2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 Complaints
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- Warsaw, MO
The brake pressure modulator valve leaks the transmission has problems and service airbags is on
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- Batesville, AR
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.
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- WOODHULL, NY
VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND BRAKES GO OUT THEN DIES,DOESN'T MATTER SPEED. IF SLOWING DOWN AND PRESS THE BRAKES, THE LOCKS, LIGHTS, AND SECURITY GOES CRAZY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT IS IN INTERSECTIONS AND CAUTION FOR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE OFF FOR A TIME FRAME AND RESTARTS FINE AND CAN GO. HAPPENED WHEN COMING FROM RAMP AND IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WITH SEMI TRUCK COMING DOWN BY US.
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- CALLAHAN, FL
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.
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- PEA RIDGE, AR
IT TAKES HALF AN HOUR TO FILL MY TANK IT KEEPS KICKING OFF LIKE IT'S FULL WHEN IT'S NOT
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- PRAIRIEVILLE, LA
I HAD JUMPED MY DEAD BATTERY AND LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING JUMPED, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE NEVER MOVED AND WAS SITTING IDLY IN PARK AND NOTHING TOUCHED THE VEHICLE. *TR
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- RIO RANCHO, NM
CLEAR COAT PEELING ON ALL HORIZONTAL SURFACES, UPPER DASH PANEL DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS.
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- MADISON, WI
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.
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- BETHEL, OH
NEW BATTERY NEW ALTERNATOR HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT COMMUNICATING CORRECTLY TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR CHARGE THE BATTERY. RESULT IS "BATTERY NOT CHARGING." THIS DURING ANY OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. BATTERY WILL DIE.
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2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500- PLAINFIELD, IL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.
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