2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE GAUGE WILL READ FASTER THEN WHAT I AM DRIVE. THEN IT WILL STICK AT OVER 60 MPH, THE ARROW WILL POINT COMPLETELY DOWN. IF I TURN ON AND OFF ENGINE THE GAUGE WILL RESET IT SELF BACKWARDS 5 MPH EACH TIME I DO THIS. IT WILL WORK FOR TWO DAYS AFTER THAT THEN THE PROBLEM HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK ON ONE SPEED AND WOULD ALSO DISPLAY THE INACCURATE SPEED TRAVELED. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, BECOME STUCK AND WOULD THEN IMMEDIATELY INCREASE TO 60 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES, HAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO WARNINGS OF ANY TYPE. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS (TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 30K MILES). VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. 2ND AND 4TH GEAR CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO "COME OUT OF GEAR" CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND MADE A CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE VEHICLE OR RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TWICE BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUE TO OCCUR SINCE NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 25, 2007 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,574. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON JULY 7, 2009 WHEN THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,494 AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SAME PARTS EVERY 2 YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39574 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED; THE COMPONENTS WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN TO ZERO. SHE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH THOSE COMPONENTS. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,582.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THE TRUCK HAS 51K MILES AND NOT BEEN MODIFIED. THIS IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SERVICE 4 WD LIGHT CAME ON, STATED VEHICLE LOST SPEED/POWER AND THE 4 WD SELECTOR SHIFTED ON ITS OWN INTO 4 WD HI.....VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...TO LOSE SPEED AND POWER IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS SIGMA STAMPEDE TIRES, SIZE 265/70R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, CHANGED THE TIRE, AND DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR AND THERE WERE NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN THE ROADWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,900.

WHEN LOWERING THE SPARE TIRE THE CABLE ASSEMBLY LOWERS TO THE GROUND BUT THE METAL SLEEVE THAT THE CABLE RUNS THROUGH AND ALSO IS SUPPOSE TO DROP AS THE CABLE IS LOWERS GETS STUCK IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE END RESULT IS THE TIRE IS ONLY PARTIALLY LOWERED AND IS STUCK WITH THE CABLE ON THE GROUND. YOU CAN KICK PULL TRY AND USE THE TIRE IRON TO TRY AND PRY IT DOWN BUT IT DOES NOT GO DOWN. IF THE TRUCK WERE UP ON THE JACK AND FLAT TIRE REMOVED IT WOULD BE VERY EASY FOR THE TRUCK TO COME OFF THE JACK BECAUSE OF THE FORCE NEEDED TO TRY AND GET THE SPARE TIRE DOWN. THE PROBLEM IS THE TIRE WONT COME DOWN. IF A PERSON WERE TO GET FRUSTRATED AND TRY AND DRIVE ON THE FLAT AND FORGET TO RAISE THE CABLE IT COULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE TO SUDDENLY BE JARRED LOOSE AND SUDDENLY BE DRAGGING BEHIND THE TRUCK AND WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE BEHIND THE TRUCK AS IT DROVE DOWN THE ROAD.

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL MY FUEL LINE BEGAN TO LEAK PROFUSELY. NO SENSOR WARNINGS/LIGHTS AT ALL. FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS - LEAKING TO THE POINT I WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE IT PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY NEAR MY HOUSE OR EVEN OUT ON THE STREET (IN CASE SOMEONE WALKED BY WITH A CIGARETTE). I FEEL THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK AND SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO GET THE PARTS FROM THE FACTORY AND IN SOME INSTANCES ARE ONLY BEING TOLD THEY ARE "BACKORDERED" WITH NO APPROXIMATE DATE OF AVAILABILITY. *TR