2008 Chevrolet Avalanche

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  I CONTACTED A DEALER TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACE DUE TO A RECALL, AND THEY SAID UNTIL CHEVROLET RELEASE A REMEDY THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT.

• 12/23/2015· SUSPENSIONFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING AN ULTRA LIGHT RV TRAILER AT 65 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE SEALS, REAR BEARINGS AND GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/21/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" THIS RECALL IS STILL OPEN AND ACTIVE ON MY VEHICLE! NEITHER GM OR TAKATA ARE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! THE GM RECALL SITE STILL STATES, INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, HOW LONG IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNRESOLVED? THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS FAULTY AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE!

• 12/20/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL "16V383" DATED MAY 27, 2016. IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO YEARS AND GM STATES "INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE". I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFTEY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER PASSENCERS! CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED?

• 12/19/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE ROLLING THE DICE EVERY TIME WE USE OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE SEEN TV REPORTING WHERE OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN GROSSLY FACIALLY DISFIGURED AND OR BLINDED FROM METAL SCRAPS FROM THESE AIRBAGS. WHY ARE WE BEING PUT AT THIS DANGEROUS RISK? SINCE IT APPEARS, ACCORDING TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER, WE ARE NO CLOSER TO HAVING A REPLACEMENT. THUS, I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU GIVE THE DEALERSHIP.PERMISSION TO DISABLE OR REMOVE THE BAG. WE WOULD RATHER TAKE OUR CHANCES WITHOUT A DANGEROUS AIR BAG THAT COULD EXPLODE IN OUR FACE EVEN IN A MINOR ACCIDENT, AS WE HAVE DONE MOST OF OUR LIVES BEFORE AIR BAGS WERE MANDATED. PLEASE ADVISE!

• 12/11/2020· ENGINE

  I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ WITH THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE WITH ADAPTIVE FUEL MANAGMENT. IT WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 120K MILES. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING OIL, 1-2 QUARTS PER 3000 MILES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE STARTED PRODUCING WHITE/BLUE SMOKE ON START UP AND OIL CONSUMPTION INCREASED TO 2-3 QUARTS IN 1500 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A MECHANICS SHOP AND I AM TOLD THAT FOR STARTERS I WILL NEED NEW VALVE COVERS THAT ARE REDESIGNED FROM THE ORIGINAL ONES AND THAT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS COMMON ON THIS ENGINE. I HAVE READ OF OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE PISTONS/RINGS, VALVE COVERS REPLACED, AND A BAFFLE PLACED INTO THE OIL PAN TO MITIGATE THE OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT ISN'T A TYPICAL MAINTENANCE ISSUES SINCE THESE PARTS WEREN'T OEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. IT SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO HAVE OEM MODIFICATIONS COMPLETED OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE IDENTIFIED AS AN ISSUE WITH SPECIFIC PARTS MADE TO MITIGATE THE ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WHAT THIS ACCEPTABLE OIL CONSUMPTION WILL MEAN FOR THE LONGEVITY OF MY ENGINE.

• 12/10/2015· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  DASH ON VEICLE HAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES TWICE IN THREE YEARS AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY. DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO TOP AIRBAG AND IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IT WILL THROW PIECES OF SHARP DASH WHICH IS THICK PLASTIC ALL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX OR HELP.

• 12/09/2016· ENGINE

  THE 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE LIFTERS COLLAPSE TOOK TO DEALER FIXED FOR 1000.00 DOLLARS DROVE 30 MILES HOME FROM DEALERSHIP STARTED TICKING AGAIN DEALER SHIP FIXED IT SAID IT WAS ANOTHER SIDE LIFTER THAT WENT EASTER WEEKEND NO VEHICLE NOW AGAIN HERE 1 YEAR LATER ANOTHER TICKING WELL MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES EVERY 3 TO 4OOO MILES SYNTHETIC OIL WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO EXEPT RESPONSIABILTY FOR BAD ENGINES CLASS ACT SUIT 50 YEARS OLD CHEVY MY WHOLE LIFE MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK SOMEPLACE ELSE.

• 12/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES I NOTICE THAT THE REAR DRIVERSIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY SOMETIME,BUT I DID NOT TAKE TO SHOP.AT ABOUT 34,000 MILES IT QUITE WORKING ALTOGETHER,HARDLY EVER USING THAT DOOR I LET THE MILES GO BY WITHOUT TAKING IN FOR REPAIRS. ALSO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCK SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOW I GUESS AT 38,000 MILES I WILL HAVE TO PAY IF I WANT IT FIXED. *TR

• 12/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (LONE STAR CHEVROLET, 18900 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065 (844) 891-7243) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT TAKATA FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT LEGAL " TAKATA RECALL"NOTICE THAT MY 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR MY AIRBAGS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOG ON TO AIRBAGS .ORG. I REGISTERED MY VEHICLE . I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A LOCAL AUTO NATION CHEVY DEALERSHIP.. IT TOOK THEM ALL DAY TO GET BACK WITH ME THAT AS OF NOW GM HAS NOT COME TO A DECISION AS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH AIRBAGS RECALL. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN BECAUSE THAT RECAL NOTICE I RECEIVED WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GM SERVICE MGR.TOLD ME I NEED NOT BE TOO CONCERNED. I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH THERE NONCHALANT ATTITUDE. PLEASE LETT ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE PLEASE. THANK YOU, PS MY AIRBAGS HAVEN'T DEPLOYED BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SELF DEPLOY FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

• 12/03/2020· AIR BAGS

  IN JULY 2016 GM SENT ME A NOTICE OF A RECALL (RECALL 49151) FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT GOT TO ME VEHICLE OR THAT GM HAS NOT PROCEEDED ON THIS AN I HAVE HEARD NOTHING AS OF TOAD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING AS OF TODAY

• 11/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER (PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET, 4811 MADISON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95841) STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MARCH 2016 AND NOTHING WAS DONE

• 11/24/2020· AIR BAGS

  TURNED CAR ON AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON. IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW

• 11/23/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  UPPER DASH SECTIONS CRACKED BY INSTRUMENT AREA AND ABOVE PASSENGER AIR BAG

• 11/23/2011· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE CONTROL MECHANISM. IN ADDITION, THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

• 11/22/2017· AIR BAGS

  I CONTACTED ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TELLING ME TO CALL TO SCHEDULE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE AT THIS TIME, WHY DOES THE RECALL NOTICE TELL ME TO DO THIS IF THE DEALER ISN'T GOING TO CO-OPERATE, ALSO DEALER SAYS I WILL BE NOTIFIED BUT RECALL NOTICE SAYS I WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED IN THE FUTURE. I DO NOT HAVE A CLAIM OTHER THAN BEING PART OF THIS RECALL.

• 11/21/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES INQUIRING ABOUT THE RECALL AND TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM SERVICED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT GM HASN'T MADE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO YET. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE POSSIBLE FAULTY AIR BAGS.

• 11/21/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, YET.

• 11/20/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: I'VE CALLED THE MADERA, CA CHEVROLET AND WENT IN PERSON. THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE AIRBAG ON THE TRUCK. NOT EVEN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE LADY THAT HELPED US SAID WE NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER TO COME IN BEFORE THEY CHANGE IT.

• 11/20/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL IS IN EFFECT, BUT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT SENT REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. IF THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT REPLACED, THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO KEEP A DEADLY ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.

• 11/18/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I REPLACED THE TIRES ON MY 2008 AVALANCHE ,GOT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND NOW WHEN I DRIVE IT I HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND . I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SAID THAT MANY CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING SHAFT ON THESE TRUCKS. *TR

• 11/17/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. THE DEALER (ANTELOPE VALLEY CHEVROLET, 1160 MOTOR LN, LANCASTER, CA 93534) WAS CONTACTED IN MARCH OF 2017 AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/17/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  JUST NOTICED RIGID PLASTIC DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND COMPROMISED. DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE INVOLVING MANY DIFFERENT MODELS. THE CONCERN HERE IS FLYING SHARDS OF A DASHBOARD BECOMING DEADLY PROJECTILES. THIS FAULTY DESIGN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HARMFUL EFFECTS JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE DISCOVERED OR EVEN WORSE, GO UNDISCOVERED BECAUSE THE EXPLODING SHRAPNEL GOES UNATTRIBUTED TO THE ALREADY COMPROMISED MATERIAL IN THESE GM VEHICLES. GAME HAS ALREADY SHOWN A HISTORY OF DENYING PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THEIR VEHICLES,. THE CONSEQUENCES THAT TOO MANY FAMILIES HAD TO ENDURE WHILE GM FAILED TO RECALL FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES SPEAKS TO THE CULTURE AT GM. DENY A PROBLEM EXIST, PAY SETTLEMENTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND ONLY ISSUE A RECALL WHEN FORCED TO, THEN JUST PAY A SMALL PORTION OF OUR PROFITS IN FINES WHILE AVOIDING ANY PRISON TIME FOR DECIDING IT'S CHEAPER TO SETTLE WITH FAMILIES AND THE FEDS WITH CASH THEN FACE ANY REAL CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SAFETY OF MOTORIST WHO PURCHASE OUR VEHICLES. ALL GM COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOREVERMORE

• 11/17/2016· STRUCTURE

  THE DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL LOCATION WHICH COULD BE CAUSE INJURY IF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE HAD ONE DASH REPLACED ALREADY WITH THE SAME ISSUES IN THE SAME LOCATION AGAIN. NOW SINCE NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY VERT EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I READ THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MILTIABLE YEAR AND MODELS WITH THIS SAME DASH.

• 11/16/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE LARGE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS APPARENTLY A KNOW PROBLEM FOR THE CHEVY AVALANCHE, SURBURBAN, TAHOE LINE OF TRUCKS, THIS COULD LEAD TO SHARDS OF PLASTIC BEING EJECTED IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY OPINION

• 11/15/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V387000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PARADISE CHEVROLET IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/15/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND CRACKING WORSE EVERYDAY. I KEEP VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CARE. IT IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AND IF IN A WRECK THE DASH WILL FLY APART INTO PIECES THROUGHOUT THE CAB.

• 11/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" RECALL NOTICE ON FAULTY TAKATA DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IN OUR '08 AVALANCHE RECEIVED JULY 2016 FROM GENERAL MOTORS. HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING IN RETURN. FOLLOWED UP WITH H & H CHEVROLET IN OMAHA NE (DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE) 11/2/17 REGARDING THE RECALL (STEVE FRENCH AND NICK PABLA). STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN RESPONSE.

• 11/14/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED ON THREE OF THE 4 DOORS ON THIS CAR. THE NEITHER THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR MOUNTED LOCKING SWITCH WILL TOGGLE THEM BETWEEN LOCKED AND UNLOCKED POSITION. YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTUATOR TRYING TO WORK BUT THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LINKAGE PREVENTING THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR IN CONVENIENCE, AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

• 11/13/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. RECALL SENT TO ME IN JULY 2016 OF POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER, 2018 (OVER 2 YEARS LATER) AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS "POTENTIALLY FATAL" SITUATION. WHEN WILL THIS BE REMEDIED?

• 11/13/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" TO DATE NO REMEDY HAS BEEN SET IN PLACE AND FAMILIES ARE AT RISK. MY DEALERSHIP MENTIONS THEY CAN DO NOTHING AND AT THIS POINT AND CURRENTLY THERE'S A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OF MY VEHICLE. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SENSE OF URGENCY. PLEASE ADVISE AS I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU.

• 11/12/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2008 AVALANCHE WITH 72,000 MILES ON IT, IS COMPLETELY ROTTING AWAY UNDERNEATH. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MANY PARTS, SHOCKS, AUTORIDE COMPRESSOR, FUEL PUMP MODULE, HAD BODY RUST REPAIRED, HAVE HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES FALL RIGHT OFF.. LAST 2 MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT ALL PARTS LOCATED UNDERNEATH TRUCK ARE ROTTING AWAY AND THAT I NEED TO GET RID OF TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS NOT WORTH REPAIRING. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH GM BUT THEY CLAIM THAT ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. PAID 30K FOR TRUCK DEC 2011. HAVE MEMBERSHIP TO CAR WASH, AND KEEP IT VERY CLEAN. UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDED. CANT GET MY SERVICE SUSPENSION LIGHT TO SHUT OFF, EVEN THE DEALER CANT. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE ROTTING AWAY THE WAY IT IS.. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 11/10/2020· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT *TR

• 11/10/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE OIL SCREEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO WASTE ANY MORE MONEY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND/OR THE VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY ON THE GENERAL MOTOR'S 5.3 LITRE ENGINE FROM 2007-2010. THE VLOM WAS BOLTED TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE VALLEY, BELOW THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. THE VLOM CONSISTED OF FOUR ELECTRICALLY OPERATED NORMALLY CLOSED SOLENOIDS. EACH SOLENOID CONTROLLED THE APPLICATION OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE FILTERS ON THE CYLINDERS SELECTED TO DEACTIVATE. WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FAILS, OIL IS NOT DISTRIBUTED PROPERLY THROUGH CHAMBERS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED REDUCED POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AFTER RECEIVING A NO OIL PRESSURE ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/07/15.*JB

• 11/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HENDRICK CHEVROLET SHAWNEE MISSION (8300 SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAY, MERRIAM, KS) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/05/2015· STRUCTURE

  THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING FROM THE CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HARD PLASTIC PIECES ARE FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM BEHIND THE DASH. THIS IS THE SECOND DASH INSTALLED AS THE FIRST CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PARTS WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. GM NO LONGER OFFERS REPLACEMENT PARTS. IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY SHARP HARD PLASTIC WILL BE SPRAYED UPON THE OCCUPANTS.

• 11/04/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND, SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING ON THE INSIDE. I HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT CHECKED REGULARLY AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN SPECS AND THE SUSPENSION WAS WITHOUT DEFECT. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT AT CHEVROLET AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND THAT WAS A CAUSE FOR THIS CONDITION. RECENTLY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AGAIN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK ITS SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE. THE DEALER SHARED A TSB WITH ME INDICATING THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR ANY ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE DESIGN THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE BUT CHEVROLET IS DENYING THIS. PLEASE HELP AS I HAVE FOUND THIS CONDITION TO ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE STABILITY. *TR

• 11/03/2017· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT AND NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CLOSER TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FRACTURES ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE RECALL REPAIR NOT BEING PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE DASHBOARD; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR THE REMEDY. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL IN JULY OF 2016, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. IF IT IS A SAFETY RECALL, I AM NOT SURE HOW SAFE IT IS TO DRIVE. MY LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT

• 11/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JOHNSON MOTORS (1891 BLINKER PKWY, DUBOIS, PA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.

• 11/01/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS 'NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE'. I HAVE ALSO CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIR WORK AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. IT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME THAT THIS DEFECT, WHICH HAS PROVEN FATAL TO SOME DRIVERS, IS NOT BEING REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO TAKE SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION (OR MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT REPLACEMENT IS NOT NECESSARY)

• 11/01/2017· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" WENT TO MY DEALER TODAY ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I AM CONTACTED BY WHOM EVER BECAUSE TAKATA WENT BANKRUPT AND WHO KNOWS IF MY AIR BAGS WILL BE FIXED. ## VIN FAILED ## CHEVY 2008 ##

• 11/01/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL . I'VE CONTACTED AT LEAST 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND ASKED THEM BOTH TO CONTACT ME ASAP , SINCE THEY BOTH CLAIMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. NEITHER HAVE CONTACTED ME SINCE AND I MADE THE 1ST PHONE CALL LAST YEAR. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH CHEVROLET HAS NO TRUE INTENTIONS TO FIX MY AIRBAG ISSUE.

• 11/01/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE RAIN SENSITIVE WIPERS RESPONDED AT A SLOW RATE. THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LOT OF WATER ON IT BECAUSE OF THE SLOW RESPONSE OF THE WIPERS; THE WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION WITH SNOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

• 10/31/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET (2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, (720) 746-2716) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE PENDING AND NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  'TAKATA RECALL" NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE, LIVE IN A VERY HUMID AREA.

• 10/29/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT CARFAGNO CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1230 E RIDGE PIKE, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462, (706) 653-7420) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.