Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2011)

155 consumer complaints on file.

#10876214June 23, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE CORNER OF THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874509June 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACK OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE AND BY AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872207June 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LARGE CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865015May 15, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864543May 12, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864595May 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING (MAJOR) NEXT TO AIRBAG AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863071May 4, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHED BOARD PART GM #19331336 PANEL. CRACKED DRIVER SIDE AND ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIRBAG. LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE FOR PARTS AND LABOR FEE. UNKOWN CAUSE OF CRACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862805May 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861128April 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
CRACK IN DASHBOARD BY PASSENGER AIRBAG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855187April 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
CAME OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK STARTING FROM CENTER SPEAKER IN THE DASH EXPANDING TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. IS SMALL NOW BUT OVER TIME I FEAR WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND COULD BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854358April 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE DASH AREA AROUND AIR BAG ALL CRACKING UP, IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS SHARP PIECES GOING EVERYWHERE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853801April 6, 2016
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE CHANGING GEARS TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEARS LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V007000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE CROSS PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852819March 31, 2016
ENGINE
AT 40000 WE NOTICED WE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AVALANCHE BURNING OIL, WHEN WE ASKED THE TECH AT CHEVY HE TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THE NEWER ENGINES TO BURN OIL, AT 130,000 MILE WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH A SPARK PLUG FOULING OUT, I READ THAT THIS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. AT 181,000 MILE AND ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AFTER REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG AND WIRE 3 TIMES THIS COST US $6847. I HAVE READ THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 ENGINES AND COULD CAUSE4 MAJOR ACCIDENTS IF THE END UP ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THEY FINALLY GO OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840360March 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MUTIPLE PLACES AND AROUND AIR BAG AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825465February 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS EXHIBITING MULTIPLE, CONTINUAL CRACKING AROUND THE AIR BAG COVE PLATE AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRACKING IS OCCURRING WITHOUT REGARD TO VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THE CONCERN IS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE CRACKED PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL FORM SHRAPNEL WHEN AIR BAG INFLATES AND/OR INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG PROPER OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820276January 14, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PIECES AROUND AND BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NEAR THE AIRBAG. NUMEROUS CALLS WITH CHEVY HAVE FAILED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND CHEVY REFUSES TO GUARANTEE, IN WRITING, THAT THE AIRBAG WILL STILL DISCHARGE PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND REMAIN SEATED PROPERLY AND THAT THE RADIO WILL NOT DISLODGE FROM THE DASH. THIS VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 51K MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DASH MADE FROM 2009-2013. CHEVY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS AN ISSUE YET REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO IN A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818257January 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH....DASH CRACKED SETTING IN MY PARKING LOT. IT PRESENTS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811975December 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG AND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,273. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811677December 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE NOISE RECURRED AND THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810873December 17, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN/DOWN SHIFTING (MORE COMMON WHEN GOING UP A GRADE) IT WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD (BEFORE COMING TO A STOP) EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT CATCHES ME OFF GUARD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN NEAR PEOPLE. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD AND HIT SOMETHING OR EVEN WORSE SOMEONE. I HOPE NHTSA INVESTIGATES THIS SITUATION AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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