2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

DRIVING DOWN COUNTY RD STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. STARTED TO TAKE OFF IT STARTED SLIPPING THEN QUIT PULLING COMPLETLY.PUET IT IN ALL DRIVES 1,2,3, & D NOTHING HAPPENED CUT ENGINE OFF PUT IT IN DRIVE IT STARTED OUT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED FOR SHORT DISTANCE THEN SAME THING AGAIN.

I WAS TOLD BY A GM DEALER HOW MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED EXCESSIVELY WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE QUARTER SILLS THAT HAVE A RUST THROUGH HOLE ABOUT 3 INCHES. I'VE OPENED A CASE WITH GM AND THEY STATED ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T KNOW HOW GM GETS AWAY WITH THIS REPAIR AND TOYOTA HAD TO BUYBACK VEHICLE OR DO FRAME REPLACEMENTS

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL THAT OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IMMEDIATELY WHEN IGNITION IS TURN TO ON POSITION ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ODOMETER DOES NOT SHOW CURRENT SPEED ( MILES PER HOUR .) THE ABS SENSOR DOESN'T WORK.

THE FAN MOTOR CONTROL RELAY AND CONNECTOR SHORT CIRCUITED AND BURNED UP. THE LOCATION OF THIS RELAY IS BEHIND AND SLIGHTLY BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN NO 11046 FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT WAS ONLY VALID IN CANADA, NOT THE UNITED STATES.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 12/17/16, 5:40AM. I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AND I LOST ALL PRESSURE IN MY PEDAL. WHICH LED ME TO NEARLY HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND A FLEX BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER(MODULE) WERE REPLACED. BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BENCH BLED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND ALL BRAKE LINES AROUND THE TRUCK. I STILL HAVE NO BRAKES UNLESS YOU PUSH THEM TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND WERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR TRUCK HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER READING ALL THOSE BLOGS AND POST, I DISCOVERED THAT THE MODEL AND YEAR OF AVALANCHE THAT I HAVE WAS RECALLED FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FOR FAILURE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED UNDER HARD STOP (HIGHWAY, IN MOTION). INTERMEDIATE STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED TO REAR BRAKES IN A MODE OF RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION. ABS LIGHT HAD BEEN ON WITH SERVICE BRAKE MESSAGE AS WELL. ALL OTHER STEEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND CONTACTED GM. 2 OTHER SILVERADO LINE VEHICLES OWNED ALSO FAILED THIS YEAR DUE TO CORROSION. GM RESPONSE WAS THAT NO RECALL EXISTED. REPLACED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES IN VEHICLE WITH STAINLESS AFTERMARKET LINES. AFTER MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS AN INCORRECT MATERIAL SPECIFICATION, LATENT DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. 3 VEHICLES THAT I OWN WITH THE SAME REPAIR IN 8 MONTHS. INEXCUSABLE!

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT SHOWS IN THE DISPLAY WHEN STARTED TO "SERVICE AIR BAG". NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT OR ANY INDICATION AS TO THE CAUSE JUST WAS ON ONE DAY WHEN I STARTED IT.

THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES RUBBED TOGETHER AND CAUSED A LEAK. I PAID A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT $1100 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES AS IT WAS UNSAFE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER A RECALL BUT IN RESEARCHING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS HAVE A RECALL. I OPENED AN INCIDENT WITH CHEVROLET AS A DEFECT BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST AS MY TRUCK IS OVER 70K MILES AND PASTED THE WARRANTY, THE FUEL LINES ARE NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE.

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 Z66 (5.3L FLEX FUEL). SUDDEN WARNING FROM INFO CENTER ON DASH THAT STABILITRAK HAD BEEN DISABLED. TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THEFT DETERRENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER APPROX. 1 MINUTE. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL WHEN RESTARTED. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND WHEN IT RETURNED LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, INNOVA CODE READER WAS AT THE READY. P1626 CODE SUGGESTED LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH MODULES AMONG OTHER ISSUES. PROBLEM VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT [10631837] IN A 4-WHEEL DRIVE AVALANCHE--MY TRUCK HAS 2-WHEEL DRIVE. WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO WILLING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT MY 2007 AVALANCHE LTZ 4-WHEEL DRIVE (5.3 FLEX FUEL) ALSO HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE LOSS OF COMMUNICATION/VOLTAGE DROP EVENTS AMONG INTERNAL COMPONENTS WITH WACKY EVENTS WHILE EITHER DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED [TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING AT SPEED EITHER BY ITSELF OR WHEN LANE CHANGE/TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, HVAC HEAD UNIT GOING OFF AND RESETTING, NAV/RADIO GOING OFF WITH A "POP", DRIVERS DOOR CONTROL PANEL FLASHING ALONG WITH HEADLIGHTS AS TRUCK IS PARKED @ NITE, A DRIVERS SEAT THAT MOVES ALL THE WAY FORWARD AS THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE (EASY EXIT FEATURE NEVER USED BY ME), REVERSE MIRROR TILT ACTIVE (THOUGH NEVER SET TO DO SO), ONLY REAR DOORS LOCKING WHEN REMOTE PUSHED--2 FRONT DOORS HAD TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED, ENGINE HOURS BACK TO ZERO, ETC]. NO IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUES TO DATE, BUT STABILITRAK TURNING ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING WAS NOT REASSURING [AND COULD POSE A DANGER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND/OR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.] DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM(S), BUT HAS SUGGESTED A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE OEM BATTERY CABLES--MINE TESTED OK PER DEALERSHIP. *TR