2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

I AM A SOLDIER WITH 17YRS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AND I WAS HOME OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE MLK WEEKEND WITH MY FAMILY. I LEAVE MONDAY MORNING ABOUT 0900AM TO RETURN BACK TO MY HOME STATION AND MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING FINE, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 5-10MPH THEN THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE IT WOULD JUST SEND THE RPMS UP SO I DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK BECAUSE I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED. I CHECKED ALL MY FLUIDS AND THEY ALL WERE FINE SO I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE WORKED FINE, SELECTED DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 3RD GEAR WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 2ND GEAR TRUCK WOULD MOVE, AND SELECTED 1ST THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE. THERE I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND MOTHER-N-LAW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NC, LUCKILY WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR FROM MY IN-LAWS HOME AND THEY CALLED A LOCAL SHOP THAT TOWED MY VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOME. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED AN AVALANCHE BUT I GET ON THE COMPUTER AND I START READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IS SHOCKING, AND TO HAPPEN UNDER A 100K MILES. THIS IS NOT MY 1ST CHEVY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AS WELL, I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ THAT THE FOUR WHEELED DRIVE WENT OUT ON THAT I PURCHASE FOR MY WIFE, SO I TRADED THAT IN FOR THE 07 TRAILBLAZER SS THAT MY WIFE REALLY LOVED AND THAT VEHICLE ENDED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE WIRING HARNESS AND MY VEHICLE SAT DOWN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH UNTIL I NOTIFIED THEM THAT SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN IN WHICH THEY LET ME TRADE THAT VEHICLE IN FOR A HONDA ACCORD IN WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES OUT OF THAT MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING. IN MY READING LAST NIGHT WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT BACK HOME AFTER BORROWING A CAR FROM MY NEPHEW THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD AND I SEE ALL THESE STORIES POSTED HORRIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

THE DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE, GARAGE PARKED, DASH-MAT SINCE FIRST ACQUIRED TRUCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR GM VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT WILL BE RUPTURED AND BECOME INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE CRACK IN THE DASH POSSIBLY PUNCTURING THE AIRBAG. IT IS ALSO VERY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT GM WILL NOT STAND UP FOR AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

DATE OF CURRENT INCIDENTS: 1/3/11; 1/4/11; 7/28/11; 8/23/11; 9/07/11; 12/9/11; 12/16/11; 6/4/12; 6/10/12 AND 6/11/12 AND 6/L7/12. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON; ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT, STABILIZER TRACT LIGHT COMES ON PLUS OIL LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY AVALANCHE KEEPS BREAKING DOWN. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBEMS WITH THE WIRING. IN DECEMBER 2011 MY AVALANCHE SHUT ITSELF OFF DURING A SNOW STORM. EVENTUALLY, IT STARTED BUT BECAUSE OF REDUCED POWER IT WOULD ONLY GO BETWEEN 35-45 MILES PER HOUR. I MADE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED SENSORS AND/OR RELAYS. IN JUNE 2012 THE LIGHTS CAME ON, I COULD ONLY GO APPROX 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. CALLED AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE WAY TO THE APPOINTMENT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A NON DEALER SERVICE REPAIR SHOP, BECAUSE THEY WERE THE CLOSEST. WHEN THEY LOOKED THE CAR OVER THE WIRES WERE EATEN. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEWER CARS HAVE A SOY BASE IN THEIR WIRING AND THAT THE RODENTS LOVE TO EAT THIS PRODUCT. WHY ARE THEY USING THIS SOY BASED WIRING? THIS IS NOT SAFE. I CAN NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE BREAK DOWN LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS GETTING VERY COSTLY WHEN PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED WHEN IT IS THE WIRING THAT IS FAULTY. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND I CAN NOT KEEP THE MICE OUT OF MY TRUCK. PLEASE LOOK INTO WHY THE CAR MANUFACTURES ARE USING THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY AND FINANCIAL CONCERNS WHY AREN'T THE MANUFACTURES INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LOSS OF DRIVE, 3, AND REVERSE GEARS. 2ND AND 1ST WERE SLIPPING BADLY WHEN RETURNED TO DEALER. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,100 MILES AND HAS NEVER TOWED OR PULLED ANYTHING. VEHICLE IS 2WD LTZ MODEL. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS ARE BREAKING OFF CAUSING THERE TO BE AN EXHAUST LEAK. POLLUTION RECALL SHOULD BE INFORCED TO HAVE GM COVER ALL REPAIRS OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS EMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE AND SPEED ON A 5-LANE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE LOSS POWER, ENGINE LIGHTS ACTIVATED. AFTER MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ANY LEAKS FROM ENGINE (TOPSIDE OR UNDERNEATH). I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND UPON DOING SO THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND RAN AT A ROUGH IDLE, CLEARLY NOT ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AGAIN. FROM THAT POINT ON IT WAS TOWED. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (AFTER 8 DAYS AND 449 MILES LATER) THEN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE THE ORIGINAL CODES HAD BEEN TAKEN BY A PRECISION TUNE MECHANIC (NEAREST FACILITY FROM LOCATION OF BREAK DOWN) THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WAS APOLOGETIC FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. I RECEIVED A BILL FOR $103.95 AND MY VEHICLE WHICH HAD ONLY A 1/8 OF A TANK OF FUEL. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND GM RECALL NO:08048 CONSEQUENCE: MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION. THANKS CHEVROLET AND CHEVROLET SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. UNFORTUNATELY THEIR DEALERSHIPS AND DISTRICT SPECIALIST DO NOT FOLLOW THEIR OWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY WHO IS QUOTED ON THE GM WEBSITE "WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMERS CAN COUNT ON THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THEIR GM VEHICLE." SAYS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD DIRECTLY ABOVE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ON 2007 Z71 AVALANCHE (ORIGINAL OWNER). THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IS APPARENTLY HAPPENING ON NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. GM IS UNWILLING TO FIX SAYING IT IS NOT A DEFECT AND IS ONLY COSMETIC AND WILL NOT FIX. *TR

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HAND. FIRST THE REAR DOOR, AND NOW ALL DOORS WITHIN A TWO YEAR TIME FRAME. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE HEAT IN FLORIDA AS THE OTHER RECALL ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE CHROME. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKAGE CAUSES A RISK FROM CUTS AND ABRASIONS, AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING DUE TO EXPECTING THE HANDLE TO STAY IN PLACE AND NOT BREAK SO EASILY. THIS ALSO MAKES THE VEHICLE A TARGET FOR THEFT, AS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A BREAK IN IS A HARD PULL AND A SCREW DRIVER MAKING EASY ACCESS FOR A CRIMINAL. *TR