Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TIL… |
| 2018-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG. |
| 2018-07-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TAKARA RECALL. ON 7/11/18 I WAS IN A HEAD ON CAR ACCIDENT AND FRONT AIR BAGS S DID NOT DEPLOY, TRUCK WAS DRIVING 35MP… |
| 2017-12-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1-TAKATA RECALL 2- REAR DIFFERENTIAL- I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT 153,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN … |
| 2017-11-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CONTACTED ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TELLING ME TO CALL TO SCHEDULE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD TH… |
| 2017-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" RECALL NOTICE ON FAULTY TAKATA DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IN OUR '08 AVALANCHE RECEIVED JULY 2016 FROM GENER… |
| 2017-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL SIX AIR B… |
| 2017-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL OCTOBER 2017. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NO PARTS AVAILABLE I WILL BE NOTIF… |
| 2017-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND DECREASED, THE HEADL… |
| 2017-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2008 AVALANCHE TAKATA AIRBAG. IN JUNE 2017 A SERVICE AI… |
| 2017-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT NEEDED SERVICE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, BREAK S… |
| 2016-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND TAILGATE POWER LOCK ACTUATOR … |
| 2016-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL . I'VE CONTACTED AT LEAST 2 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND ASKED THEM BOTH TO CONTACT ME ASAP , SIN… |
| 2016-05-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 YRS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. MY AVALANCHE SENSORS ARE STATING… |
| 2016-05-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2016-05-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED |
| 2016-05-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL DASH CRACKED OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AT AIR-BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE TRUC… |
| 2016-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I AM STILL WAIT TO GET MY AIR SERVICE. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2016 AND STILL WAITING FOR SERVICE |
| 2016-03-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MARCH 2016 AND NOTHING WAS DONE |
| 2016-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I JUST NOTICED THAT THERE ARE 2 CRACKS IN DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE… |
| 2016-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IT THE 5.3L WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. GM KNOWNS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THE ONLY FI… |
| 2015-01-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CRACKING DASHBOARD OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE T… |
| 2014-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | GALVANIC CORROSION BETWEEN DISSIMILAR METAL (ALUMINUM AND STEEL) COMPONENTS IN THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLED BED COVER S… |
| 2014-05-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK WITH REMOTE OR WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *TR |
| 2013-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ISSUE I HAVE IS WITH THE DASH PAD ON OUR 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE. WE BOUGHT IT USED AND PAID $525 TO HAVE IT REPLACED … |
| 2013-05-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGH… |
| 2013-01-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH CAP 2 CRACKS ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LEFT UPPER CORNER OF AIRBAG COVER. APPEARS , WITH SOME RESEARCH , THAT T… |
| 2012-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEP… |
| 2012-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN NOT GET INTO OR OUT OF VEHICLE. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR |
| 2011-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | THE CHROME ON THE INTERIOR FRONT DOOR HANDLES IS CRACKING AND HAS CAUSED MINOR RAZOR LIKE CUTS. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTIC… |
| 2010-07-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE PROBLEM IS THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM(RECALL10153) WAS RECALL AND FIX ONE TIME NOW IT… |
| 2010-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES I NOTICE THAT THE REAR DRIVERSIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY SOMETIME,BUT I DID NOT TAKE T… |
| 2010-03-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT CHEVROLET/GM HAS A MAJOR QUALITY PROBLEM WITH POWERDOOR LOCKS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEA… |
| 2008-11-11 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE/INEFFECTIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE ACQUAINTANCES THAT HAVE THE SAME PR… |
| 2008-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL - PUFF A SMOKE AND VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SI… |
| 2008-09-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY NEW TRUCK IS A 2008 I GOT IT ON AUG-31-08. FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS IT WAS OK THEN IT START LOSING TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL… |
| 2008-02-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS TIMING IS OFF CAUSING YOU TO PUT THEM ON CONSTANT WHICH IS NOT NECESSARY, REDUCING TO NEXT LEVEL DOWN… |