Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10190458May 10, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500-YEAR 2002:ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING-CRANK POSITION SENSOR DEFECT (CPS). THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS. IT STARTED UP INSTANTLY AND NORMALLY, THEN, AS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP THE BATTERY LIGHT POPPED ON AND THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THIS PHENOMENON WAS NOT TOTALLY REPEATABLE - SOMETIMES IT WILL GO FOR A MONTH AND NOT HAPPEN, SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN 3 TIMES A DAY FOR A WEEK. IT HAPPENED TWICE THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY AND NOT ALL YESTERDAY. *AK
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#10190021May 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE AND OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY THE TACHOMETER STARTED SHOOTING UP TO 6000 RPMS, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TICKING INSTEAD OF MOVING SMOOTHLY, AND NOW IT STAYS AT 0 ONCE I AM DRIVING FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES.*AK (1) NOT SURE WHAT LEAD TO IT.. IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING OUT OF THE BLUE (2) I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 3 PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE AND LOOKED AT FORUMS AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY GM I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY IF THIS ISNT RESOLVED AND I AM ONLY 25.
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#10189543May 2, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS KEEP FAILING. EVERY TIME I REPLACE THE BURNED OUT BULB SOON THE OTHER BULBS BURN OUT. THE ISSUE IS APPARENT ON MANY FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS. *TR
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#10188416April 20, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. ON APRIL 19, 2006, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FROM CHEVROLET, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WINDOWWAS RARELY ROLLED DOWN ,AND CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE LESS THE MOTOR WAS USED THE FASTER IT CAN BECOME WORN. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT EXPLANATIONWAS JUST AN EXCUSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. *AK
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#10188405April 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
STALLING OUT OF ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THREAD ON HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/ IDENTIFYING RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE 2500 CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *JB
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#10187885April 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY IT WILL INDACATE THAT THE SPEED IS 65 MPH WHEN I AM ACTUAULY GOING 75 MPH. SOMETIMES IT WILL READ THE OPPOSIE OR NOT AT ALL. GENERAL MOTORS HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS VERY DIFICULT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY ONTO A RAMP WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *AK
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#10187241April 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
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#10187059April 4, 2007
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER SEEMS TO TWIST SLIGHTLY WHEN USED. *JB
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#10187898March 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CAUSE: THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR INTERNALLY OPEN REPLACED: FUEL TANK PRESSURE. *MC THE CONSUMER SATED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. *JB
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#10186528March 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 Z71 AVALANCHE WORKS ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHO I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON SPEEDOMETER (INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS) FOR MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUSTER AS PART OF "GOODWILL" BY GM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FACT THAT MANY AVALANCHES AND OTHER GM SUVS HAVE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS (USUALLY A BAD STEPPER MOTOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER). COST TO REPLACE CLUSTER IS ABOUT $350-$400 INCLUDING LABOR. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE AND HOW WIDESPREAD IT IS, I THINK THE NHTSA ENGINEERS SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND PERHAPS TELL GM THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR. I HAVE TO ESTIMATE MY SPEEDS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TALKED WITH MY CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THIS IS BECOMING VERY COMMON. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. *JB
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#10186254March 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE STALLED FREQUENTLY AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT NOTICED. ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WHEN ENGINE STALLS, CREATING A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS EMERGENCY SITUATION. DETERMINED TO BE FAILED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, ORIGINAL SENSOR HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY MODIFIED NEW SENSOR WHICH WAS PUT IN SERVICE IN MID MODEL YEAR 2002. ASK GM AS TO WHY RECALL WAS NOT PUT IN TO PLACE TO REPLACE ALL PREVIOUS KNOWN DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT POSITION. WHY WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MODIFIED AND REPLACED IN MID YEAR 2002, IF THERE WAS SUCH A LOW INCIDENCE OF FAILURE. I JUST EXPERIENCED A $2,500 REPAIR BILL DUE TO GM RELUCTANCE TO FIX A "KNOWN" POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAWED PART. THANK GOD MY WIFE DOESN'T DRIVE MY TRUCK, SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE THE TRUCK TO A STOP. *JB
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#10186086March 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING, AND THE TACHOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PERIODICALLY THE SPEEDOMETER WILL MOVE, BUT NOT SHOW AN ACCURATE SPEED. CURRENTLY IT IS STUCK AT 0 MPH. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IS ANYTHING BEING DISCUSSED WITH GM TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION, AS THEIR RESPONSE SO FAR IS TO TELL CONSUMERS ARE ON THEIR OWN WITH Y THE DEALER. *AK
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#10185884March 22, 2007
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE VEHICLE SEATS SIX PASSENGERS. WHEN SITTING IN THE CENTER FRONT SEAT THE PASSENGER'S KNEES MUST BE POSITIONED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO OCCUPY THE ALLOTTED SPACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING CONCERN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 800.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR
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#10185771March 21, 2007
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
NOTICED CLUNKING IN STEERING, GMC DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROX. 20,000. CLUNKING RETURNED AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES, AND AGAIN REPLACED INTRMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT., AT THE COST OF $270. THIS IS A LOT TO SPEND EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED IN CHEVY AND GMC PRODUCTS OF THIS TYPE (AVALANCHE, SUBURBANS,TAHOE AND YUKONS) ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE A "SAFET ISSUE", IT IS QUITE DISCERNING, AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF APPOPRIATE ACTION TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.*AK
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#10185539March 19, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN REPLACING (FOR THE FIRST TIME) THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT 28,767 MILES, I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE REAR ROTORS HAD SEVERE CORROSION. THE ROTORS WERE PITTED SUCH THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I ASKED ABOUT MY 3-YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING I DID TO CAUSE THE DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE ROTORS. I CONTACTED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE CORROSION AND THEIR WARRANTY AS PUBLISHED IN THE SALES BROCHURE AND WARRANTY BOOKLET. PLUS, I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY CORROSION; BRAKES OR OTHERWISE. THEY REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE PARTS; AND THAT'S IT. AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED, CASE CLOSED.
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#10185583March 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER WITH 49,000 MILES HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT EITHER STICKS AT 40MPH OR REGISTERS 0.
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#10185446March 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICE A LOT OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. WHAT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION DOING TO PRESSURE CHEVROLET/GMC IN MAKING GOOD ON THIS FAULTY PRODUCT?
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#10185209March 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
STARTING IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT OPERATED CORRECTLY. WHEN SITTING AT A STOP, IT REGISTERS 30-50 MPH AND WHEN ACTUALLY DRIVING, IT GOES TO 120 AND STAYS THERE. DOES NOT COME BACK DOWN UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE - OR IS IT CHEVROLET'S WAY OF EARNING EXTRA MONEY? THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE DUE TO MILEAGE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
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#10185237March 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BAD AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READING. *JB
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#10185119March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 AVALANCHE WENT BAD. IT WOULD WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN WOULD FAIL TO SHOW THE TRUE SPEED, USUALLY RECORDING 10-20 MPH WHEN I WAS GOING 70. THIS WAS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. I FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED IN FEB, 2006. IT STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2005. *JB
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