Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10895831August 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD CRACKED WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AND NOW VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND BOUNCES WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING RIGHT ABOVE AIRBAG, SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK, CONCERNED ON THE AFFECT THIS WOULD HAVE IF IN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SHARP EDGES AND CONTINUING GROWING LENGTH OF THE CRACK, COULD EASILY SEND SHARP SHARDS IF IN ACCIDENT AND WIFE IS ALREADY SEVERLY DISABLED. GM IS AWARE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895557August 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE SPEED APPEARS TO BE FLUCTUATING, ENGINE BRAKING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS COME ONE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT FELT LIKE IT STALLED OR THE CLUTCH KICKED IN THEN REENGAGED. ONLINE FORUMS DEPICT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME INCIDENTS. THE ISSUE AFFECTS MANY COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. SOME BELIEVE THAT THE ONSTAR SYSTEM OR THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT MUST BE INVESTIGATED. WHEN I TOOK IT IN LAST TIME, THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A FAULTY ABS SENSOR. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE AS THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN OFF AND ON AND I FELL THIS PUTS US AT RISK. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN WHILE PARKED, DRIVING, AND TURNING, BE IT ROADWAYS, DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895380August 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894960August 11, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED BROKEN DASH WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DEBRIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895183August 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH CRACKED RIGHT ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA. NO DISCOLORATION IN THE AREA OR ANY WARNING. ONE DAY FINE, THE NEXT DAY A CRACK APPEARED. TRUCK WAS PARKED MOST OF THE DAY AND MY WORK COMMUTE IS 6 MILES ROUND TRIP. I DON'T OFF ROAD AND I HAVE NORMAL SIZED TIRES SO NO VIBRATION OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894770August 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A CRACK THAT EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE INCHES LONG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894878August 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894471August 9, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP A CRACK. IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER AS TIME GOES ON. IT DEVELOPED OUT OF NO WHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893722August 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893660August 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD CRACKS OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO CRACK IN CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG .CRACKS APPEARED AFTER DRIVE FROM FL. TO TN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893145August 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
CAR WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT ALL DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 92 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN AREA THAT HAD SHADE FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY AS I TRY NOT TO LEAVE IT OUT IN THE DIRECT SUN FOR TOO LONG DUE TO THE EXTERIOR PLASTIC FADING PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH THESE VEHICLES, MINE INCLUDED. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR FROM WORK, THERE WAS A LARGE (APPROX. 2-3 INCH) CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. THE CRACK IS BY THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. IT RUNS FROM THE FRONT OF THE SECTION PIECE, TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENDS ROUGHLY WHERE THE DASHBOARD RAISES UP FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. I HAVE NOW SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONCERN ONLINE AND AM HOPEFUL THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD IS NOW COMPROMISED AND COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO IS NOW EXPOSING ANY WIRING AND MECHANISMS UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO DIRT AND DUST AND COULD THEREFORE RESULT IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893329August 4, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892828August 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892582August 2, 2016
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT DECELERATION AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE SENIOR ADVISER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT GMC WAS PLANNING TO RESCIND THE RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892431August 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892011August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
DASH IS CRACKED AROUND AIR BAGS. SHARP EDGES VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891891July 31, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2010 AVALANCHE HAS TWO CRACKS ONE RIGHT BESIDE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE OTHER RIGHT OVER THE STEERING WHEEL . IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT I'M SURE THE DASH WOULD EXPLODE AND DEBRIS/PLASTIC FROM THE DASH SHARP PIECES WOULD FLY INTO SOMEONE'S FACE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891781July 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH HAS CRACKED AROUND AIR BAG. ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891573July 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
ENGINE STALL WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN TURNING FROM TOWER OAKS ST ONTO JONES ROAD, A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. CAR STOPPED IN ONCOMING LANE ON JONES ROAD, JUST AVOIDING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFOMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OF THE CHEVROLETE AVALANCHE PAID DEALER $540. FOR CRANSSHAFT SENSOR REPLACEMENT. HAVE NOT HAD A STALLING PROBLEM SENCE REPLACING THE CRANSHAFT SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AS THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES IS CRITICAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888865July 27, 2016
ENGINE
VEHICLE USED WAY TOO MUCH OIL. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS EXTREME. BEGAN TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND, WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE LITE UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. AND SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW OUT THE EXHAUST. TOOK IT TO DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. READING POSTS ON LINE EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY MANUFACTURER. NOW CAR IS SITTING WAITING TO GET AN ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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