2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Problems & Recalls

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED WHICH IS EXPOSING THE AIRBAG

MY DEALER WORKED ON MY AC COMPONENTS IN 2015 (NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE) TO REPLACE THE AC CONTROLLER COMPONENTS, SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR MY DASH CRACKED WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT TO CRANK THE VEHICLE. ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS IT HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SIZE AND NOW I...

Mileage: 75,000

DASH BOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES

Mileage: 51,254

THE ADHESIVE SECURING THE 4 PIECES OF DOOR TRIM IS BREAKING DOWN AND THE TRIM PIECES WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OFF ON THEIR OWN, A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS DEPENDING ON WHEN AND WHERE IT HAPPENS. THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A NO MAINTENANCE ITEM. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET, CASE # 8-4199057982, AND ...

Mileage: 11,000

AT +/-83000 MILES THE DASH DEVELOPED A CRACK LEADING INTO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HOUSING. IT ALSO IS BROKEN AND, WHEN DRIVING, LOOSELY VIBRATING BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HOUSING. GIVEN THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR BAGS, THIS IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO ANYONE I...

Mileage: 83,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING NEAR AIRBAG. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE THE MORE I DRIVE.

Mileage: 105,000

SERIOUS LARGE CRACKS APPEARING IN PLASTIC DASHBOARD, AROUND AIRBAG AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ABOVE STEERING COLUMN.

Mileage: 39,107

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT NOT SEALED ALLOWING THE LIGHT TO GET IN MOISTURE AND RESULT IN FAILURE OF LIGHT TO FUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY LAW. MANUFACTURING DEFECT ALLOWS THIS LIGHT TO FAIL AT ANY TIME WHICH COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND.

Mileage: 60,250

. WANT MY AIRBAGS TO WORK IF I NEED THEM. RECOVERED A LETTER IN MAIL TODAY 10/31/2017

Mileage: 14,000

. WANT MY AIRBAGS TO WORK IF I NEED THEM. RECOVERED A LETTER IN MAIL TODAY 10/31/2017

Mileage: 14,000

. WANT MY AIRBAGS TO WORK IF I NEED THEM. RECOVERED A LETTER IN MAIL TODAY 10/31/2017

Mileage: 14,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ON RIGHT SIDE BY AIRBAG. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN HARD OR IN 4X4 MODE. ONLY ABOUT 7500 MILES A YEAR. TREATED VERY WELL.

Mileage: 26,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ON RIGHT SIDE BY AIRBAG. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN HARD OR IN 4X4 MODE. ONLY ABOUT 7500 MILES A YEAR. TREATED VERY WELL.

Mileage: 26,000

TOP REAR BREAK LED LIGHT . LET'S WATER AND MOISTER IN SIDE . DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED 2 ALL READY AND 3RD ONE IS LETTING WATER IN THE LIGHT HOUSING ALL READY

I HAVE 2 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2013 AVALANCHE THAT SEEMINGLY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. MUCH LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THIS SITE, ONE CRACK IS AT THE TOP CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE OTHER IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND THEY'VE OFFERED TO SPLIT THE...

Mileage: 72,500

THE DASH CRACKED OVERNIGHT. THERE ARE NOW TWO BIG CRACKS IN THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, ONE ON PASSENGER SIDE JUST ABOVE THE AIRBAG AND ANOTHER ON THE DRIVER SIDE, JUST TO LEFT OF CENTER ABOVE THE MAIN GAUGE CLUSTER. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE 2013 AVALAN...

Mileage: 56,000

THE DASH CRACKED OVERNIGHT. THERE ARE NOW TWO BIG CRACKS IN THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE, ONE ON PASSENGER SIDE JUST ABOVE THE AIRBAG AND ANOTHER ON THE DRIVER SIDE, JUST TO LEFT OF CENTER ABOVE THE MAIN GAUGE CLUSTER. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE 2013 AVALAN...

Mileage: 56,000

DASH CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES. CRACK FIRST APPEARED AT 70,000 IN AUGUST 2016. SHOWN TO DEALER WHO CONTACTED GM AND INFORMED US THAT IT WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR.

Mileage: 70,000

THE "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING IS ILLUMINATED IN MY DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY GM - 14515 - BUT THEY CLAIM MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.

Mileage: 52,000

I WENT OUT ONE DAY AND THE DASHBOARD OF 2013 AVALANCHE HAS TWO CRACKS. ONE ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE OTHER AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED LEADING UP TO THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THROUGH EMAIL PHOTOS AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DASH PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...

Mileage: 46,000

THE DASHBOARD AT THE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. THIS WAS NOTICED UPON ENTERING THE CAR JULY 27, 2016. THIS WAS NOT THERE PRIOR AS THE DASH NOTICEABLY RATTLES AT THE SIGHT OF THE CRACK. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CHEVROLET STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SUN CAUSING THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD TO DISINTEGRATE.

Mileage: 46,000

MY VEHICLE SPEED APPEARS TO BE FLUCTUATING, ENGINE BRAKING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS COME ONE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT FELT LIKE IT STALLED OR THE CLUTCH KICKED IN THEN REENGAGED. ONLINE FORUMS DEPICT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME INCIDENTS. THE ISSUE AFFECTS MANY COMPONENTS OF...

Mileage: 30,000

MY VEHICLE SPEED APPEARS TO BE FLUCTUATING, ENGINE BRAKING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS COME ONE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT FELT LIKE IT STALLED OR THE CLUTCH KICKED IN THEN REENGAGED. ONLINE FORUMS DEPICT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME INCIDENTS. THE ISSUE AFFECTS MANY COMPONENTS OF...

Mileage: 30,000

MY VEHICLE SPEED APPEARS TO BE FLUCTUATING, ENGINE BRAKING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS COME ONE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT FELT LIKE IT STALLED OR THE CLUTCH KICKED IN THEN REENGAGED. ONLINE FORUMS DEPICT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME INCIDENTS. THE ISSUE AFFECTS MANY COMPONENTS OF...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF...

Mileage: 1,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES NEAR THE AIRBAGS. I SEE ONLINE THIS IS VERY COMMON AND CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEEM TO BE VERY RECEPTIVE TO FIXING THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I BELIEVE THE CRACKS JUST HAPPENED OVERNIGHT SINCE I NOTICED THEM FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK.

Mileage: 54,000

THE WINDOW TRIM ON THE REAR WINDOW HAS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE PLASTIC FRAME OF THE WINDOW CRACKS AND SEPARATES ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE CAB. GM IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE WHAT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2013 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 CHROME DOOR HANDLES DUE TO THEM PULLING AWAY FROM THE DOOR WHERE THEY ATTACH AT THE REAR PORTION.. THIS IS A KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE BODY STYLE. TODAY I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I HAVE ...

Mileage: 80,000

A VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND I T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 68,000

LEAKING ROOF GLASS WINDOW SEAL. HAD REPAIRED 2 TIMES STILL LEAKING, DEALER SAID IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND THAT THERE IS A CATCH TRIM TO SEND WATER TO BOTTOM OF DOOR. CONCERNED ABOUT RUST AROUND GLASS FRAME AND WATER DAMAGE.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH INCLUDED THE AIR COMPRESSORS, POWER LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, AND POWER SEATS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SY...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH INCLUDED THE AIR COMPRESSORS, POWER LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, AND POWER SEATS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SY...

Mileage: 58,000

MY 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE DASH SURROUNDS THE AIRBAG COVER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY PREVIOUS 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IN THE SAME EXACT AREA (BUT IN TWO PLACES INSTEAD OF JUST ONE). THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF TH...

Mileage: 48,123

MY 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE DASH SURROUNDS THE AIRBAG COVER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY PREVIOUS 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IN THE SAME EXACT AREA (BUT IN TWO PLACES INSTEAD OF JUST ONE). THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY OF TH...

Mileage: 48,123

RECALL NHTSA 13VOO1000. *TR

RECALL NHTSA 13VOO1000. *TR

MY AVALANCHE HAS DEVELOPED A ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES EVER SINCE NEW. SOMETIMES IT IS ROUGHER THAN OTHER TIMES AND IS NOT CONSTANT. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET SUPPORT. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND SINCE THERE ARE NO TSB'S THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT. ONE...

Mileage: 7,100