Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10174961December 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY READS 120 MPH THEN SETTLES TO 60 MPH WHEN PARKED. GRADUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF WITH STOPS AND STARTS ONLY TO REOCCUR. ITS DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING THE SPEED I'M ACTUALLY TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. DEALERS X 3 SAY $500+ TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THIS OBVIOUS AND VERY COMMON FACTORY DEFECT. A RECALL IS NEEDED. *JB
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#10174968December 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATIC NOW STUCK ON 120 MPH NON FUNCTIONAL NOW VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FROM GM(NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) *JB
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#10174668November 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 WITH 5.3L V8. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES I STARTED HAVING ERRATIC/INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARYING LOCATIONS ON THE PANEL. I MUST GAGE SPEED BY USING THE TACHOMETER. I HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET AS THE COST WILL BE 500.00 PLUS. *NM
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#10174252November 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ON FIRST START IN THE MORNING OF THAT DATE MY SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 65 MPH AND STAYED THERE EVER SINCE. I HAVE NO WAY TO GO WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT. *JB
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#10174148November 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN SHOWING WRONG SPEED. STARTED WITH DISPLAYING 50 MPH WHILE I WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 85 MPH OR FASTER. NOW IT DISPLAYS 45 MPH WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND 110 MPH OR MORE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY. *JB
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0
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#10174093November 22, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY REGISTERS WRONG, STATS OUT AT 90 MPH AND GOES OVER A HUNDRED AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR, I HAVE SEEN THE POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT PROBLEM! MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT! MIKE QUEEN . *JB
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0
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#10174110November 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO. SPEED READING ARE ERRATIC. YOU DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10173932November 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. STUCK PASSED 120 MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPAIR. AFTER LITTLE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173789November 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDO PROBLEM. SOMETIMES READS TOO LOW. SOMETIMES READS TOO HIGH. SOMETIMES READS 55 MPH SITTING STILL. SAFETY ISSUE AS I COULD BE @100 MPH WHEN SPEEDO INDICATES 55 MPH. *NM
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10173705November 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM IS INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THIS VEHICLE. BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED OR IF HARD PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IF A CHILD RAN IN FRONT OF IT. THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT IS PART OF THE DESIGN AND IF WE USED IT MORE THIS WOULD HELP. THE NEWER MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM. I WONDER WHY? *JB
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Injuries:
0
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#10173676November 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND I HAD TO GO TO THE RIGHT OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. NOW I MUST BEGIN STOPPING WELL AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES NEVER SEEM TO STOP WELL. GM HAS WORKED ON THE BRAKES AT LEAST THREE TIMES, INCLUDING REPLACING THE REAR CALIPERS AND PADS ALL IN THE FIRST 30000 MILES. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173695November 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 SILVERADO K1500 IS PEGGED RIGHT NOW AND IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AT WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T2BGKBGI55EKNU77C. THIS IS UNSAFE AND APPARENTLY FAIRLY COMMON WITH GM VEHICLES, YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED AS OF YET. *JB
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Injuries:
0
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#10173538November 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES IT READS TWICE THE SPEED I'M DOING OR MORE AND SOMETIMES IT READS HALF THE SPEED I'M DOING. IT VARIES. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10173587November 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRUCK OVERHEATED FORCING ME TO RAPIDLY EXIT ROADWAY. PROBLEM IS CONTINUAL, AND NOT RECOGNIZED BY MANUFACTURER AS "PROBLEM" FOR MY MODEL OF TRUCK. *NM
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0
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#10173608November 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TOTAL FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. SEARCH ON THE NET FINDS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. RECOMMENDED SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE IP CLUSTER. *NM
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#10173430November 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO 1500, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING LOWER NUMBERS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. AT 70 IT STARTED TO READ 45, THEN 25, THEN 120. VERY DISTRACTING AND QUITE DANGEROUS. FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM SPEEDOMETERS ONLINE. NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10173316November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500'S SPEEDOMETER FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY SOMETIMES STATING THAT I AM GOING 120 MPH OR 0 MPH. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY JUST REPLACED AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON A TAHOE. WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO GM FOR REPAIR AND COST ABOUT $350 OR $400. I HAVE BEEN READING HERE AND ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN A RECALL BE FORCED OR SUGGESTED BY THE GOVERNMENT?*JB
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Injuries:
0
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#10173324November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. I NOW HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING MY SPEED. I LOOKED AT VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HAVEN'T THESE VEHICLES BEEN RECALLED? HAVEN'T REPAIRED YET TOLD THIS WOULD COST $500. RIDICULOUS!!!*JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10173396November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY CHEVROLET 2004 Z71 IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. OIL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. OTHER GAUGES ERRATIC. *NM
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Injuries:
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#10173186November 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVREOLET SILVERADO - BOUGHT NEW SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING (NEEDLE HANGS UP, ETC.) AT 45,000 MILES. *JB
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