NHTSA Complaint #10626142 — 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE

AT PRESENT 3 OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN & MAY BE PULLED OFF AT ANY TIME. THESE ARE: RT FRONT PASS., RT REAR PASS. & LEFT REAR PASS. DOORS. THIS REPRESENTS AN EXPENSE TO ME OF $450 OR $500. I, OR PREVIOUS OWNER, HAVE REPLACED 3 DOOR HANDLES: RT FRONT PASS., UNDER WARRANTY; LEFT REAR 13 JULY 2010, $124; & DRIVER'S DOOR 23 APR 2013, $155. LOCAL CHEVY SERVICE DEPT SAID REASON FOR THIS FAILURE IS LIKELY BECAUSE HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC, NOT METAL; BUT THEY CAN'T REPAIR FOR FREE BECAUSE GM DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE OWNED MANY GM PRODUCTS IN MY 75 YEARS, BUT I THINK THIS WILL BE MY LAST BECAUSE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES SUCKS LIKE AN EGG-SUCKING DOG AND, LIKE THE DOG, IT SEEMS TO BE ENDEMIC. *TR