Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10743317July 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND THE REAR WINDOW TRIMMING WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736074July 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE IN THE PROCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736079July 23, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT AND THE LIFTERS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ UPDATED 03/29/16. *JB UPDATED 12/06/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735505July 21, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING 35MPH ON DRY ROAD. 2WD JUMP OUT OF GEAR ACTED LIKE WENT INTO NEUTRAL I HAD NO DRIVE OR ANY OF MY GEARS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH NO WARNING. WENT TO PUT IN PARK IT GRIND WITH LOUD NOISE. ONLY WAY TO GET TRUCK TO MOVE WAS TO PUT IN 4WD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735600July 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
8/15/2014 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR - COST $419. 07/10/2015 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AS ANOTHER CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR - COST $473. I FIND IT CONCERNING THAT AIR BAG SENSORS ARE FAILING ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. I'M NOT SURE IF THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL WHEN THESE SENSORS FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734156July 15, 2015
WHEELS
2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ONE OF THE VEHICLE WHEELS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *SMD MA 09/25 UPDATED 11/22/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734241July 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
DASH HAS CRACKED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES, 3 OF THEM NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. EVENTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON OCURRENCE FOR THESE VEHICLE, GM DID NOT HONORED IT AS A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734396July 15, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY FAMILY AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROAD AT 45 MPH, WHEN WE HAD TO COME TO A STOP AND OUR BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WE ALMOST SLAMMED IN THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT WAS INFRONT OF US. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND TURN TOWARD THE GRASS SHOULDER. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS BREAK FLUID RUNNING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING SOUNDS THAT OUR VEHICLE MADE UNTIL AFTER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THEN THE VEHICLE GAVE A WARNING SOUND AND A WARNING LIGHT. WE ARE CONTACTING OUR MECHANIC TOMORROW BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED AFTER 6PM. I HAVE BEEN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE AVALANCHE'S BREAK LINES AND MY HUSBAND SAID THAT I SHOULD ALSO FILE ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733956July 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES RUBBED TOGETHER AND CAUSED A LEAK. I PAID A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT $1100 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES AS IT WAS UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER A RECALL BUT IN RESEARCHING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS HAVE A RECALL. I OPENED AN INCIDENT WITH CHEVROLET AS A DEFECT BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST AS MY TRUCK IS OVER 70K MILES AND PASTED THE WARRANTY, THE FUEL LINES ARE NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732321July 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
YESTERDAY,JULY 4TH 2015 MY 2004 AVALANCHE; WITH ONLY 70K MILES , THE BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS DUE TO A RUSTED BLOWN OUT BRAKE LINE. I HAD NO BRAKES DRIVING ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE IN THIS FAILURE BUT AFTER INTERNET SEARCHING I FIND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VINTAGE AND MODEL. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES; UNDERBODY WASHING DURING INCLEMENT WINTER CONDITIONS , I WAS APPALLED AT THE UNDERBODY RUST. HAVING OTHER VEHICLES OF SIMILIAR AGE AND MILEAGE WITH NO RUST, I FELT GM HAS USED INFERIOR MATERIALS. GM SHOULD STAND UP AND ADMIT THEIR USE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS AND OFFER REMEDY. THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT AS A CONSUMER IF THEY DON'T I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732026July 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I MADE A STOP, UP ON TAKING OFF MY TRUCK MADE IT TO SECOND GEAR AND I HEAR A LOUD BROKEN NOISE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON SECOND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731669July 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING, AFTER A "CLUNK" NOISE THE TRUCK WAS COASTING. ONLY 1ST, 2ND, AND REVERSE GEARS WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731808July 2, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED OPEN ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731835July 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINE BURST AS I WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE. WHY ARE THESE LINES NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL? BETTER YET WHY IS THIS AGENCY NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THEY JUMP ALL OVER A KEY SWITCH THAT MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM BUT DO NOTHING FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BE ABLE TO SAFELY STOP OUR VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731552July 1, 2015
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT MY 2011 AVALANCHE AT THE END OF 2011. THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED TWO HUGE CRACKS THAT RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE SEAM IN TWO PLACES. IT SEEMS TO BE FREE FLOATING ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS MAKES FOR TERRIBLE NOISE WHILE DRIVING BESIDES SEEMINGLY BEING UNSAFE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS UNDER THAT SECTION ON THE DASH BUT I HAVE A FEAR OF A JAGGED PIECE OF SHARP PLASTIC COMING LOOSE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IT STARTED TO CRACK LAST YEAR, IN 2014 BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT INSTEAD FEEL IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT REALLY SHOULD BE FIXED FOR MYSELF AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. *TR..UPDATED 09/03/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730739June 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DIC (DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER). SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726526June 22, 2015
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BLISTERS AND THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND TIRES WAS 44,000. UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725970June 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE COMPLAINED BEFORE, WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. WASN'T IN ANY KIND OF AN ACCIDENT. IT IS DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE WILL HELP GET IT FIXED. THERE ALREADY IS TSB FROM 2006. WE MOVED FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO FLORIDA AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725848June 17, 2015
STEERING
THE OTHER DAY I STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I TURN RIGHT (OR LEFT IN REVERSE) AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND MY STEERING IS AFFECTED. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO REPORT IT. I DON'T FEEL IT IS FAIR THAT AS THE CONSUMER THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR A DESIGN FLAW BY GM. I ALSO DON'T FEEL ITS FAIR TO HAVE TO SPEND UP $400 WHEN ITS ALL SAID AND DONE EACH TIME THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725453June 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
RECENTLY THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK KEEPS CRACKING AND EVERYDAY MORE CRACKS APPEAR OR THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY VISIBLE, JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY PASSENGERS AS WELL AS MY OWN SAFETY BECAUSE THE CRACKS OF THE DASHBOARD ARE RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE CRACKS CAN AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY WORSE THEN IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THAT THESE CRACKED PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD BE PROJECTED FROM THE DASH AND CAN DO FURTHER HARM TO MY PASSENGERS AND OR MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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