I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT NOISE ON THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY 2007 AVALANCHE. I CHECKED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND IT CAME W/ A FREE TIRE ROTATION. THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE GONE AFTER THAT , I CAN'T BE SURE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROX. 12,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS GOING TO DROP OFF SOME PAPERS WITH A CUSTOMER ON OCT. 6TH WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CUSTOMER'S TRACTOR THAT WE WERE REPAIRING IN THE FIELD AND WAS SLIGHTLY BOTHERED BY THE SUN SO I PUT ONE OF MY HANDS UP TO BLOCK THE SUN. WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE ROAD, I WAS IN THE WRONG LANE. I TRIED TO CORRECT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN! I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT DIDN"T GET THE SAME RESPONSE AS BEFORE. I ENDED UP IN A CONCRETE DITCH. BY THE WAY, THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE ONSTAR DIDN'T GET HELP THERE EITHER. I TALKED TO GM AND THEY KIND OF JUST BRUSHED IT OFF. I STILL HAVE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
2010
VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE FRONT/SIDE WINDOW FOGGING IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THE MANUAL HVAC CONTROLS WILL NOT PERMIT THE USE OF A/C TO REMOVE THE HUMIDITY FROM THE CABIN. IN SUMMER MONTHS OR TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING, THE A/C WILL ENGAGE WHEN THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ENABLED AND IS EFFECTIVE. WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM IN FULL DEFROST AND NO A/C, THE FOGGING ACTUALLY GETS WORSE AND VISIBILITY DECREASES TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WIPE THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE GLASS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 OR SO TIMES SINCE ACQUIRING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2010. AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE DEALER RESOLVE IT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. *TR