Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The vehicle was sold with significant rust damage to the underbody of the truck. The truck parts are rusted to a point … |
| 2019-04-06 | ENGINE | Yes | 1 | I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I PASSED OUT WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT CARBON MONOXIDE P… |
| 2019-03-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 2018-06-15 | SEATS | No | 1 | HEATED SEAT COMES ON BY ITSELF ALL THE TIME. IT HAS BURNED MY FATHER'S REAR END. I CHECKED IT OUT AND IT CAME ON 12 TIM… |
| 2018-04-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRUCK ENGINE WILL BE RUNNING WITH NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS, SMELLS, LEAKS BUT WILL ACT AS IF NOT IN… |
| 2017-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | POOR QUALITY BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED MAKING THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAIL HARD BRAKING, HAD LINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION, N… |
| 2017-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINES BURST WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO USE THE GEARS TO SLOW DOWN. THEY… |
| 2017-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT ON THESE AUTOS |
| 2017-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake lines rusted out. Apparently this is an issue for this year and many other model year vehicles. Considering the b… |
| 2016-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED COMING TO TRAFFIC LIGHT. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WENT HALF WAY THRU BEFORE TRUCK STOPPED. INSPECTED A… |
| 2016-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2016-09-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. WHEN TRAVELING AT SHIFT POINT 1-2, 2-3 THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASE THEN RETURN TO NOMINAL … |
| 2016-08-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAGS WARING LIGHT ON. |
| 2016-08-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY STOPPED MY TRUCK LIKE ALWAYS PUT IT IN D TO DRIVE HEARD A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND NOW I HAVE 1… |
| 2016-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTED BRAKE LINES |
| 2015-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING, AFTER A "CLUNK" NOISE THE TRUCK WAS COASTING. ONLY 1ST, 2ND, AND REVERSE GEARS WORK. |
| 2014-11-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE… |
| 2014-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE 2006 VEHICLE USED IN DEC 2013. IN 2014 THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. IN 2015 I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A… |
| 2014-07-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED. ONLY DRIVES IN FIRST GEAR, HAS 70,000 MILES, HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. WHILE DR… |
| 2013-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, A STRONG BURNING … |
| 2012-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS STEADILY BEEN ON FOR A FEW WEEKS, CHECKED THE FUSE, CHECKED BASIC CONNECTORS (NO LOOSE W… |
| 2012-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HVAC BLOWER DID NOT FUNCTION ON CERTAIN OR ALL BLOWER SPEEDS. THE HVAC BLOWER RAN CONTINUALLY WITH THE IGNITION IN THE … |
| 2011-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING STAYS ON AT ANY SPEED AND THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT! DEALER SAYS GM ONLY HAS … |
| 2010-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO SERIVE CENTERS THE LIGHT CAME OFF FOR A WEEK THEN CAME BACK AGAIN.… |
| 2010-05-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 4WD IN 2WD HI, DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITH TRANSMISSION IN D, ENGINE REVVED FREELY AS IF TRANS… |
| 2010-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT… |
| 2008-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | NO ACCIDENT YET. *TR |
| 2008-04-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WARNING FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTION /INOPERATIVE. CAME ON TOOK INTO DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS BAD MODULE . THEY REPLA… |
| 2008-02-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2007-12-31 | TRAILER HITCHES | Yes | 0 | TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILED. WELDS FAILED CAUSING RECEIVER TO BREAK AWAY FROM TRUCK. DAMAGE TO TRUCK AND CAMPER OCC… |
| 2007-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THERE ARE TWO FLEX/GAS LINES CONNECTED TO THE FUEL REGULATORS UNDE… |
| 2007-03-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2006-09-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALE… |
| 2006-07-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/TAILGATING/EXCESSIVE SPEED BY A GOVERNMENT VAN- TAG G 4/3 1335B AT 2:05 PM, JULY 20, 2006 ON AND NEA… |
| 2006-06-14 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS A QUIVER IN THE 2006 CHEVROLET KODIAK, THEN THE RECEIV… |
| 2006-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE,STEERING FAILURES AND STEERING ISSUES. *JB |
| 2006-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT, I LOST 3RD AND 4TH GEARS IN MY TRANSMISSION UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION. I HAVE AN '06 CHEVROLE… |
| 2005-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | 2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CAUSE: THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR INTE… |