Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#11397564February 23, 2021
STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FRACTURE NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING AND ALSO CLOSE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAM LEMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (1502 MORRISSEY DR, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701, (309) 663-4311) WHERE THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
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0
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#11396172February 14, 2021
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
AFTER WASHING MY 2007 AVALANCHE THE SEATBELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED AND MY BRAKES STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND MAKE A SPRING NOISE. THIS ALL HAPPENED AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE CAR WASH.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396034February 13, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN / CRACKED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAYBE COMPROMISED WHILE DEPLOYING DUE TO PLASTIC DASH CRACK SLICING THE AIRBAG WHILE ACTUATING
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No
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No
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0
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#11395631February 10, 2021
AIR BAGS
CHEVY AVALANCHE WAS RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS BUT DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11395365February 9, 2021
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL MANY YEARS AGO. REMEDY HAS NEVER BEEN COMPLETED AFTER MANY CALLS TO MANUFACTURER, DEALER AND NHTSA OVER MANY YEARS. THE EXCUSE IS ALWAYS THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL SINCE WE ARE AT RISK FOR SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11390769January 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH HAS SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11390067January 26, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MESSAGE CENTER SAYS SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SAYS PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY RECALL.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#11389879January 25, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING AND PIECES COMING FREE AND PRESENT SAFETY HAZARD - SHARP EDGES. - PAID TO REPAIR. DASH CRACKED AGAIN. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND PREVENT EGRESS FROM VEHICLE - 4 TIMES TWICE ON FRONT DRIVE SIDE, ONCE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND ONCE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION - PAID TO REPAIR ALL 4 TIMES. DOOR PULL BROKEN ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR PREVENTS PROPER CLOSING OF DOOR. - STILL BROKEN. ONLY REMEDY ACCORDING TO GM IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389486January 22, 2021
AIR BAGS
THE GM WEBSITE HAS SHOWN A "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" ON AN ISSUE THAT'S EXISTED FOR NEARLY 5 YEARS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EVEN THEIR OWN WEBSITE STATES THAT THEY'RE "WORKING QUICKLY" TO FINALIZE THE REPAIR OPTIONS. THE AIRBAGS ARE DANGEROUS AND MUST BE REPLACED, AS OTHER MAJOR MANUFACTURERS (LIKE FORD) ARE DOING.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389324January 21, 2021
AIR BAGS
DEALER WONT REPAIR MY RECALL
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388664January 18, 2021
AIR BAGS
DASH TOP CRACKED IN TWO SPOTS ONE BY AIRBAG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386897January 7, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THE CLUSTER IS OUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MODEL THIS IS OTHER THAN A Z66 SO I CANNOT SEE ON HOW TO PROGRAM MY PHONE AT TO THE ONSTAR OR ANY OF THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE SATELLITE RADIO THERE IS NO AUXILIARY PLUG IN HEATED SEATS IT'S ONLY THE BACK OF THE SEAT THAT WORKS I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S ALL THAT IS HEATED AND IT SAYS THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COME WITH A KEY FOB I DID NOT RECEIVE MY CAR COMPLETELY DIES I HAVE TO TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF TURN THE KEY AROUND AND STARTED AGAIN THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN REPLACED I DID NOT RECEIVE THE KEY FOB I CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS BECAUSE THE KEYS DON'T WORK IN THE DOOR BUT THEY DO AN IGNITION SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AROUND SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING I HAVE TO CUT IT COMPLETELY OFF BECAUSE IT WILL STALL OUT TURN KEY AROUND AND IT START IT AGAIN. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REAL MILAGE IS. JELP IM A SINGLE AND ONLY IN COME PARENT TO 3 BOUS AND THIS MOMMA NEEDS HELP PLEASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385622December 30, 2020
ENGINE
MY CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS A GENERATION FOR VORTEX 5300 ENGINE WE ARE USING AT LEAST A QUARTER VOLT IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES ALSO THE OIL MONITORING SYSTEM IS ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE AND TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ADEQUATE OIL BECAUSE THE OIL GAUGE IS NOT READING WHEN THE OIL IS READY TO BE CHANGED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2013 WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF THIS ENGINE I'M NOW FINDING OUT THAT IT IS NOT AND THAT IT IS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND I NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED IN THAT LAWSUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385627December 30, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NOTICED ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO MY DASH STARTING TO CRACK ON MY 2013 AVALANCHE IT HAS NOW CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS AND COME TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH TO ME IS A SAFETY HAZARD I DID NOTICE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT IT WAS DENIED BUT I STILL THINK IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I'M DRIVING I HIT A BUMP IT CRACKS MORE EVENTUALLY IT'S GOING TO CRACK AND FALL INTO MY LAP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384649December 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM A NEW OWNER OF A 2003 AVALANCHE, I WAS SATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE BUT MY SOONROOF FALLS UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SERIAL NUMBERS (6,000,000-6,300,000) RECALL STATES THAT IT MAY BE COVERED BY THE COMPANY WEBASTO HOLLANDIA. VEHICLE IS FINE TO DRIVE PLACES BUT SUNROOF MUST BE FIXED FOR COMING WINTER. IT WORRIES ME AS THERE'S A SLIGHT DANGER OF IT CAUSING A ROAD HAZARD IF IT WERE TO FALL OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384482December 21, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. AREAS OF FAILURE ARE HIDDEN FROM VIEW ABOVE OTHER COMPONENTS. UPON BRAKE LINE FAILURE, BACKUP BRAKING WAS INOPERATIVE IN ALL CASES. VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION ATTEMPTING TO STOP. BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY IN ALL CASES. BRAKES WERE VERY NOTICIBLY INOPERATIVE BEFORE ANY INDICATION ON DASH BOARD. PUMPING THE PEDAL DID NOTHING- THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS TOLD MANUFACTURER NO LONGER SUPPLIES BRAKE LINES FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383065December 11, 2020
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ WITH THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE WITH ADAPTIVE FUEL MANAGMENT. IT WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 120K MILES. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING OIL, 1-2 QUARTS PER 3000 MILES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE STARTED PRODUCING WHITE/BLUE SMOKE ON START UP AND OIL CONSUMPTION INCREASED TO 2-3 QUARTS IN 1500 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A MECHANICS SHOP AND I AM TOLD THAT FOR STARTERS I WILL NEED NEW VALVE COVERS THAT ARE REDESIGNED FROM THE ORIGINAL ONES AND THAT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS COMMON ON THIS ENGINE. I HAVE READ OF OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE PISTONS/RINGS, VALVE COVERS REPLACED, AND A BAFFLE PLACED INTO THE OIL PAN TO MITIGATE THE OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT ISN'T A TYPICAL MAINTENANCE ISSUES SINCE THESE PARTS WEREN'T OEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. IT SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO HAVE OEM MODIFICATIONS COMPLETED OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE IDENTIFIED AS AN ISSUE WITH SPECIFIC PARTS MADE TO MITIGATE THE ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WHAT THIS ACCEPTABLE OIL CONSUMPTION WILL MEAN FOR THE LONGEVITY OF MY ENGINE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377895December 4, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERAL CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASH BOARD CAUSING THE DASH TO RATTLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377766December 3, 2020
AIR BAGS
IN JULY 2016 GM SENT ME A NOTICE OF A RECALL (RECALL 49151) FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT GOT TO ME VEHICLE OR THAT GM HAS NOT PROCEEDED ON THIS AN I HAVE HEARD NOTHING AS OF TOAD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING AS OF TODAY
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11377536December 2, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 2016 WITHOUT A REMEDY.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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