2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Brakes Problems

SO THE HYDRABOOST IS FAILING AND MY TRUCK IS POURING AN INSANE AMOUNT OF POWER STEERING FLUID FROM HYDRABOOST SYSTEM. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THE HYDRABOOST RECALL POPS UP BUT WHEN CALLING CHEVROLET THEY WANT TO DO NOTHING. WHEN ITS APPARENT MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED BY TRASH PARTS. IT ONLY HAS 149000 MILES ON IT AND THE HYDRABOOST SYSTEM IS GONE. I'M TIRED OF ADDING 2 QUARTS OF POWER STEERING FLUID A WEEK, AND CANT EVEN DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND BECAUSE I WAITING ON BRAKES TO SPORADICALLY FAIL DUE TO THE SYSTEM BEING COMPROMISED.

NHTSA ID

11316505

Incident

Feb 20, 2019

Mileage

134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SCREECHING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILSON COUNTY MOTORS CHEVROLET IN LEBANON, TENNESSEE (615-257-0578) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

NHTSA ID

11090262

Incident

Apr 21, 2018

Mileage

178,000 mi

METAL BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES.

NHTSA ID

11073555

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

85,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 12/17/16, 5:40AM. I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AND I LOST ALL PRESSURE IN MY PEDAL. WHICH LED ME TO NEARLY HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND A FLEX BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER(MODULE) WERE REPLACED. BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BENCH BLED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND ALL BRAKE LINES AROUND THE TRUCK. I STILL HAVE NO BRAKES UNLESS YOU PUSH THEM TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND WERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR TRUCK HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER READING ALL THOSE BLOGS AND POST, I DISCOVERED THAT THE MODEL AND YEAR OF AVALANCHE THAT I HAVE WAS RECALLED FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FOR FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10936352

Incident

Dec 17, 2016

Mileage

1 mi

BRAKES FAILED UNDER HARD STOP (HIGHWAY, IN MOTION). INTERMEDIATE STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED TO REAR BRAKES IN A MODE OF RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION. ABS LIGHT HAD BEEN ON WITH SERVICE BRAKE MESSAGE AS WELL. ALL OTHER STEEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND CONTACTED GM. 2 OTHER SILVERADO LINE VEHICLES OWNED ALSO FAILED THIS YEAR DUE TO CORROSION. GM RESPONSE WAS THAT NO RECALL EXISTED. REPLACED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES IN VEHICLE WITH STAINLESS AFTERMARKET LINES. AFTER MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS AN INCORRECT MATERIAL SPECIFICATION, LATENT DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. 3 VEHICLES THAT I OWN WITH THE SAME REPAIR IN 8 MONTHS. INEXCUSABLE!

NHTSA ID

10786247

Incident

Jun 21, 2015

Mileage

73,721 mi

THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING ON MY AUTO TEMP CONTROL AND NOW WON'T SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

10744332

Incident

Jul 25, 2015

Mileage

110,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

NHTSA ID

10614498

Incident

Jul 18, 2014

Mileage

122,072 mi

I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT. AN ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. UPON FURTHER TESTING, THE LEFT FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE ALSO RUPTURED. BOTH LINES WERE RUSTY. THE LINES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE COATED. NEW BRAKE LINES FROM NAPA HAD A COATING. WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE REAR BRAKES DID VERY LITTLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LINES IS NOT A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609807

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

54,000 mi

THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS 8 YEARS OLD, IT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 14973 ORIGINAL MILES. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A DESIGN FLAW AND REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10542836

Incident

Sep 7, 2013

Mileage

14,973 mi

STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOOD A FIRST THEN COMPLETELY SUNK TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION THAT WAS THANKFULLY VOID OF TRAFFIC. MY WIFE AND I WERE A BIT SHOOK UP. IT COULD EASILY BEEN WORSE. WE CAREFULLY TRAVELED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND WERE LUCKY TO GET FLATBEDDED TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. MEMORIAL DAY 4PM IN GEORGIA, I DID NOT HAVE HIGH HOPES. THE SERVICE PEOPLE EXAMINED THE TRUCK AND IT WAS APPARENT THAT MY TRUCK HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES. I THOUGHT IT WAS A MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID. WHILE WE WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK I PURCHASED BRAKE FLUID AND FILLED MY COMPLETELY EMPTY RESERVOIR, HAD MY WIFE STEP ON THE BRAKE AS I WATCHED THE FLUID JUST POUR OUT FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AREA NEAR THE FRAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10459959

Incident

May 28, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS AND DISC. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10369320

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

Mileage

71,000 mi

ON JUNE 12TH, 2005, I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE FOR MY WIFE FROM BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN SANFORD, FLORIDA. THE MORNING AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF UNIT, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP/BRAKE PROPERLY, THE TIRES WERE RUBBING INTO THE FRONT FENDERS AND THE FRONT END WANDERED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY AND SPOKE WITH THE SALESMAN. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO THEIR REPAIR FACILITY. THEY HAD ADDRESSED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I THEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER STATING MY CONCERNS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THIS VISIT NOTHING WAS FIXED AGAIN. A WEEK AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS DEALERSHIP STATED AND VERIFIED THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, AND STATED THE SELLING DEALERSHIP NEVER FIXED THE RECALL. AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE RECALL WAS NOW COMPLETED BY THIS DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE SALES MANAGER, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER, THE SALESMAN AS WELL AS OTHERS TO TRY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR HAD THE PURCHASE VOIDED TO RECEIVE MY MONEY BACK. NO ONE IN THIS DEALERSHIP WILL HELP ME. I THEN CALLED GENERAL MOTORS (CORPORATE) AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. TODAY I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND NOW WITH YOUR AGENCY. I AM SEEKING HELP BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10131820

Incident

Jun 13, 2005

Mileage

569 mi