Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| PIT3504D | 09/05/2008 | 10025770 | Some customers may comment on various hvac concerns including temperature doors defaulting to full hot position or unable to obtain defrost position. *pe | 09/05/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 02/24/2011 | 125000 | ||
| I own a 2005 chevy avalanche. at about 125k miles on the odometer i noticed that my speedometer would start to gradually lose track of the speed after driving for approximately 40 - 60 miles. so, when travelling at a consistent rate of speed of, say, 60 mph the speedometer would slow down gradually to zero over the course of 5 - 10 miles. when the vehicle was turned off for a period of time the speedometer would reset itself. once reset it may start having the same problem immediately or it might be another week or two before this problem presented itself again. i took the vehicle and was told that the cluster would need to be replaced for approx. $600. judging from the other complaints registered here, i believe this should be fixed by the manufacturer at no charge to the owner regardless of the mileage. | |||
| 10/16/2010 | 75000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 1 | 11/01/2004 | |
| Dt: the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet avalanche 1500. the contact stated that the gm dealership has tried several times to repair the vibration and humming noise coming from air conditioner. however, gm manufacturer wrote a letter to the dealership, telling them to stop all attempts to repair this vehicle until they come up with a solution for this type of problem. the contact has been having this problem for a couple of years. he stated that one could feel a humming noise in the steering wheel when driving. this occurred all the time when the air conditioner was turned on. if the air conditioner was off then one would not hear this noise. *ak *nm | |||