Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10894972August 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON STREET NEAR HOME. LINE FROM PROPORTIONING VALVE TO ABS UNIT HAS PIN HOLES, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL UNDER CHASSIS BRAKE LINES LAST YEAR, BUT LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT REALLY? THE PLASTIC SECURING CLIPS ACT AS A CONTAINER FOR MOISTURE AND ROT THE LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894655August 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER AND LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER ,FUEL,TEMP ....DO NOT WORK! VERY UNSAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893955August 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893843August 7, 2016
ENGINE
PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUST AND BREAK OFF ON ALL GM FULL SIZE TRUCKS. I HAVE 2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD WITH 61K MILES, PROBLEM STARTED AT 56K MILES AS A MILD TICK THAT WENT AWAY WHEN ENGINE WARMED UP AND PROGRESSED TO CONSTANT LEAK WHEN ENGINE WAS UNDER LOAD , TWO REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK. SEEMS ALL TRUCK ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM FROM 1999 -2007. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM .
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885960July 19, 2016
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. ALMOST EVERYONE I KNOW IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE V8 GM ENGINES. LEADS TO EXHAUST LEAKS, SENSOR FAILURES AND BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS- THUS FAILING EMISSIONS TESTING. HARD AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885324July 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING TO THE GYM WITH MY 2 SONS WITH ME, I LUCKILY STOPPED AT THE DUMPSTER IN MY CONDO COMMUNITY TO DROP OFF SOME TRASH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHEN APPROACHING THE DUMPSTER I LOST ABOUT 90% OF MY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND NOTICED A HUGE MIST OF FLUID BY MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND THEN RETURN TO MY PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MY CONDO WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON PARKING MY TRUCK IN THE PARKING SPOT THE REMAINING BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED OUT. WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE CAUSE I QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY CORRODED THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY CAME FROM THE SUNKEN TITANIC. I HAVE LIVED IN 2 STATES THAT GET SNOW IN THE WINTER BUT AFTER EVERY SNOWFALL I'VE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL CAR WASH AND USED THE UNDERBODY WASH FEATURE. I'VE DRIVEN 1987, 1988, AND 1994 VEHICLES IN SNOW STATES AND HAD NO BRAKE LINE ISSUES SO MY 2004 VEHICLE I'D EXPECT NO ISSUES EITHER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK, NOWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES IT WARN YOU TO CHECK YOUR METAL BRAKE LINES FOR CORROSION. FILTERS, PADS, FLUIDS ETC ARE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT THE OWNERS MANUAL INCLUDES BUT METAL BRAKE LINES ARE NOT AND SHOULDN'T BE, NOT WHEN AFTERMARKET CORROSION PROOF BRAKE LINE KITS COST $100. LUCKILY MY FAMILY OR NO ONE ELSE'S FAMILY WERE HURT IN MY INCIDENT BUT THE LONGER GM REFUSES TO RECALL THESE BRAKE LINES OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876778June 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ UPDATED 06/18/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872509June 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING TODAY WITH MY LAWN TRACTOR LOADED ON THE TRUCK OF THE BED. I CAME UPON TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS I PRESSED MY BRAKES TO STOP , THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO MOVE AND AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY ME AFTER I BEGAN HONKING MY HORN AS A WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED, WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871958June 1, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY REQUIRING ME TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. INSPECTION AND ACTUATIONSHOWED BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF RUSTY BRAKE LINES. I AM A METALLURGIST, I KNOW WHAT CORROSION IS. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871420May 30, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BAD RUSTED BRAKE LINES ABOUT TO FAIL. I SEE ON LINE THAT GM USE BAD STEEL LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870337May 23, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
POURING RAIN I WAS TAKING MY MOTHER TO SEE MY DAD AT THE HOSPITAL. I STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND WENT TO STOP. PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. I CAME TO A STOP PART WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOD, FOR GOD AND MY GUARDIAN ANGEL THAT I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CORRODED BRAKE LINES. IT'S A 2004 WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD. WHY HASN'T GM AND THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ISSUED A RECALL. HAD THIS BEEN THE NIGHT BEFORE COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL WE WOULD BE AT A FUNERAL. IT WAS FORTUNATE WE WERE DOING MAYBE 10MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870244May 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE TUBE LEADING TO REAR AXLE HAD RUPTURED. THE TUBE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870153May 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 4/28/2016 TRAVELING TO WORK FOLLOWING A TRACTOR TRAILER IN A 55 MPH ZONE, THE TRACTOR TRAILER ABRUPTLY MERGED INTO THE RIGHT TURN LANE AFTER A CURVE WITHOUT A SIGNAL LEAVING TWO STOPPED CARS IN MY TRAVEL LANE MAKING A LEFT TURN. I APPLIED HARD PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMPACTED AN AVALANCHE THAT WAS PUSHED INTO A SMALL COMPACT CAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND THE AVALANCHE. THE DRIVER OF THE AVALANCHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. WHILE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDER MY TRUCK JUST BEHIND THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED 2 RUPTURED BRAKE LINES IN BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE. ATTACHED PICTURES SHOW SEVERALLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES WITH NO OTHER RUST OR CORROSION ON PARTS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. INITIAL ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS ON MY TRUCK WERE $6,371 BEFORE TEAR DOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10861685April 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT, ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND ALL FLUID. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BROKE.. WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN TO SLOW AND USE PARKING BRAKE THANKS TO NO TRAFFIC LATE NIGHT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AS THE LINES ARE NOT VISABLE WITHOUT CRAWLING UNDER VECHICLE WHERE THEY ARE UP IN THE FRAME. ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES ON TRUCK. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS $600.00 WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE BORNE BY CHEVROLET. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY ARE NOT LOCATED IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE SEEN EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861311April 25, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
GOING DOWN EXIT RAMP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD I NOT MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED WITH AGGRESSIVELY PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL WHILE READY ON PARKING BRAKE WE WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THREE LANES OF CROSS TRAFFIC GOT VEHICLE HOME AND FOUND EXTREMELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE WITH ONE LEAKING OVER THE YEARS I'VE WORKED AROUND EQUIPMENT AND NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BAD ON A PASSENGER VEHICLE OF ANY KIND. WE LIVE IN THE SOUTH AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860239April 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/31/2016*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE PUMPED THE BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE SAFELY. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. UPDATED 06/09/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860212April 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK FAILED. SADLY, GM HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT THESE LINES WERE MADE POORLY AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. YET THEY HAVE FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OR VOLUNTARILY REPLACE THESE PARTS WITH SOME OF HIGHER QUALITY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NHTSA ISN'T ANY BETTER, AS THEY HAVE BEEN "INVESTIGATING" THIS ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BUT HAVE YET TO FORCE THE AUTO MAKER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS ISSUE TO MERIT THEM WORKING IN THE PUBLICS BEST INTEREST AND NOT BE IN THE AUTO MAKERS BACK POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854774April 11, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000....UPDATED 05-10-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COLUMN LINK DISENGAGED FROM THE GEAR BOX AND HE LOST TOTAL ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND RE-ATTACHED THE COLUMN TO THE GEAR BOX CORRECTLY. UPDATED 05/16/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854289April 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AS WITH MANY OTHER POSTS HERE, I TOO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(BAD SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGE READINGS, "ELECTRICAL") AND ALSO THE TRANSFER CASE WITH HOLES WEARING THROUGH THE CASE, "PUMP SLAP". EVERYTHING I HAVE RESEARCHED HAS LED TO ISSUES IN BOTH PROBLEMS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED BOTH PROBLEMS BUT STILL NOTHING BACK FROM GM. WHAT A SHAME THAT THESE AND ALL OTHER ISSUES CAN'T BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, YET, BUT I TELL YOU, IT WILL BE LOOKED INTO. THESE BOTH HAVE HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853290April 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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