2010 Chevrolet Avalanche
The Verdict
The 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche has 117 owner complaints filed with NHTSA. The most reported issues are electrical (62 complaints) and body (46 complaints). With a Klunk Score of 70/100, it earns a "Solid Pick" rating. If you're shopping for a Chevrolet Avalanche, consider the 2012 model year which has 55% fewer complaints.
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Klunk Score: Solid Pick
Fewer complaints than most vehicles. Generally dependable, but check the top problems below.
How is this calculated?
The Klunk Score ranks this vehicle year against all others in our database based on total owner complaints filed with NHTSA. 100 = fewest complaints (top tier), 0 = most complained-about. Scores above 60 are better than average; below 40 means more problems than most.
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Heard a Loud Pop Bang noise then discovered Dash cracked in several multiple places. Currently need to have airbags attended to as when I last called when it was convenient for me to take vehicle into repair , the repair place can’t meet my needs for time frame to repair. Am now afraid driving with all the cracks in dash but can Not be without vehicle.
In October of 2020, my avalanche only would start in winter after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery. It was also on numerous occasions go into limp mode while driving at normal city speeds meaning it wouldn’t go above 25 miles an hour. The entire dash would light up. It threw numerous codes. Had to be towed to get it looked at but then would mysteriously start without issue. I took it to young Buick gmc in Layton Utah with no resolution. Finally in December 2020 it was determined by now Heritage Chevrolet in Evanston Wyoming to be the Onstar module. This part was no longer available and couldn’t be replaced. The dealership’s solution was to wire around the faulty part which has allowed the truck to start and no longer go into limp mode from 70mph on highway to 20mph without notice. I immediately got a hold of Chevrolet to get a satisfactory answer about why I couldn’t get the part that was making the vehicle unsafe to drive. They said the part was no longer being manufactured and it wasn’t their problem sorry about the inconvenience Case number [XXX]. I did have the dealership wire around it so I have the truck working, but Chevrolet did not care about the truck going into limp mode suddenly on the highway and it could have caused an accident. They not not offer any compensation for the part not being manufactured and according to to your website if a part is causing a safety issue they are they are required to have that part fixed. I am still upset about their lack of support and service and want Chevrolet held accountable. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Cracked dashboard at passenger air bag and front dash speaker.
My dashboard is cracking in several places, also my panels for the truck bed are warped.
Having alot of issues with the drain tubes especially with the front top tubes my floor boards are being soaked. The tubes are plastic so when and why for the drain tubes and how often should they be really be changed. The seal above driver door and passenger door in front are not always put in correctly or they move causing the water to cross over and pull into car instead of exiting. And the ac plug also problem. Certain years do not have the cabin filters .The engine light is very sensitive as well.
DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES NOT SECURED TO UNIT.
AIRBAG RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 2016 WITHOUT A REMEDY.
DASH CRACKED AND RATTLES
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THIS RECALL HAS BEEN PENDING SINCE GMC FILED A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY WITH NHTSA. THE STATUS PROVIDED TO OWNERS IS INFORMATION WHICH HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. IT'S ALMOST 2021. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WHAT WAS BHTSA'S DECISION ON THE PETITION FILED IN 2017?
THE DASH HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ABOVE DRIVER GAUGES AND ALSO ALONG PASSENGER AIR BAG
MY CHEVY CRACKED DASH.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED
ASKING IF ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE 2010 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND THE ECM PROBLEMS THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. IT WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR , NOR WOULD IT START , THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THE TRUCK THREE TIMES NOW , THE FIRST TIME IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL , SO I TOOK THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF FOR 30 MINUTE AND IT FIXED IT . THE SECOND TIME ALL THE LIGHT AND BUZZERS WENT OFF , I HAD LACK OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT SO I TOOK IT HOME , I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE IT DROPPED DRASTICALLY IN SPEED ALL AT ONCE , AGAIN I TOOK OF THE CABLE , AND WENT TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC READING DONE AT A PARTS STORE , THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CLEARED ALL THE HISTORY ON IT AND TOLD ME TO CALL WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN , IT SEEMS THAT THE 2010 AVALANCHE HAS THIS PROBLEM ALOT , SO TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN , FOR NO REASON , *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD KEEPS GETING WORSE, SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHTS NOW ON. IVE HAD NUMMEROUS SERVICE SUSPENSION ISSUES AND HAD ALREADY FIXED A THRTTLE TPS SENSOR TAT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A DAY IT WAS 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE GET GM ACCOUNTABLE!!! *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON BOTH UPPER CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT AIRBAG. DASH RATTLES AND SHAKES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY!
EACH TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO PARTS. EACH TIME I CHECK THE VIN SITE, IT TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. WHEN WILL GM REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS? THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING USED FOR NORMAL FAMILY USES.
THE TOP CAP OF THE DASH CRACK BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND OVER BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THEN THE FRONT PART CRACKED NEAR THE LIGHT SENSOR FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TIMES; HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
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