2013 Chevrolet Avalanche problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (11) · Air Bags (11) · Exterior Lighting (3)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
54 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V053000 · 692,526 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. G
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V054000 · 1,778,128 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-8
Service bulletins (1,560)
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.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-16 · PIT6400A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communications information on an alternative product dealers can use to perform 19-na-255: wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting due to issue with getting product from current supplier listed in the bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,560 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-01-08 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“i had an auto accident that totaled my vehicle (2013 chevy avalanche). it was t-boned by the other vehicle with significant damage from the front quarter panel to the rear quarter panel. all on the driver's side. none of the airbags deployed in my vehicle. the other vehicle that hit me had all of the air bags deployed. i had my passenger airbag r…”
2025-11-20 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 214,000 mi“odometer fraud. the contact attempted to purchase a 2013 chevrolet avalanche. it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. the vehicle was a private sale. at the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 142,000, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 214,000.…”
2024-04-13 · Structure:interior Panels:dashboard“the dash has been slowly cracking the past couple of years. which i’m concerned it will affect the air bag if ever in an accident and also dangerously sharp pieces of the dash could cause harm. …”
2023-10-26 · Air Bags“instrument panel (dashboard) cracked at airbag. upon deployment shrapnel from dash panel could enter passenger compartment causing injury.…”
2023-08-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System“ i am an owner of a 2013 chevy avalanche and must say that i enjoy driving this vehicle. the problem that i have is the vehicle has been going into engine power reduced mode. this mode makes the vehicle hard to accelerate to highway speeds. the vehicle will have a code of p2128 or p2138 which is an accelator pedel ciruit problem. i changed the acce…”
2023-07-24 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap · 151,000 mi“the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet avalanche. the contact stated while attempting to refuel the vehicle, the fuel started spilling from the fuel filler neck. the contact stated that the failure had recurred since purchasing the vehicle. the contact had taken the vehicle to three independent mechanics where it was diagnosed and determined that the fu…”
2022-09-08 · Power Train“repeated instances of engine misfire/loss of power due to known issue with 5.3l engines. chevy/gm have repeatedly not fixed root cause/issues leading to "stabilitrac/traction control" error messages during engine misfire while driving in traffic. on 3 of these occasions loss power in roads/intersections with oncoming traffic. two of these occasions…”
2022-08-06 · Structure:interior Panels:dashboard“the dashboard has cracked and broken in several places and i believe this to be directly as a result of the steering wheel column and moving the steering wheel tilt positions. you could hear a cracking when moving the steering wheel position and then a sound like a bolt or something dropping inside. after this happened there was a crack immediately…”
2022-06-14 · Unknown Or Other“the one piece dashboard has been cracking in multiple places for approximately 5 years. i see that there are multiple, multiple, multiple complaints regarding this issue across various models all of which occurred after the one piece dashboard was implemented. i also saw that a class action suit was filed and dismissed because this is not a “safety…”
2022-06-10 · Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems“i hadn't put 3000 miles on these tires all four tires started to separate from the tire and they warped and a knot came on the side of the tires.tire # 305-40-22,its a manfacture defect in the tires.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.