2004 Chevrolet Avalanche

FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE ON MY 2004 AVALANCHE SURROUNDING THE INEFFICIENCIES WITHIN MY DASH BOARD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INCORRECTLY. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE ACCURATE SPEED WAS NOT REPORTING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS REPLACED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK AND TAKING A ROAD TRIP THE GAS GAUGE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED AN EMPTY GAS READING. THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO READ INCORRECTLY AND FLUCTUATES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A SERVICE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE UP TO ABOUT 70,000 MILES. CURRENTLY MY TRUCK IS AT 86000 MILES ALL DUE TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO WORK (30 MILES EACH WAY). I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD EXPENSE THIS COST SINCE THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY ISSUE. REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE IF IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS ALSO VERY DISAPPOINTING AS THIS DEPICTS THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE. MY FATHER HAS BOUGHT NOTHING BUT CHEVROLET'S OVER THE YEARS AND STATES HOW EFFICIENT THE VEHICLES ARE. IN ADDITION I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD ONCE FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT SURROUNDING THE SPEEDOMETER TO HAVE RECEIVED ANOTHER DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD SURROUNDING THE GAS GAUGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO READ 120 MPH. I CONSIDER IT A DRIVING HAZARD (SAFETY) WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC. VERY DISTRACTING. WHEN I INVESTIGATED ON-LINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS OVER $400 AND SHOULD NOT BE BOURN BY THE CONSUMER FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

WHEN I SLOW DOWN AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE AS IF IN THE ABS MODE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION ON THE ABS SPEED SENSORS, LOCATED WITHIN THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY, FORMED BY ROAD SALT. THIS PROBLEM JUST APPEARED WITHOUT WARNING OR PROVOCATION. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND LOW SPEEDS, STOPPING DISTANCES ARE LENGTHEN BY 10 TO 30 PERCENT. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN OTHER STATES. FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON, IT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO WISCONSIN. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, THE PART TO REPAIR MY TRUCK REMAINS ON BACKORDER. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER CAN ONLY PROVIDE THEM IF I PURCHASED THE WHOLE BEARING ASSEMBLY WHICH IS QUADRUPLE THE PRICE OF THE PART THAT I NEED. OF COURSE, I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNFAIR AND WHILE I WAIT FOR THE APPROPRIATE PART TO REPAIR MY TRUCK, I AM PUTTING MY SAFETY, AS WELL AS OTHERS, IN JEOPARDY (THIS IS SAD TO SAY BUT I AM NOT USING PRUDENT DECISION-MAKING SKILLS). I BELIEVE THAT IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT IF THERE WERE NOT OTHERS IN THE AREA HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THE PART WOULD NOT BE ON BACKORDER THROUGHOUT THE DEALERSHIPS IN WISCONSIN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE LOOK INTO AND ADDRESSED AND REFUNDS GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE PAID THE ENORMOUS PRICE OF THIS REPAIR SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND BECAUSE THIS DEFECT IS A SAFETY HAZARDS. *TR

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME OUT FROM THE FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT, MAYBE IT AN DEFECTED TRANSMISSION OR RECALL, IM NOT SURE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM ARE NOT IN SAFE CONDITIONS, NOR WORKABLE. NOT TO MENTION THE CRACKING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE SUSPENSION, WHILE TURNING. *TR

OIL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW LOW PRESSURE THEN NO PRESSURE. CARRIED TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED OIL SENSOR ON ENGINE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS BUT ONLY AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS STRAIGHT. NOW THE PRESSURE GAUGE PEGS TO THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR THE NIGHT, IT PERFORMS CORRECTLY AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET IT TO DEMO FOR DEALER AS IT ONLY DOES IT ON LONG TRIPS WHICH OCCUR ON WEEKENDS AND NIGHT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT MPH KEPT FLUCTUATING, AND A/C AND HEATING HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN GOES ON AND OFF AND IN STRENGTH OF BLOWING, ALL THIS WHICH I HEAR IS COMMON IN 04 TO 05 CHEVROLET TRUCKS. EVEN A CHEVROLET MECHANIC TOLD ME WHEN FIXING MY TRUCK SAID IT WAS PRETTY COMMON IN THESE YEARS 04- 05 . AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL. *TR