Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2007)

493 consumer complaints on file.

#10917944October 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917482October 20, 2016
TIRES
THE 1ST SET WAS PURCHASE WITH MY MILEAGE WAS 56340 ON 6-1-10 THEY WERE BFG LONG TRAIL TOUR BSW 28531 75 55 20 111T THEN ON 7-2-13 THE BFG LONG TRAIL TOUR WAS CRACKING AND I PURCHASED NEW TIRES, P275 55 20 111T MICHELIN LTX MS 2 22093, LIMITED 40 MONTH WARRANTY/ 70000 MILE WARRANTY. MY MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK WAS 97444. 2 MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR A RECALL ON THESE TIRES. ON 9-24-13 THEY PUT THE SAME P275 55 20 111T MICHELIN LTX MS 2 22093, LIMITED 40 MONTH WARRANTY/ 70000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DOT B99Y 56EX 2213 - 3 EACH AND THE 4 TIRE WAS DOT B99Y 56EX 2313. THESE TIRES ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE OTHER 2 SET OF TIRES I HAVE HAD ON MY TRUCK SINCE 6-1-10 AT MILEAGE OF 56340 AND NOW AT 142348. THE CURRANT TIRES ARE CRACKING ON SIDEWALKS AND BETWEEN TIRE TREAD. SEE ATTACHED PICTURES. ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO TIRE SHOPS HERE IN DAYTON OHIO. THEY BOTH TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'VE CALLED MICHELIN CORPORATE OFFICES AND THE ARE OFFERING ME 60% OFF MY TIRES. I TOLD THEM IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THIS WILL BE THE 4TH SET OF TIRES SINCE 6-1-2010 WITH ONLY 86000 MILES DRIVEN GIVING AN AVERAGE OF 21500 PER SET. IF I'M BUYING THE BEST TIRE FOR THE LONGEST WARRANTY I EXPECT THE TIRES WEARING OUT BEFORE THE CRACKING OF TIRES AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW SET. I SAW ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SECOND SET LISTED ABOVE AND THAT'S WHY I HAD TO GET THE THIRD SET BUT THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND EVERYONE DRIVING AROUND ME. THE TIRES ARE ON A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915912October 13, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ODOMETER SPEED REDUCED DRASTICALLY ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915482October 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS THE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915525October 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH, ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED AROUND 30,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, AND NOW WITH 55,000 MILES THE CRACKS ARE GETTING BIGGER AND MUCH WORSE. THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WITH THE DASH BEING THIS BRITTLE AND WEAK, WE ARE AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THE DASH APPEARS THAT IT MAY SHATTER INTO PIECES OR AT LEAST COME APART AND POTENTIALLY ALLOW SHARDS OF PLASTIC TO BE THROWN AROUND IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING A LARGE AMOUNT OF THESE MODEL VEHICLES, SO THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. A NEW DESIGN FOR THE DASH SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND THEN REPLACED IN OUR VEHICLES TO UNSURE OUR SAFETY, AND TO ADDRESS THE COSMETIC DEFECTS OF A VEHICLE WITH A PURCHASE PRICE WELL OVER $50,000. THE DEALER SAYS THAT GM IS NOT GOING TO HELP COVER THE COST, OR OFFER A REPLACEMENT PART FOR FREE AT LEAST. ALL THEY SAID WAS THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR $1,300. THIS IS THE 2ND BIG ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE, RECENTLY WE HAD TO HAVE $2,500 IN ENGINE REPAIRS DONE DUE TO THE FAULTY DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND SYSTEM IS THE THESE 5.3L ENGINES. ANOTHER COMMON FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES THAT GM IS IGNORING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911391October 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED IN APPROXIMATELY 2010. DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPAIR IT FOR $350. I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW IT IS CRACKED EXTENSIVELY LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS OWNER'S VEHICLES. IF THE AIRBAG INFLATES, OR AN ACCIDENT WE'RE TO OCCUR, SMALL PIECES OF THE DASH ARE LIKELY TO BECOME PROJECTILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911051October 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WORRY THAT, IF NEEDED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY OR THE DASH PEICES WI'LL BE PROPELLED AT THE PASSANGER CAUSING THEM ADDITIONAL INJURY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. HERE IS A LINK TO A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://M.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/251892298253/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910963October 1, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING THE SAME CRACKED DASH ISSUE EVERY OTHER OWNER IS HAVING WITH THESE GM MODELS 2007-2014 GM TRUCKS/SUVS. I JUST NOTICED THE THREE CRACKS I HAVE, SO I AM NOT SURE WHEN EXACTLY THEY STARTED (WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910693September 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2007 AVALANCHE HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND THERE ARE MORE APPEARING ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX FOR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE NEVER USED ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS OTHER THAN A WET TOWEL TO CLEAN MY DASH. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD AFFECT MY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CAUSE INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910220September 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908913September 23, 2016
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE, FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW, HAD USUALLY CONSUMED ABOUT 0.5 QUARTS OF OIL EACH OIL CHANGE, WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER NORMAL. THIS CONDITION BEGAN TO WORSEN AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES TO ABOUT 1.0 QUARTS PER OIL CHANGE. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES BEGAN TO CONSUME 1 QUART OF OIL EACH 1,500 MILES IN CITY DRIVING, AND CLOSER TO 1,000 MILES WITH SIGNIFICANT HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND THEY REPLIED THAT THIS AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. BETWEEN 85,000 AND 135,000 MILES I HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE. IN EACH INSTANCE THE PLUGS WERE FOULED AND WET WITH OIL. THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED ON MULTIPLE CYLINDERS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST SPARK PLUG CHANGE. AS COMPARED TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE SPARK PLUGS SHOULD ONLY REQUIRE SERVICE EVERY 100,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND THEY CONTINUE TO REPLY THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION I EXPERIENCE IS NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 10 VEHICLES OVER THE COURSE OF +30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ENGINE CONSUME OIL AT THIS RATE. THIS AMOUNT OF USE IS NEITHER NORMAL NOR GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905515September 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A TRUCK WITH A AIR BAG RECALL BUT, ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I FEAR AIR BAG WILL CAUSE DASH TO COME OUT A STRIKE PASSENGER WHILE RIDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901981August 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED A NOTICE ON A RECALL THAT STATES THAT AROUND THE END OF MAY 2016 GM BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATORS THAT MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME ESPECIALLY IN HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES. THAT THEY POSE A RUPTURE RISK AND FROM RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IF THIS HAPPENS METAL PARTICLES COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS...BUT GM STATES THE VEHICLE IS SAFE? AND THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR YET. SO MY QUESTION, IT'S LATE AUGUST 2016 AND I LIVE IN DALLAS, TX WITH HOT HUMID DAYS FOR MONTHS, WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO RESOLVE? AND HOW IS THIS NOT A CONCERN AND CONSIDERED SAFE??? MY IRRITATION IS THAT IF I HAVE A SUSCEPTIBLE PIPE BOMB HERE, WHY ISN'T THERE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION HAPPENING??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901984August 27, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITH NORMAL OR LIMITED USE OF VEHICLE, TOP DASHBOARD CRACKED IN LARGE AND SIGNIFICANT AREAS, STARTING OVER THE DRIVER'S WHEEL WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF BRAND NEW, AND THEN CRACKING AT SIDES OF TOP DASH OVER AND APPURTENANT TO PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT, CAUSING EXTREMELY LOUD AND DISTRACTING RATTLING, BANGING AND CRACKING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. FULL DASH NEEDS REPLACEMENT OR PARTS MAY FALL INTO ENGINE OR INTO VEHICLE INTERIOR AND CONCERN THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT MAY BE AFFECTED BECAUSE OF CRACK NEXT TO THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898168August 24, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS FRACTURED AND CAUSED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,108. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898264August 24, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARD PLASTIC DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE DASHBOARD SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898083August 23, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH PAD HAS CRACKED BADLY AND RATTLES TERRIBLY ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS PROBLEM COULD RELEASE SHARDS OF PLASTIC AT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897510August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD BROKEN MANY AREA'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897574August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896848August 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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