Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2007)

493 consumer complaints on file.

#10343309July 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIR AND RECALL OF HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342653July 12, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEATS BELTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. BELT DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE AND CAN'T LATCH IN THE BELT ON ANOTHER. ALREADY REPLACED ONE SEAT BELT, HAVING THE OTHER LOOKED AT AGAIN TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340351June 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. HE WAS IN DISAGREEMENT OF THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WHICH CONSISTED OF DISABLING AND REMOVING THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. THE RECALL WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT REFUSED TO HAVE THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331672May 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
DASH CRACK FAR LEFT CORNER ON 07 AVALANCHE CAUSES AIRBAG UNIT TO NOT SIT PROPERLY IN MOUNTS. AREA ON INDICATED PART OF DASH FLIMSY NOT REINFORCED. DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAT (SPECULATING,) SPILT 2" FROM 0" IN 6HRS DURING DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO CA TO LAS VEGAS NV, NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR SIGNS OF STRESS. DUE TO PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT SEATED PROPERLY, AFRAID IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. DEALER CONSIDERS CRACK COSMETIC, SAYS AIRBAG IS INDEPENDENT AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED WHICH I AGREE BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL OPEN IF IT CAN BE "JARRED" FROM ITS SEATING IN THE DASH IF IT CAN DISLODGE. AND IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO DEPLOY AIRBAG IT COULD BE THRUST UPWARD FROM ITS SEATING AND THUS CHANGING THE ANGLES OF WHICH IT IS INTENDED TO COVER DURING DEPLOYMENT. I SEE A POTENTIAL FLAW HERE DUE TO OVERSIGHT IN ENGINEERING AND FEEL IT NEEDS FURTHER REVIEW. I HAVE INCLUDED A VIDEO I FOUND ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOWS A DASH IN A 07 TAHOE (SAME DASH AS 07 AVALANCHE) WHICH IS CRACKED THE SAME WAY, IT CLEARLY SHOWS HOW DUE TO THIS CRACK THE AIRBAG UNIT IS NOT SECURE IN ITS SEATING AND COULD POTENTIALLY "JUMP OUT" AS WELL THE FLIMSINESS IN THE DASH AREA I AM SPECULATING TOWARDS LACK OF REINFORCEMENT. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=_DRP8SLWVGO&FEATURE=RELATED *PLEASE NOTE THAT NO CRACK OR INDICATION OF STRESS WAS VISIBLE 2 DAYS PRIOR, DEALER CONSIDERS CRACK TO BE STRICTLY COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AGREE THE CRACK IN NATURE IS COSMETIC HOWEVER BEING THAT IT CAN DISRUPT A CRUCIAL LIFE-SAVING COMPONENT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR SO THAT ALL POSSIBLE EFFECTED SYSTEMS FUNCTION CORRECTLY AS REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330493May 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 5.3L FLEX FUEL V8 4X4. RECENTLY WHEN STARTING IT, IT TURNED OVER LONGER THAN NORMAL, AND THEN STARTED WITH RPM GAUGE STILL AT 0 RPM'S. THEN PUT IN REVERSE, AND IT SAID STABILITRACK IS OFF AND NEEDS SERVICING SOON. TRUCK STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, AND THEN SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHEELS SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. TRIED TO MOVIE IT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES. THOUGHT BRAKES WERE APPLIED OR TRANSFER CASE OR AXLE OR DIFFERENTIAL HAD ISSUES. THEN STARTED IT AGAIN 3 MINUTES LATER AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE AND BACK TO NORMAL, EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AN HOUR LATER, STARTED IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. CALLED DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT IT MOST LIKELY WON'T BE UNDER WARRANTY. ODD SEEING AS HOW A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH TAHOES/SUBURBANS/AVALANCHES, AND OTHER VEHICLES EXPRESSED THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND ON FORUMS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329003May 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SMELLED AS IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING. THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE ALSO PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING THE TRIP METER, MILEAGE AND TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER REFERENCED A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE, RECALL 08V44100 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298387January 6, 2010
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IN APR 2009 I TOOK MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE IN FOR SERVICING. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON AND I HAD RECALL #0848 PERFORMED. THIS RECALL WAS TO INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS (HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE SHORTCIRCUIT). THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND AN 02 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY AUG/SEPT I HAD AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE (SMELLED LIKE DIRTY FEET OR THE INTERIOR CARPET WAS WET FOR SOME TIME, WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION TO DRY. HOWEVER, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD AS I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY LEAKS INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE.) ON OR ABOUT OCT 2ND, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHICH I DID. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED THE SMELL WENT AWAY BUT THAT SAME EVENING I WAS DRIVING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING, FLUID SPRAYING, WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE DEALER, SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES. THE END OF DEC I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INTERMITTENT WIPER/FLUID PROBLEM AND I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS FOR THE WIPER UNIT WAS THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REFERRED TO BULLETIN #4298, DATED 02/26/07, AND PART #1910885. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT ALL THE FAILED SENSORS/PARTS ARE RELATED TO THE RECALL AND I AM HOPING THE INVESTIGATION TO THE RECALL IS STILL OPEN/ON-GOING. FYI: WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MY BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THERE WERE SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE RECORDS ON FILE AT THE DEALERSHIP PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. LASTLY, I DO HAVE THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290117October 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10/21/09- WENT OUT TO START MY 07 AVALANCHE LT3 AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANYTHING. AAA SERVICE WAS CALLED AND CHECK THE BATTERY AND IT HAD 4.6 AMPS. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE BATTERY IT STILL WOULD NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN BEGAN CHECKING FUSES AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SAME STARTER RELAY SWITCH AND THEN IT STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289348October 22, 2009
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 16,000 MILES. WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 26,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND RECENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO INSTALL A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 16,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/30/09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO BEYOND FIRST GEAR. AN INTERNAL FAULT WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE INPUT HOUSING AT THE PUMP COVER SEAL AREA. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE POWER STEERING SHUDDERED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/30/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287444October 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATED THAT TIRES WERE LOW. TOOK THEM TO SHOPAND THEY STATED THAT I SHOULD TAKE BACK TO LOCATION OF PURCHASE BECAUSE TIRES HAD SPLITS. TOOKTO PURCHASE LOCATION AND THEY FOUND CRACKS IN TIRES BUT STATED THEY LOOK LIKE IMPACT DAMAGE. I TOOK TO 2 ADDITIONAL SHOPS ANDBOTH STATED THAT TREAD WAS PEELINGFROM TIRES AND ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE. TOOK IT BACK TO PURCHASE PLACE AND AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT RESOLVE. BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND HAVE OLD ONES AT HOME. TIRES 14 MTHS OLD AND HAVE CRACKS ALL AROUND TIRE. 2 TIRES DOT #'S:V4PR MTR2705 AND V4PR 3MTR3805. WILL HAVE OTHER 2 TIRES CHECKED THURSDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260877March 5, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SUSPENSION
I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT NOISE ON THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY 2007 AVALANCHE. I CHECKED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND IT CAME W/ A FREE TIRE ROTATION. THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE GONE AFTER THAT , I CAN'T BE SURE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 12,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS GOING TO DROP OFF SOME PAPERS WITH A CUSTOMER ON OCT. 6TH WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CUSTOMER'S TRACTOR THAT WE WERE REPAIRING IN THE FIELD AND WAS SLIGHTLY BOTHERED BY THE SUN SO I PUT ONE OF MY HANDS UP TO BLOCK THE SUN. WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE ROAD, I WAS IN THE WRONG LANE. I TRIED TO CORRECT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN! I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT DIDN"T GET THE SAME RESPONSE AS BEFORE. I ENDED UP IN A CONCRETE DITCH. BY THE WAY, THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE ONSTAR DIDN'T GET HELP THERE EITHER. I TALKED TO GM AND THEY KIND OF JUST BRUSHED IT OFF. I STILL HAVE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10255963January 22, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED ITSELF WITHOUT MANUAL APPLICATION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT NO ERROR CODES APPEARED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/18/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254990January 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE A 2007 AVALANCHE LTZ WITH EVERYTHING IN IT. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LETTING IT SET FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND HAVING BATTERY DEAD WHEN GOING TO START SAME. JUMPED IT AND STARTED FINE. I CAN HEAR THE COMPUTER WORKING WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND BELIEVE THIS IS WHY. NEED TO START SAME OFTEN AND RUN OR PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON SAME SOLAR TO KEEP FROM HAPPENING. DEALERS SAY THEY CAN FIND NO REASON FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253285December 30, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY 2007 AVALANCHE DEMONSTRATES A POPPING AND CREAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING A SHARP CORNER. THIS NOISE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FELT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A FEELING OF A LOSS OF POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252062December 17, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I BOUGHT FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES FROM WAL MART AND THEY ARE UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T TIRES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAVE RIPPLES IN THE SIDE WALLS AND ONE TIRE HAS A LUMP ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THEY ARE A SIZE P265/70R17. THE ONLY OTHER NUMBERS ON THE TIRES ARE AS FOLLOWS: DOT BET6 C62U 06-57786-01 YGFA 2293 I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO WAL MART TODAY TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION AND SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION IN CASE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250933December 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK FAILED TO START DUE TO DEAD BATTERY AFTER SITTING FOR LESS THAN 24 HRS. SINCE PURCHASE 5/07 IT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES--7 IF YOU COUNT THE DAY OF PURCHASE. TRUCK IS DEAD AGAIN TODAY AND IS AT THE DEALERSHIP (12/6/08). THIS VEHICLE STARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING JUMPED. THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND NO STORED CODES WHETHER I JUMP IT THEN TAKE IT IN OR TOW IT IN. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I WAS LEAVING ACCESSORY ITEMS PLUGGED IN-OF WHICH I WAS NOT. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. DEALER/GM WILL NOT ADMIT A PROBLEM EXISTS AND REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A HUGE FINANCIAL DEBT TO ME. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, ONE OWNER AND CURRENTLY HAS 19000. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AFTER PURCHASE WAS 10/07 AND 6475 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242299September 15, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. THE DEALER CHARGED $200 TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT AT THAT PRICE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234615July 16, 2008
AIR BAGS
ON SATURDAY, 07/12/2008, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A PAVED CITY ROAD IN DRY, SUNNY WEATHER. WITHOUT WARNING OR AN ACCIDENT, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. AS ADVISED BY ONSTAR AND A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEALER, I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING (07/14/08). ON THE 1ST DAY OF DROP-OFF/DAMAGE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD AGREED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK AND PAY MY RENTAL VEHICLE CHARGES. I INQUIRED ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE ADVISER THAT HE DID NOT KNOW AND THAT G.M. HAD ADVISED HIM TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR ME, ORDER REPAIR PARTS, AND SEND IN THE DAMAGED PARTS TO G.M. . TWO DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR CONTACTED ME AND STATED THAT I HAVE SCRAPES ON MY (RIGHT-SIDED) RIMS/TIRES AND THAT G.M. IS NOW REFUSING TO COVER THIS REPAIR AND THAT I AM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. THIS UNWARRANTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A SERIOUS OR FATAL DRIVING INJURY. I BELIEVE THAT A SAFETY RECALL BOARD SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES THAT DOCUMENT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220457March 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN IGNITION IS ENGAGED TO START VEHICLE A LOUD "BANG" OCCURS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE JUMPS IN REVERSE FOR A SPLIT SECOND. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217948February 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 22,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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