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2007 Chevrolet Avalanche body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 75 complaints for the 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
75 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 67 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 67 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Interior door handle chrome is peeling off. Seems to be made very "cheap". Cut my hand while opening the door. Called GM customer care, rep told me because I purchased it used that my vehicle does not qualify to be repaired.

Reported at 126,000 miles, June 2013 Injury

Dash board cracked on top left corner next to airbag and above the instrument panel. This appears to be a very common problem with all 2007-2013 chevy avalanches, tahoes, suburbans, silverados, and GMC yukons, sierras, and denalis.

Reported at 65,000 miles, September 2014

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