Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The brake pressure modulator valve leaks the transmission has problems and service airbags is on |
| 2021-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND BRAKES GO OUT THEN DIES,DOESN'T MATTER SPEED. IF SLOWING DOWN AND PRESS THE BRAKES, THE LOCKS,… |
| 2020-05-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD JUMPED MY DEAD BATTERY AND LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING JUMPED, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLO… |
| 2020-03-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT TAKES HALF AN HOUR TO FILL MY TANK IT KEEPS KICKING OFF LIKE IT'S FULL WHEN IT'S NOT |
| 2019-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. AREAS OF FAILURE ARE HIDDEN FROM VIEW ABOVE OTHER COMPONENTS. UPON BRAKE LIN… |
| 2018-11-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE FUEL G… |
| 2018-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CLEAR COAT PEELING ON ALL HORIZONTAL SURFACES, UPPER DASH PANEL DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IF A… |
| 2018-02-27 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | NEW BATTERY NEW ALTERNATOR HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT COMMUNICATING CORRECTLY TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR CHARGE THE BATTERY… |
| 2018-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ST… |
| 2018-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT. GENERALLY THE CONDITION IS LIMITED TO SPEEDS UNDER … |
| 2017-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CON… |
| 2017-07-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA INFLATORS AIRBAGS AND GAGES ON DASH. IN AN ACCIDENT AIRBAGS DIDN'T RELEASED. |
| 2017-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND ALL BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES, AND FRONT END PARTS RUSTED |
| 2016-11-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER PICKING MY GRANDAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL I WAS DOING APPROXOMITALLY 55 MPH AND MY TRUCK CAME TO … |
| 2016-10-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 144 GOING ABOUT 30 MILES ON OCTOBER 5TH AROUND 1130 AM. WHEN MY FRONT PASSENGER TIR… |
| 2016-09-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDI… |
| 2016-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR … |
| 2016-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS … |
| 2016-04-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | 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 … |
| 2015-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, FUEL LEA… |
| 2015-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE DEVELOPED A CLUNKING , WHILE DRIVING, THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TYPE OF RO… |
| 2015-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2015-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | YESTERDAY,JULY 4TH 2015 MY 2004 AVALANCHE; WITH ONLY 70K MILES , THE BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS DUE TO A RUSTED BLOWN OUT BR… |
| 2015-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND A STATE INSPECTION. THE PART TO REPAI… |
| 2015-03-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WH… |
| 2015-01-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING IN MY TRUCK TO GO SHOPPING AND AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE I NOTICE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLO… |
| 2014-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE LOW COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE… |
| 2014-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED WOULD NOT GO OVER 35MPH. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS BEFOREHAND… |
| 2014-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT .GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND … |
| 2014-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. ONCE THE TRUCK… |
| 2014-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON THE ABOVE LISTED DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 HOURS, I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AFTER GETTING OFF WORK AND BEFORE RETURNING… |
| 2014-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS BOLTS ARE SNAPPING OFF WHICH IS CAUSING LEAKING AND NOISES (TICKING SOUNDS NEAR DRIVERS SIDE) WHI… |
| 2014-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXTERIOR DOOR LATCH DID NOT LATCH WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TURNING RIGHT ON A VI… |
| 2014-04-23 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | THE SPARE TIRE SECONDARY LATCH WAS STUCK IN THE HOIST BODY NOT ALLOWING THE SPARE TIRE TO BE RELEASED. THE DEALER, SIER… |
| 2014-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE LIGHT WAS CHANGING AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLO… |
| 2014-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FASTNERS ARE SNAPPING OFF WHICH IS CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE TO FILL THE CABIN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2013-11-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS HOOKING UP MY TRAILER TO TOW. HAD MY DAUGHTER STEP ON THE BRAKES TO CHECK THE LIGHTS. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR A… |
| 2013-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY PUSHED ON MY BRAKES AN IT WENT TO THE FLOOR,UNDERNEATHTHE TRUCK BY THE DRIVERS DOOR THE FRAME W… |
| 2013-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM RUST. CHEV DEALER WANTED $2600 TO REPLACE/FIX 2004 CHEV AVALANCHE BRAKE LINES. *JS |
| 2013-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRAVELING APPX 35MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE LEFT TURN, PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME OR WE WOULD … |
| 2013-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I CAME AROUND A CURVE AND THERE WAS ROAD WORK GOING ON AND HAD TO STOP REAL QUICK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A… |
| 2013-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND LOST BRAKING ABILITY. THE PEDAL TRAV… |
| 2013-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH OUR 3-YEAR-OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP THE V… |
| 2012-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 5 MPH, TH… |
| 2012-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE AND WATER TEMPERTURE GAUGE'S PEGGED OUT TO THE HIGH SIDE AND WILL NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. *TR |
| 2012-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | IN MAY 2012 I BOUGHT A USED 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE 1500. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED ISSUES WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. … |
| 2012-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LEAVING THE YANKEE STADIUM PARKING LOT IN THE BRONX . TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY! THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO . UPON STOPPING I… |
| 2012-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 8 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED … |
| 2012-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING A… |
| 2011-10-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BOTH BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN NO BRAKES DUE TO EXCESS RUST ON LINES.CAR FAILE… |