2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

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

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

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

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.