Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10355415September 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 AVALANCHE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE HAD A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEM. *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
#10353413September 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RUSTED BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES FAILED. REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM STOPPING ALLOWING VEHICLE TO PASS INTO AN INTERSECTION. ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES REAR AND FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED. OLD PARTS MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353075August 31, 2010
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT APPROX. 35 MPH ACROSS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE . THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SHOULDER HARNESS LATCH EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I FEEL THIS MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN SO I AM MAKING YOU AWARE OF THIS.PROBLEM SINCE I WAS INJURED . THE CAR I HIT HAD PULLED OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER ACOSS IN FRONT OF ME IT WAS A CHEVY CAVALIER , WHICH I HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10351585August 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RUSTED OUT 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351060August 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAD CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. UPON INSPECTION FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES DRIVER SIDE ABOVE CHASSIS RAIL. *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
#10349548August 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRUCK SITTING IN YARD AND BRAKE LINE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348950August 12, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT AND THE PASSENGER BLOWS COLD SPORADICALLY. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AT IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES ALREADY. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE ACTUATORS TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349010August 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LAST YEAR 2009, WHILE ENROUTING TO TOWN I SAW MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE START CRAWLING UP TO 100 MPH, WHILE I WAS SLOWLY MOVING IN A 25 MILE ZONE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. SINCE I HAD TO GO TO WORK I DID NOT STOP. SO NOW THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK IN THE EXTREME RIGHT OF THE SPEEDOMETER BEYOND THE 120 MILES PER HOUR LEVEL. I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE WITH AVALANCHE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE NEED YOUR HELP. THIS ALSO AFFECTS MY SAFETY CHECK REQUIREMENTS WHEN I GO TO GET A SAFETY CHECK UP ANNUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349079August 12, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 50 MPH, I CANNOT ACCURATELY GAUGE MY SPEED, I ALSO HAVE A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. THESE ARE SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348468August 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES LINES WERE CRACKED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348330August 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES UPON BRAKE APPLICATION. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE WHERE BRAKE LINE CONNECTS TO BRAKES. *TR
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
#10347992August 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRAME CORRODED/BUCKLED; BRAKE FAILURE(HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT) DUE TO RUST. 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE, WELL CARED FOR 48,000 MILES. NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. $6,000 DOLLAR REPAIR. GM WON'T LOOK INTO/ADDRESS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS MESSAGES ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES TWICE(RUST) AND NOW THE FRAME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347770August 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS & STARTS WORKING. I FEEL THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE OTHERS AROUND ME. I VISITED MY LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO FIND THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AS LONG AS I HAVE UNDER 70,000 MILES. I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE AND AM EXPECTED TO PAY AN ESTIMATED $1000.00 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A NON-WEAR & TEAR ITEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHEVY DESPITE MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347510August 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES YET THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED DUE TO ROAD SALT EROSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPPED. UPDATED 03/25/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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