2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE FAILING. ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE OF ROAD, (OLD ROUTE 23S) IN CEDAR GROVE, AS I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT WITH VEHICLES AT A STOP. MY BRAKES WERE GIVING WAY AND WERE NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP COMPLETELY. I KEPT ON PUMPING THEM IN HOPES THAT THE HYDRAULICS WOULD KICK IN; THEY DID NOT. AS I APPROACHED THE STOPPED VEHICLES, I WAS READY TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRAVEL & VEERED INTO THE INTERSECTION'S TURN TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND CALLED AAA TO BE TOWED. MY MECHANIC CALLED ME WITH THE 'EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS' THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE ENDURING. ONE IS BUSTED COMPLETED; THE OTHERS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR AND AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE TRUE 'DAMAGES' ARE GOING TO BE AS FAR AS EXPENSE. I AM HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURY ANYONE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD NO WARNING AND AM NOW LIVING WITHOUT MY TRUCK AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL ON MY WALLET. *TT

MY SON WAS GOING TO THE STORE AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE HAD NO BRAKES. AFTER HE PARKED THE TRUCK HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I FILLED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR I HAD MY WIFE PUSH THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND I FOUND THE LEAK IN THE RUSTY BRAKE LINE. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT MY DRIVEWAY I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER DRIVEWAY. GROUP OF BRAKE LINES ALONG SIDE OF FRAME WERE TOTALLY RUSTED INTO A GLOB OF RUST. *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRONG GAS SMELL WHENEVER I FULLY FILLED THE GAS TANK. THE ODOR WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER THE NEEDLE MOVED OFF THE FULL MARK. LATER INVESTIGATION SHOWED GAS DROPLETS COMING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN IT WAS FULL OR NEAR FULL. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY GM DEALERSHIP REVEALED RUSTED OUT FUEL MODULE (PUMP/SENDER UNIT) LOCKING RING AND RUST HOLE IN TOP OF FUEL MODULE. EXAMINATION REQUIRED GAS TANK TO BE REMOVED. LABOR AND FUEL MODULE REPLACEMENT COST = $1000.00. OF MORE IMPORTANCE, THE ABOVE ALLOWED BOTH FUEL AND GAS FUMES TO EXIT THE GAS TANK, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR VEHICLES PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. *TR

WHILE MOVING THE TRUCK AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY WE NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE NOTICED INSIDE THE DRIVERS WHEEL WELL THAT SOME LINES HAD FLUID ON THEM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. LUCKILY WE HAD NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO HAVE TWO OF THE LINES REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE LINES OF ANY KIND ARE NOT COVERED. *TR

HI HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION AND THE BODY IS COMPLETELY ROTTING OUT REALLY PATHETIC AS THIS VEHICLE WAS SO EXPENSIVE AND WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS AS THERE SHOULD BE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

STARTED MY CHEVROLET, STARTED BACKING UP DOWN AN INCLINE OF MY DRIVEWAY, "SERVICE BRAKES" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. OPENED HOOD AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BRAKE LINE (CHEAP STEEL) WAS SHOOTING BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT'S GOING TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE WHAT CAUSES A SPEEDOMETER TO GO OUT AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SPEEDOMETER TO GO OUT ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AROUND 30,000 MILES. IT WOULD BENEFIT CONSUMERS IF THIS PROBLEM WERE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

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