2004 Chevrolet Avalanche

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OIL PRESSURE AND WATER TEMPERTURE GAUGE'S PEGGED OUT TO THE HIGH SIDE AND WILL NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. *TR

• 12/31/2012· POWER TRAIN

  DROVE OFF A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 20MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT. REVERSE WORKS AND ALL THE LOW GEARS WORK OUT NOT ON AUTOMATIC MODE. *TR

• 12/31/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2004 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER OPERATES, IT SAYS I AM GOING 120 MILES PER HOUR AND 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN STOPPED. I CHECKED A WEB SITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

• 12/31/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO READ 120 MPH. I CONSIDER IT A DRIVING HAZARD (SAFETY) WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC. VERY DISTRACTING. WHEN I INVESTIGATED ON-LINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS OVER $400 AND SHOULD NOT BE BOURN BY THE CONSUMER FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

• 12/30/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG SYSTEM PROBLEM. SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEWLY PURCHASED THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF. AT ALLAN GREEN CHEVROLET SALES DEALER THEY TRIED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT THREE TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAMINO REAL CHEVROLET, AND THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EITHER IN TWO ATTEMPTS. CONTACT DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD DEALER, OSAMA CHEVROLET, THIS ONE TRIED FOUR TIMES, AND THE AIR BAGS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND OFF. THE ROAD CONDITIONS AT EVERY INCIDENT HAVE BEEN NORMAL. CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE HE HAD NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM WILL WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT . *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

• 12/28/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC AT ZERO TO 120 MPH AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR ANY WHERE INBETWEEN TRUCK RUNNING OR SETTING STILL. WILL BE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND SPEEDOMETER WILL BE ZERO TO 120. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. GMC OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO GMC CHEVY PRODUCTS SILVERADO TRUCK, IMPALAS, AND AVALANCHE VEHICLES 2003 TO 2005. *TR

• 12/28/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NEW 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE PURCHASED 08/14/04. ON 09/24/04, VEHICLE STOPPED ON FREEWAY. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP PURCHASED FROM, WINTER CHEVROLET IN PITTSBURGH, CA. KEPT FOR 11 DAYS WITHOUT INFORMATION GIVEN VERBALLY OR IN THE MAIL. CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS. TRUCK AGAIN STOPPED ON FREEWAY ON 12/27/04. RE-STARTED AFTER TURNING OFF AND WAITING A COUPLE MINUTES. TAKING BACK IN TOMORROW. SALES DEPARTMENT WILL NOT RETURN CALL REGARDING TRADE OR RETURN OF DOWN. SIMPLY PATCH UP THE NEW VEHICLE AND SEND ME OUT AGAIN AWAITING NEXT PROBLEM. *JB

• 12/26/2006· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL IN THE ON POSITION AND WILL RUN CONSTANTLY REGARDLESS OF THE SWITCH POSITION AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE MUST BE OFF FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE WIPERS WILL STAY OFF. *NM

• 12/26/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH 38,456 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. IT BEGAN YESTERDAY, 12/25/06 WHILE DRIVING TO MY FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS DINNER. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY 70 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED TO 95 MPH WITHOUT ME ACCELERATING. I EXITED THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE REGISTERED 35 MPH. THIS MORNING 12/26/06, THE SPEEDOMETER IS STILL INCORRECT. IT NOW REGISTERS 20 MPH IN PARK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRUCKS/SUV'S 2003 OR NEWER. IT SEEMS GMC NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. REPAIR COST SEEM TO START AT $500 AND GO UP. FROM WHAT I WAS ABLE TO DECIPHER, THE "CLUSTER" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 12/26/2006· VISIBILITY

  POWER PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED. CABLE FRAYS AND JAMS IN MECHANISM, WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN REQUIRING COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF THE MECHANISM. THIS SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY PREVIOUS 2002 AVALANCHE AND MY SONS 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE WINDOW WAS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY ON ALL THREE VEHICLES. *NM

• 12/24/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, LOCKED IN CLOSED POSITION. NOTHING LEADING UP TO IT. HAPPENED IN OCT 2007 (1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY). FINALLY TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR IN OCT '08. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR AND REGULATOR $588 COST. COMPLAINED TO CHEVY IN DEC '08, THEY SAID SMALL PLASTIC PART HAD FAILED BUT SINCE IT WAS PAST WARRANTY AND I WAITED 2 MONTHS TO COMPLAIN, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS A KNOWN, INFREQUENT PROBLEM AND THEY WERE REDESIGNING THE MECHANISM. *TR

• 12/24/2007· VISIBILITY

  MY HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT ADJUSTS ITSELF FROM HOT TO COLD, COLD TO HOT. IT ADJUSTS ITSELF FROM LOW TO HIGH, HIGH TO LOW. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I SHUT OF THE TRUCK AND TAKE THE KEY OUT THE HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ON. I CAN'T DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER PARTICULARLY IN THE MORNING OR WHEN ITS RAINING AFRAID THAT MY DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER WONT WORK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/22/2011· POWER TRAIN

  SECOND CHEVY 04 THAT TRANSMISSION WENT IN MY FIRST WAS A TAHOE NOW MY AVALANCHE! ALL THIS MONEY INTO VEHICLES AND THEY DON'T LAST 50,000 MILES OR WITH MY TRUCK 75,000 WHAT IS WRONG WITH CHEVY TRANSMISSIONS? WE TRADED TAHOE IN FOR A SUBARU AND MY NEXT TRUCK WILL NOT BE A CHEVY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALOT OF MONEY ON MY GM CREDIT CARD TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE! *TR

• 12/22/2007· EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ONSTAR SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE BACKUP BATTERY RENDERING STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY INOPERATIVE IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. ACCIDENT ASSISTANCE IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE IF THE BATTERY IS DESTROYED/DISCONNECTED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATTERY BACKUP. THIS IS MADE EVEN MORE LIKELY BY THE VEHICLE BATTERY BEING SITUATED AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH ONSTAR WOULD ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE CASE OF A BATTERY FAILURE BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATTERY BACKUP TO POWER THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/22/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE SURGES WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK TO DEALER - RESPONSE: THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

• 12/22/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN SETTING AT IDLE, THERE'S VIBRATION, ROUGH IDLE, AND SLIGHT ENGINE SURGE. VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL, AND IN SEAT. DEALER RESPONSE: ENGINE NOT MISFIRING AND FUEL MIXTURE IS CORRECT. NO CLUES FOUND. ENGINE IS RUNNING NORMAL AT THIS TIME. CONCERN NOT VERIFIED. NO REPAIR ATTEMPTED. *NM

• 12/21/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. AREAS OF FAILURE ARE HIDDEN FROM VIEW ABOVE OTHER COMPONENTS. UPON BRAKE LINE FAILURE, BACKUP BRAKING WAS INOPERATIVE IN ALL CASES. VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION ATTEMPTING TO STOP. BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY IN ALL CASES. BRAKES WERE VERY NOTICIBLY INOPERATIVE BEFORE ANY INDICATION ON DASH BOARD. PUMPING THE PEDAL DID NOTHING- THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS TOLD MANUFACTURER NO LONGER SUPPLIES BRAKE LINES FOR THIS VEHICLE.

• 12/20/2014· POWER TRAIN

  4X4 TRANSMISSION BEGAN LOCKING AND SLIPPING. DEVELOPED A DISTINCTIVE "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. NOW MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. ADDITIONAL GRINDING SOUND OCCURS WHEN DRIVING. NOTICEABLE AT ALL SPEEDS. *DT

• 12/19/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  I JUST PICKED UP SOME MULCH FOR AROUND MY HOUSE WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD SON AND I GOT HOME AND I WAS BACKING UP TO UNLOAD THE MULCH AND WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON, LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT, THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES ON IT.. IT ALSO HAPPENED A SECOND TIME NOT LONG AFTER THAT, I CANT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE ON THAT ONE EITHER. THERE HAS BEEN LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE : HEATING ,BRAKES SENSOR, WHEEL BEARINGS, E BRAKE PROBLEMS,FUEL PUMP ROT, WATER PUMP, RUSTED UNDER CARRIAGE, O2 SENSOR, MULTIPLE BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENTS [4], NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT END, GAUGE CLUSTER REPLACEMENT, WINDSHIELD FLUID RESERVOIR LEAKS,POWER WINDOW MOTORS, DOME OVERRIDE LIGHT, DEAD BATTERY PROBLEMS, I WENT THRU 4 BATTERIES IN 5 YEARS, IT JUST KEPT GOING DEAD IF I DIDN'T USE THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. I ONLY HAVE 72,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW AS OF 12/19/2014. LOTS OF PROBLEMS FOR A $ 50,000 TRUCK. ILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

• 12/18/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2004 AVALANCHE AND IT HAS BEEN WORKING GREAT FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. RECENTLY WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY SPEEDOMETER HAD BEEN TWITCHING AND STICKING ON A CERTAIN NUMBER. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THAT. IT FINALLY GOT STUCK ON 15 MPH. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THAT THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE ALLOWED FOR A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE REPLACEMENT FOR 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. I AM OVER THE MILES, BUT BELIEVE THAT IF GM HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. ON TOP OF THAT, I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING OF SUCH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE. *TR

• 12/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH 46655 MILES AND ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 2006 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED PAST 120 MPH AND LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON I 95 AT 70 MPH. I KNOW THE SPEED BECAUSE I WAS FOLLOWING A FAMILY MEMBER AND WAS TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE AT THE TIME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED LOCKED PAST 120 UNTIL I UNHOOKED AND RE-HOOKED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AT WHICH TIME IT RETURNED TO 0. SPEEDOMETER WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN DID THE SAME THING, I SUBSEQUENTLY REPEATED THE BATTERY PROCEDURE UNTIL I TALKED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE BIG COUNTRY CHEVROLET IN HEMINGWAY, SC AND THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $380. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS A VERY PREVALENT COMPLAINT THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT ADDRESSING BUT IS CHARGING CONSUMERS $375-1000 TO CORRECT BUT IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING A SUBSTANDARD SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUITS LAWYERS ARE ADVERTISING BUT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY FOR LAWYERS. I AM A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER AND PAID, WHAT I BELIEVED, IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR MY VEHICLE AND I'M NOT SURE WHO TO TURN TO OTHER THAN YOUR AGENCY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM OR ANYTHING BEING DONE TO FORCE CHEVROLET INTO TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.*JB

• 12/08/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MODULE KIT,F/TNK F/PMP,LVL S/FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING FUEL, BECASE OF POOR GRADE PLASTIC AND METAL CONSTRUCTION, THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER BUT WAS COVERED BY A RECALL,NO SUCH RECALL COVERS MY 2004 AVALACHE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, COST TO FIX 870.89 ESTIMATE, TO REMOVE GAS TANK AND REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY, CANT SEND PICS HAVE DROP GAS TANK AND THAT COST IS 250.00, VEHILE STARS SLOWLY THEN WHEN PARKED EMPTIES FUEL LINES ON TOP OF TANK THEN ON TO GROUND VERY DANGEROUS, SERVICE MANAGER BIG JIM 319 261 0999 , SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS BEFORE INSPECTING ON HOUSTE, IF 2002 IS COVERED WHY IS 2004 NOT COVERED? WANT MY 1000.00 BACK FROM GM

• 12/08/2015· SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL LINES AND A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO SECURE AND RETRACT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR ASSEMBLY, MODULE KIT AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E043000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 05V163000 (SEAT BELTS), 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

• 12/07/2009· SEATS

  I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, DRIVING A 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE. I HAD DROPPED SOMETHING BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AS I WAS REACHING DOWN TO FIND WHAT I HAD DROPPED. WHEN I PULLED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE AUTOMATIC SEAT WENT BACKWARDS (WHICH IS A PERSONAL SETTING OPTION). MY TOP 1/3 OF MY MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A HOLE WHERE THE UNDERCARRIAGE FOR THE SEAT ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR. BUT WHEN THE SEAT WENT BACK, MY FINGER WAS NOT ONLY SMASHED, BUT ALSO STUCK. I TRIED TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION TO MOVE THE SEAT UP, WHICH DIDN'T HELP. I WAS CRYING TO MY HUSBAND TO HELP, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG! I FINALLY REACHED OVER WITH MY RIGHT HAND TO THE SEAT CONTROLS AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE SEAT BACK ENOUGH TO RELEASE MY FINGER. I HAD FOUR LACERATIONS--TWO RADIATING FROM THE CORNERS OF MY NAIL BED. THE OTHER TWO WERE ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY FINGER. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA (FAR FROM HOME OR WHERE WE WERE GOING), SO MY HUSBAND WENT INTO THE STORE AT THE GAS STATION, BOUGHT FIRST AID SUPPLIES, WRAPPED UP MY FINGER, AND I PUT IT IN A CUP OF ICE. THE FINGER WAS PRETTY HORRIBLE AND WAS INCREDIBLY PAINFUL. I KEPT THINKING THAT A CHILD WOULD HAVE LOST A FINGER. IT SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME MECHANISM TO STOP THE SEAT IF AN OBSTRUCTION IS PRESENT. I DID END UP SEEING A DOCTOR. IT IS NOW 3 MONTHS LATER AND MY FINGER STILL LOOKS PRETTY GNARLY. I NEVER THOUGHT TO REPORT THIS UNTIL A FRIEND SAW MY FINGER YESTERDAY (12/06/2009) AND SUGGESTED THAT I DO SO. *TR

• 12/04/2007· AIR BAGSCrash

  WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE WE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN ROLLED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AT ALL AND MY HUSBANDS SEAT BELT LET LOOSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED. *TR

• 12/03/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED, CAUSING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

• 12/03/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO EVENTS BEFORE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO STICK I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN MY NEEDLE SHOWED 90 MPH BUT I FELT LIKE I WAS DOING 70 MPH AND WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED IT SHOWED 40 MPH AND NOW WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING BUT IT SHOWS 120 MPH I AM DRIVING BY RPMS I KNOW BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPMS I SHOULD BE AROUND 80 MPH. *NM

• 12/01/2004· VISIBILITY

  NUTS RETAINING WIPER ARMS TO SHAFT LOOSENED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING WIPERS TO NOT MOVE. I TIGHTENED THE NUTS AS A TEMPORARY FIX AND WILL REPLACE WITH LOCK NUTS.*AK

• 11/27/2021· TIRES

  Tire brand and size is cooper Discoverer stt 33×12.50R20LT. I was coming home on my lunch break and it blew out I didnt hit anything in the road or anything I have another tire the same brand and it started to separate on sidewall also but I felt a vibration so I took the tire off and put my other spare on and the vibration stopped.

• 11/26/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS ACTIVATED AND I WAS NOT SLOWING. THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC SO I LUCKILY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST. BRAKING ABILITY WITH ONLY THE REAR BRAKES ACTIVE WAS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT AND THERE WAS NO WARNINGS ON THE DISPLAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO GM BRAKE LINES WAS DISMISSED.

• 11/25/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED WOULD NOT GO OVER 35MPH. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS BEFOREHAND BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35MPH UP UNTIL I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I NOTICED THAT NO MATTER WHAT I DID, OR HOW FAST I WAS GOING, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT READ ABOVE 35MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THIS MADE MY TRIP TO THE AIRPORT RATHER STRESSFUL AS I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING. I COULD ONLY PACE WITH OTHER CARS AND HOPED THEY WEREN'T GOING TOO FAST. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AVALANCHE WITH NOT JUST THE SPEEDOMETER BUT ALSO THE REST OF THE GAUGES ON THE CLUSTER. IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF GM/CHEVROLET WOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND MAKE A RECALL FOR IT. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT, IT'S BEEN RANDOMLY BREAKING. IF I STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES IT WORKS AS NORMAL. HOWEVER SOMETIMES I'M JUST NOT SURE AND THIS LACK OF TRUST WITH THE GAUGES COULD END UP BEING A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/24/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER PICKING MY GRANDAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL I WAS DOING APPROXOMITALLY 55 MPH AND MY TRUCK CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND PANEL STATED THROTTLE REDUCTION OR SOMETHING TO THAT AFFECT I CHECKED FLUIDS AND BELTS AND RESTARTED TRUCK BECAUSE I WAS HALFWAY IN ROAD AT BUSY TIME OF DAY I THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO SAFE SPOT AND CALLED FOR HELP THE TRUCK THEN RAN GREAT THAT EVE TRUCK DID SAME THING WENT TO SHOP AND AND HAD CHECKED OUT IT WAS THE FUEL ACTUATER CONTROL MOTOR CIRCUIT AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED THIS IS A DAGEROUS MALFUNCTION IM AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC DUE TO NO WARNING OF ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN BUSY TRAFFIC I RECEIVED A FEW FINGERS WAVED AT ME AND I DONT THINK IT MEANT WAS NUM 1 LOL

• 11/24/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER WILL REPLACE ENTIRE TRUCKS BRAKE LINES EXTENSIVE REPAIR. PERSONALLY KNOW A FRIEND WITH A 2002 CHEVROLET THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIR CENTER HE REPAIRED HIS TRUCK AT INFORMED HIM THAT THEY REPLACED FOUR OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS BRAKE LINES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED BRAKE LINES ON A CAR SOME WITH OVER 150,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

• 11/23/2021· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who replaced the parking brakes and the brake fluid; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the brake pedal would hesitate to respond when depressed, causing a 100-feet in stopping distance delay. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V045000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) since the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000.

• 11/21/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING NORTH ON 95 AT 70 MPH ..NOTICED TACH WAS A 6000 RPM'S.AND SPEED WAS 0 MPH ...PULLED OVER SHUT DOWN TRUCK...RESTARTED ..SAME RESULTS...TRUCKED SEEMED 2 RUN FINE...SO PROCEEDED HOME ...WITH NO SPEEDOMETER...AND A TACH STUCK AT 6000...GOOGLED TROUBLE SHOOTING...AVALANCHE...AND HERE I AM ...RECALL SITE ...I LOVE THIS TRUCK...CAN U FIX IT 4 ME.....[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/21/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB

• 11/20/2018· STRUCTURE

  CLEAR COAT PEELING ON ALL HORIZONTAL SURFACES, UPPER DASH PANEL DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

• 11/20/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/20/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 2WD WORKS ERRATICALLY. WHEN DRIVING, IT FAILS TO WORK ACCURATELY ON AND OFF. THIS CAN LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. GENERAL MOTORS SEEMS TO IGNORE THE HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ACCURATE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR A RECALL. *TR

• 11/20/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 GM AVALANCHE HAVE ONLY 38,000 MILES ON TRUCK SPEEDOMETER READS 120 WHEN GOING 50 MILE PER HOUR WILL NOT ZERO OUT. SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ 100'S OF POSTINGS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WANTS OVER $700 TO REPAIR. NOT RIGHT AFTER SPENDING LOT FOR THE TRUCK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM

• 11/19/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IN MAY 2012 I BOUGHT A USED 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED ISSUES WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. I FIRST NOTICED IT ON A SMALL TRIP WHERE I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. I PULLED OVER FOR A MINUTE TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG, AND IT SEEMED THAT AFTER THE TRUCK WAS SHUT OFF FOR A BIT (NEED TO COOL DOWN??), IT STARTED WORKING OK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, NOT USUALLY ON SHORT RUNS, BUT MORE WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WHEN I WAS HAULING A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER, AND GOING UP A HILL, IT DID IT AGAIN. SOMEONE TOLD ME TO CHECK OUT RECALLS AND I FOUND THIS SITE WHERE I SEE THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME, OR VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. IF THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THESE SAME TYPES OF ISSUES, WHY ISN'T THE MANUFACTURER DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, OR AT LEAST INVESTIGATING IT? I AM MILITARY, AND I CANNOT AFFORD ANY TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATION ON MY MILITARY RECORD, NOR CAN I AFFORD A SPEEDING TICKET...JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. MY PERMANENT ADDRESS IS TYRONE, PA, BUT I AM STATIONED AT FT. BENNING, GA WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. SINCE I LIVE IN BARRACKS, I'VE LISTED MY PERMANENT HOME RESIDENCE IN PA. PHONE CONTACT NUMBER IS GOOD, AND ANY MAILINGS SHOULD GO TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BELOW. *TR

• 11/17/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 04 CHEVY AVALANCHE STOPPED WORKING. IT IS PEGGED OUT AT 120 MPH. *TR

• 11/16/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE FUEL STATION AND THE FUEL ODOR BECAME STRONGER WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUBFRAME UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/16/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE CLUSTER ON A 2004 AVALANCHE CHEV IS BROKEN. THE SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASIS. I'M DOING 30MPH IN THE CITY, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 65MPH; I'M DOING 65MPH ON I-75, THE SPEEDOMETER READS OVER 100MPH. *TR

• 11/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON THE 2004 AVALANCHE Z71 THE SPEED GAUGE GETS STUCK THEREFORE MAKING A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT BEEN ABLE TO KNOW YOUR SPEED COULD END UP DEADLY. *TR

• 11/13/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ELK JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DIRT MOUNTAIN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AND UPPER BODY INJURIES. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/10/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELSCrash

  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 144 GOING ABOUT 30 MILES ON OCTOBER 5TH AROUND 1130 AM. WHEN MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WITH AXLE INSIDE IT STILL CAME OFF AND ROLLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BOTTOMED OUT AFTERWARDS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT IT HAPPENED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AS WELL. THIS HAS LEFT ME

• 11/09/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY SON HAD BORROWED THE TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING IT WITH HIS 4 AND 5 YEAR OLD SONS IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE FAILURE WARNING CAME ON AND THE TRUCK HAD NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO PARK IT ON THE SHOULDER AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF $1,952. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT RUPTURED AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CALIPER. WE GOT NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. IN 2012 I ALSO HAD A SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND I HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED. NO ONE MENTIONED ANYTHING AT THAT TIME ABOUT RUSTING BRAKE LINES. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD IT ONLY HAS 67,871 MILES.

• 11/09/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WOULD TAKE VERY LITTLE FUEL AT A TIME AND SHUT THE PUMP OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER LINE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL AT ALL , IT LEAKED FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN . WHEN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH THE HOOD VIBRATED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/07/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER READOUT STUCK AT 40MPH WHILE VEHICLE PARKED. IF DRIVEN CONTINUES UP FROM THERE AND STICKS. NEXT DAY SPEEDOMETER RESOLVED ITSELF AND RPM GAUGE IS STUCK ON 6 WHEN IT SHOULD BE READING 2-3, ITS' BEEN STUCK FOR TWO MONTHS STILL. *TR