2008 Chevrolet Avalanche complaints

THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL. THE PLASTIC IS BRITTLE AND HAS SHARP EDGES- IT WOULD LACERATE A FACE OR ARM EASILY.

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES, WHICH HAVE BEEN PATCHED AND REPAIRED, BUT TWO OF THE CRACKS HAVE REOPENED. NO CLEANING PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN USED AND THESE CRACKS HAVE HAPPENED IN WARM CLIMATES. NOT SURE WHETHER THE CRACKS HAVE FORMED WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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.

MY DASHBOARD HAS 2 CRACKS. A 7" CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND A 1" CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE STARTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THERE WAS NO FAILURE CODE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT A POSSIBLE ISSUE COULD BE THE AMOUNT OF KEYS ON THE KEYCHAIN. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SWAY BAR FRAME MOUNT BRACKETS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE SWAY BAR BROKE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN MAYBE 10 MILES AN HOUR ON A CITY STREET.

I'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I'VE GOTTEN THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT 5 TIMES AND ITS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. 6/2014- PRESENT DAY.

2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE JUST ABOVE THE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IN ONE DAY THE CRACK HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 8 INCHES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, IT APPEARS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM.

2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2016, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 179.00 AND LABOR AT A COST OF $ 50.00. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND IN FRONT OF DRIVER.

ON NOVEMBER 21, 2016 I NOTICED 2 CRACKS IN MY DASH. ONE CRACK APPROXIMATELY 6" LONG OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ONE CRACK APPROXIMATE 2" LONG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WHICH I PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2012. I HAVE KEPT IT IN MY GARAGE AND INSTALLED A DASH COVER JUST AFTER PURCHASE. AT THE TIME I NOTICED THE CRACKS, IT HAD 66,800 MILES. I AVERAGE 5000 MILES PER YEAR.

DASHBOARD IS BEGINNING TO CRACK ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL & ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. SEEN WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, BUT APPEARS TO BE GROWING AS TRUCK IS DRIVEN. DATE OF DISCOVERY IS APPROXIMATE - VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET IN WETUMPKA, AL.

CRACKED DASH OUT OF NOWHERE . THE TRUCK HAS 22000 GARAGE KEPT MILES AND IS BASICALLY USED ONLY FOR PLEASURE.DASH CRACKED OVER SPEEDOMETER AND AROUND AIR BAG. WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS IF AIRBAG WOULD BE DEPLOYED,WHAT PCS OF DASH GO FLYING .

THE 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE LIFTERS COLLAPSE TOOK TO DEALER FIXED FOR 1000.00 DOLLARS DROVE 30 MILES HOME FROM DEALERSHIP STARTED TICKING AGAIN DEALER SHIP FIXED IT SAID IT WAS ANOTHER SIDE LIFTER THAT WENT EASTER WEEKEND NO VEHICLE NOW AGAIN HERE 1 YEAR LATER ANOTHER TICKING WELL MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES EVERY 3 TO 4OOO MILES SYNTHETIC OIL WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO EXEPT RESPONSIABILTY FOR BAD ENGINES CLASS ACT SUIT 50 YEARS OLD CHEVY MY WHOLE LIFE MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK SOMEPLACE ELSE.

THE DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL LOCATION WHICH COULD BE CAUSE INJURY IF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE HAD ONE DASH REPLACED ALREADY WITH THE SAME ISSUES IN THE SAME LOCATION AGAIN. NOW SINCE NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY VERT EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I READ THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MILTIABLE YEAR AND MODELS WITH THIS SAME DASH.

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE NOR HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN FIXED. I HAD FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING ON AN HIGHWAY. BY NOT DEPLOYING MAY HAVE BEEN A GOOD THING. I WOULD LIKE FOR CHEVROLET TO CORRECT THIS ASAP.

2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE DASH CRACKED IN TWO PLACES .TRUCK IS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT AND DRIVEN SLIGHTLY WITH ONLY 22000 MI ON IT . DON'T KNOW WHEN HAPPENED ,ALL OF A SUDDEN NOTICED THE CRACKS .THIS TRUCK DOES NOT BAKE IN THE SUN . TRUCK IS LIKE NEW CONDITION,EXCEPT WITH UGLY DASH CRACKS,ONE CRACK OVER ODOMETER 5"LONG AND ANOTHER AT THE AIR BAG ,WHICH MAKES ME WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO DASH PC IF AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY.

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ON THE TOP. APPEARS TO BE FROM BEING STRESSED OR TORQUE. I'M ORIGINAL OWNER AND NEVER PLACE ANYTHING ON THE DASH TO CAUSE THESE CRACKS. PICTURES ATTACHED. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND DASH FLYING OFF IN MY FACE.

DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED BY PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ON DRIVER SIDE ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.

MY DASH CRACKED BY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND NOW I HAVE A HUGE CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I KNOW THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DASH CRACKING. I AM ALONG WITH OTHERS ARE VERY CONCERNED IF WE ARE IN ACCIDENT THE PIECES OF FROM BROKEN/CRACKED WILL CAUSE BODILY INJURIES. TO GET REPAIRED GM WANTS CONSUMERS TO TAKE ON EXPENSE OF FIXING THEIR FAULTY MATERIAL & CONSTRUCTION OF DASH. WHAT ARE WE "GM" VEHICLE OWNERS TO DO? CAN'T SELL IT OR TRADE BC WE WOULD MONEY DUE THIS ISSUE. HELP!!

DASHBOARD CRACKED. SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS MY SECOND 2008 AVALANCHE. MY FIRST ONE HAD A DASHBOARD THAT CRACKED ALSO. GM REPLACED IT. I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER 2008 AVALANCHE. NOW THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THIS TRUCK. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX IT. I HAVE FOUR KIDS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!! THANK YOU

TAKATA RECALL. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY HERE IN MADERA, CA SO THEY COULD REPLACE AND ORDER MY AIRBAG INFLATOR THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER. THEY DIDN'T TAKE NO ACTION THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE WE HAVE CHILDREN. I WANT THEM TO BE SAFE IN OUR VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR WAS SITTING IN PARKING LOT ALL DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 92 DEGREES OUT THAT DAY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN AREA THAT HAD SHADE FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY AS I TRY NOT TO LEAVE IT OUT IN THE DIRECT SUN FOR TOO LONG DUE TO THE EXTERIOR PLASTIC FADING PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH THESE VEHICLES, MINE INCLUDED. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR FROM WORK, THERE WAS A LARGE (APPROX. 2-3 INCH) CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. THE CRACK IS BY THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. IT RUNS FROM THE FRONT OF THE SECTION PIECE, TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENDS ROUGHLY WHERE THE DASHBOARD RAISES UP FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. I HAVE NOW SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONCERN ONLINE AND AM HOPEFUL THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD IS NOW COMPROMISED AND COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO IS NOW EXPOSING ANY WIRING AND MECHANISMS UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO DIRT AND DUST AND COULD THEREFORE RESULT IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

PROBLEMS WITH TRAIN MISSION. I'M A 75 YEAR OLD DRIVER. BOUGHT AVALANCHE SLY MODEL. GREAT VEHICLE AND DRIVEN EASY AND IS GARAGE KEPT. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM DEALER. TRANSMISSION STARTING TO BUMP AS IF YOU COULD HAVE HIIT A SPEED BUMP COMING OUT OF LOW INTO SECOND. WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHANGED THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE TRANSMISSION. SAID IT SEEMED OK. AS I PICKED UP VEHICLE. THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT CAUGHT AND AS I STARTED UP AT A SLOW TAKE OFF IT WAS DOING THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL RETURN TO DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. WIRING HARNESS FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE. TOTAL REPAIR TO DATE $596.00

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MULTIPLE PLACES.

I OWN A 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT HAS THE DASHBOARD CRACKING BY THE AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WHICH IS GOING TO RESUL IN SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN LOST OF A LIFE (DEAF). WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD A SECTION OF THE DASH BROKE FROM BEING CRACKED STRIKING ME IN MY FACE NEXT TO MY LEFT EYE. IF NOT HAVE REACTED IN URGENT MOMENT THE DASHBOARD PIECE THAT BROKE FROM THE DASH WOULD HAVE STRUCK ME IN THE EYE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE MY EYE. I CONTACTED GM COPORATE OFFICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NOT THERE PROBLEM. U GUYS REALLY NEED TO RECALL THIS DEFECT URGENT AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE NEXT OWNER WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WHERE MAY LOOSE THERE EYE OR EVEN THERE LIFE. IT'S A SHAME THAT GM DON'T CARE N IT SEEMS AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT'S BEEN RECEIVED HERE NHTSA DOESN'T CARE IF SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOST OF LIFE EITHER. SO MUCH FOR OUR GOVERNMENT.

PLASTIC DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SEVERAL PLACES. MOST OF THE CRACKS ARE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKS FORM SHARP EDGES IN THE PLASTIC. I FEAR THAT THESE SHARP OBJECTS COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IN A CRASH.

RECENTLY LEARNED THIS DASH CRACK AND AIR SAFETY BAG WAS A RECALL ITEM.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BY AIRBAG WHICH CAN CAUSE VERY SERIOUS HARM TO THE BODY WITH FRAGMENTS FROM THE DASH IF AIRBAG IF EVER DEPLOYED. IT ALSO CAN RESULT IN DEAF DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM NEED TO FIX THIS SOON AND URGENT!

THE DASH IS CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG AND COULD CAUSE INJURY IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED AND DASH BREAKS APART. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I KEEP IT IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT AT WORK AND USE A DASH / WINDSHIELD SCREEN A LOT OF THE TIME.

I HAVE A SMALL CRACK ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE DASH NEAR THE AIR BAG. I FEEL WITH THIS BEING SO CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG IT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO ANYONE SITTING INSIDE THE CABIN. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING ON HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN, I THINK IT'S A BAD FABRICATION ON GM.

THE CHROME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE HAS BEGUN TO PEEL AND IS VERY SHARP. A PASSENGER CUT THEIR HAND ON THE HANDLE LAST WEEK. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO CUT A PORTION OF THE CHROME OFF AND APPLY TAPE OVER THE HANDLE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

AVALANCHE HAS A CRACKED DASH BOARD AROUND THE AIRBAG

THE DASH HAS A CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AS WELL AS IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN SHRAPNEL

I RECENTLY NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASH CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG IN MY 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, IT'S APPROX. 3-4 INCHES IN LENGTH FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT TO THE TOP OF THE DASH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY AVALANCHE WAS PARKED AT THE AIRPORT WHILE TRAVELING, WHEN I RETURNED THE CRACK WAS THERE, PRESUMABLY FROM TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH OVER 100K MILES BUT I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BEING SO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS I EXPECT PLASTIC SHARDS WILL BE THROWN AROUND THE INTERIOR CABIN AND POSSIBLY CAUSING HARM TO PASSENGERS, POSSIBLY CHILDREN. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY IT'S COSMETIC AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I'M WILLING TO PAY HOWEVER SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT SINCE THE COST IS SO HIGH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE NHTSA SHOULD OPEN AN INVESTIGATION, THANK YOU. *TR

I AM CONCERNED AS ALL OTHER GM OWNERS OF A CRACKED DASHBOARD. MY DASH IS CRACK IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT AND BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING GREAT CONCERN. IF THE DASHBOARD WOULD SHATTER DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, INJURY OR SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR FROM PROJECTILE PLASTIC. ALSO, THE CRACKED PLASTIC COULD PUNCTURE OF TEAR THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG AND DEFLATE THE PROTECTIVE ABILITIES OF THIS DEVICE.

BOUGHT USED IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2015 AND A MONTH LATER NOTICED TWO CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD (ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE OTHER OVER THE GAUGE CLUSTER). IN NOVEMBER I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER READING MANY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THEY HAD A DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT AT THEIR EXPENSE BUT TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASHBOARD CAN BECOME PIECES OF SHRAPNEL AND INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 3 PLACES DURING NORMAL USE

DASH BOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM MOUNTING CLIPS DY AIR BAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. EXTREMELY LIKELY FLYING OBJECT INJURY POSSIBLE IN ANY SPEED ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND DASH IN THIS TRUCK TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST DASH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

MY DASHBOARD ON MY CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR AWHILE. I WAS GETTING IN MY TRUCK ON THE WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING AND NOTICED MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED. ONCE ARRIVING TO WORK IN CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH MY COWORKERS, I MENTIONED THAT MY DASH WAS CRACKED. AMONG THE PEOPLE I WAS SPEAKING WITH, 2 OF THEM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY I CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, I ALSO CALLED ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND SPOKE WITH SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY APOLOGIZED AND TOLD ME SAME THING, NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS HAZARD. IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM FROM GM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING AN ULTRA LIGHT RV TRAILER AT 65 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS, REAR BEARINGS AND GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DASH ON VEICLE HAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES TWICE IN THREE YEARS AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY. DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO TOP AIRBAG AND IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IT WILL THROW PIECES OF SHARP DASH WHICH IS THICK PLASTIC ALL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX OR HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE OIL SCREEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO WASTE ANY MORE MONEY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND/OR THE VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY ON THE GENERAL MOTOR'S 5.3 LITRE ENGINE FROM 2007-2010. THE VLOM WAS BOLTED TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE VALLEY, BELOW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. THE VLOM CONSISTED OF FOUR ELECTRICALLY OPERATED NORMALLY CLOSED SOLENOIDS. EACH SOLENOID CONTROLLED THE APPLICATION OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE FILTERS ON THE CYLINDERS SELECTED TO DEACTIVATE. WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FAILS, OIL IS NOT DISTRIBUTED PROPERLY THROUGH CHAMBERS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED REDUCED POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AFTER RECEIVING A NO OIL PRESSURE ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WA

THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING FROM THE CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HARD PLASTIC PIECES ARE FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM BEHIND THE DASH. THIS IS THE SECOND DASH INSTALLED AS THE FIRST CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PARTS WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. GM NO LONGER OFFERS REPLACEMENT PARTS. IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY SHARP HARD PLASTIC WILL BE SPRAYED UPON THE OCCUPANTS.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. THERE ARE TWO MAJOR CRACKS THAT TOUCH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND FOUR MAJOR CRACKS OVER THE DRIVE SIDE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. SOME CRACKS HAVE BEEN STOP-DRILLED IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THEM FROM SPREADING FURTHER. I THINK THE CRACKS TOUCHING THE AIRBAG COULD CAUSE SHRAPNEL IN AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS WERE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.