general problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche

Gear shift indicator does not always light. Has been an issue with other models but has never been recalled for this specific model. Don’t always know what gear you are in. Spare tire completely rusted out, unable to get down. Not sure if this is a recall issue but apparently common for this vehicle.

The gear shift indicator does not light up in the instrument pannel. Therefore you don't know vwhat gear you are in. I do understand there was a recall NHTSA campaign 05v055000 recall bagan on 02/14/2005.

I was driving to work 12/17/16, 5:40am. I was traveling to work and I lost all pressure in my pedal. Which led me to nearly hit a telephone pole. The master cylinder and a flex brake line going from the master cylinder to the brake booster(module) were replaced. But this did not fix the problem. I have bench bled the master cylinder, and all brake lines around the truck. I still have no brakes unless you push them to the floor. I have done some research, and found were other people with the same model and year truck have had the same problem. After reading all those blogs and post, I discovered that the model and year of Avalanche that I have was recalled for the abs system for failure.

The fuel lines rubbing together causing fuel to dump every where right next to the cat on the driver side of the truck n this is not a recall. Then I say its attepmed murder charge agaisnt chevy. . . .

The instrument panel cluster does not light up. Cannot tell what gear I am shifting in and out of. The dic buttons on my steering wheel do not light up, cannot tell if I have a malfunction when driving during the dark. I did check for a recall on this and saw that there was an older one issued in 2005 and that it closed in 2011. I was not aware of any recalls but none the less I feel that with both components failing and not working properly can cause a potential problem when in operation (driving).

The blower stopped working on my auto temp control and now won't shut off.

The speedometer sticks at a speed and will drop to the 6 o'clock position. This is a know issue among owners but gm nor the dealerships are willing to acknowledge or fix it. This is the second issue with my vehicle that gm is not willing to fix or take responsibility. I will never purchase another gm vehicle again.

The rear window molding broke due to unknown reasons leaving sharp jagged edges that my son cut his hands on. After reading in other blogs, this rear window molding separation problem in the Chevrolet Avalanche is a common wide spread problem. People have had water leak in to their vehicles causing premature and costly rust, mold, and rot problems. This is a design flaw and should be taken care of by general motors. .

2005 Avalanche speedometer failure. Speedometer will not return to zero and will not give correct vehicle speed. Found numerous customers with same failure. This is obviously a manufacturer defect. Not knowing vehicle speed is a safety hazard.