Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2005)

206 consumer complaints on file.

#10443879January 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE AT 50-58 MPH, FOUND WATER IN IN TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION. STILL EXPERIENCING LEAKS AT 57K, FLUID WAS REPLACED AND FLUSHED AND MINOR SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443635January 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON JANUARY 8TH 2012, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE CHURCH LOT WE HEARD A CLUNK NOISE. THE "TRANSMISSION HOT" DISPLAY CAME ON. WE MADE IT HOME AT A SLOWER RATE OF SPEED AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WENT OUT. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN I GOT HOME. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, BUT JUST ASKED IF I WAS TOWING SOMETHING AT THE TIME AND OTHER QUESTIONS TO WHICH THE ANSWER WAS NO. I TOOK MY AVALANCHE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT CHECKED. ON THE 9TH, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT 2ND AND 4TH GEARS WERE OUT. HE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR INTO IT TO FIND OUT IF IT COULD BE REPAIRED. I ASKED HOW MUCH THAT WAS GOING TO BE AND HE SAID AROUND $580.00. I LET THEM TEAR INTO IT STARTING ON THE 10TH. DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ON THE 10TH OR 11TH BUT ON THE 12TH, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "PRETTY WELL COOKED" AND IT WOULD NEED REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FOR $3200.00. HE SAID THE REMANUFACTURED ONE WOULD COME WITH A 3YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CALLED BACK GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BACK AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THEM TO CALL ME. BASED ON EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS WELL KNOWN FOR FAILING AND I DON'T BELIEVE A 2005 AVALANCHE WITH ONLY 88,000 MILES ON SHOULD HAVE FAILED. I'VE USE MY VEHICLE FOR MOSTLY GOING TO AND FROM WORK AND ON LONG TRIPS. HOPEFULLY, GM WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAILED DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE ME WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS REALLY NOT A "TRUCK" TRANSMISSION BUT IS ALSO USED IN SOME OF GM'S OTHER SEDANS WHICH WEIGH TWICE AS LESS AND ARE NOT USED FOR THE SAME TYPES OF THINGS A TRUCK IS MEANT FOR. IT'S NO WONDER IT FAILED. FOR OTHER POSTS ABOUT AVALANCHE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, GO HERE ==> HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F8066/0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443360January 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT, GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AND NOTHING. ENGINE IDLED UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WENT DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS BUT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. $2900 DOLLARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH GENUINE GM REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442972January 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSS DUE TO ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRE HARNESS FIRE IN FUSE BOX *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER 2011 REGARDING THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439693December 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AND TURNING ON THE AC THE DRIVER SIDE WAS PUSHING HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COOL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE ERROR WAS TO RESTART THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER AS IT HAPPENS SO IN FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439010December 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT REGULATED SPEED (65MPH). AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED GINGO UP A HILL, THE MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION HOT" CAME ON THE IN-DASH DISPLAY AND ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AS IF NOT IN GEAR. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO TURN ON FLASHERS AND MERGE TO SAFETY LANE ON RIGHT. I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL I COULD ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT AROUND 30 MPH IN 3RD GEAR. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WAY HOME SO WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE TURNED INTO AN HOUR. I COULDN'T GET ABOVE 35-45 MPH WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING EACH TIME WHICH MADE NAVIGATING THE HILLS OF NORTHERN VA IN THE RAIN NOT VERY FUN FOR ME NOR THE HUNDREDS OF FRUSTRATED DRIVERS BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. AS I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED, I COULD NOTICE A 'BURNT AND SOUR" SMELL...MOST LIKELY TRANSMISSION FLUID. I DIDN'T SEE ANY LEAKS OR DRIPS BUT THE ENGINE WAS EXTREMELY HOT AS WAS TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BUT IN VERY LIMITED OCCASIONS AND NEVER FOR MORE THAN 10-20 SECONDS SO I HAVEN'T CONTACTED A SERVICE STATION BUT WILL DEFINITELY DO SO THIS WEEKEND AS I AM UNABLE TO LEAVE WORK DURING THE WEEK FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435266November 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
OWNER WAS DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO TURN UP HVAC FAN TO HIGHER SPEED BUT NOTICED THAT FAN WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED AND STAYED ON THE LOW SPEED. THEN STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. PULLED OVER, SHUT TRUCK OFF BUT NOTICED HVAC BLOWER FAN WAS STILL RUNNING ON LOW SPEED. SAW FIRE INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH. FIRE ORIGINATED INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH AT LOCATION OF BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR COMPONENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434736November 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. AS A RESULT, HE WOULD LOSE POWER TO THE WHEELS AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417434August 2, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO OVERWHELMING RUSTED BRAKE LINES ,ROTORS,AND CALIPER BOLTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414853July 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG IS ON AND EVERY ONE ON LINE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. AIR BAGS WONT WORK UNTIL FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410763July 6, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VENT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408499June 22, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BLOWER FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE BLOWER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK DURING HOT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405583June 8, 2011
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402272May 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING HOME I STARTED TO SMELL GAS IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PARKED I FOUND GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE. WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE FOUND THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED FUEL LINES WERE TOUCHING AND HAD RUB A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINES AND WERE LEAKING GAS ON THE ENGINE ALSO THE E85 SENSOR MODULE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS. NO FUEL LINE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE TRUCK AS THE LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THIS TO ME IS A BIG PROBLEM AS THEIR IS NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392530March 22, 2011
TIRES
BRAND NEW 3 MONTH OLD GOODYEAR P26570R17 G/Y WRANGLE AT/S OWL TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AND FLATTENED WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE BELTS WERE ON FIRE INSIDE, AND THE TIRE WAS BUBBLING AND BURSTING OFROM THE INSIDE OUT...WHEN POLICE CAME AFTER CALLING FOR FEAR OF A FIRE, THEY SAID TIRE WAS ON FIRE FROM THE INSIDE AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE...WAITED 1 HOUR FOR TIRE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE ROAD SERVICE COULD BEGIN TO CHANGE TIRE...REPORTED TO GOODYEAR AND THE TIRE PLACE WHERE WE PURCHASED WOULD NOT GIVE A NEW TIRE..MADE US PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AT 50% OFF WHEN THE TIRE WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD....COMPLAINED TO GOODYAR CUSTOMERS SERVICE AND HE DIDN'T CARE OR WANT TO HELP US.. SIDED WITH DEALERSHIP...SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE TIRES...NEVER HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE..ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A PUNCTURED FAST LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE AND BURN..THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH SLOW LEAK...BUT THEN WHY WAS IT ON FIRE INSIDE OF TIRE BULGING OUT BIG ROUND HOT BUBBLES AROUND RIM, AND THE ROAD SERVICE WOULDN'T TOUCH FOR AN HOUR????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392270March 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STICK, DON'T WORK AND SHOWS WRONG SPEED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN 2004 , BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN 2005 AFTER THERE BREAKPOINT ?? STILL NOT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390156March 14, 2011
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ANYTIME I TURN THE AIR ON IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE IT MAKES A HIGH PITCH SCREAMING SOUND. I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWER MOTORS INSTALLED AND IT IS IN NEED OF A THIRD. THIS SOUND IS STILL PRESENT EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD THE NEW MOTORS INSTALLED. I HAVE HAD ONE MECHANIC SAY THEIR IS A CRACK IN THE PLENUM BOX AND IT WOULD TAKE 11 1/2 HOURS TO REPAIR AND COST $ 1700. THIS IS THE ONLY QUOTE I HAVE HAD SO FAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING, THEN AGAIN THEY SELDOM DO ANYTHING RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389655March 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE PINNED AT MAX AND MIN READINGS, NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. NOTHING I'M AWARE OF LED TO THIS HAPPENING. I PLAN ON HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED SHORTLY. I AM AWARE THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT, BUT AM SURPRISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF A RECENT RECALL: HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/BLUEGORILLA/2009-09-28_123058_CLUSTER_POLICY.PDF. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THIS RECALL BE RE-EXAMINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386843March 8, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK WITHOUT WARNING PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387888March 3, 2011
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG CAME ON WENT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODE OR PROBLEM. WANTED TO REPLACE AIRBAG, HARNESS, WIRING HARNESS $2700.00. AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET FOUND OVER 5,000 OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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