2005 Chevrolet Avalanche Engine Problems

CLUSTER GAUGE IS NOT READ PROPERLY ALL READING ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

NHTSA ID

10839019

Incident

Feb 13, 2016

CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED DUE TO POOR CASTING (KNOWN ISSUE BY GM). THIS LED TO COOLANT IN THE ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LIFTERS. EXPECTED COST TO FIX IS APPROXIMATELY $1,500 IN PARTS UP TO $4,000 IN LABOR.

NHTSA ID

10783541

Incident

Oct 19, 2015

Mileage

124,000 mi

RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND I HAD TO REBUILD IT. AT THE SHOP THE TECHS TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO COOLING, AND THEY INSTALLED A SMALL COOLER BECAUSE THEY SAID THE COOLING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10658896

Incident

Nov 18, 2014

Mileage

37,000 mi

ON 12/22/12 @ 5PM- SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I STARTED LOSING POWER. I DIDN'T GET HIGHER THAN 50 MPH BEFORE THE RPM STARTED INCREASING & MY SPEED STARTED DECREASING. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, AT THE FIRST EXIT, APPROXIMATELY 2MINS AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE LOSS OF POWER. FOUND A MECHANIC THAT WAS JUST CLOSING HIS SHOP & ASKED HIM TO GIVE A QUICK CHECK TOO SEE IF I COULD CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME, 32MINS AWAY. THE MECHANIC CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD & UNDER THE BOTTOM & GUESSTIMATED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE FLYWHEEL. THE MECHANIC ALSO RECOMMENDED NO DRIVING TIL REPAIRED. I GOT MY AVALANCHE TOWED HOME THAT FIRST NIGHT. I TOWED IT TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON 12/24/12, TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS ADVISED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT MY 2005 AVALANCHE W/ 96319 MIS, NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED IT MAY STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE, BUT I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THE WARRANTY IS 5YR/100000MI. GM IS AWARE OF PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE AVALANCHE, BUT IS NOT FIXING IT FOR THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER! *TR

NHTSA ID

10491661

Incident

Dec 22, 2012

Mileage

96,316 mi

VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE AT 50-58 MPH, FOUND WATER IN IN TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION. STILL EXPERIENCING LEAKS AT 57K, FLUID WAS REPLACED AND FLUSHED AND MINOR SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR.

NHTSA ID

10443879

Incident

Aug 13, 2005

Mileage

14,680 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT AND THE PASSENGER BLOWS COLD SPORADICALLY. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AT IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES ALREADY. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE ACTUATORS TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348950

Incident

Aug 12, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 31, 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE HEATER ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOUND THAT COOLANT WAS BEING UTILIZED BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HER MECHANIC FOUND COOLANT AND SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE HEAD GASKET. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 58,290.

NHTSA ID

10298362

Incident

Nov 20, 2009

Mileage

58,290 mi

ON 3/15/05 THE NEW GTO OIL PUMP FAILED. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 3/16/05. ON 4/07/05 THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS PERFECT!THE NEXT DAY 4/08/05 THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED THAT DAY, AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOW FIXED!!! TWO [2] DAYS LATER ON 4/11/05 THE CAR WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER, IT IS NOT FIXED, IT IS A PIECE OF USED AND REPAIRED , BROKEN CAR. WE PAID FOR A NEW 4OO HP GTO, AND NOW AFTER ALL THIS AGONY HAVE HAD TO PAY AN ATTORNEY $4000.00 TO GET THIS MESS TAKEN CARE OF. THIS CAR ON THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE WINDOWS, EXECPT THE WINDSHIELD, A SPOTTY AND DISCOLORING. THIS I REPORTED THAT DAY. THIS IS A JOKE, GMC WILL NOT HELP IT'S CUSTOMERS FOR ANY REASON. THE DEALER, EARLY ON IN THIS MESS ASKED GMC TO EXCHANGE CARS FOR ME, NOPE! THEY SAID IT HAS TO GO THRUOGH THE PROCESS. THE PROCESS IS A FAILURE!!!! NOW I WANT MY INVESTMENT PLUS!!! YOUR COSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE!! I WAS GUARANTEED ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS AND PROMISED A CALL BACK AND IT NEVER HAPPENED!!! ONE GENTLEMAN MR. JARRET, SAID " I WILL CALL YOU IN 10 [TEN] DAYS . SO I CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. MAY FISRT WAS 10 [TEN] DAYS. I HAD TO CONTACT MR. RICK WAGONER'S OFFICE 7 [SEVEN] TIMES BEFORE MR. JARRET RETUNED HIS PROMISED CALL! I CAN GO ON AND ON WITH DOCUMATION ABOUT THE WAT THIS WAS MISHANDLED. WE WRE TREATED AS LAIRS. WHILE THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS GMC>

NHTSA ID

10122370

Incident

Mar 15, 2005

Mileage

1,500 mi