Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2007)
493 consumer complaints on file.
- #10526225July 22, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING OFF. SEEMS TO BE MADE VERY "CHEAP". CUT MY HAND WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE, REP TOLD ME BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT USED THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY TO BE REPAIRED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505453April 2, 2013AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 AVALANCHE WHERE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IS IN QUESTION. MY WIFE WAS SITTING STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT AND FOR SOME REASON BOTH SEAT BELTS VIOLENTLY RETRACTED TO THE POINT OF INJURING HER AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SEAT TRIM. ALSO THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND ON-STAR WAS CALLED TWICE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE CHECK TODAY, BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY?MY WIFE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE WITHIN A MILE OF OUR HOME, TURN AROUND, AND LEAVE IT PARKED. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SEAT BELTS THAT WILL NOT RETRACT, SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NOT MORE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS DUE TO THIS VEHICLES FAILURES. WE EXPECT YOUR QUICK ADDRESS OF THIS AND AT NO COST.TO US. JUST THANKFUL LIVES WERE NOT LOST DUE TO WHATEVER CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10499219February 19, 2013POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SO I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, EVERYTHING WAS COOL.. AND WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK ALMOST FELT LIKE WE GOT REAR-ENDED. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT FELT LIKE IT HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. DRIVE IS COMPLETELY DEAD, WHEN I PUT ITINTO DRIVE, I GET NOTHING. SO I PUT IT IN 1ST, AND IT WORKED, IT WENT INTO GEAR. THEN WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE IT MADE THIS HORRIBLE SCRATCHING/GRINDING/WHINING SOUND. SO I CAN ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND SWITCH TO 2ND, SLOWLY, AND ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND SWITCH TO 3RD. 3RD FEELS GOOD WHEN I ACCELERATE BUT THEN IF I STEP ON IT, IT SLIPS OUT OF 3RD BACK TO THAT NEUTRAL FEELING. IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY IN 1ST AND 2ND I GET THAT HORRIBLE SOUND AND GRINDING FEEL.IT IS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER. SOME SAY THE DEALER CHARGE THEM OVER $2800 PLUS TO REPAIR OTHERS SAY SOME DEALERS FIXED THE PART IN THE TRANS CALLED THE FORWARD SPRAG GEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. ITS CRAZY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 95 PERCENT OF THE TRUCKS DESPITE THE MILEAGE ( 30, 000 TO 93, 000) ON HER TRUCK DID THIS RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. MY TRUCK 07 WITH ONLY 62, XXX ON IT TRANS HAS NOW DONE THE SAME THING AS EVERYONE ELSE TRUCK. SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSION AND FIX THEM. WORD IS THEY USED THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT'S IN MID SIZE CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS AND IF SO EVERYBODY WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH A FULL SIZE TRUCK AND A LIGHT DUTY TRANSMISSION! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10497814February 11, 2013STRUCTURE
GM HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH DASHBOARDS CRACKING NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLES. THERE IS ALSO CRACKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT POD. ALL CRACKS ARE IN IDENTICAL AREAS OF THESE SAME MODEL YEARS AND NEWER. I HAVE TWO VEHICLES (2007 TAHOE AND 2007 AVALANCHE WITH SAME CRACKS AND WILL FILE TWO COMPLAINTS). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10493709January 22, 2013POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM A SOLDIER WITH 17YRS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AND I WAS HOME OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE MLK WEEKEND WITH MY FAMILY. I LEAVE MONDAY MORNING ABOUT 0900AM TO RETURN BACK TO MY HOME STATION AND MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING FINE, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 5-10MPH THEN THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE IT WOULD JUST SEND THE RPMS UP SO I DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK BECAUSE I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED. I CHECKED ALL MY FLUIDS AND THEY ALL WERE FINE SO I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE WORKED FINE, SELECTED DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 3RD GEAR WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 2ND GEAR TRUCK WOULD MOVE, AND SELECTED 1ST THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE. THERE I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND MOTHER-N-LAW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NC, LUCKILY WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR FROM MY IN-LAWS HOME AND THEY CALLED A LOCAL SHOP THAT TOWED MY VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOME. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED AN AVALANCHE BUT I GET ON THE COMPUTER AND I START READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IS SHOCKING, AND TO HAPPEN UNDER A 100K MILES. THIS IS NOT MY 1ST CHEVY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AS WELL, I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ THAT THE FOUR WHEELED DRIVE WENT OUT ON THAT I PURCHASE FOR MY WIFE, SO I TRADED THAT IN FOR THE 07 TRAILBLAZER SS THAT MY WIFE REALLY LOVED AND THAT VEHICLE ENDED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE WIRING HARNESS AND MY VEHICLE SAT DOWN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH UNTIL I NOTIFIED THEM THAT SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN IN WHICH THEY LET ME TRADE THAT VEHICLE IN FOR A HONDA ACCORD IN WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES OUT OF THAT MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING. IN MY READING LAST NIGHT WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT BACK HOME AFTER BORROWING A CAR FROM MY NEPHEW THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD AND I SEE ALL THESE STORIES POSTED HORRIBLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10491508January 5, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ACCELERATED TO PASS TRUCK, WHEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR MY TRUCK WENT INTO PASSING GEAR AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO 80+MPH. APPLIED BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. NEITHER WORKED. PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT TO APPROX 6500 RPM, THEN MOTOR SHUT OFF. COASTED TO SIDE SHOULD. POLICE WAS BEHIND ME AND WROTE ME A TICKET FOR 80 MPH. OFFICER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN LISTENING TO PROBLEMS I HAD ENCOUNTERED. WROTE ME A TICKET FOR $728.93. APPROX 1.5 HOURS LATER I WAS RETURNING HOME AND TRIED CRUISE CONTROL. IT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED INTO PASSING GEAR AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT TO OVER 6000RPM AND SHUT OFF MOTOR. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL.STOPPED ON SIDE RESTARTED TRUCK AND DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS SUCCESSFUL ON THE DISENGAGE. I DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE AND REPORTED ISSUE TO CHEVROLET DEALER. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AND PUT INTRO REVERSE, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE. APPLIED BRAKE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL/REAR CAMERA FUSE. IT DID NOT DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE. WAITING FOR APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE INVESTIGATED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10481973October 23, 2012ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10481288October 21, 2012STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO AIRBAG. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10480656October 16, 2012AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE, GARAGE PARKED, DASH-MAT SINCE FIRST ACQUIRED TRUCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR GM VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT WILL BE RUPTURED AND BECOME INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE CRACK IN THE DASH POSSIBLY PUNCTURING THE AIRBAG. IT IS ALSO VERY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT GM WILL NOT STAND UP FOR AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10462244June 19, 2012STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10462010June 17, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DATE OF CURRENT INCIDENTS: 1/3/11; 1/4/11; 7/28/11; 8/23/11; 9/07/11; 12/9/11; 12/16/11; 6/4/12; 6/10/12 AND 6/11/12 AND 6/L7/12. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT, STABILIZER TRACT LIGHT COMES ON PLUS OIL LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY AVALANCHE KEEPS BREAKING DOWN. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBEMS WITH THE WIRING. IN DECEMBER 2011 MY AVALANCHE SHUT ITSELF OFF DURING A SNOW STORM. EVENTUALLY, IT STARTED BUT BECAUSE OF REDUCED POWER IT WOULD ONLY GO BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR. I MADE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED SENSORS AND/OR RELAYS. IN JUNE 2012 THE LIGHTS CAME ON, I COULD ONLY GO APPROX 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. CALLED AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE WAY TO THE APPOINTMENT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A NON DEALER SERVICE REPAIR SHOP, BECAUSE THEY WERE THE CLOSEST. WHEN THEY LOOKED THE CAR OVER THE WIRES WERE EATEN. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEWER CARS HAVE A SOY BASE IN THEIR WIRING AND THAT THE RODENTS LOVE TO EAT THIS PRODUCT. WHY ARE THEY USING THIS SOY BASED WIRING? THIS IS NOT SAFE. I CAN NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE BREAK DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS GETTING VERY COSTLY WHEN PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED WHEN IT IS THE WIRING THAT IS FAULTY. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND I CAN NOT KEEP THE MICE OUT OF MY TRUCK. PLEASE LOOK INTO WHY THE CAR MANUFACTURES ARE USING THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERNS WHY AREN'T THE MANUFACTURES INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10460647June 5, 2012POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE AIRBAG IS FITTED. UPPER LEFTHAND SIDE OF AIRBAG. TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAC SYSTEM: SERVICE INDICATOR WARNINGS ACTIVATE, SWITCHES FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH EVEN THOUGH SELECTOR IS IN 2WD MODE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS WAS AT 70K MILES, THEN AGAIN AT 90K. THEN AGAIN AT 97K THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN AT 101K MILES THE RINGGEAR IN THE REAR AXEL WAS DESTROYED. REAR AXEL WAS REPLACED. FIFTH TIME FOR THOSE COUNTING, 116K MILES SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS, SWITCHING FROM 2WD TO 4WD HIGH WHILE MOVING, WHILE PARKED, SELECTOR IN 2WD POSITION WITH SOMEONE AT THE WHEEL OR CAB EMPTY. EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL WARNING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CODE COMES BACK TO EEC. INDICATING A LEAK IN THE RETURN LINE. THE FIRST TIME THIS WAS REPLACED AT 70K MILES, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. AND NO IT IS NOT THE GAS CAP BEING LOOSE OR NEEDING REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS "WATER IN THE CONNECTOR" (YEAH SURE). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10454628April 9, 2012POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOSS OF DRIVE, 3, AND REVERSE GEARS. 2ND AND 1ST WERE SLIPPING BADLY WHEN RETURNED TO DEALER. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,100 MILES AND HAS NEVER TOWED OR PULLED ANYTHING. VEHICLE IS 2WD LTZ MODEL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10454141April 4, 2012ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS ARE BREAKING OFF CAUSING THERE TO BE AN EXHAUST LEAK. POLLUTION RECALL SHOULD BE INFORCED TO HAVE GM COVER ALL REPAIRS OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS EMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10450784March 8, 2012ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE AND SPEED ON A 5-LANE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE LOSS POWER, ENGINE LIGHTS ACTIVATED. AFTER MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ANY LEAKS FROM ENGINE (TOPSIDE OR UNDERNEATH). I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND UPON DOING SO THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND RAN AT A ROUGH IDLE, CLEARLY NOT ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN. FROM THAT POINT ON IT WAS TOWED. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (AFTER 8 DAYS AND 449 MILES LATER) THEN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE THE ORIGINAL CODES HAD BEEN TAKEN BY A PRECISION TUNE MECHANIC (NEAREST FACILITY FROM LOCATION OF BREAK DOWN) THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WAS APOLOGETIC FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. I RECEIVED A BILL FOR $103.95 AND MY VEHICLE WHICH HAD ONLY A 1/8 OF A TANK OF FUEL. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND GM RECALL NO:08048 CONSEQUENCE: MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION. THANKS CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. UNFORTUNATELY THEIR DEALERSHIPS AND DISTRICT SPECIALIST DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR OWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY WHO IS QUOTED ON THE GM WEBSITE "WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMERS CAN COUNT ON THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THEIR GM VEHICLE." SAYS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10450599March 7, 2012FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON FREEWAY EXIT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL FUNCTIONS. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND US. *TR ADDITIONALLY, CAR FUEL TANK VALVE DOES NOT STOP GAS WHEN FUELING AND CAUSES GAS TO SURGE OUT OF TANK WHEN FUELED AND ONTO VEHICLE. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THIS VIN NO. WASN'T COVERED BY RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10448913February 22, 2012STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD DIRECTLY ABOVE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ON 2007 Z71 AVALANCHE (ORIGINAL OWNER). THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IS APPARENTLY HAPPENING ON NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. GM IS UNWILLING TO FIX SAYING IT IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS ONLY COSMETIC AND WILL NOT FIX. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10447899February 14, 2012STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HAND. FIRST THE REAR DOOR, AND NOW ALL DOORS WITHIN A TWO YEAR TIME FRAME. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE HEAT IN FLORIDA AS THE OTHER RECALL ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE CHROME. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKAGE CAUSES A RISK FROM CUTS AND ABRASIONS, AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING DUE TO EXPECTING THE HANDLE TO STAY IN PLACE AND NOT BREAK SO EASILY. THIS ALSO MAKES THE VEHICLE A TARGET FOR THEFT, AS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A BREAK IN IS A HARD PULL AND A SCREW DRIVER MAKING EASY ACCESS FOR A CRIMINAL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10447231February 9, 2012POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. BROUGHT TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHO TOLD ME "THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR CAME APART INTERNALLY" AND THAT A COMPLETE REBUILD WAS NECESSARY. NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (I.E. SLIPPING, NOISE, ETC...). WILL COST ME OVER $3000 TO REPAIR. SEARCHING ON LINE, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS THAT 90000 MILES ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10445571January 27, 2012STRUCTURE
DASH PANEL IS CRACKING IN NUMEROUS AREAS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0