2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

I AM HAVING THE SAME CRACKED DASH ISSUE EVERY OTHER OWNER IS HAVING WITH THESE GM MODELS 2007-2014 GM TRUCKS/SUVS. I JUST NOTICED THE THREE CRACKS I HAVE, SO I AM NOT SURE WHEN EXACTLY THEY STARTED (WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS).

THE VEHICLE, FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW, HAD USUALLY CONSUMED ABOUT 0.5 QUARTS OF OIL EACH OIL CHANGE, WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER NORMAL. THIS CONDITION BEGAN TO WORSEN AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES TO ABOUT 1.0 QUARTS PER OIL CHANGE. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES BEGAN TO CONSUME 1 QUART OF OIL EACH 1,500 MILES IN CITY DRIVING, AND CLOSER TO 1,000 MILES WITH SIGNIFICANT HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND THEY REPLIED THAT THIS AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. BETWEEN 85,000 AND 135,000 MILES I HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE. IN EACH INSTANCE THE PLUGS WERE FOULED AND WET WITH OIL. THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED ON MULTIPLE CYLINDERS AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST SPARK PLUG CHANGE. AS COMPARED TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE SPARK PLUGS SHOULD ONLY REQUIRE SERVICE EVERY 100,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND THEY CONTINUE TO REPLY THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION I EXPERIENCE IS NORMAL. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 10 VEHICLES OVER THE COURSE OF +30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ENGINE CONSUME OIL AT THIS RATE. THIS AMOUNT OF USE IS NEITHER NORMAL NOR GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

DASH PAD HAS CRACKED BADLY AND RATTLES TERRIBLY ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS PROBLEM COULD RELEASE SHARDS OF PLASTIC AT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.

VEHICLE USED WAY TOO MUCH OIL. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS EXTREME. BEGAN TO HEAR A TICKING SOUND, WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE LITE UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. AND SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW OUT THE EXHAUST. TOOK IT TO DEALER SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. READING POSTS ON LINE EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY MANUFACTURER. NOW CAR IS SITTING WAITING TO GET AN ENGINE

THE DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS BOTH IN FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MORE THAN 4,000 GM TRUCK OWNERS. THE CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNING, AND LIKELY POSE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK WERE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. GM IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND FAILS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. DOZENS OF CRACKS OCCURING IN DASHBOARD STARTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND NOW IS DANGEROUS IF PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED. THIS IS REPOTED ALL OVER TH EINTERNET AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS UNDERWAY

CRACKED DASHBOARD BY THE AIRBAG COULD CAUSE DASHBOARD SHRAPNEL TO HARM SOMEONE IF AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED.

MY DASH IS CRACKED AND IT REFLECTS THE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELDS AND CAUSES GLARE. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY THE SHARP PLASTIC WOULD CUT YOU FROM THE BROKEN DASH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE GROUPS ON FACEBOOK WITH THOUSANDS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. GM WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IT.

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS EXACT SAME CRACK IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON MY 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI WHICH I WILL FILE SEPARATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE DASHBOARD STARTED AS A SINGLE CRACK AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.