Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10542496September 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AIR BAG LID AND CONTINUES UP THE DASH TO THE VENT OPENING. THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY RIP IF IT WERE TO CATCH ON THE SHARP EDGE THAT IS EXPOSED.
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#10541835September 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT AND HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
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#10541753September 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LOST BRAKES. LINE FROM FRONT OF TRUCK TO BACK BRAKES RUPTURED. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE IN RUSTED CONDITION AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *JB
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#10538552September 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
10/2009: AS I WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST GOING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND TRAFFIC UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP. 8/2013: AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY BRAKE LINES ARE SO BADLY CORRODED AND RUSTED AS WELL AS MY FUEL LINE. TOTAL COST TO FIX EVERYTHING IS $1500, WHICH WITH THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK SEEMS ABSURD TO FIX, BUT WITH THE ECONOMY I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IN AND HAVE CAR PAYMENTS. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT IS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS, I WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. I FEEL THAT THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE MORE LIFE TO THEM AND SHOULDN'T BE SO CHEAP BUT YET SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH HOW "CHEAPLY" VEHICLES ARE BEING MADE AND ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *JB
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0
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0
#10538262September 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AN UNLOADED TRAILER IN MY YARD, I BEGAN TO BACKUP TO THE TRAILER APPLYING THE BRAKES SINCE I WAS LINED UP TO THE TRAILER, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE MESSAGE FLASHED STATING BRAKE ISSUE AND LOTS OF BELLS GOING OFF. INCIDENT OCCURRED 8/23/13, HAD TRUCK TOWED TO GARAGE SINCE IT TOOK 10X THE DISTANCE TO TRY TO STOP THE TRUCK AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE THE TRUCK IS AT THE GARAGE WAITING ON PARTS I DO NOT HAVE ACTUAL MILEAGE BUT HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES. I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WARNINGS AND HAD NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *JS
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10538264September 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 10538262 AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES I FORGOT TO PUT IN KEY DATA. I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT FRONT AND FORGOT TO LIST THAT IN MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AND ALSO LINES UP WITH THE CURRENT OPEN ITEM: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11001 ALL THE BRAKES LINES NEED TO REPLACED SINCE THEY ARE RUSTY, FALLING APART AND VERY BRITTLE. LUCKY THIS ISSUE TO NOT OCCUR WHEN I USING THE TRUCK EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AN UNLOADED TRAILER IN MY YARD, I BEGAN TO BACKUP TO THE TRAILER APPLYING THE BRAKES SINCE I WAS LINED UP TO THE TRAILER, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE MESSAGE FLASHED STATING BRAKE ISSUE AND LOTS OF BELLS GOING OFF. INCIDENT OCCURRED 8/23/13, HAD TRUCK TOWED TO GARAGE SINCE IT TOOK 10X THE DISTANCE TO TRY TO STOP THE TRUCK AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE THE TRUCK IS AT THE GARAGE WAITING ON PARTS I DO NOT HAVE ACTUAL MILEAGE BUT HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES. I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WARNINGS AND HAD NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *JS
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10538280September 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM RUST. CHEV DEALER WANTED $2600 TO REPLACE/FIX 2004 CHEV AVALANCHE BRAKE LINES. *JS
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0
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#10538224August 31, 2013
STRUCTURE
GOT IN TO MY CAR THAT MORNING AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM MY DASH AND CAME TO FIND OUT MY DASH WAS CRACKED. I DO NOTHING BUT HIGHWAY DRIVING SO THERE WERE NO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES TO CAUSE IT. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A CHEVY ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING DISCLOSED OR ARE THEY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WEBSITES WITH CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION ON THE BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS WHO NEED THE ISSUE RECTIFIED . *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10537911August 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE ,THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FOR THE PAST MONTH THE TRUCK WILL FLICKER WHEN I DRIVE BUT IT IS UN CONSTANT. AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND SAID THE BATTERY IS FINE ITS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE TRUCK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ALL THE REVIEWS AND THAT THE AVALANCHE DID HAVE A RECALL ON THERE ELECTRICAL ISUESS. SO I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HOW IT MIGHT HAVE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEY SAID NO. SO I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO FLICKER AND THEM TURN OFF COMPLETELY AND LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULD OF BEEN IN A WREAK BUT THANKFULLY THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT BUSY AND I STOP ON THE HIGHYWAY. I THEN TRIED TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AND SHOWED NO LIFE AT ALL IN THE TRUCK. I KEPT TRYING TILL FINNAY IT TURNED ON. SO I COULD OF DIED BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH CHEVY. I WOULD LIKE YAW TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A BIG LAWSUITE AND ALL I WANT IS MY TRUCK TO WORK FINE, THANK YOU.
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0
#10537980August 29, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE OVER THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND ONE CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED MORE 2007 + SILVERADOS, TAHOES, AVALANCHES , ESCALADES AND MORE. IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYS WITH THE BROKEN DASH, IT WILL SEND PLASTIC SHARDS FLYING THROUGH THE CABIN.GM SHOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE DASH AND REPLACE THEM. *TT
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537774August 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE FAILING. ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE OF ROAD, (OLD ROUTE 23S) IN CEDAR GROVE, AS I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT WITH VEHICLES AT A STOP. MY BRAKES WERE GIVING WAY AND WERE NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP COMPLETELY. I KEPT ON PUMPING THEM IN HOPES THAT THE HYDRAULICS WOULD KICK IN; THEY DID NOT. AS I APPROACHED THE STOPPED VEHICLES, I WAS READY TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRAVEL & VEERED INTO THE INTERSECTION'S TURN TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND CALLED AAA TO BE TOWED. MY MECHANIC CALLED ME WITH THE 'EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS' THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE ENDURING. ONE IS BUSTED COMPLETED; THE OTHERS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR AND AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE TRUE 'DAMAGES' ARE GOING TO BE AS FAR AS EXPENSE. I AM HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURY ANYONE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD NO WARNING AND AM NOW LIVING WITHOUT MY TRUCK AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL ON MY WALLET. *TT
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537344August 26, 2013
ENGINE
EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE FOUND MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKE. *TR
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No
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0
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#10536406August 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON A 1200 MILE TRIP, THE MESSAGE "SERVICE 4WD" APPEARED AND MY 2WD YELLOW INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT. I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY PERFORMED A SYSTEM DIAG. COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES, SO THEY CONNECTED ME WITH GM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AT GM TOLD ME TO RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AND IF IT CAME ON AGAIN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY WANTED $990.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY WHILE ON MY TRIP. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO TAKE ON A 1200 MILE TRIP BACK HOME. TODAY (3 DAYS LATER, AND AFTER I DROVE ANOTHER 1200 MILES BACK HOME), THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT IS BACK ON AND NOW A RED LIGHT IS SHOWING IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION OF THE TRANSFER CASE. I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL HOW TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN THE TRANSFER CASE AND PERFORMED THESE ACTIONS. NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW WITH THE TRUCK. IN MY OPINION, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPEN RECALL AS I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CONFIDENCE IS SHAKEN NOW WITH MY GM TRUCK. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535681August 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
A GUY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I ALMOST T BONED HIM IF HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY, SINCE I DIDN'T GET IT STOPPED FOR ANOTHER 40 YARDS PAST WERE THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE BRAKELINE EXPLODED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKEPEDDLE PRESSURE. ALL OF THE BREAK LINES, ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK, ARE ROTTED AND SCALING, AND ROTOR SPLASH GUARDS HAVE ROTTED AWAY COMPLETELY. I'M SURE GM WILL POINT TO MILEAGE AS A EXCUSE, BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY RUST ON OR UNDER THE EXCEPT ON THE BRAKELINES AND MY NONE EXISTENT SPLASH GUARDS. I DRIVE 600 HIGH WAY MILES A WEEK AND EXPECT NORMAL PAD/ROTOR/BEARING WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULTY PART. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535704August 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 8/15/13 IN THE EVENING HOURS I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN I WENT TO STOP FOR A TURN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE I FELT A LITTLE PRESSURE THEN HEARD POP NOISE AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE STOPPED TO MAKE THE SAME TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET SLOWED ENOUGH FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AT A TURN AROUND AND GOT STOPPED. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE METAL BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE ON THE FRAME RAIL CORRODED SEVERELY, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LINE I FOUND A LARGE PIN HOLE BLEW OUT THE SIDE AND WAS LEAKING, AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED I GOT NO WARNING LIGHTS JUST BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS 150000 MILES ON IT AND FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS HAS MAINLY BEEN GARAGE KEPT AVERAGING UNDER 1000 MILES A YEAR THE LAST 5 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2002. I KEEP THIS VEHICLE VERY CLEAN, I AM IN A SALT BELT STATE AND IF I DRIVE IT IN THE WINTER I ALWAYS WASH UNDER IT FREQUENTLY. I FEEL THIS IS A DIRECT MANUFACTURED PROBLEM I ALSO OWN A OLD 77 PICK UP AND IT HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES IN IT AND HAVE HARDLY ANY CORROSION ON THEM. IN RESEARCHING FOR NEW BRAKE LINES I NOTICED ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE AND FINALLY GOT HERE SEEING A CASE OPENED WAY BACK IN 2011. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER TALKING TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THERE IS NOT EVEN A PREBENT BRAKE LINE OPTION TO PURCHASE.YEARS AGO CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE CABLES IN A QUICK FASHION NOT SURE WHY A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT IS MORE SERIOUS IS TAKING SO LONG TO CORRECT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535594August 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DURING A RECENT BRAKE JOB DONE BY A DEALER, ON MY FRONT AXLE, A BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE LEFT TO RIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, OTHER LINES WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING RUST ON THEM. THE TWO LINES COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY SHOWED HEAVY RUSTING WHERE THEY BEND TO GO BACK UNDER THE CHASSIS. IF ONE OF THESE WOULD HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, HALF OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD BE INOPERABLE. WITH BOTH OF THESE LINES, BEING INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURE AND BEING IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BOTH FAILING AT THE SAME TIME OR SHORTLY AFTER THE OTHER ONE. IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN, THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534869August 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS PARKING AND WHEN I STEPPED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT THE WHOLEWAY TO FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS A CURB IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULDHAVE CRASHED INTO A STORED LOADED WITH PEOPLE. AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND OUT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. FOUND OUT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING. HOW MANY YEARS IS IT GONNA TAKE OR HOW MANY MUST DIE BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533601August 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HEARD THAT CHEVROLET IS RECALLING CERTAIN PICKUPS BECAUSE OF AN AIR BAG ISSUE. MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. IS THIS A CONCERN? IS MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE GOING TO BE RECALLED FOR THE DEFECT. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533615August 5, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IT CAN POSSIBLY SNAG ON THE SHARP EDGE AND PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533616August 5, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSIDE DOER HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING OFF LEAVING A VERY SHARP EDGE. GM RECALLED THIS ITEM BUT WILL NOT FIX MINE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 INJURIES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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