2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. AT ABOUT 125K MILES ON THE ODOMETER I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD START TO GRADUALLY LOSE TRACK OF THE SPEED AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 - 60 MILES. SO, WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSISTENT RATE OF SPEED OF, SAY, 60 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY TO ZERO OVER THE COURSE OF 5 - 10 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD RESET ITSELF. ONCE RESET IT MAY START HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY OR IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "CLUSTER" WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROX. $600. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGISTERED HERE, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE. *TR

AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. NO ACCIDENTS HAS OCCURRED TO WARRANT THE LIGHT COMING ON. *TR

FUEL LINES - 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 2/17/2011, I KEPT SMELLING GAS. SINCE IT IS A 45 MINUTE DRIVE, THE SMELL DID NOT DISAPPEAR UNTIL I REACHED HOME AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. MY SON TOOK OUR JACK OUT TO SEE IF WE COULD LOCATE THE PROBLEM. HE FOUND THE GAS LINES SOAKED WITH GAS UNDER THE TRUCK BUT AT THAT POINT IT WAS HARD TO TELL IF IT WAS WHAT WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE; A HOLE IN THE GAS LINES. SINCE THE DEALERS WERE CLOSED WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE FIRST THING THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE SMELL FOLLOWED ME THE SAME AS IT DID THE NIGHT BEFORE. WHEN THE DEALER PULLED IT IN THE SHOP, THEY CONFIRMED OUR SUSPICION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE ORIGINAL INSTALLED GAS LINES ON MY TRUCK WERE CROSSED FOR WHAT REASON IS UNKNOWN AND THEY RUBBED OVER TIME AND RUBBED A HOLE IN THEMSELVES. THEY ARE A REINFORCED BRAIDED LINE. UPON DOING SO, AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, GAS WAS SPRAYING ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SOAKED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THEIR SHOP UNDER ANY CONDITION BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. THEY ALSO CHECK ALL THE RESOURCES USED BY ANY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NOT ONE RECALL OUT THERE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS I AM SENDING THIS INFORMATION. ONE IS THAT AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE ABOUT MY PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR VEHICLES OF THAT TIME FRAME BURSTING INTO FLAMES AND GM WARRANTING IT OFF AS A SHORT UNDER THE DASH. GM

MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS SHORT IN THE SPEEDOMETER, REAR RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING,SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT-TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING LIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT JUMPS REVERSE WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND INSTEAD I GO FORWARD I AM GOING BACKWARD AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. IT ONLY SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I CALL CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND EQUIPMENTS BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO REPAIR IT. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY DURING STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTION. BECAUSE MY CAR SUDDENLY PULLS ON REVERSE. CAN I ASK THE NHTSA PLEASE HELP ME BY DEMANDING CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE PLEASE! I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, [XXX] OR LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD PLEASE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO AND WILL NOT GIVE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. FOUND NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WITH SAME FAILURE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NOT KNOWING VEHICLE SPEED IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH AT STOP. REPAIR SHOP STATES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *LN

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER RACED TO 120 MPH AND IS NOW STUCK. I AM UNABLE TO VERIFY MY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. ODOMETER READS 62K MILES. *TR

RATTLING IN STEERING COLUMN...HAVE HAD GREASED 3 TIMES AND IT STOPS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. 2 FRIENDS DRIVE 3/4 TON CHEVROLET PICKUPS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKE PADS AND DISC. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

MY 2005 AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING IT FAILS TO RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED IT STAY ON 0 MOST OF THE TIME. THINK GM SHOULD HAVE RECALL THIS PROBLEM TOO MANY 05 CHEVY AVALANCHE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS TROUBLE. *TR

THE SERVICE 4WD STARTED APPEARING IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY INTERMITTENTLY. TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE GAVE NO RELIEF. THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY, SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE, IE STRANDED AT STOP LIGHTS OR AFTER SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC IT HAD NO ACCELERATION. IT BECAME CLEAR AT THIS POINT THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT A REPAIR FACILITY, WITHOUT REPLACING PARTS NEEDLESSLY AND THEN TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WORKED AGAIN . I STARTED CHECKING ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBITING THE SAME BEHAVIOR AND TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A DEFECTIVE ENCODER MOTOR WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM I FEEL THE WAY THE VEHICLE ACTED WITH THIS PROBLEM IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AND SHOULD HAVE A FAIL SAFE BUILT INTO IT TO AT LEAST PREVENT COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. AT THE VERY LEAST OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WARNED OF THIS POSSIBLE SITUATION SINCE THERE ARE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS CONDITION. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE A/C UNIT BLOWS VERY HOT AIR EVEN WITH A/C IS PROGRAMMED TO LOWEST SETTING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ONCE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS AND STICKS. OTHER GAUGES (OIL PRES, TEMP) REDLINE AND ARE INACCURATE. GETS WORST WITH TIME. 41K MILES ON A 2005 AVALANCHE (CHEVY). *TR

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. IT USE TO BE INTERMITTENT WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING OR WET OUTSIDE BUT NOW IT IS ON STEADY AFTER A RAINSTORM ON JULY 18/10. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY AVALANCHE, GM AS PUT OUT SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THE WIRING BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS IF YOUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL CHEVY AVALANCHE + OTHER MODEL OWNERS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. THE WEBSITE THAT I FOUND MOST OF MY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON IS CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM IF THIS VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS MOST LIKELY TO FAIL WHICH MOST LIKELY WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE BODILY DAMAGE OR EVEN DEATH OF THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF GM WOULD OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

"SERVICE AIRBAG" SENSOR LIGHT AND "IDIOT" LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW FORUMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS ON WHAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX IT FOR EVERYONE.

MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE GAUGE WILL READ FASTER THEN WHAT I AM DRIVE. THEN IT WILL STICK AT OVER 60 MPH, THE ARROW WILL POINT COMPLETELY DOWN. IF I TURN ON AND OFF ENGINE THE GAUGE WILL RESET IT SELF BACKWARDS 5 MPH EACH TIME I DO THIS. IT WILL WORK FOR TWO DAYS AFTER THAT THEN THE PROBLEM HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK ON ONE SPEED AND WOULD ALSO DISPLAY THE INACCURATE SPEED TRAVELED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, BECOME STUCK AND WOULD THEN IMMEDIATELY INCREASE TO 60 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES, HAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO WARNINGS OF ANY TYPE. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS (TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 30K MILES). VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. 2ND AND 4TH GEAR CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO "COME OUT OF GEAR" CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. *TR

THE BODY MOUNTS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE ON MY AVALANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MADE A CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE VEHICLE OR RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUE TO OCCUR SINCE NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 25, 2007 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,574. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 7, 2009 WHEN THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,494 AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SAME PARTS EVERY 2 YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39574 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED; THE COMPONENTS WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO. SHE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH THOSE COMPONENTS. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,582.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE TRUCK HAS 51K MILES AND NOT BEEN MODIFIED. THIS IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SERVICE 4 WD LIGHT CAME ON, STATED VEHICLE LOST SPEED/POWER AND THE 4 WD SELECTOR SHIFTED ON ITS OWN INTO 4 WD HI.....VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...TO LOSE SPEED AND POWER IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS SIGMA STAMPEDE TIRES, SIZE 265/70R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, CHANGED THE TIRE, AND DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR AND THERE WERE NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN THE ROADWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,900.

WHEN LOWERING THE SPARE TIRE THE CABLE ASSEMBLY LOWERS TO THE GROUND BUT THE METAL SLEEVE THAT THE CABLE RUNS THROUGH AND ALSO IS SUPPOSE TO DROP AS THE CABLE IS LOWERS GETS STUCK IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE END RESULT IS THE TIRE IS ONLY PARTIALLY LOWERED AND IS STUCK WITH THE CABLE ON THE GROUND. YOU CAN KICK PULL TRY AND USE THE TIRE IRON TO TRY AND PRY IT DOWN BUT IT DOES NOT GO DOWN. IF THE TRUCK WERE UP ON THE JACK AND FLAT TIRE REMOVED IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR THE TRUCK TO COME OFF THE JACK BECAUSE OF THE FORCE NEEDED TO TRY AND GET THE SPARE TIRE DOWN. THE PROBLEM IS THE TIRE WONT COME DOWN. IF A PERSON WERE TO GET FRUSTRATED AND TRY AND DRIVE ON THE FLAT AND FORGET TO RAISE THE CABLE IT COULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE TO SUDDENLY BE JARRED LOOSE AND SUDDENLY BE DRAGGING BEHIND THE TRUCK AND WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE BEHIND THE TRUCK AS IT DROVE DOWN THE ROAD.

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL MY FUEL LINE BEGAN TO LEAK PROFUSELY. NO SENSOR WARNINGS/LIGHTS AT ALL. FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS - LEAKING TO THE POINT I WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE IT PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY NEAR MY HOUSE OR EVEN OUT ON THE STREET (IN CASE SOMEONE WALKED BY WITH A CIGARETTE). I FEEL THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK AND SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PARTS FROM THE FACTORY AND IN SOME INSTANCES ARE ONLY BEING TOLD THEY ARE "BACKORDERED" WITH NO APPROXIMATE DATE OF AVAILABILITY. *TR

"SERVICE 4WD" STARTED TO BE DISPLAYED ERRATICALLY IN THE DIC. 4WD SYSTEM STARTED TO FUNCTION ERRATICALLY 4WD CONTROL SWITCH WITNESS LIGHTS LIGHT ERRATICALLY OR DO NOT LIGHT AT ALL. 4WD LOW RANGE ENGAGED BY ITSELF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING - THIS WAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAZARD, FORTUNATELY IT OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND AT A PLACE WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED SAFELY. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED TSB 05-04-21-003C (APRIL 15, 2008) FOR THIS CONDITION HOWEVER OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT IT OR THE POTENTIAL ASSOCIATED ACCIDENT RISK. RESEARCH ON THE WEB AT VEHICLE OWNER CLUBS SHOWS THIS CONDITION TO BE A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM FOR GM VEHICLES USING THE THIS TYPE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE. FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE SAME SITES SUGGESTS THAT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS A CHALLENGE TO GM AND IT WAS A "HIT-AND-MISS" APPROACH WITH MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO GET IT RESOLVED. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD BE CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON A SLIPPERY STEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD ( JUST TO GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES). *TR

VEHICLE MADE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD TO GREASE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE GONE, BUT RE-APPEARED MONTHS LATER. HAVE LIVED WITH THIS KNOCKING NOISE NOW FOR (4) YEARS. CALLED DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN FOR ME (VEHICLE NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY). WAS TOLD THEY NEVER PERFORMED THIS REPAIR FOR ME ON MY VEHICLE, BUT IF I WANTED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT GREASED THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $135.00 DOLLARS. HAD ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE GREASED BY LOCAL AUTO STORE WITH PROBLEM NOT BEING SOLVED. NOISE IS VERY DISTURBING AND CAUSES CONCERN FOR FUTURE ISSUES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS STUCK ON 100 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. *TR

CAR STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF THEN ONCE I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. USUALLY STUCK ANYWHERE FROM 65 - OVER 120 MPH, WHETHER PARKED OR MOVING AT A LOWER SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT HAD RESET ITSELF AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. NOW CONSTANTLY INCORRECT. ALSO, SOME OTHER LIGHTS ARE OUT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 120 CONSTANTLY. *TR

AT ABOUT 65K MILES, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED REGISTERING ACCURATELY. NOW ABOUT 75K ON THE VEHICLE IF ODOMETER ACCURATE. WHEN STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 100MPH AND WHEN DRIVING READS ANYWHERE FROM 90 TO OFF THE SCALE (6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHERE NO SPEED IS LISTED). IN SHORT, WILDLY INACCURATE. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS CHEVY IS REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS PROBLEM ON UP TO 2004 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2005 ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AMONG AVALANCHE OWNERS. REQUEST NHTSA IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY GOES HAYWIRE; IT APPEARS YOU ARE DRIVING 50+ MPH WHEN YOU ARE IN PARK; WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO START MOVING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING; MAX OUT AT 120 MPH WHEN YOU ARE FLOWING WITH TRAFFIC IN A 70 MPH ZONE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY; I HAVE NOT HAD AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR DONE YET. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY SENSOR LIGHT AND THE WARNING LIGHT THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIRBAGS" COME ON AND IT WON'T GO OFF. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW AUTO FORUMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IT DOESN'T. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO WORK CORRECTLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE "WILD". FOR EXAMPLE AT 35 MPH IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 140 MPH AND WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF MAY ONLY DROP TO 30 MPH. HAPPENING AS A DAILY EVENT FOR THE PAST WEEK ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 47000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CHECKING WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOMORROW BUT UNDERSTAND FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT GM COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY COVERS THE 2002 TO 2004 MODEL YEARS EVEN THOUGH MY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH I AM FINDING IS BEING REPORTED BY OWNERS IN LARGE NUMBERS AS DEFECTIVE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LOYAL CHEVROLET OWNERS IF THEY WISH TO MAINTAIN THEIR RETURN BUSINESS. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE CRAZY NEVER GIVING THE CORRECT SPEED. SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL HAS BEEN CALL FOR 2002 -2004 MODELS THAT USE THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM BUT THEY WANTED 600+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY, WILL OFTEN STAY AT ZERO, SOMETIMES WILL START AT 30 AND PROGRESS @ 30 MPH ABOVE THE RIGHT SPEED. AFTER CONTACTING DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

RATTLE AND BUMPING NOISE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HVAC FAILURE ROUTING HOT AIR WHEN A/C IS ON AND VICE VERSA, ALSO ROUTING TO DEFROSTER AND HEATER WORKS ERRATICALLY. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE READING, AND OTHER CONSOLE READINGS. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 2003 & 2004 TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE 2005-2008 EVENTHOUGH, THEY KNOW THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS IS GOING TO COST $350 OR MORE TO FIX. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY '05 AVALANCHE STAYS AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING OR READS ANYWHERE FORM 20-40 MPH SLOWER THAN I AM GOING. I WAS DOING ABOUT 50 MPH ON THE FREEWAY PASSING EVERYONE (ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER) AND PASSING EVERYONE IN SIGHT. IT FELT A LITTLE FAST SO I TURNED ON MY GPS AND REALIZED I WAS GOING ABOUT 80 MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH 48,975 MILES. AT APPROX 47,000 TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT TO 60-80 MPH WHILE I WAS ONLY DOING 40-45 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THE NEEDLE ONLY DROPPED TO THE 30 MPH LEVEL. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER IS SPORADIC AS TO SPEED BUT NO COMPLETELY INACCURATE AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TAIL GATE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY BY HOWARD PONTIAC 364 WEST GRAND AVE. ELMHURST IL 630 832 9500 TAIL GATE WAS SELDOM USED FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THE CONTINUED FAILURE FOR THE TAIL GATE TO STAY LATCHED HAS RESULTED IN TAIL GATE COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST IT WAS SELDOM NOW THE TAIL GATE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CARGO LOAD & THE FAILURE OF THE CABLE HOLDING THE TAILGATE ON. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE A ROAD HAZARD. DATE USED IS LAST OCCURRENCE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, AT 40,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED. $3,000 OUT OF POCKET........ I EXPECT A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES OUT OF A $35,000 TRUCK. NOW I'M GETTING MAIL ABOUT A SPEEDOMETER LAWSUIT, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY GUY BUT IF THIS IS WHAT I CAN EXPECT FROM GM MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE! *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE KEY WAS TURNED TO ACCESSORY POSITION FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS ALLOWED THE FUEL FILTER TO PUMP FUEL TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGH THE INTERNET. I AM CONCERNED OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NEEDING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED OR NOT FIXING IT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER KEPT THE OLD PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT MY ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.. IT WAS REGISTERING THAT I WAS GOING 120 MPH, IN A 35, I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG...ALL THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING WELL. I NOW RECORDED 120 MPH OR SOMETIMES IT WILL RECORD BETWEEN 75 AND 90. I HAVEN'T CORRECTED IT.. I'M WAITING FOR GMC DO SOMETHING. OR UNTIL THE INSPECTION STICKER EXPIRES *TR

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS TACKY LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AROUND 45-50 MPH. I WATCHED THE GAUGE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR YESTERDAY, THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY WENT CRAZY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, QUIT WORKING AT 25 MPH, AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE NEEDLE WENT BELOW THE MPH GAUGE LINE AND IS NOW POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE 44,000 MILES OR SO ON THIS VEHICLE AND JUST BOUGHT IT USED TWO WEEKS AGO.