2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Recalls, Complaints & Safety

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the passenger’s side air bag was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,900.

CLUSTER GAUGE IS NOT READ PROPERLY ALL READING ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF FOUR CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ALL FOUR LINES CORRODED IN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE LINES TO THE DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WAS INITIAL RESISTANCE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP.

THE FUEL LINES RUBBING TOGETHER CAUSING FUEL TO DUMP EVERY WHERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK N THIS IS NOT A RECALL. THEN I SAY ITS ATTEPMED MURDER CHARGE AGAISNT CHEVY....

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP. CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR I AM SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF. THE DIC BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL DO NOT LIGHT UP, CANNOT TELL IF I HAVE A MALFUNCTION WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DARK. I DID CHECK FOR A RECALL ON THIS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS AN OLDER ONE ISSUED IN 2005 AND THAT IT CLOSED IN 2011. I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS BUT NONE THE LESS I FEEL THAT WITH BOTH COMPONENTS FAILING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHEN IN OPERATION (DRIVING)

CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED DUE TO POOR CASTING (KNOWN ISSUE BY GM). THIS LED TO COOLANT IN THE ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LIFTERS. EXPECTED COST TO FIX IS APPROXIMATELY $1,500 IN PARTS UP TO $4,000 IN LABOR.

8/15/2014 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR - COST $419. 07/10/2015 - SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED. DEALER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AS ANOTHER CRASH SENSOR (10370149). DEALERSHIP REPLACED SENSOR - COST $473. I FIND IT CONCERNING THAT AIR BAG SENSORS ARE FAILING ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. I'M NOT SURE IF THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL WHEN THESE SENSORS FAIL.

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE DIC (DIGITAL INFORMATION CENTER). SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.

AFTER DRIVING THE SMELL OF FUEL COMES FROM THE ENGINE BY THE DRIVERS DOOR. I CONTACTED GM AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ON THE LIST OF THIS KNOWN RECALL. THEY PASSED ME TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE THAT FALLS UNDER THE RECALL AND ADMITTED THEY HAD FIXED OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS APPALLING THAT A MANUFACTURE CAN ASSIST SOME CUSTOMERS BUT NOT ALL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT A SPEED AND WILL DROP TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AMONG OWNERS BUT GM NOR THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX IT. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED AND PRODUCED STEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. THE ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WAS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4500. STATED THAT THE FLUID SENSOR HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SEEMED A BIT RIDICULOUS FOR A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT TOWED NOTHING. *JS

AFTER AND DURING RAIN THE SEAT WARMERS CONTINUALLY TURN ON OVER AND OVER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ITS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES RIGHT AFTER EXPIRATION. *TR

RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND I HAD TO REBUILD IT. AT THE SHOP THE TECHS TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO COOLING, AND THEY INSTALLED A SMALL COOLER BECAUSE THEY SAID THE COOLING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. *TR

AT APPROX 47000 MI TRAVELING AT 65MPH A HEAVY THUD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHOLE ENGINE BLOCK HAD DROPPED OUT, WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF ROAD TO A VACANT LOT. TRANSMISSION TOAST WITH DAMAGE TO RING AND PINION GEARS,NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, CITY DRIVING TO WORK AND HOME MOSTLY.(47K) MILES. REALLY? 3500$ REPAIR. NEXT SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT ABOUT 53K MILES, IM EITHER GOING 0MPH OR 120MPH. ALSO HAVE LOST ALOT OF BACKLIGHTING ON MY DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION ALONG WITH CD PLAYER. SEEMS THE CD PLAYER CANNOT EJECT A NON EXISTENT CD, JUST MAKES CLICKING NOISE AND SAYS CHECK DISC. NOW AT 59K MILES IM EXPERIENCING THE POPPING FRONT END SOUND WHEN TURNING SHARPLY IN REVERSE, POSSIBLY SUSPENSION OR A-ARM RELATED HAVE NOT LOOKED INTO YET. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND SWERVED HITTING THE DIVIDER WITH THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF VEHICLE. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT HOLD ME IN MY SEAT AND MY HEAD SHATTERED THROUGH THE WINDOW STRIKING THE STREET LIGHT LAMP. AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY MEANWHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 57MPH. THE INJURIES WERE DRASTIC INCLUDING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MY EAR, I WAS IN A COMA FOR A FEW WEEK, 3 SKULL FRACTURES, TBI, BRAIN BLEEDING AND THE LIST OF INJURIES CONTINUE TO GROW! *TR

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WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND SWERVED HITTING THE DIVIDER WITH THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF VEHICLE. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT HOLD ME IN MY SEAT AND MY HEAD SHATTERED THROUGH THE WINDOW STRIKING THE STREET LIGHT LAMP. AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY MEANWHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 57MPH. THE INJURIES WERE DRASTIC INCLUDING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MY EAR, I WAS IN A COMA FOR A FEW WEEK, 3 SKULL FRACTURES, TBI, BRAIN BLEEDING AND THE LIST OF INJURIES CONTINUE TO GROW! *TR

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THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT TRACK WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT RESET TO ZERO WHEN THE TRUCK STOPS, AND CAN HAVE THE NEEDLE EXCEED THE MAXIMUM SPEED SHOWN. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT APPROXIMATELY 85000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2005 AVALANCHES BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

SUPPLY AND RETURN FUEL LINES HAVE A FLEXIBLE, SHIELDED SECTION AT THE FRONTMOST END ... THE HOSES CROSS AND THEREFORE RUB AGAINST ONE ANOTHER ... TOP HOSE BECAME WORN THROUGH, CAUSING COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF FUEL TO BE PUMPED OUT ONTO THE CROSS MEMBER AND ROADWAY ... EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. *JS

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT CRUISING SPEED AND I HAPPENED TO LOOK DOWN AND MY DIT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAGS AND SHORTLY AFTER ONSTAR CALLS ME ASKING IF EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND GOT LED IN MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS SAYING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIR BAG SENSORS AND ALSO RECALL IN THE T CONNECTOR IN THE DS KICK PANEL. *TR

TRUCK CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SAYING REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND SERVICE STABILITY AND NOW TRUCK WILL NOT CRANK WITH KEY IN IGNITION EVERYTHING GOES BACKWARDS ON DASH AND GOES BLANK ALSO WHEN ADJUSTING STEERING COLUMN SERVICE STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF IS WHEN LOST POWER TO TRUCK. *TR

GAS WAS DRIPPING OUT OF ONE OF LINES, AFTER SMELLING GASOLINE FOR A MONTH OR SO. TODAY THE TRUCK WILL NOT START AND I'M AFRAID TO JUMP START IT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. IT HAD BEEN WORKING FINE WHEN I LAST DROVE IT. BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING WITHIN THE NEXT 3-4 HOURS I NOTICED IT WAS NOT READING THE SPEED AT ALL. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES ON THE CLUSTER WERE WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY STATED IT WASN'T A SIMPLE FIX AND COULD COST ME ABOVE $500, THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. .AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT AND ITS RARE THAT IT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY IN ANY OF THE VEHICLES. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER. *TR

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. A CLOSER LOOK REVEALS THAT THERE ARE 2 RUBBER FUEL LINES THAT TOUCH AND HAVE WORN THROUGH EACH OTHER, CAUSING THEM TO LEAK FUEL. THIS IS ALL WITHIN INCHES OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD! THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD EASILY BE AVOIDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE RPM GAUGES BECAME STUCK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. BOUGHT GPS TO KEEP UP WITH SPEED. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. THEN, OIL PRESSURE, WATER TEMP ALSO STOPPED WORKING. COME TO FIND OUT, GM USED DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FROM 02 - 07 I BELIEVE IT WAS, NOT SURE. I HAVE HAD 1 SPEEDING TICKET AND THEY TAGGED ON WRECKLESS DRIVING FOR 20 MPH OVER LIMIT. I HAVE BEEN A DEDICATED GM OWNER MY ENTIRE LIFE. DON'T THINK I WILL BY ONE AGAIN. SEEMS TO ME THEY WOULD WANT TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO KEEP THERE CUSTOMERS, INSTEAD, THEY ARE RUNNING THEM AWAY. I HAVE KNOW MORE LOYALTY FOR THEM AT THIS POINT. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71 ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TRUCK BUT IT HAS TO GO. HUMMM...TOYOTA MAYBE, DODGE SO MANY CHOICES. BUY AMERICA, SAVE AMERICA....BULL CRAP. I'D BETTER HUSH... *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SLAMMED INTO WHAT I ASSUMED PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. THANK GOD NOBODY GOT HURT BECAUSE HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE RIDDING CLOSE TO BE THEY WOULD HAVE RAN STRAIGHT INTO ME! THIS IS CLEARLY AN SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD'VE CAUSE SOMEONES' LIFE HAD I'VE BEEN GOOING AT TOP SPEEDS. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING BROKE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS LEAVING SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAT MY SON CUT HIS HANDS ON. AFTER READING IN OTHER BLOGS, THIS REAR WINDOW MOLDING SEPARATION PROBLEM IN THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IS A COMMON WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. PEOPLE HAVE HAD WATER LEAK IN TO THEIR VEHICLES CAUSING PREMATURE AND COSTLY RUST, MOLD, AND ROT PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GENERAL MOTORS.. *TR

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THE REAR WINDOW MOLDING BROKE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS LEAVING SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAT MY SON CUT HIS HANDS ON. AFTER READING IN OTHER BLOGS, THIS REAR WINDOW MOLDING SEPARATION PROBLEM IN THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE IS A COMMON WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. PEOPLE HAVE HAD WATER LEAK IN TO THEIR VEHICLES CAUSING PREMATURE AND COSTLY RUST, MOLD, AND ROT PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GENERAL MOTORS.. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SMELLED OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE FUEL FEED PRESSURE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE LINES WERE EXPOSED AND THE ROAD SALT CAUSED THE LINES TO RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,370. *TR

WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT FLASHED SERVICE AIRBAG. TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS THE LEFT FRONT IMPACT SENSOR. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THINK THAT THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PULLED OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO TAKE A CALL. I STARTED UP MY TRUCK STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 TO THE OTHER END OF THE READING. IT STAYED THERE ALL THE WAY HOME SO I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I STOPPED, IT STARTED TO GO BACK DOWN BUT AS I WOULD PRESS THE GAS IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY PAST THE HIGHEST READING. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK NOW AND THEN. *TR

ON 12/22/12 @ 5PM- SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I STARTED LOSING POWER. I DIDN'T GET HIGHER THAN 50 MPH BEFORE THE RPM STARTED INCREASING & MY SPEED STARTED DECREASING. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, AT THE FIRST EXIT, APPROXIMATELY 2MINS AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE LOSS OF POWER. FOUND A MECHANIC THAT WAS JUST CLOSING HIS SHOP & ASKED HIM TO GIVE A QUICK CHECK TOO SEE IF I COULD CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME, 32MINS AWAY. THE MECHANIC CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD & UNDER THE BOTTOM & GUESSTIMATED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE FLYWHEEL. THE MECHANIC ALSO RECOMMENDED NO DRIVING TIL REPAIRED. I GOT MY AVALANCHE TOWED HOME THAT FIRST NIGHT. I TOWED IT TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON 12/24/12, TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSTIC. I WAS ADVISED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT MY 2005 AVALANCHE W/ 96319 MIS, NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED IT MAY STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE, BUT I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THE WARRANTY IS 5YR/100000MI. GM IS AWARE OF PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE AVALANCHE, BUT IS NOT FIXING IT FOR THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR WAS THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/20/13

PURCHASED MAY 31, 2005. 39 MILEAGE. $43,000.00. 8 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 6+ TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NOW AT 75,000 MILES IT WON'T DRIVE IN D IT HAS TO BE IN 3, 2, 1 TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINT ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS IN 2000-2010 MODELS. GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR DESIGN A BETTER TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL THAT WAS BEING PUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE BEGAN POURING OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE AND FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK, SATURATING THE CONTACT WITH GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CANISTER AND SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 90,000.

NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE GARAGE. I COULDN'T SEE ANY LEAKAGE UNTIL I STARTED (PRESSURIZED THE FUEL LINES). I NOTICED A BRAIDED AREA OF THE FUEL LINES THAT CROSS OVER EACH OTHER, TOUCHING, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO RUB TOGETHER CREATING A PIN HOLE IN EACH LINE. WHEN PRESSURIZED, THEY SHOOT FUEL OUT. LUCKILY, THEY DIDN'T CAUSE A FIRE AS WE HAD JUST FINISHED A 700 MILE TRIP WITH OUR GRAND KIDS. THE SHOP WANTS $805 TO REPLACE THE LINES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR *JS

THE SPARE TIRE RELEASE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE UNLESS THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE AROUND. AFTER 7 YEARS OF CORROSION AND RUST THE RELEASE MECHANISM WONT RELEASE THE TIRE. THIS IS HAZARDOUS SHOULD YOU HAVE A FLAT AT 3AM ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ARRIVED AT WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE WAS LEAKING FUEL, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FUEL LINES WERE RUBBING TOGETHER AND CAUSED A BREAK IN THE LINE. *TR