2005 Chevrolet Avalanche complaints

LAST YEAR 2009, WHILE ENROUTING TO TOWN I SAW MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE START CRAWLING UP TO 100 MPH, WHILE I WAS SLOWLY MOVING IN A 25 MILE ZONE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. SINCE I HAD TO GO TO WORK I DID NOT STOP. SO NOW THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK IN THE EXTREME RIGHT OF THE SPEEDOMETER BEYOND THE 120 MILES PER HOUR LEVEL. I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE WITH AVALANCHE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE NEED YOUR HELP. THIS ALSO AFFECTS MY SAFETY CHECK REQUIREMENTS WHEN I GO TO GET A SAFETY CHECK UP ANNUALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING AN INCORRECT READING OF 130 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER TOLD THAT THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME ALL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,434. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FAILURE TO THE DEALERS AND NOT THE CONSUMERS; THEREFORE, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REMEDY REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103285.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 31, 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE HEATER ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOUND THAT COOLANT WAS BEING UTILIZED BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HER MECHANIC FOUND COOLANT AND SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE HEAD GASKET. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 58,290.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER READ 90MPH VS. 40/45MPH. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ 50MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. GM STATES THAT MY VEHICLES VIN DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THEIR "BULLETIN FOR RECALLS. *TR

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

BOUGHT OUR 2005 AVALANCHE IN JUNE 05. NOT LONG AFTER IT STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END EVERY TIME I TURNED THE CORNER, INTO AND OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ETC. HAVE TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THEY ALSO DID SOMETHING WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER ACTUATOR. THEY HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE SPRING RUBBERS AND REGREASED THE FRONT END. THE NOISE GOES AWAY FOR AWHILE AND THEN RETURNS. IT IS NOW LOUDER THEN EVER. EVEN PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLES CAN HEAR THE POPPING NOISE. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO COME LOOSE AND CAUSE HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR SON IN THE TRUCK. *TR

HI, I AM JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ON 92,000KMS FOR A SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *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

WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO STOP, MY SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ZERO OUT. WHEN I STARTED TO GO IT CONTINUED FROM WHERE IT WAS. I DID NOT REALLY KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING. SEVERAL STOPS AND EACH TIME IT DID NOT ZERO. TO GET IT ZEROED I HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT ZEROED OUT. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES THIS BRINGS EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE STARTER AND BATTERY. IT COULD ALSO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU REALLY HAVE NO CLUE ON YOUR CORRECT SPEED. VEHICLE: 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR

2005 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING SLOWER THAN I WAS TRAVELING ONE MONTH LATER IT DOESN'T WORK. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT MAY NOT MOVE AT ALL OR IT MAY TELL ME I AM GOING 120 MPH. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THE SAVE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON OLDER MODELS, BUT NOT ON MY 05.

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, WORKS SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES STAYS AT 0 MILES AN HOUR, SOMETIMES READS 30 OR SO MILES AN HOUR AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER WHEN THE TRAILER HIT A SPOT OF ICE. THEN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HEADLIGHT WAS LOOSE AND FELL OUT WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVE TRAIN MAKES A CLANKING NOISE. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *TS AFTER A THUNDERSTORM, THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT WATER HAD SATURATED IN THE TAILGATE AREA. *SC

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

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THE TRUCK SLOWS BUT JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING THE ABS FEATURE ACTIVATES AND THE BRAKES MAKE AN ANNOYING GRINDING SOUND THEN STOPS. *JB

ON 3/15/05 THE NEW GTO OIL PUMP FAILED. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 3/16/05. ON 4/07/05 THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO US AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS PERFECT!THE NEXT DAY 4/08/05 THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED THAT DAY, AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOW FIXED!!! TWO [2] DAYS LATER ON 4/11/05 THE CAR WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER, IT IS NOT FIXED, IT IS A PIECE OF USED AND REPAIRED , BROKEN CAR. WE PAID FOR A NEW 4OO HP GTO, AND NOW AFTER ALL THIS AGONY HAVE HAD TO PAY AN ATTORNEY $4000.00 TO GET THIS MESS TAKEN CARE OF. THIS CAR ON THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE WINDOWS, EXECPT THE WINDSHIELD, A SPOTTY AND DISCOLORING. THIS I REPORTED THAT DAY. THIS IS A JOKE, GMC WILL NOT HELP IT'S CUSTOMERS FOR ANY REASON. THE DEALER, EARLY ON IN THIS MESS ASKED GMC TO EXCHANGE CARS FOR ME, NOPE! THEY SAID IT HAS TO GO THRUOGH THE PROCESS. THE PROCESS IS A FAILURE!!!! NOW I WANT MY INVESTMENT PLUS!!! YOUR COSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE!! I WAS GUARANTEED ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS AND PROMISED A CALL BACK AND IT NEVER HAPPENED!!! ONE GENTLEMAN MR. JARRET, SAID " I WILL CALL YOU IN 10 [TEN] DAYS . SO I CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. MAY FISRT WAS 10 [TEN] DAYS. I HAD TO CONTACT MR. RICK WAGONER'S OFFICE 7 [SEVEN] TIMES BEFORE MR. JARRET RETUNED HIS PROMISED CALL! I CAN GO ON AND ON WITH DOCUMATION ABOUT THE WAT THIS WAS MISHANDLED. WE WRE TREATED AS LAIRS. WHILE THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS GMC>

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.