2005 Chevrolet Avalanche Problems

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

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT A SPEED AND WILL DROP TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AMONG OWNERS BUT GM NOR THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX IT. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the passenger’s side air bag was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,900.

8/15/2014 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR - COST $419. 07/10/2015 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AS ANOTHER CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR - COST $473. I FIND IT CONCERNING THAT AIR BAG SENSORS ARE FAILING ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. I'M NOT SURE IF THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL WHEN THESE SENSORS FAIL.

THE FUEL LINES RUBBING TOGETHER CAUSING FUEL TO DUMP EVERY WHERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK N THIS IS NOT A RECALL. THEN I SAY ITS ATTEPMED MURDER CHARGE AGAISNT CHEVY....

AFTER DRIVING THE SMELL OF FUEL COMES FROM THE ENGINE BY THE DRIVERS DOOR. I CONTACTED GM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ON THE LIST OF THIS KNOWN RECALL. THEY PASSED ME TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE THAT FALLS UNDER THE RECALL AND ADMITTED THEY HAD FIXED OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS APPALLING THAT A MANUFACTURE CAN ASSIST SOME CUSTOMERS BUT NOT ALL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. THE ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WAS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4500. STATED THAT THE FLUID SENSOR HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SEEMED A BIT RIDICULOUS FOR A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT TOWED NOTHING. *JS

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

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

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.

CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF FOUR CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ALL FOUR LINES CORRODED IN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE LINES TO THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WAS INITIAL RESISTANCE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED AND PRODUCED STEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK WITHOUT WARNING PREVENTING THE CONTACT FROM MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT IN ENGLISH. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE VEHICLE. MILEAGES 85279 UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF UPDATED 04/15/09.*JB

THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING BROKE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS LEAVING SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAT MY SON CUT HIS HANDS ON. AFTER READING IN OTHER BLOGS, THIS REAR WINDOW MOLDING SEPARATION PROBLEM IN THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IS A COMMON WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. PEOPLE HAVE HAD WATER LEAK IN TO THEIR VEHICLES CAUSING PREMATURE AND COSTLY RUST, MOLD, AND ROT PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GENERAL MOTORS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BLOWER FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE BLOWER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK DURING HOT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING BROKE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS LEAVING SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAT MY SON CUT HIS HANDS ON. AFTER READING IN OTHER BLOGS, THIS REAR WINDOW MOLDING SEPARATION PROBLEM IN THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IS A COMMON WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. PEOPLE HAVE HAD WATER LEAK IN TO THEIR VEHICLES CAUSING PREMATURE AND COSTLY RUST, MOLD, AND ROT PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GENERAL MOTORS.. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE RELEASE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE UNLESS THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE AROUND. AFTER 7 YEARS OF CORROSION AND RUST THE RELEASE MECHANISM WONT RELEASE THE TIRE. THIS IS HAZARDOUS SHOULD YOU HAVE A FLAT AT 3AM ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE RELEASE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE UNLESS THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE AROUND. AFTER 7 YEARS OF CORROSION AND RUST THE RELEASE MECHANISM WONT RELEASE THE TIRE. THIS IS HAZARDOUS SHOULD YOU HAVE A FLAT AT 3AM ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES, SIZE P265/70R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE FEATHERING. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARS A WOBBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE TRUCK. HE DISCOVERED THE TIRE HAD GONE FLAT AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE TREAD BELT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

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

WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND SWERVED HITTING THE DIVIDER WITH THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF VEHICLE. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT HOLD ME IN MY SEAT AND MY HEAD SHATTERED THROUGH THE WINDOW STRIKING THE STREET LIGHT LAMP. AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY MEANWHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 57MPH. THE INJURIES WERE DRASTIC INCLUDING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MY EAR, I WAS IN A COMA FOR A FEW WEEK, 3 SKULL FRACTURES, TBI, BRAIN BLEEDING AND THE LIST OF INJURIES CONTINUE TO GROW! *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP. CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR I AM SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF. THE DIC BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL DO NOT LIGHT UP, CANNOT TELL IF I HAVE A MALFUNCTION WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DARK. I DID CHECK FOR A RECALL ON THIS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS AN OLDER ONE ISSUED IN 2005 AND THAT IT CLOSED IN 2011. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS BUT NONE THE LESS I FEEL THAT WITH BOTH COMPONENTS FAILING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHEN IN OPERATION (DRIVING)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR WAS THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/20/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VENT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

WHINE IN THE REAR END OF 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE , DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT HEAR IT KNOCKING OR TICKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

TRUCK CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SAYING REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND SERVICE STABILITY AND NOW TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK WITH KEY IN IGNITION EVERYTHING GOES BACKWARDS ON DASH AND GOES BLANK ALSO WHEN ADJUSTING STEERING COLUMN SERVICE STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF IS WHEN LOST POWER TO TRUCK. *TR

7/13/03 - PURCHASED NEW 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE VEHICLE FROM PIERRE CHEVROLET IN LAKE CITY, WASHINGTON 7/28/03 - REPORTED SPORADIC LOUD CLUNK NOISES COMING FROM TRANSMISSION TO SERVICE CENTER OF SAME DEALER. SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AND STATED CLUNK NOISES WERE NORMAL IN THIS TYPE VEHICLE. NOISE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WAS REPORTED BUT NOTHING WAS DONE AND SAME SERVICE CENTER NORMAL CLUNK NOISE EXPLANATION WAS PROVIDED. 1/12/04 - TOOK VEHICLE TO TODAYSCHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER IN BREMERTON, WASHINGTON AND INSISTED THAT CLUNK NOISE BE THOROUGHLY CHECKED OUT. RECEIVED SAME "NORMAL CLUNK NOISE EXPLANATION" AND A MANUFACTURER'S BULLETIN NUMBERED 01-07-30-42A STATING THE SAME. COULD NOT COMPLAIN NO MORE. 4/12/05 - 21 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASED OF THIS NEW VEHICLE IT HAD A TOTAL TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON A RURAL ROAD. ALL GEARS EXCEPT LOW GEAR WENT KAPUT. BECAUSE THE BREAKDOWN OCCURRED ON A RURAL ROAD WHERE TRAFFIC IS LIGHT, THE BREAKDOWN DID NOT CAUSED A FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DEATHS ETC., BUT IT HAD PLACED US IN CONTINUAL JEOPARDY. ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY REBUILD, SPORADIC CLUNK NOISES DO CONTINUE.