2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. THE FIRST EPISODE REQUIRED THREE VISITS TO REPLACE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG RESTRAINT MODULE AND COIL. SECOND EPISODE REQUIRED TWO VISITS TO REPLACE COIL AGAIN!), AND I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO PROPERLY MANAGE AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK

THIS IS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FAILING SPEEDOMETERS IN GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. MINE IS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW THE ACCURATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LEADS TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICE A LOT OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. WHAT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION DOING TO PRESSURE CHEVROLET/GMC IN MAKING GOOD ON THIS FAULTY PRODUCT?

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE STICKS AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK AT ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE COLD, WHEN IT STARTED WORKING, THE NEEDLE KEPT GOING UNTIL IT WAS PINNED WELL PAST 120. THAT IS WHERE IT SITS RIGHT NOW. *JB

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. SPEED SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN STOPPED OR DRIVING. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED I "FOLLOW SOMEONE", BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND TILTING SIDEVIEW MIRRORS (WHILE IN REVERSE) DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ ACCURATELY AND SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER A SPEED. ONE EVENING THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 35 MPH AND I WAS DOING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THAT SAME EVENING I CAME TO A FOUR-WAY STOP AND AT ACCELERATION THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK AT ALL THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP HOME. THE RPM GAUGE WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND THEN THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS. SOMETIMES WHILE BACKING MY MIRRORS WON'T TILT DOWN. *JB

IN THE MORNING - BELOW SAY ABOUT 55 DEGREES WHEN I FIRST GET IN AND DRIVE, I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT TO EXIT MY DRIVEWAY. FOR THE FIRST MINUTE OR TWO, THE STEERING IS VERY STIFF, ALMOST LIKE MANUAL - THEN IT GOES NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE INDICATED A RISING SPEED WHILE, IN FACT, I WAS DECELERATING TO TRY TO MEET THE SPEED LIMIT (I THOUGHT). THE NEEDLE CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE SCALE WHILE ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. NOW, AT A STOP, IT REGISTERS ABOUT 45 MPH AND VARIES WITH ACTUAL SPEED. *JB

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