Three problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. While driving approximately 45 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic brake pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v043000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 250,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. While driving approximately 30 mph, the brakes failed and the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The dealer was later contacted (gordon Chevrolet in philadelphia, PA) and the contact was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was damaged and towed to an auto body shop. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.
Contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving 55 mph the brakes failed completely while trying to slow the vehicle down. The contact was able to drive the vehicle into the grass to slow the vehicle down. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who stated that the c-clip was missing which disconnected the brake shaft from the pedal. The c-clip has been repaired. The contact is aware of the safety risk since the brake failure could have caused a crash. The current and failure mileages were 53,000. Updated 10/06/09. Updatd 10/08/09.