2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints

WHILE DRIVING LOOKED DOWN AT SPEEDOMETER DOING 150 MPH WHEN I STOPPED WENT TO 60MPH WHILE SETTING STILL. MANY FRIENDS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS OF CHEVY AVALANCHES. CALLED CHEVY THEY STATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING WRONG. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEMS. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 2003-2004 TRUCKS FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL ISSUES, I HAVE A 2005 WHICH HAS ISSUES SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS MODELS. THE SPEEDO GETS STUCK AND GIVES FALSE SPEEDS AND THE HOUR METER ON THE TRUCK RE-SET IT SELF TO 0. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE STARTED TO ACT ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. IT GIVES FALSE SPEED INDICATION FOR EXAMPLE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 6-MPH IT WILL JUST DROP TO 30MPH EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE SPEED HAS NOT CHANGED. MY CONCERN IS THE CREEPING EFFECT OF THE TRUCK AND STILL INDICATING A SLOWER SPEED. *TR

STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING. GM TSB 05-07-30-017B TALKS ABOUT AN ISSUE THEY HAVE ON SEVERAL THOUSAND 2004-2006 VEHICLES THAT CAN ALLOW FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTAMINATION, LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT UNDER TOWING, THE VEHICLE CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS ALSO CAN LEAD TO REPAIR COSTS OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT THE MANUFACTURER, OR WARRANTY COMPANIES, WILL NOT COVER. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS, YET REFUSES TO EDUCATE THE OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND DAMAGES IT CREATES. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CASES WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITH NO REMEDY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHICH I BOUGHT LAST JUNE 2007 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND I NOTICED THAT LAST SEPTERMBER 2007 AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 110 AND I WAS ONLY GOING AT 25MPH. I WISH TO KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I HAVE NOT YET FIXED MY TRUCK DUE TO THE FACT THAT FIXING MY TRUCK IS OVER $1,000 DOLLARS. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN FIX MY TRUCK W/O PAYING ANYTHING? *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER BEGIN SKIPPING ON MY 05 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO. THEN IT STARTED SHOWING THAT I WAS DOING 20-MPH FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING. WHEN I WOULD STOP, IT WOULD STILL INDICATE I WAS GOING 20-40MPN. FINALLY, ON FEB 4TH, IT GOT STUCK AT OVER 120 MPH. SO NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR

TREAD BELT SEPARATION ON WILDERNESS LE TIRES. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE NOTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #050235003. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE 36,000 MILES I NOW HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR. IT IS IN THE STEERING AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *TR

CHEVY AVALANCHE - FIRST SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS RPM GAUGE. NEXT GAS & OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. NOW IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NOT COOPERATIVE TO FIX. RECALL NEEDED!! *CN

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER BROKEN ON 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. AT 52,000 MILES CHEVY HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. PLEASE SEE BELOW WEBSITE TO GET A FEEL OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ... HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T2BGKBGI55EKNU77C. *TR

I TOOK MY SON TO SCHOOL AND AFTER I DROP HIM OFF,MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING! IT WAS SAYING I WAS GOING 120 MILES AN HOUR! I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEM TOLD OH THEY GO OUT ALL OF THE TIME? *TR

SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ERRATICALLY AT TIMES. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER DIAL WILL READ A VALUE OTHER THAN ZERO MPH (60MPH FOR EXAMPLE). THEN EVENTUALLY THE DIAL WILL RETURN TO ZERO. THEN IT WILL REPEAT THE ABOVE AGAIN... *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 0. *TR

CLUNKING SOUND AND CLUNKING FEEL FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IT. IT HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FROM TRUCK NEW UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN IT IS ALL THE TIME AT 58,000 MILES. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED TRUCK AND NEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM WAS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT SINCE 2003 AND HAS ISSUED SEVERAL FIXES FOR IT FROM GREASING SHAFT, NEW TYPES OF GREASE, ETC. AND NOW HAS FINALLY CAME UP WITH A NEW TYPE OF SHAFT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE. PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW SHAFT. IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $300 TO FIX. SINCE GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SO LONG, THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AND FIX IT FOR FREE. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT, SO MAY JUST LET IT GO, THEREFORE LEADING TO A MAJOR STEERING ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATLY AND CORRECT THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON VEHICLES IT EFFECTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CHAMBER WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS CHANGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CHAMBER WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED TIRE VIBRATION WITH THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES, IN ADDITION TO HUGE VIBRATIONS FROM THE EXHAUST, WHICH FLOW THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 35,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

GM HAS HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS THAT LOOSEN AND RATTLE IN THEIR AVALANCHE MODELS. THIS MAY ALSO APPLY TO THE 1500 SERIES PICKUPS AS WELL BUT I'M NOT SURE SINCE I HAVEN'T KEPT IN TUNE TO THOSE OWNERS AS I HAVE AVALANCHE OWNERS. THE DEALER REMEDIES THE SITUATION, BASED UPON GM'S SERVICE BULLETINS, BY SHOOTING THE SHAFT FULL OF GREASE TO TAKE OUT ANY PLAY IN THE STEERING. HOWEVER, THIS LASTS ANYWHERE FROM 5K - 15K MILES. I HAVE HAD TWO AVALANCHE'S AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO KNOW NUMEROUS OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY FAILURES BUT I'M ALSO NOT HAPPY WITH GM'S LACK OF A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I'M AFRAID AN ACCIDENT IS MORE SOONER TO HAPPEN THAN A SATISFACTORY FIX FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON WET ROADS, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A ROADSIDE BANK. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE SAFETY BELT FAILED TO KEEP THE CONTACT SECURE IN THE SEAT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE THROWN OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT INCURRED INTERNAL ABDOMINAL INJURIES AS WELL AS HEAD LACERATIONS. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RESIDENCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BUSHINGS FOR THE TIE ROD WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THEY WERE INSTALLED A SECOND TIME, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

4 INCH RIP IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. *JB

(1) NORMAL DRIVING USE - WITH LIMITED USAGE OF MID GATE. (2) WHILE RAINING WATER ENTERS THE CAB THROUGH THE MID GATE, CAUSING THE CARPET AND MATTING TO BECOME SOAKED WITH WATER TO THE POINT THAT WATER POOLS ON TOP OF THE CARPET. THIS MORE THAN LIKELY WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE RUSTING OF THE FLOOR AND POSSIBLE GROWING OF MOLD IN THE CONSTANTLY WET CARPET AND MATTING. (3)DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED AND SEALS ON SEVERAL LOCATION WAS WELL AS ADDED ADDITIONAL SILICONE, ALTHOUGH NO ATTEMPT AT REPAIR HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING THE WATER. *JB

I AM POSTING THIS TO HELP OTHERS AND GET THIS INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. I OWN A 2005 AVALANCHE 1500 2/WD WITH 22000 MILES. AT ABOUT 19000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I HEARD A CLICK THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WITH IN 3 DAYS ANOTHER CLICK AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT "CLICK" AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. NOW MY DEALER HAS HAD MY TRUCK IN HIS SHOP FOR 7 DAYS AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN I WILL GET IT BACK. FOR A VEHICLE TO BLOW 4 INSTRUMENT PANELS, WHICH COST $600.00 A PIECE PLUS INSTALLATION, MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD MADE SO GM WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. I WILL ALSO SEND THIS TO THE NHSTA. *JB

FILLING UP WITH GAS ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. WHILE FILLING WITH GAS, WITH THE LOCK ON THE GAS DESPENER, AND WATCHING TO MAKE SURE IT STOPS, WHEN THE GAS DESPENSER STOPS, ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER GAS STARTS TO SPRAY AND/OR LEAK OUT OF THE GAS TANK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE GAS STATION THAT I USED, BUT IT HAS OCCURED AT MUTIPLE GAS STATIONS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE TIRE AND COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION WAS VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TIRE BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO POSSIBLE ROAD HAZARD NOT A DEFECT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P265/70/R16 SM/S. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK * TS

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT COMES ON THE 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE CAN BE BYPASSED BY A PIN HOLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE KEY TUMBLER. SHUTS OFF THE SYSTEM AND INTERIOR ITEMS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THIEVES. A ALTERNATIVE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS TO BE ADDED TO BE SECURE. CHEVY DOESN'T PROVIDE THIS. IT HAS TO BE AFTERMARKET. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GM DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPAIR THE VIBRATION AND HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER. HOWEVER, GM MANUFACTURER WROTE A LETTER TO THE DEALERSHIP, TELLING THEM TO STOP ALL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. HE STATED THAT ONE COULD FEEL A HUMMING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ALL THE TIME WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. IF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OFF THEN ONE WOULD NOT HEAR THIS NOISE. *AK *NM

ON JUNE 12TH, 2005, I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE FOR MY WIFE FROM BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN SANFORD, FLORIDA. THE MORNING AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF UNIT, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP/BRAKE PROPERLY, THE TIRES WERE RUBBING INTO THE FRONT FENDERS AND THE FRONT END WANDERED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY AND SPOKE WITH THE SALESMAN. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO THEIR REPAIR FACILITY. THEY HAD ADDRESSED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I THEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER STATING MY CONCERNS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER VERIFIED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THIS VISIT NOTHING WAS FIXED AGAIN. A WEEK AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS DEALERSHIP STATED AND VERIFIED THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, AND STATED THE SELLING DEALERSHIP NEVER FIXED THE RECALL. AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE RECALL WAS NOW COMPLETED BY THIS DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE SALES MANAGER, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER, THE SALESMAN AS WELL AS OTHERS TO TRY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR HAD THE PURCHASE VOIDED TO RECEIVE MY MONEY BACK. NO ONE IN THIS DEALERSHIP WILL HELP ME. I THEN CALLED GENERAL M

I OWN A 2005 AVALANCHE WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TURNING SHARPLY WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE, THE TRUCK BOGS DOWN AND STOPS. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT REALIZE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. IF I WERE TO MAKE A U TURN THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP IF THE WHEELS ARE TURNED TWO SHARPLY. MY DEALER DID NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTILL I BROUGHT IT TO HIS ATTENTION.THE DEALER WENT OUT ON HIS LOT AND DROVE AN AVALANCHE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO DETERMINE IF I WAS NUTS OR NOT. WELL I AM NOT NUTS AS THIERS DID EXACTLY WHAT I SAID. THE DEALER THEN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL SO THE U JOINTS AND GEAR BOX WILL NOT BE DAMAGED. IF THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL TO LOCK UP WHY DON'T THEY PUT IT THE OWNERS MANUAL? SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OVER THIS CONDITION AND IT WILL BE MORE THAN U JOINTS OR GEAR BOX.