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Chevrolet Avalanche 1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 897 NHTSA owner complaints across 12 model years, no Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2013. The Avalanche 1500 has 5 safety recalls on record.

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2002, 2003Best years'06 '08 '11 '13Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints897Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls52002–2013 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: SsmIntrigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Avalanche 1500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13
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2013Best82/10029 complaints · 1 recall2012Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls2011Best82/10028 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls2008Best77/10037 complaints · 0 recalls2007Solid50/100113 complaints · 1 recall2006Best72/10039 complaints · 1 recall2005Solid50/100129 complaints · 1 recall2004Solid45/100144 complaints · 0 recalls2003Caution41/100182 complaints · 0 recalls2002Caution41/100154 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 problems

All model years combined: 897 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system2267
Air bags14720
Service brakes1277
Structure7114
Service brakes, hydraulic693
Power train622
Steering433
Vehicle speed control303
Engine273
21 other systems20819
5 recalls

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Power train: automatic transmission13V-001 · 2013 · Jan 2, 2013 · 54,686 vehicles–Axle: spindle11V-007 · 2011 · Jan 6, 2011 · 30,566 vehicles–Axle: spindle10V-643 · 2011 · Dec 17, 2010 · 1,262 vehicles–Wheels: rim06V-307 · 2007 · Aug 11, 2006 · 3,227 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling06V-289 · 2005–2006 · Aug 3, 2006 · 38,439 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Avalanche 1500

  1. Brake line corrosion failureEA11001 · 2002–2003 · closed Apr 8, 2015
    No recall
  2. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-441
  3. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE08010 · 2007–2008 · closed Jun 12, 2008
    No recall