Six problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Service air bag light came on. Research online and found that this is a very common problem and should be recalled for safety reasons.
Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the airbag warning indicator flashes and then stays on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the diagnosis was that the driver airbag module needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000. Bp.
2004 Avalanche service air bag light stays on. Read numerous forums and this should be fixed at no charge due to a safety issue. A lot of chevy owners are experiencing the same problem.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact has been having problems with air bags ever since last year. The air bag light illuminated every time he took the vehicle to the dealership. They said they fixed it and later the air bag light came on again. The contact took vehicle back to the dealership. The dealership told him that they put sensor on, and done something to the wiring, and every time the air bag light came on. The air bag light has been coming on since August 9, 2004. From the time that the dealer said that they repaired the vehicle was about three weeks and the air bag light came on again. Each time the vehicle was taken tot he dealer they replaced the air bag module.
2004 Avalanche service airbag light came on in 2005 dealership replace airbag unit service airbag light came on in 2007 dealership claimed wire needed to be replaced service airbag light came on in 2009 vehicle out of warranty and light now stays on with no apparent fix available started researching forums on the internet and realized the magnitude of the problem and that thousands of other gm vehicles are running into the same issue no deaths from lack of deployment in my truck to report.
Contact complained about air bag system problem. Since vehicle was newly purchased the air bag dash light intermittently went on and off. At allan green Chevrolet sales dealer they tried to correct the defect three times without success. Contact took the vehicle to camino real Chevrolet, and they could not correct the problem either in two attempts. Contact decided to take the vehicle to a third dealer, osama Chevrolet, this one tried four times, and the air bags light continues to come on and off. The road conditions at every incident have been normal. Contact expressed concern about this problem because he had no confidence that the air bags system will work in case of an accident . Updated 02/07/06.