Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10959020March 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL APPROACHING ONE YEAR AND UNDER REVIEW!! ON JANUARY 17 2017 I CALLED GM ASSISTANCE TO FIND OUT THE STATUS OF RECALL AFTER RECEIVING A WRITTEN NOTICE. THEY STATED THAT IS STILL UNDER REVIEW. IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. WHY DOES IT TAKE ALMOST A YEAR TO EVEN START AND POSTPONE UNDER THE HEADING OF UNDER REVIEW? HONDA STARTED THE CHANGE OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NOTICE. ARE THEY WAITING TILL ONE OF THE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN OR WIFE IS INJURED OR KILLED? IT APPEARS THAT IT IS CHEAPER TO HAVE SOMEONE DIE THAN TO DO THE CORRECT THING OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART. THEY APPEAR TO BE ATTEMPTING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. PLEASE DRAW THEIR ATTENTION AND GET THINGS COMPLETED AS THEY SHOULD DO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10958709March 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKING DASHBOARD
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0
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#10958395March 3, 2017
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GENERAL MOTORS DASH CRACKS ON VARIOUS AVALANCHE MODEL YEARS. MY RESEARCH SUGGEST OTHER GM VEHICLES SIMILAR TOO THE AVALANCHE. MY METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AVALANCHE IS TYPICAL. COMPARING TOO OTHER GM VEHICLES OF OTHER OWNERS. CRACK ARE NEAR IDENTICAL IN LOCATION. PRESENTLY ONE AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. SECOND CRACK ON THE INSTRUMENT DASH HUMP. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF A DESIGN FLAW. CRACK PICTURE ARE THE BEST I CAN DO. AIRBAG CRACK IS NEAR THE QUARTER. TWO PICTURES SHOW THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED. GENERAL MOTORS CONTACT HAVE PROVED USELESS. "IF I WANT THE CRACK REPAIRED, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FROM MY OWN POCKET."
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#10958451March 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD
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#10957373February 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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.
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#10956685February 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CRACKS.
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0
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#10956477February 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A FUEL SMELL THAT OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IMMEDIATELY WHEN IGNITION IS TURN TO ON POSITION ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
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#10956254February 22, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ISSUE I HAVE IS WITH THE DASH PAD ON OUR 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. WE BOUGHT IT USED AND PAID $525 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER IT CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED. IT SEEMS TO BE A QUALITY ISSUE AND GM WOULD HELP THE OWNERS.
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#10955649February 20, 2017
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'VE GOTTEN THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT 5 TIMES AND ITS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. 6/2014- PRESENT DAY.
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#10955251February 17, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE
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#10954669February 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
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#10955103February 16, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TWO WEEKS AGO DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY IN SNOW ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND LOSE TOTAL POWER. "REDUCE POWER MODE" ILLUMINATED BUT ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER ON [XXX]. ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR 2 HRS IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER WAITING ON AAA (NO SHOULDER ON HWAY) AND MOTOR STARTS. TAKE IT TO GARAGE AND GET THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) CODE ANS STABILITRAK/ABS CODE. WE HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ONSTAR BUTTON A MINUTE BEFORE THIS AND MECHANIC THOUGHT THAT WAS RELATED SO HE CLEARED CODE AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. FOR TWO WEEKS WE WERE GOOD ANDIT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HIGHWAY IN RAIN [XXX] THIS WEEKEND, AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. THIS TIME CAR STARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY STATE THE TPS NEEDS REPLACING AND FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR BROKEN. THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #11273B WHERE GM ACKNOWLEDGES TPS ISSUE AND COVERS REPLACEMENT OF TPS FOR 2008-2011 VEHICLES. ALSO BULLETIN PIP3089B FOR BAD WIRING TO TPS FOR 2003-2006 AVALANCHES. GM DENIED MY SERVICE DESPITE THE FACT THAT A 2007 TPS AND THROTTLE BODY ARE THE SAME EXACT PART NUMBER AS THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY FREQUENT AS THERE ARE 550 POSTS ALONE ON [XXX] AS WELL AS MANY REPORTS TO [XXX] PLEASE ASSIST AS THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND A DEFECTIVE AND DEADLY PRODUCT AS THE COMPUTER CUTS TOTAL POWER RIGHT ON HIGHWAY... PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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#10953651February 9, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR I GOT OUT AND CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE LINE AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE LINES HAD RUSTED INTO AND THIS SHOCKED ME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A BRAKE LINE SHOULD RUST .ALL MY BRAKE LINES ARE REALLY RUSTY.
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#10953751February 9, 2017
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CENTER OF DASH IS NOT STURDY ENOUGH CAUSED A CRACK FROM CENTER DASH AIR VENT CORNER ON PASSENGER SIDE CORNER TO THE AIR BAG.
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#10950377February 8, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FOUND FRAME ROTTED AND CRACKED .THOUGHT THE FRAME SHOULD LAST TRUCK ONLY 14 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN.
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#10950057February 7, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG
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#10949813February 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE JUST ABOVE THE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IN ONE DAY THE CRACK HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 8 INCHES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, IT APPEARS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM.
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#10947196February 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2016, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 179.00 AND LABOR AT A COST OF $ 50.00. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
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#10948457January 30, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE
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#10948554January 30, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH CRACKS............CRACK OVER PASS AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.........
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