2007 Chevrolet Avalanche complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DASH IS CRACKED AROUND AIR BAGS. SHARP EDGES VERY DANGEROUS.

DASH CRACKED BY AIR BAG HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP 1 DASH MAYBE A DEFECT BUT 2 DASH IS DEFINETLY AN ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD NEAR THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V388000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DASH IS SLIT FROM THE AIRBAG MODULE INSERT TO THE FRONT VENT WHICH WILL CAUSE THE DASH TO FRACTURE IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTING IN HIGH SPEED SHARDS BEING PROPELLED INTO THE CABIN.

DASHBOARD CRACK. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE THE DEFROST, LEADING BACK TO AIR BAG CUT OUT AND TO HOOD FOR MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL.

DASH IS CRACKED WITH PIECES OF PLASTIC BEING LOOSE. CONCERNED ABOUT PROJECTILES AND OR PUNCTURING AIRBAG IF DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS SLIGHTLY OVER 60K MILES ON IT NOW. CRACKED AROUND 45K TO 50K MILES. DATE THAT I SHOW BELOW IS APPROXIMATE.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES KEEP CUTTING PEOPLE BECAUSE THE CHROME COVERING IS PEELING UP AND THE EDGES OF IT ARE VERY SHARP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE ARE GETTING INTO OR OUT OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 60K MILES ON IT. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE.

CHECKED DASHBOARD AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT,THE AIR BAG IS EXPOSED.

WHEN DRIVING MY AVALANCHE ON A HIGHWAY, AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I PUSHED MY BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I PUMPED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND I FELT A PULSATION AS I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND I COULD BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE CHEVROLET WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A LARGE CRACK RUNNING FROM THE DRIVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON DRIVER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IF WE'RE IN AN ACCIDENT.

DASH CRACKED WITH 3 LARGE CRACKS AT 30,000 MILES AND CHROME TRIM ON DOOR HANDLES ALSO PEELED WITH SHARP EDGES. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AND CRACKED AGAIN WITH < 10,000 ADDITIONAL MILES GM REFUSED TO REPLACE UNLESS I PAID 1/2 THE COST OF $1200 SO NEVER GOT FIXED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTS. I WORKED FOR GM AND SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY WERE USING TOO MUCH TORQUE WHEN THE DASHES WERE INSTALLED BUT GM WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS FAR AS THE AIRBAGS MIGHT GO OFF ACCIDENTALLY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT!

VEHICLE HAS BEEN AND IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND IS ACCIDENT FREE. CRACKS TO DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT'S AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT, OTHER GM OWNERS ARE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THE CRACK MAY INFLICT UNNECESSARY INJURY OR FURTHER INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I'M HOPING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING THIS DEFECT DOES NOT CAUSE HARM TO A PASSAGE TAKES A PROACTIVE STANCE AND INVESTIGATES THIS ISSUE. THANKS - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. IT EXTENDS NEARLY HALF WAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD.

DASH BOARD AROUND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO START BUT IT STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK THEN IT BEGAN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE DASH.

PASSENGER AIRBAGS CONCERN - MY DASH, ALONG WITH FRIENDS THAT OWN GM TRUCKS FROM 2007 - 2014, IS CRACKED DUE TO WHAT I AM ASSUMING IS A WEAK MATERIAL. THE CRACKS ARE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS (AND OTHER AREAS). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE JAGGED EDGES AND SHARP POINTS CREATED BY THE CRACKS COULD POTENTIALLY PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE DASH COVERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A STRONGER MATERIAL TO PREVENT CRACKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACT'S ATTENTION BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE BRACKET ON THE RACK AND PINION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKED. COULD INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

WITH 64,000 MILES THE DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. IF REFLECTS THE BROKEN AREA ONTO THE WINDSHIELD SO IT IMPEDES VISION AND COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAG AS IT IS BROKEN AROUND THE AREA. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE MOST OWNERS HAVE THIS DASH CRACKING ISSUE AROUND THE AIRBAG AND UPPER DASH. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY IT WOULD MOST LIKELY EJECT HARD PLASTIC PARTS AT YOU WITH THE AIRBAG.

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES STARTING AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS THE THIRD DASH IN THIS VEHICLE REPLACED FOR THE SAME THING. THIS IS POSING A SERIOUS DANGER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THE DASH COULD ALSO CREATE A SERIOUS DANGER IN THROWING SHARP PROJECTILE PIECES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM 2007 TO 2012 FOR FAULTY DASHES BUT WILL NOT RECALL THEM OR REPLACE THEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THERE IS A FACEBOOK FORUM FOR THIS VERY ISSUE RIGHT NOW (SEARCH "07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS"). PLEASE LOOK AT THIS FACEBOOK PAGE AS THERE ARE MANY PICTURES OF DASHES CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACES. IT APPEARS THIS ISSUE IS NATIONWIDE AND HAS NO RELATION TO CLIMATE OR LOCATION.

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AT THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND ALL TAHOES, AVALANCHES, SUBURBANS, AND SIERRA PICK UP TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP ADMITTED GM HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VENDOR SUPPLYING THIS DASH. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS AT THE AIR BAG, AND ALSO OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ELECTRONICS.

THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK AND I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE BUYING IT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF THE ENGINES OF THE 2007 AVALANCHE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHEN WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE HAD A HESITATION IN IT, THAT WE SHOULD HOPE IT WAS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEALS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED THAT CAUSED THE HESITATION BECAUSE THE ONLY OTHER TIMES HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2007 GMC ENGINES THAT HE HAD SEEN THESE PROBLEMS WITH ALOT OF THE 2007 CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS INCLUDING HIS OWN. WE ALSO ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS GOING THROUGH OIL VERY QUICKLY BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SEALS WEREN'T LEAKING SO DIDN'T KNOW WHY WE WERE BURNING OIL SO FAST. THE DASH HAS CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG AND IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT IT COULD SEND SHARDS FLYING. THE DRIVERS DOOR STICKS AND THE STABILITY CONTROL GO'S IN AND OUT OF WORKING ORDER. THE ELECTRIC MIRRORS STOPPED FOLDING IN AND TILTING DOWN AND TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT CHEVROLET SAID THEY WOULDN'T GIVE THE MECHANIC THE CODE TO GET INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO FIX IT AND THE BACK UP SENSOR THAT HAD STOPPED WORKING ALSO. WE NOW HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT CHEVROLET HASN'T FIXED THESE TRUCKS EVEN USED USUALLY COST AT LEAST $15000 BRAND NEW YOU COULD DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT PRICE I DON'T THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK TO HAVE A D

EARLY IN SEPTEMBER 2012, I NOTICED A SMALL 1 INCH CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK, A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ. THIS CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, TO THE LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE CRACK GOT LARGER, ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG APPROXIMATELY. I CALLED A GM SERVICE LINE AND THE FIRST DEALER THEY CONNECTED ME WITH SAID SINCE I WASN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY COULD NOT REPLACE IT UNLESS I PAID THE FULL COST, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT $1800. I CALLED GM AGAIN AND THE NEXT DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $350. SO ON OCTOBER 5, 2012, I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN TO ALL STAR CHEVROLET IN BATON ROUGE, LA. THEY REPLACED MY DASH AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I WAS A SATISFIED CUSTOMER UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2014. I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. WHEN I CALLED GM AGAIN TO TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $350 AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET A NEW DASH. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY FOR A REPEATING ISSUE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AT AIRBAG AND CONSOLE POSING A SAFETY HAZARD IN A CRASH WITH FLYING DEBRI.

WHILE CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED AT THE DASH CLOSER AND CONFIRMED IT WAS CRACKED. LATER THAT WEEK I NOTICED THE DASH HAD CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTS AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASH AND RUNS ABOUT HALF WAY BACK. THE CRACK AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTS AT THE FRONT SEAM AND RUNS INTO THE AIRBAG OPENING. I STARTED RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND THAT AT THIS TIME GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS AREAS AROUND THE U.S. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE WEATHER RELATED. THERE IS EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/GMDASHCRACK/

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING AT THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND ALL TAHOES, AVALANCHES, SUBURBANS, AND SIERRA PICK UP TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP ADMITTED GM HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VENDOR SUPPLYING THIS DASH. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS AT THE AIR BAG, AND ALSO OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ELECTRONICS.

THE DASH BOARD CRACKS ON THESE VEHICLES IN WARM CLIMATES CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT INTO THE ELECTRONICS OF THE DASH.

I STARTED SMELLING GAS AND THAT WENT ON FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AT A IDLE YOU CAN SEE FUEL DRIPPING OFF THE FUEL TANK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. I BELIEVE THE METAL LIINE HAVE RUSTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS ON THE DASH BOARD NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS ABOVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

DASH HAS CRACKED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES, 3 OF THEM NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. EVENTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON OCURRENCE FOR THESE VEHICLE, GM DID NOT HONORED IT AS A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED OPEN ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

THE ENGINE HAS A HESITATION DUE TO A MANUFACURING PROBLEM IT ALSO USES MORE OIL THAN IT SHOULD BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND SOMETHING STOPS WORKING LIKE THE SIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WON'T FOLD IN LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO AND THE BACKUP SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. TRIED TO GET OUR MECHANIC TO FIX IT BUT IT NEEDS A CODE TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND GM WON'T GIVE IT TO ANYONE BUT THIER OWN MECHANICS. SO NOW WE HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIX WHICH WILL COST ALOT MORE. ABOUT AMONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE DASH GOT A SMALL CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS IS OUR SECOND 2007 AVALANCHE THE FIRST ONE HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS MODEL HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THE MANUFACTURER WON'T FIX. WITH AS MUCH AS THESE TRUCKS COST EVEN USED THE SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THINGS THAT ARE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS

MY CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THE DASH CRACKING WHICH GM DENIES. LIKE MANY OTHER TAHOE,SILVERADO,AND AVALANCHE OWNERS I HAVE A CRACKED DASH RIGHT IN THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND ANOTHER OVER THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN. THE DASH FLAPS FREELY AND I'M WORRIED IF THE AIR BAG GOES OFF THAT SHARP SHRAPNEL WILL FLY IN THE FACE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THERE ARE TONS OF OWNERS ALL OVER WITH IDENTICAL ISSUES.

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE WAS JUST DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE 10 MILES, THEN IT SAT. STILL ON ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS COULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THE SYSTEM. SO CALLED THE DEALER TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID IT WAS THE SDM MODULE, SO THEY ORDERED A NEW ONE. A WEEK LATER THE NEW ONE CAME IN, THEY CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THAT ONE. THEY SAID WE COULD TAKE THE TRUCK FOR THE WEEKEND, AND THEY HAVE THE GM ENGINEERS LOOKING INTO IT. THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE, DROVE IT 2 YEARS WITHOUT A SINGLE INCIDENT. THEY DID JUST CHANGE THE 4X4 ACTUATOR A FEW MILES BACK. THEY WANT $667, BUT MAYBE MORE SINCE IT'S BEEN THERE FOR 2 WHOLE DAYS, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. OH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FOR COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL,ETC..($2500 FROM UNITED CAR CARE) DOESN'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT'S AIR BAG RELATED SOMETHING ABOUT LIABILITY.

INITIALLY THE DASH BOARD CRACKED IN ONE CORNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AT THE RIGHT UPPER CORNER OF THE INSET FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. NOW THE DASH BOARD HAS SPLIT IN THE CENTER AND THE LEFT UPPER CORNER AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IT SEEMS IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY THE BROKEN SECTIONS OF THE DASH WOULD BECOME PROJECTILES INFLICTING SERIOUS INJURY. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, VESTER CHEVY, SVC MANAGER [XXX] , BUT THEY STATE IT IS A "NORMAL" WEAR ITEM! THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED IN GOOGLE SEARCHES AND VEHICLES I LOOK AT THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON GM TAHOE AND GMC YUKONS FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF PRODUCTION. PLEASE MAKE THIS NOTE A SUBJECT OF CONCERN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENTERED INTERSTATE 74 IN INDIANA,GOT UP TO 65 MPH AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD 30 MILES TO GO TO GET TO DESTINATION SO KEPT DRIVING AND LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTE INTERVAL AND WOULD COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES DURING THE TRIP. FINALLY THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND DID NOT COME BACK ON AS OF YET. MY WIFE AND I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN MY WIFE IS GOING TO GROCERY STORE OR ANY WHERE BY HERSELF AND GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DASH BOARD CRACKED ON TOP LEFT CORNER NEXT TO AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2007-2013 CHEVY AVALANCHES, TAHOES, SUBURBANS, SILVERADOS, AND GMC YUKONS, SIERRAS, AND DENALIS. *TR

I USED MY FACTORY REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE TRUCK THE IGNITION SPARKED TWICE AND THEN WENT ON FIRE, FOR NO REASON IT JUST STARTED BURNING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL OF WHAT IS AROUND IT BURNED UP WE USED A PITCHER OF WATER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, I CONTACTED GM AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS. IT CAN NOT BE COMMON FOR A CAR OR TRUCK TO JUST IGNITE UNLOCKING THE DOORS WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK AND JUST SUFFERED BURNS TO MY HANDS TRYING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IF NOT MY ENTIRE HOME WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FLAMES. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND ISSUE A RECALL. I'M WRITING THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL 2007-20013 GM TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND GM HAS FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANT IN MAKING REPAIRS ONCE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I SAY THIS BECAUSE IT'S HAPPEN ON MY OWN ACCOUNT AND THOUSANDS OTHER IN READING THE FORUMS ON THE WEB. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT PROPERLY SEATED IN THE DASH ONCE THE CRACKS OCCUR AROUND IT AND COULD HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT TO IT PROPERLY DEPLOYING. FURTHERMORE IF IT DID HAPPEN TO DEPLOY IT WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF THE WEAKENED DASH TO EXPLODE AND SEND SHARP PARTICLES OF PLASTIC THROUGHOUT THE CABIN POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER INJURIES. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS AS A SERIOUS CONCERN ON BEHALF OF ALL GM TRUCK OWNERS. *TR

TOTAL ENGINE LOSS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CHEVROLET WANT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT AS I READ ALL THESE COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE AND OIL AND AFM. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING LEMONS. THE NHTSA MUST PUT A END TO MANUFACTURERS SELLING TRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT WAS CRACKED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000... UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 10/15/15*JS

A BIG CRACK APPEARED ON MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE DASHBOARD JUST ABOVE THE CLUSTER (PASSENGERS SIDE). A SECOND CRASH APPEARED JUST NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER, WHICH IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.. I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE PLASTIC PARTS ON MY PASSENGERS EYES IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AVALANCHE THE STABILITY TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNED ON MY TRUCK REDUCED POWER TO HALF AND IT PULLED RIGHT. I DROVE INTO LOTS OF DIRT AND MY BRAKES WERE AFFECTED TOO. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2007 AVALANCE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL TURNING OFF INTERMITINGLY. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ON THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND WHEN BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE THERE WERE NO CODES FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. TODAY AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK ONCE AGAIN AND PAYING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK RECEIVER BEING ONE OF THE CODES SHOWING THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE PART REMOVED WAS STILL GOOD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEVY DEALER HAS NO CLUE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I START MY TRUCK EVEN SITTING AT IDLE THE BELL STARTS CHIMING AND THE TRIANGLE SIGNAND THE WARNING READS SERVICE STABILITRAK THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL (OFF) ACTIVATES WITHIN A FEW MINIUTS. THIS KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING AND WHEN ITS IN THE OFF POSITION THE TRANS SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD. LOOKING TROUGH THIS FORUM I CAN SEE THAT THIS HAD BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH 2003 AND UP AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUTTHIS ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKSBUT I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE THE ANSWER ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DOSE ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH AN ANSWER. *TR

NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD AROUND 25,000 MILES CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED... WAS TOLD TO TAKE TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALER AND AFTER COMPLAINING DASH WAS REPLACED... NOW I NOTICE THE REPLACE DASH HAS SINCE BROKEN AGAIN! THIS TIME IT DID NOT CRACK INSTEAD PIECES THAT CONNECT THE DASH ARE BROKEN. NOW THERE IS A BIG GAP IN THE DASH WERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO CONNECT. *TR

NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON OUR AVALANCHE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE AND SIMILAR GM VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. ALL THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THE DASHBOARD. IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM WITH NO EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE OWNERS. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE LODGED ABOUT FIVE COMPLAINTS WITH OURISMAN ROCKMONT CHEVROLET AND MY CONCERNS REMAINED UNADRESSED. THEY DID, ON ONE OCCASION, CHANGE A GASKET COVER AND OIL PAN GASKET, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. FINALLY, I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN OIL DEFLECTOR PER A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST NEARLY $1,500.00. ALTHOUGH MY CONCERNS WERE ALL MADE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, OURISMAN IS ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT NO LUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE CONNECTION PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CONNECTION PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,500.