Chevrolet Avalanche 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 91 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Avalanche 2500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints91Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls02002–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 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 2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

60 9 10 6 3 3

'02'03'04'05'06'07

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2005Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2004Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls 2003Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls 2002Not rated–/10060 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 problems

All model years combined: 91 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

29Engine and engine cooling

19Service brakes3 crash/fire/injury

13Service brakes, hydraulic2 crash/fire/injury

11Electrical system

6Air bags2 crash/fire/injury

4Fuel system, gasoline

3Engine

3Structure

2Visibility

109 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	29	0
Service brakes	19	3
Service brakes, hydraulic	13	2
Electrical system	11	0
Air bags	6	2
Fuel system, gasoline	4	1
Engine	3	0
Structure	3	0
Visibility	2	0
9 other systems	10	3

0 recalls

Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 recalls

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

5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Avalanche 2500

Jan 5, 2011
Brake line corrosion failureEA11001 · 2002–2003 · closed Apr 8, 2015
No recall
Jun 12, 2008
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2007 · closed Sep 8, 2008
Led to recall 08V-441
Feb 4, 2008
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESPE08010 · 2007 · closed Jun 12, 2008
No recall
Sep 14, 2007
TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILUREEA07013 · 2002 · closed Sep 12, 2008
No recall
May 14, 2007
TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER FAILUREPE07025 · 2002 · closed Sep 14, 2007
No recall