2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 4-DR
Safety Ratings.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
Rollover Risk: 21.2%
478 Complaints
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle was making an abnormal tapping sound. The passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the passenger’s side air bag was faulty, and the lifter had collapsed since the vehicle was running on 4 cylinders instead of 8 cylinders. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORKING CAN NOT FIND PART TO REPPLACE AS GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART NEEDED STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR GM PART 15886733 i need this part, why is it discontinued?
Dashboard crack, around passenger side airbag. Started in 2009 and has gotten larger since...
- My dashboard has had a large crack in it for some time now and I am needing it to be repaired as I am not the only one with this issue. - The dashboard is considered the cover for the instrument/control panel of my vehicle. It is not in good shape due to this crack which would cause a greater hazard should the air bag deploy and cause the dash to send pieces of plastic flying everywhere. - This problem has already been brought to GM's attention in a lawsuit. - It has been inspected by myself and other passengers in the vehicle and a cause for great concern since I have no idea why the crack even appeared after having taken care of my truck very well since the first day I've owned it. - No warning lamps that I am aware of but then again, not sure if issues I've faced since owning it are due to this crack.
Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V052000 (Air Bags) however, the part to the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was 211,974.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V052000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT/NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I AM CONCERNED DASH IS SO BRITTLE ANY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WILL CAUSE THE DASHBOARD TO SEPARATE INTO PIECES AND BECOME SHRAPNEL. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST CRACK STARTED APPROXIMATELY IN NOV 2011 AND NOW HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATING ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CRACK HAD EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE LOCAL DEALER HALEY BUICK GMC AIRPORT LOCATED AT 5500 S. LABURNUM AVE, RICHMOND, VA 23231 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD IF A ACCIDENT WAS TO HAPPEN AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD BE SHOT TOWARDS ANY OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO DUE TO THE POOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRODUCT PIECES OF THE DASH ARE NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE LIKE DESIGNED BECAUSE OF THE DASH CRACKING IN SPOTS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR TRIM PIECES TO CLIP IN.
MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. THIS TRUCK HAS BE GARAGED 90% OF THE TIME WHEN NOT IN USE.
DASH CRACKED HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION, NOW THE STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR IS NOT WORKING CAUSING THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL TO SHOW A CODE..
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V050000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD 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.
I DROVE TO WORK & PARKED MY 2007 AVALANCHE IN MY EMPLOYERS TRUCK GARAGE AS I DO EVERY DAY. I WENT INTO THE OFFICE ATTENDED A JOB BRIEFING & WE PUT ON OUR COVERALLS FOR WORK THEN WE GOT READY TO LEAVE TO GO TO THE 1ST JOBSITE BUT AS SOON AS THE 1ST TWO COWORKERS WALKED OUT OF THE SHOP THEY TURNED AROUND YELLING THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM AT 1ST BECAUSE I HAD JUST PARKED LIKE 15 MINUTES PRIOR. PARKED & NOT RUNNING. WELL I LOOKED AND MY WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULL OF FLAMES. WE USED 4 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT & THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO FINISH. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED & I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FRACTURE NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING AND ALSO CLOSE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAM LEMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (1502 MORRISSEY DR, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701, (309) 663-4311) WHERE THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
AFTER WASHING MY 2007 AVALANCHE THE SEATBELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED AND MY BRAKES STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AND MAKE A SPRING NOISE. THIS ALL HAPPENED AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE CAR WASH.
CHEVY AVALANCHE WAS RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS BUT DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW.
THE GM WEBSITE HAS SHOWN A "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" ON AN ISSUE THAT'S EXISTED FOR NEARLY 5 YEARS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EVEN THEIR OWN WEBSITE STATES THAT THEY'RE "WORKING QUICKLY" TO FINALIZE THE REPAIR OPTIONS. THE AIRBAGS ARE DANGEROUS AND MUST BE REPLACED, AS OTHER MAJOR MANUFACTURERS (LIKE FORD) ARE DOING.
DEALER WONT REPAIR MY RECALL
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT/NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CURRENTLY, CRACKS HAVE BEEN REGLUED/EPOXIED. CONCERNED DASH IS SO BRITTLE ANY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WILL CAUSE THE DASHBOARD TO SEPARATE INTO PIECES AND BECOME SHRAPNEL. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST CRACK STARTED APPROXIMATELY IN NOV 2011.
THERES AN OPEN RECALL ON MY TRUCK I JUST PAID 11000 DOLLARS FOR. FROM 2016 AND NO REMEDY AS OF 10/30/2020. THATS 4 YEARS THEYVE HAD. I WANT ANSWERS AS WELL AS A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE.
MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES
TL* TAKATA. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 6330 SUPERSTITION SPRINGS BLVD, MESA, AZ 85206, WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. 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.
IN MAY 2016, NHTSA RECALL#16V383, MFG RECALL#2049152 WAS ISSUED FOR TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL/REPLACEMENT AND NOTHING FROM GM HAS HAPPENED. I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO GM 800 SUPPORT AND CONTINUE TO GET RUN AROUND- THEY ARE DODGING REPLACING THIS PART ON MY CHEVY AVALANCHE. I'VE RECORDED IN MY RECORDS AND NOTED WHO/WHEN I'VE SPOKEN TO THERE, INFORMIMG THEM THAT I WILL HOLD GM LIABLE FOR ANY/ALL DAMAGES CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SHOIULD ANYACCIDENT OCCUR THAT TRIGGERS MALFUNCTION OF THIS DEVICE AND ANY RESULTING INJURIES TO VEHICLE PASSENGERS.
RECALL ON DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG
DASHBOARD CRACKED BADLY. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ISSUE FOR 2007-2014 CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS. THE DASH DEVELOPED A CRACK ON IT'S OWN AND THE CRACK SPREAD ALONG THE ENTIRE DASH. SO MUCH THAT THE DASH IS SPLIT AND RATTLES.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO SANDS CHEVROLET - GLENDALE (5418 GRAND AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, (623) 428-1942) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. JOHN MILES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (950 DOGWOOD DR SE, CONYERS, GA 30012) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
SERVICE AIR BAG SHOWED UP ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CODE READER SHOWS CODE B0020-0D, PASSENGER INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP STAGE 2 SHORT TO BATTERY. THE WARNING HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR YEARS AND THEN HERE RECENTLY THE WARNING BECAME A STEADY ILLUMINATION. WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST STARTED IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I WAS MOVING OR OR STATIONARY. NOW THE WARNING DOES NOT GO OFF. I AM NOT 100% POSITIVE IF THE TAKATA RECALL IS WHAT IS AFFECTING MY AIR BAG BUT ACCORDING TO THE RECALL IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 2049151 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V381. THE RECALL IS CURRENTLY INCOMPLETE, AND A REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. I LIVE IN TEXAS SO AS THE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INCREASED THE AIR BAG ISSUE BECAME WORSE.
CRACKED DASH. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND FAILED AFTER 3 YEARS. NOW IT CONTINUES TO CRACK AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. DEALER SAID 1 YEAR WARRANTY AND $1200 TO REPLACE, AGAIN.
THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED ON FOUR DIFFERENT SPOTS ON TOP AND TWO TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. ON OF THE CRACKS HAS GONE DOWN TO THE RADIO MOUNTING BRACKETS BREAKING SOME OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. WOODHOUSE CHEVROLET (1951 US-30, MISSOURI VALLEY, IA 51555, (712) 642-4131) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS A RANDOM MISFIRE, WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRACK WARNINGS AND A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENGINE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND RUNS ROUGH. INSTALLED NEW PLUGS AND WIRES, NO CHANGE. AFTER READING UP ON THESE ENGINES I FOUND OUT THAT THE AFM / DOD FEATURE IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THESE ENGINES. GM SHOULD STEP UP AND HELP OWNERS WITH SOME OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. *TR
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 RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE GATEWAY CHEVROLET, INC. (9901 PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85392; (602) 563-3681) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING. *TR
TYPICAL DASHBOARD CRACKS AT THE RIGHT UPPER CORNER OF THE AIRBAG PANEL, THE DOME OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG IF/WHEN IT IS NEEDED. VEHICLE HIT A DEER THIS PAST WEEK, LUCKILY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
HELLO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS ON A REMEDY TO FIX THE TAKATA AIR BAGS ON MY VEHICLE , IS THERE ANY RESOLUTION TO THIS RECALL??? NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHAT STEPS TO TAKE. EVERYDAY THAT I DRIVE MY VEHICLE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ME OR MY FAMILY TO BE AT RISK. PLEASE HELP
IN A TURN MY SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE SHOCK ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE DITCH.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND RENN KIRBY CHEVROLET BUICK (LOCATED AT 55 EXPEDITION TRAIL, GETTYSBURG, PA 17325) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN IT. TWO OF THE CRACKS GO STRAIGHT TO PASSENGER AIR BAGS. 1 IS ON THE CORNER OF DRIVERS SIDE DASH AND THE LAST ONE IS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH.
MY DASH/INSTUMENT PANEL IS CRACKED, TO THE DEGREE, THAT IT WILL IMPEDE DEPLOYING, OF PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY FAMILY, WILL NOT BE PROTECTED, FULLY, DUE TO LARGE CRACKS. THIS VRHICLE WAS/IS GARAGED KEPT, EXCEPT AT MY PLACE OF RMPLOYMENT
IT WAS VERY HOT I WAS SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER FULL BLAST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG EXPLODED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OK
STABILTY LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ROUGH SHIFTING INTO 2 GEAR. IT HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 2 YEARS. AND NOT FIXED YET, CHEVY DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TPO DO. THERE NEEDS TOBE A RECALL ON THE FLEX FUEL. WE WERE GOING DOWN I-20 WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NEARLY AN ACCIDENT
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET GREENACRES AT 561-491-2969 (LOCATED AT 5757 LAKE WORTH ROAD, GREENACRES, FL 33463) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACED CHEVROLET SAID THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE VEHICLE IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE WHERE CAN I GET A NEW AIRBAG FOR THE VEHICLE????
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WIN CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 2201 E 223RD ST, CARSON, CA 90810, (877) 476-6172) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CARL BLACK CHEVROLET (535 MURFREESBORO PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN 37210, (888) 509-5199) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL CONCERN WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE NOTICE IS DATED MAY 27, 2016, MORE THAN 3 YEARS AGO!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS), ALTHOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HERB JONES CHEVROLET (1605 RING ROAD, ELIZABETH TOWN, KY) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL LETTER DATED JULY 2016 FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS BUT EVERYTIME THAT I CONTACT MULTIPLE CHEVY DEALERS THEY SAY THAT GM HAS NOT RELEASED THIS RECALL AND IS STILL ARGUING WITH NHTSA ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE RECALL. MEANWHILE I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD KILL ME. IT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE, EITHER THE AIRBAGS ARE THE SAME DEFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY AS THE ONES RECALLED OR NOT. FORCE THEM TO GET ON WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. I DID CONTACT MY US REPR PHIL ROE;S OFFICE ON THIS MATTER AND HE SUGGESTED FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA.
THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN I WASN'T DRIVING OR HIT ANYTHING. IT WAS IN PARK. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND IT DEPLOYED.
CHECKED WITH LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WON'T BE RECEIVING ANY FOR MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY FOR NO REASON AND WENT AWAY THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE VEHICLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V788000 (AIR BAGS). GRAHAM AUTOMALL (LOCATED AT 1515 W 4TH ST, MANSFIELD, OH 44906, (419) 529-1800) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ON MAY 27, 2016. DAN POWERS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1065 US-60, HARDINSBURG, KY 40143, (270) 756-5212) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE TAKATA CORPORATION AIR BAG PROBLEM. WENT TO NEARBY GM DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT SERRA CHEVROLET STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENTS AND TOKE MY INFORMATION TO CONTACT WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. NO NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THE INITIAL DISCLOSURE WAS MADE OVER 4 YEARS AGO. DID RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP AROUND SIX MONTHS AFTER MY INITIAL VISIT AND WAS TOLD THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THE REQUIRED PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD AS SHARDS OF PLASTIC COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE CRACKED DASH, IT SEEMS TO BE A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT'S CREATING A HAZARD.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHILE PARKED IN APARTMENT PARKING LOT, ENGINE NOT RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND/OR EXPLODED WHILE SITTING IN APARTMENT PARKING LOT. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO AN 1HR. WAS IN BEDROOM, WHEN NOTIFIED BY THE FIRE DEPT. THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.
WHILE DRIVING MY AIRBAG ALERT CAME UP
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
PLASTIC DASH PANEL CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES OVER AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CREATING A HIGH RISK FOR SHATTERING OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
IT'S BEEN ON RECALL AND GM WILL NOT FIX IT. I'M IN DANGER, YOU SAY I'M IN DANGER AND THE GOD [XXX] COMPANY GM WILL NOT FIX IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TAKATA RECALL
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THORNTON CHEVROLET (180 S MAIN ST, MANCHESTER, PA 17345, (717) 266-8800), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
TAKATA RECALL. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER 3 YEARS WITH NO REMEDY!! PLEASE HELP. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON WHEN CARE IS POWERED ON.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUNN COUNTRY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 700 BIRKES RD, EUFAULA, OK 74432, (866) 208-5788) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR TAKATA AIR BAGS. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE FINE AND NO INTENTION TO REPLACE HOWEVER THIS RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT MY TRUCK IS AT RISK. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT THE NEXT COURSE OF ACTION IS. THANK YOU.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED VICTORVILLE CHEVROLET AT 760-475-9098 (LOCATED AT 15425 DOS PALMAS RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
A VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THANK GOD WE DID NOT GET HIT. MY PREGNANT WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH OUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS NOT WORKING.
STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER COMES ON AT RATES OF SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES PER DAY. NO COMMON DENOMINATOR I.E. WEATHER, ROAD CONDITIONS, TIME OF YEAR..CAN BE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH OR SITTING IDLE IN PARK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING LOVED ONES AROUND. UNFORTUNATELY I'VE GONE AS FAR AS HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER HOOKED UP AT ALL TIMES SO I CAN CLEAR THE COMPUTER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS IN ORDER TO DRIVE AGAIN. I'VE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, CHANGED. COMPUTER CHANGED AND RESET TWICE...NOTHING HAS HELPED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MONTGOMERY CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 5325 PRESTON HWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40213, (502) 968-6111), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN A SMALL VIBRATION STARTED AND TRANSITION TO A VIOLENT SHAKING. A TEMPORARY LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SLOWER SPEED AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. I DISCOVERED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE AXEL AND ROTOR.
TAKATA RECALL. INITIAL RECALL MAY 27, 2016. RECALL # GM RECALL 49151.ADVISED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. WILL NOTIFY WHEN AVAILABLE. IN A HIGH RISK AREA IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS AREA.
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL AND CRACKING DASH AROUND AIRBAG AND CLUSTER.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
CRACKED DASH DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE SPEEDOMETER
TAKATA RECALL, SRS LIGHT IS ON DUE TO OPEN RECALL NOT BEING AVAILABLE BECOMING VERY ANNOYING, WORRIED IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS, AIRBAGS WILL BE DEFECTIVE
TAKATA RECALL. ESSENTIALLY ALL I AM ASKING IS HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET? THE PETITION WAS OVER IN AUGUST OF 2017. I AM JUST LOOKING FOR SOME RESOLUTION BEFORE MY KIDS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT.
DASH IS JUST CRACKED UP, WITH 3 YEARS OF HAVING IT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. U-J CHEVROLET (7581 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608, (251) 633-3321) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MANY SPOTS.
TAKATA RECALL. (THIS NOT AN ACCIDENT REPORT.) ON 2/20/17 I CALLED A LOCAL AUTHORIZED CHEV DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR AN AIRBAG DEFECT. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, 2/20/29 ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE FOR THE UPCOMING RENEWAL PERIOD MARYLAND DMV WROTE "PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE AT NO COST." SO, I AM PRETTY CONFUSED AS WHAT TO DO. IT HAD BEEN EXACTLY 2 YEARS SINCE MY FIRST NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I AM STILL BEING GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER WHILE I AM ALSO STILL BEING TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS REPAIRED. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? AM I JUST BEING GIVEN THE RUNAROUND? PLEASE ADVISE AS I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD THIS EXPLODE UNEXPECTEDLY. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING MESSAGES FREQUENTLY DISPLAY AND CAUSE HARSH SHIFTING AND REDUCED POWER. VEHICLE MAY BE STATIONARY OR DRIVEN.
TAKATA INFLATORS WE WERE PARKED AT A STORE WHEN WE WERE LEAVING WE HEARD A BIG LOUD POP LIKE AN EXPLOSION OR LIKE SOMEONE HIT US ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE , SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP VERY TIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WENT ON AND DASH BOARD ANNOUNCED 'SERVICE AIRBAG' DROVE IT HOME VERY CAREFULLY. THE NEXT DAY I HAD A FRIEND COME CONNECT A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM IT SAID AIRBAG DEPLOYED THAT SAME DAY I CALLED :GMBRCPAC@GM.COM THEY CALLED ME BACK EARLY THE NEXT MORNING THEY WERE ABLE TO TOW IT TO CHEVROLETTE TURLOCK AUTO MALL TO INSPECT IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT FINALLY MY HUSBAND WENT IN AND NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY IT'S SMTHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAT THE AIR BAG IS INTACT IT EVEN CRACKED THE DASH BOARD ON THE SIDE U CAN SEE THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT IS LIFTED BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH SOME SEAT BELT SENSOR WE ARE MEETING TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH BUT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD THEY WERE SAYING WE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE WATER LEAKAGE WHICH WE NEVER HAD WE HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 2011 NEVER HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT WE TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT AND WE WANT IT FIXED VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR CAR RENTAL BUT WANTED ME TO PAY FOR INSURANCE OUT IF MY POCKET I'VE BEEN BORROWING MY SISTERS CAR AND I DNT THINK THAT WAS FAIR EITHER
TAKATA RECALL - CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL, THEY ARE UNHELPFUL IN WANTING TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG EVEN THOUGH THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK. I FEEL THAT THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. CHEVROLET IS NOT CONCERNED WITH MY CLAIM. CHEVROLET CASE # 8-3853651363
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET NAPLES (5665 AIRPORT-PULLING RD N, NAPLES, FL 34109, (239) 301-3621) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
"TAKATA RECALL" THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY IN PLACE AFTER THE RECALL IN 2016 ALMOST THREE YEARS LATER. MANUFACTURERS RECALL NUMBER 2049152 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V383
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (COUNTRY CHEVROLET, 299 IL-115, HERSCHER, IL 60941, 815-426-6311) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB *BF CONSUMER STATED IN 2018 HAD AN ACCIDENT, MISSING A DEER, HIS VEHICLE WENT INTO THE COUNTRY DITCH, HITTING A ROAD SIGN, DAMAGED THE FRONT GRILL AREA AN PASS, RIGHT SIDE FENDER. BOTH RIGHT DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT MAY EVENTUALLY CRACK ENOUGH THAT BIG PIECES WILL POP LOOSE AND CHUNKS OF MY DASH WILL BE GONE. ABS GLUE IS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS TO JOIN THE SEAMS TOGETHER TO STOP THE DASH FROM SHAKING AND MAKING TONS OF NOISE. THE SHAKING LIKELY CAUSED THE CRACKS TO GROW MORE ALSO PRIOR TO ME FINALLY THROUGH LOTS OF TRIAL AND ERROR SUCCESSFULLY GLUING IT. HOPEFULLY IT WILL KEEP THE CURRENT CRACK FROM GROWING. BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL. AND NEW ONES WILL LIKELY APPEAR IF THE OLD ONES DO NOT SPREAD. ALSO, THE AIR VENT COVER HAS BROKEN IN A LONG CRACK, AND EVEN WORSE MOST OF THE TABS THAT HOLD IT DOWN HAVE BROKEN OFF. THUS, IT STICKS UP LOOKING UGLY AND RATTLES. THIS TOO IS LIKELY TO BREAK UP MORE FROM ALL THE RATTLING.
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I20 WHEN WE WERE COMING OFF THE OFF RAMP AND THE STABILIZATION LIGHT CAME ON AND WE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN TO TURN RIGHT AND AS WERE TAKE OFF IT SHIFTED REALLY BAD OUT INTO 2ND IT JERKED REALLY BAD AND WE HAD NO POWER WE MADE IT HOME AND NOW IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. 2007 AVALANCE IT HAS 50,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE ON CAR GURUS AND THERE ARE THOUSAND ON THAT SIGHT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WERE HAVING. AND THE SAD THING IS WE DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE OUR TRUCK TOWED INTO TOWN AND GET IT FIXED. BECASUE THEY TELLS US THAT THEY HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD DO A RECALL OR PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A GROUP LAWSUIT TOWARD GM FOR SUCH A BIG DEAL LIKE THIS IS. AND ALSO OUR DASHES ARE ALL CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE. WHICH ON THAT SIGHT THERE ARE ALOT HAVING SAME ISSUE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED 55 MPH THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STABILIZER TRACK AND ABS LIGHT KICKED IN CAUSING THE VECHILE TO DECREASE IN POWER NEARLY STOPPING ALMOST RESULTING IN CRASH AND BODILY HARM TO ME EXAMPLE HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPING
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JIMMY GRAY CHEVROLET INC. (181 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, (662) 996-4929) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND MAY BECOME LOOSER OVER TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (MARK CHRISTOPHER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 2131 E CONVENTION CENTER WAY, ONTARIO, CA 91764, (909) 545-6669) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HERN PINES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (10722 US HIGHWAY 15-501, SOUTHERN PINES, NC 28387, (910) 692-2002) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (BRUCE LOWRIE CHEVROLET, 711 SW LOOP 820, FORT WORTH, TX 76134, 817-349-7715) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) OVER A YEAR AGO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALER (VETTER-MCGILL CHEVROLET, 15241 M 60 WEST, THREE RIVERS, MI), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT UPDATED 12/04/18*JB
TAKATA RECALL NOT RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANNER. RECEIVED RECALL IN 2016 AND HAVE YET TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE CALLED CHERVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATE A REPAIR IS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME.
IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH AND JUST RANDOMLY TURN ON AND TURN OFF THE STABILISER LEG TRACTION CONTROL TIME ON THEIR SYSTEM CHECK ENGINE ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF WHENEVER THEY WANT. THE PLAY IS ON MACY MOTHER THE ONE CONNECTION THAT GOES TO GETS EXTREMELY HOT IT DON'T WANNA COME ON YOU HAVE TO MOVE AROUND AND GET IT COME ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY AS WELL
THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO NOTIFY ME FOR REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG?
TAKATA RECALL. CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SCHEDULE RECALL, MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO GIVE TIME WHEN RECALL WILL BE ABLE TO BE PREFORMED. DEALERSHIPS SAY DONT HAVE A REMEDY YET
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN CALLING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND GETTING THE RUNAROUND. THE LATEST IS ITS IN LITIGATION AND THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME. WHY IS FORD FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND GM IS NOT? I'M STILL DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE PEOPLE IN EVERY DAY (5 KIDS)
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT WAITED MORE THAN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER (ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET, 5501 DREXEL RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130, (702) 967-5500) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2017, WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT WITH A GREEN ARROW TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT AS WELL AS THE TWO REAR CHILD PASSENGERS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FACILITY TO REPAIR THE BODY DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG PARTS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
STABILITY CONTROL WARNING POPS UP ON DISPLAY, RESULTING IN A SEVERE POWER REDUCTION. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DROP FROM 70 MPH TO AROUND 35MPH INSTANTLY. THIS NEARLY RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION, OF COURSE. THIS WAS ONLY PREVENTED BY A VERY ALERT DRIVER BEHIND ME. I READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY GM TO PROVIDE A SAFETY RECALL
THE RECALL CAME OUT IN MAY OF 2016 AND STILL DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY.
"TAKATA RECALL" ON AIRBAG NO REMEDY OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
DASH BOARD COMPLETELY OVER ALL OF THE DASH INCLUDING OVER PASSENGER AIR BAG THE DASH BOARD WAS COVERED SINCE PURCHASE. NOTICED IT. 6 6 18
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT DRIVE AROUND VERY OFTEN AND I AM AFRAID OF THESE AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CREST CHEVROLET (909 W 21ST ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SULLIVAN-PARKHILL AUTOMOTIVE (440 W ANTHONY DR, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG
HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING IN OVER A YEAR SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. IS THIS ANOTHER SCAM OR WHAT ?
TAKARA RECALL. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM TWO YEARS AGO IDENTIFYING MY VEHICLE AS AFFECTED BY THE AIRBAG RECALL AND WAS ALSO INFORMED I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SINCE RECEIVING THE NOTICE AND I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN REPAIR IS AVAILABLE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN, IF EVER, GM PLANS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLES AIRBAGS. I FEEL THAT GM IS TAKING IT'S TIME IN HOPE THAT AFFECTED VEHICLES AGE OUT AND ARE NO LONGER ON THE ROAD. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS OF HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED BY GM?
THE DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS THAT WILL SEND SHRAPNEL FLYING WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THE PIECES OF THE DASH COULD BE DEADLY IN AN ACCIDENT WITH PROPELLED BY THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG.
"TAKATA RECALL" RECALL DATE WAS MAY 27,2016 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE
DASHBOARD CRACKS THOUGHTOUT THE DASHBORAD, FIRST APPEARED BY THE AIR BAG THEN MORE APPEARED OVER THE INSTARMENT CLUSTER THEN THE DEFROSTER VENT PANEL, SECTIONS ARE COMPLETLY BREAKING AWAY
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2016. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH PARKWAY CHEVROLET (25500 HIGHWAY TX- 249, TOMBALL, TX 77375, PHONE (832)-534-0197) SEVERAL TIMES TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT PART AVAILABILITY; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
POSSIBLE DASH FRAGMENTS IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. DASH HAS POINTED PLASTIC FRAGMENTS FALLING THROUGH DASH AROUND AIRBAG AREA. DASH HAS MANY COMPLETE THROUGH CRACKS AROUND AIRBAG AREA. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS SHARP PLASTIC FRAGMENTS MAY BE PROJECTED TO PASSENGER. NOT ONLY IF METAL FRAGMENTS FROM AIRBAG THAT MAY HIT WINDSHIELD AND THEN TOWARDS PASSENGER OR GAS PRESSURE FROM IGNITER FORCE PLASTIC WITH POSSIBLE METAL THAT ULTIMATELY CAUSES AIRBAG TO HIT PASSENGER.
DASH BOARD CRACKED AROUND AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (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 DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TOWARDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WOULD IMPACT THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS. THE DEALER (RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET, 8200 AUTO DR, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504, (866) 849-7117) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE DEALER REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
CRACKED DASHBOARD. CHEVY WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT IT IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. IT IS UNSAFE SHOULD THE AIRBAG BE TRIGGER BY A COLLISION.
1.VEHICLE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF, THE NEEDLES ARE GOING WILD AND THEN NOTHING. THE VEHICLE STILL DRIVES NORMAL. 2.THE CLOCK WILL NOT KEEP REGULAR TIME EVEN WHEN RESET MANY TIMES. 3.THE DRIVES SIDE REAR SPEAKER WILL NOT COME ON. 4.WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED QUICKLY CAUSING ME TO THINK IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL, THIS HAPPEN ONCE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT LOSS OF SPEED AND PREMATURE MOTOR FAILURE. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED FOUR TSBS ON THE ESC. THE DEALER (WILLIAMS CHEVROLET, 2600 US-31, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684, (231) 946-1111) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THE REMEDY AND PART WERE AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED J&R CHEVROLET OF OAKLEY AT (785) 672-3102 (611 S FREEMAN AVE, OAKLEY, KS 67748) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THIS RECALL IS GOING ON 2 YEARS NOW AND THERE STILL HAS NOT BEEN A FIX IDENTIFIED. HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE WHEN IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS DRIVER/PASSENGER SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT?
TL* TAKTA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (RON CRAFT CADILLAC, 4114 I-10, BAYTOWN, TX 77521) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PREMIERE CHEVROLET, 4990 PREMIERE PKWY, BESSEMER, AL 35022) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MAITA CHEVROLET AT (916) 691-2800 (9650 AUTO CENTER DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757), PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET AT (916) 331-6777 (4811 MADISON SACRAMENTO, CA 95841), AND FOLSOM CHEVROLET AT (916) 985-5600 (12655 AUTO MALL CIR, FOLSOM, CA 95630) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE INTERIOR SEAT BELTS ARE CUTTING GROOVES IN THE PLASTIC WHERE THEY COME OUT FROM ON REAR PASSENGER SEATS. ALSO THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE COVERED WITH CHROME ARE PEELING AND THE FAUX CHROME IS SHARP AN CAUSES CUTS IF NOT OPENING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE CAREFULLY. THE CUTS ON FINGERS ARE PAINFUL. HAS OCCURRED TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS UNAWARE OF ISSUE .
ABS LIGHT ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS RANDOMLY UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (VOSS CHEVROLET, 100 LOOP RD, CENTERVILLE, OH 45459) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,828. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CLASSIC CHEVROLET (1101 TEXAS 114, GRAPEVINE, TX) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT GM DID NOT USE TAKATA AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *AS
DASH CRACKING
TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF THIS DATE. THE RECALL WAS IN MAY OF 2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM TK HOLDINGS AND WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). 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 DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. FISHER CHEVROLET IN YUMA, ARIZONA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000.
TAKATA RECALL OR IT'S INFLATORS. NO OFFICIAL DETAILS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ME YET ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS GM RECALL AS OF THIS DATE. 1/13/2018.
DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD DECK AREA SURROUNDING PASSENGER AIRBAG IS HEAVILY CRACKED WITH SHARP EDGES WHICH POSE A HAZARD IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. SHARP DASHBOARD CRACK EDGES ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MAY BE STRUCK BY DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAY BECOME AIR BORN RESULTING IN SEVER INJURY AND/OR BLINDNESS IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION.
TAKATA RECALL: BEEN LONG ENOUGH , THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SETTLED MONTHS A GO. LIVES ARE AT STAKE - PLEASE THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND FORCE THESE TO BE CORRECTED? AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT AND WE CHOOSE NOT TO RISK OUR LIVES BY DRIVING!! HELP!!!
"TAKATA RECALL"- RECEIVED NOTICE JULY 2016 OF GM RECALL 49151 AND ASKED HARPER MOTORS, 200 HIGHWAY 531, MINDEN. LA. 71055 TO REPLACE RECALLED AIRBAG. SERVICE MANAGER BJ INFORMED ME THAT TAKATA WILL SEND REPLACEMENT AIRBAG AND WHEN RECEIVED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT ME. RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE AROUND JULY 2017 ABOUT AIRBAG LAWSUIT AND AGAIN ASKED HARPER DEALERSHIP SERVICE ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE. AND AGAIN WAS INFORMED BY BJ THAT ONCE THE AIRBAGS ARE RECEIVED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CONTACT ME.
"TAKATA RECALL" TAKATA CORPORATION ('TAKATA') HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2007-2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO 1500, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, GMC SIERRA 1500, YUKON, YUKON XL, AND 2009-2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500/3500 AND GMC SIERRA 2500/3500 VEHICLES. THIS IS BASED UPON TAKATA'S DECISION THAT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS IT SUPPLIED TO GM ARE DEFECTIVE. GM HAS SUBMITTED TO NHTSA A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY AND NHTSA HAS GRANTED GM UNTIL AUGUST 2017 TO COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION AND TO SUBMIT ALL DATA SUPPORTING THE PETITION. IF THE PETITION IS DENIED, GM WILL CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE AIRBAG INFLATORS COVERED BY TAKATA'S DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV AND SEARCH FOR DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124. THIS IS THERE REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM. THE NECESSITY OF A REMEDY IS DEPENDENT UPON NHTSA'S DECISION ON GM'S PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING THAT DECISION. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL AT MY.GM.COM/RECALLS. GM CONSIDERS YOUR VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. NOTHING HAS HAPPEN AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN. INSTEAD OF BEING REACTIVE, I'M TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CRAIG SMITH AUTO GROUP IN GALION, OH WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT
CRACKED DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON MY 2009 GMC SIERRA AND MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND IS NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING CONSIDERING THE MONEY SPENT ON THE VEHICLE.
TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER NO REPAIR FOR IT YET
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. CAPITOL CHEVROLET IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT ANOTHER NOTICE WOULD BE RECEIVED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS IN JULY OF 2016. PIEHL OF PRINCETON CHEVROLET (1402 N MAIN ST, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 61356) STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR
TAKATA RECALL: DEALERS CONTINUE TO SAY NO PART IS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG.
TAKATA INFLATORS:MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS RESET AND CAME BACK ON A SHORT TIME AFTER. I HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO AND FAN FOR HEAT AND A/C.ONCE IN S WHILE I GET A SMELL OFBURNING WIRE. MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN BUMPING ON ACCELERATION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ALSO WHEN CRANKING IT MOVE FORWARD A BIT IN PARK. THE TRANSMISSION BUMP IS WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE RANDOM, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON.
"TAKATA RECALL" IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I CANNOT GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED UNDER THIS RECALL. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT EVEN IF IT MEANS USING AIRBAGS FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET VALENCIA (23649 VALENCIA BLVD, VALENCIA, CA 91355) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE STILL PETITIONING THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I RECEIVED A RECALL AND CONTACTED THE BUD CLARY DEALER IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A WHILE.AFTER ALMOST A YEAR I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO CALL GM BECAUSE THE CURRENT RECALL WAS NO GOOD ANYMORE. WHY WOULD I HAVE TO CALL ANYONE WHEN I HAD A RECALL NOTICE AND A RECALL NUMBER .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET DULUTH, 3277 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL, UNABLE TO REMEDY RECALL. VEHICLE OPERATIONAL, BUT CANNOT GET PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED
TAKATA RECALL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM
TAKATA RECALL. IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR AND THE PARTS ACCORDING TO MY DEALER SHIP HAVE STILL NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. THIS HAS KILLED PEOPLE MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING A TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE. WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHY HAS GM NOT MADE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE TRUCK. AT LEAST HAVE IT TO WHERE THE OLD AIRBAGS THAT ARE IN THEM BE DISCONNECTED TO THEY WON'T DEPLOY AND POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE ELSE.
CALLED DEALER TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO PARTS. RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE
IN 2009 WENT TO MY DEALER TO REPAIR THE DEADLY AIR BAGS THAT WERE INSTALLED INTO MY VEHICLE; I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. AGAIN IN 2017 WENT TO MY DEALER TO REPAIR THE DEADLY AIR BAGS THAT WERE INSTALLED INTO MY VEHICLE; I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. UNACCEPTABLE
TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED MORITZ CHEVROLET, 9101 CAMP BOWIE WEST FORT WORTH TX. 76116 FOR APPOINTMENT AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. MORITZ EMAILED ME CLAIMING NO REMEDY. I CONTACTED JERRY'S GM WITH APPOINTMENT FOR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. JERRY'S GM EMAILED ME CLAIMING NO REMEDY FOR RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (ERNST AUTO, 615 23RD ST E, COLUMBUS, NE 68601, (402) 564-2736) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (KENNY ROSS CHEVY BUICK GMC, 11250 US-30, NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA 15642 (724) 863-9000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL WAITING ON A REMEDY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I'M CONCERNED OF A SAFETY ISSUE.
TAKATA RECALL - HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME FOR REPLACEMENT.SAME STORY FOR OVER A YEAR.
RECALL FOR AIRBAGS AND THEY WONT FIX IT
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER IN BURBANK, IL, BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 2 YEARS FOR MY AIR BAG TO BE REPLACED DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING ITS NOT YET AVAILABLE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY DUE TO LIVING IN A HOT CLIMATE STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ART MOEHN CHEVROLET HONDA, 2200 SEYMOUR RD, JACKSON, MI 49201, (517) 787-7700) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE WAITING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE REMEDY AND REPAIR PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION CHEVROLET SOUTH CORPUS CHRISTI, 6650 S PADRE ISLAND DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS FOR MY TRUCK. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T GET THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. THE RECALL NUMBER IS"49152 "
TAKATA RECALL - CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS AGAIN TOLD GM HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX/REPLACEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATORS. THE DEALERSHIP INFORM ME I HAD TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DIRECTLY. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND WAS TOLD THAT GM IS INTERNALLY CONDUCTING TESTS ON THE TAKATA AIRBAGS AND CURRENTLY FEEL THERE IS NO "UNREASONABLE" RISK BUT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING AND REVIEWING THE SITUATION. IF THE MANUFACTURER (TAKATA) HAS DETERMINED THERE IS A DEFECT AND RISK BASED ON THEIR AIRBAG INFLATOR DESIGN I WANT THE INFLATOR REPLACED AND NOT RUN THE RISK THAT IT FALSELY GOES OFF CAUSING PHYSICAL HARM OR DEATH TO A PASSENGER. THE RISK IN GM'S OPINION MIGHT BE LOW MEANING THEIR COST ANALYSIS BETWEEN SETTLING CLAIMS VERSUS REPLACING THE INFLATORS IN POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OF VEHICLES IS DRIVING THEIR INACTION. GM SAID IF THERE IS AN UPDATE I CAN CHECK THEIR RECALL WEBSITE AND THEY WOULD BE SENDING OUT LETTERS - THIS IS THE SAME THING THEY TOLD ME ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I'VE RECEIVED NO UPDATE FROM GM.
TAKATA RECALL, DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR BECAUSE GM HASN'T RELEASED THE RECALL? RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT TAKATA BANKRUPTCY.
TAKATA RECALL. STILL WAITING TO GET IT FIXED. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STILL HAVE NO INFO AS TO WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED.
THE DASH IS CRACKING BAD THAT WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED OFF AND FELL INTO THE INNER DASH... I CAN NOT FIX THIS. IS THIS A DEFECT THAT CAN BE FIXED THROUGH A RECALL OF SOME SORT... EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP OR ANY SLIGHT BUMP IN THE TRUCK YOU CAN HEAR THE PLASTIC CRACK EACH TIME
TAKATA RECALL. WAS NOTIFIED OVER TWO YEARS AGO THAT MY CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL BUT TO THIS DATE STILL NO PART IS AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECAL: THE RECALL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. EVERY TIME I CALL A GM SERVICE CENTER THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS TO FIX IT YET. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE PARTS. THEY TOLD ME NO ONES VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED YET. THIS IS A SHAME. I DON'T EVEN WANT MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK. WHY WON'T THEY STEP UP AND FIX THESE AIRBAGS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET. ARE THEY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET INJURED, DIE, OR GO AWAY?
WE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM TK HOLDINGS INC. I CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS NOTICE INDICATED. WAY BROTHERS, 183 BROAD ST HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA WAS TOLD WE COULD NOT READ AS THE COMPANY IS BANKRUPTED AND NO REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED. WE THEN CALLED CHILDE CHEVROLET, 1-800-272-2277, WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL WHEN PARTS TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE WOULD COME IN. NEITHER DEALERSHIP SOUNDED WILLING TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE AS THE NOTICE INSTRUCTED. MY HUSBAND WAS EMBARRASSED AT WAY BROTHERS BECAUSE HE STATED, " WE MUST DIDN'T READ OUT NOTICE CORRECTLY. " OUR COMPLIANT IS THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN WE DO? THANKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. 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. STEVE RAYMAN CHEVROLET IN UNION CITY, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-3309530358 ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2017. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAMARA INFLATORS
I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES FROM GM. SINCE 2016, I HAVE CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (FERGUSON BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 1015 N INTERSTATE DR, NORMAN, OK 73069) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG WASN'T RECALLED PER RAY DENNISON CHEVROLET - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SPLIT OPEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE AT BAYWAY CHEVROLET (5719 BROADWAY ST, PEARLAND, TX 77581, (281) 606-0465); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE WITH NO REMEDY TO DATE. WHILE GM CONSIDERS THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE, THE SAFETY RISK DESCRIPTION STATES: "THE PROPELLANT IN SOME TYPES OF TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY AFTER LONG TERM EXPOSURE IN HOT AND HUMID REGIONS. IF THE PROPELLANT DEGRADES TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, THE INFLATORS MAY RUPTURE DURING DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES". THIS DOES NOT SOUND SAFE TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE I LIVE IN SUGAR LAND, TX WHERE THERE ARE LONG PERIODS OF HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WHICH EFFECTS THE AIRBAG DEGRADATION. CAN ANYONE HELP FINALIZE THE SITUATION AND GET THIS RECALL TAKEN CARE OF? THANK YOU! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HARBIN CHEVROLET SCOTTSBORO (570 MICAH WAY, SCOTTSBORO, AL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED U-J CHEVROLET AT (251) 633-3321 (7581 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED BAY CHEVROLET AT (251) 545-4291 (2900 GOVERBMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36606) WHERE IT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN PATIENCE WAITING TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS RECALLED. EVERY TIME I CONTACT THE CAR DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK CAN'T BE SERVICED TO REPLACE MY DEFECTED TAKATA AIR BAGS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEB 6TH 2017. IT WASN'T MY FAULT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T EXPLODE.
"TAKATA RECALL" - DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR [ MAY 27, 2016 ] STATED RECALL PENDING, NOT ACTIVE. CURRENT RECALL NOTICE [ RECEIVED 10/22/2017] - DEALERSHIP AGAIN STATES RECALL PENDING, NOT ACTIVE
ACCIDENT ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY CALLED CHEVROLET AND MADE NOTHING OF IT ,SAID DON'T HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS
TAKATA RECALL - STILL WAITING ON A FIX.
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL CARONE CHEVROLET GMC BUICK (5099 US-117, WALLACE, NC 28466 (910) 285-7151) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *LN UPDATED 8/1/18*JB
TAKATA RECALL
"TAKATA RECALL" NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET
THE DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. IT SEEMS IF THIS VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THIS BRITTLE DASH COULD END UP BEING SHARP SHRAPNEL THAT WILL CAUSE A LOT MORE BODILY HARM THAN GOOD FROM THE AIRBAG.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE NOT CONTACTED FOR PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 7/31/18*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL AMERICAN CHEVROLET OF KILLEEN (254-213-5397, 1802 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76541) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (DICK SHIRLEY CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 2616 ALAMANCE RD, BURLINGTON, NC 27215, (336) 792-1922) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE REMEDY AND REPAIR PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN UPDATED 8/22/18*JB
TAMARA RECALL. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE 'SERVICE AIRBAGS' LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I PRESUME THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN NON-FUNCTIONING EVER SINCE.
TAKATA RECALL TWO YEARS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A RECALL THAT CAN CAUSE EITHER SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER. I'M CONSIDERING PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR MY OWN SAFETY, IT WILL BE HARD TO SELL WITH THE AIRBAG RECALL. EVEN IF I COULD SELL IT, I WILL TAKE A LOSS ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO GET IT FIXED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED GREEN CHEVROLET (1703 AVENUE OF THE CITIES, EAST MOLINE, IL 61244 (309) 792-1550) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3432606905. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THAT THERE WAS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS OF THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ROSNER CHEVROLET, 800 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, (321) 723-3611) DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY AND PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS EXITING A RAMP, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND BOTH CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MARK PORTER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (42411 CHARLES CHANCEY DR, POMEROY, OH 45769 (740) 992-6614). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (DELILLO CHEVROLET, 18211 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648, (714) 847-6087) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD WITH SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC WHICH HAVE ALREADY BROKEN OFF OR ARE HANGING OFF. THESE SHARDS AND SHARP EDGES PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. THESE CRACKS SEEM TO BE RELATED TO SHODDY CRAFTSMANSHIP/MATERIALS USED BY CHEVROLET AND HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS.
THE 5.3 ENGINE HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHERE THE ENGINE FAILS DUE TO OIL RECIRCULATION AND VALVES GOING BAD. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPLACE THE ENGINES. THE ENGINE STARTS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY
THE DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN AND PASSENGER AIRBAG PANEL. I AM CONCERNED FOR SAFETY AND SEE IN ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM
MULTIPLE CRACKS ON DASH AREA, SPECIFICALLY AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
I HAVE AIRBAGS LIGHT ON ON THE DASHBOARD , I GOT A RECALL NOTICE ; MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2049152, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V383 . I VISITED APPLE CHEVROLET / ORLAND PARK 3 MONTHS AGO , YET I DIDNT GET ANY REPLY TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT. I NEED THE AIRBAGS LIGHT TO GET OFF.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2016. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THAT NO PARTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (VALENCIA GM LOCATED IN ESPANOLA, NM), BUT WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS WAITING FOR AN APPROVAL FROM NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED LES STANFORD CHEVROLET (21730 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124, (313) 444-7537) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
DASH HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN AT LEFT TOP CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE. ENTIRE DASH IS VERY BRITTLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS FOR ALL CHEVY AND GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE AND THE YEARS FOLLOWING IT. WILL IT TAKE A PIECE OF DASH FLYING THROUGH SOMEONE'S JUGULAR VEIN TO GET GM TO FINALLY CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY?
DASH BOARD CRACKING , AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE DRIVERS DASH
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, ONE IS RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE SECOND IS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS TOLD THIS IS HAPPENING IN ALL GM TRUCKS 2007-2013. GM AND THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY THE DASH WILL BE SHRAPNEL. AND COSMETICALLY IT LOOKS HORRIBLE AND RATTLES. GM NEEDS TO RECALL.
DASH LARGE CRACK SAFETY CONCERN POSSIBLY PROJECTILE IF IN A ACCIDENT DASH MATERIAL NOT TO STANDARDS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BOB BELL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1200 BALTIMORE PIKE BEL AIR, MD 21014 410-877-6478) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKAKA RECALL AND DASHBOARD CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER. STATIONARY
CLUSTER PANELS ON CHEVY TRUCKS,TEND TO BLANK OUT DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF MILLAGE ON TRUCK AND WHEN TO CHANGE OIL, CHECK BRAKES, ALL THE THINGS MILAGE METERS ARE USED FOR.IF YOU GO ON THE INTERNET YOU SEE ALL SORTS OF VIDEOS ON THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS. CHEVY DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE LOCAL DEALER (JUD KUHN CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 3740 HWY 9 E, LITTLE RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA 29566) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
AFTER DRIVING IN THE SUMMER WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE, WHEN I CAME OUT THE DASH HAD CRACKED ABOVE THE AIRBAG AREA. ALSO CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING. THE DASH HAS NO STRUCTURE UNDER THE CENTER OF THE DASH TO KEEP THE DASH FROM FLEXING. IF PARKING WITH DASH HALF COVERED IN SHADE THEN THE DASH WILL BE DIFFERENT TEMPS ON OPPOSITE SIDES
DASH IS CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE BY AIR BAG AND ON DRIVER SIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *AS
CRACKED DASHBOARD. WORRIED THAT AIRBAG INFLATION COULD CAUSE PIECES OF DASH TO RELEASE INTO CABIN AT HIGH SPEEDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE PULLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR SHOCK WAS WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ "LEFT MOTOR SUPPORT" IS LOOSE IN THE VHEICLE, SO WHEN ACCELARTING ON THE LEFT, MOTOR LIFTS UP. *AS
DASH BOARD CRACKING OVER STEERING COLUMN AND AROUND AIR BAG.
CRACKS IN THE DASH NEXT TO THE AIR BAG AND IN FRONT OF DRIVER. IF AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED WILL CAUSE PLASTIC DASH TO BREAK APART WITH POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSON OR PUNCTURE THE AIR BAG.
THE DASHBOARD ON MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, TAHOE, AND SUBURBAN IN THE 2007-2011 TIME FRAMES. I AM FOLLOWING WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING BY FILING COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA AS I WOULD LIKE THIS ADDRESSED AS THE CRACK IS IN THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED VIA THE TAKATA RECALL.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TAKATA RECALL APPROACHING ONE YEAR AND UNDER REVIEW!! ON JANUARY 17 2017 I CALLED GM ASSISTANCE TO FIND OUT THE STATUS OF RECALL AFTER RECEIVING A WRITTEN NOTICE. THEY STATED THAT IS STILL UNDER REVIEW. IT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. WHY DOES IT TAKE ALMOST A YEAR TO EVEN START AND POSTPONE UNDER THE HEADING OF UNDER REVIEW? HONDA STARTED THE CHANGE OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NOTICE. ARE THEY WAITING TILL ONE OF THE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN OR WIFE IS INJURED OR KILLED? IT APPEARS THAT IT IS CHEAPER TO HAVE SOMEONE DIE THAN TO DO THE CORRECT THING OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART. THEY APPEAR TO BE ATTEMPTING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. PLEASE DRAW THEIR ATTENTION AND GET THINGS COMPLETED AS THEY SHOULD DO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TWO WEEKS AGO DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY IN SNOW ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND LOSE TOTAL POWER. "REDUCE POWER MODE" ILLUMINATED BUT ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER ON [XXX]. ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR 2 HRS IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER WAITING ON AAA (NO SHOULDER ON HWAY) AND MOTOR STARTS. TAKE IT TO GARAGE AND GET THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) CODE ANS STABILITRAK/ABS CODE. WE HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ONSTAR BUTTON A MINUTE BEFORE THIS AND MECHANIC THOUGHT THAT WAS RELATED SO HE CLEARED CODE AND SENT US ON OUR WAY. FOR TWO WEEKS WE WERE GOOD ANDIT HAPPENED AGAIN ON HIGHWAY IN RAIN [XXX] THIS WEEKEND, AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. THIS TIME CAR STARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY STATE THE TPS NEEDS REPLACING AND FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR BROKEN. THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #11273B WHERE GM ACKNOWLEDGES TPS ISSUE AND COVERS REPLACEMENT OF TPS FOR 2008-2011 VEHICLES. ALSO BULLETIN PIP3089B FOR BAD WIRING TO TPS FOR 2003-2006 AVALANCHES. GM DENIED MY SERVICE DESPITE THE FACT THAT A 2007 TPS AND THROTTLE BODY ARE THE SAME EXACT PART NUMBER AS THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY FREQUENT AS THERE ARE 550 POSTS ALONE ON [XXX] AS WELL AS MANY REPORTS TO [XXX] PLEASE ASSIST AS THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND A DEFECTIVE AND DEADLY PRODUCT AS THE COMPUTER CUTS TOTAL POWER RIGHT ON HIGHWAY... PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG
DASH CRACKS............CRACK OVER PASS AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.........
TL* TAKATA RECALL. 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. ...UPDATED 05/19/17 *BF *JS
TAKATA RECALL
MY DASH CRACKED AND CONTINUES TO CRACK AROUND AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERE CRACKING ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND DASHBOARD IN THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG MAY BE PUNCTURED OR OTHERWISE INEFFECTIVE UPON DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE INSTABILITY AND SHARP, BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC DASHBOARD. AFTER HAVING THE DASHBOARD REPLACED PREVIOUSLY FOR THESE SAME REASONS IT HAS BEEN PROTECTED WITH A DASHMAT AND SUNSHADE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A QUALITY ISSUE WHICH GM IS AWARE OF.
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS FIRED FOR NO REASON , CAUSING GREAT PRESSURE ACROSS MY CHEST. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT . MY AIRBAG DID NOT FIRE , BUT HAZARD LIGHTS, EMERGENCY SYSTEMS ACTIVATED. I TRIED TO SUBMIT A SAFETY CLAIM THROUGH CHEVY BUT AFTER 5 WEEKS THEY DENIED MY CLAIM . THEY SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO FOUND THE SDM MODULE HAD BEEN CORRODED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE . AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS SAME ISSUE TO HAPPEN TO MANY TRUCK OWNERS. LONG STORY SHORT , DO I HAVE ANY RE-COURSE? DO YOU HAVE ANNOY PREVIOUS CLAIMS ON THE SDM MODULE AND PRETENSIONERS FIRING OUT OF THE BLUE? CHEVY SAYS I HAVE TO PAY THE BILL TO GET IT FIXED . IT WAS QUITE THE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE AND I THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN SHOT DUE TO THE PRESSURE AND NOISE . I CAN'T IMAGINE IF MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE CAR AND THE DAMAGE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED TO THEM . PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS CASES WITH SDM OR SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS
CRACKING DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CORNERS OF AIRBAG.
TAKATA RECALL ON MY AIR BAG INFLATOR IS HAVING A MAJOR EFFECT ON TRADING MY VEHICLE IN FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND HAS REDUCED MY VALUE. THIS OPEN RECALL WITH NO GM SOLUTION IS CURRENTLY A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. 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.
THE RECALL WAS ISSUED MAY 2016. WE RECEIVED NOTICE JULY 2016. IT IS NOW END OF DECEMBER 2016. CHEVROLET STATES THE VEHICLE IS 'SAFE TO OPERATE'. THE RECALL STATES THAT IT MAY 'CAUSE SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES' IF IT DEPLOYS. ON THE FACE OF THIS, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE TO OPERATE. WHEN CAN I EXPECT TO HAVE THIS RECALL COMPLETED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 01/31/17*LJ UPDATED 02/01/17.*JB
DASH COVER IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR AROUND 50,000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,692.
CRACK IN DASH AROUND AIRBAG
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ STARTED CRACKING LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT NOW HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. THE CRACK AND HOLE NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOOKS LIKE IT COULD PROJECT SHARP PLASTIC PARTS IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY OR PUNCTURING THE AIRBAG RENDERING IT USELESS. ALSO ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE CRACKS ARE HUGE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND I'M AFRAID SHRAPNEL COULD COME LOOSE AND CAUSE INJURY, THE CRACKS STARTED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY BUT GETS WORSE WHEN DRIVING. THE RATTLE IS TERRIBLY ANNOYING. I LIVE IN A SUBURB WITH GOOD ROADS AND ONLY TRAVEL DAILY ABOUT 5 MILES BUT TAKE LONG TRIPS ON FREEWAYS ONCE A YEAR. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN IT ON UNIMPROVED OR DIRT ROADS. *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN JUNE 2016. UPDATED 01/31/17.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TAKATA RECALL NOT GETTNG FIXED
THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE; FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.
I CONTACTED EVERETT CHEVROLET IN HICKORY, NC AFTER HAVING JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM ANOTHER DEALER. I WAS PROVIDED WITH RECALL PAPERWORK. I WAS REFERRED TO A SERVICE MANAGER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND HOPEFULLY BE REIMBURSED BY TEKATA.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER INDICATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH TO MAKE A LEFT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE RECALL AND TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF UPDATED 7/5/18*JB *TR
AFTER A WEEKEND OF CAMPING (RV) MY AVALANCHE WOULD NOT START, BATTERY LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD. THE RPM $ MPH WERE MOVING UP & DOWN, CLICKING SOUNDS WERE COMING FROM THE FRONT SEAT ARM RESTS, NO POWER TO THE WINDOWS & LOCKS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED & BOTH THE AVALANCHE & RV HAD TO BE TOWED. DIAGNOSE-U0140 LOSS OF COMMUNICATION OF BCM, DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED CONTROL MODULE.
TAKATA RECALL - I CONTACTED CHEVY'S HOTLINE TODAY (800-222-1020) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER APART OF THE RECALL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS TO GET OUT OF REPLACING MY AIRBAG. I NEED CHEVROLET TO FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENT TO ME AS THEIR CUSTOMER AND PUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY FIRST. THANK YOU *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE 1ST SET WAS PURCHASE WITH MY MILEAGE WAS 56340 ON 6-1-10 THEY WERE BFG LONG TRAIL TOUR BSW 28531 75 55 20 111T THEN ON 7-2-13 THE BFG LONG TRAIL TOUR WAS CRACKING AND I PURCHASED NEW TIRES, P275 55 20 111T MICHELIN LTX MS 2 22093, LIMITED 40 MONTH WARRANTY/ 70000 MILE WARRANTY. MY MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK WAS 97444. 2 MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR A RECALL ON THESE TIRES. ON 9-24-13 THEY PUT THE SAME P275 55 20 111T MICHELIN LTX MS 2 22093, LIMITED 40 MONTH WARRANTY/ 70000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DOT B99Y 56EX 2213 - 3 EACH AND THE 4 TIRE WAS DOT B99Y 56EX 2313. THESE TIRES ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE OTHER 2 SET OF TIRES I HAVE HAD ON MY TRUCK SINCE 6-1-10 AT MILEAGE OF 56340 AND NOW AT 142348. THE CURRANT TIRES ARE CRACKING ON SIDEWALKS AND BETWEEN TIRE TREAD. SEE ATTACHED PICTURES. ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO TIRE SHOPS HERE IN DAYTON OHIO. THEY BOTH TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'VE CALLED MICHELIN CORPORATE OFFICES AND THE ARE OFFERING ME 60% OFF MY TIRES. I TOLD THEM IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THIS WILL BE THE 4TH SET OF TIRES SINCE 6-1-2010 WITH ONLY 86000 MILES DRIVEN GIVING AN AVERAGE OF 21500 PER SET. IF I'M BUYING THE BEST TIRE FOR THE LONGEST WARRANTY I EXPECT THE TIRES WEARING OUT BEFORE THE CRACKING OF TIRES AND HAVE TO BUY A NEW SET. I SAW ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SECOND SET LISTED ABOVE AND THAT'S WHY I HAD TO GET THE THIRD SET BUT THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND EVERYONE DRIVING AROUND ME. THE TIRES ARE ON A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ODOMETER SPEED REDUCED DRASTICALLY ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD 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. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS THE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.
MY TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH, ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED AROUND 30,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, AND NOW WITH 55,000 MILES THE CRACKS ARE GETTING BIGGER AND MUCH WORSE. THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WITH THE DASH BEING THIS BRITTLE AND WEAK, WE ARE AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THE DASH APPEARS THAT IT MAY SHATTER INTO PIECES OR AT LEAST COME APART AND POTENTIALLY ALLOW SHARDS OF PLASTIC TO BE THROWN AROUND IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING A LARGE AMOUNT OF THESE MODEL VEHICLES, SO THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. A NEW DESIGN FOR THE DASH SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND THEN REPLACED IN OUR VEHICLES TO UNSURE OUR SAFETY, AND TO ADDRESS THE COSMETIC DEFECTS OF A VEHICLE WITH A PURCHASE PRICE WELL OVER $50,000. THE DEALER SAYS THAT GM IS NOT GOING TO HELP COVER THE COST, OR OFFER A REPLACEMENT PART FOR FREE AT LEAST. ALL THEY SAID WAS THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR $1,300. THIS IS THE 2ND BIG ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE, RECENTLY WE HAD TO HAVE $2,500 IN ENGINE REPAIRS DONE DUE TO THE FAULTY DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND SYSTEM IS THE THESE 5.3L ENGINES. ANOTHER COMMON FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES THAT GM IS IGNORING.
DASH CRACKED IN APPROXIMATELY 2010. DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPAIR IT FOR $350. I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW IT IS CRACKED EXTENSIVELY LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS OWNER'S VEHICLES. IF THE AIRBAG INFLATES, OR AN ACCIDENT WE'RE TO OCCUR, SMALL PIECES OF THE DASH ARE LIKELY TO BECOME PROJECTILES.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WORRY THAT, IF NEEDED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY OR THE DASH PEICES WI'LL BE PROPELLED AT THE PASSANGER CAUSING THEM ADDITIONAL INJURY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. HERE IS A LINK TO A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://M.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/251892298253/
I AM HAVING THE SAME CRACKED DASH ISSUE EVERY OTHER OWNER IS HAVING WITH THESE GM MODELS 2007-2014 GM TRUCKS/SUVS. I JUST NOTICED THE THREE CRACKS I HAVE, SO I AM NOT SURE WHEN EXACTLY THEY STARTED (WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS).
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2007 AVALANCHE HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND THERE ARE MORE APPEARING ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX FOR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE NEVER USED ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS OTHER THAN A WET TOWEL TO CLEAN MY DASH. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD AFFECT MY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CAUSE INJURY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB
THE VEHICLE, FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW, HAD USUALLY CONSUMED ABOUT 0.5 QUARTS OF OIL EACH OIL CHANGE, WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER NORMAL. THIS CONDITION BEGAN TO WORSEN AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES TO ABOUT 1.0 QUARTS PER OIL CHANGE. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES BEGAN TO CONSUME 1 QUART OF OIL EACH 1,500 MILES IN CITY DRIVING, AND CLOSER TO 1,000 MILES WITH SIGNIFICANT HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND THEY REPLIED THAT THIS AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. BETWEEN 85,000 AND 135,000 MILES I HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE. IN EACH INSTANCE THE PLUGS WERE FOULED AND WET WITH OIL. THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED ON MULTIPLE CYLINDERS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST SPARK PLUG CHANGE. AS COMPARED TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE SPARK PLUGS SHOULD ONLY REQUIRE SERVICE EVERY 100,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND THEY CONTINUE TO REPLY THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION I EXPERIENCE IS NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 10 VEHICLES OVER THE COURSE OF +30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ENGINE CONSUME OIL AT THIS RATE. THIS AMOUNT OF USE IS NEITHER NORMAL NOR GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVE A TRUCK WITH A AIR BAG RECALL BUT, ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I FEAR AIR BAG WILL CAUSE DASH TO COME OUT A STRIKE PASSENGER WHILE RIDING.
RECEIVED A NOTICE ON A RECALL THAT STATES THAT AROUND THE END OF MAY 2016 GM BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATORS THAT MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME ESPECIALLY IN HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES. THAT THEY POSE A RUPTURE RISK AND FROM RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IF THIS HAPPENS METAL PARTICLES COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS...BUT GM STATES THE VEHICLE IS SAFE? AND THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR YET. SO MY QUESTION, IT'S LATE AUGUST 2016 AND I LIVE IN DALLAS, TX WITH HOT HUMID DAYS FOR MONTHS, WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO RESOLVE? AND HOW IS THIS NOT A CONCERN AND CONSIDERED SAFE??? MY IRRITATION IS THAT IF I HAVE A SUSCEPTIBLE PIPE BOMB HERE, WHY ISN'T THERE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION HAPPENING??
WITH NORMAL OR LIMITED USE OF VEHICLE, TOP DASHBOARD CRACKED IN LARGE AND SIGNIFICANT AREAS, STARTING OVER THE DRIVER'S WHEEL WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF BRAND NEW, AND THEN CRACKING AT SIDES OF TOP DASH OVER AND APPURTENANT TO PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT, CAUSING EXTREMELY LOUD AND DISTRACTING RATTLING, BANGING AND CRACKING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. FULL DASH NEEDS REPLACEMENT OR PARTS MAY FALL INTO ENGINE OR INTO VEHICLE INTERIOR AND CONCERN THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT MAY BE AFFECTED BECAUSE OF CRACK NEXT TO THAT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS FRACTURED AND CAUSED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,108. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARD PLASTIC DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE DASHBOARD SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
DASH PAD HAS CRACKED BADLY AND RATTLES TERRIBLY ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS PROBLEM COULD RELEASE SHARDS OF PLASTIC AT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
DASH BOARD BROKEN MANY AREA'S.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF
THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. 1 CRACK ON EACH SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND 1 CRACK ALL THE WAY UP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AS WELL.
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND AT ABOUT 30000 MILES IT STARTS TO BURN OIL.ABOUT A QUART BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED LIFTERS.THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE.THEN DID OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHERE IT GOT TO THE POINT OF BURNING 1QUART OF OIL EVERY 800 MILES.TOOK BACK IN THEN WAS TOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER AND IT IS NORMAL WEAR.TRUCK AT THAT TIME ONLY HAD 73000 MILES ON IT(AUG.2015).THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE$3600 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE.I THAN TOLD THEM NOT TO TOUCH IT AND STILL DEALING WITH ISSUE AT 78000 MILES.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. 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 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.
DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES
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.
VEHICLE USED WAY TOO MUCH OIL. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS EXTREME. BEGAN TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND, WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE LITE UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. AND SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW OUT THE EXHAUST. TOOK IT TO DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. READING POSTS ON LINE EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY MANUFACTURER. NOW CAR IS SITTING WAITING TO GET AN ENGINE
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.
THE DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS BOTH IN FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MORE THAN 4,000 GM TRUCK OWNERS. THE CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNING, AND LIKELY POSE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK WERE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. GM IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.
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.
CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. DOZENS OF CRACKS OCCURING IN DASHBOARD STARTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND NOW IS DANGEROUS IF PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. THIS IS REPOTED ALL OVER TH EINTERNET AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS UNDERWAY
CRACKED DASHBOARD BY THE AIRBAG COULD CAUSE DASHBOARD SHRAPNEL TO HARM SOMEONE IF AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED.
MY DASH IS CRACKED AND IT REFLECTS THE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELDS AND CAUSES GLARE. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY THE SHARP PLASTIC WOULD CUT YOU FROM THE BROKEN DASH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE GROUPS ON FACEBOOK WITH THOUSANDS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. GM WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IT.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS EXACT SAME CRACK IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON MY 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI WHICH I WILL FILE SEPARATELY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE DASHBOARD STARTED AS A SINGLE CRACK AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
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.
IT STARTED WITH A TICKING NOISE AND WHEN I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS MY LIFTERS AND TO REPLACE THEM IT WOULD COST 5-6 THOUSAND, AND THAT I MIGHT AS WELL REPLACE THE ENGINE. I LATER FIND OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH ALL THE 07 BUT THE MANUFACTORY WANT RECALL OR ASSIST WITH REPLACEMENT COST.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT COMPONENT ON THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
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!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHROME PAINT WAS PEELING FROM THE DOOR HANDLE, CAUSING A SHARP TEXTURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY FROM THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL FOUR OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
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 DECENT ENGINE THE OTHER PROBLEMS I COULD DEAL WITH BUT THE ENGINE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR YEARS, I DID LET MY DEALERSHIP KNOW AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DIDN'T OFFER ME A DISCOUNT TO REPAIR IT. MY DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, A LARGE HOLE IS DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH WHERE THE PIECES JUST VIBRATED APART EXPOSING THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE DASH. THE PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE A LITTLE HEAVY AND SHARP I FEEL THE WHOLE DASH COULD BREAK INTO PIECES IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. I DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF RECEIVING A QUOTE OR BEING DENIED THE REPAIR, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL DENY THAT THEY'VE BEEN SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED. AND, I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE, BUT I THINK IT STARTED TO CRACK IN 2010, NOW IT'S KIND OF A WRECK, I'VE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE BIG HOLE!
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.
DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES TO INCLUDE AREAS AROUND AIR BAG. APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
THE DASH BOARD CRACKS ON THESE VEHICLES IN WARM CLIMATES CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT INTO THE ELECTRONICS OF THE DASH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,796.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND THE OIL WAS TOPPED OFF 1,500 MILES PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE IN THE PROCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
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
THE CHROME COATING ON MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELS OFF AND SLICES MY FINGER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS TIME WAS THE WORST. *JS
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.
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
I NOTICED THAT MY DASH HAD 2 CRACKS, ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ONE AROUND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I BELIEVE THE ONE AROUND THE AIR BAG TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN, EITHER THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIRBAG OR THE BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. *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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE I BELIEVE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL #1: 2004-2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2004-2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX, 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6, 2007-2010 SATURN AURA. THE VEHICLE, WHEN SCANNED IS PRODUCING AN ERROR CODE OF P0573- CRUISE CONTROL/BRAKE SWITCH A CIRCUIT. AS A RESULT OF THIS ERROR THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MY CRUISE CONTROL IS JEOPARDIZED, RENDERING THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL AT SOMETIMES USELESS, NOT FUNCTIONAL OR WORSE DISENGAGING WITHOUT WARRANT CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
THE DASH BOARD IN 2007 AVALANCHE VEHICLES IS PRONE TO CRACKING. IN FACT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED TO MOLD THE DASH BOARD AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. REPLACEMENT IS LEFT UP TO THE VEHICLE OWNER AND COSTS IN EXCESS OF $500 TO REPAIR. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AND REPLACED THE DASH BOARD AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR
I HAVE AN 07 CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT HAS A CRACKED DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA. A WEB SEARCH WILL REVEAL THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS GM VEHICLES. IN MY MIND THIS PROBLEM RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE BECAUSE THE CRACK HAS JEOPARDIZED THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD. GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE DASHBOARDS FREE OF CHARGE. *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
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED. IT RUNS OUT OF OIL 1500 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. SEVERAL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HAVE PROVED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED REPORTING IT TO THE EPA. MY TRUCK NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS COMMON DEFECT WITH THE AFM AND BAD LIFTERS IN THE 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHES. IT IS COMPLETELY ABNORMAL FOR AN ENGINE TO BURN THIS MUCH OIL INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. NOT TO MENTION THE CONSUMERS WHO ARE NOW BEING FORCED TO REPLACE ENGINES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *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.
I WAS INVOLVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE DATE OF NOV 21,2013. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I WAS HIT BY AN ON COMING MID SIZED SUV TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CRASH CAUSED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE SUV AS WELL AS A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO MY 2007 AVALANCHE. THE IMPACT HIT MY FRONT DRIVERS CORNER. MY AIR BAGS DID "NOT" DEPLOY!!!! THERE IS NOW A WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH INFO CENTER. I GOT THAT INFO FROM THE INS ADJUSTER WHO CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THE TRUCK IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHY DIDN'T MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY??? I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME READING AND THERE SEAMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH GM'S AVALANCHE MODELS AND AIR BAG ISSUES. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL WEB SITE THREW OUT THE INTERNET. I EVEN FOUND SOME INFO ON SERVICE NOTICES POSTED BY GM TO DEALERS. IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A NATIONAL RECALL? I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF THE SAFETY DEVICES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO SAVE MY LIFE I PAID FOR THAT ADDED SAFETY IN THE HIGH PURCHASE PRICE OF MY TRUCK. WHY DIDN'T THEY WORK LIKE THEY ARE INTENDED TO???? THANK THE LORD IT WAS JUST ME IN THE TRUCK!! GOD FORBID HAD MY FAMILY BEEN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE OUT COME!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THERE IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE SYSTEMS. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO SOLVE IT. WHAT WILL IT TAKE??? A DEATH??? I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT!!!! I SUFFERED SOME INJURIES, NONE INTERNAL BUT I AM STILL RECOVERING, I WONDER IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED HAD MY AIR BAGS WORKED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE! I AM THANKFUL THAT I'M STILL HERE FOR MY FAMILY AND THAT NONE OF THEM WERE WITH ME IN THE TRUCK DURING THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOME ONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE OR THAT OF A LOVED ONE! GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ASAP! PLEASE!!! *TR
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
MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE AIR BAG LID AND CONTINUES UP THE DASH TO THE VENT OPENING. THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY RIP IF IT WERE TO CATCH ON THE SHARP EDGE THAT IS EXPOSED.
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
CRACKED DASH ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. *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 DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH UNTIL I NOTIFIED THEM THAT SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN IN WHICH THEY LET ME TRADE THAT VEHICLE IN FOR A HONDA ACCORD IN WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES OUT OF THAT MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING. IN MY READING LAST NIGHT WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT BACK HOME AFTER BORROWING A CAR FROM MY NEPHEW THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD AND I SEE ALL THESE STORIES POSTED HORRIBLE. *TR
TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ACCELERATED TO PASS TRUCK, WHEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR MY TRUCK WENT INTO PASSING GEAR AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO 80+MPH. APPLIED BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. NEITHER WORKED. PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT TO APPROX 6500 RPM, THEN MOTOR SHUT OFF. COASTED TO SIDE SHOULD. POLICE WAS BEHIND ME AND WROTE ME A TICKET FOR 80 MPH. OFFICER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN LISTENING TO PROBLEMS I HAD ENCOUNTERED. WROTE ME A TICKET FOR $728.93. APPROX 1.5 HOURS LATER I WAS RETURNING HOME AND TRIED CRUISE CONTROL. IT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED INTO PASSING GEAR AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND RPMS WENT TO OVER 6000RPM AND SHUT OFF MOTOR. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDDLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL.STOPPED ON SIDE RESTARTED TRUCK AND DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS SUCCESSFUL ON THE DISENGAGE. I DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE AND REPORTED ISSUE TO CHEVROLET DEALER. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AND PUT INTRO REVERSE, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE. APPLIED BRAKE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL/REAR CAMERA FUSE. IT DID NOT DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE TRUCK SINCE. WAITING FOR APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE INVESTIGATED. *TR
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 WHY THE CAR MANUFACTURES ARE USING THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERNS WHY AREN'T THE MANUFACTURES INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE AIRBAG IS FITTED. UPPER LEFTHAND SIDE OF AIRBAG. TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAC SYSTEM: SERVICE INDICATOR WARNINGS ACTIVATE, SWITCHES FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH EVEN THOUGH SELECTOR IS IN 2WD MODE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS WAS AT 70K MILES, THEN AGAIN AT 90K. THEN AGAIN AT 97K THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN AT 101K MILES THE RINGGEAR IN THE REAR AXEL WAS DESTROYED. REAR AXEL WAS REPLACED. FIFTH TIME FOR THOSE COUNTING, 116K MILES SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS, SWITCHING FROM 2WD TO 4WD HIGH WHILE MOVING, WHILE PARKED, SELECTOR IN 2WD POSITION WITH SOMEONE AT THE WHEEL OR CAB EMPTY. EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL WARNING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CODE COMES BACK TO EEC. INDICATING A LEAK IN THE RETURN LINE. THE FIRST TIME THIS WAS REPLACED AT 70K MILES, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. AND NO IT IS NOT THE GAS CAP BEING LOOSE OR NEEDING REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS "WATER IN THE CONNECTOR" (YEAH SURE). *TR
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
CAR STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON FREEWAY EXIT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL FUNCTIONS. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND US. *TR ADDITIONALLY, CAR FUEL TANK VALVE DOES NOT STOP GAS WHEN FUELING AND CAUSES GAS TO SURGE OUT OF TANK WHEN FUELED AND ONTO VEHICLE. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THIS VIN NO. WASN'T COVERED BY RECALL.
CRACKED DASHBOARD DIRECTLY ABOVE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ON 2007 Z71 AVALANCHE (ORIGINAL OWNER). THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IS APPARENTLY HAPPENING ON NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. GM IS UNWILLING TO FIX SAYING IT IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS ONLY COSMETIC AND WILL NOT FIX. *TR
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HAND. FIRST THE REAR DOOR, AND NOW ALL DOORS WITHIN A TWO YEAR TIME FRAME. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE HEAT IN FLORIDA AS THE OTHER RECALL ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE CHROME. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKAGE CAUSES A RISK FROM CUTS AND ABRASIONS, AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING DUE TO EXPECTING THE HANDLE TO STAY IN PLACE AND NOT BREAK SO EASILY. THIS ALSO MAKES THE VEHICLE A TARGET FOR THEFT, AS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A BREAK IN IS A HARD PULL AND A SCREW DRIVER MAKING EASY ACCESS FOR A CRIMINAL. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. BROUGHT TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHO TOLD ME "THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR CAME APART INTERNALLY" AND THAT A COMPLETE REBUILD WAS NECESSARY. NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (I.E. SLIPPING, NOISE, ETC...). WILL COST ME OVER $3000 TO REPAIR. SEARCHING ON LINE, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS THAT 90000 MILES ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
DASH PANEL IS CRACKING IN NUMEROUS AREAS. *TR
I'M HOPING YOU CAN GET THESE ISSUES RECALLED. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AROUND THE WEB, I HAD COME TO FIND THAT THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON AMONG GM/CHEVY BRAND. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE. HERE ARE THE ISSUES BELOW: INTERIOR: PLASTIC COVER FOR "CHROME" DOOR HANDLE IS VERY SHARP MY WIFE HAS CUT HERSELF. EXTERIOR: DOOR HANDLES COME LOOSE AND ALREADY HAS PINCHED A SEVERAL FINGERS. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NO WARNING SIGNS. VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. TRUCK DOES NOTHING IN DRIVE, ONLY MOVES IN REVERSE, 1ST, AND STILL DOES MAJOR SLIPPING. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THIS TYPE OF TRUCK. *TR
DOOR HANDLES PEELING OF THE METAL PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CAUSED INJURIES FROM MINOR TO SEVERE PAPER-CUT-TYPE CUTS. *KB
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ. I HAVE JUST BROKEN THE THIRD EXTERIOR DOOR HANLDE, TWO HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT MY COST. THE FIRST TWO WERE THE REAR DOORS, AND NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR WHICH RECEIVES VERY LIMITED USE. *TR
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE TAILGATE HANDLE BROKE WHILE OPENING TAILGATE. MANY GM TRUCKS SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DEALER DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED BUT THEY DO NOT CARRY AVALANCHE PARTS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OUR LAST AVALANCHE A 2005, WHEN IT TURNED 4 YEARS OLD ALSO. JUDGING FROM JUST DOING A GOOGLE TAILGATE HANDLE SEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THROUGH MANY MODEL YEARS AND TRIM LEVELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER STATES BOTH ROOF SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON *TGW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE SEAT BELTS BECAME ABNORMALLY TIGHT AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING AND INJURIES TO THE NECK AND EARS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT STATED THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE UNTIL THEY RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. UNABLE TO FIX. ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR
DECEMBER 2010, WHILE JUST OPENING MY DOOR NORMALLY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE ... MY EXTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF OF ITS MOUNT. TOOK TO A GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER AND IT WAS REPAIRED FOR APPROX $160.00. IT IS NOW JANUARY 21ST, 2011, JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER, AND THE SAME THING HAS NOW HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AS I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. IF I HAD A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE WHERE THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY AND I COULD NOT GET TO THAT CHILD BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK THEN THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY HUGE ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A DOOR HANDLE BREAK OFF IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED OR TRIED OPENING....AND NOW 2 IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS. GM STATES IT IS NOT COVERED AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COOPERATE. *TR
2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE - THE PEELING METALLIC COATING ON DOOR HANDLE SLICED MY FINGER; NO SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY INVOLVED (GLORIFIED PAPER CUT THIS TIME) BUT THIS CONDITION CANNOT CONTINUE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED ON A HILL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY ROCK OR MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RELEASING FROM THE CLUTCH PAD WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,400. UPDATED 02/01/11*LJ UPDATED 03/22/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED ON ALL 4 DOORS, INCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TWICE. AFTER EACH FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH. ONE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR
MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10X FOR GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE TECH'S HEARD IT TWICE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE ROTORS RE-SURFACED, WITH THE PROBLEM BEGINNING @ 22,000 MILES AND CONTINUING TO THIS DAY AT 44,000. THE SOUND HAS BEEN CAUGHT ON VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFFERENT MILEAGES BUT GM CONTINUES TO STATE THAT IT IS NOT A CONCERN TO THEM. THE SOUND BEGINS SLOWLY AS THE TRUCK PICKS UP SPEED IT INCREASES AND THEN FINALLY DISAPPEARS AT @ 35MPH. *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. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH THE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CHROME SPLITTING AND LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE THAT HAS DRAWN BLOOD. THE SPLIT IS ALONG THE SEAM ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE HANDLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT RODENTS HAD INFESTED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF RODENT INFESTATION THREE MONTHS PRIOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/24/10
THE DASH CRACKED ON MY AVALANCHE AS I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT RIGHT BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS TRUCK IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DASH IS ONLY COSMETIC, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE AIRBAG AT THIS POINT, AND IF I GET INTO A CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG WILL COME LOOSE OR THE DASH BREAK INTO MANY PIECES. THESE CRACKS ARE AN ISSUE ON AVALANCHES, TAHOES, AND SUBURBANS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SO FAR. GM IS NOT HELPING AND CONSIDERS THIS COSMETIC ONLY. THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE REPAIRS, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WOULD NOT SPRAY FROM THE FLUID CANISTER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD GRIND EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE AS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIR AND RECALL OF HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM *TGW
SEATS BELTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. BELT DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE AND CAN'T LATCH IN THE BELT ON ANOTHER. ALREADY REPLACED ONE SEAT BELT, HAVING THE OTHER LOOKED AT AGAIN TOMORROW. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. HE WAS IN DISAGREEMENT OF THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WHICH CONSISTED OF DISABLING AND REMOVING THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. THE RECALL WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT REFUSED TO HAVE THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.
DASH CRACK FAR LEFT CORNER ON 07 AVALANCHE CAUSES AIRBAG UNIT TO NOT SIT PROPERLY IN MOUNTS. AREA ON INDICATED PART OF DASH FLIMSY NOT REINFORCED. DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAT (SPECULATING,) SPILT 2" FROM 0" IN 6HRS DURING DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO CA TO LAS VEGAS NV, NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR SIGNS OF STRESS. DUE TO PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT SEATED PROPERLY, AFRAID IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. DEALER CONSIDERS CRACK COSMETIC, SAYS AIRBAG IS INDEPENDENT AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED WHICH I AGREE BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL OPEN IF IT CAN BE "JARRED" FROM ITS SEATING IN THE DASH IF IT CAN DISLODGE. AND IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO DEPLOY AIRBAG IT COULD BE THRUST UPWARD FROM ITS SEATING AND THUS CHANGING THE ANGLES OF WHICH IT IS INTENDED TO COVER DURING DEPLOYMENT. I SEE A POTENTIAL FLAW HERE DUE TO OVERSIGHT IN ENGINEERING AND FEEL IT NEEDS FURTHER REVIEW. I HAVE INCLUDED A VIDEO I FOUND ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOWS A DASH IN A 07 TAHOE (SAME DASH AS 07 AVALANCHE) WHICH IS CRACKED THE SAME WAY, IT CLEARLY SHOWS HOW DUE TO THIS CRACK THE AIRBAG UNIT IS NOT SECURE IN ITS SEATING AND COULD POTENTIALLY "JUMP OUT" AS WELL THE FLIMSINESS IN THE DASH AREA I AM SPECULATING TOWARDS LACK OF REINFORCEMENT. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=_DRP8SLWVGO&FEATURE=RELATED *PLEASE NOTE THAT NO CRACK OR INDICATION OF STRESS WAS VISIBLE 2 DAYS PRIOR, DEALER CONSIDERS CRACK TO BE STRICTLY COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AGREE THE CRACK IN NATURE IS COSMETIC HOWEVER BEING THAT IT CAN DISRUPT A CRUCIAL LIFE-SAVING COMPONENT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR SO THAT ALL POSSIBLE EFFECTED SYSTEMS FUNCTION CORRECTLY AS REQUIRED. *TR
OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 5.3L FLEX FUEL V8 4X4. RECENTLY WHEN STARTING IT, IT TURNED OVER LONGER THAN NORMAL, AND THEN STARTED WITH RPM GAUGE STILL AT 0 RPM'S. THEN PUT IN REVERSE, AND IT SAID STABILITRACK IS OFF AND NEEDS SERVICING SOON. TRUCK STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, AND THEN SEEMED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHEELS SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. TRIED TO MOVIE IT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES. THOUGHT BRAKES WERE APPLIED OR TRANSFER CASE OR AXLE OR DIFFERENTIAL HAD ISSUES. THEN STARTED IT AGAIN 3 MINUTES LATER AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE AND BACK TO NORMAL, EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AN HOUR LATER, STARTED IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. CALLED DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE, BUT IT MOST LIKELY WON'T BE UNDER WARRANTY. ODD SEEING AS HOW A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH TAHOES/SUBURBANS/AVALANCHES, AND OTHER VEHICLES EXPRESSED THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND ON FORUMS... *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SMELLED AS IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS BURNING. THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE ALSO PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING THE TRIP METER, MILEAGE AND TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER REFERENCED A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE, RECALL 08V44100 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
IN APR 2009 I TOOK MY 2007 CHEVY AVALANCHE IN FOR SERVICING. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON AND I HAD RECALL #0848 PERFORMED. THIS RECALL WAS TO INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS (HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE SHORTCIRCUIT). THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND AN 02 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY AUG/SEPT I HAD AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE (SMELLED LIKE DIRTY FEET OR THE INTERIOR CARPET WAS WET FOR SOME TIME, WITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION TO DRY. HOWEVER, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD AS I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY LEAKS INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE.) ON OR ABOUT OCT 2ND, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHICH I DID. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED THE SMELL WENT AWAY BUT THAT SAME EVENING I WAS DRIVING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING, FLUID SPRAYING, WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE DEALER, SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES. THE END OF DEC I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INTERMITTENT WIPER/FLUID PROBLEM AND I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS FOR THE WIPER UNIT WAS THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY REFERRED TO BULLETIN #4298, DATED 02/26/07, AND PART #1910885. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT ALL THE FAILED SENSORS/PARTS ARE RELATED TO THE RECALL AND I AM HOPING THE INVESTIGATION TO THE RECALL IS STILL OPEN/ON-GOING. FYI: WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MY BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THERE WERE SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE RECORDS ON FILE AT THE DEALERSHIP PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. LASTLY, I DO HAVE THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. *TR
10/21/09- WENT OUT TO START MY 07 AVALANCHE LT3 AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANYTHING. AAA SERVICE WAS CALLED AND CHECK THE BATTERY AND IT HAD 4.6 AMPS. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE BATTERY IT STILL WOULD NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN BEGAN CHECKING FUSES AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SAME STARTER RELAY SWITCH AND THEN IT STARTED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 16,000 MILES. WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 26,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND RECENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO INSTALL A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 16,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/30/09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO BEYOND FIRST GEAR. AN INTERNAL FAULT WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE INPUT HOUSING AT THE PUMP COVER SEAL AREA. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE POWER STEERING SHUDDERED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/30/09.*JB
TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATED THAT TIRES WERE LOW. TOOK THEM TO SHOPAND THEY STATED THAT I SHOULD TAKE BACK TO LOCATION OF PURCHASE BECAUSE TIRES HAD SPLITS. TOOKTO PURCHASE LOCATION AND THEY FOUND CRACKS IN TIRES BUT STATED THEY LOOK LIKE IMPACT DAMAGE. I TOOK TO 2 ADDITIONAL SHOPS ANDBOTH STATED THAT TREAD WAS PEELINGFROM TIRES AND ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE. TOOK IT BACK TO PURCHASE PLACE AND AGAIN THEY WOULD NOT RESOLVE. BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND HAVE OLD ONES AT HOME. TIRES 14 MTHS OLD AND HAVE CRACKS ALL AROUND TIRE. 2 TIRES DOT #'S:V4PR MTR2705 AND V4PR 3MTR3805. WILL HAVE OTHER 2 TIRES CHECKED THURSDAY. *TR
I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT NOISE ON THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY 2007 AVALANCHE. I CHECKED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND IT CAME W/ A FREE TIRE ROTATION. THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE GONE AFTER THAT , I CAN'T BE SURE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 12,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS GOING TO DROP OFF SOME PAPERS WITH A CUSTOMER ON OCT. 6TH WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CUSTOMER'S TRACTOR THAT WE WERE REPAIRING IN THE FIELD AND WAS SLIGHTLY BOTHERED BY THE SUN SO I PUT ONE OF MY HANDS UP TO BLOCK THE SUN. WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE ROAD, I WAS IN THE WRONG LANE. I TRIED TO CORRECT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN! I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT DIDN"T GET THE SAME RESPONSE AS BEFORE. I ENDED UP IN A CONCRETE DITCH. BY THE WAY, THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE ONSTAR DIDN'T GET HELP THERE EITHER. I TALKED TO GM AND THEY KIND OF JUST BRUSHED IT OFF. I STILL HAVE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED ITSELF WITHOUT MANUAL APPLICATION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT NO ERROR CODES APPEARED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/18/09. *JB
HAVE A 2007 AVALANCHE LTZ WITH EVERYTHING IN IT. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LETTING IT SET FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND HAVING BATTERY DEAD WHEN GOING TO START SAME. JUMPED IT AND STARTED FINE. I CAN HEAR THE COMPUTER WORKING WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND BELIEVE THIS IS WHY. NEED TO START SAME OFTEN AND RUN OR PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON SAME SOLAR TO KEEP FROM HAPPENING. DEALERS SAY THEY CAN FIND NO REASON FOR IT. *TR
MY 2007 AVALANCHE DEMONSTRATES A POPPING AND CREAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND TURNING A SHARP CORNER. THIS NOISE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FELT BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A FEELING OF A LOSS OF POWER. *TR
I BOUGHT FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES FROM WAL MART AND THEY ARE UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T TIRES ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAVE RIPPLES IN THE SIDE WALLS AND ONE TIRE HAS A LUMP ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THEY ARE A SIZE P265/70R17. THE ONLY OTHER NUMBERS ON THE TIRES ARE AS FOLLOWS: DOT BET6 C62U 06-57786-01 YGFA 2293 I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO WAL MART TODAY TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION AND SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION IN CASE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES. *TR
TRUCK FAILED TO START DUE TO DEAD BATTERY AFTER SITTING FOR LESS THAN 24 HRS. SINCE PURCHASE 5/07 IT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES--7 IF YOU COUNT THE DAY OF PURCHASE. TRUCK IS DEAD AGAIN TODAY AND IS AT THE DEALERSHIP (12/6/08). THIS VEHICLE STARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING JUMPED. THEY CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND NO STORED CODES WHETHER I JUMP IT THEN TAKE IT IN OR TOW IT IN. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I WAS LEAVING ACCESSORY ITEMS PLUGGED IN-OF WHICH I WAS NOT. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. DEALER/GM WILL NOT ADMIT A PROBLEM EXISTS AND REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A HUGE FINANCIAL DEBT TO ME. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, ONE OWNER AND CURRENTLY HAS 19000. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AFTER PURCHASE WAS 10/07 AND 6475 MILES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. THE DEALER CHARGED $200 TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT AT THAT PRICE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
ON SATURDAY, 07/12/2008, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A PAVED CITY ROAD IN DRY, SUNNY WEATHER. WITHOUT WARNING OR AN ACCIDENT, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY IN MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. AS ADVISED BY ONSTAR AND A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEALER, I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING (07/14/08). ON THE 1ST DAY OF DROP-OFF/DAMAGE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD AGREED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK AND PAY MY RENTAL VEHICLE CHARGES. I INQUIRED ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE ADVISER THAT HE DID NOT KNOW AND THAT G.M. HAD ADVISED HIM TO PROVIDE A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR ME, ORDER REPAIR PARTS, AND SEND IN THE DAMAGED PARTS TO G.M. . TWO DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR CONTACTED ME AND STATED THAT I HAVE SCRAPES ON MY (RIGHT-SIDED) RIMS/TIRES AND THAT G.M. IS NOW REFUSING TO COVER THIS REPAIR AND THAT I AM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. THIS UNWARRANTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A SERIOUS OR FATAL DRIVING INJURY. I BELIEVE THAT A SAFETY RECALL BOARD SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES THAT DOCUMENT THIS. *TR
WHEN IGNITION IS ENGAGED TO START VEHICLE A LOUD "BANG" OCCURS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE JUMPS IN REVERSE FOR A SPLIT SECOND. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 22,000 MILES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE; HOWEVER, THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.
THE LINEAR POSITION OF DOORS ARE IRREGULAR,THE FRONT FENDER IS BEYOND USUAL MEET. THE PLASTIC STRUCTURE OF THE BACK IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BODY.THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES WHICH IS A HAZARD AT NIGHT, ANYONE CAN MISTAKE THE FLICKERING AS THE CARS CHANGING LANES WHEN NOT THE CASE. SINCE THE DOORS ARE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED THE WIND,DIRT AND MIST OF WATER, BYPASSES THE WEATHER STRIP. THERE IS OVERSPRAY ON BLACK EXTERIOR PAINT. SINCE IT WAS UP ON A RAMP THE DEALER SAID THE ONLY WAY I COULD SEE THE INSIDE OR TEST DRIVE WAS IF I GOT PRE-QUALIFIED ,THAT ENDED UP BEEN MY SALES CONTRACT! WHEN THE TRUCK WAS LOWERED DOWN THEY GAVE ME THE KEYS AT 7PM WHICH WAS DARK IN THE FALL, SO IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH. REPAIRS TO THE FUEL PUMP, DISTORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE BODY DEFECTS,REAR-VIEW MIRROR, LOUD SQUEALING BRAKES,THE HANDLES OF THE DOORS THAT HAS PEELED AND THE STEERING WHEELS INNER FACES HAS ALSO PEELED. THE STABILIZER LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY FUEL PUMP WENTOUT AND SINCE THEN IT DOES NOT STABILIZE THE CHASSIS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH NATURAL HAZARDS SUCH AS RAIN, SAND,S NOW AND ANY TYPE OF UNEVEN TERRAIN. MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARS PERIODICALLY, ALTHOUGH MY TIRES ARE INFLATED WITH NITROGEN. MY RIGHT TAIL-LIGHTS LINEAR POSITION IS IRREGULAR, BUT NORMAL ON THE LEFT SIDE.MY BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD ON MY ONCE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY GAS CAP INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIME. MY PASSENGER FRONT DOORS FRAME HAS A MALFORMATION WHERE IT MAKES THE WEATHER STRIP SEEM UN EVEN OR FALLING OFF. A PROBLEM THAT STILL CAN'T BE REPAIRED IS THE CARPET THAT ISN'T FITTED AND IS LOOSE.UNFORTUNEATELY, ITS VERY A ATTRACTIVE TRUCK, BUT THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE THAT I STILL CANNOT AWAKE FROM. I WANT GM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE OCCURRING PROBLEM & BUYBACK THE TRUCK. COMPLAINTS BEGAN 09/01/06 AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS 9 TIMES & SPENT 60DAYS & COUNTING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS FAILURE AND HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL DAYS BECAUSE IT WILL NOT START. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TO DATE, THE VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED A NEW BATTERY, A NEW FUEL TANK SWITCH, ALL THE LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND A REPLACED CLUSTER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70-75 MILES A HOUR, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE PASSING GEAR ENGAGED, THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE TRUCK GOT UNDER 40 MPH YOU HAVE NO DRIVE GEAR ONLY 1,2, OR 3RD GEAR WILL GET YOU MOVING. VEHICLE LOST 4TH GEAR.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROLLER FOR THE TRAILER. HE NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE REAR AXLE, WHICH THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT A DEFECTIVE PINION SEAL CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY SYNTHETIC REAR AXLE FLUID. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE FUEL TANK, TRAILER, TAILGATE AND DRIVER SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,832. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE GAS FILLER TUBE WAS ALSO BURNED. THE VEHICLE HAD 1800 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. UPDATED *JB
OUR NEW 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT (NOT OUR FAULT) AND IT SUSTAINED FRAME DAMAGE. AFTER USING A GM DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO OUR VEHICLE AND RETURNING IT THREE TIMES IT STILL WAS RETURNED TO US IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHICH PUT OUR FAMILY IN A POTENTIALLY POSITION WHICH COULD OF CAUSED ANOTHER CRASH AND INJURY OR DEATH. WE DECIDED TO GET OUR VEHICLE PUT ON ANOTHER FRAME MACHINE FOR ANOTHER OPINION. THE MEASUREMENTS WERE REPORTED TO BE NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND MEASURE AS FOLLOWS. THE FRAME HAS VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE FRONT SECTION OF THE FRAME IS SWAYED TO THE RIGHT. JUST BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER MOUNTS THE FRAME RAILS ARE SWAYED 12MM. TO THE RIGHT. AT THE CONTROL ARM MOUNTING POINTS, THE FRAME IS ALSO SWAYED 15MM TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO RE-FRAME THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND ROGER DEAN CHEVY WITH SEVERAL CERTIFIED LETTERS ABOUT PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE POSITION AND THEY DISREGARD OUR POSITION AND BLAME EACH. THIS LEAVES OURSELVES AND THE PUBLIC IN A SITUATIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR WORSE IF WE CHOOSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THESE DEFECTS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE A GM REPAIR FACILITY COULD GET AWAY WITH SUCH REPAIRS. NOT ONLY ONCE, TWICE, BUT THREE TIMES WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THEIR ATTENTION TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THEIR REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLES THEY SEND OUT ON OUR STREETS TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER IS SPORADICALLY MALFUNCTIONING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES AND SOMETIME THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WHEN I AM STOPPED OR SHOW ABOUT 70 WHEN I AM DOING ABOUT 40. THEN AFTER A DAY OR TWO IT WILL START TO WORK AGAIN. I SEE WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT. *TR
STEREO VOLUME CUTS DOWN RANDOMLY WHEN LESSONING TO LOCAL STATIONS AND SPEED CONTROLLED VOLUME TURNED OFF ON SINGLE DISC AND 6-DISC CHANGER SYSTEMS. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ON BASE MODEL STEREOS. CHEVY SAYS THAT THE NEW SYSTEMS PICKUP THREE SIGNALS OF A STATION AND PLAYS THE STRONGEST ONE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS PLAY THE STRONGEST ONE AND SWITCHED IN THE MIDDLE OF SONGS CAUSING THE VOLUME DROP. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINS, BUT CHEVY IS NOT CURRENTLY PLANNING ON FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THE CUSTOMER HAS TO LIVE WITH IT. *JB
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 27,000 MILES. OLD PART REFERENCED AS SUN GEAR OR SPRAG GEAR BREAKAGE BETWEEN 4-WHEEL DRIVER TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION. PART FAILED UNDER ACCELERATION NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEARS EXCEPT PARK. VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. PART IS UNDER BACK ORDER AND WILL TAKE AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME TO FIX. OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. GM WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THIS COMMON PROBLEM. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE VEHICLE SEATS SIX PASSENGERS. WHEN SITTING IN THE CENTER FRONT SEAT THE PASSENGER'S KNEES MUST BE POSITIONED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO OCCUPY THE ALLOTTED SPACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING CONCERN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 800.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 *TR
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BATTERY GOING DEAD, MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SAY WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. BEEN IN SERVICE 30 DAYS AND OVER 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *NM
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE BY CHEVROLET WAS 30 PSI, WHILE THE TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS 44 PSI. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS CHANGED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HANDLED BETTER AT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHEVROLET'S RECOMMENDED PSI WAS UNDER INFLATION OF THE TIRE. *AK UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR HEAD REST DID NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE REAR PASSENGERS. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - ADJUSTMENT OF THE REAR HEAD REST COULD NOT BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHEN RAISING THE HEAD RESTS TO THEIR MAXIMUM POSITION THEY DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. ANY PRESSURE FROM THE PASSENGER'S HEAD CAUSED THE REST TO DROP TO IT'S LOWEST POSITION, CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S HEAD TO HIT THE REAR WINDOW. *NM
4 Recalls
GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.
GM RECALL NO. 08048. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.