Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057258 Incident Date: Feb, 17 2006
Consumer's City: NESBIT Consumer's State: MS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AVALANCHE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEK12T04G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 27 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2004 chevrolet avalanche designed without inline fuel filter, only a filter made into the fuel pump assembly inside the tank. according to gm and all data repair manuals, this filter is a non-serviceable item intended to last the life of the vehicle. at approximately 60,000 miles, vehicle mil indicator came on, diagnosed as misfire condition. vehicle stuttered under both idle and acceleration. the dealer determined that sediment from the fuel tank had contaminated the fuel injectors and entire fuel system needed to be cleaned. claim for repair under warranty was denied, even though non-serviceable lifetime part allowed contamination into the system. very poorly designed fuel filtration system with the potential to cause stalling under all driving conditions. *jb