AirbagsBrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 17, 2024
The brake pressure modulator valve leaks the transmission has problems and service airbags is on
- NHTSA ID
- 11583451
- Incident
- Apr 17, 2024
2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Airbags Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Apr 17, 2024
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 144 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
8
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed May 28, 2020
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
- NHTSA ID
- 11326356
- Incident
- May 28, 2020
- Mileage
- 168,500 mi
AirbagsExterior lighting
Filed Oct 28, 2017
Crash reported1 injury reported
TAKATA INFLATORS AIRBAGS AND GAGES ON DASH. IN AN ACCIDENT AIRBAGS DIDN'T RELEASED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11040694
- Incident
- Jul 3, 2017
Airbags
Filed Aug 6, 2016
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 10893722
- Incident
- Aug 6, 2016
- Mileage
- 117,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 6, 2016
1 injury reported
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 10853880
- Incident
- Apr 6, 2016
- Mileage
- 225,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 18, 2011
2004 AVALANCHE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN 2005 DEALERSHIP REPLACE AIRBAG UNIT SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN 2007 DEALERSHIP CLAIMED WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN 2009 VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AND LIGHT NOW STAYS ON WITH NO APPARENT FIX AVAILABLE STARTED RESEARCHING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND REALIZED THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE RUNNING INTO THE SAME ISSUE NO DEATHS FROM LACK OF DEPLOYMENT IN MY TRUCK TO REPORT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10407377
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2005
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 25, 2011
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES NOW. HAS BEEN AN HABITUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE, YET MULTIPLE DEALERS ARE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10402636
- Incident
- May 23, 2011
- Mileage
- 74,854 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 31, 2010
Crash reported2 injuries reported
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT APPROX. 35 MPH ACROSS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE . THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SHOULDER HARNESS LATCH EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. I FEEL THIS MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN SO I AM MAKING YOU AWARE OF THIS.PROBLEM SINCE I WAS INJURED . THE CAR I HIT HAD PULLED OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER ACOSS IN FRONT OF ME IT WAS A CHEVY CAVALIER , WHICH I HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10353075
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2009
- Mileage
- 64,680 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 7, 2010
2004 AVALANCHE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. READ NUMEROUS FORUMS AND THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE. A LOT OF CHEVY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10341746
- Incident
- Jul 5, 2010
- Mileage
- 126,450 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 31, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 02/22/2010. A VERY LARGE ICE CHEST FLEW OUT OF A VEHICLE SEVERAL CARS AHEAD OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY. TRAFFIC WAS GOING AROUND 55 - 60 MPH. THE FIRST CAR SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, TRYING TO AVOID THE ICE CHEST. THE CAR BEHIND CRASHED INTO THEM AND SO ON. I WAS THE LAST VEHICLE IN THE COLLISION. I STOOD ON MY BRAKES AND MADE EVERY EFFORT TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE FORD F-250, INFLICTING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THEIR TAILGATE. THE FRONT OF MY AVALANCHE WAS CRUSHED. IT WAS A FULL FRONT CRASH - WITH A LITTLE MORE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS CUT IN THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER SIDE A/C VENT WAS JAMMED BY THE ACCIDENT. I HAD INJURY TO MY C-SPINE, KNEES, ARMS, CHEST, ETC. THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, SO I DIDN'T HIT THE WINDSHIELD. BUT HAD THAT FAILED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AVALANCHE IS IN THE BODY SHOP NOW. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT, CODE OR OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO FAITH IN MY AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I'D RATHER NOT WAIT FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10323256
- Incident
- Feb 22, 2010
- Mileage
- 138,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 4, 2007
Crash reported3 injuries reported
WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE WE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN ROLLED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AT ALL AND MY HUSBANDS SEAT BELT LET LOOSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10210832
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2007
- Mileage
- 59,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 19, 2007
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10193755
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2005
- Mileage
- 20,400 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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