2004 Chevrolet AVALANCHE 1500 problems and owner complaints

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2WD HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 10 DAYS, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS NOTED. DROVE VEHICLE, NOTICED ABS LIGHT WAS ON, PARKED VEHICLE, TURNED IGNITION OFF, HEARD LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TRACED NOISE TO ABS UNIT MOUNTED UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD, HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO STOP NOISE, WHEN BATTERY IS CONNECTED NOISE IMMEDIATELY STARTS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 46,003 miles reported. Look up ODI 10230454 at NHTSA ↗

I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM GOING OUT WHICH MAKES THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AS WELL. PRIOR TO THE SYSTEM GOING COMPLETELY OUT IT OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD BE HARD TO TURN THE STEERI NG WHEEL UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE I CONTACTED THE RECALL DEPARTMENT IN REFERENCED TO THIS BUT THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS THE YEAR AND MODEL FITTING THE RECALL MY VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE BATCH. WHY IS THIS WHEN I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKES GOING…

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10246610 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 61,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10181812 at NHTSA ↗

AT IDOL OR LOW SPEEDS LIKE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT WAS AS IF MY 2004 AVALANCHE HAD NO POWER STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY THE RIGHT. UPON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY PULLED UP A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX AND THERE IS A REDISIGNED STEERING BOX AND SHOULD BE REPLACED , I DONE THAT AND $732.96 LATER THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AT MY EXPENCE WHEN IT IS THEIR POOR DISIGN. SIDE KNOTE: MY WIFES A CANCER PATIENT, I SHOULD BE PAYING DR. BILLS WITH THAT MONEY!!!!!

Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193881 at NHTSA ↗

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH 46655 MILES AND ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 2006 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED PAST 120 MPH AND LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON I 95 AT 70 MPH. I KNOW THE SPEED BECAUSE I WAS FOLLOWING A FAMILY MEMBER AND WAS TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE AT THE TIME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED LOCKED PAST 120 UNTIL I UNHOOKED AND RE-HOOKED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AT WHICH TIME IT RETURNED TO 0. SPEEDOMETER WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN DID THE SAME THING, I SUBSEQUEN…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10176099 at NHTSA ↗

ONSTAR SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE BACKUP BATTERY RENDERING STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY INOPERATIVE IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. ACCIDENT ASSISTANCE IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE IF THE BATTERY IS DESTROYED/DISCONNECTED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATTERY BACKUP. THIS IS MADE EVEN MORE LIKELY BY THE VEHICLE BATTERY BEING SITUATED AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH ONSTAR WOULD ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE CASE OF A BATTERY FAILURE BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATTERY BACKUP TO POWER THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10212583 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL TANK VENT VALVE HAS FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FILL THE TANK WITH GASOLINE. WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE TANK, THE PUMP WILL CONTINUOUSLY SHUT OFF. OPENING THE GAS TANK CAP ALSO RELEASES QUITE A BIT OF "AIR". APPROXIMATE COST TO REPLACE THE VENT VALVE/SOLENOID WILL BE $210.00 WHICH INCLUDES 2 HOURS OF LABOR. REPAIR FACILITY STATED THEY WERE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MANY REQUESTS TO REPAIR THIS SAME ISSUE ON GM VEHICLES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 84,270 miles reported. Look up ODI 10221553 at NHTSA ↗

BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN NO BRAKES DUE TO EXCESS RUST ON LINES.CAR FAILED INSPECTION 1 AND SECOND YEAR DUE TO ROTTED ROTORS. ALSO RECENTLY FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK AND FUEL LINES FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE BADLY RUSTED. WORSE YET FRAME IS DISINTEGRATING. DUE CHEAP STEEL. MY 1998 CHEVY ASTRO IS DRIVEN AND STORED IN LIKE CONDITIONS AND YET DOESN'T SHOW THE RUST LIKE THE AVALANCHE. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN LINES BLEW. AVALANCHE IS THE FIRST VEHICLE TO HAVE SO MANY SAFETY RELATE…

Owner-reported narrative. 58,137 miles reported. Look up ODI 10542971 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRUCK TRANSMISSION STARTED NOT SHIFTING AND AT 55MPH WAS RUNNING 4500 RPM, TRUCK SYSTEM THEN WARNED OF A HOT TRANSMISSION. BROUGH TO DEALER TOLD TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD, UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY CAN ONLY GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IF APPROVED BY GM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 45,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200842 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK WENT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW BY ITSELF, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4WD. THE VEHICLE MANUAL STATES THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE SHIFTED INTO 4WD UNLESS IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLING AT LESS THAN 3 MPH OR MAJOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR. IT ALSO STATES THAT THERE ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT PREVENT THE 4WD FROM ENGAGING AT ANY OTHER TIME. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10208105 at NHTSA ↗