2010 CHEVROLET Avalanche Problems

117

Complaints Reported

Complaints by Component

AIR BAGS

32 complaints

AIRBAG RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 2016 WITHOUT A REMEDY.

Dec 02, 2020

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Nov 25, 2020

THIS RECALL HAS BEEN PENDING SINCE GMC FILED A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY WITH NHTSA. THE STATUS PROVIDED TO OWNERS IS INFORMATION WHICH HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. IT'S ALMOST 2021. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WHAT WAS BHTSA'S DECISION ON THE PETITION FILED IN 2017?

Sep 22, 2020

EACH TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO PARTS. EACH TIME I CHECK THE VIN SITE, IT TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. WHEN WILL GM REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS? THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING USED FOR NORMAL FAMILY USES.

Feb 15, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MILTON RUBEN CHEVROLET (3514 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (888) 516-3797) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Aug 22, 2019

+ 27 more complaints for this component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

30 complaints

Heard a Loud Pop Bang noise then discovered Dash cracked in several multiple places. Currently need to have airbags attended to as when I last called when it was convenient for me to take vehicle into repair , the repair place can’t meet my needs for time frame to repair. Am now afraid driving with all the cracks in dash but can Not be without vehicle.

Nov 11, 2024

Cracked dashboard at passenger air bag and front dash speaker.

Nov 02, 2021

My dashboard is cracking in several places, also my panels for the truck bed are warped.

Oct 20, 2021

Having alot of issues with the drain tubes especially with the front top tubes my floor boards are being soaked. The tubes are plastic so when and why for the drain tubes and how often should they be really be changed. The seal above driver door and passenger door in front are not always put in correctly or they move causing the water to cross over and pull into car instead of exiting. And the ac plug also problem. Certain years do not have the cabin filters .The engine light is very sensitive as well.

May 17, 2021

DASH CRACKED AND RATTLES

Nov 30, 2020

+ 25 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

21 complaints

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON BOTH UPPER CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT AIRBAG. DASH RATTLES AND SHAKES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY!

Mar 01, 2020

I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ THAT WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2015 (38,000 MILES WITH A SMALL CRACK JUST ABOVE THE AIR BAG TO THE LEFT, RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG ON THE DASH BOARD. SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE, IT HAS CRACKED MORE OVER TIME TO A LONGER LENGTH ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORNER AND LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE IS UP KEPT BUT THE DASH BOARD KEEPS CRACKING. IM NOTICING THE MULTIPLE VEHICLE AVALANCHE'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WHY HASNT IT BEEN RESOLVED OR A RECALL BEEN PLACED.

Apr 26, 2019

DASH BOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. I REMOVED THE DASHMAT TO CLEAN UNDER AND SEEN ALL THE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING.

Feb 21, 2019

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 2 LOCATIONS, UNDER 50,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. ONE CRACK LOCATED NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS IN A CRASH AND EFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. LARGE SCALE OF IDENTICAL DESIGN DEFECTS IN OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPLACE THE DAMAGED COMPONENT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT COST TO OWNERS AND IF REPLACED WITH ONLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AS FLAW HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED IN REPLACEMENT COMPONENT.

Jun 27, 2018

CRACKED DASH IN MULTIPLE AREAS AROUND THE FRONT AIRBAGS.

Apr 11, 2018

+ 16 more complaints for this component

STRUCTURE

13 complaints

DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES NOT SECURED TO UNIT.

Feb 25, 2021

MY CHEVY CRACKED DASH.

Aug 25, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD EXPOSED SHARP EDGES AND WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FULL OF FRACTURED PIECES THAT PROTRUDED FROM THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL. BROOKS MOTORS OF THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA REPLACED THE DASHBOARD TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Sep 11, 2017

DASH CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL UPDATED 9/29/2017*JS

May 30, 2017

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (DRIVER'S SIDE) CHROME OVERLAY PEELED 2010 CHEVY AVALANCHE LT. OWNER OPENED DOOR AND CUT FINGER ON HANDLE RELEASE WHEN IT WAS LIFTED UP AS CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. IT IS RAZOR SHARP. GM WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR DOOR HANDLE TO BE FIXED DESPITE INJURY DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM FAULTY DOOR HANDLE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91,500 MILES. WITH FURTHER INSPECTION CHROME OVERLAY SURROUNDING TEMP CONTROL ALSO HAS PEELING NOTED AND IS ALSO VERY SHARP.

Jan 09, 2017

Injuries: 1

+ 8 more complaints for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

4 complaints

ASKING IF ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE 2010 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND THE ECM PROBLEMS THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. IT WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR , NOR WOULD IT START , THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THE TRUCK THREE TIMES NOW , THE FIRST TIME IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL , SO I TOOK THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF FOR 30 MINUTE AND IT FIXED IT . THE SECOND TIME ALL THE LIGHT AND BUZZERS WENT OFF , I HAD LACK OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT SO I TOOK IT HOME , I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE IT DROPPED DRASTICALLY IN SPEED ALL AT ONCE , AGAIN I TOOK OF THE CABLE , AND WENT TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC READING DONE AT A PARTS STORE , THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CLEARED ALL THE HISTORY ON IT AND TOLD ME TO CALL WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN , IT SEEMS THAT THE 2010 AVALANCHE HAS THIS PROBLEM ALOT , SO TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN , FOR NO REASON , *TR

Jun 11, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY FAILED, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPORADICALLY FOR SIX WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BLEECKER CHEVROLET, 1200 CUMBERLAND STREET, DUNN, NC 28334) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX] THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *AN

Nov 28, 2018

GM TSB #10047479 THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM ON GM TRUCK AND SUV MODELS WITH POWER ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. THE WIRES RUB AGAINST THE MECHANISM CAUSING A SHORT AND MAKING ERRORS TO THE COMPUTER CAUSING COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS AND LOSS OF POWER. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP, AND CHARGED $300 FOR LABOR NO PARTS INVOLVED. NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS A TSB, NOT A RECALL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FROM LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Jul 21, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 85 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE, THE RPM'S REACHED 1,000, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR UNTIL IT DECREASED TO A NORMAL SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE TWO MODULATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, WITHIN AN HOUR OF LEAVING THE DEALER THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL DEALERS SEVEN TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Jun 30, 2011

ENGINE

2 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TIMES; HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Nov 13, 2019

AFTER I PURCHASE THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2010 UNDER MY BROTHER IN LAW'S NAME, I HAVE PROBABLY FIX THE CAR 5 TIMES FOR ENGINE POWER REDUCE, STABILITRAK AND ALL EVERY SERVICE LIGHTS AT THE DEALER BUT IT HAD HAPPEN AGAIN ON HIGHWAY AGAIN YESTERDAY, SAW THAT GM RECALL CAR ON FEB 13 FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH FOR LOSING POWER AND ITS HAPPENING TO CHEVY AVALANCHE TOO. ONE WORST CASE WAS IN 2011 DRIVING TO MARYLAND AT 12 MIDNIGHT ON HIGHWAY THE SPEED DROPPED TO 30MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALER NEXT DAY BUT IT SEAMS I LOSS POWER EVERY YEAR AND HAVE TO FIX IT EVERY YEAR. *TR

Mar 14, 2014

AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

2 complaints

DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2016, I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO(2) SEVERE DASHBOARD CRACKS. ONE CRACK IN FRONT OF MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AS I HEARD IT "CRACK". THE OTHER CRACK APPEARED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG PANEL. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS CRACK APPEARED, BUT CONCERNS ME RELATIVE TO THE AIR BAG OPERATION/SAFETY. I HAVE DRILLED HOLES AT THE END OF THE CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE PROGRESSION, BUT THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GET LARGER. THE DASH APPARENTLY IS BECOMING BRITTLE AND THE CRACKS ARE CONTINUING TO GROW. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT SOON I WILL HAVE PIECES OF THE DASH COME OFF EXPOSING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND COMPONENTS BELOW THE DASH. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND APPEARANCE ASPECTS, I AM HAVING THE DASH REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP AT A COST TO ME OF ALMOST $1,000. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS COMPONENT DEFECT ON THE INTERNET, AND AM SURPRISED THAT GM DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Oct 17, 2016

CRACK APPEARED IN DASH WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LOCATION. THE BAG MAY CATCH ON THE CRACK IF IT WAS DEPLOYED. *TR

Jul 24, 2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

2 complaints

I WAS ON VACATION AND HAD MY AVALANCHE RUNNING WHILE I PACKED IT UP TO RETURN HOME. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF RUNNING IDLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THE TRUCK THREE TIMES BEFORE AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONAL SENSOR. (I ALSO HAD A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, AND AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED SEVEN TIMES FOR FAILING SENSORS AND GOING INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES WE WERE FORCED TO SELL IT). WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE! HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND THEY TESTED IT TO FIND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS OUT, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ASSOCIATED SENSOR. I WAS RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT THIS WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE THAN BEFORE AND THAT MY PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AGAIN AND THE TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE FIFTH TIME. *TR

Sep 02, 2014

I WAS DRIVING ON A BRIDGE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO BELOW 30 MPH AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE UP THE BRIDGE AND BARELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT, AS THIS WAS IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ARE WORKING ON IT NOW. THIS IF THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. MY WIFE AND I JUST SOLD OUR 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND THE ONLY REASON WAS THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED ERROR OCCURRED ON IT SEVEN TIMES, THREE IN MONTH PRIOR TO SELLING IT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. BOTH CARS WERE ONLY EVER SERVICED AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND EACH TIME, THEY INSISTED IT WAS FIXED AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. WE HAVE NO FAITH IN CHEVROLET AT THIS TIME! *TR

Aug 29, 2014

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

In October of 2020, my avalanche only would start in winter after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery. It was also on numerous occasions go into limp mode while driving at normal city speeds meaning it wouldn’t go above 25 miles an hour. The entire dash would light up. It threw numerous codes. Had to be towed to get it looked at but then would mysteriously start without issue. I took it to young Buick gmc in Layton Utah with no resolution. Finally in December 2020 it was determined by now Heritage Chevrolet in Evanston Wyoming to be the Onstar module. This part was no longer available and couldn’t be replaced. The dealership’s solution was to wire around the faulty part which has allowed the truck to start and no longer go into limp mode from 70mph on highway to 20mph without notice. I immediately got a hold of Chevrolet to get a satisfactory answer about why I couldn’t get the part that was making the vehicle unsafe to drive. They said the part was no longer being manufactured and it wasn’t their problem sorry about the inconvenience Case number [XXX]. I did have the dealership wire around it so I have the truck working, but Chevrolet did not care about the truck going into limp mode suddenly on the highway and it could have caused an accident. They not not offer any compensation for the part not being manufactured and according to to your website if a part is causing a safety issue they are they are required to have that part fixed. I am still upset about their lack of support and service and want Chevrolet held accountable. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Nov 01, 2024

SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

CRACKED DASHBOARD KEEPS GETING WORSE, SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHTS NOW ON. IVE HAD NUMMEROUS SERVICE SUSPENSION ISSUES AND HAD ALREADY FIXED A THRTTLE TPS SENSOR TAT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A DAY IT WAS 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE GET GM ACCOUNTABLE!!! *TR

Apr 14, 2020

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

I AM VERY DISASIFIED WITH THE WAY THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HANDLED. I DRIVE A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2005 WITH 38,000 MILES. A YEAR LATER DURING THE SUMMER TIME I BEGAN TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES (WHILE IN MOTION VEHICLE GUAGES START SPAZZING OUT GOING UP AND DOWN, RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE STALLS, DOESNT SEEM TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY IT BEGINS TO ACT UP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE CARS DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AS I TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE BUT SEEMS STUCK IN NEUTRAL PREVENTING ME FROM QUICKLY GETTING OFF THE FREE WAY. AT TIMES I WILL CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND ALL POWER CUTS OUT. I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE AND LIGHTS FLICKER BACK ON, WHICH IS MY CUE TO CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND OTHERS IT DOESN'T. AT TIME POWER DOESN'T COME BACK FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. THIS OCCURS SPORADICALLY DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, STATING THEY COULDNT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ASSUMED THE IGNITION SWITCH SO THAT WAS CHANGED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHERE THEY OPENED A CASE BUT IT TROUBLES ME THAT THEY WORK ON A CASE BY CASE AND STATED THEY ARENT AWARE OF MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AGAIN WHERE THEY STILL COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THE CABLE MAY POSSIBLY BE THE REASON SO THAT IS STILL PENDING. IF THIS IS SO COMMON AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE HIGHWAY WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR CHEVROLET. I HAVE ATTACHED A DOCUMENT SENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CABLES. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL.

Apr 26, 2019

POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

MY TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING OFF FAST SOUND LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND THEN WHEN I LET OFF THE FAST IT GOES IN GEAR. ALSO MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FOUND BE A SERIOUS AIRBAG ISSUE. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED SO I COULD BE FIXED ASAP. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD.!!!

Aug 19, 2018

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

1 complaint

THUS FAR, NOTHING HAS "HAPPENED" WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. I AM ALSO HAVING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK NOT SHUTTING OFF WHEN I REMOVE THE KEY, AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED (THIS HAS ALL BEGAN SINCE THE RECALL WAS INITIATED BUT NOT TAKEN CARE OF). I JUST WANT MY AIRBAGS REPLACED, AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE, GIVEN THE RECALL, AND IF THE RECALLED PARTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS I AM NOW HAVING WITH MY TRUCK, I WANT THOSE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED AS WELL. THE LENGTH OF TIME THIS HAS TAKEN TO ADDRESS IS BEYOND UNREASONABLE AND I HAVE BEEN AS PATIENT AS I CAN BE WAITING FOR THIS RECALLED PART TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Nov 06, 2017

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

MY DASHBOARD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. IT'S BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE SUN AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. ALSO BACK UP SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, I HAD THEM REPLACED BY THE DEALER. BUT ONLY LASTED 6 MONTHS

Jun 18, 2017

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

1 complaint

STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE BOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SOMETIMES FLASHES. TRUCK IS IDLING VERY ROUGH AND SEEMS TO DOWNSHIFT HARD FROM 2ND TO 1ST.

Dec 18, 2016

POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

WHEN TURNING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOMENTARILY LOCKS UP SOUNDING LIKE LITTLE SKIDS. DURING NORMAL SLOW ACCELERATIONS THE ISSUE CAUSES THE TRUCK TO LUNGE OR BUMP FEELING LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. SINCE I FISRT PURCHASED THE THRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALER THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH CLUNKING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. DEAL SAID THEY COULD FIND IDENTIFY ANYTHING.

Jan 04, 2016

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

1 complaint

IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, WHILE IN PARK, THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITRAK WAS DISABLED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR, WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE IT HAS HAD EACH OF THE PREVIOUS 4 TIMES TIME. IT HAPPENED 7 TIMES ON MY 2007 TAHOE AND EACH TIME IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR (WHICH IS THE REASON WE SOLD IT). WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THIS TIME IT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS!!

Oct 27, 2015

TRAILER HITCHES

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE TOW HITCH WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED WHILE THE TRAILER WAS ATTACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

May 07, 2015

VISIBILITY/WIPER

1 complaint

VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE FRONT/SIDE WINDOW FOGGING IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THE MANUAL HVAC CONTROLS WILL NOT PERMIT THE USE OF A/C TO REMOVE THE HUMIDITY FROM THE CABIN. IN SUMMER MONTHS OR TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING, THE A/C WILL ENGAGE WHEN THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ENABLED AND IS EFFECTIVE. WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM IN FULL DEFROST AND NO A/C, THE FOGGING ACTUALLY GETS WORSE AND VISIBILITY DECREASES TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WIPE THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE GLASS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 OR SO TIMES SINCE ACQUIRING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2010. AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE DEALER RESOLVE IT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. *TR

Dec 16, 2013

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