Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/06/2012 | 118052 | 1 | |
| Oil pressure and water temperture gauge's pegged out to the high side and will not return to normal. *tr | |||
| 11/06/2012 | 118052 | ||
| Oil pressure and water temperture gauge's pegged out to the high side and will not return to normal. | |||
| 07/22/2008 | 50000 | ||
| 2004 chevy avalanche 1500 2wd spedometer became erratic and stoped working. the problem was first noticed with the tachometer acting erratic, it stopped actin funny and then the speedometer began acting crazy and then stuck. | |||
| 04/03/2011 | 147424 | ||
| Was driving my 2004 chevrolet avalanche 1500 down the road, when i noticed that my speedometer was acting funny. was moving ir-ratically in upward increments of one mile per hour, while sticking and jumping on each increment. then, it just flat quit! not knowing the mechanics of my vehicles speedometer (ie; speedo cable, electronic, or what have you), went online to search this out. found out that there are many, many of this incident happening with consumers. seems that gm refuses to recall this, even though it seems to be a very common problem?? have read that this can cost upwards of $600 to repair? just bought this truck/avalanche (used) from a dealer in portland, oregon. can i get any help with getting this repaired? from my understanding of what i have read (online), there are several step motors. these step motors are apparently a poor (design) product, and are the same for the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, etc. also read that because they are all built by the same manufacturer, that (eventually) they will all fail? it is my contention that gm is fully aware of this, from the information obtained (online). i am hoping that this will be repaired for me, free of charge, thru gm?? how do i know how fast i am going? what if i get a ticket? what if my other instruments fail? | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 85970 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet avalanche 1500. the contact stated that the speedometer functioned erratically. most recently, it was stuck at the highest speed. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that he was responsible for repair costs. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current and failure mileage was approximately 85,970. | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 85970 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet avalanche 1500. the contact stated that the speedometer moved around erratically. most recently, it was stuck at the highest speed. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that he was responsible for repair costs. the vehicle had not been repaired. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current and failure mileages were approximately 85,970-bk | |||
| 01/05/2010 | 110000 | ||
| I own an 04 chevrolet avalanche and the tbc2 fuse always blows. so i have no dash lights to show me my speed or anything. i have read up on this and lots of these trucks have the same problem with wires rubbing and shorting out. as well as the service air bag light comes on as well which i think is another thing with wires being in a bad spot and shorting out. | |||
| 11/15/2007 | 125000 | 1 | |
| I have had problems with my dash cluster it pins itself at high speed and the amp gauge and temp gauges stop working too i had this problem just after buying it and it had 125000kms on it and chevy said it was over the kms too be covered to me their should not be a time frame or mileage set too have them replaced ...please let me know if their is anything that can be done ...thanks *tr | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 1 | ||
| The instrument panel on my vehicle is displaying the incorrect information for fuel level and oil level. this is occurring at startup and continues while i drive the vehicle and is a constant problem. nothing has yet been done to correct the problem but feel that the manufacturer should assume financial responsibility of correcting the malfunction. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2008 | 145000 | 1 | |
| Speedometer has become erratic at zero to 120 mph at any given time or any where inbetween truck running or setting still. will be traveling down the road at flow of traffic and speedometer will be zero to 120. this is very dangerous. gmc or federal government needs to issue a recall. this is a problem common to gmc chevy products silverado truck, impalas, and avalanche vehicles 2003 to 2005. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2007 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Driver side power window stopped working, locked in closed position. nothing leading up to it. happened in oct 2007 (1 month out of warranty). finally took to dealer for repair in oct '08. dealer replaced motor and regulator $588 cost. complained to chevy in dec '08, they said small plastic part had failed but since it was past warranty and i waited 2 months to complain, there was nothing they would do. they also said it was a known, infrequent problem and they were redesigning the mechanism. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Speedometer failure in chevy avalanche. it is a common problem and is widely discussed on the internet, yet no recall. 2004 chevy avalanche z71. *tr | |||
| 10/07/2006 | 37000 | 10 | 12/10/2004 |
| The speedometer on my 2004 chevy avalanche does not work properly. when i am going 25 mph it indicated 80 mph. sometimes when i am stopped the speedometer indicates 30 mph. basically the speedo works sometimes, but i cannot rely on it to drive safely-at any speed, because i do not know what speed i am actually going. *nm | |||