Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2008)

295 consumer complaints on file.

#10887869July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PLASTIC DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SEVERAL PLACES. MOST OF THE CRACKS ARE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKS FORM SHARP EDGES IN THE PLASTIC. I FEAR THAT THESE SHARP OBJECTS COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885366July 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
RECENTLY LEARNED THIS DASH CRACK AND AIR SAFETY BAG WAS A RECALL ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883739July 9, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BY AIRBAG WHICH CAN CAUSE VERY SERIOUS HARM TO THE BODY WITH FRAGMENTS FROM THE DASH IF AIRBAG IF EVER DEPLOYED. IT ALSO CAN RESULT IN DEAF DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM NEED TO FIX THIS SOON AND URGENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883129July 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH IS CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG AND COULD CAUSE INJURY IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED AND DASH BREAKS APART. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I KEEP IT IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT AT WORK AND USE A DASH / WINDSHIELD SCREEN A LOT OF THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881609June 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A SMALL CRACK ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE DASH NEAR THE AIR BAG. I FEEL WITH THIS BEING SO CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG IT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO ANYONE SITTING INSIDE THE CABIN. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING ON HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN, I THINK IT'S A BAD FABRICATION ON GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871657May 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL DASH CRACKED OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AT AIR-BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AS IT IS GARAGE KEPT. I NOTICED CRACK WHEN I HEARD RATTLE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYING AND THROWING SHRAPNEL ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870737May 25, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A SPAN OF THREE YEARS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE PROGRAM SENSOR KIT NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LS VALVE COVER, NUMBER ONE PLUG, CYLINDER HEAD, PISTON RINGS, AND A DEFLECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864069May 9, 2016
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT THE 5.3L WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. GM KNOWNS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE RINGS AND PISTONS OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, 5,000.00 - 8,000.00. SINCE IT'S IT'S A DESIGN FLAW, I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST. IT CONSUMES OVER QUART AND A HALF PER 1000 MILES, BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY AND AT TIMES 2 QUARTS WITH PULLING HEAVY LOADS. I HAVE DONE A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED IT GOES THROUGH A LOT OF OIL. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED, AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT TO ME NEVER MENTIONED THIS TRUCK COULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855175April 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CHROME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE HAS BEGUN TO PEEL AND IS VERY SHARP. A PASSENGER CUT THEIR HAND ON THE HANDLE LAST WEEK. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO CUT A PORTION OF THE CHROME OFF AND APPLY TAPE OVER THE HANDLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10854387April 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
AVALANCHE HAS A CRACKED DASH BOARD AROUND THE AIRBAG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849644March 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH HAS A CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AS WELL AS IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN SHRAPNEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839227March 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I RECENTLY NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASH CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG IN MY 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, IT'S APPROX. 3-4 INCHES IN LENGTH FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT TO THE TOP OF THE DASH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY AVALANCHE WAS PARKED AT THE AIRPORT WHILE TRAVELING, WHEN I RETURNED THE CRACK WAS THERE, PRESUMABLY FROM TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH OVER 100K MILES BUT I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BEING SO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS I EXPECT PLASTIC SHARDS WILL BE THROWN AROUND THE INTERIOR CABIN AND POSSIBLY CAUSING HARM TO PASSENGERS, POSSIBLY CHILDREN. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY IT'S COSMETIC AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I'M WILLING TO PAY HOWEVER SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT SINCE THE COST IS SO HIGH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE NHTSA SHOULD OPEN AN INVESTIGATION, THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822976January 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM CONCERNED AS ALL OTHER GM OWNERS OF A CRACKED DASHBOARD. MY DASH IS CRACK IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING GREAT CONCERN. IF THE DASHBOARD WOULD SHATTER DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, INJURY OR SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR FROM PROJECTILE PLASTIC. ALSO, THE CRACKED PLASTIC COULD PUNCTURE OF TEAR THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG AND DEFLATE THE PROTECTIVE ABILITIES OF THIS DEVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822041January 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT USED IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2015 AND A MONTH LATER NOTICED TWO CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD (ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE OTHER OVER THE GAUGE CLUSTER). IN NOVEMBER I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER READING MANY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THEY HAD A DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AT THEIR EXPENSE BUT TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASHBOARD CAN BECOME PIECES OF SHRAPNEL AND INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819972January 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST NOTICED THAT THERE ARE 2 CRACKS IN DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE OTHER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES HERE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKED PLASTIC COULD BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818519January 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD ON MY CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR AWHILE. I WAS GETTING IN MY TRUCK ON THE WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING AND NOTICED MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED. ONCE ARRIVING TO WORK IN CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH MY COWORKERS, I MENTIONED THAT MY DASH WAS CRACKED. AMONG THE PEOPLE I WAS SPEAKING WITH, 2 OF THEM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY I CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, I ALSO CALLED ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND SPOKE WITH SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY APOLOGIZED AND TOLD ME SAME THING, NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818324January 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 3 PLACES DURING NORMAL USE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818379January 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM MOUNTING CLIPS DY AIR BAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EXTREMELY LIKELY FLYING OBJECT INJURY POSSIBLE IN ANY SPEED ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND DASH IN THIS TRUCK TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST DASH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817751January 4, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ON MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS HAZARD. IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM FROM GM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811963December 23, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING AN ULTRA LIGHT RV TRAILER AT 65 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS, REAR BEARINGS AND GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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