Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 05-02-32-008D | 06/01/2012 | 10044941 | General motors: diagnosing power steering concerns. in rare cases, customers may comment on a lack of steering assist when stopped or during parking lot type of maneuvers. *js | 08/06/2012 | |
| 3425 | 3425A | 10021075 | Unable to program tire size in ebcm/vses. *kb | 03/01/2007 | |
| 030310002 | 06/01/2004 | 10012160 | Use of correct installation procedure for loose hubcap assembly. this service bulletin replaces 030310002. *eh | 02/16/2005 | |
| 020310001A | 01/01/2005 | 020310001B | 10012149 | Spare tire is different size than other tires. this service bulletin replaces 020310001. *eh update. *tt | 02/15/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 1000 | 1 | 07/04/2003 | |
| The vehicle was very unstable during crosswinds which caused the vehicle to sway left or right unexpectedly. *nlm the tire air pressure was found to be 4-5 p/si lower than the design valve. the pressure was increased to the proper valve brought the vehicle handling and the steering response back to a stable condition. *sc | |||
| 09/12/2003 | 247 | 1 | 09/01/2003 |
| 2003 chevrolet avalanche with z66 package spare tire is a 16 inch tire. the vehicle is equipped with 17 inch tires. sales literature indicates that the z66 package upgrades all wheels 17 inch wheels. despite manufacture and dealers claims the vehicle handling is very erratic with 16 inch spare installed. dealer stated spare is for temporary use only. this is no consolation when the next exit on the highway is 40+ miles away. manufacture and dealer both state that the tsb released resolves this issue. however, consumers are not provided tsb's in the show room. problem was discovered when passenger side rear tire went flat. while repairing flat tire it was discovered that the original tire was out of round and could not be balanced even with over 5 oz of weight on tire. replaced tire with brand new tire which required 3.5 oz weight to balance indicating bad rim. dealer and manufacture both state that is normal amount of weight for 17 inch tires. the 3 other tires on vehicle have less than 3.5 oz combined weight to balance those. dealer and manufacture both state problem must have been caused when original tire went flat. original tire came from dealer with no weights installed and truck had pull to right when new. *la | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 07/15/2003 | 1 | 05/10/2003 | |
| The truck came with 17 inch goodyear tires. the spare is a 16 inch bridgestone tire. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 05/04/2006 | 41069 | 1 | 05/09/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 mph the passenger side rear tire had tread separation without warning causing a crash. the vehicle was totaled and was towed to the dealer where it remains. the insurance agency was alerted and determined the tire delaminated. a police report was filed. the tire is a goodyear wrangler hp p26570r17. *ak | |||
| 03/06/2003 | 1 | ||
| The passenger front right tire experienced tread separation.*jb | |||