Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2003)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#10679190January 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE INDEPENDENTLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679203January 27, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
IT STARTED WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, BUT NOBODY WILL OWN UP TO FIXING IT, AS WE MOVED FROM PA TO FL. THEN THE BRAKE LINES WENT, ALL OF THEM, NOW WITH THE AIRBAG ISSUE THE PCM IS SENDING ALL KINDS OF STUPID CODES LIKE THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS AFFECTING THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678976January 26, 2015
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676203January 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ICE FISHING , ON A HILLY AND CURVY ROAD WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL , HE AVOID A FEW TREE BEFORE SMASHING INTO A SMALLER TREE JUST MISSING WERE HIS FRIEND WAS SEATED.THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER WERE IT HAS ABOUT $5000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. I JUST GLAD MY SON AND HIS DIDN'T GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672249January 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670103January 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING HOME THE BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. BREAK FLUID WAS EVERYWHERE. FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE. ALL BRAKE LINES EXTREMELY RUSTY AND NEED REPLACED. LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA VERY LITTLE SALT ON ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667608December 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2003 TRUCK THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT GM DEALERSHIPS AND ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL SHOP. I ALTERNATE SHOPS TO MAKE SURE I AM GETTING THE BEST SERVICE AND MAKING SURE ANY PROBLEMS ARE CAUGHT BEFORE THEY ARE SERIOUS. I WASH MY TRUCK ON A REGULAR BASIS ALWAYS GETTING THE UNDERBODY/CHASSIS WASHED OFF. SO, THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN CARE OF AND KEPT UP.THE INCIDENT ABOVE LUCKILY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS BACKING UP MY TRUCK TO CONNECT TO A TRAILER. THE BRAKE LINES BURST UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE LEAKING OIL ALL OVER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED LIGHTLY.. GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FULLY LOADED DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE ON A WEEKDAY. SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL SCHOOLS AND BUS STOPS NEAR ME. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR PROFESSIONALLY THE LINES KEPT DEVELOPING LEAKS AFFECTING SEVERAL LINES AND DIFFERENT AREAS. NOT ONCE DID EITHER OF THE SHOPS INCLUDING GM DEALERSHIP EVER TELL ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LINES. IF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THIS AS A REGULAR MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAN WHY DON'T GM SHOPS DO IT. THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHY THESE LINES ARE FAILING THIS SOON, OTHER THAN INFERIOR MATERIALS BEING USED. IT SEEMS GM USED INFERIOR STEEL MATERIAL IN THE EARLY 2000S AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE CORROSION THAT IS SEEN ON TRUCKS OF THIS ERA. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH CORROSION ON VEHICLES OF SIMILAR AGE FROM OTHER YEARS. THE SCARY PART IS THESE TRUCKS USUALLY HAVE SEVERAL TONS OF WEIGHT BEHIND THEM, LET ALONE THE TRUCKS OWN WEIGHT OF OVER 3 TONS. EVERYDAY THESE VEHICLES ARE ON OUR HIGHWAYS AND STREETS DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL ZONES. WHEN YOU LOSE BRAKES YOU ARE NOT GOING TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL SOMETHING STOPS IT AND THE TONS ON BACK OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664248December 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC MY SON BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE PULLED IT HOME AND INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE DRIVE. TURNS OUT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663459December 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT (NO LIGHT ON DASH). UPON INVESTIGATION A BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID COVERING UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663469December 10, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRAP ON GAS TANK BROKE (RUSTED THROUGH) WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROAD. TANK FELL AND HIT DRIVESHAFT. I WAS SURPRISED IT DIDN'T RUPTURE THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661665December 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE AND I'VE NOTICE THAT OTHER CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME RUST ON THE SAME PLACE IT SEEM THAT THE BACK QUARTER PANEL IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SPEEDOMETER TOO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659652November 20, 2014
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
THERE IS A GM RECALL #05068C- PRODUCT SAFETY- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE 2002 AVALANCHE IS LISTED, BUT MY 2003 IS NOT. I LIVE IN INDIANA, ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY 2003 AVALANCHE HAS THIS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643784October 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,053.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643870October 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND NOT WORK IF WE WHERE IN A CRASH. I CALLED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AFTER LOOKING ON LINE AND REALIZING MY TRUCK WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO FIX IT AS THERE IS NO RECALL. THE TRUCK WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS LOWER MILEAGE THEN ALLOWED. THIS IS DEFINITELY AND ISSUE. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A MODULE UNDER THE FRONT SEAT OR WHEREVER IT IS LOCATED, AS SOME TRUCKS IT IS DIFFERENT PLACES. THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641705October 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL AND SAW 2 VEHILES STOPPED ONE WAS GOING TO TURN ONCE TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR. AND I STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP ON A HILL AND I GOT ABOUT 2 CAR LENGHTS AWAY STILL STEPPING ON MY BRAKES AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. A WARNING CAME UP AND SAID SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN I SLAMBED INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHO INTERN HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF THEM. I HAD JUST REPLACED MY BREAKS AND ROTERS 45 DAYS BEFORE THIS. I BLEW THE BRAKELINE ON THE FRONT. JULY 2012 I BLEW A BRAKELINE. NOONE WAS INJURED THAT TIME AND ALSO BLEW A BRAKE LINE AUGUST 2013. SO FOR THE 3 TIME BLOWING A BRAKELINE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I LIVED IN THE NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL MOVING TO WEST VIRGINIA IN 2012 AND THIS HAS HAPPEN EVERY YEAR SINCE I MOVED NORTH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641488October 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WOULD BE A LOW THUMP THUMP SOUND EMANATING FROM THE AUDIO SPEAKERS. THE LOCK DOOR CHIMES STOPPED SOUNDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641505October 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TO BACK BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED ALL BRAKE FLUID CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STOP. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL ALL FLUID WAS GONE AND NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOSS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641142October 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE LEAVING A FUNERAL IN NEAR SWEETWATER TN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FELT PRESSURE AND THEN THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN WERE RIDING WITH ME. AFTER PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I NOTICED I DID HAVE BRAKES BUT NOT POWER BRAKES. I PULLED OVER AND EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM AROUND THE GAS TANK. WITH NO CHOICE, I HAD TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BACK TO KENTUCKY. APPR. 175 MILES IF NOT MORE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-75. I KNOW TRUCKS HAVE PROBLEMS AND I KNOW THERE IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE HAD ON THESE TRUCKS. I HAVE OWNED CHEVY TRUCKS MY WHOLE LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE AND NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, HOW IS CHEVROLET ISSUING A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640851October 2, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
3 OF 4 TIRES, COOPER DISCOVERER LSX P265 / 70R17, FAILED WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER DUE TO STEEL BELTS SEPARATING AT APPROXIMATELY 19 - 20,000 MILES. IN THE LAST INSTANCE I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING. ALL 4 TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME D.O.T #: UP1YCL71010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640307September 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE LINE SPLIT OPEN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THEY ARE VERY RUSTED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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