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2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
10
Latest Nov 26, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 10, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Brakes
Filed Nov 26, 2015

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS ACTIVATED AND I WAS NOT SLOWING. THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC SO I LUCKILY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST. BRAKING ABILITY WITH ONLY THE REAR BRAKES ACTIVE WAS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT AND THERE WAS NO WARNINGS ON THE DISPLAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO GM BRAKE LINES WAS DISMISSED.

NHTSA ID
10807079
Incident
Nov 21, 2015
Mileage
68,000 mi
Filed Sep 24, 2015

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE A/C ON SUDDENLY THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTS BLOWING HOT AIR WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STILL BLOWING COLD AIR. IF I PUT THE AVALANCHE INTO NEUTRAL TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RE START THE ENGINE IT WILL SUDDENLY START BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN - IT IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT MORE FREQUENTLY AND I HAVE READ ON SOME AVALANCHE FORUMS OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. WHEN ITS 100+ DEGREES OUTSIDE THE AIR NEEDS TO WORK THE HEATER I CAN DO WITHOUT DURING THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID
10776042
Incident
May 5, 2014
Mileage
240,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 23, 2010

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) BRAKE FAILURE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 VIN [XXX] , MODEL YEAR 2004 DUE TO CORROSION AS DESCRIBED BY GROSSMAN CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGER BRENT TURCHI ( ROTTED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINE ) - OWNER [XXX] BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - MR. TURCHI ADVISED THAT BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE ROTTED AND LEAKING - EVENT HAPPENED AT UNDER 50,000 MILES SINCE LINE IS BUNDLED WITH ALL OTHER FRONT LINES IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE 2 LINES FROM MASTER TO BAS, LINE FROM FRONT ABS TO LEFT FRONT AND FROM ABS TO RIGHT FRONT , BLEED AND REPLACE FLUID $608.28 CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10331849
Incident
Aug 26, 2009
Mileage
49,999 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 8, 2010
Crash reported

I FILED A COMPLAINT LAST WEEK, AND READ WHAT WAS WRITTEN TODAY. THE INFO THAT WAS PUT IN YOUR SYSTEM IS INCORRECT, THE ODI NUMBER IS 10305220 THE VECHICE DOES NOT STOP SHORT, IT TAKES ALOT LONGER TO STOP, AS THE BRAKES FAIL DURING ANTI LOCK FAILURES ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DO TO NOT STOPPING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
10307397
Incident
Jan 25, 2010
Mileage
15,800 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 2010
Crash reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES GOES OFF WHEN THE SURFACE IS DRY. VEHICLE IS STOPPING SHORT BEFORE IT SHOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS AND CONTACT HAS TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,800. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB

NHTSA ID
10305220
Incident
Jan 20, 2010
Mileage
15,800 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 2010

WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON CLEAN DRY PAVEMENT, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEGIN PULSATING, TRIPLING YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10301707
Incident
Jan 17, 2010
Mileage
15,800 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 9, 2009

ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ENGAGING DURING STOPS ON DRY ROADS. CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10286883
Incident
Oct 1, 2009
Mileage
61,500 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 3, 2008

POOR BREAKING AT 8500 MILES. DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS. POOR BREAKING AGAIN AT 9500 MILES, DEALER REPLACED REAR PADS AND ROTORS. BREAKING ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS STOPPING DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 3 TIMES NORMAL. GM WOULD NOT COVER 2ND REPAIR. FRONT PADS WERE STILL GOOD, AND TRUCK DRIVEN GENTLY ABOUT 200 MILES PER MONTH. I BELIEVE INFERIOR STEEL USED IN MANUFACTURE, AND ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10229742
Incident
Apr 23, 2008
Mileage
8,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jan 15, 2008

I HAVE A 2500 AVALANCHE. MAIN FUEL TANK OR LINES ARE LEAKING. THIS IS A 2004. *TR

NHTSA ID
10215066
Incident
Jan 15, 2008
Mileage
49,870 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 10, 2007

SPEEDO AT 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN STOPPED. INCREASES FROM THERE WHEN MOVING. CAN NOT TELL CORRECT SPEED. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 03 TO 06 CHEVY VEHICLES. WARRANTY UP ON VEHICLE DUE TO AGE NOT MILES. DEALER SAYS COST IS OVER $500. *TR

NHTSA ID
10196027
Incident
Jul 7, 2007
Mileage
30,842 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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