2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL BRAKE LINES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO COME HOME. PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR AND AS I DID, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE. I HAD NOT EVEN PUT THE CAR IN GEAR YET.

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A CLUNKING , WHILE DRIVING, THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TYPE OF ROAD. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING SHAFT.

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.

MY FAMILY AND I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROAD AT 45 MPH, WHEN WE HAD TO COME TO A STOP AND OUR BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WE ALMOST SLAMMED IN THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT WAS INFRONT OF US. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND TURN TOWARD THE GRASS SHOULDER. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT. MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS BREAK FLUID RUNNING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING SOUNDS THAT OUR VEHICLE MADE UNTIL AFTER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THEN THE VEHICLE GAVE A WARNING SOUND AND A WARNING LIGHT. WE ARE CONTACTING OUR MECHANIC TOMORROW BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED AFTER 6PM. I HAVE BEEN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE AVALANCHE'S BREAK LINES AND MY HUSBAND SAID THAT I SHOULD ALSO FILE ONE.

YESTERDAY,JULY 4TH 2015 MY 2004 AVALANCHE; WITH ONLY 70K MILES , THE BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS DUE TO A RUSTED BLOWN OUT BRAKE LINE. I HAD NO BRAKES DRIVING ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE IN THIS FAILURE BUT AFTER INTERNET SEARCHING I FIND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VINTAGE AND MODEL. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES; UNDERBODY WASHING DURING INCLEMENT WINTER CONDITIONS , I WAS APPALLED AT THE UNDERBODY RUST. HAVING OTHER VEHICLES OF SIMILIAR AGE AND MILEAGE WITH NO RUST, I FELT GM HAS USED INFERIOR MATERIALS. GM SHOULD STAND UP AND ADMIT THEIR USE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS AND OFFER REMEDY. THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT AS A CONSUMER IF THEY DON'T I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LAMP FLASHED RANDOMLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY TO SECURE AND RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E043000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 05V163000 (SEAT BELTS), 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 04V129000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/17/15*CN

THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND A STATE INSPECTION. THE PART TO REPAIR THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO DEFINITE AVAILABILITY DATE. THE TRUCK IS NOT USABLE BECAUSE OF THE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 8 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.