FaultScore report
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 with NHTSA between 2016 and 2018. The largest single group is the other & unspecified. Across this model's run it ranks 10 of 11 worst.
FaultScore 15/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500.
How this is worked out20
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
55,000 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
29%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 52,500 miles
Median failure at 65,000 miles
Median failure at 30,000 miles
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH HAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND IN ONE PLACE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT HOUSING. CHECKING ONLINE FORUMS IDENTIFIES THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET DASHES. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION AS THESE PIECES COULD BECOME PROJECTILES. AT THIS POINT CHEVROLET IS NOT OFFERING TO FIX THE ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #11083641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CRACKED
NHTSA complaint #11014919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRACK BEGAN DURING NORMAL ON-ROAD DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #11013075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKING ABOVE STEERING WHEEL, FROM WINDSHIELD SIDE EXTENDING TO STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #11001274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH IS CRACKING ABOVE STEERING WHEEL, FROM WINDSHIELD SIDE EXTENDING TO STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #11001274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DASH BOARD CRACKS FORMED ON PASSENGER AIRBAG AND DRIVER OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL. POSSIBLE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PUNCTURE HAZARD AND VIBRATION DISTRACTION WHILE MOVING.
NHTSA complaint #10993432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CRACKS FORMED ON PASSENGER AIRBAG AND DRIVER OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL. POSSIBLE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PUNCTURE HAZARD AND VIBRATION DISTRACTION WHILE MOVING.
NHTSA complaint #10993432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE DONE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST STARTED CRACKING AND A WEEK LATER IT HAD CREATED A LARGE CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ABOUT 9 INCHES IN LENGTH
NHTSA complaint #10981224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING BADLY
NHTSA complaint #10960184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD
NHTSA complaint #10958451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE
NHTSA complaint #10955251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CENTER OF DASH IS NOT STURDY ENOUGH CAUSED A CRACK FROM CENTER DASH AIR VENT CORNER ON PASSENGER SIDE CORNER TO THE AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #10953751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CENTER OF DASH IS NOT STURDY ENOUGH CAUSED A CRACK FROM CENTER DASH AIR VENT CORNER ON PASSENGER SIDE CORNER TO THE AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #10953751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED TWO VERY SIGNIFICANT CRACKS ONE CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE CRACK HAS LEFT A VERY SHARP EDGE NEXT TO THE AIR BAG AND I AM CONCERNED IF THE BAG DEPLOYS THIS EDGE COULD CUT THE AIRBAG.
NHTSA complaint #10940260 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS RECALL ELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
NHTSA complaint #10937543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS THE SECOND AVALANCHE THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION; PREVIOUS YEAR WAS A 2007.
NHTSA complaint #10911027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS THE SECOND AVALANCHE THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION; PREVIOUS YEAR WAS A 2007.
NHTSA complaint #10911027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAGS AND POSSIBLY CAUSING THEM TO PREMATURELY INFLATE.
NHTSA complaint #10898005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP A CRACK. IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER AS TIME GOES ON. IT DEVELOPED OUT OF NO WHERE.
NHTSA complaint #10894471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CREAKED ABOVE AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #10870248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.