Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2003)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#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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#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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#10184632March 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAULTY. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER , AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000.*AK
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#10184494March 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLE FELL OFF MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED- THE HOUSING BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF - I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS OVER A YEAR I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. HOW CAN THE SAME THING HAPPEN? THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE LAMP AND HOUSING FELL OUT AND WERE DANGLING ON MY VEHICLE WITH A SMALL WIRE AS I DROVE, UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD STOPPED. *JB
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#10183978March 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SHOWING 50 MPH AT A COMPLETE STOP. INACCURATE SPEED INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS 54634 MILES ON IT. *JB
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#10183550February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NOT INDICATING SPEED, WILL STAY STUCK ON NUMBER AND DO NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN VEHICLE ITS OFF. *JB
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#10183547February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED OUT AT TOP SPEED AT A CONSTANT. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BOUNCE AROUND, BUT IT IS NEVER ACCURATE. *JB
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#10182873February 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS VERY ERRATIC. IT STICKS, IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 40 TO 50 MPH HIGHER THAN I AM AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS JUST FINE. I HAVE READ ABOUT OVER 400 OTHER OWNERS OF GM TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
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#10182258February 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHERE SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT AND IS NOW PEGGED AT 120 MPH WHEN PARKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE REALLY HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. BASED ON MANY OTHER GM OWNERS I KNOW THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, GM NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TWO PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE HAD IT QUOTED AS A $600 FIX. THIS IS INSANE. *JB
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#10182073February 9, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WINDOW LEAKED FROM DAY 1, REPORTED TO DEALER, UPON LEASE TURN IN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RUBBER AROUND WINDOW WAS CRACKED, THEY ARE NOW CHARGING ME FOR THE DAMAGE. *JB
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#10180790January 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS VERY ERRATIC. WHEN I AM AT A DEAD STOP THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS 70 MPH AND IT TOPS OUT AT 120 MPH WHEN I AM DOING ONLY 30 MPH. *JB
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#10178986January 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71 WITH 59000 MILES. I NOTICED MY VEHICLE BEING VERY SLUGGISH THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK, I COULD BARELY GET UP TO 50 MPH, IN ORDER FOR ME TO STAY AT 50 MPH I WOULD HAVE TO REACH 3000 RPM. AFTER I TURNED DOWN A SIDE ROAD, I COULD ONLY GET UP TO 20 MPH AT 3000 RPM. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR HELP. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THE INTAKE GASKET WAS BAD WHICH CAUSED THE CONVERTERS TO FAIL AND CLOG UP THE Y PIPE. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED WITH ONLY 59000 MILES. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY AVALANCHE. I'VE READ ON FORUMS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK AND YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GASKET, BOTH CONVERTERS, Y-PIPE AND THE O2 SENSORS. *JB
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#10178775January 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECT OR NOT AT ALL. *JB
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#10178762January 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING INACCURATE SPEEDS. LATELY IT READS 55 MPH WHEN AT A STOP AND PEGS OUT AT AROUND 60 MPH. REPLACEMENT RANGES FROM $220 FOR "DO IT YOURSELF" KIT WITH OLD PART NEEDING TO BE RETURNED FOR CORE CHARGE TO $650 AND UP FROM THE DEALER. STILL HAVEN'T FIXED PROBLEM. PART IS STILL IN THE VEHICLE. *JB
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#10178421January 11, 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 READ REPORTS WHERE SPEEDOMETER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. *JB
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#10177194December 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 AVALANCHE WENT OUT. IT REGISTERS UP TO 120 MPH SITTING STILL. THE TACHOMETER RECENTLY WENT OUT, ALSO. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE (WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE) AND MY CHILDREN. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? *JB
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#10176952December 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. *JB
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#10175896December 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STARTED TO NOTICE A TWITCH IN THE SPEEDOMETER READING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT THAT IT READS FASTER AND FASTER AND DOES NOT GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO. NOW IT IS PRESENTLY STUCK PAST 140 MPH. *JB
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#10175698December 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STICKING ON 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4WD,NOTHING LEADS UP TO IT JUST DRIVING AND IT STICKS AT A CERTAIN SPEED WONT CORRECT ITSELF,TO CORRECT IT YOU HAVE TO UNHOOK BATTERY CABLES AND THEN IT IS OK FOR A WHILE UNTIL IT STICKS AGAIN,THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 4 TIMES NOW HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS CAN NOT BE CAUSED BY BAD DRIVING BY OWNER OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE,THIS IS SOMETHING ELECTRONIC. *JB
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