Known Recalls

Model year record

2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 38 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V001000

Power train: automatic transmission

Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Vehicles affected
54,686
Reported to NHTSA
2013-01-02
Owners notified
2013-01-17

Defect description

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect", and FMVSS No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention." The vehicles may have been built with a fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly.

Safety risk

As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the ignition key removed or the ignition key in the OFF position. The vehicle may also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is off. Either of these scenarios may cause the vehicle to roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Unknown or other1154,000 mi
Air bags648,123 mi
Structure: body646,000 mi
Electrical system252,000 mi
Exterior lighting260,250 mi
Steering214,000 mi
Structure21,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)130,000 mi
Engine114,000 mi
Fuel system, gasoline17,100 mi
Power train1—
Service brakes130,000 mi
Suspension158,000 mi
Vehicle speed control130,000 mi

The 2012 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.