Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2003)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#10136394September 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FADED AT 25000 MILES. WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC THEY WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY INJURY OR ACCIDENTS. THIS STARTED ON JUNE 15, 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135868September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING TO WORK. DRY CONDITIONS. HAD 4-5 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH. TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. ABS DID NOT COME ON AND WHEELS DID NOT LOCKUP. I REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK JUST SLOWLY SLOWED DOWN. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132123September 6, 2005
STRUCTURE
DT: THE REAR WINDOW WAS REFLECTIVE AS IF IT WAS A MIRROR. WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE ON THE BACK WINDOW, IT REFLECTED FORWARD INTO THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. THIS HAPPENED NOT ONLY WHEN BACKING OUT BUT ALSO WHEN DRIVING. THE WINDOW SURFACE WAS VERY REFLECTIVE. THIS WAS EVIDENT IN DAY OR NIGHT. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER/ MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135348September 5, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PREMATURE EMERGENCY (PARKING BRAKE) FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133199August 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ON 3/23/04 WE PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, VIN: [XXX], WITH 13067 MILES ON IT FROM JERRY HAGGERTY CHEVROLET, GLEN ELLYN, IL. OVER THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 6 & 7, 2005, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHICH BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED. ON 8/12/05 I DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AT WHICH TIME AN EVEN LOUDER NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN USING THE BRAKES. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE BRAKES TO BE CHECKED ON 8/17/05 AT BILL JACOB'S CHEVROLET, PLAINFIELD,IL. THE TRUCK HAD 25,000 MILES. THEY DETERMINED THE TRUCK NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKES AND A RIGHT SIDE ROTOR AND QUOTED A PRICE OF $400.00. IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED WARRANTY WORK EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SEEN BRAKES FAIL WITH AS LITTLE AS 10,000 MILES. WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH A SECOND COMPANY, MIDAS, WHO STATED THIS WAS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS WHERE THE BRAKES RUST AND FAIL PREMATURELY. MIDAS AGGREED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT OUR COST OF $340.00. *AK UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131140August 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST SLIDE INTO CROSS WAY TRAFFIC. TOOK INTO 2 DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES( FIRESTONE & MERLIN BRAKES) THEY BOTH INFORMED ME THAT ALL 4 ROTORS WERE RUSTED ENTIRELY THROUGH FROM INSIDE OUT, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I TRIED TO GET THE MANUFACTURE TO COVER THE COST OF THE ROTORS BUT THEY REFUSED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY ITEMS TO RUST ON MY CAR WAS CAUSED BY THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE 2 PEOPLE I SPOKE TO WERE OF NO HELP, VERY RUDE AND WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE. ( MICHELL BALYKEO AND STEVEN SCHWAUSCH). I HAVE JUST BEEN TURNED DOWN TODAY AND WILL TRY TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED SHORTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130086July 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 7-25-05 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS. NO RECALL NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND COULD NOT REACH ANYONE BY TELEPHONE. SHE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER SHE COULD BRING CAR IN THE NEXT MORNING AND PICK IT UP BY LUNCH TIME. SHE DID NOT THINK THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE RECALL LETTER SAID IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE 15 MINUTES TO DO THE REPAIR WORK. SHE FELT SHE WAS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN ON 7-27-05 AT 10:00 AM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128814July 14, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FAILURE OF FRONT CROSS MEMBER BEAM, EXCESSIVE NOISE(POPPING AND GRINDING)AND PREMATURE WEAR. FAILURE OCCURED AT 25000 MILES.PER CHEVROLET, THE PERSCRIBED FIX IS TO INSTALL HARDENED WASHERS AND GRIND AND POLISH FRICTION POINTS. THIS HAS BEEN DONE, YET PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON TO THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION BUT THEY CAN DO NO MORE AS CHEVROLET DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124406June 6, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR WINDOW IN MY AVALANCHE) I WAS WASHING MY TRUCK AND TOOK OUT THE REAR WINDOW TO CLEAN IT AND I NOTICE THAT THE RUBBER THAT IS AROUND IT, IS TOTALLY CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IN THE OTHERSIDE ITS STARING TO CRACK MY QUESTION IS DO I HAVE TO CHECK WITH OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS TO SEE IF THATS ONLY ON MINE OR DEPENDS ON HOW MANY LETTERS ABOUT THIS YOU RECIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124088June 3, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT:THE TAILGATE LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ,AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING TAILGATE TO FALL DOWN AND WEAKENING OF THOSE CABLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120824May 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AS HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL OF 305,729 SUV LISTING THE 2003-2004 GMC ENVOY, OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA & ISUZU ASCENDER. BUT MINE IS NOT LISTED. I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE. I FEEL SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THE FULL SIZE SUV'S AND TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116279April 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHEN IGNITION KEY IS IN ACCESSORY POSITION AND VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE/SHIFTER INTERLOCK IS DISABLED, ALLOWING THE SHIFTER TO BE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLOPE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTS FREEWHEELING DOWNHILL.*AK FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110762February 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDSHELD WIPERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO SWITCH. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY GM SERVICE MANAGERS THAT GM GOT A BATCH OF BAD MOTORS. I'VE TRIED THE 800-222-1020 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD TOUGH OUT OF WARRENTY. MY STEERING COLUMN HAS A CLICKING VIBREATING NOISE AND FEEL WHEN TURNING. I'M TOLD AGAIN BY THE SERVICE MGRS. THAT A NUMBER OF GM PRODUCTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE."IT'S A LUBERCATION PROBLUM CAUSING THE NOISE AND AGAIN TOUGH. THE WIPER MOTOR COSTS $325.00 AND THE STEERING COLUMN ANOTHER $300.00. MY CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD WITH 93000 MI. THE SPARK PLUGS ARE SUPPOST TO LAST 100,000. WHY IS EVERY THING ELSE FALLING APART? I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SEND ME A LOYAL CUSTOMER DISCOUNT FOR A NEW GM NO WAY. I'LL BUY A TOYOTA TUNDRA NEXT TIME IF I CAN'T GET SOME RESTITUTION FROM GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111627February 16, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN IT RAINS THE MID GATE AREA BECOMES FULL OF WATER. THE WATER THEN ENTERS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RETRO-FITTED THE MID GATE AREA. AFTER THE DEALER SERVICED IT THE WATER CAME INTO BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110655February 16, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I PURCHASED A CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 MODEL IN JUNE OF 2003. SINCE MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD CRACKING NOISES COME FROM THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CROSSMEMBER. THEY NEEDED TO REDRILL AND TIGHTEN THE CROSSMEMBER AGAIN. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TODAY (2-16-05) AND SEEN AT LEAST 20 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CHEVY AVALANCHE OWNERS. MODELS RANGING FROM 2002 UP TO 2005. OBVIOUSLY GENERAL MOTORS HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOW A SAFTEY RISK AS IF IT COMES LOOSE IT CAN INJURE OR KILL OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107526January 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERIOR BLOWER MOTOR SHORTS OUT CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL THE CABIN, THIS IS THE SECOND MOTOR THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY 2003 AVALANCHE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107528January 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SERVICE 4WD COMES ON AND TRUCK REVERTS TO 2WD, DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED A FEW TIMES UNABLE TO CORRECT. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN ICY ROADS WITH NO NOTICE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107531January 19, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
"ELECTRICAL POWER SURGE" IS WHAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED IT. BLOWS HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIC. I HAVE REPLACED THEM 6 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107532January 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE USES 1 QT PER 2K MILES OF ENGINE OIL, ACCORDING TO DEALER THIS IS ACCEPTABLE, BUT IF NOT NOTICED OR CHECKED IT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. I WOULD HAVE NOT BOUGHT THE TRUCK IF IT SAID "ENGINE BURNS OIL". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107538January 19, 2005
EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH ONSTAR SYSTEM. PAID OVER 800 DOLLARS FOR A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT WORK IN ALASKA ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I CAN'T USE THE SYSTEM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION " WHICH HAS HAPPENED" I HAD TO FLAG SOMEONE DONE WITH A CELL PHONE AT 40 BELOW ZERO WEATHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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