2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints

2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BREAK IN ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES, AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SO DETERIORATED AND RUST ENCRUSTED, THAT ALL OF THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A LOW WHIRLING NOISE AND NOW SLIPS AND CHUGS. NO TOWING OR 4-WHEELING BEATINGS. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. I LOVE MY AVALANCHE BUT NOW THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ARE GOING AS WELL!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO CORROSION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHERE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED BY THE INDEPENDENT MACHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,392.

FREQUENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE THE SERVICE AIR BAG COMES ON. WHEN THIS LIGHT/INDICATOR COMES ON THIS DEACTIVATES THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE/DEFECT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BY GM/CHEVROLET TO HAVE THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A 2-WAY STOP. UPON TURNING RIGHT, MY FOOT WENT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT HOOKED ON A PIECE OF METAL EXTENDING FROM THE ARM OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAUSED MY FOOT TO BE TRAPPED BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT ATTACHED TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SPUN BACK AND FORTH WHILE TRYING TO GET MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I HIT A TRUCK COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHICH I WAS TURNING PINNING IT TO THE GUARD RAIL. ALTHOUGH BOTH TRUCKS HAD STOPPED, THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK WERE STILL SPINNING BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS STILL HOOKED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WEDGE BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONLY AFTER I TURNED THE KEY OFF COULD I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF MY TRUCK I HAD TO UNLACE MY SHOE AND PULL MY FOOT OUT, THEN PRY IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ACCELERATOR, LEAVING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF MY SHOE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 60 AND WHEN I LOOK DOWN AGAIN IT WAS READING 120. I STOP AND STARTED AGAIN THEN I REALIZE THAT IT WAS NOT READING NOW. MY FUEL, RPM, OIL PRESSURE GAUGES STOP ALSO. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLUSTER. I RESEARCH AND I NOTICE THAT ALL THESE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK THAT CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM. I BROUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE HAVING ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. I REPLACED THE PART BUT GUESS WHAT, ITS DOING THE SAME THING AFTER SIX MONTHS. NOW THE DOOR CHIME WILL NOT STOP WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSE AND WHILE IM DRIVING SO I DON'T DRIVE IT. *TR

I WAS APPLYING BRAKES AND A FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. THE TRUCK HAD A TOUGH TIME STOPPING ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY REPLACED THE LINE $300. THE REPAIR FACILITY STATED TO ME THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON FOR CHEVY VEHICLE TO HAVE BAD BRAKE LINES. TO REPLACE THE REST OF THE LINES IT WOULD COST ME $ 900 TO $1200. CHEVY SHOULD OF RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR BAD BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING SO I TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THE LINES WERE CORRODED AND IT WOULD COST ME $1200. TO $1500. TO FIX AND IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. LUCKY I NOTICED THE LEAKING BEFORE MY BRAKES FAILED ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS WAS NOT RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST BY GM DEALER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW GM'S RESPONSIBILITY HERE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. WHILE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, AIRBAGS DO NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHEVROLET. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT COST THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.. ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF UPDATED 11/14/12

ON OCCASION THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON, USUALLY WHILE DRIVING. ON SUBSEQUENT STARTS, NO LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I ASSUMED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER INITIATED ALERT TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHECKED AFTER 100,000 MILES. WHEN I NEXT BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE, I ASKED THE ADVISER TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHECKED BECAUSE OF THE WARNING LIGHT. HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERATIVE! I TOLD HIM TO GET IT CORRECTED. AFTER 90 MINUTES MY CAR WAS RETURNED WITH THE NOTICE THAT A PRELIMINARY CHECK DID NOT UNCOVER THE CAUSE, AND I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AT ANOTHER TIME AND EXPECT TO INCUR SEVERAL HOURS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. SINCE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PARTS AND LABOR. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY AN INOPERATIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. PERHAPS IF GOVERNMENT MOTORS WAS PRIVATELY HELD, THE ACTUAL GOVERNMENT WOULD FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR ALL SUCH SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS HAPPENING. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT A BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND 8FT OF BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS GOING SLOW DUE TO TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN MOVING FASTER OR ON A HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. CONSIDER THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON GM TRUCKS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES BEFORE PEOPLE START DIEING. I AM AWARE OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH NUMBER EA11001. THIS IS WHY I MADE IT A POINT TO WRITE. I AM HOPING THAT THIS PROBLEM GETS RESOLVED QUICKLY. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND AS I WENT TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, GOING TO THE VERY NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. (NORMALLY THE PEDAL STAYS SEVERAL INCHES FURTHER ABOVE THE FLOOR.) THE SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE TRUCK'S WARNING CHIMES. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SAW LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OFF THE UNDERCARRIAGE NEAR THE LEFT SIDE REAR TIRE. ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 HOURS EARLIER, WHEN I WAS PARKING THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. A CHEVROLET DEALER HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THAT BRAKE LINE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHO NORMALLY SERVICES THE TRUCK ALERTED TO ME TO EXTENSIVE RUSTING OF ALL OF THE TRUCK'S BRAKE LINES. THEY DID NOT THINK THERE AS IMMEDIATE DANGER OF A BRAKE LINE FAILURE, BUT STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE ONCOMING WINTER WHERE CORROSION MIGHT BECOME ACCELERATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE SPEED READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,965.

BRAKE LINE BLEW WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED DO TO RUST. *TR

TRUCK IN REVERSE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ON A DRIVEWAY WITH AN INCLINE , I WAS WAITING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. WITH SOME LUCK , I REMEMBERED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE TRUCK. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP I WAS SHOWN THAT THE BREAK LINES WERE ALL RUSTED VERY BAD , AND THAT 1 OF THEM HAD BLOWN OUT WITH NO WARNING AND ALL FLUID WAS LOST. I FELT LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.MY TRUCK LOOKS NEW FROM THE OUT SIDE AND IN , I KEEP IT CLEAN AND HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR THE STATE OF PA YEARLY. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AT THE REPAIR SHOP I WAS SHOCKED THAT EVERYTHING WAS COVERED IN RUST , IT LOOKED LIKE A 50 YEAR OLD TRUCK. I OWNED A 1978 GM TRUCK FOR 16 YEARS - 250,000 MILES AND IT WAS NOT RUSTED UNDER THE BODY LIKE THIS. *JS

MY 2003 AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL FOR 2002 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK COMING ON AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. GM REFUSES TO INCLUDE OUR VEHICLE FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY STATED THAT NO CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE ANTILOCK SPEED SENSOR AND/OR HUB ASSEMBLY FROM THE 2002 TO 2003. IF WE HAVE THE SAME PRODUCT IN OUR 2003 AVALANCHE, THEN WHY DOES IT NOT DESERVE TO BE INCLUDED WITH RECALL AND REQUIRE GM TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. GM IS IGNORING THE CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH LATER YEAR VEHICLES AND IS NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. AVALANCHE OWNERS NEED TO GET TOGETHER TO COMPLAIN TO FORCE THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

DURING TRIP FROM NC->TX->FL->TX I WAS STOPPED FOR SPEEDING (75 IN 60 ON I-10 IN LA) -- I DO *NOT* KNOWINGLY SPEED. I BEGAN WATCHING MY SPEED TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS TRIP, AND I WAS ABLE TO RECORD A NUMBER OF PHOTOS OF THE PRECISE PROBLEM. AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS (PROBABLY WHY I NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE), THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BEGIN A VERY SLOW DRIFT DOWNWARD. SINCE I HAD BEEN ON 70MPH ROADS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, I APPARENTLY ADJUSTED MY SPEED CONTROL UP TO MAINTAIN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 70. THEN, WHEN I REACHED IBERVILLE PARISH IN LA, I NOTICED THE SPEED LIMIT WAS NOW 60; BUT WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO 60 THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL A TROOPER FLAGGED ME DOWN. IN NO POSITION TO ARGUE, I WAS PUZZLED -- UNTIL I REACHED TX WHEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING EVER SO SLOWLY. I HAD NO REAL IDEA OF MY SPEED, SO I JUST STAYED WITH TRAFFIC. A FEW DAYS LATER, ON THE TX->FL LEG, THE PROBLEM RESUMED AFTER A FEW HOURS. THIS TIME, I GOT THE IDEA TO START THE GPS ON MY BLACKBERRY PHONE. SURPRISE! MY REAL SPEED WAS DEFINITELY FASTER THAN INDICATED. SO I BEGAN TAKING PICTURES OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND PHONE. I HAVE A SERIES OF PHOTOS PROVING THE FAILURE. WHAT IS ALSO INTERESTING IS THAT STOPPING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR A MOMENT, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR A WHILE. ############### OVER A YEAR AGO, I HAD A ONE-TIME ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. IT IND

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 5.3 ENGINE THIS IS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE GM SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF TURNING THERE BACK AND STICKING THERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS WITH THE BILL! *TT

REAR PASSENGER-SIDE BRAKE LINE FAILED, ABOVE THE REAR AXLE ON EXIT RAMP OF MAJOR HIGHWAY. COMPLETELY CORRODED LINE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. ELECTRONIC RUST PREVENTION SYSTEM (SACRIFICIAL ZINC AT ALL 4 CORNERS) INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP WHEN TRUCK WAS PURCHASED, YET ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP (HEINRICH CHEVROLET OF LOCKPORT, NY) QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $1000 JUST IN LABOR TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'LL REPLACE THEM MYSELF. *KB

ROTTING BRAKE LINES IN THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE, NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM LINES. CORROSION SO BAD REQUIRES ALL LINES TO BE REPLACED. DEALER ALSO DAMAGED BRAKE CONTROLLER DURING REPAIR AND CHARGED ME THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKING ACTION. THE PEDAL CAME BACK UP TO NORMAL POSITION AND I PRESSED IT AGAIN HARDER THE SECOND TIME WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN BUT LOCKED UP THE WHEELS AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP.

BRAKE LINE EXPLOSIVE FAILURE BEFORE THE FIREWALL. 95% LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. INSPECTION OF LINES INDICATES CORROSION. ALSO HEAVY CORROSION ON FRAME MEMBERS NOTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR CORROSION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. AT 25000 MI. REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND PADS WITH NON CHEVY PARTS. NO MORE ROTOR ISSUES. NOW ALL BRAKE LINES CHANGED DUE TO CORROSION AND BURST LINE HAS CAUSED A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. THERE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES HERE AND IT'S TIME FOR NHTSA TO STEP IN. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED AS-IS 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 AND I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. I DON'T WHEN IT FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR BRAKE WOULD SEIZE AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLCED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE REAR BRAKE CONTINUED TO SEIZE AND SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000... UPDATED 08-07-12 *BF

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR

"SERVICE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY...DISABLING AIR BAGS! *TR

THE METAL BRAKE LINES ON MY 03 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 Z1 TRUCK ARE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILING. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR AS THERE WOULD BE WITH OTHER BRAKE RELATED PROBLEMS. THIS FAILURE LEADS TO AN INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE RESULT OF WHICH COULD BE DEADLY. THE DEGRADATION OF THE STEEL LINES IS SO BAD THAT REPLACEMENT OF ALL LINE ARE REQUIRED. *TR

I CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKES AND WAS ADJUSTING THEM WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LINE STARTED GUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID. IHAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND BEFORE I FINISHED HE SAID LET ME GUESS "YOU BLED THE FRONT BRAKES AND BLEW OUT THE BACK LINE NEXT TO THE GAS TANK BE HIND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL." THIS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HE SAID ALOT OF CHEVY TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HE IS GOING TTO CHANGE THE REAR LINE. HE SAID WHERE THE LINE IS MOUNTED ALLOWS GRIT SALT AND THINGS BUILD UP IN THIS SPOTCAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO RUST INTO. THIS COULD HAVE GOTTEN US KILLED HAD I NEEDED TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD. *TR

THE TEMPERATURE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE GAUGE DID A 360 ROTATION AND STUCK IN THE FINAL POSITION. I HAVE SEEN SOME WEB POSTING WHICH SAY PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL AND MY MAKE/YEAR ARE LISTED, BUT I DO NOT SEE THE RECALL LISTED ON YOUR SITE. IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? *TR

TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING PUMP STOPS WORKING AT LOW SPED. NO APPARENT PROBLEMS W/ THE PUMP NO LOOSE BELT. NEED TO REV TO 1500 RPM TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. SEAMS TO WORK OK WHEN IT IS COLD PROBLEM STARTS WHEN VEH.. IS WARMED UP. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON MY SONS 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. READ WHERE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. WHY IN THE WORLD HAS THIS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. I AM REPORTING THIS TO CONGRESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC 1500 AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SIX DIFFERENT VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE BRAKE LINE TUBING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

RUSTED BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES FAILED. REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM STOPPING ALLOWING VEHICLE TO PASS INTO AN INTERSECTION. ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES REAR AND FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED. OLD PARTS MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

RUSTED OUT 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAD CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. UPON INSPECTION FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES DRIVER SIDE ABOVE CHASSIS RAIL. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 50 MPH, I CANNOT ACCURATELY GAUGE MY SPEED, I ALSO HAVE A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. THESE ARE SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS & STARTS WORKING. I FEEL THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE OTHERS AROUND ME. I VISITED MY LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO FIND THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AS LONG AS I HAVE UNDER 70,000 MILES. I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE AND AM EXPECTED TO PAY AN ESTIMATED $1000.00 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A NON-WEAR & TEAR ITEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHEVY DESPITE MILEAGE. *TR

APROACHING A STOP SIGN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICALE AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES I FELT A POP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. USING THE PARKINNG BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFTING BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT IS AN AUTOMETIC. AT THE END I HAD IT IN 1ST GEAR AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION FOR THE STOP. IT IS A 2003 AVALANCH VIN# [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM DEFECTIVE WIRES BEHIND RADIO PANEL THAT SHORTED. BURNED ALL THE WIRING AND SMOKED THE VEHICLE. *TR

WEAK BRAKES, LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, NO WEAR ON FRONT PADS, FRONT PADS STUCK, TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, I BELIEVE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. THE BACK BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES (WORE TO WEAR INDICATOR) AND THE FRONTS PADS AND ROTORS LOOK NEW (GLAZED OVER NO FRICTION) THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE BUYING TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2003. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED PERIODICALLY WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BUT THE DEALER, WHEN CALLED, STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY SPONGY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z-66 HAS JUST NOW DEVELOPED SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS AND I AM SORRY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN BUT GENERAL MOTORS HAS BRUSHED IT OFF AS NO CASE CLOSED. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING WEIRD,IT ONLY WORKS FOR SHORT DISTANCE DRIVING THEN EITHER SHOWS LAST SPEED OBTAINED OR ZERO. MY EXAMPLE FOR GM IS THIS: NO OTHER GM VEHICLE I PURCHASE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT THINK OF IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE PERHAPS YOU MIGHT RETHINK THIS THOUGHT BY GETTING INTO A VEHICLE WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER SPORADICALLY WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. PERHAPS GM CAN TELL ME HOW THEY WOULD/COULD TELL THE SPEED THEY ARE GOING WHEN THIS HAPPENS 0 READING SO THAT I CAN TELL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WHO PULLED ME OVER FOR SPEEDING OR DRIVING UNDER THE LIMIT THAT I TRIED TO JUDGE MY SPEED BUT MY GM SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND GM SAID IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S A DEFECT AND GM HAS A LIMIT OF 70,000-80,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST...THIS IS A COP OUT. I EVEN WROTE AND ADDRESSED AN EMAIL TO [XXX]TO NO AVAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO COPY AND PASTE MY LETTER SO THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM SEEKING A FREE REPAIR/ REPLACEMENT INCLUDING FREE LABOR FOR A NEW IPC. IT IS A DEFECT THEY ADMIT AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN THAT AFFECTS MANY VEHICLES BESIDES MINE NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES THE VEHICLE HAS ON IT. GOD..THIS IS AN AMERICAN CAR

SPEEDOMETERGAUGE STOOP WORKING ALONG WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE TAILGATE CAUSED A ONE [XXX] TO RUPTURE THE TENDANTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CABLE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”

SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE NOT WORKING, STUCK AT 120MPH. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER CLUSTER GAUGES -- TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE -- HAVE ALSO FAILED. COMPLETE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GM WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED BY GM TO REPAIR THE CLUSTER. HOWEVER, THE TSB ONLY REQUIRES GM TO REPAIR VEHICLES (AT THEIR EXPENSE) WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 110 MILES. IS THIS PROBLEM ANY LESS OF A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME THAN IT IS FOR THOSE WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES? GM IS CHARGING $500 TO REPAIR THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT IN THE CAR. SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE?S MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE A DETERMINING FACTOR AS TO WHETHER GM OR THE OWNER HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD LAST FOR THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, NOT JUST 70K MILES. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY CHEVROLET 2003 AVALANCHE MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK AND EVENTUALLY FALL TO ZERO. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT A MAJORITY OF THIS MODEL FROM 2003 -2004 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 52 WHILE STOPPED. WILL NOT ACCURATELY MEASURE RATE OF SPEED. SPEEDOMETER ZERO'S AT 52. ODOMETER APPEARS TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. NO APPARENT CAUSE OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CAR MAKE: CHEVROLET YEAR: 2003. MODEL: AVALANCHE 1500 4 DOOR. MILEAGE 102,000. *TR