2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Airbags Problems

AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED

NHTSA ID

11362587

Incident

May 27, 2016

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG.

NHTSA ID

11118797

Incident

Aug 8, 2018

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 YRS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. MY AVALANCHE SENSORS ARE STATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE INTERNET WEB SITES AND THE DEALERSHIP DOZENS OF TIMES ONLY TO GET THE SAME FEEDBACK...NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY ARE USING STALL TACTICS TO AVOID INCURING THE COST THEY ARE LEGALLY BOUND TO SPEND. MY PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO PRIORITIZED AND COMPLETED BY MARCH 2018. SINCE IT IS CLEAR TO ME THE STALL TACTICS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY, I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A SAFER ONE WITHOUT AIR BAG PROBLEMS....NO DEALER WILL TAKE THE CAR IN ON TRADE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. SO I AM STUCK DRIVING AN KNOWN-UNSAFE-VEHICLE AND PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WON'T ARM, IT'S A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE, AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED MAKES NO SENSE AND IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE

NHTSA ID

11115863

Incident

May 31, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

TAKARA RECALL. ON 7/11/18 I WAS IN A HEAD ON CAR ACCIDENT AND FRONT AIR BAGS S DID NOT DEPLOY, TRUCK WAS DRIVING 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK PULLED OUT INTO MY LANE AND I HIT HIM VERY HARD , POLICE NOTICED AND ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF AIRS BAGS DEPLOYED AND THEY DID NOT

NHTSA ID

11112081

Incident

Jul 11, 2018

Mileage

250,000 mi

1-TAKATA RECALL 2- REAR DIFFERENTIAL- I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT 153,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON DIFFERENT ONLINE FORUMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT COST ME OVER $3,000. IT HAD MANY BROKEN PARTS INSIDE OF IT. IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

11085007

Incident

Dec 29, 2017

Mileage

153,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL I AM STILL WAIT TO GET MY AIR SERVICE. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2016 AND STILL WAITING FOR SERVICE

NHTSA ID

11082013

Incident

Mar 21, 2016

TAKATA RECALL CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT NEEDED SERVICE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, BREAK SENSOR

NHTSA ID

11076698

Incident

Feb 3, 2017

Mileage

97,890 mi

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL OCTOBER 2017. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NO PARTS AVAILABLE I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO FIX THIS ISSUE?

NHTSA ID

11071980

Incident

Oct 17, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR IMPACT PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER (5 STAR CHEVROLET IN 300 S BOONE ST, ABERDEEN, WA 98520: (360) 637-6869). THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SENT INFORMATION TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAITED MORE THAN A WEEK FOR A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OVER TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN INVESTIGATION. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11061163

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MARCH 2016 AND NOTHING WAS DONE

NHTSA ID

11051132

Incident

Mar 16, 2016

I CONTACTED ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TELLING ME TO CALL TO SCHEDULE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE AT THIS TIME, WHY DOES THE RECALL NOTICE TELL ME TO DO THIS IF THE DEALER ISN'T GOING TO CO-OPERATE, ALSO DEALER SAYS I WILL BE NOTIFIED BUT RECALL NOTICE SAYS I WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED IN THE FUTURE. I DO NOT HAVE A CLAIM OTHER THAN BEING PART OF THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11047952

Incident

Nov 21, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PARADISE CHEVROLET IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT 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.

NHTSA ID

11046362

Incident

May 30, 2016

"TAKATA RECALL" RECALL NOTICE ON FAULTY TAKATA DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IN OUR '08 AVALANCHE RECEIVED JULY 2016 FROM GENERAL MOTORS. HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING IN RETURN. FOLLOWED UP WITH H & H CHEVROLET IN OMAHA NE (DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE) 11/2/17 REGARDING THE RECALL (STEVE FRENCH AND NICK PABLA). STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN RESPONSE.

NHTSA ID

11045983

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

TAKATA RECALL . I'VE CONTACTED AT LEAST 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND ASKED THEM BOTH TO CONTACT ME ASAP , SINCE THEY BOTH CLAIMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NEITHER HAVE CONTACTED ME SINCE AND I MADE THE 1ST PHONE CALL LAST YEAR. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH CHEVROLET HAS NO TRUE INTENTIONS TO FIX MY AIRBAG ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11042058

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

Mileage

140,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2008 AVALANCHE TAKATA AIRBAG. IN JUNE 2017 A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER (WILLIAMS CHEVROLET) IN ELKTON MARYLAND AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH PARTIES THE RECALL DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE FIX. I TOLD BOTH PARTIES THAT I FELT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AIRBAG AND A SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE AND FIX MY AIRBAG UNDER THE RECALL AT NO COST TO ME. I CALLED ONSTAR A WAS TOLD THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THE AIRBAG INFLATORS IT SUPPLIED TO GM ARE DEFECTIVE AND MAY RUPTURE DURING DEPLOYMENT CAUSING SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 93000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GET ME ON THIS MATTER. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11003085

Incident

Jun 17, 2017

Mileage

92,382 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10452488

Incident

Mar 19, 2012

Mileage

29,000 mi