Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10254696January 12, 2009
TIRES, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED. AFTER THE ROTATION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. SHE WAS NEVER VERBALLY INFORMED OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE INVOICE STATED THAT THE TIRE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE ALIGNMENT. THE INVOICE ALSO STATED THAT THE NEGATIVE CAMBER WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE OUTER LIMIT, WHICH WOULD STILL CAUSE TIRE WEAR. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER, THE THUMPING NOISE RETURNED AND CURRENTLY PERSISTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PERSISTING THUMPING SOUND AND THEY REPLACED ONE TIRE THAT WAS WORN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 47,773 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,475. UPDATED 03/24/09.*LJ UPDATED 03/24/09.*JB
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#10254370January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 AVALANCHE STICKS AT RANDOM POINTS AND THEN INDICATES AN INCORRECT SPEED WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE. FOR EXAMPLE IT WILL STICK AT 45 MPH AND THEN INCREASE FROM THERE AS THE VEHICLE SPED IS INCREASED. OR IT MAY SLIP TO SOME OTHER INDICATED SPEED FROM ONE MOMENT TO THE NEXT. VERY UNSAFE. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS PROBLEM IS BEING TALKED ABOUT BY MANY, MANY CONSUMERS. I BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REQUIRE GM (CHEVROLET) TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
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0
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#10254409January 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V37900, NHTSA ACTION # PE05020. I PURCHASED 2002 AVALANCHE IN LATE JULY, 2006, FROM FUCILLO CHEVROLET IN EAST GREENBUSH NY; MILEAGE ~44,000. IN NOVEMBER, 2008 (~55,000 MILES), I NOTICED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS AS DESCRIBED IN ABOVE REFERENCES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED. FUCILLO CHEVROLET DECLINED TO PROVIDE RECALL SERVICE, ADVISING THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED. CHEVROLET DECLINED FOR THE SAME REASON, ADVISING THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN DONE AT FUCILLO IN JULY, 2006, AND THAT THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE RECALL WAS TO PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE ONLY ONE TIME, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE SERVICE FIXED THE DEFECT.. I THEN HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIR THE DEFECT AT MY EXPENSE. HE ADVISED THAT THE RECALL SERVICE HAD NOT BEEN DONE, AS COULD BE DETERMINED DURING THE REPAIR. IF THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT IN FACT DONE, THEN THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED TO CHEVROLET (AND ME). HOWEVER, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE RECALL SERVICE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN DONE OR NOT, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THEIR OBLIGATION DOES NOT EXTEND TO REMEDYING THE DEFECT -- THEY APPARENTLY MAKE NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN EFFECTIVE REPAIR WORK AND INEFFECTIVE REPAIR WORK. IN EITHER EVENT, CHEVROLET AND ITS DEALER KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE SUBJECT TO RECALL AND DECLINED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10254422January 9, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD MY SENSOR LIGHT AND THE WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIRBAGS" COME ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW AUTO FORUMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IT DOESN'T. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10254448January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO WORK CORRECTLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
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#10254290January 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2004 AVALANCHE IS SMOKING COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE WHEN I START IT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10254102January 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO STOP, MY SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ZERO OUT. WHEN I STARTED TO GO IT CONTINUED FROM WHERE IT WAS. I DID NOT REALLY KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING. SEVERAL STOPS AND EACH TIME IT DID NOT ZERO. TO GET IT ZEROED I HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT ZEROED OUT. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THIS BRINGS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE STARTER AND BATTERY. IT COULD ALSO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU REALLY HAVE NO CLUE ON YOUR CORRECT SPEED. VEHICLE: 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254030January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. HE FELT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO TRAFFIC TICKETS AND A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,800.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254038January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. HE FELT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO TRAFFIC TICKETS AND A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,800.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253512January 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE "WILD". FOR EXAMPLE AT 35 MPH IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 140 MPH AND WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF MAY ONLY DROP TO 30 MPH. HAPPENING AS A DAILY EVENT FOR THE PAST WEEK ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 47000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CHECKING WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOMORROW BUT UNDERSTAND FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT GM COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY COVERS THE 2002 TO 2004 MODEL YEARS EVEN THOUGH MY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH I AM FINDING IS BEING REPORTED BY OWNERS IN LARGE NUMBERS AS DEFECTIVE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LOYAL CHEVROLET OWNERS IF THEY WISH TO MAINTAIN THEIR RETURN BUSINESS. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10253351December 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO READ 120 MPH. I CONSIDER IT A DRIVING HAZARD (SAFETY) WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC. VERY DISTRACTING. WHEN I INVESTIGATED ON-LINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS OVER $400 AND SHOULD NOT BE BOURN BY THE CONSUMER FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253198December 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE BATTERY DRAINS SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 02/10/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/11/09. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253285December 30, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY 2007 AVALANCHE DEMONSTRATES A POPPING AND CREAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING A SHARP CORNER. THIS NOISE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FELT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A FEELING OF A LOSS OF POWER. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252988December 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC AT ZERO TO 120 MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR ANY WHERE INBETWEEN TRUCK RUNNING OR SETTING STILL. WILL BE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND SPEEDOMETER WILL BE ZERO TO 120. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. GMC OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO GMC CHEVY PRODUCTS SILVERADO TRUCK, IMPALAS, AND AVALANCHE VEHICLES 2003 TO 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252718December 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, LOCKED IN CLOSED POSITION. NOTHING LEADING UP TO IT. HAPPENED IN OCT 2007 (1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY). FINALLY TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR IN OCT '08. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR AND REGULATOR $588 COST. COMPLAINED TO CHEVY IN DEC '08, THEY SAID SMALL PLASTIC PART HAD FAILED BUT SINCE IT WAS PAST WARRANTY AND I WAITED 2 MONTHS TO COMPLAIN, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS A KNOWN, INFREQUENT PROBLEM AND THEY WERE REDESIGNING THE MECHANISM. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10252488December 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE CRAZY NEVER GIVING THE CORRECT SPEED. SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL HAS BEEN CALL FOR 2002 -2004 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM BUT THEY WANTED 600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252497December 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES. *TR
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No
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0
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#10252547December 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SHORTLY AFTER 75, 000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE STARTED TO REGISTER INCORRECT READINGS. AT A IDLE IT WOULD REGISTER THAT I WAS GOING 60 MPH. AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IT WOULD REGISTER THAT I WAS GOING 0 MPH. THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252062December 17, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I BOUGHT FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES FROM WAL MART AND THEY ARE UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T TIRES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAVE RIPPLES IN THE SIDE WALLS AND ONE TIRE HAS A LUMP ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THEY ARE A SIZE P265/70R17. THE ONLY OTHER NUMBERS ON THE TIRES ARE AS FOLLOWS: DOT BET6 C62U 06-57786-01 YGFA 2293 I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO WAL MART TODAY TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION AND SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION IN CASE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10251955December 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN THE MORNINGS I TURN ON THE TRUCK AND IT STALLS,AND THE IDLE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN LIKE IT IS GOING TO TURN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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