41 of the
2,473 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Avalanche
are about the throttle and cruise control —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2003.
41
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
Code p2128 Code p2122 Have replaced TPS, THROTTLE BODY, ACCELERATOR PEDAL (×3) AND bypassed connectors WITH DIRECT WIRING from ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ECM Continue to get codes with CHECK ENGINE LIGHT with DECREASED ENGINE POWER, CHECK STABILITRAK, and STABILITRAK DISABLED. HAVE TO CLEAR CODES WITH BLUEDRIVER MULTIPLE TIMES EVEN WHILE DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES AND SOMETIMES ON START UP.
NHTSA complaint #11598334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The vehicle is displaying error messages Reduced Engine Power, Service Stabilitrak, Service Traction Control. It also has the related service indicator lights for the Stabilitrak, the Traction Control, and the Check Engine Light is on. There is a service bulletin for this issue that only addresses the 2008-2011 model years, my vehicle is a 2012 and thus not included in the current bulletin and should be added to the covered vehicle list. #11-06-04-007B : Diagnosis and Repair - Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated, Reduced Power Message Displayed, DTC P2135 Set - (April 16, 2012)
NHTSA complaint #11483870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DASH CRACKED HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION, NOW THE STEERING ANGLE POSITION SENSOR IS NOT WORKING CAUSING THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL TO SHOW A CODE..
NHTSA complaint #11404146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED 55 MPH THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STABILIZER TRACK AND ABS LIGHT KICKED IN CAUSING THE VECHILE TO DECREASE IN POWER NEARLY STOPPING ALMOST RESULTING IN CRASH AND BODILY HARM TO ME EXAMPLE HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPING
NHTSA complaint #11161798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK,AND STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE TRUCK SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND YOU HAVE TO PUT IN PARK AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. IT IS SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU ARE SCARED SOMEONE BEHIND YOU WON'T BE PAYING ATTENTION AND REAR END US
NHTSA complaint #11129609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOSES POWER AND STABILITY WHILE GOING UPHILL OR ACCELERATING. GM SERVICE OUT OF WARRANTY. LOOKED AT POSSIBLE RECALLS NONE AVAILABLE. NOTICED ALOT OF ISSUES REGARDING 5.3 V8 FROM 2010 TO 2013 GM MODELS. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ALSO. DO I JUST PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE OR IS ANYONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OVERSIGHT BY GM? THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BUT NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
NHTSA complaint #11118318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT DECELERATION AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE SENIOR ADVISER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT GMC WAS PLANNING TO RESCIND THE RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10892582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CRACKED, BROKEN DASHBOARD. CRACKED IN 2 CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. CRACK GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. A SECTION AROUND THE SPEAKER HAS COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKERS. SOME SPEAKERS WORK SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES OTHER ONES WORK. MAKES HORRIBLE RATTLING SOUND. DEALERSHIP SAYS WON'T COVER IT AND A NEW DASH IS OVER $800 FOR PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10839621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, WHILE IN PARK, THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITRAK WAS DISABLED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR, WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE IT HAS HAD EACH OF THE PREVIOUS 4 TIMES TIME. IT HAPPENED 7 TIMES ON MY 2007 TAHOE AND EACH TIME IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR (WHICH IS THE REASON WE SOLD IT). WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THIS TIME IT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS!!
NHTSA complaint #10786336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON 10/13/2015 I TOOK MY AVALANCHE TO GALLES CHEVROLET , ALBUQUERQUE, NM FOR REPAIR OF A CRACKED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND FAULTY L/R DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. I PICKED IT UP ON 10/15/2015. WHILE PARKING THE TRUCK ON 10/17/2015 I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER TO LOCK THE LOCKS WITH THE KEY FOB. IT WAS AS IF THE BATTERY I HAD HAD REPLACED NEW ABOUT 6 WEEKS PRIOR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. THEN I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DOORS/LOCK ACTUATORS AND SUDDENLY THE BATTERY POWER WAS RESTORED. I NEXT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON NEW MEXICO HWY 485 ON 10/25/2015 ONLY WORSE. WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AT SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 35-50 MPH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS NUMEROUS TIMES, THE AIRBAG, STABILATRAC, AND ABS SENSOR ALARMS KEPT ACTIVATING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY DISENGAGED MANY TIMES AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND IMMEDIATELY LOST BATTERY POWER AND HEARD THE SAME CLICKING NOISES IN THE DOORS AND NEEDED A HOTSHOT FROM ANOTHER DRIVER TO GET RESTARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME IN THE DARKNESS WITH ALL EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTS WORKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON 10/26/2015 I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SUDDEN SENSOR AND LOCK ACTIVATIONS AND ALARMS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE HWY. THIS WENT ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. I HAD THE BATTERY, CHARGING SYSTEM AND FAULT CODES CHECKED BY A FIRESTONE MECHANIC 2X ON 10/26/2015 BUT NO FAULTS WERE FOUND IN THE COMPUTER AND THE BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED OUT GOOD. THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE BATTERY OR ONE OF THE COMPUTER MODULES WAS SOMEHOW LOSING ITS GROUND CONTACT BUT HE CHECKED EACH OF GROUND CONTACT WIRES AND FOUND EACH SECURELY CONNECTED. I WILL TRY TO TAKE A VIDEO OF THESE EVENTS IF IT OCCURS AGAIN .
NHTSA complaint #10786178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING 35MPH ON DRY ROAD. 2WD JUMP OUT OF GEAR ACTED LIKE WENT INTO NEUTRAL I HAD NO DRIVE OR ANY OF MY GEARS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH NO WARNING. WENT TO PUT IN PARK IT GRIND WITH LOUD NOISE. ONLY WAY TO GET TRUCK TO MOVE WAS TO PUT IN 4WD
NHTSA complaint #10735505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AS I WAS DRIVING MY AVALANCHE THE STABILITY TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNED ON MY TRUCK REDUCED POWER TO HALF AND IT PULLED RIGHT. I DROVE INTO LOTS OF DIRT AND MY BRAKES WERE AFFECTED TOO. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2007 AVALANCE STABILITRAK TRACTION CONTROL TURNING OFF INTERMITINGLY. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ON THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND WHEN BRINGING IT IN FOR SERVICE THERE WERE NO CODES FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. TODAY AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK ONCE AGAIN AND PAYING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK RECEIVER BEING ONE OF THE CODES SHOWING THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE PART REMOVED WAS STILL GOOD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEVY DEALER HAS NO CLUE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME I START MY TRUCK EVEN SITTING AT IDLE THE BELL STARTS CHIMING AND THE TRIANGLE SIGNAND THE WARNING READS SERVICE STABILITRAK THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL (OFF) ACTIVATES WITHIN A FEW MINIUTS. THIS KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING AND WHEN ITS IN THE OFF POSITION THE TRANS SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD. LOOKING TROUGH THIS FORUM I CAN SEE THAT THIS HAD BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE PAST WITH 2003 AND UP AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUTTHIS ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKSBUT I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANYONE WHO CAN GIVE THE ANSWER ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DOSE ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM OR HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM WITH AN ANSWER.
NHTSA complaint #10664460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS ON VACATION AND HAD MY AVALANCHE RUNNING WHILE I PACKED IT UP TO RETURN HOME. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF RUNNING IDLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THE TRUCK THREE TIMES BEFORE AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONAL SENSOR. (I ALSO HAD A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, AND AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED SEVEN TIMES FOR FAILING SENSORS AND GOING INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES WE WERE FORCED TO SELL IT). WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE! HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND THEY TESTED IT TO FIND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS OUT, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ASSOCIATED SENSOR. I WAS RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT THIS WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE THAN BEFORE AND THAT MY PROBLEMS WERE FIXED. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. LAST WEEK, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AGAIN AND THE TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE FIFTH TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10630027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON A BRIDGE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO BELOW 30 MPH AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE UP THE BRIDGE AND BARELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT, AS THIS WAS IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ARE WORKING ON IT NOW. THIS IF THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. MY WIFE AND I JUST SOLD OUR 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND THE ONLY REASON WAS THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED ERROR OCCURRED ON IT SEVEN TIMES, THREE IN MONTH PRIOR TO SELLING IT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. BOTH CARS WERE ONLY EVER SERVICED AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND EACH TIME, THEY INSISTED IT WAS FIXED AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. WE HAVE NO FAITH IN CHEVROLET AT THIS TIME!
NHTSA complaint #10629336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FIRST FEW MONTHS EXPERIENCED TRUCK LUNGING FORWARD WHILST ATTEMPTING TO STOP. EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH SERVICE DEPT. THEY STATED NATURE OF THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE. MARCH 2013 CALLED GM SERVICE #[XXX] AFTER EXPERIENCING ON HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AS I APPLIED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN RPM'S JUMPED TO 4500 AND ACCELERATED. 3/21/13 MILEAGE 24,565 WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP NO CODES WERE FOUND. WAS REFERRED BY GM TO TECH SPECIALIST 3/26/13 @ 866 790 5700 EXT. 32664 TOLD TO GET SECOND OPINION THEN COMPLETELY IGNORED BY GM FOR FOLLOW UPS. APRIL 1ST DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOUND CODE EVENT STORED IN TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FROM MARCH 15TH BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC WAS PRESENT, THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. MID APRIL 2013 BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING ON COMPRESSION. MID APRIL FRUSTRATED AND VERY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY CALLED 800 LEMON LAW FOUND ON LINE AND KIMMEL & SILVERMAN ADVISED GM / GM RESPONDED DISCLAIMING ISSUES. @ 28,429 MILES 5/21/13 FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS RESURFACED. TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE FRACTURE FIX: PIPE INSULATION & ZIP TIE. 8/20/13 BRAKES PULSATING AGAIN & SPONGY - VIBRATION NOTED BY SERVICE BUT NOT ADDRESSED.BROUGHT TO SPECIALIST; RIGHT REAR ROTOR GROOVED & LEFT REAR HAD CHATTER MARKS. 8/29/13 WENT TO AMCO THEY FOUND 4 CODES IN TRUCK ON GM SCANNER WHICH DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WERE ANY. SEPT. 2013 RECEIVED BULLETIN " THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MAY CAUSE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH ". GETTING NO-WHERE WITH GM OR DEALERSHIP AND FEARING FOR SAFETY IN OCT. 2013 I OPTED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE AT A GREAT LOSS AS IT WAS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. MIND YOU THIS WAS MY 2ND AVALANCHE - THE 1ST ONE I'D HAD A FRONT END ACCIDENT; AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT INJURED AND DEEMED THE PERFORMANCE ISSUES TO BE DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND TRADED INTO THIS NEW AVALANCHE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL OF THIS AND HAVE LOST OVER $30,000 DUE TO GM NEGLIGENCE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10596991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE DOORS WILL UNLOCK AND LOCK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT WILL ALSO CAUSE THE DASHBOARD, CLOCK-RADIO AND ONSTAR SYSTEM TO FLICKER OFF AND ON. THEN IT WILL START TO THROW ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD ABOUT STABILITRAK AND THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEMS DISABLED.
NHTSA complaint #10596078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WAS DRIVING AT A RATE I THOUGHT WAS AROUND 65-70 MPH BUT GOT PULLED OVER FOR GOING 84 MPH. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 68 MPH. HE THEN SHOWED ME THE RADAR GUN AND IT SAID 84MPH. WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY TRUCK I NOTICED MY GAUGE WAS STUCK ON 18MPH I SHOWED THE OFFICER AND LUCKILY HE TOLD ME HA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS CHEVY TRUCK AND LET ME OFF WITH JUST A WARNING. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE ALL GAUGES DON'T WORK NOW. I'VE READ SOME MESSAGES ONLINE AND SOME PEOPLE SAID THEY GOT LETTERS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS TRUCK SINCE MAY 2004 AND NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #10575542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ AND AT TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTS IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I REALLY NEED TO HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM POSSIBLY HITTING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S RATHER RANDOM. I FEEL THAT IS WORSE THEN IT HAPPENING ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL, BUT I FEEL A FIX IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AND IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10552388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE BEGAN TO NOTICE WHEN SLOWING DOWN (FOOT OFF THE GAS AND COASTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, OR BRAKE APPLIED) AT ANY AREA WHERE MY SPEED DECREASES TO LESS THAN 15 MPH THAT MY AVALANCHE WILL SEEM TO SORT OF LUNGE FORWARD. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS I BELIEVED IT WAS RELATED TO ME AND IGNORED IT. THE NEXT COUPLE OF TIMES I EXPERIENCED THIS I THOUGHT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GAS OR ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS (WHO OWN THE SAME YEAR MODEL AVALANCHE AND SUBURBAN - THE SUBURBAN AND AVALANCHE ARE MADE FROM THE SAME FRAME/BODY/PARTS) AND THEY STATE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I MUST BE CAUTIOUS TO RIDE MY BRAKES AND BE READ TO HEAVILY APPLY THEM NOW WHEN TAKING AN OFF/ON RAMP AND VEHICLES ARE IN FRONT OF ME AS MY VEHICLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD BEFORE WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED HERE THAT (AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION) THAT TWO OTHER USERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT. I AM HOPING THAT MY REPORT HERE WILL HELP OPEN AN INVESTIGATION WITH CHEVROLET ON THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10543618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM A SOLDIER WITH 17YRS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AND I WAS HOME OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE MLK WEEKEND WITH MY FAMILY. I LEAVE MONDAY MORNING ABOUT 0900AM TO RETURN BACK TO MY HOME STATION AND MY TRUCK WAS DRIVING FINE, I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 5-10MPH THEN THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE IT WOULD JUST SEND THE RPMS UP SO I DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK BECAUSE I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED. I CHECKED ALL MY FLUIDS AND THEY ALL WERE FINE SO I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE WORKED FINE, SELECTED DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 3RD GEAR WOULDN'T MOVE, SELECTED 2ND GEAR TRUCK WOULD MOVE, AND SELECTED 1ST THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE. THERE I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND MOTHER-N-LAW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NC, LUCKILY WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR FROM MY IN-LAWS HOME AND THEY CALLED A LOCAL SHOP THAT TOWED MY VEHICLE BACK TO HER HOME. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED AN AVALANCHE BUT I GET ON THE COMPUTER AND I START READING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IS SHOCKING, AND TO HAPPEN UNDER A 100K MILES. THIS IS NOT MY 1ST CHEVY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AS WELL, I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ THAT THE FOUR WHEELED DRIVE WENT OUT ON THAT I PURCHASE FOR MY WIFE, SO I TRADED THAT IN FOR THE 07 TRAILBLAZER SS THAT MY WIFE REALLY LOVED AND THAT VEHICLE ENDED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE WIRING HARNESS AND MY VEHICLE SAT DOWN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH UNTIL I NOTIFIED THEM THAT SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN IN WHICH THEY LET ME TRADE THAT VEHICLE IN FOR A HONDA ACCORD IN WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES OUT OF THAT MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING. IN MY READING LAST NIGHT WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT BACK HOME AFTER BORROWING A CAR FROM MY NEPHEW THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE ANOTHER HONDA ACCORD AND I SEE ALL THESE STORIES POSTED HORRIBLE.
NHTSA complaint #10493709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.