Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2005)

206 consumer complaints on file.

#10248865November 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH 48,975 MILES. AT APPROX 47,000 TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT TO 60-80 MPH WHILE I WAS ONLY DOING 40-45 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THE NEEDLE ONLY DROPPED TO THE 30 MPH LEVEL. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER IS SPORADIC AS TO SPEED BUT NO COMPLETELY INACCURATE AT ANY SPEED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247563November 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT MAY NOT MOVE AT ALL OR IT MAY TELL ME I AM GOING 120 MPH. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THE SAVE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON OLDER MODELS, BUT NOT ON MY 05.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245989October 18, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TAIL GATE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY BY HOWARD PONTIAC 364 WEST GRAND AVE. ELMHURST IL 630 832 9500 TAIL GATE WAS SELDOM USED FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THE CONTINUED FAILURE FOR THE TAIL GATE TO STAY LATCHED HAS RESULTED IN TAIL GATE COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST IT WAS SELDOM NOW THE TAIL GATE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CARGO LOAD & THE FAILURE OF THE CABLE HOLDING THE TAILGATE ON. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE A ROAD HAZARD. DATE USED IS LAST OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245484October 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE ELECTRONIC DASH LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM. THIS LEFT IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE MY SPEED RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243340September 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, WORKS SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES STAYS AT 0 MILES AN HOUR, SOMETIMES READS 30 OR SO MILES AN HOUR AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239841August 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, AT 40,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED. $3,000 OUT OF POCKET........ I EXPECT A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES OUT OF A $35,000 TRUCK. NOW I'M GETTING MAIL ABOUT A SPEEDOMETER LAWSUIT, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY GUY BUT IF THIS IS WHAT I CAN EXPECT FROM GM MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231022June 14, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE KEY WAS TURNED TO ACCESSORY POSITION FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS ALLOWED THE FUEL FILTER TO PUMP FUEL TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGH THE INTERNET. I AM CONCERNED OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NEEDING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED OR NOT FIXING IT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER KEPT THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228914May 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT MY ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.. IT WAS REGISTERING THAT I WAS GOING 120 MPH, IN A 35, I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG...ALL THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING WELL. I NOW RECORDED 120 MPH OR SOMETIMES IT WILL RECORD BETWEEN 75 AND 90. I HAVEN'T CORRECTED IT.. I'M WAITING FOR GMC DO SOMETHING. OR UNTIL THE INSPECTION STICKER EXPIRES *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227653May 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS TACKY LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND 45-50 MPH. I WATCHED THE GAUGE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR YESTERDAY, THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY WENT CRAZY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, QUIT WORKING AT 25 MPH, AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE NEEDLE WENT BELOW THE MPH GAUGE LINE AND IS NOW POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE 44,000 MILES OR SO ON THIS VEHICLE AND JUST BOUGHT IT USED TWO WEEKS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227015May 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING LOOKED DOWN AT SPEEDOMETER DOING 150 MPH WHEN I STOPPED WENT TO 60MPH WHILE SETTING STILL. MANY FRIENDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS OF CHEVY AVALANCHES. CALLED CHEVY THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226548May 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEMS. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 2003-2004 TRUCKS FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL ISSUES, I HAVE A 2005 WHICH HAS ISSUES SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS MODELS. THE SPEEDO GETS STUCK AND GIVES FALSE SPEEDS AND THE HOUR METER ON THE TRUCK RE-SET IT SELF TO 0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225957April 28, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE STARTED TO ACT ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. IT GIVES FALSE SPEED INDICATION FOR EXAMPLE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 6-MPH IT WILL JUST DROP TO 30MPH EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE SPEED HAS NOT CHANGED. MY CONCERN IS THE CREEPING EFFECT OF THE TRUCK AND STILL INDICATING A SLOWER SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224689April 16, 2008
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220201March 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218908February 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NORMAL DRIVING. GM TSB 05-07-30-017B TALKS ABOUT AN ISSUE THEY HAVE ON SEVERAL THOUSAND 2004-2006 VEHICLES THAT CAN ALLOW FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION, LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT UNDER TOWING, THE VEHICLE CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS ALSO CAN LEAD TO REPAIR COSTS OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT THE MANUFACTURER, OR WARRANTY COMPANIES, WILL NOT COVER. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS, YET REFUSES TO EDUCATE THE OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND DAMAGES IT CREATES. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CASES WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITH NO REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217802February 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHICH I BOUGHT LAST JUNE 2007 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND I NOTICED THAT LAST SEPTERMBER 2007 AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 110 AND I WAS ONLY GOING AT 25MPH. I WISH TO KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I HAVE NOT YET FIXED MY TRUCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT FIXING MY TRUCK IS OVER $1,000 DOLLARS. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN FIX MY TRUCK W/O PAYING ANYTHING? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217336February 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER BEGIN SKIPPING ON MY 05 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO. THEN IT STARTED SHOWING THAT I WAS DOING 20-MPH FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING. WHEN I WOULD STOP, IT WOULD STILL INDICATE I WAS GOING 20-40MPN. FINALLY, ON FEB 4TH, IT GOT STUCK AT OVER 120 MPH. SO NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214179January 8, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD BELT SEPARATION ON WILDERNESS LE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214024January 7, 2008
STEERING
I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE NOTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #050235003. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE 36,000 MILES I NOW HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. IT IS IN THE STEERING AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213780January 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CHEVY AVALANCHE - FIRST SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS RPM GAUGE. NEXT GAS & OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. NOW IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NOT COOPERATIVE TO FIX. RECALL NEEDED!! *CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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