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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3GNEC12J88G••••••2008 Chevrolet AVALANCHE
This build draws 2.6× more complaints than the average 2008 Chevrolet AVALANCHE build (14 vs 5).
14on this build
233on the model
44builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 11Engine And Engine Cooling 1Latches/locks/linkages 1Structure 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJan 2014
I was completely stopped behind another vehicle, when a toyota tacoma pickup hit the rear of the avalanche, knocking it into an f250 crew cab 4 wheel drive pickup, the front end was severely damaged and the rear was severely damaged causing it to be totaled
Unknown Or OtherAug 2016
Dashboard cracked. Safety hazard. This is my second 2008 avalanche. My first one had a dashboard that cracked also. Gm replaced it. I got in an accident and bought another 2008 avalanche. Now the dashboard has cracked in this truck. Gm is refusing to fix it. I have four kids.…
Engine And Engine CoolingSep 2014
The contact owns a 2008 chevrolet avalanche. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a loud clunking noise coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. In addition, the oil gauge fluctuated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle…
Air BagsMay 2020
Received air bag recall from gm july 2016. Called dealership no solution. Waiting on gm resolve issue. May 2020 airbag warning light is on. Called dealership...will not repair. Called gm cust care waiting on arbitration with takata. Documenting the unsafe condition of this…
Air BagsMar 2019
Takata inflators. What happened is the NHTSA gave gm until august of 2017 to provide data supporting gm's claim of inconsequentiality... That the vehicles listed in recall from 2016 are not at risk. Why have we not heard an update in the 19 months since the deadline? Is the air…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3GNEC12J88G108552 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.