FaultScore

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 airbag problems

147 of the 1,115 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 are about the airbag system — 13% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2007.

147

Complaints

13%

Share of all complaints

19

Crashes

1

Fires

Airbags complaints by model year

Median failure at 106,000 miles

Median failure at 78,000 miles

Median failure at 95,927 miles

Median failure at 65,000 miles

Median failure at 49,500 miles

Median failure at 88,500 miles

Median failure at 98,945 miles

Median failure at 107,000 miles

Median failure at 98,000 miles

Median failure at 65,000 miles

Median failure at 52,500 miles

Median failure at 52,061 miles

What owners said

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Eagan, MN Crash 3 injured

AIR BAGS

CAR CRASH AND BRAKS LOCKED AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY, INJURIES LEFT UNPAID AND VEHICLE DAMAGES.

NHTSA complaint #11677378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Warsaw, MO

AIR BAGS

The brake pressure modulator valve leaks the transmission has problems and service airbags is on

NHTSA complaint #11583451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Houston, TX

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED

NHTSA complaint #11362587 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 168,500 miles Prairieville, LA

AIR BAGS

I HAD JUMPED MY DEAD BATTERY AND LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING JUMPED, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE NEVER MOVED AND WAS SITTING IDLY IN PARK AND NOTHING TOUCHED THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11326356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Aylett, VA Crash 2 injured

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE MADE A TAILSPIN AND VEERED THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT'S SON'S VEHICLE MADE IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND BACK AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS TRANSPORTED TO A WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR GLASS REMOVAL FROM HIS HEAD AND BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE COLLISION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT, HOWEVER, THE INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11246703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 180,000 miles Oxford, AL

AIR BAGS

MY 2009 AVALANCHE LTZ HAS A DASH THAT HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY IN HALF, PLUS IS CRACKING ON THE AIRBAG PASSENGER SURROUND. MY CONCERN OTHER THAN SHRAPNEL IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS IS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE DASH PIECES LODGE THEMSELVES BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DASH HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR DAMAGED BY THE OWNER IN ANY WAY, AND THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION I HAVE NOTICED THIS DEFECT IN EVERY TRUCK OF THIS TYPE. PLEASE HAVE AN AGENT CONTACT ME IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NECESSARY. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTS $1600 TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #11194959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2010 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 130,000 miles Albuquerque, NM

AIR BAGS

DASH BOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. I REMOVED THE DASHMAT TO CLEAN UNDER AND SEEN ALL THE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING.

NHTSA complaint #11181591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 85,000 miles Port Deposit, MD

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL. (THIS NOT AN ACCIDENT REPORT.) ON 2/20/17 I CALLED A LOCAL AUTHORIZED CHEV DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR AN AIRBAG DEFECT. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, 2/20/29 ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE FOR THE UPCOMING RENEWAL PERIOD MARYLAND DMV WROTE "PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE AT NO COST." SO, I AM PRETTY CONFUSED AS WHAT TO DO. IT HAD BEEN EXACTLY 2 YEARS SINCE MY FIRST NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I AM STILL BEING GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER WHILE I AM ALSO STILL BEING TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS REPAIRED. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? AM I JUST BEING GIVEN THE RUNAROUND? PLEASE ADVISE AS I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD THIS EXPLODE UNEXPECTEDLY. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

NHTSA complaint #11181312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2010 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Spring Hill, FL

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL AND THE REMEDY TO FIX IT IS UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. GM KEEPS TELLING ME THAT I HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11161426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 180,000 miles Albuquerque, NM Crash

AIR BAGS

MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS I SLID INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS IN NUMBER TO NUMBER TRAFFIC AND I TRIED CHANGING LANES. MY FRONT LEFT BUMPER TAPPED HIS REAR RIGHT BUMPER. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SCRATCHED.

NHTSA complaint #11160865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 80,000 miles Midwest City, OK

AIR BAGS

SAFETY ISSUE. DASH IS CRACKING NEAR AIRBAG. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG OR SHRAPNEL FROM DASH CAUSING HARM DURING DEPLOYMENT. DASH IS ALSO CRACKING OVER STEERING WHEEL AREA.

NHTSA complaint #11155619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LAS Vegas, NV

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL NOT RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANNER. RECEIVED RECALL IN 2016 AND HAVE YET TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE CALLED CHERVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATE A REPAIR IS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #11139090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 210,000 miles Ball, LA

AIR BAGS

IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH AND JUST RANDOMLY TURN ON AND TURN OFF THE STABILISER LEG TRACTION CONTROL TIME ON THEIR SYSTEM CHECK ENGINE ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF WHENEVER THEY WANT. THE PLAY IS ON MACY MOTHER THE ONE CONNECTION THAT GOES TO GETS EXTREMELY HOT IT DON'T WANNA COME ON YOU HAVE TO MOVE AROUND AND GET IT COME ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY AS WELL

NHTSA complaint #11132801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Nixa, MO

AIR BAGS

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG.

NHTSA complaint #11118797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 50,000 miles Owasso, OK

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 YRS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. MY AVALANCHE SENSORS ARE STATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE INTERNET WEB SITES AND THE DEALERSHIP DOZENS OF TIMES ONLY TO GET THE SAME FEEDBACK...NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY ARE USING STALL TACTICS TO AVOID INCURING THE COST THEY ARE LEGALLY BOUND TO SPEND. MY PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO PRIORITIZED AND COMPLETED BY MARCH 2018. SINCE IT IS CLEAR TO ME THE STALL TACTICS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY, I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A SAFER ONE WITHOUT AIR BAG PROBLEMS....NO DEALER WILL TAKE THE CAR IN ON TRADE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. SO I AM STUCK DRIVING AN KNOWN-UNSAFE-VEHICLE AND PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WON'T ARM, IT'S A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE, AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED MAKES NO SENSE AND IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE

NHTSA complaint #11115863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 250,000 miles Colt, AR Crash 2 injured

AIR BAGS

TAKARA RECALL. ON 7/11/18 I WAS IN A HEAD ON CAR ACCIDENT AND FRONT AIR BAGS S DID NOT DEPLOY, TRUCK WAS DRIVING 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK PULLED OUT INTO MY LANE AND I HIT HIM VERY HARD , POLICE NOTICED AND ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF AIRS BAGS DEPLOYED AND THEY DID NOT

NHTSA complaint #11112081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 York, PA

AIR BAGS

"TAKATA RECALL" ON AIRBAG NO REMEDY OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11101050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 83,000 miles Bellaire, TX

AIR BAGS

AT +/-83000 MILES THE DASH DEVELOPED A CRACK LEADING INTO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HOUSING. IT ALSO IS BROKEN AND, WHEN DRIVING, LOOSELY VIBRATING BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HOUSING. GIVEN THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR BAGS, THIS IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11100738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Miami Lakes, FL

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL - MANUFACTURER STILL HAS NOT ALLOWED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG.

NHTSA complaint #11100432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 at 92,000 miles Lexinton, SC

AIR BAGS

HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING IN OVER A YEAR SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. IS THIS ANOTHER SCAM OR WHAT ?

NHTSA complaint #11093693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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