2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 complaints

I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM GOING OUT WHICH MAKES THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AS WELL. PRIOR TO THE SYSTEM GOING COMPLETELY OUT IT OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD BE HARD TO TURN THE STEERI NG WHEEL UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE I CONTACTED THE RECALL DEPARTMENT IN REFERENCED TO THIS BUT THEY STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS THE YEAR AND MODEL FITTING THE RECALL MY VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE BATCH. WHY IS THIS WHEN I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKES GOING OUT. CAN THIS BE RECTIFIED. I HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT IT STARTED AGAIN. *TR

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

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE,04 CHEVY AVALANCHE ,WHICH HAS A NEW SET OF API,SPECTOR ADVANTA SUV TIRES ON IT FROM AUCTION DIRECT IN RALEIGH,NC THIS AUG. THE TIRE SIZE IS 265/70R 17. DOT 3EEF MANF. DATE OF 10 08, I BELIEVE. THEY WILL NOT RUN SMOOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 50 MPH TO 65-70 MPH WITH SOME VIBRATION AT LOWER SPEEDS,AFTER EXTENSIVE BALANCING INCLUDING ROAD FORCE BALANCE, THEY STILL SHAKE THE VEHICLE VERY BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ,MAKING DRIVING AWFUL,THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AT ACTION DIRECT'S SERVICE CENTER,AND AT SIR WALTER CHEVROLET IN RALEIGH, NC,THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE TIRES. AUCTION DIRECT WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP,JAMES ARTHUR JONES *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2WD HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 10 DAYS, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS NOTED. DROVE VEHICLE, NOTICED ABS LIGHT WAS ON, PARKED VEHICLE, TURNED IGNITION OFF, HEARD LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. TRACED NOISE TO ABS UNIT MOUNTED UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD, HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO STOP NOISE, WHEN BATTERY IS CONNECTED NOISE IMMEDIATELY STARTS. *TR

FUEL TANK VENT VALVE HAS FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FILL THE TANK WITH GASOLINE. WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE TANK, THE PUMP WILL CONTINUOUSLY SHUT OFF. OPENING THE GAS TANK CAP ALSO RELEASES QUITE A BIT OF "AIR". APPROXIMATE COST TO REPLACE THE VENT VALVE/SOLENOID WILL BE $210.00 WHICH INCLUDES 2 HOURS OF LABOR. REPAIR FACILITY STATED THEY WERE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MANY REQUESTS TO REPAIR THIS SAME ISSUE ON GM VEHICLES. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAD STOPPED WORKING ON MY 04 AVALANCHE. NOT REALIZING THIS AND TRAVELING AT NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC I HAD GOTTEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. ONCE I HAD STOPPED AND NOTICED THE GAGE WAS STUCK AT 60MPH I SHOWED IT TO THE OFFICER AND HE LET ME GO. I REALIZE THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR THIS IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES BUT I AM OVER THAT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING I DO FOR MY JOB. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, OR ALL CLUSTERS SHOULD BE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY WILL FAIL AT ONE POINT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. MY SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET PLACE AND THEY ARE SAYING IT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THEN ONE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. BUT IT WAS FOR 7 YEARS OR 70 THOUSAND MILES. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND IT WAS OVER THE MILEAGE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIXED, WITH OUT BREAKING MY BANK.??? PLEASE HELP ME OUT ON THIS...... *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY. *TR

THERE IS POPPING AND TWISTING MOTIONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY 04 AVALANCHE, IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY LIKE THAT AS I WAS TOLD. MY STEERING WHEEL EVENTUALLY TWISTED ALL THE WAY AROUND WITHOUT TURNING THE TIRES ONE DAY... THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT. VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WAS TOLD ALL AVALANCHES IN THIS YEAR POP AND TWIST LIKE THAT. HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. OLD PART IS AT LANDFILL. *TR

ONSTAR SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE BACKUP BATTERY RENDERING STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY INOPERATIVE IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. ACCIDENT ASSISTANCE IS ALSO UNAVAILABLE IF THE BATTERY IS DESTROYED/DISCONNECTED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATTERY BACKUP. THIS IS MADE EVEN MORE LIKELY BY THE VEHICLE BATTERY BEING SITUATED AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH ONSTAR WOULD ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE CASE OF A BATTERY FAILURE BECAUSE THERE IS NO BATTERY BACKUP TO POWER THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. *TR

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. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 2WD WORKS ERRATICALLY. WHEN DRIVING, IT FAILS TO WORK ACCURATELY ON AND OFF. THIS CAN LEAD TO EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. GENERAL MOTORS SEEMS TO IGNORE THE HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ACCURATE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR A RECALL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 04 CHEVY AVALANCHE STOPPED WORKING. IT IS PEGGED OUT AT 120 MPH. *TR

THE CLUSTER ON A 2004 AVALANCHE CHEV IS BROKEN. THE SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING ON A DAILY BASIS. I'M DOING 30MPH IN THE CITY, THE SPEEDOMETER READS 65MPH; I'M DOING 65MPH ON I-75, THE SPEEDOMETER READS OVER 100MPH. *TR

WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK WENT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW BY ITSELF, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4WD. THE VEHICLE MANUAL STATES THAT THE TRUCK CANNOT BE SHIFTED INTO 4WD UNLESS IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLING AT LESS THAN 3 MPH OR MAJOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR. IT ALSO STATES THAT THERE ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT PREVENT THE 4WD FROM ENGAGING AT ANY OTHER TIME. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4WD ON MY VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY FEATURE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF TEN DAYS AND ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL NOT REPAIRED. I WILL BE RETURNING THE TRUCK THERE AGAIN TOMORROW. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE THOROUGHLY GONE OVER ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND HAVE REPAIRED EVERYTHING, BUT THE 4WD SYSTEM IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONAL. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN CHARGED OVER $600. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE PART THAT FAILED HAD BEEN UPGRADED. THIS TELLS ME THAT GM KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED IT. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THESE VEHICLES. ALL OF THE DAMAGED PARTS ON MY TRUCK SHOULD BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE AND MY MONEY SHOULD BE REFUNDED. AFTER ALL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED, I SHOULD BE GIVEN A WARRANTY FOR THE DRIVE TRAIN OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE PARTS REPAIRED SO FAR HAVE NOT B

SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING, I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY DIFFERENT GM VEHICLES AND THEY ARE COVERING IT UNDER A RECALL AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED, YET I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE? *TR

1 SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND NOW THERE IS NO MOVEMENT OF THE SPEEDOMETER AT ALL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED. DEALER INFORMED ME THIS HAS OCCURRED OFTEN ON 2003-2004 GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO KEEP ACCURATE SPEED. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ON MY 2004 AVALANCHE IS VERY ERRATIC, TO SAY THE LEAST. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED HIGHER OR LOWER SPEEDS THAN WHAT I WAS ACTUALLY GOING. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT WAS ON A RAINY DAY WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 65MPH, BUT AFER LATER COMPARING THE TACH TO THE SPEEDOMETER, I ESTIMATE I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 80MPH. SOME TIMES IT INDICATES 0 MPH AND SOME TIMES IT GETS BURIED OVER 120MPH. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY FACTOR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRUCK TRANSMISSION STARTED NOT SHIFTING AND AT 55MPH WAS RUNNING 4500 RPM, TRUCK SYSTEM THEN WARNED OF A HOT TRANSMISSION. BROUGH TO DEALER TOLD TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD, UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY CAN ONLY GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IF APPROVED BY GM. *TR

STEERING SOME TIMES MAKING A KNOCKING TYPE NOISE, BROUGHT TO DEALER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WAS TOLD CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE HAVING ALL SUPPLIES FOR POLICE FIREARMS TRAINING LOCK IN THE BACK OF MY 2004 AVALANCHE THE TAILGATE WOULD NOT UNLOCK, DEALER NEED TO REPLACE UNIT, SAME THING HAPPENED THE VERY NEXT DAY AT THE RANGE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THEY WERE USING BAD SPRINGS. *TR

AROUND 37,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE WENT ERRATIC. THE TRUCK WAS 1 MONTH OR 1000 OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS HAS LED TO INACCURATE SPEEDS WHICH IS POSING A DANGER PROBLEM TO MY YOUNG TEENAGE DRIVERS. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REGULATE THEIR SPEED USING THE TACHOMETER LIKE I DO. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS A SPEEDOMETER WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT APPEARS THAT THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AT IDOL OR LOW SPEEDS LIKE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT WAS AS IF MY 2004 AVALANCHE HAD NO POWER STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY THE RIGHT. UPON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY PULLED UP A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX AND THERE IS A REDISIGNED STEERING BOX AND SHOULD BE REPLACED , I DONE THAT AND $732.96 LATER THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AT MY EXPENCE WHEN IT IS THEIR POOR DISIGN. SIDE KNOTE: MY WIFES A CANCER PATIENT, I SHOULD BE PAYING DR. BILLS WITH THAT MONEY!!!!!

VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. THE FIRST EPISODE REQUIRED THREE VISITS TO REPLACE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG RESTRAINT MODULE AND COIL. SECOND EPISODE REQUIRED TWO VISITS TO REPLACE COIL AGAIN!), AND I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO PROPERLY MANAGE AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK

THIS IS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FAILING SPEEDOMETERS IN GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. MINE IS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW THE ACCURATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LEADS TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICE A LOT OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. WHAT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION DOING TO PRESSURE CHEVROLET/GMC IN MAKING GOOD ON THIS FAULTY PRODUCT?

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE STICKS AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK AT ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE COLD, WHEN IT STARTED WORKING, THE NEEDLE KEPT GOING UNTIL IT WAS PINNED WELL PAST 120. THAT IS WHERE IT SITS RIGHT NOW. *JB

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. SPEED SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN STOPPED OR DRIVING. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED I "FOLLOW SOMEONE", BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND TILTING SIDEVIEW MIRRORS (WHILE IN REVERSE) DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ ACCURATELY AND SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER A SPEED. ONE EVENING THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING 35 MPH AND I WAS DOING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THAT SAME EVENING I CAME TO A FOUR-WAY STOP AND AT ACCELERATION THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK AT ALL THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP HOME. THE RPM GAUGE WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WRONG WITH MY TRUCK AND THEN THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS. SOMETIMES WHILE BACKING MY MIRRORS WON'T TILT DOWN. *JB

IN THE MORNING - BELOW SAY ABOUT 55 DEGREES WHEN I FIRST GET IN AND DRIVE, I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT TO EXIT MY DRIVEWAY. FOR THE FIRST MINUTE OR TWO, THE STEERING IS VERY STIFF, ALMOST LIKE MANUAL - THEN IT GOES NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE INDICATED A RISING SPEED WHILE, IN FACT, I WAS DECELERATING TO TRY TO MEET THE SPEED LIMIT (I THOUGHT). THE NEEDLE CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE SCALE WHILE ACTUALLY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH. NOW, AT A STOP, IT REGISTERS ABOUT 45 MPH AND VARIES WITH ACTUAL SPEED. *JB

POWER PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED. CABLE FRAYS AND JAMS IN MECHANISM, WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN REQUIRING COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF THE MECHANISM. THIS SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY PREVIOUS 2002 AVALANCHE AND MY SONS 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE WINDOW WAS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY ON ALL THREE VEHICLES. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL IN THE ON POSITION AND WILL RUN CONSTANTLY REGARDLESS OF THE SWITCH POSITION AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE MUST BE OFF FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE WIPERS WILL STAY OFF. *NM

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WITH 46655 MILES AND ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 2006 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATIC. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED PAST 120 MPH AND LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON I 95 AT 70 MPH. I KNOW THE SPEED BECAUSE I WAS FOLLOWING A FAMILY MEMBER AND WAS TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE AT THE TIME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED LOCKED PAST 120 UNTIL I UNHOOKED AND RE-HOOKED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE AT WHICH TIME IT RETURNED TO 0. SPEEDOMETER WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN DID THE SAME THING, I SUBSEQUENTLY REPEATED THE BATTERY PROCEDURE UNTIL I TALKED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHO WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE BIG COUNTRY CHEVROLET IN HEMINGWAY, SC AND THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $380. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS A VERY PREVALENT COMPLAINT THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT ADDRESSING BUT IS CHARGING CONSUMERS $375-1000 TO CORRECT BUT IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING A SUBSTANDARD SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUITS LAWYERS ARE ADVERTISING BUT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY FOR LAWYERS. I AM A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER AND PAID, WHAT I BELIEVED, IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR MY VEHICLE AND I'M NOT SURE WHO TO TURN TO OTHER THAN YOUR AGENCY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE RELEASE SYSTEM WAS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE, AS THE USERS BODY WAS PLACED INTO A POSITION THAT MAY CAUSE INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM

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

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE PART EVEN THOUGH IS CLEARLY A FACTORY PROBLEM ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ANYTIME THE REAR SEAT WAS FOLDED DOWN, THE BUCKLES TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS FELL UNDER THE SEAT AND WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE, THUS PREVENTING PASSENGERS FROM BUCKLING THE SAFETY BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO OFFERED NO ADVICE.

2004 AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING WITH 36000 MILES. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

POPPING, BINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. UPON IMMEDIATE INSPECTION, NOTHING WAS OBSERVED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE TREAD WAS WEARING UNEVENLY AND THE SIDEWALL WAS SPLITTING. UPDATED 8/21/2006 - *NM