Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10289131October 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STEERING, EQUIPMENT
WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY SORT MY 2004 Z71'S SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. IT STAYS BELOW THE 0 MPH MARK AND IF IT DECIDES TO COME ALIVE WHILE I'M DRIVING IT IS COMPLETELY OFF. I CAN BE DRIVING 20 AND IT WILL SAY I'M GOING 50 MPH. THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE....I HAVE 3 LITTLE GIRLS AND THIS IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. WHY WON'T GM RECALL THIS? I'M ALSO HEARING THE CLUNKING SOUND THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A WOBBLING SENSATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP HAVING THESE ISSUES SERVICED JUST FOR THEM TO STOP WORKING AGAIN. RECALL OR LEMON LAW. *TR
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0
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#10288992October 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT, YET HAPPENING ALLOT MORE LATELY. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR CONDITIONER KEEPS GOING TO HOT HOT AIR, AS IF IN FULL HEAT. MUST PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART TRUCK TO GET AIR CONDITIONER WORKING AGAIN. IN SOUTH TEXAS, HEAT IS UNBEARABLE AS YOU MAY KNOW. ALREADY HAD INSTRUMENT PANEL OUT OF WARRANTY THAT I PAID FOR AND AFTER COMPLAINING TO CHEVY WAS REIMBURSED BECAUSE OF RECALL AND AM FINDING OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS WELL WITH THE A/C GOING OUT. DON'T HAVE MONEY TO TAKE TO SHOP AND REPAIR AND AM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS FROM GM. *TR
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#10286755October 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS ACTIVATION UPON LOW SPEED STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR
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0
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#10286702October 7, 2009
STEERING
MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A FRONT END CLUCKING NOISE, THEY ALL HAVE IT, AT LOW SPEEDS. THEY REPACKED THE STEERING COLUMN ONCE ALREADY AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. *TR
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#10286542October 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. HE HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. WHILE DRIVING HE ALSO EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE HYDRO-BOOSTER PUMP LEAKED BRAKE AND STEERING FLUID. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES). A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,000.00 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.
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0
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0
#10286289October 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER FLOATS AS YOU ARE DRIVING AND ALSO SHOWS MPH WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 120 MPH. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE CORRECT SPEED THAT IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286334October 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. DASHBOARD NEEDLE GAUGE SITTING AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION AND NOT RESPONSIVE. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR YET. JUST HAPPENED. THIS IS THE SECOND GM TRUCK I'VE OWNED WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BROKEN. THE OTHER WAS A '97 JIMMY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10285866September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. ALL FOUR OF THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER FIRST STATED IT WAS FROM ROAD SALT, BUT THEN REVISED THE STATEMENT TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD ONLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 3800 MILES IN ONE YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,257. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN UPDATED 10/22/09
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#10285876September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 52000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND THE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING DISTANCE OR STOPPING IN GENERAL. I HAVE PUT NEW ROTORS AND PADS ON FRONT AND BACK AXLES AND IT DID NOT HELP. NOW I FIND THAT THERE IS RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEAR SILVERADO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED BECAUSE MY PICKUP IS A 04 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR MAYBE WORSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285132September 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE ABOUT 30 MPH OVER SPEED SHOULD BE GOING. IT IS SAYING THE TRUCK IS DOING 35MPH WHILE PARKED. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF BUT ONLY COVERS TRUCKS UP TO 70,000MILES. OUR IS LESS THAN 20,000 OVER. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. HAS STARTED TO DO IT IN THE PAST BUT NOW WE ARE STUCK NOT KNOWING OUR SPEED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284871September 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
2004 CHEVY TRUCK BATTERY WENT DEAD, CHANGED BATTERY. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD AIR OUT OF THE PASSANGERS SIDE . GM WANTS $100.00 JUST TO TEST AND SEE WHATS WRONG! ! ! ! CHECKED THE INTERNET, FOUND OVER 100 ITEMS WITH SAME PROBLEM. GM WILL NOT RECALL. WHY? *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284498September 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 CREWCAB PICKUP. SOME WHERE BETWEEN 80,000 AND 90,000 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN GIVING FALSE READINGS. SOMETIMES IT APPEARS TO WORK CORRECTLY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND YET OTHER TIMES IT IS CLEARLY GIVING AN INCORRECT READING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283985September 15, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH FOREIGN YKS, SIZE LT245/75R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE OBSERVED THAT MOST OF THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS GONE. A MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER FTS AND THEY STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T003000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EQ08012 TIRES, TREAD BELT ARE RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND REALIZED SEVERAL OF THE FOREIGN TIRES ARE DEFECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10283707September 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED FALSE READINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10283428September 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DEFECTIVE. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. GAS GAUGE WILL NOT SHOW PROPER FUEL LEVEL. ALOT OF 2005 GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SPEEDOMETER, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. IF THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OVER A HILL OR CURVE. VERY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL? PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS RECALLED NO MATTER THE MILEAGE, WE NEED TO BE SAFE WHILE OPERATING OUR VEHICLE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE A LAWSUIT TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10283465September 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE, EQUIPMENT
HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTING UNUSUAL. BETWEEN 10 MPH AND 7 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ACT LIKE THEY WERE ON WET PAVEMENT OR ICY PAVEMENT, PULSATING UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND LOOKS LIKE THE DAY IT CAME FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE GOES BACK TO THE 1999 MODEL YEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THERE IS NOT ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU *TR
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#10282599September 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INITALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY STARTED DISPLAYING INCORRECT SPEEDS WITHOUT ALERTING ME TO A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR AT AROUND 95,000 - 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TO CAUSE ME TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL ONE DAY WHILE I WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THE SLOWER LANE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I NOTICED A SERIOUS DEVIATION IN THE READING ( I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT WHILE STARTING TO DRIVE MUCH FASTER THAN REGULAR TRAFFIC FLOW WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT GRADUALLY DROPPING ANY TIME I SLOWED EVEN SLIGHTLY UNTIL IT REGISTERED AROUND 40 MPH WHEN I WAS PASSING MIDDLE-LANE TRAFIIC IN A 65 MPH ZONE). I STICK PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SPEED LIMITS AND OBSERVE RECOMMENDED SPEEDS (E.G. YELLOW SIGNS ON CURVED HIGHWAY) ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING TRAILERS. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AROUND THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO AND WYOMING, THERE COULD'VE BEEN A SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH LEVEL ACCIDENT. I DIDN'T SEE A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OR SPEEDOMETER USING THIS SITES DATABASE SEARCH. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10282485August 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STEERING
STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY IN TWO OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. HAD IT REPAIRED BY GM BUT IT KEEPS MESSING UP AND CAUSING VIBRATIONS, CLUNKING AND ALTERING THE STEERING . ALSO BOTH OF MY TRUCKS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AT 40,000 MILES. HOW SAFE IS THIS????? PLEASE PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THESE TWO ITEMS. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282488August 31, 2009
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO MAKES CLUNKING SOUNDS AND CAUSES VIBRATIONS THAT ALTER THE STEERING. I TOOK IT TO GM WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT ABOUT 20MILES LATER IT STARTED AGAIN, HAVE JUST DELT WITH IT SINCE BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORST. I BOUGHT ANOTHER 2004 SILVERADO IT TOO DOES THIS CLUNKING AND VIBRATING, EVIDENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ON BOTH MY TRUCKS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281558August 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WENT TO 5 MPH, THEN TO 0. LATER IN THE SAME TRIP, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60, (VERIFIED BY GPS), SPEEDOMETER SHOWED SPEEDS FROM 50 DOWN TO 8MPH. NO WARNING BEFORE FAILURE, EXCEPT FOR A BARELY NOTICEABLE TREMOR OR LACK OF SMOOTHNESS IN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. ON NEXT DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER WAS OK FOR THE 20 MINUTES. THE DRIVE AFTER, RANDOM SPEEDS FROM STARTUP. NO CORRECTIVE WORK DONE YET, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE SERVO MOTOR DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER, OR THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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