5. Chevrolet Avalanche
It seemed like a good idea at the time for Chevy to introduce a truck derived from an SUV and the Avalanche is exactly that – a Chevy Suburban truck. It has all the comforts of a Suburban SUV with a small truck bed in the back and updated roofline. Although they discontinued the Avalanche, they produced it from 2001 to 2012, so there are a lot of them. This makes the price affordable; however, there are more than a few problems with this model. In fact, most of them involve assembly quality, like the components Chevy installed.
For example, the speedometer can malfunction, which can get you in trouble with the law. There have been transmission and oil consumption problems with the 5.3-liter, V8 engine. There are even reports of cracking dashboards. So, if you want to buy the Avalanche to combine comfort with the advantages of a pickup, you will be disappointed. The payload and towing capacity is unimpressive. And, if you need a working vehicle with space for at least five people, choose a double cab or a crew cab truck.