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Chevrolet AVALANCHE electrical problems

60 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.

Key facts

1,966 owner complaints analyzed

18 distinct recall campaigns

67,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 to 2013 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,334 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Electrical and battery issues evidence

60 of 1,966 complaints match this topic (3.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10006957 · 2003-02-11 (February 11, 2003)

THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP CHECKED IDLE SPEED AND FUEL PRESSURE, ENGINE WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION BLOCK ASSEMBLY REPLACED. REPLACED TANK TO ENGINE RETURN. PCM REPLACED. FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. IGNITION KEY WARNING SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,840 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006957 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10059702 · 2004-02-24 (February 24, 2004)

VENTILATION SYSTEM LEAKED WATER INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT, WATER BLEW OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE RADIO SPEAKERS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059702 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10080944 · 2004-07-13 (July 13, 2004)

1.BRAKES--PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR...THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES 2.BRAKES--HAS BEEN RETURNED AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR BRAKE- ROTOR PROBLEMS 3.SUSPENSION NOISE--HAS BEEN RETURNED AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR NOISE 4.OIL LIGHTS--HAS BEEN RETURNED 3 TIMES FOR OIL CONSUMPTION--LEAKS 5.ELECTRICAL--HAS BEEN RETURNED TO REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR WINDOWS 6.ELECTRICAL-- LOCKS-CLICK AND CLICK AND KEEP CAUSING, AND THE HORN---BEEPS NON STOP THIS ALL WHILE DRIVING 7.VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LIGHT AND HORN WOULD NOT STOP FLASHING AND BEEPING THE DEALER…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,790 miles reported. Look up ODI 10080944 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10110566 · 2005-02-15 (February 15, 2005)

TRAVELING FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOWER GEARS, AT TIMES IT WOULDN'T START, AT TIMES IT WOULD SHUT OFF. FOUND DEALER IN FLORIDA THAT CHANGED OUT A WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AT THIS POINT. HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. DEALER COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE ENGINE WOULDN'T WORK, NOR COULD THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR. REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE AND IS CURRENTLY AT 30,000 ON NEW ENGINE AND PROBLEMS STARTING …

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10110566 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10130435 · 2005-07-28 (July 28, 2005)

DT: CALLER HIT A SPEED BUMP OR A SPOT ON THE ROAD THAT RAISED THE SPEED. UP 60 OR 70 MPH AND VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED IT OFF. THEN, IT STARTED AGAIN. HE\\CALLER STATED IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE CITY, ONLY ON THE HIGHWAY. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. ONE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A NEGATIVE CABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER HE HAD THE INTAKE VALVE COVER REPLACED. …

Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130435 at NHTSA ↗