63 of the 493 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche are about the other systems — 13% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 85,000 miles.
63
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dash is cracked in so many spots and missing peices to where it is unsafe. In an accident those loose and broken peices can hurt a passenger/driver. Can't even get the airbag recall taken care of because the dash is too damaged.
NHTSA complaint #11554131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The 2007 Chevy Avalanche dash board shakes vigorously and cracking apart especially near the airbag and steering column. Chevy should issue a recall to fix the the dash board and stabilize the dashboard supports.
NHTSA complaint #11501335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The sunroof glass broke broke away while I was in the interstate going 70 miles a hour. It was so scary. Thank God there wasn't anyone behind me at the time. This could have went thru a cars windshield behind me and killed them. They need to build these better or be illegal in the US. I am putting a claim in with my insurance co. I don't know if it's covered. The garage that will be repairing mine said he gets many calls of this happening. Even though it's may not be a vehicle defect like breaks but it surly is a hazard issue. Even the insurance girl I was talking to said one almost hit her. She was lucky she was going up on the side of the vehicle that lost it and not behind it. This has not been a recall and something should be done about sunroofs. Extra brackets to hold them in maybe should be applied on any vehicle with a sunroof. I'm telling you it scared me to death when it broke. My heart was pounding and it could of caused me to panic and get in an accident. I had to drive with one hand holding my inside sliding cover. And if it had been pouring rain I would of had water pouring in and that would be an electrical issue. Please don't let this issue continue. Please have every vehicle with a sunroof recalled and have extra brackets added. Can you imagine if you was driving on the highway and a sunroof came flying at you. It would be worse than the ice on vehicles that is illegal. Never did I ever expect this to happen. I would pray this would come under highway safety. They are so dangerous. I will never purchase another vehicle with one again. I am waiting on the insurance co.
NHTSA complaint #11455225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORKING CAN NOT FIND PART TO REPPLACE AS GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART NEEDED STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR GM PART 15886733 i need this part, why is it discontinued?
NHTSA complaint #11423270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT/NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I AM CONCERNED DASH IS SO BRITTLE ANY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WILL CAUSE THE DASHBOARD TO SEPARATE INTO PIECES AND BECOME SHRAPNEL. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST CRACK STARTED APPROXIMATELY IN NOV 2011 AND NOW HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME.
NHTSA complaint #11416458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS WOULD BE A HAZARD IF A ACCIDENT WAS TO HAPPEN AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD BE SHOT TOWARDS ANY OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO DUE TO THE POOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRODUCT PIECES OF THE DASH ARE NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE LIKE DESIGNED BECAUSE OF THE DASH CRACKING IN SPOTS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR TRIM PIECES TO CLIP IN.
NHTSA complaint #11406274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. THIS TRUCK HAS BE GARAGED 90% OF THE TIME WHEN NOT IN USE.
NHTSA complaint #11405206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DROVE TO WORK & PARKED MY 2007 AVALANCHE IN MY EMPLOYERS TRUCK GARAGE AS I DO EVERY DAY. I WENT INTO THE OFFICE ATTENDED A JOB BRIEFING & WE PUT ON OUR COVERALLS FOR WORK THEN WE GOT READY TO LEAVE TO GO TO THE 1ST JOBSITE BUT AS SOON AS THE 1ST TWO COWORKERS WALKED OUT OF THE SHOP THEY TURNED AROUND YELLING THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM AT 1ST BECAUSE I HAD JUST PARKED LIKE 15 MINUTES PRIOR. PARKED & NOT RUNNING. WELL I LOOKED AND MY WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULL OF FLAMES. WE USED 4 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT & THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO FINISH. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED & I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE.
NHTSA complaint #11399190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ACCIDENT/NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CURRENTLY, CRACKS HAVE BEEN REGLUED/EPOXIED. CONCERNED DASH IS SO BRITTLE ANY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WILL CAUSE THE DASHBOARD TO SEPARATE INTO PIECES AND BECOME SHRAPNEL. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST CRACK STARTED APPROXIMATELY IN NOV 2011.
NHTSA complaint #11376064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES
NHTSA complaint #11362042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKED BADLY. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ISSUE FOR 2007-2014 CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS. THE DASH DEVELOPED A CRACK ON IT'S OWN AND THE CRACK SPREAD ALONG THE ENTIRE DASH. SO MUCH THAT THE DASH IS SPLIT AND RATTLES.
NHTSA complaint #11354029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND FAILED AFTER 3 YEARS. NOW IT CONTINUES TO CRACK AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. DEALER SAID 1 YEAR WARRANTY AND $1200 TO REPLACE, AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #11342488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED ON FOUR DIFFERENT SPOTS ON TOP AND TWO TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. ON OF THE CRACKS HAS GONE DOWN TO THE RADIO MOUNTING BRACKETS BREAKING SOME OFF.
NHTSA complaint #11339203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING.
NHTSA complaint #11326873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TYPICAL DASHBOARD CRACKS AT THE RIGHT UPPER CORNER OF THE AIRBAG PANEL, THE DOME OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG IF/WHEN IT IS NEEDED. VEHICLE HIT A DEER THIS PAST WEEK, LUCKILY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #11324942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH/INSTUMENT PANEL IS CRACKED, TO THE DEGREE, THAT IT WILL IMPEDE DEPLOYING, OF PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY FAMILY, WILL NOT BE PROTECTED, FULLY, DUE TO LARGE CRACKS. THIS VRHICLE WAS/IS GARAGED KEPT, EXCEPT AT MY PLACE OF RMPLOYMENT
NHTSA complaint #11306561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PLASTIC DASH PANEL CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES OVER AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CREATING A HIGH RISK FOR SHATTERING OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
NHTSA complaint #11245498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER 3 YEARS WITH NO REMEDY!! PLEASE HELP. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON WHEN CARE IS POWERED ON.
NHTSA complaint #11243094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL AND CRACKING DASH AROUND AIRBAG AND CLUSTER.
NHTSA complaint #11208341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS JUST CRACKED UP, WITH 3 YEARS OF HAVING IT
NHTSA complaint #11191944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POSSIBLE DASH FRAGMENTS IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. DASH HAS POINTED PLASTIC FRAGMENTS FALLING THROUGH DASH AROUND AIRBAG AREA. DASH HAS MANY COMPLETE THROUGH CRACKS AROUND AIRBAG AREA. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS SHARP PLASTIC FRAGMENTS MAY BE PROJECTED TO PASSENGER. NOT ONLY IF METAL FRAGMENTS FROM AIRBAG THAT MAY HIT WINDSHIELD AND THEN TOWARDS PASSENGER OR GAS PRESSURE FROM IGNITER FORCE PLASTIC WITH POSSIBLE METAL THAT ULTIMATELY CAUSES AIRBAG TO HIT PASSENGER.
NHTSA complaint #11089699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD. CHEVY WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT IT IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. IT IS UNSAFE SHOULD THE AIRBAG BE TRIGGER BY A COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #11081402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE INTERIOR SEAT BELTS ARE CUTTING GROOVES IN THE PLASTIC WHERE THEY COME OUT FROM ON REAR PASSENGER SEATS. ALSO THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE COVERED WITH CHROME ARE PEELING AND THE FAUX CHROME IS SHARP AN CAUSES CUTS IF NOT OPENING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE CAREFULLY. THE CUTS ON FINGERS ARE PAINFUL. HAS OCCURRED TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS UNAWARE OF ISSUE .
NHTSA complaint #11067132 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKING
NHTSA complaint #11065794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON MY 2009 GMC SIERRA AND MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND IS NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING CONSIDERING THE MONEY SPENT ON THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11055142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH IS CRACKING BAD THAT WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED OFF AND FELL INTO THE INNER DASH... I CAN NOT FIX THIS. IS THIS A DEFECT THAT CAN BE FIXED THROUGH A RECALL OF SOME SORT... EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP OR ANY SLIGHT BUMP IN THE TRUCK YOU CAN HEAR THE PLASTIC CRACK EACH TIME
NHTSA complaint #11040690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN PATIENCE WAITING TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS RECALLED. EVERY TIME I CONTACT THE CAR DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK CAN'T BE SERVICED TO REPLACE MY DEFECTED TAKATA AIR BAGS. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEB 6TH 2017. IT WASN'T MY FAULT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T EXPLODE.
NHTSA complaint #11039413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD WITH SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC WHICH HAVE ALREADY BROKEN OFF OR ARE HANGING OFF. THESE SHARDS AND SHARP EDGES PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. THESE CRACKS SEEM TO BE RELATED TO SHODDY CRAFTSMANSHIP/MATERIALS USED BY CHEVROLET AND HAVE GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #11021546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN AND PASSENGER AIRBAG PANEL. I AM CONCERNED FOR SAFETY AND SEE IN ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM
NHTSA complaint #11014907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN AT LEFT TOP CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE. ENTIRE DASH IS VERY BRITTLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS FOR ALL CHEVY AND GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE AND THE YEARS FOLLOWING IT. WILL IT TAKE A PIECE OF DASH FLYING THROUGH SOMEONE'S JUGULAR VEIN TO GET GM TO FINALLY CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY?
NHTSA complaint #11004005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.