Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost … |
| 2023-06-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Both air bags deployed for no reason driver and passenger |
| 2023-04-01 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the traction control … |
| 2022-05-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The dashboard has started to crack near the airbag. In the event of the airbag being deployed, it could potentially se… |
| 2022-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the driver’s side air bag deploye… |
| 2022-01-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The dashboard cracked and pieces have broken off. This break is extremely dangerous if a crash were to happen as many p… |
| 2021-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Chevrolet has KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY placed a dash in my 08 avalanche that is dangerous. The truck has a TK airbag and… |
| 2021-06-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AUTO ACCIDENT. |
| 2021-04-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED TWO DASHBOARDS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. THE DASHBOARDS CRACKED IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT ON THE COR… |
| 2021-03-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASH, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AIRBAG. YESTERDAY I HAD … |
| 2021-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air… |
| 2020-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ WITH THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE WITH ADAPTIVE FUEL MANAGMENT. IT WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 120K… |
| 2020-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASH TOP CRACKED IN TWO SPOTS ONE BY AIRBAG |
| 2020-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2020-10-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON OUR 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, ALL THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO CRASH HAPPENED… |
| 2020-08-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THROWING P0430 AND P0420 CODES ON NEW OEM Y-PIPE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ASSEMBLY. DROVE FOR 101 -140 MILES AND THE CHECK … |
| 2020-06-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | HAVING INTERMITTENT START PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START OR TURN OV… |
| 2020-06-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH PAD HAS SEVERE CRACKING AND 1.5 IN HOLE...CONCERNED ABOUT HOLE AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG !! DASH PAD HAS CRACKED A… |
| 2020-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN PREOWNED CONDITIONS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S AGED BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M DRIVING ON A BUMPY RO… |
| 2020-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED AIR BAG RECALL FROM GM JULY 2016. CALLED DEALERSHIP NO SOLUTION. WAITING ON GM RESOLVE ISSUE. MAY 2020 AIRBAG … |
| 2020-04-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY SPARE TIRE IS COMPLETELY STUCK UNDER MY TRUCK. I HAVE TO REPLACE MY EMISSIONS CONTROL VALVE BUT CAN'T BECAUSE THE TI… |
| 2020-02-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON OUR TRUCK HAS COMPLETELY BEGUN TO RUST OUT. GM HAS A TSB TO REPAIR THE FRAMES ON 2011-2013 AVALANCHES BUT … |
| 2020-02-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY 2008 AVALANCHE LTZ WAS PARKED ON THE STREET DURING A SNOW STORM, AFTER I STARTED IT I TURNED THE WIPER SWITCH TO DEL… |
| 2020-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY WIFE DROVE THE TRUCK TO WALMART TO GET A COUPLE OF ITEMS WITH HER WERE MY SON IN LAW AND DAUGHTER. ONCE ARRIVING THE… |
| 2020-02-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE IN OPERATION AT 55 MPH THE ENGIN POWER WAS REDUCED AFTER THREE SERVICE APPOINTMENTS REPAIR ATTEMPTS. REDUCED POWE… |
| 2020-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY DASH IS CRACKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE THIS RIDE ONLY HAS 85,178.00 ON IT … |
| 2019-09-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I SAW THE COMMERCIAL REGARDING THE AIRBAG RECALL. MY CHEVY AVALANCHE WAS LISTED. I CONFIRMED WITH OUR DEALERSHIP THAT … |
| 2019-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | STRESS FRACTURE IN FRONT DASH PAD AROUND AIR BAG COVER... EXTREMELY NOISE LIFTERS ON STARTUP ! *TR |
| 2019-09-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381… |
| 2019-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT O… |
| 2019-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL! I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET GENERAL MOTORS TO FIX MY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. THEY HAVE BEEN AVOIDING THE FRE… |
| 2019-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 … |
| 2019-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS |
| 2019-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2019-07-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2019-07-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381… |
| 2019-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE TO POST OFFICE, IT WAS NORMAL TILL I MADE A U TURN ON CITY STREET THEN ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAM… |
| 2019-06-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CRACKED DASH. *TR |
| 2019-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TURNED CAR ON AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON. IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW |
| 2019-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG APPEARED 3 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HAS MULTI… |
| 2019-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OH MY 08 AVALANCHE MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED RIGHT BY THE AIRBAG AND RIGHT ABOVE THE PLASTER IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHE… |
| 2019-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DASH IS CRACKED RIGHT BY THE AIRBAG AND RIGHT OVER THE CLUSTER WHICH I FEEL IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL THAT WAS USE… |
| 2019-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AND OIL CONSUMPTION |
| 2019-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD IS SO BADLY CRACKED IT HAS EFFECTED THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIR BAGS. THIS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND HAPPEN… |
| 2019-04-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASH HAS CRACKED ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. MY 2010 YUKON DENALI ALSO HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE… |
| 2019-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE AIR BAG. CAUSING SAFETY HAZARDS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW… |
| 2019-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS. WHAT HAPPENED IS THE NHTSA GAVE GM UNTIL AUGUST OF 2017 TO PROVIDE DATA SUPPORTING GM'S CLAIM OF INCO… |
| 2019-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CRACKED DASHBOARD - 3 MAJOR CRACKS IN DASH - VERY LIGHTLY USED VEHICLE (73K MI) - DASH PIECES LIKELY A HAZARD IS CASE O… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATE… |
| 2018-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RECALL SENT TO ME IN JULY 2016 OF POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER, 2018… |