE SAME DESIGN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT IS LOUD AND UNSIGHTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221167June 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARKS CHEVROLET (KERNERSVILLE 615 NC-66, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284, (336) 310-0876) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11216949May 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SHELOR CHEVROLET, 2265 ROANOKE ST, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA 24073) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208575May 20, 2019
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD 5 AVALANCHES 3 07S 2 08S ALL HAVE DASH CRACKING ISSUES THE BREAKING DASHES CRACK CAUSE GLARE IN DRIVERS EYES NOISES THAT CAN TAKE FOCUS OFF THE ROAD EVERY ONE I'VE OWNED IT'S HAPPENED GM USED A PROPROLYENE DASH THAT GETS BRITTLE WHEN INTRODUCED TO HEAT. THIS IS KNOWN BY GM AS A DEFECT BUT U GUYS HAVE NOT ENFORCED THEM TO FIX IT'S A EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX LABOR IS HIGH AND I'M 5 FOR 5 ON CRACKING DASHES. 3 HAVE CRACKED SO BAD THAT WHEN THE SUN HIT THEM THEY THROW GLARE TOWARD MY EYES. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THIS IS CRAPPY. JUST LIKE GM AND THE CRAPPY CADILLAC SRX HEADLIGHTS THEY KNOW IT'S A DEFECT THEN FIX IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207903May 15, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG APPEARED 3 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE BACK PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY LOOSE AND FLOPS AROUND ON UNEVEN ROADS. SAFETY IS A CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PLASTIC IS SOMEWHAT BRITTLE AND MAY SHATTER ON AN ACCIDENT OR RUFF ROADS. I HAVE HAD A DASH COVER SINCE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207583May 14, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TILL IT WAS PARKED GM'S SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED SO I ASKED FOR THE RECALLED PART NUMBER AND WAS RUSHED OFF THE PHONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207001May 11, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE WEEKENDS ONLY AND AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR I HAVE TO REPLACE CYLINDER #7 SPARK PLUG ALL OF THE TIME, ALSO GOT THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND THE FILTER REPLACED TWICE AND I GET A TAPPING SOUND AT IDLE DUE TO THE LOW OIL PRESSURE READING ON THE DASH, AND IT HAS HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, LAST BUT NOT LEASE THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204996May 1, 2019
ENGINE
THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT (AFM) SYSTEM HAS FAILED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOSE COMBUSTION IN ONE OF THE AFM CYLINDERS (CYLINDER 7 TO BE EXACT) DUE TO THE AFM LIFTER FAILED AND HAS JAMMED THE EXHAUST VALVE OPEN. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO FIX. EVERYONE WITH THE AFM SYSTEM FROM GM FOR AROUND MY MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR HAVE COMPLETELY LOST THE MOTOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203606April 24, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL AND OIL CONSUMPTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196845April 17, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD IS SO BADLY CRACKED IT HAS EFFECTED THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIR BAGS. THIS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND HAPPENS TO MAJORITY OF THESE TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186952March 14, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS. WHAT HAPPENED IS THE NHTSA GAVE GM UNTIL AUGUST OF 2017 TO PROVIDE DATA SUPPORTING GM'S CLAIM OF INCONSEQUENTIALITY... THAT THE VEHICLES LISTED IN RECALL FROM 2016 ARE NOT AT RISK. WHY HAVE WE NOT HEARD AN UPDATE IN THE 19 MONTHS SINCE THE DEADLINE? IS THE AIR BAG SAFE OR NOT? PLEASE DO YOUR JOB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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