Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints (2007)

493 consumer complaints on file.

#10695064March 18, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693180March 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD CRACKED ON TOP LEFT CORNER NEXT TO AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2007-2013 CHEVY AVALANCHES, TAHOES, SUBURBANS, SILVERADOS, AND GMC YUKONS, SIERRAS, AND DENALIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692982March 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I USED MY FACTORY REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE TRUCK THE IGNITION SPARKED TWICE AND THEN WENT ON FIRE, FOR NO REASON IT JUST STARTED BURNING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL OF WHAT IS AROUND IT BURNED UP WE USED A PITCHER OF WATER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, I CONTACTED GM AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS. IT CAN NOT BE COMMON FOR A CAR OR TRUCK TO JUST IGNITE UNLOCKING THE DOORS WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK AND JUST SUFFERED BURNS TO MY HANDS TRYING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IF NOT MY ENTIRE HOME WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FLAMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682869February 12, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND ISSUE A RECALL. I'M WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL 2007-20013 GM TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND GM HAS FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANT IN MAKING REPAIRS ONCE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I SAY THIS BECAUSE IT'S HAPPEN ON MY OWN ACCOUNT AND THOUSANDS OTHER IN READING THE FORUMS ON THE WEB. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT PROPERLY SEATED IN THE DASH ONCE THE CRACKS OCCUR AROUND IT AND COULD HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT TO IT PROPERLY DEPLOYING. FURTHERMORE IF IT DID HAPPEN TO DEPLOY IT WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF THE WEAKENED DASH TO EXPLODE AND SEND SHARP PARTICLES OF PLASTIC THROUGHOUT THE CABIN POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER INJURIES. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS AS A SERIOUS CONCERN ON BEHALF OF ALL GM TRUCK OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681023February 3, 2015
ENGINE
TOTAL ENGINE LOSS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CHEVROLET WANT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT AS I READ ALL THESE COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE AND OIL AND AFM. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING LEMONS. THE NHTSA MUST PUT A END TO MANUFACTURERS SELLING TRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677058January 21, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT WAS CRACKED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000... UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 10/15/15*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672350January 14, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
A BIG CRACK APPEARED ON MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE DASHBOARD JUST ABOVE THE CLUSTER (PASSENGERS SIDE). A SECOND CRASH APPEARED JUST NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.. I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE PLASTIC PARTS ON MY PASSENGERS EYES IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669439January 1, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CHROME COATING ON MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELS OFF AND SLICES MY FINGER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS TIME WAS THE WORST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10664460December 15, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
AS I WAS DRIVING MY AVALANCHE THE STABILITY TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNED ON MY TRUCK REDUCED POWER TO HALF AND IT PULLED RIGHT. I DROVE INTO LOTS OF DIRT AND MY BRAKES WERE AFFECTED TOO. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2007 AVALANCE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL TURNING OFF INTERMITINGLY. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ON THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND WHEN BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE THERE WERE NO CODES FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. TODAY AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK ONCE AGAIN AND PAYING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK RECEIVER BEING ONE OF THE CODES SHOWING THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE PART REMOVED WAS STILL GOOD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEVY DEALER HAS NO CLUE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I START MY TRUCK EVEN SITTING AT IDLE THE BELL STARTS CHIMING AND THE TRIANGLE SIGNAND THE WARNING READS SERVICE STABILITRAK THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL (OFF) ACTIVATES WITHIN A FEW MINIUTS. THIS KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING AND WHEN ITS IN THE OFF POSITION THE TRANS SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD. LOOKING TROUGH THIS FORUM I CAN SEE THAT THIS HAD BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH 2003 AND UP AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUTTHIS ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKSBUT I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE THE ANSWER ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DOSE ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH AN ANSWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662471December 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD AROUND 25,000 MILES CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED... WAS TOLD TO TAKE TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER COMPLAINING DASH WAS REPLACED... NOW I NOTICE THE REPLACE DASH HAS SINCE BROKEN AGAIN! THIS TIME IT DID NOT CRACK INSTEAD PIECES THAT CONNECT THE DASH ARE BROKEN. NOW THERE IS A BIG GAP IN THE DASH WERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO CONNECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660554November 24, 2014
STRUCTURE
NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON OUR AVALANCHE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE AND SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. ALL THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THE DASHBOARD. IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM WITH NO EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE OWNERS. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659762November 20, 2014
ENGINE, SEATS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE LODGED ABOUT FIVE COMPLAINTS WITH OURISMAN ROCKMONT CHEVROLET AND MY CONCERNS REMAINED UNADRESSED. THEY DID, ON ONE OCCASION, CHANGE A GASKET COVER AND OIL PAN GASKET, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FINALLY, I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN OIL DEFLECTOR PER A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $1,500.00. ALTHOUGH MY CONCERNS WERE ALL MADE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, OURISMAN IS ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT NO LUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653441November 7, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE CONNECTION PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CONNECTION PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653492November 7, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THERE IS A CRACK IN DASH AT SITE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND A CRACK ON DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD BE COMPROMISED AND DEPLOY WITHOUT INCIDENT. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN THERE BUT NOTICED IT IN JUNE. WITH ALL THE AIRBAG RECALLS, WE FEEL THIS COULD BE ONE ALSO AS WE HAVE FOUND OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653188November 6, 2014
STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653058November 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF RT HEAD AIR BAGS AND LT HEAD AIR BAGS, WITH NO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANY ROAD HAZARD. SAFECO ADJUSTER STATED THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650915October 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AROUND 17MPH THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING TROUBLE. IT DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE AVALANCHES. CHEVROLET KNOWINGLY PUT IN A TRANSMISSION THAT DOESN'T EFFECTIVELY DO IT'S JOB. THE CURB WEIGHT OF A AVALANCHE IS 6000LBS AND MY UNCLE OWNS THE SAME TRUCK, WHICH HAS EATEN 2 TRANSMISSIONS SO FAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649149October 29, 2014
STRUCTURE
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND IT HAS SINCE CRACKED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650461October 27, 2014
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL AREA NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650067October 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE NARROWEST PART, WHICH IS ALSO AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG STATION (PASSENGER SIDE). I CAN HAVE A COVER MADE FOR IT. (I'M NOT SURE I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED) BUT, MY MAIN CONCERN IS, COULD THAT INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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