2007 Chevrolet Avalanche problems
Owners have filed 493 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 46% of complaints. Next are body & structure (15%) and engine (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 493 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 46% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 316 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 31 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 56 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 50 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 43 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 30 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 21 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 21 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 17 |
What the data shows
Of the 316 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 96,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 104,000 miles (94 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Chevrolet Avalanche with enough data (113 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
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.
I had been noticing that there was a slight noise on the right front end of my 2007 avalanche. I checked the undercarriage and didn't notice anything wrong. I had an oil change done and it came w/ a free tire rotation. The sound seemed to be gone after that , I can't be sure. The truck had approx. 12,000 miles on it. I was going to drop off some papers with a customer on oct. 6th when I heard the noise again.
The contact owned a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, he lost control of the vehicle after driving over a pothole and crashed into a telephone pole. The pole fell on the vehicle and the fire department had to remove the contact from the vehicle. The front passenger's side of the vehicle was damaged. The air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy during the impact.
I drove to work & parked my 2007 avalanche in my employers truck garage as I do every day. I went into the office attended a job briefing & we put on our coveralls for work then we got ready to leave to go to the 1st jobsite but as soon as the 1st two coworkers walked out of the shop they turned around yelling that my truck was on fire. I didn't believe them at 1st because I had just parked like 15 minutes prior. Parked & not running. Well I looked and my whole engine compartment was full of flames.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet avalanche. The front driver's seat belt latch failed. The dealer charged $200 to replace the seat belt latch. The contact thought that the dealer would replace the entire unit at that price. The manufacturer took a report and was informed by the dealer that the seat belt was not defective. The failure mileage was 48,000 and current mileage was 50,000.