ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER MY PROBLEM WITH MY CHEVROLET AVALANCHE BREAK LINES RUSTING THROUGH AND CAUSING BREAK FAILURE IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT GM BUILT THESE VEHICLES WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT RESISTANT TO CORROSION. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THUS FAR NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. FOR A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS (BREAK LINES) FROM A RUST RESISTANT MATERIAL. GM WILL PROBABLY DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO AVOID RECALLS BUT BELIEVE ME IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM... IT'S ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN!
2011
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE LTZ AND AT TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTS IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I REALLY NEED TO HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM POSSIBLY HITTING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S RATHER RANDOM. I FEEL THAT IS WORSE THEN IT HAPPENING ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL, BUT I FEEL A FIX IS DEFINITELY IN ORDER. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AND IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR