Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10444767January 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING ON I-95 IN FLORIDA EXIT 289 AS I WAS EXITING I APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR USED E-BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN WHICH TOOK SOME DISTANCE LUCKY FOR ME EXIT RAMP VERY LONG, I NOTICED NO TRAFFIC ON RT.1 SO I WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASH OR ANY OTHER WARNING. I FINALLY STOPPED GOT OUT AND FOUND A MAJOR LEAK BEHIND LEFT FRONT TIRE ALONG SIDE FRAME I NOTICED 4 BRAKE LINE STACKED 2X2 AGAINST FRAME RAIL.THEY WERE TOTALLY RUSTED AND RUBBING FRAME TRUCK NOW AT DEALER. I HAVE OWNED MANY CHEVY TRUCKS WITH MORE MILEAGE AND AGE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN OR BRAKE LINES RUSTOUT SO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444614January 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR NO APPARENT REASON SYSTEM JUST FAILED AND FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS TERRIBLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444343January 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. REMAINING LINES ALSO ARE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. FUEL LINES ALSO SHOWING CORROSION WHICH I FEEL IS EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443756January 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE HEATING UNIT MELTED TO THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE HEATING DONT WORK LOOKS LIKE TO STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE BUT QUICKLY STOPED WORKING AND NOW THE ELECTRICAL IS UNKOWN IF THERE IS DAMAGE AND NO HEAT TO THE TRUCK AND COULD VERY EASLY CATCH THE WHOLE TRUCK ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443760January 13, 2012
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE BLOWER RESISTOR, THE BLOWER FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE WIRING HARNESS AND CONTROL MODULE STARTED TO MELT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443467January 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER RETURNING TO THE TRUCK FROM AN ERRAND I STARTED THE ENGINE AND, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LAMPS OF ANY SORT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING OF THE PEDAL DID NOT PRODUCE ANY RESISTANCE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING LAMP CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED BUT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED HOME WHERE IT THEN SAT OVER-NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I OBSERVED A LARGE WET SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY JUST BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES GOING INTO OR OUT OF THE ABS MODULE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND AT LEAST ONE HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. I ARRIVED AS THEY WERE RAISING THE TRUCK ON A LIFT. EVIDENTLY THEY ALSO ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID BECAUSE QUITE A LARGE PUDDLE WAS FORMING ON THE SHOP FLOOR BELOW WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ENTER THE ABS MODULE. THE TECHNICIAN, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT, AND I ALL OBSERVED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, AND FLUID WAS LITERALLY DRIPPING FROM ONE THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY BURST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE REPLACEMENT STEEL BRAKE LINES SO ALL THE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE HAND FABRICATED BY THE TECHNICIAN. DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HOW CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE FITTINGS ARE (FITTINGS ARE STEEL, ABS MODULE IS ALUMINUM) WHERE THEY SCREW INTO THE MODULE. WE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES FAR OLDER AND WITH FAR MORE MILEAGE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN IS FLAWED (THE ROUTING AND PLACEMENT OF LINES AND MODULE) OR THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL (STEEL, INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL) IS INSUFFICIENT. I HAVE PHOTOS AND THE OLD PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442786January 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE NEAR FRAME RAIL BENEATH DRIVERS SEAT ARE CORRODED. ONE OF THE LINES DEVELOPED A LEAK AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION RESULTED. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440071December 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TESTING THE BRAKES AND LIGHTS ON A 7,000 LB GVW TRAILER THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT AND ABOVE THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE OVER THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. ANOTHER 5 MINUTES I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH NO BRAKES AND PULLING A TRAILER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO A DAYS WORK WAS LOST BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL 130 MILES HOME FOR MY COMPANION TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439835December 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID, THANKFULLY WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD, WITH LOW MILEAGE, ALWAYS GARAGED AND DRIVEN A LIMITED AMOUNT DURING WINTER, SO EXPOSURE TO SALT WAS NOT HIGH AT ALL. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A 7 YEAR OLD HEAVY DUTY TRUCK WITH 50K MILES. THANKS GOD IT DIDN'T LOSE BRAKES WHEN TOWING A HORSE TRAILER.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439655December 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAD MY FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2010 UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM GM WITH NO OUT OF POCKET COST. 18 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE AS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, BUT BEING TOLD THAT I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST $3500+ TO REPAIR. IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE INJECTORS, PREVIOUSLY COVERED FOR 7 YEARS/200,000 MILES, WHY ARE THE "NEW IMPROVED" INJECTORS ONLY COMING WITH 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. GM HAS A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR DURAMAX DIESELS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POST FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. AND CHEVROLET IS NOT OFFERING ANY HELP WITH ANY OF THEM. I AM DEALING WITH GM NOW, AND SO FAR HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438168December 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE FIXED THEY ADVISED EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE WAS OLD IT WAS 4 MONTH TO OLD TO BE COVERED BY THE FIX. THEY KNOW THEY SOLD VEHICLES WITH BAD INSTRUMENT PANELS BUT ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437639November 29, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WENT TO USE THE TRUCK AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FLUID HAD SHOT OUT EVERYWHERE. TWO BLOWN BRAKE LINES DUE TO ROTTED OUT CONDITION OF THE LINES. REPAIR TOTAL OF $411.68. 2 LINES PLUS FITTINGS PLUS NEW BLEEDER SCREWS. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM PICK-UPS AND THAT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE ON THE EDGE OF GOING ALSO. THESE LINES TOO ARE ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER OF EA11001. THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR VEHICLES BEFORE 1999 AND AFTER 2003. I WAS LUCKY MY INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT DOING 70 MPH OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR BILL OF ABOUT $750-$800 TO REPLACE THE OTHER LINES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM DISTRESSED TO BE IN THIS POSITION DUE TO THE MATERIALS USED AND INSTALLATION POSITION OF THESE LINES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437366November 27, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FAILURE OF CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436871November 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED IT STALLED WITHIN 10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436901November 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AND SPILLING OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS LODGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,301 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 82,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436738November 22, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR LATCH PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN AND PASSENGER TO ALMOST FALL OUT. PASSENGER WAS KEPT IN VEHICLE BY SAFETY BELT. NO INJURIES BUT QUITE A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LATCH FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ALSO HAD A LATCH FAILURE APPROX. A YEAR EARLIER. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE LATCH SPRINGS RUSTING THOUGH AND THE LATCH RELEASING. SPOKE WITH OTHER OWNERS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, ALSO SPOKE WITH THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP, NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AS WELL, THE PART IS $175 PLUS LABOR FOR EACH LATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436613November 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES FIRST LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN 2010 THEN A YEAR LATTER THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN 2011. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437088November 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DURING A PANIC STOP AND REQUIRED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER THAT FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435397November 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE. LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED, AND LEAKING FLUID. THE FAILURE HAPPENED JUST AFTER UNHOOKING A SMALL TRAILER I WAS PULLING LOADED WITH 2000 LB OF SAND AND GRAVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435419November 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 04 1500 4X4 SILVERADO. AS I WAS STOPPING BEHIND A CAR THAT WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL AND GO OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHAT A RIDE!!!!! TO STOP.BY THE WAY I'M A MECHANIC TOO. I LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THERE WERE LEAKS. FOUND THAT 4 BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAB ON THE DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME WAS VERY VERY RUSTED AND LEAKING AS WELL RESTED UNDER THE TRUCK ALL UNDER HOW MANY IS BAD I DON'T KNOW. I JUST HAS IT TOW TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK MUCH BECAUSE I HAVE A 98 S-10 P/U THE BRAKE LINES ON THAT IS HOLDING UP SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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