2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

HVAC FAILURE ROUTING HOT AIR WHEN A/C IS ON AND VICE VERSA, ALSO ROUTING TO DEFROSTER AND HEATER WORKS ERRATICALLY. *TR

RATTLE AND BUMPING NOISE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY, WILL OFTEN STAY AT ZERO, SOMETIMES WILL START AT 30 AND PROGRESS @ 30 MPH ABOVE THE RIGHT SPEED. AFTER CONTACTING DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS A WIRING PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE READING, AND OTHER CONSOLE READINGS. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 2003 & 2004 TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE 2005-2008 EVENTHOUGH, THEY KNOW THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS IS GOING TO COST $350 OR MORE TO FIX. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY '05 AVALANCHE STAYS AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING OR READS ANYWHERE FORM 20-40 MPH SLOWER THAN I AM GOING. I WAS DOING ABOUT 50 MPH ON THE FREEWAY PASSING EVERYONE (ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER) AND PASSING EVERYONE IN SIGHT. IT FELT A LITTLE FAST SO I TURNED ON MY GPS AND REALIZED I WAS GOING ABOUT 80 MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WITH 48,975 MILES. AT APPROX 47,000 TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT TO 60-80 MPH WHILE I WAS ONLY DOING 40-45 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THE NEEDLE ONLY DROPPED TO THE 30 MPH LEVEL. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER IS SPORADIC AS TO SPEED BUT NO COMPLETELY INACCURATE AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TAIL GATE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY BY HOWARD PONTIAC 364 WEST GRAND AVE. ELMHURST IL 630 832 9500 TAIL GATE WAS SELDOM USED FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THE CONTINUED FAILURE FOR THE TAIL GATE TO STAY LATCHED HAS RESULTED IN TAIL GATE COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST IT WAS SELDOM NOW THE TAIL GATE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CARGO LOAD & THE FAILURE OF THE CABLE HOLDING THE TAILGATE ON. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE A ROAD HAZARD. DATE USED IS LAST OCCURRENCE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, AT 40,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED. $3,000 OUT OF POCKET........ I EXPECT A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES OUT OF A $35,000 TRUCK. NOW I'M GETTING MAIL ABOUT A SPEEDOMETER LAWSUIT, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY GUY BUT IF THIS IS WHAT I CAN EXPECT FROM GM MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE! *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE KEY WAS TURNED TO ACCESSORY POSITION FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS ALLOWED THE FUEL FILTER TO PUMP FUEL TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGH THE INTERNET. I AM CONCERNED OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NEEDING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED OR NOT FIXING IT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER KEPT THE OLD PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REALIZED THAT MY ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.. IT WAS REGISTERING THAT I WAS GOING 120 MPH, IN A 35, I KNEW THAT WAS WRONG...ALL THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING WELL. I NOW RECORDED 120 MPH OR SOMETIMES IT WILL RECORD BETWEEN 75 AND 90. I HAVEN'T CORRECTED IT.. I'M WAITING FOR GMC DO SOMETHING. OR UNTIL THE INSPECTION STICKER EXPIRES *TR