2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ABILITY TO HANDLE FLEX FUEL AFTER YOU RUN THE FLEX FUEL THEN SWITCH BACK TO UNLEADED THE FUEL PUMP IS DAMAGED, I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS THAT OWN AN AVALANCHE SAME MODEL YEAR AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE BUT GM IGNORES THIS. CAN YOU OFFER ANY FEED BACK FOR THIS ? IF SO THANKS. *JS

I HAD BACKED UP A JET SKI INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK SPACING AND GOT BACK IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. WENT TO PLACE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS....I SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY THEY ARE NOT LOOKING INTO IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED ONCE THE CONTACTS HAND WAS REMOVED AWAY FROM THE IGNITION KEY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO KOLOR CHEVY IN DULUTH, MN.. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A LETTER ON THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME BETWEEN $200 AND$ 300. I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT THE AIR BAGS WERE A REQUIREMENT BY LAW TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. THEY TOLD ME THE BAGS MAY NOT WORK AND WOULDN'T FIX THEM WITH OUT PAYMENT AS THERE IS NO RECALL HOWEVER THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU CHECK THIS FOR ME?? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN MY "STABILITRAK OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT POPPED ON FOLLOWED BY "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND FINALLY "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF 10 SECONDS SO I SLOWED DOWN AND TRIED TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT BUT MY WHEELS LOCKED AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES ALTHOUGH I WASN'T. MY TRUCK CAME TO A IMMEDIATE STOP BY ITSELF. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 10YRS OR SO ON GM VEHICLES WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC REASON WHY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE DASH CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAGS, IF THE AIRBAGS DO DEPLOY, THIS CAN SEND DEADLY SHARP PLASTIC PIECES FLYING BECAUSE THE DASH PLASTIC IS SO BRITTLE. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. VERY COMMON ON THESE YEAR MODEL TAHOES, SUBURBANS AND AVALANCHES BUT GM WILL NOT CORRECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER 7 COIL PACK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE NUMBER 7 COIL PACK AND THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WOULD CAUSE LACERATIONS TO THE CONTACT'S HAND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THERE WERE CONCERNS OF THE AIR BAGS BEING COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA NEAR THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS BURNING WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE RADIO. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE RADIO WAS REPLACED 4 SEPARATE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BURNING ODOR CONTINUED TO BE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR