2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

MAY 2006 ELECTRONIC SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGING WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH PROBLEM AND FINALLY HAD THEM ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. FEB 2008 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY $1,300.00 IN REPAIRS. CONTACTED GM EXEC OFFICES AND THEY INVESTIGATED ONLY TO ADVISE THEY COULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WARRANTY 35,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED AND CAR HAD 65,000 MILES ON IT. I THINK THE FRONT END DRIVE WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE SWITCH FAILED AND IT TOOK TIME FOR IT TO FAIL. *TR

TRANSMISSION OR OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICE FAILED ALLOWING MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A LAKE. *TR

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

MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE'S SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING ON 65 FOR A WEEK NOW. TODAY IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND STAYS ON 0 MPH NOW. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM GOING TO DO NOW OTHER THAN NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. EVERY BIT OF RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THIS MATTER SHOWS THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BABY MY TRUCK AND TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. IT HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEED CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS NOT REGISTERING ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVROLET, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,104 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 0 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. ALWAYS OCCURS DURING FIRST TRIP IN MORNING AND THEN SEEMS TO RESET WHEN IT HAS BEEN SHUT-DOWN AND A PERIOD OF TIME HAS PASSED. *JB

2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE 5.3 LITER, 4X4, SPEEDOMETER FIRST STARTED WITH INCORRECT MPH, THEN BEGAN TO STICK ON VARIES SPEEDS, AND FINAL IT WENT TO 120 MPH AND STAYED. *TR

MY 2004 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING, FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS PASSING EVERYONE. I ACCELERATED AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T MOVE. NOW IT STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND STAYS THAT WAY. IT HAS GONE PAST 120 MPH. GM REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ESPECIALLY ON REDUCED SPEED CURVES AND CONSTRUCTION. IS GM WAITING FOR A FATALITY TO ISSUE A SERVICE RECALL? *JB

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS BAD. MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE LIKE IT'S LOOSE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FRONT HUBS WENT OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES. *TR