2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Problems & Recalls

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, BY AT LEAST DOUBLE. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CURVE OR CAR IN FRONT OF HIM TH...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEED...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEED...

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE: I HAD A RUPTURED STEEL BREAK LINE FAILURE WHILE APPLYING NORMAL BREAKING PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION OF BREAK LINES, I FOUND ALL BREAK LINES WERE RUSTED AND IN DANGER OF ALSO RUPTURE.

Mileage: 179,000

THE OTHER DAY I STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I TURN RIGHT (OR LEFT IN REVERSE) AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND MY STEERING IS AFFECTED. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO REPO...

Mileage: 181,062

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, AND BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IN...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE UPON SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE DOWNHILL ORIENTATION OF THE ROAD SURFACE. LEFT ROADWAY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH TRACTOR-TRAILER. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF AN IMPENDING BRAKE FAILURE. NO INDICATION THAT ANY PART OF...

Mileage: 110,000

THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST CATASTROPHICALLY AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS COMING UP TO STOPPED CARS AT AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER TRUCK. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE LANE AT THE TIME. I THEN HAD TO MAKE A SHARP TURN INTO A...

Mileage: 96,522

IT STARTED WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, BUT NOBODY WILL OWN UP TO FIXING IT, AS WE MOVED FROM PA TO FL. THEN THE BRAKE LINES WENT, ALL OF THEM, NOW WITH THE AIRBAG ISSUE THE PCM IS SENDING ALL KINDS OF STUPID CODES LIKE THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS AFFECTING THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 119,400

IT STARTED WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, BUT NOBODY WILL OWN UP TO FIXING IT, AS WE MOVED FROM PA TO FL. THEN THE BRAKE LINES WENT, ALL OF THEM, NOW WITH THE AIRBAG ISSUE THE PCM IS SENDING ALL KINDS OF STUPID CODES LIKE THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS AFFECTING THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 119,400

IT STARTED WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT, BUT NOBODY WILL OWN UP TO FIXING IT, AS WE MOVED FROM PA TO FL. THEN THE BRAKE LINES WENT, ALL OF THEM, NOW WITH THE AIRBAG ISSUE THE PCM IS SENDING ALL KINDS OF STUPID CODES LIKE THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS AFFECTING THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 119,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ICE FISHING , ON A HILLY AND CURVY ROAD WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL , HE AVOID A FEW TREE BEFORE SMASHING INTO A SMALLER TREE JUST MISSING WERE HIS FRIEND WAS SEATED.THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. I HAD THE TRUC...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 99,000

BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT (NO LIGHT ON DASH). UPON INVESTIGATION A BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID COVERING UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

STRAP ON GAS TANK BROKE (RUSTED THROUGH) WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROAD. TANK FELL AND HIT DRIVESHAFT. I WAS SURPRISED IT DIDN'T RUPTURE THE TANK. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE AND I'VE NOTICE THAT OTHER CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME RUST ON THE SAME PLACE IT SEEM THAT THE BACK QUARTER PANEL IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SPEEDOMETER TOO

I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE AND I'VE NOTICE THAT OTHER CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME RUST ON THE SAME PLACE IT SEEM THAT THE BACK QUARTER PANEL IS DEFECTIVE AND THE SPEEDOMETER TOO

THERE IS A GM RECALL #05068C- PRODUCT SAFETY- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE 2002 AVALANCHE IS LISTED, BUT MY 2003 IS NOT. I LIVE IN INDIANA, ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY 2003 AVALANCHE HAS THIS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

THERE IS A GM RECALL #05068C- PRODUCT SAFETY- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE 2002 AVALANCHE IS LISTED, BUT MY 2003 IS NOT. I LIVE IN INDIANA, ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. MY 2003 AVALANCHE HAS THIS FAILURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MAD...

Mileage: 143,053

ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND NOT WORK IF WE WHERE IN A CRASH. I CALLED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AFTER LOOKING ON LINE AND REALIZING MY TRUCK WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND W...

Mileage: 119,400

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WOULD BE A LOW THUMP THUMP SOUND EMANATING FROM THE AUDIO SPEAKERS. THE LOCK DOOR CHIMES STOPPED SOUNDING. *TR

Mileage: 81,416

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TO BACK BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED ALL BRAKE FLUID CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STOP. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL ALL FLUID WAS GONE AND NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOSS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 120,509

WHILE LEAVING A FUNERAL IN NEAR SWEETWATER TN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FELT PRESSURE AND THEN THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN WERE RIDING WITH ME. AFTER PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I NOTICED I DID HAVE BRAKES BUT NOT POWER BRAKES. I PULLED OVER AND EXAMINE...

Mileage: 137,000

MY BRAKE LINE SPLIT OPEN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THEY ARE VERY RUSTED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE PULLING MY BOAT ON A LONG DECLINE AT 55 MPH, A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO TURN LEFT. I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL EASED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I TOLD MY WIFE THAT THE BRAKES ARE FAILING. THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM DID SOUND, BUT THAT DOES NOT COMFORT YOU WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT YOU ARE NO...

Mileage: 125,900

ON NOVEMBER 11, 2013 I WAS BACKING MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN MARYLAND WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. AS I WAS STOPPING, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY LOST ALL RESISTANCE. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BRAKING ACTION. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE ...

Mileage: 34,511

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS FINE BUT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT BUT THEN JUST STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...

Mileage: 110,000

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS FINE BUT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT BUT THEN JUST STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...

Mileage: 110,000

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS FINE BUT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT BUT THEN JUST STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...

Mileage: 110,000

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WAS FINE BUT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT BUT THEN JUST STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...

Mileage: 110,000

SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2004 IT SOUNDS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE ITS LOOSE. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS STURDY IT'S JUST UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IT SOUNDS LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 03 AVALANCHE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSTINCTIVELY I PUT IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. COME TO FIND OUT, THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. I EXAMINED ALL LIN...

Mileage: 188,000

I'M BEEN HAVING MAJOR BACK PROBLEMS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN HOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I'M NOT ALONE; A QUICK SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE AS WELL AND GM WILL DO LITTLE TO NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. HTTP://WWW.CHEVYAVALANCHEFANCLUB.COM/CAFCN...

I WAS LEAVING THE FISH AND GAME CLUB IN LONDONDERRY NH WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I PUSHED HARDER IT FINALLY STOPPED. I PUMPED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES SOME PRESSURE BUILT UP I CONTINUED TO THE CORNER WHERE A STOP SIGN WAS HIT THE BRAKE AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE PEDAL WENT TO THE F...

Mileage: 82,851

AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, A LOSS OF PRESSURE WAS FELT. LETTING OFF AND REAPPLYING THE BRAKES LEAD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR / FRONT OF DRIVER CAB. AT THE POINT THERE WAS NO BRAKING PRESSURE FELT AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO TRAVEL AT IDLE SPEED INTO THE INTERSECTION. TWO FA...

Mileage: 157,400

I WAS DRIVING ON I95 TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD STATED SERVICE BRAKES. LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT ANY CARS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT ONTO THE SID...

Mileage: 202,000

THE FIX AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED ON DRIVERS INFORMATION PANEL. THIS WARNING MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. GM IS FULLY AWARE THAT THE 2003 AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAULTY WIRING CONNECTORS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOOT PANEL BUT NEVER RECALLED THIS VEHICLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN...

Mileage: 1,166,000

WHILE EXITING HWY 75 THE BREAKS FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BREAKS THE PEDAL WENT 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE SECOND TIME THE PEDAL WENT THE THE FLOOR I PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE PRESSURE BUILT UP ENOUGH TO FINALLY GRAB. I WAS HALF WAY THRU THE...

RUPTURED REAR BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR DUE TO EXTREME RUST OF LINES. INSPECTION REVEALS ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME RUST, WHICH SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR AN 11 YEAR OLD TRUCK. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NOT DRIVIN...

Mileage: 134,600

FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF THROTTLING DOWN WHEN I HIT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE ERROR WORDS POP UP OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER (AFTER NEGOTIATING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO GET TO SHOULDER WITH NO POWER) AND TURN ENGINE OFF AND LET IT SIT...

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT ROUGHLY 35 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM CAME ON AND SET CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKE AND GET SOME PRESSURE BUT I COULD HERE A HISSING SOUND ANYTIME I PRESSED THE PE...

Mileage: 166,154

CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID. THIS LED TO INABILITY TO BRAKE ADEQUATELY TO STOP. ALL 4 BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE AND SIMILAR GM VEHICLES EXPERIENCING BRAKE LINE FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 59,353

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A RUSTED BRAKE PIPE WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. LUCKILY I WAS ON MY STREET AND TRAVELING JUST UNDER 25 MPH. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE UNDER SIDE OF VEHICLE I DISCOVERED NOT ONE BUT, TWO LEAKS. I DO EXPECT SOME ISSUES WITH A VEHICLE MY AGE AND MILEAGE BUT, NOT A TOTAL BRAKE FAILU...

Mileage: 154,798

APPROACHING STOP LIGHT, HIT BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKE AT ALL. NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AT LIGHT , SO I TURNED RIGHT AND COASTED INTO PARKING LOT. HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME, FOUND RUSTED AND SPLIT BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR, THE OTHER 3 LINES IN THE BUNDL...

Mileage: 112,000

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DUE TO A LEAK IN ONE OF THE FRONT METAL BRAKE LINES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED ME ALL THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE HIGHLY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED JIM MCKAY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THESE BRAKE LINES ARE ON BACK ORDER WITH ...

Mileage: 43,500

VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO PREPARE FOR A RIGHT TURN. AT FIRST THE BRAKES WERE BEGINNING TO BE EFFECTIVE, BUT SUDDEN LOSS OF HYDROLOGICAL PRESSURE RESULTED IN BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER WAS AVAILA...

Mileage: 103,012

BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THANK GOD IT WAS EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING. BRAKE LINE HAD A COMPLETED RUSTED AND BURST. WHEN LOOKING TO REPAIR, THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND BLISTERED. ALL OTHER LINES WERE ABOUT TO BURST. HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE ...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 76,000

LOST BRAKES. LINE FROM FRONT OF TRUCK TO BACK BRAKES RUPTURED. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE IN RUSTED CONDITION AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AN UNLOADED TRAILER IN MY YARD, I BEGAN TO BACKUP TO THE TRAILER APPLYING THE BRAKES SINCE I WAS LINED UP TO THE TRAILER, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE MESSAGE FLASHED STATING BRAKE ISSUE AND LOTS OF BELLS GOING OFF. INCIDENT OCCURRED 8...

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 10538262 AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES I FORGOT TO PUT IN KEY DATA. I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT FRONT AND FORGOT TO LIST THAT IN MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AND ALSO LINES UP WITH THE CURRENT OPEN ITEM: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11001 AL...

APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR - TRUCK COULD NOT STOP - RAN INTO BUSHES ON SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 199,000

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DO NOT SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME AND I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW TO A STOP. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME ...

Mileage: 110,206

DRIVING WENT TO STOP DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES I REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND REPLACE BUMPER LIGHTS COST ABOUT 4, 000.00 THE ABS WENT OUT WHICH IS NOT FIX. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

08/31/2011 BRAKE LINE FAILURE. SECOND BRAKE LIE FAILURE OCCURRED 04/15/2012.THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED 7/28/2012.FOURTH BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED 1/27/2013. AT THAT TIME IT WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE ALL REMAINING BRAKE LINE SEGMENTS WHICH WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION. THE TOTAL F...

Mileage: 76,501

PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS GOING UPHILL. THAT WAS PROBABLY WEN FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW. HAD A LITTLE BRAKE POWER LEFT, TURNED TRUCK AROUND, WENT ONE BLOCK TO MY HOME , PLLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY GOING UPHILL AGAIN WHEN THE REAR BRAKE INE BLEW, STOPED THE TRUCK...

Mileage: 60,135

STARTED DRIVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND A WARNING LIGHT FINALLY TURNED ON TO "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO CHECK AND SEE IF THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW AND SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. UNDERNEAT...

Mileage: 63,500

I NOTICED A SPRAY ON THE BACK OF MY AVALANCHE. I CHECKED NUDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FLUID WHICH APPEARED TO BE TRANSMISSION FLUID. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. I ADDED FLUID AND WHEN I USED THE VEHICLE IT RAN OK, BUT WHEN I STOPPED IT LEFT A LARGER PUDDLE UND...

Mileage: 77,242

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING OR A WARNING LIGHT. IT MADE ME ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND I WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. IT SEEMS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE FIXED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS ABOUT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN ON TO A SIDE STREET AND MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TAKE BACK ROADS AND PLAN MY STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN LOW GEAR TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE SHOP. A BRAKE LINE BURST. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LINES ARE RUSTED AND ROTTED. ALL THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT C...

Mileage: 136,000

MY SPEEDO AND FUEL GAUGE EITHER DO NOT WORK OR PEG OUT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR MY Z71 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND CHEVROLET IS SAYING THAT THEY PUT A LIMIT ON THE YEAR AND MILEAGE. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IN MY VEHICLE TO HAVE ...

Mileage: 84,900

MY SPEEDO AND FUEL GAUGE EITHER DO NOT WORK OR PEG OUT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR MY Z71 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND CHEVROLET IS SAYING THAT THEY PUT A LIMIT ON THE YEAR AND MILEAGE. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IN MY VEHICLE TO HAVE ...

Mileage: 84,900

WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. NO PRIOR WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, FRONT AND BACK. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

REPLACED REAR BRAKE LINE TWO WEEKS PRIOR. WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND FRONT BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

A VERY GOOD FRIEND NOTIFIED ME YESTERDAY THAT HIS SAME YEAR AVALANCHE EXPERIENCED A BURST BRAKE LINE AND CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TO CRASH HIS VEHICLE TO STOP IT. HE TOLD ME WHERE THE LINE HAD BURST AND STATED THAT CHEVROLET USES STEEL BRAKE LINE INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL. I INSPECTED MY 2003 AVALANCHE A...

I WAS IN ANSONIA CT ON 6TH OCTOBER 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:47. HAD PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO REFUEL. NO ISSUES AS I TRAVELED IN THE MORNING. AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION TO HEAD BACK TO THE HIGHWAY I WENT TO PLACE ON THE BRAKES WHILE GOING DOWNHILL APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 321,640

I HAD JUST LEFT A STORE AND STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I PROCESSED TO THE NEXT LIGHT I PUT MY FOOT ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PIDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVER ON TH...

Mileage: 127,000

I WAS TAKING MY 3 BOYS TO SCHOOL WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NOW LEAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH A RUSTY BRAKE LINE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THESE LINES S...

Mileage: 95,542

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VE...

Mileage: 190,000

ON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE LINE HAD RUSTED THRU ABOVE THE LEFT REAR SPRING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A LINE HAS RUSTED THRU. THE FIRST TIME I LOST BOTH BRAKES. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AS YOU CAN SEE THEY DID NOT REPLACE ALL THE PROBLEM LINES. I HAD IT ...

Mileage: 177,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS SHOWING UP EVERY COUPLE DAYS THEN IT DISAPPEARS I BELIEVE GM IS AWARE BUT WILL NOT FIX. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2003 CHEVORLET AVALANCHE Z71 ONLY 62,000 MILES. MY PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 8,000 MILES WITH THE REAR BRAKES GOING BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FOUR (4) TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE ABS SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NEED REPLACED ...

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2003 CHEVORLET AVALANCHE Z71 ONLY 62,000 MILES. MY PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 8,000 MILES WITH THE REAR BRAKES GOING BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FOUR (4) TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE ABS SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NEED REPLACED ...

Mileage: 62,000

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT LEADING TO A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENT WHILE ON THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH IT'S A 2003 YEAR MODEL, I HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 YES, LESS THAN 20,000 TOTAL MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER EVER BY A CHEVY AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE A 1998 A...

Mileage: 19,500

SEVERE BRAKE LINE RUST THAT STARTED WHEN VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. 2 SEPARATE DEALERS SAW THE RUST BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT ACT ON THE PROBLEM UNLESS THERE WAS A FAILURE OR THEY WERE LEAKING. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ATTENTION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY.( ORIGINAL ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z21. THE CONTACT STATED THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATER COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS...

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 316 AND BEGAN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BEGIN STOPPING FOR THE RED LIGHT, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING AN...

Mileage: 134,678

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT THAT I WILL BE GIVING IN REGARDS TO THE BRAKE LINE ON MY CHEVY AVALANCHE AS PER COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10430307. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A GMC/CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINE REPLACE WHICH COST 600.00. NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER BRINGING THE TRUCK HOME, I START UP THE TRUCK, PU...

DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 THE TRUCK WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. THE TRUCK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT READS REDUCE ENGINE POWER. I HAVE NO GAS, NO BRAKE, VERY LITTLE STEERING. CHEVY DEALER SAYS IT'S THE TRUCK GOING INTO LIMP MODE. IS LIMP MODE A REAL THING? I GOOGLED IT..BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON IT. I ...

OCTOBER 14, 2011: MY FAMILY AND I WERE BACKING OUT FROM OUR HOME WHEN WE LOST PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR, BRAKE FLUID WAS FLOWING FREELY ONTO THE ROAD. A CLOSER LOOK REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THAT THEY HAD RUPTURED WHE...

Mileage: 107,211

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SPARE TIRE. HE STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE TIRE, HE HAD TO USE A BLOW TORCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HOIST WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIR...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE WITH APPROX.113000 MILES. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN A MINI SHOPPING CENTER I WENT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I THEN PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CRANKED IT BACK UP AND MY S...

Mileage: 113,000

I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE WITH APPROX.113000 MILES. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN A MINI SHOPPING CENTER I WENT TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. I THEN PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CRANKED IT BACK UP AND MY S...

Mileage: 113,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IN OCTOBER 2007 MY MECHANIC REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS AND PADS ON THE BRAKES. HE SAID THE BRAKES HAD RUSTED OUT FROM THE BACKSIDE. AT THAT TIME I PAID $390, AND THE REST WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. ON OCTOBER 16, 2010, I WAS DRIVING FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AIR...

Mileage: 37,762

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER GEAR LIGHT INDICATOR FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL WHICH INCLUDED A LIMITED WARRANTY UP TO 70,000 MILES; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WIT...

Mileage: 83,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO /MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED //WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LINES. T...

Mileage: 32,000

THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING OR STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH; HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS 100 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE ODOMETER CONTINUED TO INCREASE THE MILEAGE TRAVELED BY ONE MILE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO TH...

Mileage: 45,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO CORROSION AND RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 63,450

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED HIM THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEND...

MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 AVALANCHE RANDOMLY STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN WORKING AND NOT WORKING. NOW IT ISN'T WORKING AT ALL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED, WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE READ ABOUT, THIS IS SOMETHING CHEVY SHOULD FIX AT NO COST. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THE ABS BRAKES SENSORS ON MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE ENGAGE EVERYTIME AT THE END OF THE STOP. RECENTLY THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY AND NOW IT VIBRATES AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO SKID. *TR

Mileage: 31,175

I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE, I ONLY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR. I TRUCK HAVE A SHORTAGE IN THE WINDOWS I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE WINDOWS FIX, AFTER THEY WHERE FIX ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THEY TELLS ME I HAVE A SHORTAGE IN SOMETHING THAT'S CAUSING MY PASSAGE WINDOWS AND SEATS TO STOP WORKING. MY WINDOWS...

Mileage: 886,000

HAD TO REPLACE CLUSTER TWO TIMES FOR THE GAUGES. NOW I AM IN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH FOR THE 4X4....CHEVY HAS HAD MY VEHICLE MORE THEN I HAVE...... *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 4 TIMES. 2 TIMES IN 2006 AND 2 TIMES IN 2008, BECAUSE THE NEW ONES PUT IN WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CUSTOMER SHOULD IN NO WAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS WAS ON A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. *TR

SPEEDOMOTER WILL NOT WORK, THEN STICK AND THEN NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. SOME DAYS IT WORKS AND SOME IT DOESN'T. WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING IT WILL SAY I AM DOING ANY WHERE FROM 30 TO 120 WHEN I AM NOT MOVING. THIS IS A GENUINE SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DONE ASAP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY...

Mileage: 65,543

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS ALSO TOO M...

Mileage: 78,000

SPEED ODOMETER HAS NOT WORKED FOR 3 OUT OF THE 6 YEARS I HAD THE TRUCK, 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ABS SYSTEM VEHICLE ACTIVATES ABS SYSTEM BELOW 5 MPH 805 THOUSAND RECALLS FROM 99-02 FOR THE SAME THING! GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OF THE 805 THOUSAND? WHAT A JOKE!!!! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM,THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT A SAFETY AS BAD AS THIS? *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE,GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING IN THE DASH APPROXIMATELY 9 MOTHS AGO AND WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL GM RETAILER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A CLUSTER THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THAT IT IS V...

Mileage: 69,000

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ON MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER ON VEHICLES UNDER 75,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD 90,000. THIS ISSUE IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY A LARGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE- READ ANYWHERE FROM 20 -80 MPH WHILE AT REST THEN WOULD MOVE BACK DOWN TO 0 AFTER STARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES (DROPPING 5-10 MPH PER START) NOW IT IS PEGGED AT OVER 120 MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

GENERAL MOTORS MAILED ME A NOTICE ADVISING THAT MY VEHICLE (2003 AVALANCHE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN OCT 2003) "COULD DEVELOP A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR MORE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLES MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE." IT WAS ADDITIONALLY NOTED THAT "THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INACCU...

Mileage: 67,000

IT JUST BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING THE WRONG SPEED AND NOW IT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I AM AN MP AND HOW CAN I EXPECT OTHERS TO FOLLOW THE LAWS WHEN I CAN NOT EVEN TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING? *TR

TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND REAR-ENDED A TOWED VEHICLE WITHOUT LIGHTS. DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. THE PROBLEM AFFECTS THE SPEEDOMETER GIVING ERRATIC READINGS. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 80 -120 MPH. OR DOESN'T REGISTER AT ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR COMPLETELY STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH. I HAVE TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AND OFF SEVERAL...

Mileage: 61,520

SPEEDOMETER BROKEN. CAN READ ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 120 MPH WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

FAILURE OF MY SPEEDOMETER TO WORK PROPERLY ON MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

AT A REGULAR SERVICE INTERVAL, THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAS A BAD SEAL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS PREMATURE SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR DUE TO TIME ELAPSED SINCE PURCHASED WAS OVER 36 MONTH...

Mileage: 34,295

THE ACCESSORY LIGHTS ON MY STEERING WHEEL THAT OPERATE RADIO VOLUME, SOUCE, ON-STAR, ETC ARE NOT ALL WORKING. I WAS TOLD AT BRADSHAW CHEVROLET THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPAIR ALOT OF THESE AND WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AS RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOU CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WHICH BUTTON TO SELECT...

Mileage: 108,000

MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED REPORTING ERRORS IN SPEED AND NOW SHOWS 60 MPH WHEN PARKED AND IMMEDIATELY GOES OFF SCALE WHEN DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 30 MPH. *JB

Mileage: 88,000

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY ALL THE TIME. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BAD AT 42,000 MILES. AFTER READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HOW DO I KNOW IF MY SPEEDOMETER IS WORKING RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 42,600

I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE AND OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY THE TACHOMETER STARTED SHOOTING UP TO 6000 RPMS, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TICKING INSTEAD OF MOVING SMOOTHLY, AND NOW IT STAYS AT 0 ONCE I AM DRIVING FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES.*AK (1) NOT SURE WHAT LEAD TO IT.. IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING OUT...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. ON APRIL 19, 2006, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FROM CHEVRO...

Mileage: 68,000

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 Z71 AVALANCHE WORKS ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHO I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON SPEEDOMETER (INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS) FOR MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUSTER AS PART ...

Mileage: 45,000

NOTICED CLUNKING IN STEERING, GMC DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROX. 20,000. CLUNKING RETURNED AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES, AND AGAIN REPLACED INTRMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT., AT THE COST OF $270. THIS IS A LOT TO SPEND EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO WELL KN...

Mileage: 20,000

THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLE FELL OFF MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED- THE HOUSING BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF - I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT...

THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLE FELL OFF MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED- THE HOUSING BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF - I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT...

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71 WITH 59000 MILES. I NOTICED MY VEHICLE BEING VERY SLUGGISH THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK, I COULD BARELY GET UP TO 50 MPH, IN ORDER FOR ME TO STAY AT 50 MPH I WOULD HAVE TO REACH 3000 RPM. AFTER I TURNED DOWN A SIDE ROAD, I COULD ONLY GET UP TO 20 MPH AT 30...

Mileage: 58,980

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71 WITH 59000 MILES. I NOTICED MY VEHICLE BEING VERY SLUGGISH THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK, I COULD BARELY GET UP TO 50 MPH, IN ORDER FOR ME TO STAY AT 50 MPH I WOULD HAVE TO REACH 3000 RPM. AFTER I TURNED DOWN A SIDE ROAD, I COULD ONLY GET UP TO 20 MPH AT 30...

Mileage: 58,980

SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING INACCURATE SPEEDS. LATELY IT READS 55 MPH WHEN AT A STOP AND PEGS OUT AT AROUND 60 MPH. REPLACEMENT RANGES FROM $220 FOR "DO IT YOURSELF" KIT WITH OLD PART NEEDING TO BE RETURNED FOR CORE CHARGE TO $650 AND UP FROM THE DEALER. STILL HAVEN'T FIXED PROBLEM. PART IS STILL I...

Mileage: 31,000

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 Z71 AVALANCHE WORKS ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHO I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON SPEEDOMETER (INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS) FOR MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE CLUSTER AS PART ...

Mileage: 58,127

SPEEDOMETER STICKING ON 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4WD,NOTHING LEADS UP TO IT JUST DRIVING AND IT STICKS AT A CERTAIN SPEED WONT CORRECT ITSELF,TO CORRECT IT YOU HAVE TO UNHOOK BATTERY CABLES AND THEN IT IS OK FOR A WHILE UNTIL IT STICKS AGAIN,THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 4 TIMES NOW HAVE BEEN WAITING ...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER PURCHASING A 2003 IN AUG, ITS NOW AT 80,000 MILES AS NOV 06, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKEN. ACCORDING TO CHEV, THE FUSE FOR SPEEDOMETER IS LOCATION IN DASH AND IS PART OF A CLUSTER UNIT SUPPORTING MANY INSTRUMENTATION PARTS. IT COST 550.00 TO REPLACE. I WORKED WITH CHEV FOR A MONTH TRYING ...

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. SOME DAYS IT WORKS AND SOME IT DON'T. WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING IT WILL SAY I AM DOING 30 WHEN I AM REALLY DOING 70 OR I CAN COME TO A STOP AND IT SAYS I AM DOING 20 MPH. THIS IS A GENUINE SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DONE AS...

Mileage: 79,500

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER FAILS IN MANY OF THE GM TRUCKS, REQUIRING A NEW GAUGE CLUSTER.. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES BECAME LESS AND LESS EFFECTIVE OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT...

Mileage: 47,000

MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER READS 30 MPH WHEN I'M DRIVING AT 70 MPH. AFTER I STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHUT OFF MOTOR AND TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND RESTARTED TRUCK AND BEGAN DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER READ CORRECTLY AGAIN. LATER, SAME DAY, SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 25 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT ...

Mileage: 84,430

THE VEHICLE (2003) CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE POPPING SOUND WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE POPPING SOUND IS STILL PRESENT DESPITE HAVING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR IT ABOUT FIVE TIMES. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE SOUND IS IN THE STEERING BOX AREA...

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DRIVING IN 40 MILES SPEED LIMIT AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RESET TO 0 WHEN STOPPED. NO INJURIES, NO CRASHES BUT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER DEFECTIVE COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINS. THE INSURANCE AGENCY WAS ALERTED AND DETERMINED THE TIRE DELAMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ...

Mileage: 41,069

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY. BECAUSE THIS IS RELATED TO ONE OF THE VEHICLES SAFTEY FEATURES IT SEEMS LIKE THE TSB (050941001) FOR THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A COMMITMENT FROM THE OWNER TO PAY FOR A DIAGOSTI...

Mileage: 45,500

2003 CHEVORLET AVALANCHE 1500 - DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSALS FAILED (FRONT GONE, REAR GOING. I HAD DEALER REPLACE BOTH) - I NOTICED THE NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE IN. HAD I NOT NOTICED OR COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE I MAY HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING AND IT COULD HAVE FAILED AND FAILING WHILE DRIVING...

Mileage: 55,000

CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE 2003 AVALANCHE WAS NOT A STANDARD TANK AND THAT THE FUEL LEAKAGE ISSUES WERE NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE GAS TANK HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT CAUSED IT TO BE TOO THIN AROUND ONE OF THE SEALS. THE TANK WAS SO THIN, THAT IT COULD BE PRESSED...

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF SPEEDOMETER. SOMETIMES STICKS, REPORTS INCORRECT SPEED, OR JUMPS ABOUT. PERIODICALLY WORKS FINE. NO RHYME OR REASON TO PROBLEM. DEALER - MORITZ CHEVROLET FORT WORTH SAYS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ($500), THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES, AND THAT THE ITEM ...

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER GREEN LIGHT AND I CROSSING MAIN ROAD NORTH ON PAXTON ST. ADVANCING AT APROX. 30 MPH A TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED QUICKLY TO MAKE A 'U' TURN ON PAXTON AND I SLAMMED MY BRAKES AT LEAST 400 FEET AWAY BUT MY TRUCK DIDN'T STOP AND CRASHED TO THE BACK OF THE OTHER TRUCK. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR REPAIRS ...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THE SPEEDOMETER REFLECTS AN INACCURATE READING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 65,101

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

PICK A PROBLEM. PIN FROM TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE TOO SHORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT 8000 MILES. 4 QUARTS. LOW ON OIL WITHIN MONTH OF CHANGING. NO LEAKS AND NO EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER AS TO WHERE THE OIL WENT. A/C FUNCTIONED IM...

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED,THE SPEEDOMETER READS 90 MPH. THE SECOND PROBLEM DEALS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ...

Mileage: 44,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED,THE SPEEDOMETER READS 90 MPH. THE SECOND PROBLEM DEALS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ...

Mileage: 44,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR COMPLETELY STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED THE WINDSHIELD W...

Mileage: 90,000

DT: THE CONTACT HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR COMPLETELY STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED THE WINDSHIELD W...

Mileage: 90,000

THIS CONCERNING MY 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH 47,987 MILES. THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" STAYS ON AFTER IGNITION ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. ADDITIONALLY ON TRIPS OF OVER 15 MINUTES IT WILL COME ON DURING DRIVING. ONCE THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IT STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. CONTACTED THE C...

Mileage: 45,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH HE STRUCK A MEDIAN HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THREE PEOPLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE FUEL TANK BEGAN EMITTING A GAS SMELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MORE THAN HALF FULL. *TS OVER TIME SMALL PUDDLES OF GAS COULD BE SEEN UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS STOPPED. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE TANK HAD A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE TOO THIN AROUND ONE OF TH...

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND ONLY LOWERS THE NEEDLE 5 MPH FOR EACH TIME THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS IN YET. I WILL BE TAKING THIS IN NEXT WEEK. THE DEALER SAID WHEN I CALLED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THEY WOULD NEED ...

Mileage: 36,084

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, HE HAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO TURN THEM OFF.*AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND ONLY LOWERS THE NEEDLE 5 MPH FOR EACH TIME THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. DEALER HAS SEEN SEVERAL IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. NEEDLE MOVES WITH A JUMPING MOTION AND DOES NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY AS IT DID BEFORE. DEALER QUOTED A COST OF $500-$600 TO REPLACE ELECTRONI...

Mileage: 44,560

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE WHEN LOWERED HAS A TWO EDGED HOOK PROJECTION ON EACH SIDE THAT IS SHARP. ON 7-15-05 HIS GRANDDAUGHTER JUMPED OFF THE TAILGATE AND SCRATCHED HER LEG ALONG HER THIGH; A 8-10"LONG SCRATCH. *AK *NM

Mileage: 8,389

DT: THE CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. HE STATED THAT ON CURVES WHEN SLOWING DOWN BRAKES FAILED. THE CALLER HAD PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED A MONTH AGO. HE SAID THE REAR ROTORS WERE MORE WORN OUT THAN THE FRONT ROTORS. RECALL 05V379000 ON ABS BRAKES WAS ISSUED. THIS VEHIC...

Mileage: 35,000

DT: WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE BATTERY MELTED. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY. THE CONSUMER CONSULTED THE DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NO RECALLS W...

Mileage: 43,000

DT: 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FADED AT 25000 MILES. WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC THEY WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY INJURY OR ACCIDENTS. THIS STARTED ON JUNE ...

Mileage: 25,000

DRIVING TO WORK. DRY CONDITIONS. HAD 4-5 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH. TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. ABS DID NOT COME ON AND WHEELS DID NOT LOCKUP. I REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER...

Mileage: 43,000

DT: THE REAR WINDOW WAS REFLECTIVE AS IF IT WAS A MIRROR. WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE ON THE BACK WINDOW, IT REFLECTED FORWARD INTO THE CONSUMER'S VIEW. THIS HAPPENED NOT ONLY WHEN BACKING OUT BUT ALSO WHEN DRIVING. THE WINDOW SURFACE WAS VERY REFLECTIVE. THIS WAS EVIDENT IN DAY OR NIGHT. HAD NOT CO...

Mileage: 50

PREMATURE EMERGENCY (PARKING BRAKE) FAILURE. *JB

ON 3/23/04 WE PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, VIN: [XXX], WITH 13067 MILES ON IT FROM JERRY HAGGERTY CHEVROLET, GLEN ELLYN, IL. OVER THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 6 & 7, 2005, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHICH BEGAN MAKING A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED. ON 8/12/05 I DROVE THE VEHICLE...

BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST SLIDE INTO CROSS WAY TRAFFIC. TOOK INTO 2 DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES( FIRESTONE & MERLIN BRAKES) THEY BOTH INFORMED ME THAT ALL 4 ROTORS WERE RUSTED ENTIRELY THROUGH FROM INSIDE OUT, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I TRIED TO GET THE MANUFACTURE TO COVER THE COST OF THE ROTORS B...

Mileage: 51,285

DT: CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 7-25-05 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS. NO RECALL NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND COULD NOT REACH ANYONE BY TELEPHONE. SHE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER SHE COULD BRING CAR IN THE NEXT MORNING AND PICK IT UP BY...

Mileage: 28,586

FAILURE OF FRONT CROSS MEMBER BEAM, EXCESSIVE NOISE(POPPING AND GRINDING)AND PREMATURE WEAR. FAILURE OCCURED AT 25000 MILES.PER CHEVROLET, THE PERSCRIBED FIX IS TO INSTALL HARDENED WASHERS AND GRIND AND POLISH FRICTION POINTS. THIS HAS BEEN DONE, YET PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THIS IS COM...

Mileage: 25,000

THE REAR WINDOW IN MY AVALANCHE) I WAS WASHING MY TRUCK AND TOOK OUT THE REAR WINDOW TO CLEAN IT AND I NOTICE THAT THE RUBBER THAT IS AROUND IT, IS TOTALLY CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IN THE OTHERSIDE ITS STARING TO CRACK MY QUESTION IS DO I HAVE TO CHECK WITH OTHER AVALANCHE OWNERS TO SEE IF TH...

DT:THE TAILGATE LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ,AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING TAILGATE TO FALL DOWN AND WEAKENING OF THOSE CABLES.*AK

Mileage: 28,000

I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AS HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL OF 305,729 SUV LISTING THE 2003-2004 GMC ENVOY, OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA & ISUZU ASCENDER. BUT MINE IS NOT LISTED. I HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE. I FEEL SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THE FULL SIZE SUV'S AND TRUCKS.

Mileage: 58,233

WHEN IGNITION KEY IS IN ACCESSORY POSITION AND VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE/SHIFTER INTERLOCK IS DISABLED, ALLOWING THE SHIFTER TO BE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. IF THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLOPE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTS FREEWHEELING DOWNHILL.*AK FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND S...

WINDSHELD WIPERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO SWITCH. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY GM SERVICE MANAGERS THAT GM GOT A BATCH OF BAD MOTORS. I'VE TRIED THE 800-222-1020 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD TOUGH OUT OF WARRENTY. MY STEERING COLUMN HAS A CLICKING VIBREATING NOISE AND FEEL WHEN TURNING. I'M TOLD AGAIN BY THE SERVICE MGRS. T...

Mileage: 92,980

WINDSHELD WIPERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO SWITCH. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY GM SERVICE MANAGERS THAT GM GOT A BATCH OF BAD MOTORS. I'VE TRIED THE 800-222-1020 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD TOUGH OUT OF WARRENTY. MY STEERING COLUMN HAS A CLICKING VIBREATING NOISE AND FEEL WHEN TURNING. I'M TOLD AGAIN BY THE SERVICE MGRS. T...

Mileage: 92,980

WHEN IT RAINS THE MID GATE AREA BECOMES FULL OF WATER. THE WATER THEN ENTERS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RETRO-FITTED THE MID GATE AREA. AFTER THE DEALER SERVICED IT THE WATER CAME INTO BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER OFFERED N...

Mileage: 22,000

I PURCHASED A CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 MODEL IN JUNE OF 2003. SINCE MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD CRACKING NOISES COME FROM THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CROSSMEMBER. THEY NEEDED TO REDRILL AND TIGHTEN ...

Mileage: 100

INTERIOR BLOWER MOTOR SHORTS OUT CAUSING SMOKE TO FILL THE CABIN, THIS IS THE SECOND MOTOR THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY 2003 AVALANCHE. *NM

Mileage: 25,150

SERVICE 4WD COMES ON AND TRUCK REVERTS TO 2WD, DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED A FEW TIMES UNABLE TO CORRECT. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN ICY ROADS WITH NO NOTICE. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

"ELECTRICAL POWER SURGE" IS WHAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED IT. BLOWS HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIC. I HAVE REPLACED THEM 6 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

ENGINE USES 1 QT PER 2K MILES OF ENGINE OIL, ACCORDING TO DEALER THIS IS ACCEPTABLE, BUT IF NOT NOTICED OR CHECKED IT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. I WOULD HAVE NOT BOUGHT THE TRUCK IF IT SAID "ENGINE BURNS OIL". *NM

Mileage: 2,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH ONSTAR SYSTEM. PAID OVER 800 DOLLARS FOR A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT WORK IN ALASKA ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I CAN'T USE THE SYSTEM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION " WHICH HAS HAPPENED" I HAD TO FLAG SOMEONE DONE WITH A CELL PHONE AT 40 BELOW ZERO WEATHER. ...

Mileage: 15,000

THE REAR PASSENGER STEP USED FOR ASSISTANCE NEAR THE BUMPER BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF EMERGENCY BRAKES ON A 2003 CHEVROLET AVANLANCHE 1500. THE BRAKE IS NOT USED AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE BRAKES WORE OUT. MY REGULAR BRAKES JUST AT 28700 MILES JUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE BACK BUT NOT THE FRONT. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE ALMOST LIKE NEW. EVEN ...

Mileage: 28,770

2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH HARSH AND SUDEN UNEXPECTED DOWN SHIFTS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPED REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. WHEN SLOWING IN TRAFFIC OR FOR A TURN THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT HARD AND CLUNK AND BANG AS IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFET...

Mileage: 5,000

I AM HEARING A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM MY REAR WHEEL, I TOOK MY Z66 INTO THE SHOP AND HE SAID THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 50000 MILES ON IT. THE BEARINGS SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT SOON. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE POWER STEERING MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. THE RUNNING BOARDS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK IN THE...

Mileage: 5,955

AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE POWER STEERING MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. THE RUNNING BOARDS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK IN THE...

Mileage: 5,955

AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE POWER STEERING MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. THE RUNNING BOARDS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK IN THE...

Mileage: 5,955

AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE IS BEING TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE POWER STEERING MADE A SQUEALING NOISE. THE RUNNING BOARDS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK IN THE...

Mileage: 5,955

TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING GROWLING AND WHINING NOISE WHILE ATTEMPING TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, THEN STARTED SLIPPING IN 4TH GEAR.SHIFTING WAS ALSO STIFF OR HARSHER THAN WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS. I TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS DISMISSED AS THEIR COMPUTER DID NOT RECORD ANY TROUBLE CODES. 1 ...

Mileage: 14,700

THE STEERING GEAR BOX APPEARS TO BE LOOSE, VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY ARE GETTING REPAIRED BUT THOSE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE NOT. WHEN I HAD THE TAILGATE HINGES REPLACED, THE DEALER EXPLAINED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. IT'S A NERVE RACKING VIBRATION WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE O...

Mileage: 44,000

THE STEERING GEAR BOX APPEARS TO BE LOOSE, VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY ARE GETTING REPAIRED BUT THOSE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE NOT. WHEN I HAD THE TAILGATE HINGES REPLACED, THE DEALER EXPLAINED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. IT'S A NERVE RACKING VIBRATION WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE O...

Mileage: 44,000

1. LOOSE STEERING: INETMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, 2. IT HAS NOT FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT WAS TWISTED. 3. PART WAS STRAIGHTENED OUT, AND A NEW REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED. AS OF THIS WRITING THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THE SAME PART. IT HAS BE OVER 30 DAYS. *AK

Mileage: 22,304

2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, DRIVING DOWN ROAD SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE IS LOCKED IN ALL WHEEL DRIVE, OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE.LIGHT HAS COME ON 6 TIMES, DEALER HAS INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE SO FAR.*AK

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. *JB *SC

Mileage: 35,600

VERY LOUD POPPING, CLANKING, SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK

ALL GAUGES, WARNING LIGHTS,RADIO, AND HEAT/AIR CONTROLS START CHANGING ON THEIR OWN ,QUIT WORKING AND DON'T WORK PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. DEALER HAVE REPLACED ALOT OF WARNING SENSORS, REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWICE, FUEL SENDING UNIT,CHECKED ALL THE...

Mileage: 18,000

I WAS REMOVING THE RUBBER MAT IN THE BED OF THE 2003 AVALANCHE TRUCK TO CLEAN IT. TO REMOVE THE MAT YOU MUST FIRST REMOVE THE PLASTIC TRANSITION PLATE AT THE FRONT, JUST BEHIND THE REAR SEAT. TO REMOVE THIS PLATE YOU MUST SLIDE YOUR FINGER UNDER IT TO POP IT UP. AS YOU SLIDE YOUR FINGER UNDER IT YOU...

Mileage: 14,500

ON SEPT 5TH 2004 WHILE PARKING MY VEHICLE IT LOST POWER AND VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. UPON CHECKING THE ENGINE I FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED AND I FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE HAD COME OFF COMPLETELY ALONG WITH THE BATTERY TERMINAL. I DO NOT K...

THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSED UP. THE DEALER FOUND LOTS OF METAL IN THE PAN. REBUIT THE BROKEN PARTS @ 15,000 MILES NOT A NEW ONE JUST REBUILT. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSED UP. THE DEALER FOUND LOTS OF METAL IN THE PAN. REBUIT THE BROKEN PARTS @ 15,000 MILES NOT A NEW ONE JUST REBUILT. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEV AVALANCHE DOWN A HILL I REALIZED THAT WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT VERY SLOWLY. I HAVE TOWED MY BOAT WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SLOWING DOWN. I'M AFFRAID THAT IF I HAVE TO ...

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEV AVALANCHE DOWN A HILL I REALIZED THAT WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT VERY SLOWLY. I HAVE TOWED MY BOAT WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SLOWING DOWN. I'M AFFRAID THAT IF I HAVE TO ...

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEV AVALANCHE DOWN A HILL I REALIZED THAT WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT VERY SLOWLY. I HAVE TOWED MY BOAT WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME SLOWING DOWN. I'M AFFRAID THAT IF I HAVE TO ...

Mileage: 6,000

DURING A PANIC STOP/HARD BRAKE, BRAKING IS INSUFFICIANT. WITH MULTIPLE HARD BRAKES IN A ROW, BRAKING POWER IS REGAINED, THOUGH RETURN TO PREVIOUS STATE OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-12+ HOURS.*AK

Mileage: 40

2003 CHEVROLETR AVALANCHE, TAILGATE OPENS BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES TAILGATE LATCHES HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPENED TO GET TAILGATE TO SHUT AFTER A FEW DAYS TAILGATE WOULD DROP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED CONTINUALLY DURING WINTER MONTHS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED SO HARD THAT THE DASHBOARD RATTLED. *AK

Mileage: 7,966

A WARNING LIGHT STATING "SERVICE 4WD NOW" APPEARED ON MY DASH OF MY 2003. CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANAUL, THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN F...

WHILE TRAVELING ERROR CODE LIGHT FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAME ON. *AK

WHILE PARKING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE DROPPING SPEED AND LOSING POWER WHILE BEING DRIVEN. IF VEHICLE IS GOING UPHILL 25 MPH IS THE MAXIMUM SPEED. ON THE LEVEL ROADS 40 MPH IS THE MAXIMUM SPEED. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME DEFECT, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 22,000

ON DECEMBER 12, 2003 VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. CONSUMER STATED, THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEVEN TO EIGHT TIMES AT DEALER WITH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 9,000

ON DECEMBER 12, 2003 VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. CONSUMER STATED, THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEVEN TO EIGHT TIMES AT DEALER WITH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 9,000

SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AS HE PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE HE SAW FLAMES SHOOTING UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. A POLICE OFFICER NEARBY ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A SECOND POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED AND EMPTIED ...

THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE DURING CROSSWINDS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT OR RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. *NLM THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE 4-5 P/SI LOWER THAN THE DESIGN VALVE. THE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED TO THE PROPER VALVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HANDLING AND THE STEERING RESPONSE BAC...

Mileage: 1,000

THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE DURING CROSSWINDS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT OR RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. *NLM THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE 4-5 P/SI LOWER THAN THE DESIGN VALVE. THE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED TO THE PROPER VALVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HANDLING AND THE STEERING RESPONSE BAC...

Mileage: 1,000

2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH "Z66" PACKAGE SPARE TIRE IS A 16 INCH TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 17 INCH TIRES. SALES LITERATURE INDICATES THAT THE "Z66" PACKAGE UPGRADES ALL WHEELS 17 INCH WHEELS. DESPITE MANUFACTURE AND DEALERS CLAIMS THE VEHICLE HANDLING IS VERY ERRATIC WITH 16 INCH SPARE I...

Mileage: 247

CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW INTERIOR MIRROR AND REARVIEW EXTERIOR MIRROR DO NOT ADJUST ENOUGH TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, AND A BLIND SPOT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW INTERIOR MIRROR AND REARVIEW EXTERIOR MIRROR DO NOT ADJUST ENOUGH TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY, AND A BLIND SPOT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ROLLED OVER TWICE AND HIT A TREE. NEITHER SIDE NOR FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR POLICE REPORT. *NLM

I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THOSE WHO FIND THE XENON HEADLIGHTS A DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS. THEY ARE BLINDING AND SOMETIMES CAUSE A MOMENT OF BEING UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THE ROAD BEFORE ME. EVEN IF THE MOMENT LASTS A HALF-SECOND, I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE HEADLIGHTS...

THE TRUCK CAME WITH 17 INCH GOODYEAR TIRES. THE SPARE IS A 16 INCH BRIDGESTONE TIRE. *AK

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED.*AK PH *JB

Mileage: 9,343

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED.*AK PH *JB

Mileage: 9,343

THE POSITION AND DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKES COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVERS LOWER LEFT LEG IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN FRONTAL COLLISION. *NLM *CB *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THIS FORCED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *NLM RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 10/16/07 FAILED . *LJ

THE PASSENGER FRONT RIGHT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*JB