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2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 37 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500.

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2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 owner complaints

Owners have filed 37 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, describing incidents dated February 29, 2008 to May 10, 2019.

Most-cited components

Air Bags 16 complaints
Electrical System 7 complaints
Unknown or Other 7 complaints
Latches/Locks/Linkages 4 complaints
Visibility/Wiper 3 complaints
Engine 2 complaints

Of the 37 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash; across all 37 complaints, owners report 3 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11362587 · Filed October 3, 2020
AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED
ODI #11207583 · Filed May 14, 2019
DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TILL IT WAS PARKED GM'S SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED SO I ASKED FOR THE RECALLED PART NUMBER AND WAS RUSHED OFF THE PHONE
ODI #11118797 · Filed August 9, 2018
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG.

Read all 37 complaints

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA08-010: NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
Closed September 8, 2008
- Recall 08V-441
Preliminary Evaluation PE08-010: NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
Closed June 12, 2008

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

37 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500.

Air Bags

ODI #11362587

Incident: May 27, 2016 · Filed: October 3, 2020

AIRBAG RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED

Electrical System; Exterior Lighting; Service Brakes

ODI #11207583

Incident: May 10, 2019 · Filed: May 14, 2019

DRIVING 60MPH AND LOST ALL LIGHTS POWER MOTOR EVERYTHING THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AND REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER TILL IT WAS PARKED GM'S SAID MY TRUCK WASN'T COVERED SO I ASKED FOR THE RECALLED PART NUMBER AND WAS RUSHED OFF THE PHONE

Air Bags; Unknown or Other

ODI #11118797

Incident: August 8, 2018 · Filed: August 9, 2018

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS, OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, VENT AREA AND AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG.

Air Bags

ODI #11115863

Incident: May 31, 2016 · Filed: August 5, 2018

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 2 YRS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. MY AVALANCHE SENSORS ARE STATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE INTERNET WEB SITES AND THE DEALERSHIP DOZENS OF TIMES ONLY TO GET THE SAME FEEDBACK...NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY ARE USING STALL TACTICS TO AVOID INCURING THE COST THEY ARE LEGALLY BOUND TO SPEND. MY PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO PRIORITIZED AND COMPLETED BY MARCH 2018. SINCE IT IS CLEAR TO ME THE STALL TACTICS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY, I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A SAFER ONE WITHOUT AIR BAG PROBLEMS....NO DEALER WILL TAKE THE CAR IN ON TRADE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. SO I AM STUCK DRIVING AN KNOWN-UNSAFE-VEHICLE AND PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WON'T ARM, IT'S A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE, AND I CANNOT GET IT FIXED MAKES NO SENSE AND IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE

Air Bags

ODI #11112081

Crash 2 injuries

Incident: July 11, 2018 · Filed: July 18, 2018

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 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK PULLED OUT INTO MY LANE AND I HIT HIM VERY HARD , POLICE NOTICED AND ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF AIRS BAGS DEPLOYED AND THEY DID NOT

Power Train; Air Bags

ODI #11085007

Incident: December 29, 2017 · Filed: April 13, 2018

1-TAKATA RECALL 2- REAR DIFFERENTIAL- I HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT 153,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON DIFFERENT ONLINE FORUMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. IT COST ME OVER $3,000. IT HAD MANY BROKEN PARTS INSIDE OF IT. IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. THANK YOU

Air Bags

ODI #11082013

Incident: March 21, 2016 · Filed: March 29, 2018

TAKATA RECALL I AM STILL WAIT TO GET MY AIR SERVICE. I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2016 AND STILL WAITING FOR SERVICE

Air Bags; Electronic Stability Control (ESC); Service Brakes

ODI #11076698

Incident: February 3, 2017 · Filed: March 7, 2018

TAKATA RECALL CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IT NEEDED SERVICE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, BREAK SENSOR

Air Bags

ODI #11071980

Incident: October 17, 2017 · Filed: February 9, 2018

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL OCTOBER 2017. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED NO PARTS AVAILABLE I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO FIX THIS ISSUE?

Air Bags

ODI #11061163

Incident: November 2, 2017 · Filed: January 8, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR IMPACT PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER (5 STAR CHEVROLET IN 300 S BOONE ST, ABERDEEN, WA 98520: (360) 637-6869). THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SENT INFORMATION TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAITED MORE THAN A WEEK FOR A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OVER TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN INVESTIGATION. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT *TR

Other Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 model years

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