2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Problems & Recalls

AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED

DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TILL IT WAS PARKED GM'S SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED SO I ASKED FOR THE RECALLED PART NUMBER AND WAS RUSHED OFF THE PHONE

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TILL IT WAS PARKED GM'S SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED SO I ASKED FOR THE RECALLED PART NUMBER AND WAS RUSHED OFF THE PHONE

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TILL IT WAS PARKED GM'S SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED SO I ASKED FOR THE RECALLED PART NUMBER AND WAS RUSHED OFF THE PHONE

Mileage: 120,000

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG.

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG.

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 YRS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. MY AVALANCHE SENSORS ARE STATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE INTERNET WEB SITES AND THE DEALERSHIP DOZENS OF TIMES ONLY TO GET THE SAME FEEDBACK...NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED, NOTHING THE...

Mileage: 50,000

TAKARA RECALL. ON 7/11/18 I WAS IN A HEAD ON CAR ACCIDENT AND FRONT AIR BAGS S DID NOT DEPLOY, TRUCK WAS DRIVING 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK PULLED OUT INTO MY LANE AND I HIT HIM VERY HARD , POLICE NOTICED AND ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF AIRS BAGS DEPLOYED AND THEY DID NOT

Mileage: 250,000

1-TAKATA RECALL 2- REAR DIFFERENTIAL- I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT 153,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON DIFFERENT ONLINE FORUMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT COST ME OVER $3,000. IT HAD MANY BROKEN PARTS INSIDE OF IT. IT COULD HAVE LOCKED ...

Mileage: 153,000

1-TAKATA RECALL 2- REAR DIFFERENTIAL- I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT 153,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON DIFFERENT ONLINE FORUMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT COST ME OVER $3,000. IT HAD MANY BROKEN PARTS INSIDE OF IT. IT COULD HAVE LOCKED ...

Mileage: 153,000

TAKATA RECALL I AM STILL WAIT TO GET MY AIR SERVICE. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2016 AND STILL WAITING FOR SERVICE

TAKATA RECALL CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT NEEDED SERVICE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, BREAK SENSOR

Mileage: 97,890

TAKATA RECALL CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT NEEDED SERVICE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, BREAK SENSOR

Mileage: 97,890

TAKATA RECALL CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT NEEDED SERVICE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, BREAK SENSOR

Mileage: 97,890

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL OCTOBER 2017. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NO PARTS AVAILABLE I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO FIX THIS ISSUE?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR IMPACT PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER (5 STAR CHEVROL...

Mileage: 100,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MARCH 2016 AND NOTHING WAS DONE

I CONTACTED ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TELLING ME TO CALL TO SCHEDULE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE AT THIS TIME, WHY DOES THE RECALL NOTICE TELL ME TO DO THIS IF THE DEALER ISN'T GOING TO CO-OPERATE, ALSO DEALER SAYS I WILL BE NOTIFIED BUT RECALL NOTICE S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000 (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....

"TAKATA RECALL" RECALL NOTICE ON FAULTY TAKATA DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IN OUR '08 AVALANCHE RECEIVED JULY 2016 FROM GENERAL MOTORS. HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING IN RETURN. FOLLOWED UP WITH H & H CHEVROLET IN OMAHA NE (DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE) 11/2/17 REGARDING THE RECALL (STEVE FRENCH AND NICK PABLA). ...

TAKATA RECALL . I'VE CONTACTED AT LEAST 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND ASKED THEM BOTH TO CONTACT ME ASAP , SINCE THEY BOTH CLAIMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NEITHER HAVE CONTACTED ME SINCE AND I MADE THE 1ST PHONE CALL LAST YEAR. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH CHEVROLET HAS NO TRUE INTENTIONS TO FIX MY...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND DECREASED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENLY, AND THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH DIFFERENT WARNING SENSORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGN...

Mileage: 39,000

DASH CAP 2 CRACKS ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LEFT UPPER CORNER OF AIRBAG COVER. APPEARS , WITH SOME RESEARCH , THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR OF GM PRODUCTS . DASH CAP HAS BEEN COVERED WITH DASH MAT ENTIRE TIME . THERE IS A DEFINITE DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE BECAUSE IT IS HAP...

Mileage: 45,675

"TAKATA RECALL" IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2008 AVALANCHE TAKATA AIRBAG. IN JUNE 2017 A SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER (WILLIAMS CHEVROLET) IN ELKTON MARYLAND AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WA...

Mileage: 92,382

THE ISSUE I HAVE IS WITH THE DASH PAD ON OUR 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. WE BOUGHT IT USED AND PAID $525 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER IT CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED. IT SEEMS TO BE A QUALITY ISSUE AND GM WOULD HELP THE OWNERS.

Mileage: 62,000

CRACKING DASHBOARD OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT AS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TAILGATE POWER LOCK ACTUATOR MECHANISM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TAILGATE POWER LOCK, WOULD NO LOCK OR UNLOCK. *JB

TAKATA RECALL DASH CRACKED OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AT AIR-BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AS IT IS GARAGE KEPT. I NOTICED CRACK WHEN I HEARD RATTLE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYING AND THROWING SHRAPNEL ON ME.

Mileage: 53,996

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A SPAN OF THREE YEARS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE...

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A SPAN OF THREE YEARS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE...

Mileage: 43,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT THE 5.3L WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. GM KNOWNS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE RINGS AND PISTONS OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, 5,000.00 - 8,000.00. SINCE IT'S IT'S A DESIGN FLAW, I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST. I...

I JUST NOTICED THAT THERE ARE 2 CRACKS IN DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE OTHER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES HERE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKED PLASTIC COULD BE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT.

GALVANIC CORROSION BETWEEN DISSIMILAR METAL (ALUMINUM AND STEEL) COMPONENTS IN THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLED BED COVER SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE LATCHING MECHANISMS FOR THE BED COVER TO DISINTEGRATE AND CEASE TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE BED COVER PANELS CAN NO LONGER BE RELIABLY LATCHED AND ARE SUBJECT...

Mileage: 74,000

DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK WITH REMOTE OR WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 75,960

DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK WITH REMOTE OR WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 75,960

IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT CHEVROLET/GM HAS A MAJOR QUALITY PROBLEM WITH POWERDOOR LOCKS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS. ONE ONLY NEED TO GOOGLE CHEVY DOOR LOCKS TO GET AN IDEA OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. (SEE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F206D4B AS AN EXAMPLE). AS A FREQUENT...

Mileage: 30,000

IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT CHEVROLET/GM HAS A MAJOR QUALITY PROBLEM WITH POWERDOOR LOCKS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS. ONE ONLY NEED TO GOOGLE CHEVY DOOR LOCKS TO GET AN IDEA OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. (SEE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F206D4B AS AN EXAMPLE). AS A FREQUENT...

Mileage: 30,000

THE CHROME ON THE INTERIOR FRONT DOOR HANDLES IS CRACKING AND HAS CAUSED MINOR RAZOR LIKE CUTS. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO OID ID NO10429541. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT INDICATED THE TSB ONLY APPLIED TO MODEL YEAR 2007. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY AIR BA...

Mileage: 29,000

DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT GET INTO OR OUT OF VEHICLE. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT GET INTO OR OUT OF VEHICLE. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE/INEFFECTIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE ACQUAINTANCES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO BY GM. THEIR STATEMENTS, THAT THE SYSTEM IS NORMAL BECAUSE THE OTHER VEHICLES WE CHECKED WERE THE SAME WAY, SAYS IT ALL. WE HAVE...

Mileage: 3,000

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES I NOTICE THAT THE REAR DRIVERSIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY SOMETIME,BUT I DID NOT TAKE TO SHOP.AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES IT QUITE WORKING ALTOGETHER,HARDLY EVER USING THAT DOOR I LET THE MILES GO BY WITHOUT TAKING IN FOR REPAIRS. ALSO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCK SOMETIMES D...

Mileage: 34,000

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES I NOTICE THAT THE REAR DRIVERSIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY SOMETIME,BUT I DID NOT TAKE TO SHOP.AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES IT QUITE WORKING ALTOGETHER,HARDLY EVER USING THAT DOOR I LET THE MILES GO BY WITHOUT TAKING IN FOR REPAIRS. ALSO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCK SOMETIMES D...

Mileage: 34,000

2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE PROBLEM IS THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM(RECALL10153) WAS RECALL AND FIX ONE TIME NOW IT'S BEEN RECALL AGAIN AND GM JUST WANTS TO DISABLE THE FEATURE AND GIVE THE CUSTOMERS 100 DOLLARS.THE INITIAL RECALL ((08048) WAS DONE ON NOV 4 2008 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 6,544. THIS I...

Mileage: 6,544

MY NEW TRUCK IS A 2008 I GOT IT ON AUG-31-08. FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS IT WAS OK THEN IT START LOSING TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL 4 TIRES I GOT 1300 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG THAT THAT'S HOW TIRES BREATH. I HAD IT CHECK BY GOODYEAR THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE TRUCK AND SAID THE MEGA WHEELS ARE BAD. T...

Mileage: 1,300

MY NEW TRUCK IS A 2008 I GOT IT ON AUG-31-08. FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS IT WAS OK THEN IT START LOSING TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL 4 TIRES I GOT 1300 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG THAT THAT'S HOW TIRES BREATH. I HAD IT CHECK BY GOODYEAR THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE TRUCK AND SAID THE MEGA WHEELS ARE BAD. T...

Mileage: 1,300

INSTRUMENT PANEL - PUFF A SMOKE AND VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IRRITATING DRIVERS (MY) EYES. FUEL, OIL, BATTERY CHARGE, AND WATER TEMP GAUGE NEEDLES ALL SWUNG AROUND TO THE 7 PM CLOCK POSITION. INDICATING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND OVER CURRENT SI...

Mileage: 6,575

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TIMING IS OFF CAUSING YOU TO PUT THEM ON CONSTANT WHICH IS NOT NECESSARY, REDUCING TO NEXT LEVEL DOWN DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE WIPERS ENOUGH CAUSING YOU TO PUT THEM BACK ON CONSTANT.... *TR