15 of the 20 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 are about the other systems — 75% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 55,000 miles.
15
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
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.
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.
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.
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.