2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

Defect. CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO MAINTAIN HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN AN ABS LIGHT INDICATION, NOISE, AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION.

Risk. WHEEL SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL TOLL-FREE AT 877-489-6659.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 (RPO L8-VIN G) ENGINE HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER.

Risk. IF THE DAMPER COMES LOOSE, A FUEL LEAK MAY RESULT. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC TRUCKS AT 1-866-996-9463.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale from a towing company. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 163,428, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 167,126. The contact stated that the Carfax Report indicated that the mileage was 141,207, and that the odometer had been rolled back.

Gear shift indicator does not always light. Has been an issue with other models but has never been recalled for this specific model. Don’t always know what gear you are in. Spare tire completely rusted out, unable to get down. Not sure if this is a recall issue but apparently common for this vehicle

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.

THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THEREFORE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. IT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. IT OCCURS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, AM MOVING AND WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.

FUEL PUMP FAILED

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.

THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION IS NOT ILLUMINATED. THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR I EVEN AM IN,

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

THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DOES NOT LIGHT UP IN THE INSTRUMENT PANNEL. THEREFORE YOU DON'T KNOW VWHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. I DO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 05V055000 RECALL BAGAN ON 02/14/2005

AT 80K I PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE AND HEARD A CLUNK SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY IT WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS ANYMORE. I WENT AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WHICH LASTED ROUGHLY 10K MORE. NOW, THE TRUCK WON'T SHIFT YET AGAIN AND THE FILTER WAS CHANGED AND THE REAR OUTPUT SEAL. CURRENTLY, WHEN I DRIVE SINCE ITS MY ONLY VEHICLE, ONE MINUTE IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT AFTER I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN, IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST AND THE AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON!

WHILE FUELING THERE SEEMS TO BE A BACKLASH AIR BUBBLE THAT OCCURS AND IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES TO PUT $30 WORTH OF FUEL. WHILE PUMPING THE GAS NO MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST AS THE SAFETY IS IN PLACE TO STOP THE FUEL FROM COMING OUT OF THE FUEL NECK WHERE IT MEETS THE FUEL GOING IN THIS IS NORMAL TO KICK OFF THE FUEL SO SPILLAGE DOES NOT BECOME A PROBLEM HOWEVER WHEN YOU STOP FUELING THERE IS A BURP BACK AS IN A AIR BUBBLE THAT SPLASHES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY SPLASH IN A FACE OR ON YOUR SKIN AND IT ALSO RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN THAT IS WHEN FUELING HAS STOPPED IT BURPS THE FUEL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE FUELING. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION IS USED OLD NEW IT DOESN'T MATTER.

DRIVING DOWN COUNTY RD STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. STARTED TO TAKE OFF IT STARTED SLIPPING THEN QUIT PULLING COMPLETLY.PUET IT IN ALL DRIVES 1,2,3, & D NOTHING HAPPENED CUT ENGINE OFF PUT IT IN DRIVE IT STARTED OUT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED FOR SHORT DISTANCE THEN SAME THING AGAIN.

I WAS TOLD BY A GM DEALER HOW MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED EXCESSIVELY WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE QUARTER SILLS THAT HAVE A RUST THROUGH HOLE ABOUT 3 INCHES. I'VE OPENED A CASE WITH GM AND THEY STATED ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T KNOW HOW GM GETS AWAY WITH THIS REPAIR AND TOYOTA HAD TO BUYBACK VEHICLE OR DO FRAME REPLACEMENTS

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL THAT OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IMMEDIATELY WHEN IGNITION IS TURN TO ON POSITION ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ODOMETER DOES NOT SHOW CURRENT SPEED ( MILES PER HOUR .) THE ABS SENSOR DOESN'T WORK.

THE FAN MOTOR CONTROL RELAY AND CONNECTOR SHORT CIRCUITED AND BURNED UP. THE LOCATION OF THIS RELAY IS BEHIND AND SLIGHTLY BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN NO 11046 FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT WAS ONLY VALID IN CANADA, NOT THE UNITED STATES.

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

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!

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT SHOWS IN THE DISPLAY WHEN STARTED TO "SERVICE AIR BAG". NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT OR ANY INDICATION AS TO THE CAUSE JUST WAS ON ONE DAY WHEN I STARTED IT.

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

THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES RUBBED TOGETHER AND CAUSED A LEAK. I PAID A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT $1100 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES AS IT WAS UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER A RECALL BUT IN RESEARCHING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS HAVE A RECALL. I OPENED AN INCIDENT WITH CHEVROLET AS A DEFECT BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST AS MY TRUCK IS OVER 70K MILES AND PASTED THE WARRANTY, THE FUEL LINES ARE NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 Z66 (5.3L FLEX FUEL). SUDDEN WARNING FROM INFO CENTER ON DASH THAT STABILITRAK HAD BEEN DISABLED. TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THEFT DETERRENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROX. 1 MINUTE. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL WHEN RESTARTED. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND WHEN IT RETURNED LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, INNOVA CODE READER WAS AT THE READY. P1626 CODE SUGGESTED LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH MODULES AMONG OTHER ISSUES. PROBLEM VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT [10631837] IN A 4-WHEEL DRIVE AVALANCHE--MY TRUCK HAS 2-WHEEL DRIVE. WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO WILLING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT MY 2007 AVALANCHE LTZ 4-WHEEL DRIVE (5.3 FLEX FUEL) ALSO HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE LOSS OF COMMUNICATION/VOLTAGE DROP EVENTS AMONG INTERNAL COMPONENTS WITH WACKY EVENTS WHILE EITHER DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED [TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING AT SPEED EITHER BY ITSELF OR WHEN LANE CHANGE/TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, HVAC HEAD UNIT GOING OFF AND RESETTING, NAV/RADIO GOING OFF WITH A "POP", DRIVERS DOOR CONTROL PANEL FLASHING ALONG WITH HEADLIGHTS AS TRUCK IS PARKED @ NITE, A DRIVERS SEAT THAT MOVES ALL THE WAY FORWARD AS THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE (EASY EXIT FEATURE NEVER USED BY ME), REVERSE MIRROR TILT ACTIVE (THOUGH NEVER SET TO DO SO), ONLY REAR DOORS LOCKING WHEN REMOTE PUSHED--2 FRONT DOORS HAD

WHILE CRUISING ON RT 101 AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR FOR NO REASON. IN RESPONSE, I WAS FORCED TO DECELERATE TO 35 MPH. TRIED EXPLICITLY PLACING VEHICLE IN THIRD INSTEAD OF "D" FOR DRIVE, BUT, THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS UNRESPONSIVE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A "HOT TRANSMISSION" MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH AND I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED FLUIDS. FLUIDS LOOKED GOOD. DROVE VEHICLE HOME IN SECOND GEAR WITHOUT ISSUE. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT MY AVALANCHE WAS BUILT WITH A WIDELY RECOGNIZED DESIGN FLAW AND UNDERSIZED TRANSMISSION. VARIOUS SOURCES SUGGESTED I FILE COMPLAINT THIS ADDRESS: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICLECOMPLAINT/INDEX.XHTML. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG AND TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON ALSO THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE STABILITY SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. *SMD

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

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

SERVICE AIR BAG GOES ON AND HAS BEEN DOING SO EVER SINCE THEN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH OR AFTER A RAIN. IT STAYS ON UNTIL THINGS DRY OUT. HOWEVER, WHEN THIS IS ON THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. *TR

SERVICE 4WHEEL DRIVE MESSAGE APPEARS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES. NO CODES ARE LISTED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. TECHNICIANS CANNOT IDENTIFY THE FAILING COMPONENT. THEY REPLACE PARTS UNTIL THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS HAPPENS DURING HIGH HUMIDITY OR RAINY CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS TSB HAVE BEEN ISSUED. ONE COMMON CAUSE IS WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL DUE TO MOISTURE. CHEVY HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE RUNNING FINE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS - NOTICED FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE AND TOOK IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SEE WHAT'S UP - FOUND THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL AND WAS RUNNING DOWN SIDES. HAD THE TANK DROPPED AND FOUND THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS ROTTED AWAY WHERE THE PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES EXIT PUMP AND BEFORE THEY ATTACH TO THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES. ONLY LEAKS WHEN VEHICLE RUNNING SO HAD NO SPOTS IN GARAGE BUT WAS LEAKING ALOT WHILE DRIVING - 25 MILE DRIVE TO SHOP USED 7 GALLONS OF FUEL. *TR

I HAVE 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE..I'D BEEN SMELLING GAS EVERYDAY I DROVE THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I LEFT WORK AND MADE IT HOME ONE DAY AND GAS WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE DRIVE WAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN ACCORDING TO GM. I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE TO A GM DEALERSHIP. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING ON A 1200 MILE TRIP, THE MESSAGE "SERVICE 4WD" APPEARED AND MY 2WD YELLOW INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT. I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY PERFORMED A SYSTEM DIAG. COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES, SO THEY CONNECTED ME WITH GM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AT GM TOLD ME TO RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AND IF IT CAME ON AGAIN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY WANTED $990.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY WHILE ON MY TRIP. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO TAKE ON A 1200 MILE TRIP BACK HOME. TODAY (3 DAYS LATER, AND AFTER I DROVE ANOTHER 1200 MILES BACK HOME), THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT IS BACK ON AND NOW A RED LIGHT IS SHOWING IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION OF THE TRANSFER CASE. I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL HOW TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN THE TRANSFER CASE AND PERFORMED THESE ACTIONS. NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW WITH THE TRUCK. IN MY OPINION, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPEN RECALL AS I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CONFIDENCE IS SHAKEN NOW WITH MY GM TRUCK. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I NOTICE A RAW GAS SMELL. PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW GAS POURING OUT. STOPPED THE ENGINE AND GOT UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A CLOSER LOOK. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE TWO PLASTIC BRAID OVER RUBBER FUEL LINES WERE COILED OVER EACH OTHER CAUSING THEM TO RUB, WEAR AWAY THE PLASTIC BRAID AND RUB THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE POINT OF CREATING A HOLE. THIS IS WHERE THE GAS WAS SPRAYING OUT FROM, RIGHT NEAT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE! I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK FOR FEAR THAT IT MIGHT IGNITE. LOOKED ON-LINE AND SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS EXACTLY WHAT I FOUND ON MY INSPECTION! *TR

THE LOCK ON THE TAILGATE BECAME DIFFICULT TO LOCK. THEN, A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, THE TAILGATE DROPPED OPEN. WHEN I TRIED CLOSING IT, THE LEFT SIDE WOULD NOT LATCH. THE TAILGATE HANDLE WAS REPLACED A WEEK LATER. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART WAS REPLACED. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED IN 2008 WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 72 MPH. I SEE A RECALL FOR 2005 AVALANCHE BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 AVALANCHE THAT I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND I STARTED TO SMELL GAS IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK A CO WORKER CAME OVER AND STATED YOUR TRUCK IS LEAKING FLUID. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND IT WAS LEAKING GAS ALL OVER THE GROUND. I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE TANK AND IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 1/4 FILLED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER THE LINES DRIED I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINES. IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD RUBBED TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER LINE AND CAUSING A HOLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CROSSED ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING THE THEM TO RUB AND FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

CLUNK WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE, ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

WENT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT, GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AND NOTHING. ENGINE IDLED UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WENT DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS BUT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. $2900 DOLLARS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH GENUINE GM REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSS DUE TO ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRE HARNESS FIRE IN FUSE BOX *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER 2011 REGARDING THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE.

AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AND TURNING ON THE AC THE DRIVER SIDE WAS PUSHING HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COOL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE ERROR WAS TO RESTART THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER AS IT HAPPENS SO IN FREQUENTLY. *TR

TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT REGULATED SPEED (65MPH). AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED GINGO UP A HILL, THE MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION HOT" CAME ON THE IN-DASH DISPLAY AND ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AS IF NOT IN GEAR. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO TURN ON FLASHERS AND MERGE TO SAFETY LANE ON RIGHT. I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL I COULD ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT AROUND 30 MPH IN 3RD GEAR. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WAY HOME SO WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE TURNED INTO AN HOUR. I COULDN'T GET ABOVE 35-45 MPH WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING EACH TIME WHICH MADE NAVIGATING THE HILLS OF NORTHERN VA IN THE RAIN NOT VERY FUN FOR ME NOR THE HUNDREDS OF FRUSTRATED DRIVERS BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. AS I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED, I COULD NOTICE A 'BURNT AND SOUR" SMELL...MOST LIKELY TRANSMISSION FLUID. I DIDN'T SEE ANY LEAKS OR DRIPS BUT THE ENGINE WAS EXTREMELY HOT AS WAS TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BUT IN VERY LIMITED OCCASIONS AND NEVER FOR MORE THAN 10-20 SECONDS SO I HAVEN'T CONTACTED A SERVICE STATION BUT WILL DEFINITELY DO SO THIS WEEKEND AS I AM UNABLE TO LEAVE WORK DURING THE WEEK FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

OWNER WAS DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO TURN UP HVAC FAN TO HIGHER SPEED BUT NOTICED THAT FAN WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED AND STAYED ON THE LOW SPEED. THEN STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. PULLED OVER, SHUT TRUCK OFF BUT NOTICED HVAC BLOWER FAN WAS STILL RUNNING ON LOW SPEED. SAW FIRE INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH. FIRE ORIGINATED INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH AT LOCATION OF BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR COMPONENTS. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

DRIVING HOME I STARTED TO SMELL GAS IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PARKED I FOUND GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE. WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE FOUND THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED FUEL LINES WERE TOUCHING AND HAD RUB A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINES AND WERE LEAKING GAS ON THE ENGINE ALSO THE E85 SENSOR MODULE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS. NO FUEL LINE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE TRUCK AS THE LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THIS TO ME IS A BIG PROBLEM AS THEIR IS NO WARNING. *TR

BRAND NEW 3 MONTH OLD GOODYEAR P26570R17 G/Y WRANGLE AT/S OWL TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AND FLATTENED WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE BELTS WERE ON FIRE INSIDE, AND THE TIRE WAS BUBBLING AND BURSTING OFROM THE INSIDE OUT...WHEN POLICE CAME AFTER CALLING FOR FEAR OF A FIRE, THEY SAID TIRE WAS ON FIRE FROM THE INSIDE AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE...WAITED 1 HOUR FOR TIRE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE ROAD SERVICE COULD BEGIN TO CHANGE TIRE...REPORTED TO GOODYEAR AND THE TIRE PLACE WHERE WE PURCHASED WOULD NOT GIVE A NEW TIRE..MADE US PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AT 50% OFF WHEN THE TIRE WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD....COMPLAINED TO GOODYAR CUSTOMERS SERVICE AND HE DIDN'T CARE OR WANT TO HELP US.. SIDED WITH DEALERSHIP...SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE TIRES...NEVER HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE..ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A PUNCTURED FAST LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE AND BURN..THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH SLOW LEAK...BUT THEN WHY WAS IT ON FIRE INSIDE OF TIRE BULGING OUT BIG ROUND HOT BUBBLES AROUND RIM, AND THE ROAD SERVICE WOULDN'T TOUCH FOR AN HOUR????? *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICK, DON'T WORK AND SHOWS WRONG SPEED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN 2004 , BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN 2005 AFTER THERE BREAKPOINT ?? STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

ANYTIME I TURN THE AIR ON IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE IT MAKES A HIGH PITCH SCREAMING SOUND. I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWER MOTORS INSTALLED AND IT IS IN NEED OF A THIRD. THIS SOUND IS STILL PRESENT EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD THE NEW MOTORS INSTALLED. I HAVE HAD ONE MECHANIC SAY THEIR IS A CRACK IN THE PLENUM BOX AND IT WOULD TAKE 11 1/2 HOURS TO REPAIR AND COST $ 1700. THIS IS THE ONLY QUOTE I HAVE HAD SO FAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING, THEN AGAIN THEY SELDOM DO ANYTHING RIGHT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE PINNED AT MAX AND MIN READINGS, NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. NOTHING I'M AWARE OF LED TO THIS HAPPENING. I PLAN ON HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED SHORTLY. I AM AWARE THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT, BUT AM SURPRISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF A RECENT RECALL: HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/BLUEGORILLA/2009-09-28_123058_CLUSTER_POLICY.PDF. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THIS RECALL BE RE-EXAMINED. *TR