2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

ENGINE DIES, DOOR LOCKS START OPENING AND CLOSING, ALL DASH LIGHTS GO OFF, RADIO GOES OFF,CAR STARTS ON OWN 3 TO 6 SECONDS, DID THIS AT 60 MPH AND AT 15 MPH.

MY TRUCK HAS 2 MAJOR CRACKS ON THE DASH THAT JUST APPEARED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE JULY 2013. ONE IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT ON THE DASH AND CRACKS FROM MY DISPLAY BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE SECOND CRACK IN THE DASH IS IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT AND RUNS INTO THE AIRBAG. ALL GM MODEL SUV/TRUCKS FROM 2007-2013 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS ISSUE. IF EITHER OF MY AIR BAGS HAVE TO DEPLOY, WE COULD GET KILLED BY THE SHARP CRACKED SHARDS BUSTING OUT OF THE DASH AND STABBING US. I BOUGHT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WHEN MY FIRST BORN SON WAS 1 MONTH OLD BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING A LITTLE HONDA CIVIC AND WANTED SOMETHING SAFER FOR MY CHILD. NOW HE IS 2 1/2 AND I ALSO HAVE A SECOND SON NOW THAT JUST TURNED 6 MONTHS. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY FOR NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM WHEN ITS GOING TO CAUSE A DEATH! IT WOULD BE REALLY UNFORTUNATE IF MY CHILDREN OR ONE OF THEIR PARENTS GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DASH ISSUE. GM WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WANTS TO CHARGE 1300.00 TO FIX IT!!

CRACK IN DASH NEXT TO THE AIRBAG. DASH BOARD BECOMES UN ATTACHED BETWEEN MOLDS, CAUSING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA TO BOUNCE AND BECOME UNSTABLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT SINCE THE SHIFTING AND DETERIORATION OF SUPPORTIVE MOLDINGS AND PLASTICS CAN NOT SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THE CRACK HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A STOPLIGHT ON A FULL SUN DAY, WARM DAY. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 18000 MIES.

CRACKS IN DASH COVER AROUND AIR BAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NO HARD ROAD HITS, NO JUNK ON THE DASH. HEARD A RATTLE, LOOKED UP THERE AND FOUND THE CRACKS. THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS ACROSS INTERNET. SEAT TRACKS ROUGH SLIDING AND MOTOR FAILURE. OUTSIDE MIRROR MOTOR FAILURE. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND DONT MOVE SEATS MUCH. LACK OF USE KILLS MOTORS? REAR WINDOW LEAKING WATER DUE TO PLASTIC FRAME SHRINKING, CRACKING AND LEAVING A GAP. ONLY TOOK THE WINDOW OUT ONCE BEFORE FINDING IT LEAKING 2 YEARS LATER DUE TO THE PLASTIC FRAME SHRINK AND CRACK. DOOR HANDLES PAINT FALLING OFF IN FLAKES. FRONTS REPLACED BY DEALER AT 17K. 38K REAR HANDLES STARTED DOING IT. DEALERS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING AFTER 36K. 78K ON TRUCK NOW, MAKING LAST 575.00 PAYMENT THIS MONTH AND TRUCK NEEDS THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT BUYING A 45K TRUCK AND USING IT AS A FAMILY TRAVELER IT WOULD BE THE LAST ONE I WOULD HAVE TO BUY SINCE IT IS WELL CARED FOR. THESE TRUCKS ARE NOW KNOW FOR PROBLEMS AND LESS APPEALING. SELLING IT ISN'T EASY BECAUSE OF THESE CONTINUAL ISSUES GM FAILED TO ADDRESS. THE TRUCK WAS DISCONTINUED IN 2013 MOST LIKELY DUE TO MFG DEFECTS AND COMPLAINT RATIOS. ALL GM TRUCKS HAVE THESE ISSUES FROM 07 THROUGH 2013.

CRACKED, BROKEN DASHBOARD. CRACKED IN 2 CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. CRACK GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. A SECTION AROUND THE SPEAKER HAS COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKERS. SOME SPEAKERS WORK SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES OTHER ONES WORK. MAKES HORRIBLE RATTLING SOUND. DEALERSHIP SAYS WON'T COVER IT AND A NEW DASH IS OVER $800 FOR PARTS.

CRACKED DASHBOARD - THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT AREAS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE CRACKS AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE AIRBAG NEEDED TO DEFLATE.

I HAVE TWO CRACKS IN MY DASH, ONE AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I ALSO HAVE BROKEN SUPPORTS IN THE FRONT SECTION OF THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS DOCUMENTED ON A FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED "07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS". THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND THE DASH BREAKS UP INTO PIECES, CREATING FLYING SHARDS.

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND KEEPS CRACKING ONE RIGHT BY PASSENGER AIRBAG AND IT STARTED WHILE DRIVING.

ON 10/13/2015 I TOOK MY AVALANCHE TO GALLES CHEVROLET , ALBUQUERQUE, NM FOR REPAIR OF A CRACKED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND FAULTY L/R DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. I PICKED IT UP ON 10/15/2015. WHILE PARKING THE TRUCK ON 10/17/2015 I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER TO LOCK THE LOCKS WITH THE KEY FOB. IT WAS AS IF THE BATTERY I HAD HAD REPLACED NEW ABOUT 6 WEEKS PRIOR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. THEN I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DOORS/LOCK ACTUATORS AND SUDDENLY THE BATTERY POWER WAS RESTORED. I NEXT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON NEW MEXICO HWY 485 ON 10/25/2015 ONLY WORSE. WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AT SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 35-50 MPH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS NUMEROUS TIMES, THE AIRBAG, STABILATRAC, AND ABS SENSOR ALARMS KEPT ACTIVATING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY DISENGAGED MANY TIMES AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND IMMEDIATELY LOST BATTERY POWER AND HEARD THE SAME CLICKING NOISES IN THE DOORS AND NEEDED A HOTSHOT FROM ANOTHER DRIVER TO GET RESTARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME IN THE DARKNESS WITH ALL EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTS WORKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON 10/26/2015 I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SUDDEN SENSOR AND LOCK ACTIVATIONS AND ALARMS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE HWY. THIS WENT ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. I HAD THE BATTERY, CHARGING SYSTEM AND FAULT CODES CHECKED BY A FIRESTONE MECHANIC 2X ON 10/26/2015 BUT NO FAULTS WERE FOUND IN THE COMPUTER AND THE BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED OUT GOOD. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE BATTERY OR ONE OF THE COMPUTER MODULES WAS SOMEHOW LOSING ITS GROUND CONTACT BUT HE CHECKED EACH OF GROUND CONTACT WIRES AND FOUND EACH SECURELY CONNECTED. I WILL TRY TO TAKE A VIDEO OF THESE EVENTS IF IT OCCURS AGAIN .

I HAVE THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, MAINLY AROUND THE AIRBAG AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I BELIEVE THIS WOULD AFFECT THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING PROPERLY OR SEND SHARP PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD INTO THE CABIN IF IMPACTED. I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES WITH ZERO ASSISTANCE OR CONCERN ON THEIR PART.