34 of the
2,473 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Avalanche
are about the stability control —
1% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2007.
34
Complaints
1%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
Stability & Traction Control complaints by model year
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the traction control warning light illuminated, and the vehicle became very unstable and difficult to steer. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the traction control system was faulty and needed to be replacement. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 125,000. The dealership was contacted to inspect the vehicle for issues related to traction control but was denied. The contact also bought the necessary parts in an effort to save money but was denied again by the dealership. The contact is still looking for anyone who will help repair the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11517826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HAVING INTERMITTENT START PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START OR TURN OVER WHILE DASH WARNINGS INDICATE "PARKING ASST OFF" AND "TRACTION STABILITY OFF". INITIALLY IT WAS JUST THESE ISSUES ALONG WITH THE NON START BUT NOW 4 WEEKS AND $588.04 LATER INCLUDES THE POWER LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES AND AC BLOWING HOT AIR. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. THE CHEVY DEALER SAID AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING THEN CLAIMED IT WAS THE ONSTAR MODULE WHICH THEY WANTED TO REPLACE AT $699. I ADVISED THEM I DON'T USE ONSTAR SO THEY SAID THEY COULD DISCONNECT IT FROM THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT WORKED FROR A FEW WEEKS. THE TRUCK DROVE BEAUTIFULLY BUT NOW IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ONSTAR MODULE AGAIN WHICH CLEARLY ISN'T THE PROBLEM. I LOVE THE TRUCK BUT CAN'T AFFORD SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY FEW WEEKS ON THIS. I NEED A REAL SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE A GM ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING MANY, MANY OTHERS BESIDE MYSELF AND AS FAR BACK AS THE 2006 MODELS. IF IT GOES BACK THAT FAR AND WITH SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THERE HAS TO BE A SOLUTION. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP ME FIND IT!!!!
NHTSA complaint #11340882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS A RANDOM MISFIRE, WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILTRACK WARNINGS AND A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENGINE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND RUNS ROUGH. INSTALLED NEW PLUGS AND WIRES, NO CHANGE. AFTER READING UP ON THESE ENGINES I FOUND OUT THAT THE AFM / DOD FEATURE IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THESE ENGINES. GM SHOULD STEP UP AND HELP OWNERS WITH SOME OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.
NHTSA complaint #11328992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE IN OPERATION AT 55 MPH THE ENGIN POWER WAS REDUCED AFTER THREE SERVICE APPOINTMENTS REPAIR ATTEMPTS. REDUCED POWER MODE IS A CONDITION INSERTED BY THE ENGINE CONTROLS MODULE AS A RESULT OF THE FLY BY WIRE CONNECTION. THE RESULT WAS A QUICK SPEED REDUCTION TO 20 MPH AS MAX SPEED. DOT REQUIRES 45 MPH, UNSAFE!
NHTSA complaint #11318044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STABILTY LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ROUGH SHIFTING INTO 2 GEAR. IT HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 2 YEARS. AND NOT FIXED YET, CHEVY DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TPO DO. THERE NEEDS TOBE A RECALL ON THE FLEX FUEL. WE WERE GOING DOWN I-20 WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NEARLY AN ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #11297438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL KEEP TURNING OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE STEERING ANGEL SENSOR. THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE PART IS BACK ORDERED NATION WIDE. HE SAID IT IS USED ON LOTS OF GM PLATFORMS. SO NOW AT VARIOUS TIMES I HAVE NO STABILITY CONTROL OR TRACTION CONTROL AND CANNOT GET THE TRUCK FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #11256076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STABILITRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER COMES ON AT RATES OF SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES PER DAY. NO COMMON DENOMINATOR I.E. WEATHER, ROAD CONDITIONS, TIME OF YEAR..CAN BE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH OR SITTING IDLE IN PARK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING LOVED ONES AROUND. UNFORTUNATELY I'VE GONE AS FAR AS HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER HOOKED UP AT ALL TIMES SO I CAN CLEAR THE COMPUTER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS IN ORDER TO DRIVE AGAIN. I'VE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, CHANGED. COMPUTER CHANGED AND RESET TWICE...NOTHING HAS HELPED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE
NHTSA complaint #11229337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 DAYS AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME I BOUGHT THE CAR AS IS AND THERE'S THREE RECALLS ON IT AND THEY ARE THEY'RE REFUSING TO FIX WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT AND JUST BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS IS
NHTSA complaint #11207207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM VERY DISASIFIED WITH THE WAY THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HANDLED. I DRIVE A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2005 WITH 38,000 MILES. A YEAR LATER DURING THE SUMMER TIME I BEGAN TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES (WHILE IN MOTION VEHICLE GUAGES START SPAZZING OUT GOING UP AND DOWN, RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE STALLS, DOESNT SEEM TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY IT BEGINS TO ACT UP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE CARS DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AS I TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE BUT SEEMS STUCK IN NEUTRAL PREVENTING ME FROM QUICKLY GETTING OFF THE FREE WAY. AT TIMES I WILL CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND ALL POWER CUTS OUT. I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE AND LIGHTS FLICKER BACK ON, WHICH IS MY CUE TO CYCLE THE IGNITION KEY BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND OTHERS IT DOESN'T. AT TIME POWER DOESN'T COME BACK FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. THIS OCCURS SPORADICALLY DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, STATING THEY COULDNT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ASSUMED THE IGNITION SWITCH SO THAT WAS CHANGED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET WHERE THEY OPENED A CASE BUT IT TROUBLES ME THAT THEY WORK ON A CASE BY CASE AND STATED THEY ARENT AWARE OF MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AGAIN WHERE THEY STILL COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THE CABLE MAY POSSIBLY BE THE REASON SO THAT IS STILL PENDING. IF THIS IS SO COMMON AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE HIGHWAY WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR CHEVROLET. I HAVE ATTACHED A DOCUMENT SENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE CABLES. CHEVY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL.
NHTSA complaint #11203913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I20 WHEN WE WERE COMING OFF THE OFF RAMP AND THE STABILIZATION LIGHT CAME ON AND WE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN TO TURN RIGHT AND AS WERE TAKE OFF IT SHIFTED REALLY BAD OUT INTO 2ND IT JERKED REALLY BAD AND WE HAD NO POWER WE MADE IT HOME AND NOW IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. 2007 AVALANCE IT HAS 50,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE ON CAR GURUS AND THERE ARE THOUSAND ON THAT SIGHT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WERE HAVING. AND THE SAD THING IS WE DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE OUR TRUCK TOWED INTO TOWN AND GET IT FIXED. BECASUE THEY TELLS US THAT THEY HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD DO A RECALL OR PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A GROUP LAWSUIT TOWARD GM FOR SUCH A BIG DEAL LIKE THIS IS. AND ALSO OUR DASHES ARE ALL CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE. WHICH ON THAT SIGHT THERE ARE ALOT HAVING SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #11162784 — 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.
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.
STABILITY CONTROL WARNING POPS UP ON DISPLAY, RESULTING IN A SEVERE POWER REDUCTION. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DROP FROM 70 MPH TO AROUND 35MPH INSTANTLY. THIS NEARLY RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION, OF COURSE. THIS WAS ONLY PREVENTED BY A VERY ALERT DRIVER BEHIND ME. I READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY GM TO PROVIDE A SAFETY RECALL
NHTSA complaint #11114692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. IT'S BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE SUN AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. ALSO BACK UP SENSORS STOPPED WORKING, I HAD THEM REPLACED BY THE DEALER. BUT ONLY LASTED 6 MONTHS
NHTSA complaint #10995764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE WHEN ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHTS ALL COME ON. UPON ACCELERATION, ONLY ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WILL REPEAT AT LOWER IDLE.
NHTSA complaint #10968243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH SERVICE BOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SOMETIMES FLASHES. TRUCK IS IDLING VERY ROUGH AND SEEMS TO DOWNSHIFT HARD FROM 2ND TO 1ST.
NHTSA complaint #10936083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ODOMETER SPEED REDUCED DRASTICALLY ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
NHTSA complaint #10915912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE HAVE BEEN CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK AND I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE BUYING IT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF THE ENGINES OF THE 2007 AVALANCHE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHEN WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE HAD A HESITATION IN IT, THAT WE SHOULD HOPE IT WAS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEALS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED THAT CAUSED THE HESITATION BECAUSE THE ONLY OTHER TIMES HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2007 GMC ENGINES THAT HE HAD SEEN THESE PROBLEMS WITH ALOT OF THE 2007 CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS INCLUDING HIS OWN. WE ALSO ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS GOING THROUGH OIL VERY QUICKLY BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SEALS WEREN'T LEAKING SO DIDN'T KNOW WHY WE WERE BURNING OIL SO FAST. THE DASH HAS CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG AND IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT IT COULD SEND SHARDS FLYING. THE DRIVERS DOOR STICKS AND THE STABILITY CONTROL GO'S IN AND OUT OF WORKING ORDER. THE ELECTRIC MIRRORS STOPPED FOLDING IN AND TILTING DOWN AND TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT CHEVROLET SAID THEY WOULDN'T GIVE THE MECHANIC THE CODE TO GET INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO FIX IT AND THE BACK UP SENSOR THAT HAD STOPPED WORKING ALSO. WE NOW HAVE TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT CHEVROLET HASN'T FIXED THESE TRUCKS EVEN USED USUALLY COST AT LEAST $15000 BRAND NEW YOU COULD DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT PRICE I DON'T THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK TO HAVE A DECENT ENGINE THE OTHER PROBLEMS I COULD DEAL WITH BUT THE ENGINE PROBLEM THEY SHOULD FIX
NHTSA complaint #10785446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE THE VEHICLE IDLED, THE STABLILITRAC AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,778.
NHTSA complaint #10745940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.