Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10669442January 1, 2015
ENGINE
AT @4000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND #1 SPARK PLUG WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED THE PLUG & OIL. AGAIN ABOUT ANOTHER 4000 MILE IT DID THE SAME THING. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE GUIDE SEALS, THAT STOPPED THE SPARK PLUG FROM GOING BAD, BUT I HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN IT EVERY 3,000 MILES. A VEHICLE USING SYNTHETIC OIL SHOULD GO ABOUT 7,500 MILES OR MORE. THAT MEANS TWO QUARTS OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. THEY CLAIM WITH GENERAL MOTORS THAT IS ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A NEW VEHICLE WHERE I HAD TO ADD OIL BEFORE AND DUE OIL CHANGE. THE SAME VEHICLE HAS SO MUCH WIND NOISE COMING IN AROUND THE DOORS OR WINDOWS IT IS HARD TO HEAR THE RADIO. MY COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER THEIR ANSWER WAS ? THERE ISN?T A BULLETIN ON THIS. THAT MEANS THEY DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO, OR WON?T. AND DIDN?T DO A THING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669395December 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. THE ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WAS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4500. STATED THAT THE FLUID SENSOR HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SEEMED A BIT RIDICULOUS FOR A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT TOWED NOTHING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668130December 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SEE ABOVE, BRAKE LINE BROKE DURING A SUDDEN STOP AND I FOUND OUT ALL THE LINES WERE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667608December 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2003 TRUCK THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT GM DEALERSHIPS AND ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL SHOP. I ALTERNATE SHOPS TO MAKE SURE I AM GETTING THE BEST SERVICE AND MAKING SURE ANY PROBLEMS ARE CAUGHT BEFORE THEY ARE SERIOUS. I WASH MY TRUCK ON A REGULAR BASIS ALWAYS GETTING THE UNDERBODY/CHASSIS WASHED OFF. SO, THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN CARE OF AND KEPT UP.THE INCIDENT ABOVE LUCKILY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS BACKING UP MY TRUCK TO CONNECT TO A TRAILER. THE BRAKE LINES BURST UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE LEAKING OIL ALL OVER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED LIGHTLY.. GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FULLY LOADED DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE ON A WEEKDAY. SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL SCHOOLS AND BUS STOPS NEAR ME. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR PROFESSIONALLY THE LINES KEPT DEVELOPING LEAKS AFFECTING SEVERAL LINES AND DIFFERENT AREAS. NOT ONCE DID EITHER OF THE SHOPS INCLUDING GM DEALERSHIP EVER TELL ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LINES. IF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THIS AS A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAN WHY DON'T GM SHOPS DO IT. THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHY THESE LINES ARE FAILING THIS SOON, OTHER THAN INFERIOR MATERIALS BEING USED. IT SEEMS GM USED INFERIOR STEEL MATERIAL IN THE EARLY 2000S AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE CORROSION THAT IS SEEN ON TRUCKS OF THIS ERA. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH CORROSION ON VEHICLES OF SIMILAR AGE FROM OTHER YEARS. THE SCARY PART IS THESE TRUCKS USUALLY HAVE SEVERAL TONS OF WEIGHT BEHIND THEM, LET ALONE THE TRUCKS OWN WEIGHT OF OVER 3 TONS. EVERYDAY THESE VEHICLES ARE ON OUR HIGHWAYS AND STREETS DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL ZONES. WHEN YOU LOSE BRAKES YOU ARE NOT GOING TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL SOMETHING STOPS IT AND THE TONS ON BACK OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667464December 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
4X4 TRANSMISSION BEGAN LOCKING AND SLIPPING. DEVELOPED A DISTINCTIVE "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. NOW MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. ADDITIONAL GRINDING SOUND OCCURS WHEN DRIVING. NOTICEABLE AT ALL SPEEDS. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667235December 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I JUST PICKED UP SOME MULCH FOR AROUND MY HOUSE WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD SON AND I GOT HOME AND I WAS BACKING UP TO UNLOAD THE MULCH AND WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON, LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT, THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES ON IT.. IT ALSO HAPPENED A SECOND TIME NOT LONG AFTER THAT, I CANT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE ON THAT ONE EITHER. THERE HAS BEEN LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE : HEATING ,BRAKES SENSOR, WHEEL BEARINGS, E BRAKE PROBLEMS,FUEL PUMP ROT, WATER PUMP, RUSTED UNDER CARRIAGE, O2 SENSOR, MULTIPLE BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS [4], NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT END, GAUGE CLUSTER REPLACEMENT, WINDSHIELD FLUID RESERVOIR LEAKS,POWER WINDOW MOTORS, DOME OVERRIDE LIGHT, DEAD BATTERY PROBLEMS, I WENT THRU 4 BATTERIES IN 5 YEARS, IT JUST KEPT GOING DEAD IF I DIDN'T USE THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. I ONLY HAVE 72,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW AS OF 12/19/2014. LOTS OF PROBLEMS FOR A $ 50,000 TRUCK. ILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664248December 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC MY SON BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE PULLED IT HOME AND INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE DRIVE. TURNS OUT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664460December 15, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
AS I WAS DRIVING MY AVALANCHE THE STABILITY TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNED ON MY TRUCK REDUCED POWER TO HALF AND IT PULLED RIGHT. I DROVE INTO LOTS OF DIRT AND MY BRAKES WERE AFFECTED TOO. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2007 AVALANCE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL TURNING OFF INTERMITINGLY. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ON THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND WHEN BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE THERE WERE NO CODES FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. TODAY AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK ONCE AGAIN AND PAYING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK RECEIVER BEING ONE OF THE CODES SHOWING THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE PART REMOVED WAS STILL GOOD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEVY DEALER HAS NO CLUE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I START MY TRUCK EVEN SITTING AT IDLE THE BELL STARTS CHIMING AND THE TRIANGLE SIGNAND THE WARNING READS SERVICE STABILITRAK THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL (OFF) ACTIVATES WITHIN A FEW MINIUTS. THIS KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING AND WHEN ITS IN THE OFF POSITION THE TRANS SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD. LOOKING TROUGH THIS FORUM I CAN SEE THAT THIS HAD BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH 2003 AND UP AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUTTHIS ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKSBUT I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE THE ANSWER ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DOSE ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH AN ANSWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663839December 12, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HIT SOMEONE IN THE BACK OF HIS CAR AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE ON MY TRUCK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. THE REPAIR SHOP ALSO ? WHY. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS PUSHED BACK APPROX. 6 TO 10 INCHES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663424December 10, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
MY 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE DASH SURROUNDS THE AIRBAG COVER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY PREVIOUS 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IN THE SAME EXACT AREA (BUT IN TWO PLACES INSTEAD OF JUST ONE). THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE 2007-2013 GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE A SIMILAR DASHBOARD AS EVIDENT BY THE HUNDREDS OF FORUM POSTS REGARDING THIS DEFECT. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "GM CRACKED DASH" WILL CONFIRM THIS. THE CRACKED AREA IN THE DASH COULD BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD AND POTENTIALLY LEAD TO INJURY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PLASTIC SHARDS BECOMING PROJECTILES DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT ALSO SEEMS TO BE A POSSIBILITY IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO BE PUNCTURED BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACKED PLASTIC. GM HAS NOT ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND BASED ON MANY OF THE FORUM POSTS, THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE FAULTY DASHBOARDS AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT DESIGN CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE BY GM TO NEWER REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE OR ELIMINATE THE CRACKING PROBLEM. SINCE THIS DEFECT IS A COSTLY REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE OWNER AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, SINCE IT IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY, I AM HOPEFUL THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO URGE GM TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES AT THEIR EXPENSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663459December 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT (NO LIGHT ON DASH). UPON INVESTIGATION A BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID COVERING UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663469December 10, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRAP ON GAS TANK BROKE (RUSTED THROUGH) WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROAD. TANK FELL AND HIT DRIVESHAFT. I WAS SURPRISED IT DIDN'T RUPTURE THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662471December 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD AROUND 25,000 MILES CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED... WAS TOLD TO TAKE TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER COMPLAINING DASH WAS REPLACED... NOW I NOTICE THE REPLACE DASH HAS SINCE BROKEN AGAIN! THIS TIME IT DID NOT CRACK INSTEAD PIECES THAT CONNECT THE DASH ARE BROKEN. NOW THERE IS A BIG GAP IN THE DASH WERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO CONNECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661665December 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE AND I'VE NOTICE THAT OTHER CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME RUST ON THE SAME PLACE IT SEEM THAT THE BACK QUARTER PANEL IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SPEEDOMETER TOO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661499December 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED FOR NO REASON IN TWO PLACES. ONE CRACK INVOLVES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER AND THE COVER IS COMING OFF DUE TO THE CRACK. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE CRACK IS GETTING WORSE AND THE AIRBAG COVER IS LIFTING UP WHICH WILL COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME ISSUE OF CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AND ALL ARE SAYING THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO DEFECTS, 3 TIMES IF YOU COUNT THE INITIAL REBUILDING OF THE ENGINE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660867November 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UPON BRAKING. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW GEAR AND APPLY WHAT LITTLE BRAKE I HAD LEFT TAKING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAR END COLLISION. SLOWLY RETURNED HOME ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE HARD BRAKE LINE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BURST. NO PRIOR WARNING TO LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660983November 25, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED WOULD NOT GO OVER 35MPH. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS BEFOREHAND BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35MPH UP UNTIL I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I NOTICED THAT NO MATTER WHAT I DID, OR HOW FAST I WAS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT READ ABOVE 35MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THIS MADE MY TRIP TO THE AIRPORT RATHER STRESSFUL AS I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING. I COULD ONLY PACE WITH OTHER CARS AND HOPED THEY WEREN'T GOING TOO FAST. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE WITH NOT JUST THE SPEEDOMETER BUT ALSO THE REST OF THE GAUGES ON THE CLUSTER. IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF GM/CHEVROLET WOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND MAKE A RECALL FOR IT. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT, IT'S BEEN RANDOMLY BREAKING. IF I STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES IT WORKS AS NORMAL. HOWEVER SOMETIMES I'M JUST NOT SURE AND THIS LACK OF TRUST WITH THE GAUGES COULD END UP BEING A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660554November 24, 2014
STRUCTURE
NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON OUR AVALANCHE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE AND SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. ALL THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THE DASHBOARD. IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM WITH NO EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE OWNERS. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660150November 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND SPIDERED OUT INTO THE AIR VENT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, AND BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GO AWAY IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I GUESS THAT DOESN'T COVER ANYTHING. I KNOW OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659652November 20, 2014
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
THERE IS A GM RECALL #05068C- PRODUCT SAFETY- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE 2002 AVALANCHE IS LISTED, BUT MY 2003 IS NOT. I LIVE IN INDIANA, ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY 2003 AVALANCHE HAS THIS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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