2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 8%of 144 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,927miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, 8% of the 144 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,927 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had jumped my dead battery and left the truck running. About 10 minutes after being jumped, the driver's airbag deployed. The vehicle never moved and was sitting idly in park and nothing touched the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11326356, filed 2020-05, 168,500 miles“I got in my vehicle to come home. Put the key in the ignition to start the car and as I did, the driver's side air bag exploded in my face. I had not even put the car in gear yet.”
NHTSA complaint #10853880, filed 2016-04, 225,000 miles“I have a 2004 chevy avalanche which I bought new that was involved in a t-bone collision at approx. 35 MPH across the front end of the vehicle . The air bag did not deploy nor did the shoulder harness latch even though I had my seat belt on. I feel this may be a safety concern so I am making you aware of this.problem since I was injured . The car I hit had pulled out of a shopping center acoss in front of me it was a chevy cavalier , which I hit on the drivers side between the front and rear wheels.”
NHTSA complaint #10353075, filed 2010-08, 64,680 miles“I was involved in an accident on 02/22/2010. A very large ice chest flew out of a vehicle several cars ahead of me on the highway. Traffic was going around 55 - 60 MPH. The first car slammed on their brakes, trying to avoid the ice chest. The car behind crashed into them and so on. I was the last vehicle in the collision. I stood on my brakes and made every effort to stop before crashing into the truck in front of me. I crashed into the back of the ford f-250, inflicting minimal damage to their tailgate. The front of my avalanche was crushed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10323256, filed 2010-03, 138,000 miles“We were involved in an accident where we hit another vehicle and then rolled. The air bags never deployed at all and my husbands seat belt let loose before the vehicle had stopped.”
NHTSA complaint #10210832, filed 2007-12, 59,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 21% |
| 2012 | 3 | 19% |
| 2011 | 11 | 39% |
| 2010 | 4 | 67% |
| 2009 | 9 | 45% |
| 2008 | 16 | 43% |
| 2007 | 49 | 43% |
| 2006 | 7 | 18% |
| 2005 | 10 | 8% |
| 2004 | 12 | 8% |
| 2003 | 12 | 7% |
| 2002 | 8 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
53 complaintsBrakes
39 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsTires
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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