2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 problems
NHTSA has received 49 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, and 33% of them involve air bags. Next are electrical system (14%) and latches & locks (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 with enough data (18 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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
The chrome on the interior front door handles is cracking and has caused minor razor like cuts. The problem is identical to oid id no10429541. The local chevrolet dealer immediately recognized the problem, but indicated the TSB only applied to model year 2007. I believe this should be expanded to cover all affected years and models. Consumer cancelled request 04/13/12
Windshield wipers timing is off causing you to put them on constant which is not necessary, reducing to next level down does not activate the wipers enough causing you to put them back on constant....
2008 chevrolet avalanche. The problem is the heated washer fluid system(recall10153) was recall and fix one time now it's been recall again and GM just wants to disable the feature and give the customers 100 dollars.the initial recall ((08048) was done on nov 4 2008 and the mileage was 6,544. This is something that will depreciate the vehicle value, and GM is not assuming the responsibility to redesign the part and fixing it the problem the proper way.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet avalanche 1500. While driving 60 MPH, the rpms increased and decreased, the headlights flashed intermittenly, and that the entire instrument cluster with different warning sensors illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was driven home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was not contacted or made aware of the failure.