NHTSA Complaint #10125655 — 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE

DT: THE ELECTRICITY FROM THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL MONITOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR CONDITIONING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK WAS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE HEADACHES AND SHE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEAT OR AIR ON. SHE HAD TO PULL THE FUSE THAT CONTROLLED THE MONITOR BECAUSE TURNING IT OFF THE WAVE OF ELECTRICITY WAS STILL FLOWING. THE GAUSS METER THAT CHECKED THE WAVE OF ELECTRICITY WAS FLASHING RED WHEN SHE HELD IT UP TO HER HEAD. IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE LIKE THAT. THE SYMPTOMS WERE: HER SCALP WAS REAL TENDER AND SWOLLEN, HER LEFT SIDE OF SHOULDER AND NECK WAS HURTING A LOT, AND SHE HAD TO USE CONTACTS IN HER LEFT EYE BECAUSE OF VISION PROBLEMS. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS WERE FROM THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL MONITOR SHE HAS NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THIS. SINCE SHE UNPLUGGED THE FUSE THESE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED, AND SHE FELT BETTER. HER CONCERN WAS THAT OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THESE PROBLEMS AND SHE FELT THAT THIS WAS A SEVERE HEALTH RISK. *AK *JB