Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2007)

493 consumer complaints on file.

#10849587March 14, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECKED DASHBOARD AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT,THE AIR BAG IS EXPOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839898March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN DRIVING MY AVALANCHE ON A HIGHWAY, AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I PUSHED MY BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I PUMPED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND I FELT A PULSATION AS I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND I COULD BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE CHEVROLET WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825946February 13, 2016
ENGINE
IT STARTED WITH A TICKING NOISE AND WHEN I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS MY LIFTERS AND TO REPLACE THEM IT WOULD COST 5-6 THOUSAND, AND THAT I MIGHT AS WELL REPLACE THE ENGINE. I LATER FIND OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH ALL THE 07 BUT THE MANUFACTORY WANT RECALL OR ASSIST WITH REPLACEMENT COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824843February 8, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT COMPONENT ON THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823049January 29, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A LARGE CRACK RUNNING FROM THE DRIVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822492January 27, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON DRIVER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IF WE'RE IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820368January 15, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED WITH 3 LARGE CRACKS AT 30,000 MILES AND CHROME TRIM ON DOOR HANDLES ALSO PEELED WITH SHARP EDGES. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AND CRACKED AGAIN WITH < 10,000 ADDITIONAL MILES GM REFUSED TO REPLACE UNLESS I PAID 1/2 THE COST OF $1200 SO NEVER GOT FIXED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTS. I WORKED FOR GM AND SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY WERE USING TOO MUCH TORQUE WHEN THE DASHES WERE INSTALLED BUT GM WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS FAR AS THE AIRBAGS MIGHT GO OFF ACCIDENTALLY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819744January 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHROME PAINT WAS PEELING FROM THE DOOR HANDLE, CAUSING A SHARP TEXTURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY FROM THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10819041January 8, 2016
STRUCTURE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN AND IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND IS ACCIDENT FREE. CRACKS TO DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT'S AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT, OTHER GM OWNERS ARE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THE CRACK MAY INFLICT UNNECESSARY INJURY OR FURTHER INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I'M HOPING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING THIS DEFECT DOES NOT CAUSE HARM TO A PASSAGE TAKES A PROACTIVE STANCE AND INVESTIGATES THIS ISSUE. THANKS - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818796January 7, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. IT EXTENDS NEARLY HALF WAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818022January 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD AROUND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO START BUT IT STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK THEN IT BEGAN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811903December 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER AIRBAGS CONCERN - MY DASH, ALONG WITH FRIENDS THAT OWN GM TRUCKS FROM 2007 - 2014, IS CRACKED DUE TO WHAT I AM ASSUMING IS A WEAK MATERIAL. THE CRACKS ARE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS (AND OTHER AREAS). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE JAGGED EDGES AND SHARP POINTS CREATED BY THE CRACKS COULD POTENTIALLY PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE DASH COVERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A STRONGER MATERIAL TO PREVENT CRACKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809690December 11, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACT'S ATTENTION BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE BRACKET ON THE RACK AND PINION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807355November 29, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKED. COULD INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806434November 24, 2015
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WITH 64,000 MILES THE DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. IF REFLECTS THE BROKEN AREA ONTO THE WINDSHIELD SO IT IMPEDES VISION AND COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAG AS IT IS BROKEN AROUND THE AREA. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE MOST OWNERS HAVE THIS DASH CRACKING ISSUE AROUND THE AIRBAG AND UPPER DASH. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY IT WOULD MOST LIKELY EJECT HARD PLASTIC PARTS AT YOU WITH THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795170November 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES STARTING AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS THE THIRD DASH IN THIS VEHICLE REPLACED FOR THE SAME THING. THIS IS POSING A SERIOUS DANGER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THE DASH COULD ALSO CREATE A SERIOUS DANGER IN THROWING SHARP PROJECTILE PIECES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM 2007 TO 2012 FOR FAULTY DASHES BUT WILL NOT RECALL THEM OR REPLACE THEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THERE IS A FACEBOOK FORUM FOR THIS VERY ISSUE RIGHT NOW (SEARCH "07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS"). PLEASE LOOK AT THIS FACEBOOK PAGE AS THERE ARE MANY PICTURES OF DASHES CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACES. IT APPEARS THIS ISSUE IS NATIONWIDE AND HAS NO RELATION TO CLIMATE OR LOCATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789762November 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AT THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND ALL TAHOES, AVALANCHES, SUBURBANS, AND SIERRA PICK UP TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP ADMITTED GM HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VENDOR SUPPLYING THIS DASH. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS AT THE AIR BAG, AND ALSO OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ELECTRONICS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786738October 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL FOUR OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785446October 22, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK AND I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE BUYING IT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF THE ENGINES OF THE 2007 AVALANCHE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHEN WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE HAD A HESITATION IN IT, THAT WE SHOULD HOPE IT WAS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEALS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED THAT CAUSED THE HESITATION BECAUSE THE ONLY OTHER TIMES HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2007 GMC ENGINES THAT HE HAD SEEN THESE PROBLEMS WITH ALOT OF THE 2007 CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS INCLUDING HIS OWN. WE ALSO ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS GOING THROUGH OIL VERY QUICKLY BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SEALS WEREN'T LEAKING SO DIDN'T KNOW WHY WE WERE BURNING OIL SO FAST. THE DASH HAS CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG AND IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT IT COULD SEND SHARDS FLYING. THE DRIVERS DOOR STICKS AND THE STABILITY CONTROL GO'S IN AND OUT OF WORKING ORDER. THE ELECTRIC MIRRORS STOPPED FOLDING IN AND TILTING DOWN AND TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT CHEVROLET SAID THEY WOULDN'T GIVE THE MECHANIC THE CODE TO GET INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO FIX IT AND THE BACK UP SENSOR THAT HAD STOPPED WORKING ALSO. WE NOW HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT CHEVROLET HASN'T FIXED THESE TRUCKS EVEN USED USUALLY COST AT LEAST $15000 BRAND NEW YOU COULD DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT PRICE I DON'T THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK TO HAVE A DECENT ENGINE THE OTHER PROBLEMS I COULD DEAL WITH BUT THE ENGINE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782229October 14, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR YEARS, I DID LET MY DEALERSHIP KNOW AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DIDN'T OFFER ME A DISCOUNT TO REPAIR IT. MY DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, A LARGE HOLE IS DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH WHERE THE PIECES JUST VIBRATED APART EXPOSING THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE DASH. THE PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE A LITTLE HEAVY AND SHARP I FEEL THE WHOLE DASH COULD BREAK INTO PIECES IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. I DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF RECEIVING A QUOTE OR BEING DENIED THE REPAIR, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL DENY THAT THEY'VE BEEN SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED. AND, I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE, BUT I THINK IT STARTED TO CRACK IN 2010, NOW IT'S KIND OF A WRECK, I'VE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE BIG HOLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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