47 of the
153 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 are about the
electrical system — 31% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
59,822 miles.
F
47
Complaints
0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Instrument Cluster/Panel
2451.1%
Electrical System
2246.8%
Speedometer/Odometer
12.1%
Electrical System across every Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 year
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale from a towing company. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 163,428, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 167,126. The contact stated that the Carfax Report indicated that the mileage was 141,207, and that the odometer had been rolled back.
NHTSA complaint #11734010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 99,882 milesHayden, ID
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THEREFORE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. IT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. IT OCCURS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, AM MOVING AND WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.
NHTSA complaint #11234168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glenwood, IL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP FAILED
NHTSA complaint #11128608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bristol, WI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ODOMETER DOES NOT SHOW CURRENT SPEED ( MILES PER HOUR .) THE ABS SENSOR DOESN'T WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10937135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,100 milesBillings, MTFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #10936520 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 59,645 milesPlano, TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #10690995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 67,000 milesDunkirk, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 72 MPH. I SEE A RECALL FOR 2005 AVALANCHE BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY.
NHTSA complaint #10486018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gloucester City, NJFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOSS DUE TO ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRE HARNESS FIRE IN FUSE BOX *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER 2011 REGARDING THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10442972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesConroe, TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AND TURNING ON THE AC THE DRIVER SIDE WAS PUSHING HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COOL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE ERROR WAS TO RESTART THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER AS IT HAPPENS SO IN FREQUENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10439693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seekonk, MAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWNER WAS DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO TURN UP HVAC FAN TO HIGHER SPEED BUT NOTICED THAT FAN WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED AND STAYED ON THE LOW SPEED. THEN STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. PULLED OVER, SHUT TRUCK OFF BUT NOTICED HVAC BLOWER FAN WAS STILL RUNNING ON LOW SPEED. SAW FIRE INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH. FIRE ORIGINATED INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH AT LOCATION OF BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR COMPONENTS.
NHTSA complaint #10435266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 58,000 milesTaylor, MI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STICK, DON'T WORK AND SHOWS WRONG SPEED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER SAYS THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN 2004 , BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN 2005 AFTER THERE BREAKPOINT ?? STILL NOT FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #10392270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,000 milesRiverside, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE PINNED AT MAX AND MIN READINGS, NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. NOTHING I'M AWARE OF LED TO THIS HAPPENING. I PLAN ON HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED SHORTLY. I AM AWARE THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT, BUT AM SURPRISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF A RECENT RECALL: HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/BLUEGORILLA/2009-09-28_123058_CLUSTER_POLICY.PDF. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THIS RECALL BE RE-EXAMINED.
NHTSA complaint #10389655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 125,000 milesGlen Allen, VA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. AT ABOUT 125K MILES ON THE ODOMETER I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD START TO GRADUALLY LOSE TRACK OF THE SPEED AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 - 60 MILES. SO, WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSISTENT RATE OF SPEED OF, SAY, 60 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY TO ZERO OVER THE COURSE OF 5 - 10 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD RESET ITSELF. ONCE RESET IT MAY START HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY OR IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "CLUSTER" WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROX. $600. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGISTERED HERE, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10384385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,000 milesHenderson, NC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS SHORT IN THE SPEEDOMETER, REAR RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING,SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT-TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING LIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT JUMPS REVERSE WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND INSTEAD I GO FORWARD I AM GOING BACKWARD AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. IT ONLY SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I CALL CHEVROLET TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND EQUIPMENTS BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO REPAIR IT. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY DURING STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTION. BECAUSE MY CAR SUDDENLY PULLS ON REVERSE. CAN I ASK THE NHTSA PLEASE HELP ME BY DEMANDING CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE PLEASE! I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, [XXX] OR LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD PLEASE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10378262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 95,000 milesPort Ludlow, WA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH AT STOP. REPAIR SHOP STATES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10376845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Salina, OK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER RACED TO 120 MPH AND IS NOW STUCK. I AM UNABLE TO VERIFY MY SPEED WHILE DRIVING. ODOMETER READS 62K MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10376371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Loganville, GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 AVALANCHE 1500 SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING IT FAILS TO RECORD THE CORRECT SPEED IT STAY ON 0 MOST OF THE TIME. THINK GM SHOULD HAVE RECALL THIS PROBLEM TOO MANY 05 CHEVY AVALANCHE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS TROUBLE.
NHTSA complaint #10369230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 78,000 milesChattanooga, TN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE A/C UNIT BLOWS VERY HOT AIR EVEN WITH A/C IS PROGRAMMED TO LOWEST SETTING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ONCE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET.
NHTSA complaint #10358905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 35,000 milesDenham Springs, LA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS AND STICKS. OTHER GAUGES (OIL PRES, TEMP) REDLINE AND ARE INACCURATE. GETS WORST WITH TIME. 41K MILES ON A 2005 AVALANCHE (CHEVY).
NHTSA complaint #10358534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 56,898 milesOntario, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10330365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 51,000 milesClifton Park, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
NHTSA complaint #10330117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,582 milesRichmond, VA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
NHTSA complaint #10298487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 51,000 milesLarkspur, CO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
NHTSA complaint #10295449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Knox, KY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS STUCK ON 100 PLUS MILES PER HOUR.
NHTSA complaint #10264099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
S Toms River, NJ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. USUALLY STUCK ANYWHERE FROM 65 - OVER 120 MPH, WHETHER PARKED OR MOVING AT A LOWER SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT HAD RESET ITSELF AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WHILE. NOW CONSTANTLY INCORRECT. ALSO, SOME OTHER LIGHTS ARE OUT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX.
NHTSA complaint #10256207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,765 milesHenderson, NV
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 120 CONSTANTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10256144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,000 milesNashville, IL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT ABOUT 65K MILES, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED REGISTERING ACCURATELY. NOW ABOUT 75K ON THE VEHICLE IF ODOMETER ACCURATE. WHEN STOPPED SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 100MPH AND WHEN DRIVING READS ANYWHERE FROM 90 TO OFF THE SCALE (6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHERE NO SPEED IS LISTED). IN SHORT, WILDLY INACCURATE. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS CHEVY IS REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS PROBLEM ON UP TO 2004 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2005 ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS RAMPANT AMONG AVALANCHE OWNERS. REQUEST NHTSA IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10255948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 64,500 milesEL Reno, OK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY GOES HAYWIRE; IT APPEARS YOU ARE DRIVING 50+ MPH WHEN YOU ARE IN PARK; WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO START MOVING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING; MAX OUT AT 120 MPH WHEN YOU ARE FLOWING WITH TRAFFIC IN A 70 MPH ZONE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY; I HAVE NOT HAD AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPAIR DONE YET.
NHTSA complaint #10255509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Quinnesec, MI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING TO WORK CORRECTLY. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10254448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 47,800 milesCeres, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE "WILD". FOR EXAMPLE AT 35 MPH IT WILL READ ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 140 MPH AND WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF MAY ONLY DROP TO 30 MPH. HAPPENING AS A DAILY EVENT FOR THE PAST WEEK ON MY 2005 AVALANCHE WHICH HAS 47000 MILES ON ODOMETER. CHECKING WITH DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOMORROW BUT UNDERSTAND FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT GM COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY COVERS THE 2002 TO 2004 MODEL YEARS EVEN THOUGH MY AVALANCHE HAS THE SAME CLUSTER AND STEP MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH I AM FINDING IS BEING REPORTED BY OWNERS IN LARGE NUMBERS AS DEFECTIVE. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR LOYAL CHEVROLET OWNERS IF THEY WISH TO MAINTAIN THEIR RETURN BUSINESS.
NHTSA complaint #10253512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.