Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10378299January 22, 2011
EQUIPMENT
2005 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO AND WILL NOT GIVE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. FOUND NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WITH SAME FAILURE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NOT KNOWING VEHICLE SPEED IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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#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
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#10376845January 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH AT STOP. REPAIR SHOP STATES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *LN
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#10376371January 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER RACED TO 120 MPH AND IS NOW STUCK. I AM UNABLE TO VERIFY MY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. ODOMETER READS 62K MILES. *TR
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#10375276January 9, 2011
STEERING
02' CHEVY AVALANCHE 60K MILES, I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN NOV.2010 IT IS JAN. 2011 NOT MORE THEN 45 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, THE STEERING IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, GRINDING NOISE, TURNING NOISE, UNBEARABLE TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER TO CORRECT, DEALER HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHAT WILL BE DONE YET? THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TYPE OF ISSUE, FACTORY RECALL TYPE OF ISSUE. *TR
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#10375295January 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WANTED TO ADD TO THE COMPLAINT ABOUT BRAKE EROSION ON 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE. MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT WHEN BRAKING. I NEARLY MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPING WHEN I DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE NEARLY ALL MY BRAKE LINES DUE TO LEAKS. I LIVE IN UP-STATE NEW YORK. *TR
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#10375336January 9, 2011
STEERING
TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING PUMP STOPS WORKING AT LOW SPED. NO APPARENT PROBLEMS W/ THE PUMP NO LOOSE BELT. NEED TO REV TO 1500 RPM TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. SEAMS TO WORK OK WHEN IT IS COLD PROBLEM STARTS WHEN VEH.. IS WARMED UP. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. *TR
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#10375031January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON MY SONS 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. READ WHERE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. WHY IN THE WORLD HAS THIS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. I AM REPORTING THIS TO CONGRESS. *TR
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#10373858January 3, 2011
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL ALTHOUGH RARELY USED. REPAIRS NEVER LAST. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR A DESIGN FLAW. NHTSA IS JUST LIKE THE SEC IN THAT THEY HAVE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. THIS IS A VERY,VERY COMMON FAILURE ON THE AVALANCHE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOW CALLED A PARKING BRAKE ON THE COMPLAINT FORM AND MOST PEOPLE STOP AT "BRAKE,HYDRAULIC" INSTEAD OF SCROLLING FURTHER DOWN. THE FORM SHOULD HAVE THE SELECTION---"BRAKE,EMERGENCY" , BUT IT DOESN'T. THEREFORE , THERE IS NO EMERGENCY. *TR
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#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
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1
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0
#10372307December 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT CHANGED JUST AS I WAS GETTING TO IT. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO MAKE SURE I STOPPED IN TIME. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AT FIRST BUT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WASN'T STOPPING. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CROSS TRAFFIC HADN'T STARTED TO MOVE YET. I ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP UNTIL I WAS WELL INTO THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP THEY FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAME HAD BLOWN OUT. ALL OF THE METAL LINES ON THE FRAME RAILS ARE VERY RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1000.00. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THESE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF NONCORROSIVE METAL LIKE STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF THING FROM HAPPENING. *TR
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#10370870December 16, 2010
STEERING
RATTLING IN STEERING COLUMN...HAVE HAD GREASED 3 TIMES AND IT STOPS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. 2 FRIENDS DRIVE 3/4 TON CHEVROLET PICKUPS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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#10370672December 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SOMETIMES MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 8.1 WILL NOT START. I LOCK CAR AGAIN WITH REMOTE FOB, UNLOCK AND USUALLY IT STARTS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT LOCKING, UNLOCKING BEFORE IT WILL START. NOW VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING, NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING ETC. DOES THIS AT RANDOM SPEEDS WITHOUT NOTICE OR ANY APPARENT CONSISTENCY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. TO RESTART I MUST TRY AND GET PULLED OVER SAFELY, LOCK AND UNLOCK TRUCK WITH FOB AND HOPE IT STARTS. SOMETIMES WILL DO AFTER ONCE, SOMETIMES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. NOT REALLY SURE THE FOB RESETTING OF SECURITY SYSTEM IS THE DIFFERENCE OR IT JUST HAPPENS TO START. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM??? *TR
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#10369320December 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS AND DISC. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
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#10369230December 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING IT FAILS TO RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED IT STAY ON 0 MOST OF THE TIME. THINK GM SHOULD HAVE RECALL THIS PROBLEM TOO MANY 05 CHEVY AVALANCHE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS TROUBLE. *TR
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#10368825November 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE WITH APPROX.113000 MILES. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN A MINI SHOPPING CENTER I WENT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I THEN PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CRANKED IT BACK UP AND MY STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY UNLOCKED. ON THAT FRIDAY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 264E COMING OF EXIT MY STEERING LOCKED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE BEHIND ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS DRIVING AT TWO DIFFERENT SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS? THIS IS SO DANGEROUS.
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#10367728November 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 95 I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A LEAK IN THE RIDGE METAL BRAKE LINE WHICH COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE CARS FRAME. UPON INVESTIGATING I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS CONDITION IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. IF I HADN'T TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AND HAD WAITED UNTIL EXITING THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS MULTI CAR ACCIDENT.
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#10367048November 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FUEL PUMP HAS QUIT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS. ORIGINAL PUMP FAILED AT 110,00 MILES THE NEXT 2 DELPHI REPLACEMENTS EACH LASTED ABOUT 10,000. *TR
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#10365665November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ON THE 2004 AVALANCHE Z71 THE SPEED GAUGE GETS STUCK THEREFORE MAKING A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT BEEN ABLE TO KNOW YOUR SPEED COULD END UP DEADLY. *TR
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#10363906November 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR
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