Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2005)

206 consumer complaints on file.

#10261578March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI, I AM JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ON 92,000KMS FOR A SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260580March 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING AND DUE TO RESEARCH ON INTERNET IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. DEALER WILL NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM AS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257635February 5, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES, SIZE P265/70R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE FEATHERING. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARS A WOBBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE TRUCK. HE DISCOVERED THE TIRE HAD GONE FLAT AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE TREAD BELT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256689January 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF THEN ONCE I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256207January 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. USUALLY STUCK ANYWHERE FROM 65 - OVER 120 MPH, WHETHER PARKED OR MOVING AT A LOWER SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT HAD RESET ITSELF AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. NOW CONSTANTLY INCORRECT. ALSO, SOME OTHER LIGHTS ARE OUT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256144January 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 120 CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255948January 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT ABOUT 65K MILES, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED REGISTERING ACCURATELY. NOW ABOUT 75K ON THE VEHICLE IF ODOMETER ACCURATE. WHEN STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 100MPH AND WHEN DRIVING READS ANYWHERE FROM 90 TO OFF THE SCALE (6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHERE NO SPEED IS LISTED). IN SHORT, WILDLY INACCURATE. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS CHEVY IS REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS PROBLEM ON UP TO 2004 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2005 ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AMONG AVALANCHE OWNERS. REQUEST NHTSA IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255509January 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY GOES HAYWIRE; IT APPEARS YOU ARE DRIVING 50+ MPH WHEN YOU ARE IN PARK; WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO START MOVING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING; MAX OUT AT 120 MPH WHEN YOU ARE FLOWING WITH TRAFFIC IN A 70 MPH ZONE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY; I HAVE NOT HAD AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR DONE YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254422January 9, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD MY SENSOR LIGHT AND THE WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIRBAGS" COME ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW AUTO FORUMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IT DOESN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254448January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO WORK CORRECTLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254102January 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO STOP, MY SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ZERO OUT. WHEN I STARTED TO GO IT CONTINUED FROM WHERE IT WAS. I DID NOT REALLY KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING. SEVERAL STOPS AND EACH TIME IT DID NOT ZERO. TO GET IT ZEROED I HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT ZEROED OUT. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THIS BRINGS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE STARTER AND BATTERY. IT COULD ALSO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU REALLY HAVE NO CLUE ON YOUR CORRECT SPEED. VEHICLE: 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253512January 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE "WILD". FOR EXAMPLE AT 35 MPH IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 140 MPH AND WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF MAY ONLY DROP TO 30 MPH. HAPPENING AS A DAILY EVENT FOR THE PAST WEEK ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 47000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CHECKING WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOMORROW BUT UNDERSTAND FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT GM COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY COVERS THE 2002 TO 2004 MODEL YEARS EVEN THOUGH MY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH I AM FINDING IS BEING REPORTED BY OWNERS IN LARGE NUMBERS AS DEFECTIVE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LOYAL CHEVROLET OWNERS IF THEY WISH TO MAINTAIN THEIR RETURN BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252488December 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE CRAZY NEVER GIVING THE CORRECT SPEED. SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL HAS BEEN CALL FOR 2002 -2004 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM BUT THEY WANTED 600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251844December 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. SOME DAYS IT WORKS FINE AND OTHER DAYS IT DOESN'T WORK OR THE SPEED IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAVE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS AND GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. NO ONE CAN TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND WILL NOT ADDRESS. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO RECTIFY ASAP! ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, REGARDS, MR. ANTHONY TRAPINO *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251174December 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING SLOWER THAN I WAS TRAVELING ONE MONTH LATER IT DOESN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251185December 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY, WILL OFTEN STAY AT ZERO, SOMETIMES WILL START AT 30 AND PROGRESS @ 30 MPH ABOVE THE RIGHT SPEED. AFTER CONTACTING DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251187December 9, 2008
STEERING
RATTLE AND BUMPING NOISE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251192December 9, 2008
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HVAC FAILURE ROUTING HOT AIR WHEN A/C IS ON AND VICE VERSA, ALSO ROUTING TO DEFROSTER AND HEATER WORKS ERRATICALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250577December 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE READING, AND OTHER CONSOLE READINGS. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 2003 & 2004 TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE 2005-2008 EVENTHOUGH, THEY KNOW THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS IS GOING TO COST $350 OR MORE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249624November 24, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY '05 AVALANCHE STAYS AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING OR READS ANYWHERE FORM 20-40 MPH SLOWER THAN I AM GOING. I WAS DOING ABOUT 50 MPH ON THE FREEWAY PASSING EVERYONE (ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER) AND PASSING EVERYONE IN SIGHT. IT FELT A LITTLE FAST SO I TURNED ON MY GPS AND REALIZED I WAS GOING ABOUT 80 MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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