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2009 Chevrolet Avalanche Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
5%of 76 total for the year
Median mileage
62,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche, 5% of the 76 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On 10/13/2015 I took my Avalanche to galles Chevrolet , albuquerque, nm for repair of a cracked instrument cluster and faulty l/r door lock actuator. I picked it up on 10/15/2015. While parking the truck on 10/17/2015 I shut off the engine and suddenly there was no power to lock the locks with the key fob. It was as if the battery I had had replaced new about 6 weeks prior suddenly went dead. Then I heard a clicking noise in the doors/lock actuators and suddenly the battery power was restored. I next experienced this problem while driving on new mexico hwy 485 on 10/25/2015 only worse. …”

NHTSA complaint #10786178, filed 2015-10, 91,650 miles

“Cracked, broken dashboard. Cracked in 2 corners of the passenger air bag. Crack goes all the way across to the drivers side. A section around the speaker has completely broke off. Cruise control no longer workers. Some speakers work sometimes, other times other ones work. Makes horrible rattling sound. Dealership says won't cover it and a new dash is over $800 for parts.”

NHTSA complaint #10839621, filed 2016-03, 60,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced independent deceleration and stalled while driving 75 MPH. The stabilitrak warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. …”

NHTSA complaint #10892582, filed 2016-08, 65,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche. While the contact was stopped with the vehicle in drive the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a garage door. The acceleration could only be stopped by placing the vehicle into the park gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 11000. Updated 4/30/10 the consumer stated he was waiting for his garage door to open when the incident occurred. Updated 06/01/10.”

NHTSA complaint #10317064, filed 2010-03, 11,000 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201311%
201226%
201132%
201033%
200945%
200821%
200762%
200619%
200453%
2003115%
200231%

Other parts of the 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche

Air bags
41 complaints
Other or unknown
28 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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