2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT REGULATED SPEED (65MPH). AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED GINGO UP A HILL, THE MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION HOT" CAME ON THE IN-DASH DISPLAY AND ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AS IF NOT IN GEAR. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO TURN ON FLASHERS AND MERGE TO SAFETY LANE ON RIGHT. I CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL I COULD ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT AROUND 30 MPH IN 3RD GEAR. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE PAST 35-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ALL THE WAY HOME SO WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE TURNED INTO AN HOUR. I COULDN'T GET ABOVE 35-45 MPH WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING EACH TIME WHICH MADE NAVIGATING THE HILLS OF NORTHERN VA IN THE RAIN NOT VERY FUN FOR ME NOR THE HUNDREDS OF FRUSTRATED DRIVERS BEHIND AND BESIDE ME. AS I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED, I COULD NOTICE A 'BURNT AND SOUR" SMELL...MOST LIKELY TRANSMISSION FLUID. I DIDN'T SEE ANY LEAKS OR DRIPS BUT THE ENGINE WAS EXTREMELY HOT AS WAS TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BUT IN VERY LIMITED OCCASIONS AND NEVER FOR MORE THAN 10-20 SECONDS SO I HAVEN'T CONTACTED A SERVICE STATION BUT WILL DEFINITELY DO SO THIS WEEKEND AS I AM UNABLE TO LEAVE WORK DURING THE WEEK FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

OWNER WAS DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO TURN UP HVAC FAN TO HIGHER SPEED BUT NOTICED THAT FAN WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED AND STAYED ON THE LOW SPEED. THEN STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. PULLED OVER, SHUT TRUCK OFF BUT NOTICED HVAC BLOWER FAN WAS STILL RUNNING ON LOW SPEED. SAW FIRE INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH. FIRE ORIGINATED INSIDE RIGHT SIDE OF DASH AT LOCATION OF BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR COMPONENTS. *TR

DRIVING HOME I STARTED TO SMELL GAS IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PARKED I FOUND GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE. WHEN I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE FOUND THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED FUEL LINES WERE TOUCHING AND HAD RUB A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINES AND WERE LEAKING GAS ON THE ENGINE ALSO THE E85 SENSOR MODULE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS. NO FUEL LINE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE TRUCK AS THE LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THIS TO ME IS A BIG PROBLEM AS THEIR IS NO WARNING. *TR

BRAND NEW 3 MONTH OLD GOODYEAR P26570R17 G/Y WRANGLE AT/S OWL TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AND FLATTENED WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE BELTS WERE ON FIRE INSIDE, AND THE TIRE WAS BUBBLING AND BURSTING OFROM THE INSIDE OUT...WHEN POLICE CAME AFTER CALLING FOR FEAR OF A FIRE, THEY SAID TIRE WAS ON FIRE FROM THE INSIDE AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE...WAITED 1 HOUR FOR TIRE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE ROAD SERVICE COULD BEGIN TO CHANGE TIRE...REPORTED TO GOODYEAR AND THE TIRE PLACE WHERE WE PURCHASED WOULD NOT GIVE A NEW TIRE..MADE US PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AT 50% OFF WHEN THE TIRE WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD....COMPLAINED TO GOODYAR CUSTOMERS SERVICE AND HE DIDN'T CARE OR WANT TO HELP US.. SIDED WITH DEALERSHIP...SOMEONE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE TIRES...NEVER HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE..ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THIS WAS A PUNCTURED FAST LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE AND BURN..THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH SLOW LEAK...BUT THEN WHY WAS IT ON FIRE INSIDE OF TIRE BULGING OUT BIG ROUND HOT BUBBLES AROUND RIM, AND THE ROAD SERVICE WOULDN'T TOUCH FOR AN HOUR????? *TR

ANYTIME I TURN THE AIR ON IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE IT MAKES A HIGH PITCH SCREAMING SOUND. I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWER MOTORS INSTALLED AND IT IS IN NEED OF A THIRD. THIS SOUND IS STILL PRESENT EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD THE NEW MOTORS INSTALLED. I HAVE HAD ONE MECHANIC SAY THEIR IS A CRACK IN THE PLENUM BOX AND IT WOULD TAKE 11 1/2 HOURS TO REPAIR AND COST $ 1700. THIS IS THE ONLY QUOTE I HAVE HAD SO FAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING, THEN AGAIN THEY SELDOM DO ANYTHING RIGHT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE PINNED AT MAX AND MIN READINGS, NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. NOTHING I'M AWARE OF LED TO THIS HAPPENING. I PLAN ON HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED SHORTLY. I AM AWARE THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD FREQUENT PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT, BUT AM SURPRISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF A RECENT RECALL: HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/BLUEGORILLA/2009-09-28_123058_CLUSTER_POLICY.PDF. I WOULD ASK THAT THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THIS RECALL BE RE-EXAMINED. *TR