Chevrolet AVALANCHE transmission problems
85 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
85 of 1,966 complaints match this topic (4.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10002621 · 2003-01-13 (January 13, 2003)
TRANSMISSION/DRIVELINE FAILURE
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002621 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10049490 · 2003-12-09 (December 9, 2003)
2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 HAS A MISS IN THE ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS "ENGINE FADE AND A STIFF SUSPENSION". IT IS A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM, PERHAPS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOTICEABLE WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AND PRONOUNCED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS OR TOWING ANY LOAD. THE DEALER (LARRY GREEN CHEVROLET IN BLYTHE CA AND CHEVROLET)BOTH HAVE OPEN FILES ON THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE SAME DEALER WAS REPURCHASED BY CHEVROLET AND THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10049490 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10054422 · 2004-01-18 (January 18, 2004)
TRANSMISSION AND/OR REAR AXLE LOCKS UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING ERRATIC VEHICLE HANDLING AND/OR LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. * CB
Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054422 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10057003 · 2004-02-11 (February 11, 2004)
OVERTIME I KEPT HEARING A WHINING NOISE, SMELL OF OIL, HEAT AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVELINE. AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A 100, 000 MILE TOTAL OIL, TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT CHANGE (DID THIS AT 97,018 MI. 1/2/04). THE MECHANIC DID NOTICE A BIT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT & REAR DRIVELINE (DRIVE SHAFTS FROM TRANSFER CASE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AXLE CASE AND THE REAR AXLE CASE), SOME OIL LEAKAGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE, BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR AXLE, THIS WAS NORMAL HE TOLD ME. MECHANIC FOUND BOTH FINE AND SMALL PIECES OF METAL IN THE FRONT 4X4 TRANSMISSION CA…
Owner-reported narrative. 106,607 miles reported. Look up ODI 10057003 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10063083 · 2004-03-11 (March 11, 2004)
THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. *PH THE ILLUMINATION LASTED ALSO, UNTIL THE SPEED REDUCED TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE GAS MILEAGE INCREASED DURING THIS TIME. *SC
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10063083 at NHTSA ↗