2007 Chevrolet Avalanche complaints

THERE IS A CRACK IN DASH AT SITE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND A CRACK ON DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD BE COMPROMISED AND DEPLOY WITHOUT INCIDENT. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN THERE BUT NOTICED IT IN JUNE. WITH ALL THE AIRBAG RECALLS, WE FEEL THIS COULD BE ONE ALSO AS WE HAVE FOUND OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF RT HEAD AIR BAGS AND LT HEAD AIR BAGS, WITH NO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANY ROAD HAZARD. SAFECO ADJUSTER STATED THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TR

DASH CRACKING. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AROUND 17MPH THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING TROUBLE. IT DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE AVALANCHES. CHEVROLET KNOWINGLY PUT IN A TRANSMISSION THAT DOESN'T EFFECTIVELY DO IT'S JOB. THE CURB WEIGHT OF A AVALANCHE IS 6000LBS AND MY UNCLE OWNS THE SAME TRUCK, WHICH HAS EATEN 2 TRANSMISSIONS SO FAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND IT HAS SINCE CRACKED AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL AREA NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE NARROWEST PART, WHICH IS ALSO AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG STATION (PASSENGER SIDE). I CAN HAVE A COVER MADE FOR IT. (I'M NOT SURE I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED) BUT, MY MAIN CONCERN IS, COULD THAT INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG? *TR

2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. LETTER RECEIVED FROM PEOPLE CLAIM A DISPUTE RESOLUTION ORGANIZATION, LISTING SEVERAL VEHICLE COMPLAINTS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES AND IT HAS SINCE CRACKED AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE CRACKS IN MY DASH RIGHT AROUND THE AIRBAG COVER. 2 OF THEM AROUND AN INCH LONG AND EXPANDING AS TIME GOES ON. I WORRY ABOUT IF A AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT IT MAY CAUSE PLASTIC TO BREAK OFF AND FLY INTO SOMEONES FACE, NOT ALLOW A BAG TO DEPLOY CORRECTLY OR CUT AN AIRBAG AS IT DEPLOYS. FROM THINGS I'VE FOUND USING GOOGLE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT GM WILL NOT ADMIT TO OR FIX. THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO CHANGE THE DASH PART(REINFORCED PLASTIC IN THE PROBLEM AREAS) AND THE PART NUMBER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PART STILL DOES THIS. BUT SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO APPEAR. *TR

THE ALARM SOUND FOR WARNING OF SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, DOOR OPEN, KEYS IN IGNITION, ETC, IS GENERALLY INAUDIBLE. OCCASIONALLY IT DOES WORK, BUT USUALLY IT DOES NOT. IN 2010, THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIO. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED. I DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED DUE TO THE HIGH COST. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT UNTIL I JUST READ THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN LATER MODELS. - WHEN FUNCTIONAL, THE ALARM SOUND EMANATES ONLY FROM THE SPEAKER ON THE LEFT SIDE. I SWAPPED THE LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED, SUGGESTING THAT IT IS NOT A SPEAKER ISSUE. WHEN THE AUDIBLE ALARMS ARE DEAD, SO IS THE LEFT SIDE SOUND WHEN THE RADIO IS ON. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ABILITY TO HANDLE FLEX FUEL AFTER YOU RUN THE FLEX FUEL THEN SWITCH BACK TO UNLEADED THE FUEL PUMP IS DAMAGED, I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS THAT OWN AN AVALANCHE SAME MODEL YEAR AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE BUT GM IGNORES THIS. CAN YOU OFFER ANY FEED BACK FOR THIS ? IF SO THANKS. *JS

MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS....I SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY THEY ARE NOT LOOKING INTO IT! *TR

I HAD BACKED UP A JET SKI INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK SPACING AND GOT BACK IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. WENT TO PLACE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED ONCE THE CONTACTS HAND WAS REMOVED AWAY FROM THE IGNITION KEY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO KOLOR CHEVY IN DULUTH, MN.. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A LETTER ON THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME BETWEEN $200 AND$ 300. I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT THE AIR BAGS WERE A REQUIREMENT BY LAW TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. THEY TOLD ME THE BAGS MAY NOT WORK AND WOULDN'T FIX THEM WITH OUT PAYMENT AS THERE IS NO RECALL HOWEVER THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU CHECK THIS FOR ME?? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN MY "STABILITRAK OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT POPPED ON FOLLOWED BY "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND FINALLY "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF 10 SECONDS SO I SLOWED DOWN AND TRIED TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT BUT MY WHEELS LOCKED AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES ALTHOUGH I WASN'T. MY TRUCK CAME TO A IMMEDIATE STOP BY ITSELF. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 10YRS OR SO ON GM VEHICLES WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC REASON WHY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE DASH CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAGS, IF THE AIRBAGS DO DEPLOY, THIS CAN SEND DEADLY SHARP PLASTIC PIECES FLYING BECAUSE THE DASH PLASTIC IS SO BRITTLE. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. VERY COMMON ON THESE YEAR MODEL TAHOES, SUBURBANS AND AVALANCHES BUT GM WILL NOT CORRECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER 7 COIL PACK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE NUMBER 7 COIL PACK AND THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WOULD CAUSE LACERATIONS TO THE CONTACT'S HAND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THERE WERE CONCERNS OF THE AIR BAGS BEING COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA NEAR THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS BURNING WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE RADIO. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE RADIO WAS REPLACED 4 SEPARATE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BURNING ODOR CONTINUED TO BE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR

WHEN LIGHT COMES ON ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SHIFTS HARD. WHEN LIGHT GOES OFF IT RUNS FINE. *TR

DRIVING ON A NORMAL PAVED ROAD I HEARD TWO FAIRLY LOUD "POP" SOUNDS. STOPPED AND PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOURCE OF THE SOUNDS. NOTHING HAD FALLEN, NO WINDOWS BROKEN, BUT NOTICED 2 CRACKS ON UPPER DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RESIDES. PRESSED ON THAT AREA AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DASH HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED APART AND WAS "FLOPPING". PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND IN NEXT MILE ANOTHER "POP" SOUND OCCURRED, THIS TIME IT WAS AN EVEN LARGER CRACK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENTIRE TOP PORTION OF THE DASH DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOW BOUNCING UP AND DOWN BY ABOUT 1-2INCHES. I FEAR IF THE DRIVERS A-PILLAR SIDE AIRBAG OR THE PASSENGER MAIN AIRBAG ARE DEPLOYED, THAT FRAGMENTS AND LARGE PIECES OF THE HARD DASH PLASTIC CAN BE THROWN AT HIGH-SPEED TO PEOPLE IN THE CABIN...THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A SAFETY CONCERN. I ATTEMPTED A RESOLUTION THRU GM, WHO WANTED ALMOST $1000 TO DO THE REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THE ACKNOWLEDGE ITS A COMMON PROBLEM, THEY DO NOT SEEM WILLING TO COME TO A COMMON RESOLUTION. MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS: HTTP://TAHOE-CRACKED-DASH.WEBS.COM/ HTTP://CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCNA/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,121036.0.HTM HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/TAHOE-SUBURBAN-25/2007-TAHOE-LTZ-DASH-HAS-CRACKED-26133/ HTTP://GMAUTHORITY.COM/BLOG/2012/08/GMT-900-GMC-CHEVY-VEHICLES-SUBJECT-TO-FREQUENTLY-CRACKING-DASHBOARDS/ HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3IKSCKLF7G8. *TR

MY DASH HAS BROKEN/CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THE CRACK IS LOCATED BEHIND THE AIR BAG LID STARTS NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR BAG LID AND EXTENDS TO THE EDGE OF THE DASH. THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY RIP IF IT WERE TO CATCH ON THE SHARP EDGE THAT IS EXPOSED. FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH WAS IN MAY OF 2009 AND HAS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME LOCATION IN FEBRUARY 2014. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS A MAJOR CUT HAZARD. MY WIFE CUT HER HAND ON THE PEELING PLASTIC OF THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKED RIGHT AT THE TOP LEFT OF MY PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY DASH IS ALSO CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH NEAR STEERING COLUMN. THE ARE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE FORMS WITH THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TYPE IN AVALANCHE DASH BOARD CRACKS IN A SEARCH ENGINE. MY BIG ISSUE IS I CAN NOT GET ANY CHEVY DEALER TO TELL ME THE CRACK WILL NOT AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THIS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IF I GET IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

UPON ARRIVAL AT WORK AND PARKING MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IN THE PARKING LOT, I HEARD A COUPLE OF POPPING NOISES COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER AND NOTICED FLAMES EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BEFORE THEY COULD PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. I HEARD THAT CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL ON SOME PICKUPS. I HOPE THE AVALANCHE IS INCLUDED. THANKS! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY AVALANCHE HAS DEVELOPED A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT CRACK RIGHT NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK STARTS FROM TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD SIDE AND LEADS UP TO AND TERMINATES AT THE CREVICE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. THIS IN MY OPINION JEOPARDIZES THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG. THE CONCERNS ARE THAT (A) THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE INTENDED DIRECTION (B) MAY GET RUPTURED DUE TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACK OR (C) MAY DEPLOY UNINTENTIONALLY DUE TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE MATERIAL HOLDING IT IN PLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT AS SUCH. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ HAVE PEELED AND BECOME RAZOR SHARP. OPENING THE DOOR UNDER NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS HAS CAUSED A SLICE, OR PAPER CUT TYPE OF WOUND TO MY HAND??TRUCK FAILED TO START DUE TO DEAD BATTERY AFTER SITTING FOR LESS THAN 24 HRS. THIS VEHICLE STARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING JUMPED. IT HAS OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES?REPLACED BOTH ALT AND NOW A NEW BATTERY?..CRACKED DASH ABOVE DRIVER & PASSENGER AIRBAG. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. *TR

AROUND THE MAY 2012 TIMEFRAME I HAD TO TAKE MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TO THE CRACKED DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE ISSUE THROUGH OUT A NUMBER OF OTHER GM MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT NO CHARGE. THIS WEEK ON 9 DECEMBER 2013 I NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK IN THE NEW DASHBOARD. JUST SLIGHTLY OVER A YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN A NEW LOCATION. THIS CRACK IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE VIN NUMBER PLATE TO THE BASE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CRACK IN THE PAST TWO DAYS IS OPENING MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY. ON 10 DECEMBER THE CRACK HAS NOW FORMED A "V" SHAPE AND HAS SPLIT TO TOWARDS THE DRIVERS DOOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TODAY AND THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED THE DASHBOARD THE FIRST TIME, SAID NO AND THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER HELP ME AND RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT I JUST GET A "COVER" TO NOT SEE IT AND BOTHER ME. I PAID NEARLY $40,000 FOR THE TRUCK AND KEEP VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I FEEL THAT THESE CRACKS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. THE DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND THEY WILL NO LONGER HELP. OTHER OWNERS LIKE ME ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND WE NEED HELP TO GET OUR VEHICLES FIXED. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US IN GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND A BURNING ODOR WERE EMITTING FROM THE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME DOOR HANDLE WAS PEELING AND BECOMING A HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

GM HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH DASHBOARDS CRACKING NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLES. THERE IS ALSO CRACKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT POD. ALL CRACKS ARE IN IDENTICAL AREAS OF THESE SAME MODEL YEARS AND NEWER. THIS IS MY SECOND DASH BOARD THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HEARD THAT CHEVROLET IS RECALLING CERTAIN PICKUPS BECAUSE OF AN AIR BAG ISSUE. MY AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. IS THIS A CONCERN? IS MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE GOING TO BE RECALLED FOR THE DEFECT. THANK YOU! *TR

DASH CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IT CAN POSSIBLY SNAG ON THE SHARP EDGE AND PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG.

INSIDE DOER HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING OFF LEAVING A VERY SHARP EDGE. GM RECALLED THIS ITEM BUT WILL NOT FIX MINE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 INJURIES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM

MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 1. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING OFF. SEEMS TO BE MADE VERY "CHEAP". CUT MY HAND WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE, REP TOLD ME BECAUSE I PURCHASED IT USED THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 AVALANCHE WHERE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IS IN QUESTION. MY WIFE WAS SITTING STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT AND FOR SOME REASON BOTH SEAT BELTS VIOLENTLY RETRACTED TO THE POINT OF INJURING HER AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SEAT TRIM. ALSO THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND ON-STAR WAS CALLED TWICE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE CHECK TODAY, BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY?MY WIFE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE WITHIN A MILE OF OUR HOME, TURN AROUND, AND LEAVE IT PARKED. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SEAT BELTS THAT WILL NOT RETRACT, SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NOT MORE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS DUE TO THIS VEHICLES FAILURES. WE EXPECT YOUR QUICK ADDRESS OF THIS AND AT NO COST.TO US. JUST THANKFUL LIVES WERE NOT LOST DUE TO WHATEVER CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SO I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, EVERYTHING WAS COOL.. AND WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK ALMOST FELT LIKE WE GOT REAR-ENDED. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT FELT LIKE IT HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. DRIVE IS COMPLETELY DEAD, WHEN I PUT ITINTO DRIVE, I GET NOTHING. SO I PUT IT IN 1ST, AND IT WORKED, IT WENT INTO GEAR. THEN WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE IT MADE THIS HORRIBLE SCRATCHING/GRINDING/WHINING SOUND. SO I CAN ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND SWITCH TO 2ND, SLOWLY, AND ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND SWITCH TO 3RD. 3RD FEELS GOOD WHEN I ACCELERATE BUT THEN IF I STEP ON IT, IT SLIPS OUT OF 3RD BACK TO THAT NEUTRAL FEELING. IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY IN 1ST AND 2ND I GET THAT HORRIBLE SOUND AND GRINDING FEEL.IT IS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER. SOME SAY THE DEALER CHARGE THEM OVER $2800 PLUS TO REPAIR OTHERS SAY SOME DEALERS FIXED THE PART IN THE TRANS CALLED THE FORWARD SPRAG GEAR AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. ITS CRAZY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 95 PERCENT OF THE TRUCKS DESPITE THE MILEAGE ( 30, 000 TO 93, 000) ON HER TRUCK DID THIS RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. MY TRUCK 07 WITH ONLY 62, XXX ON IT TRANS HAS NOW DONE THE SAME THING AS EVERYONE ELSE TRUCK. SOMEONE SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSION AND FIX THEM. WORD IS THEY USED THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT'S IN MID SIZE CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS AND IF SO EVERYBODY WILL HAVE ISSUES WITH A FULL SIZE TRUCK AND A LIGHT DUTY TRANSMISSION! *TR

GM HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH DASHBOARDS CRACKING NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLES. THERE IS ALSO CRACKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT POD. ALL CRACKS ARE IN IDENTICAL AREAS OF THESE SAME MODEL YEARS AND NEWER. I HAVE TWO VEHICLES (2007 TAHOE AND 2007 AVALANCHE WITH SAME CRACKS AND WILL FILE TWO COMPLAINTS). *TR

I AM A SOLDIER WITH 17YRS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AND I WAS HOME OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE MLK WEEKEND WITH MY FAMILY. I LEAVE MONDAY MORNING ABOUT 0900AM TO RETURN BACK TO MY HOME STATION AND MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING FINE, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 5-10MPH THEN THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE IT WOULD JUST SEND THE RPMS UP SO I DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK BECAUSE I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED. I CHECKED ALL MY FLUIDS AND THEY ALL WERE FINE SO I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE WORKED FINE, SELECTED DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 3RD GEAR WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 2ND GEAR TRUCK WOULD MOVE, AND SELECTED 1ST THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE. THERE I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND MOTHER-N-LAW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NC, LUCKILY WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR FROM MY IN-LAWS HOME AND THEY CALLED A LOCAL SHOP THAT TOWED MY VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOME. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED AN AVALANCHE BUT I GET ON THE COMPUTER AND I START READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IS SHOCKING, AND TO HAPPEN UNDER A 100K MILES. THIS IS NOT MY 1ST CHEVY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AS WELL, I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ THAT THE FOUR WHEELED DRIVE WENT OUT ON THAT I PURCHASE FOR MY WIFE, SO I TRADED THAT IN FOR THE 07 TRAILBLAZER SS THAT MY WIFE REALLY LOVED AND THAT VEHICLE ENDED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE WIRING HARNESS AND MY VEHICLE SAT DOWN AT THE DEA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

DASHBOARD CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO AIRBAG. *TR

THE DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE, GARAGE PARKED, DASH-MAT SINCE FIRST ACQUIRED TRUCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR GM VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT WILL BE RUPTURED AND BECOME INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE CRACK IN THE DASH POSSIBLY PUNCTURING THE AIRBAG. IT IS ALSO VERY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT GM WILL NOT STAND UP FOR AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

DATE OF CURRENT INCIDENTS: 1/3/11; 1/4/11; 7/28/11; 8/23/11; 9/07/11; 12/9/11; 12/16/11; 6/4/12; 6/10/12 AND 6/11/12 AND 6/L7/12. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT, STABILIZER TRACT LIGHT COMES ON PLUS OIL LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY AVALANCHE KEEPS BREAKING DOWN. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBEMS WITH THE WIRING. IN DECEMBER 2011 MY AVALANCHE SHUT ITSELF OFF DURING A SNOW STORM. EVENTUALLY, IT STARTED BUT BECAUSE OF REDUCED POWER IT WOULD ONLY GO BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR. I MADE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED SENSORS AND/OR RELAYS. IN JUNE 2012 THE LIGHTS CAME ON, I COULD ONLY GO APPROX 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. CALLED AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE WAY TO THE APPOINTMENT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A NON DEALER SERVICE REPAIR SHOP, BECAUSE THEY WERE THE CLOSEST. WHEN THEY LOOKED THE CAR OVER THE WIRES WERE EATEN. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEWER CARS HAVE A SOY BASE IN THEIR WIRING AND THAT THE RODENTS LOVE TO EAT THIS PRODUCT. WHY ARE THEY USING THIS SOY BASED WIRING? THIS IS NOT SAFE. I CAN NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE BREAK DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS GETTING VERY COSTLY WHEN PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED WHEN IT IS THE WIRING THAT IS FAULTY. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND I CAN NOT KEEP THE MICE OUT OF MY TRUCK. PLEASE LOOK INTO WH

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOSS OF DRIVE, 3, AND REVERSE GEARS. 2ND AND 1ST WERE SLIPPING BADLY WHEN RETURNED TO DEALER. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,100 MILES AND HAS NEVER TOWED OR PULLED ANYTHING. VEHICLE IS 2WD LTZ MODEL. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS ARE BREAKING OFF CAUSING THERE TO BE AN EXHAUST LEAK. POLLUTION RECALL SHOULD BE INFORCED TO HAVE GM COVER ALL REPAIRS OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS EMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE AND SPEED ON A 5-LANE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE LOSS POWER, ENGINE LIGHTS ACTIVATED. AFTER MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ANY LEAKS FROM ENGINE (TOPSIDE OR UNDERNEATH). I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND UPON DOING SO THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND RAN AT A ROUGH IDLE, CLEARLY NOT ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN. FROM THAT POINT ON IT WAS TOWED. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (AFTER 8 DAYS AND 449 MILES LATER) THEN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE THE ORIGINAL CODES HAD BEEN TAKEN BY A PRECISION TUNE MECHANIC (NEAREST FACILITY FROM LOCATION OF BREAK DOWN) THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WAS APOLOGETIC FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. I RECEIVED A BILL FOR $103.95 AND MY VEHICLE WHICH HAD ONLY A 1/8 OF A TANK OF FUEL. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND GM RECALL NO:08048 CONSEQUENCE: MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION. THANKS CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. UNFORTUNATELY THEIR DEALERSHIPS AND DISTRICT SPECIALIST DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR OWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY WHO IS QUOTED ON THE GM WEBSITE "WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMERS CAN COUNT ON THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THEIR GM VEHICLE." SAYS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR