2007 Chevrolet Kodiak problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension:front (2) · Structure (2) · Structure:body:door (1)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (100)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:electrical 2016-02-23 · PIC5953A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using bluetooth voice recognition with an iphone. technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any emojis loaded to any contact.
Equipment 2016-02-11 · PIP5226A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. be sure to clean the oil drains to
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2016-01-27 · 02-00-89-007D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this warranty informational bulletin provides information on light and medium duty truck warranty, crossline warranty eligibility and guidelines for chevrolet/gmc dealers
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2016-01-21 · 02-00-89-007C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this warranty informational bulletin provides light and medium duty truck warranty, crossline warranty eligibility and guidelines for chevrolet/gmc dealers
Engine 2016-01-14 · 06-06-01-010C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this informational bulletin provides information on close coupled converters and there affect on newly installed engines or engines during there break in period.
Structure:body 2016-01-07 · 05-08-51-001H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this informational bulletin provides information on removing paint stains on the under side of protective shipping film
Showing the 6 most recent of 100 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2010-04-08 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 4,761 mi“ 2007 c4500 kodiak with dump body 1. emergency brake failed to hold truck while in gear with motor running: 2. factory installed electric (trailer brake ) controller failed, & turned on & off at random: 3. the trucks service brakes failed , while trying to stop the truck, (then the trucks brake warning lights & audible al…”
2009-01-11 · Air Bags · 50,000 mi · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“i had a bad wreck involving me and my former employers 2007 chevrolet kodiak i fell asleep driving and flipped the vehicle twice around a curve on my way home sunday and the air-bags which were missing did not deploy and i could've been killed except i was badly injured plus fired without any form of income while healing! i was terminated after m…”
2008-04-10 · Suspension:front · 1,000 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet kodiak 4500. while driving approximately 55 mph, the front axle shakes and causes the passenger side tire to wear faster. the failure occurs intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not serviced. the current mileage was 18,000 and failure mileage was 1,000. updated 4/25/08 *cn…”
2008-03-04 · Steering:linkages:drag:link:connection · 1 mi“in reference to complaint #10217562, this is an addendum. the vehicle has since been to an alignment facility, and it has been determined that the steering wheel was repositioned approximately 50 degrees off center by the end manufacturer---monroe truck equipment. this deviation from center was subsequently reported by us to an engineer at zf lin…”
2008-02-10 · Structure:body:door · 1 mi“i took delivery of a new c4500 kodiak crew cab with 0.7 miles. i first noticed a loud wind-howl coming from the right rear passenger door. i was disappointed that the vehicle had such loud interior noise at highway speed. it wasn't until i encountering heavy freezing rain, that i realized that this moisture was accumulating in the door jamb of t…”
2008-02-10 · Structure · 1 mi“i took delivery of a new c4500 kodiak 169" wheelbase with 0.7 miles at monroe truck equipments flint location. it was dusk. upon entering the highway, i noticed that the headlights were aimed only about 13 feet in front of the cab and that the lighting was very dim. i stopped at the first rest-area to find that the drivers headlight (sealed beam…”
2008-02-10 · Suspension:front · 1 mi“i picked up a new c4500 kodiak pick up conversion from monroe truck equipments flint location. it was delivered with monroe's so-low suspension components and a pick-up bed. it had 0.7 miles at delivery. immediately upon entering the highway, the vehicle had a moderate to severe front end vibration--evident at 46-50 mph and again-- with severe s…”
2008-02-10 · Structure · 300 mi“i own a 2007 kodiak pickup conversion with hydraulic brakes. after a heavy rain, i noticed water coming from the area of the brake actuator rod at the firewall. no failure has ensued, but i was unable to determine if this was a primary brake problem or a problem with the windshield seal. eventually the corrosion or moisture in the passenger foo…”
2008-01-25 · Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:emission Control · 6,000 mi“general motors specify the following for my vehicle: 2007i post-diesel emission warning on the post-emission diesel engine it is a requirement that the exhaust tip cooler supplied by gm is installed for every diesel equipped vehicle. if you do not install to exhaust tip cooler there is a high probability that you will start a fire in the …”
2007-01-26 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel“my 2007 yukon has no dash instrument lights during daylight. the only gauge illumination is when the headlights are turned on. during daylight, the gauges are impossible to see with sunglasses. and almost impossible to see without sunglasses. this is very dangerous because you have to take your eyes off the road for a considerable time to view t…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.