Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10916615October 17, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2016, I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO(2) SEVERE DASHBOARD CRACKS. ONE CRACK IN FRONT OF MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AS I HEARD IT "CRACK". THE OTHER CRACK APPEARED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG PANEL. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS CRACK APPEARED, BUT CONCERNS ME RELATIVE TO THE AIR BAG OPERATION/SAFETY. I HAVE DRILLED HOLES AT THE END OF THE CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE PROGRESSION, BUT THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GET LARGER. THE DASH APPARENTLY IS BECOMING BRITTLE AND THE CRACKS ARE CONTINUING TO GROW. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT SOON I WILL HAVE PIECES OF THE DASH COME OFF EXPOSING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND COMPONENTS BELOW THE DASH. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND APPEARANCE ASPECTS, I AM HAVING THE DASH REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP AT A COST TO ME OF ALMOST $1,000. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS COMPONENT DEFECT ON THE INTERNET, AND AM SURPRISED THAT GM DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916478October 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING IS ILLUMINATED IN MY DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY GM - 14515 - BUT THEY CLAIM MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916490October 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT NEAR THE AIRBAG AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916264October 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE DASHBOARD REPAIRED TWICE FOR CRACKING/RATTLING. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE THAT THE CLASP UNDERNEATH THE CENTER SPEAKER OF THE DASH IS FAULTY AND BREAKS EASILY. THIS CAUSES THE RATTLING WHICH CAUSES THE CRACKING. THE CRACKS APPEAR RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CONCERN IS THAT IF CRACKED BADLY ENOUGH, IT COULD SEND PIECES OF PLASTIC EVERYWHERE IN THE CASE OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. GM WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916138October 14, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ON THE TOP. APPEARS TO BE FROM BEING STRESSED OR TORQUE. I'M ORIGINAL OWNER AND NEVER PLACE ANYTHING ON THE DASH TO CAUSE THESE CRACKS. PICTURES ATTACHED. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND DASH FLYING OFF IN MY FACE.
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
#10913536October 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TAILGATE POWER LOCK ACTUATOR MECHANISM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TAILGATE POWER LOCK, WOULD NO LOCK OR UNLOCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914194October 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED BY PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ON DRIVER SIDE ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914088October 5, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE REDUCE ENGINE SPEED MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WAS IDLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED IN GEAR AND STARTED DRIVING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913866October 4, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH IN MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE LOOSE WHERE THE TWO MAIN DASH PIECES CONNECT, OR SO I THOUGHT. CLEARLY THE MIDDLE SPEAKER IN THE DASH IS TOO HEAVY FOR ONE OF THE PIECES (SEAT FACING PIECE) AND IT BROKE THE SNAP THAT "HELD" THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER. AFTER REALIZING EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I WANTED TO GET IT FIXED BUT REALLY DID NOT KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. IN ONE OF THE PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE A PIECE OF THE DASH HAS ACTUALLY BROKEN AND IT HAS FALLEN INTO THE INNER/UNDERNEATH OF THE DASH AND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT WENT. NOW, BOTH SIDES (THE AIRBAG CORNER WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND JUST AT THE END OF THE STEERING WHEEL RISE IN THE DASH) THE PLASTIC IS CRACKING. THE AIRBAG SIDE IS CLEARLY WORSE THAN THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE. HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? HOW MUCH DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS COST?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911134October 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LARGE CRACK IN TOP OF DASH AND SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. ONE DAY THE DASH WAS FINE, THE NEXT DAY, WHILE CLEANING THE INTERIOR I NOTICED THESE CRACKS. IF PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, DEFECTIVE DASH COULD BREAK APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911145October 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOUND LARGE CRACK ON TOP OF DASH ABOVE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. IT IS LIKE THEY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, DEFECTIVE DASH COULD BREAK APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY.
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
#10911027October 2, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS THE SECOND AVALANCHE THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION; PREVIOUS YEAR WAS A 2007.
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
#10911073October 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED COMING TO TRAFFIC LIGHT. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WENT HALF WAY THRU BEFORE TRUCK STOPPED. INSPECTED AND FOUND REAR BRAKE STEEL LINE HAD RUSTED THRU AND HAD A HOLE. BRAKES SHOULD NOT RUST THRU IN ONLY TEN YEARS,
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

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