Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear control arms were rusted out and fell off the frame. Additionally with that happening the rear drive shaft was pul… |
| 2022-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The vehicle is displaying error messages Reduced Engine Power, Service Stabilitrak, Service Traction Control. It also h… |
| 2021-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V054000 (Air… |
| 2020-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAILER BRAKE WARNING IS SHOWING ON DASH. NOTED THERE IS A RECALL BULLETIN #14515B ISSUED RELATING TO THIS ISSUE AND N… |
| 2020-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ONE OF MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS BURNED OUT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INSPECT THE LIGHTS BECAUSE… |
| 2020-01-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | There is a problem with GM vehicles developing cracked dashboards including my own. The cracks are happening around/ab… |
| 2019-12-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MULTILPLE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD, KEPT IN GARAGE |
| 2019-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 5.3L ENGINE HAS STARTED A OIL CONSUMPTION LOSS. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED OCT. 30… |
| 2019-04-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. WAS TOLD WE NEED A NEW AIRBAG AND CONNECTOR. AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. |
| 2019-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR END STARTED MAKING A CLUNK NOISE DURING THE TIME ONE STEPS ON GAS TO MOVE THE TRUCK. ALSO REAR END NOW MAKES A HOL… |
| 2018-11-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN GETTING CRACKS IN IT FOR YEARS AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL EFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IF I EVE… |
| 2018-11-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES |
| 2017-12-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ; CRACKED DASH |
| 2017-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASHBOARD AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. IN MY OPINION THIS COULD AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG, OR EVEN… |
| 2017-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | GM VEHICLES ARE SYSTEMATICALLY MANUFACTURED AND DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT MAKES THEM PRONE TO CRACK. THESE ARE NOT THE … |
| 2017-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CRACKED DASHBOARD BY THE AIRBAG AND GAUGES |
| 2017-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO CRACKS THAT JUST APPEARED, ONE OF THE CRACKS IS RIGHT WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS. MY VEHICLE HA… |
| 2017-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN NEARING A STOP LIGHT AT EST. 15 MPH I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS LIKE STEPPING ON A ROCK. THE PEDAL DID NOT … |
| 2017-01-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH (INSTRUMENT PANEL). HAD ONE CRACK WHEN PURCHASED THE AVALANCHE USED. 2ND CRACK APPEARED ONE M… |
| 2016-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASH HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT HOUSING. CHECKING ONLINE FORUMS IDEN… |
| 2016-08-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND I AM WORRIED ON A SIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THAT THE BAG WILL BE TORN. LOOKI… |
| 2016-03-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY AVALANCHE IS A 2012 WITH 36500 MILES ON IT. I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND FOUND MY DASH IS CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUM… |
| 2015-08-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PA… |
| 2015-07-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ONE OF THE VEHICLE WHEELS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *SMD … |
| 2015-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE ON A HILL, TE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 21,000 MILES ON I… |
| 2015-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL OVER AND NEXT TO THE AIR BAD. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I… |
| 2014-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD ON A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT MAY… |
| 2014-06-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO TURN OR CONTROL, WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP ALLEGED… |
| 2014-04-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH WHEEL CORROSION. I REPORTED THIS TO GM IN NOVEMBER 2013. THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. … |
| 2013-04-22 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STANDING AT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR … |
| 2013-02-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRECIPITATION WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SAT… |
| 2012-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEER… |
| 2012-05-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HE… |
| 2012-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE FAILS TO START SOME TIMES, THIS HAPPEN 2 TO 3 TIME A MONTH THE ENGINE CRANK OK VOLT ON BATTERY DROPS TO 10.… |
| 2008-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND MOVING. PURCHASED THIS TRUCK JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. … |