2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

THERE IS A CRACK IN DASH AT SITE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND A CRACK ON DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD BE COMPROMISED AND DEPLOY WITHOUT INCIDENT. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN THERE BUT NOTICED IT IN JUNE. WITH ALL THE AIRBAG RECALLS, WE FEEL THIS COULD BE ONE ALSO AS WE HAVE FOUND OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE CONNECTION PIPE TO THE FUEL TANK WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CONNECTION PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,500.

PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF RT HEAD AIR BAGS AND LT HEAD AIR BAGS, WITH NO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANY ROAD HAZARD. SAFECO ADJUSTER STATED THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AROUND 17MPH THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING TROUBLE. IT DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE AVALANCHES. CHEVROLET KNOWINGLY PUT IN A TRANSMISSION THAT DOESN'T EFFECTIVELY DO IT'S JOB. THE CURB WEIGHT OF A AVALANCHE IS 6000LBS AND MY UNCLE OWNS THE SAME TRUCK, WHICH HAS EATEN 2 TRANSMISSIONS SO FAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND IT HAS SINCE CRACKED AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL AREA NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE NARROWEST PART, WHICH IS ALSO AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG STATION (PASSENGER SIDE). I CAN HAVE A COVER MADE FOR IT. (I'M NOT SURE I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED) BUT, MY MAIN CONCERN IS, COULD THAT INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG? *TR

2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. LETTER RECEIVED FROM PEOPLE CLAIM A DISPUTE RESOLUTION ORGANIZATION, LISTING SEVERAL VEHICLE COMPLAINTS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES AND IT HAS SINCE CRACKED AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE CRACKS IN MY DASH RIGHT AROUND THE AIRBAG COVER. 2 OF THEM AROUND AN INCH LONG AND EXPANDING AS TIME GOES ON. I WORRY ABOUT IF A AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT IT MAY CAUSE PLASTIC TO BREAK OFF AND FLY INTO SOMEONES FACE, NOT ALLOW A BAG TO DEPLOY CORRECTLY OR CUT AN AIRBAG AS IT DEPLOYS. FROM THINGS I'VE FOUND USING GOOGLE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT GM WILL NOT ADMIT TO OR FIX. THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO CHANGE THE DASH PART(REINFORCED PLASTIC IN THE PROBLEM AREAS) AND THE PART NUMBER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PART STILL DOES THIS. BUT SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO APPEAR. *TR

THE ALARM SOUND FOR WARNING OF SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, DOOR OPEN, KEYS IN IGNITION, ETC, IS GENERALLY INAUDIBLE. OCCASIONALLY IT DOES WORK, BUT USUALLY IT DOES NOT. IN 2010, THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIO. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED. I DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED DUE TO THE HIGH COST. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT UNTIL I JUST READ THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN LATER MODELS. - WHEN FUNCTIONAL, THE ALARM SOUND EMANATES ONLY FROM THE SPEAKER ON THE LEFT SIDE. I SWAPPED THE LEFT AND RIGHT SPEAKERS AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED, SUGGESTING THAT IT IS NOT A SPEAKER ISSUE. WHEN THE AUDIBLE ALARMS ARE DEAD, SO IS THE LEFT SIDE SOUND WHEN THE RADIO IS ON. *TR