Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side a… |
| 2016-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CLUSTER GAUGE IS NOT READ PROPERLY ALL READING ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. |
| 2015-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF FOUR CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ALL FOUR LINES CORRODED IN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE LIN… |
| 2015-12-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL LINES RUBBING TOGETHER CAUSING FUEL TO DUMP EVERY WHERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK … |
| 2015-11-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP. CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR I AM SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF. THE DIC BUTTONS ON M… |
| 2015-10-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED DUE TO POOR CASTING (KNOWN ISSUE BY GM). THIS LED TO COOLANT IN THE ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LIF… |
| 2015-06-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DIC (DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER). SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE CHEVROLE… |
| 2015-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING THE SMELL OF FUEL COMES FROM THE ENGINE BY THE DRIVERS DOOR. I CONTACTED GM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW… |
| 2015-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKES F… |
| 2014-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT A SPEED AND WILL DROP TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AMONG OWNERS BUT GM NO… |
| 2014-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER AND DURING RAIN THE SEAT WARMERS CONTINUALLY TURN ON OVER AND OVER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AB… |
| 2014-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND I HAD TO REBUILD IT. AT THE SHOP THE TECHS TOLD ME IT WAS DU… |
| 2014-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 8/15/2014 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLAC… |
| 2014-04-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT CRUISING SPEED AND I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND MY DIT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAGS AND SHORTLY AFTER O… |
| 2014-04-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TRUCK CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SAYING REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND SERVICE STABILITY AND NOW TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK WITH KEY IN … |
| 2014-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SUPPLY AND RETURN FUEL LINES HAVE A FLEXIBLE, SHIELDED SECTION AT THE FRONTMOST END ... THE HOSES CROSS AND THEREFORE R… |
| 2014-03-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS WAS DRIPPING OUT OF ONE OF LINES, AFTER SMELLING GASOLINE FOR A MONTH OR SO. TODAY THE TRUCK WILL NOT START AND I'M… |
| 2013-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. A CLOS… |
| 2013-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE RP… |
| 2013-06-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SLAMMED INTO WHAT I ASSUMED PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF… |
| 2013-05-24 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 1 | THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING BROKE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS LEAVING SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAT MY SON CUT HIS HANDS ON. AFTER REA… |
| 2013-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT FLASHED SERVICE AIRBAG. TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS THE LEFT FRONT IMPACT… |
| 2013-02-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SMELLED OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE… |
| 2012-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 12/22/12 @ 5PM- SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I STARTED LOSING POWER. I DIDN'T GET HIGHER THAN 50 MPH BEF… |
| 2012-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT HAD BEEN WORKING FINE WHEN I LAST DROVE IT. BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING WITHI… |
| 2012-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PULLED OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO TAKE A CALL. I STARTED UP MY TRUCK STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GET BACK ON THE FR… |
| 2012-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT… |
| 2012-11-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS COULD NOT BE ACTIVATE… |
| 2012-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT APPROX 47000 MI TRAVELING AT 65MPH A HEAVY THUD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHOLE ENGINE BLOCK H… |
| 2012-09-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE SPARE TIRE RELEASE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE UNLESS THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE AROUND. AFTER 7 YEARS OF CORROSION AND RUST… |
| 2012-09-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE GARAGE. I COULDN'T SEE ANY LEAKAGE UNTIL I STARTED (PRESSURIZED THE FUEL LINES). I N… |
| 2012-07-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL THAT WAS BEING PUMPE… |
| 2012-07-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ARRIVED AT WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WAS LEAKING FUEL, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FUEL LINES WERE … |
| 2012-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT APPROXIMATELY 85000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2005 AVALANCHES BUT FOR SOME… |
| 2012-03-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND SWERVED HITTING THE DIVIDER WITH THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF VEHICLE. THE SEATBELTS DI… |
| 2012-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON JANUARY 8TH 2012, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE CHURCH LOT WE HEARD A CLUNK NOISE. THE "TRANSMISSION HOT" DISPLAY CAME ON… |
| 2011-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT COSTS $90 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT KEEPS COMING BACK EVEN AFTER TAKI… |
| 2011-06-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BLOWER FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. … |
| 2011-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG CAME ON WENT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODE OR PROBLEM. WANTED TO REPLACE AIRBAG, HARN… |
| 2011-01-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL… |
| 2010-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO … |
| 2010-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO OVERWHELMING RUSTED BRAKE LINES ,ROTORS,AND CALIPER BOLTS |
| 2010-08-12 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT AND THE PASSENGER BLOWS COLD SPORADICALLY. I HAVE READ… |
| 2010-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE … |
| 2009-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST YEAR 2009, WHILE ENROUTING TO TOWN I SAW MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE START CRAWLING UP TO 100 MPH, WHILE I WAS SLOWLY MO… |
| 2009-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 31, 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE HEATER ON … |
| 2009-07-06 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VENT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR WHEN T… |
| 2009-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER READ 90MPH VS. 40/45MPH. I P… |
| 2009-04-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL… |
| 2009-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HI, I AM JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE ON 92,000KMS FOR A SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR |