Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10732426July 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 7/3/15, MY HUSBAND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP IN ORDER TO EXIT A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WE (MY HUSBAND, CHILD, AND I) DROVE ACROSS THE MARKED PARKING WAYS AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING LOT SIGN TO MAKE THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE LEAKING. WE WERE BLESSED THAT WE HAD NOT PULLED ON THE MAIN STREET INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP FOR REPAIR. I ALSO CALLED DON MOORE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD NO RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731073June 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS TO WHERE IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND HAVE A GRINDING FEEL AT THE DOOR PEDAL EVEN AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE DASH CLUSTER GAUGES STOP WORKING ONE BY ONE,ONLY THE HEAT GAUGE WORK OFF AND ON. THE ENGINE BEGINS TO OVER HEAT WHEN SITTING IN IDLE 10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES 5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON HOW HOT IT IS,AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTS TO BLOW HOT AIR BUT IT BEGINS TO COOL OFF ONCE YOU START BACK DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP CHECKED,SOME HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT ONLY IN THE SUMMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730838June 28, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
A TRUCK WENT THO A RED LIGHT AS I WAS UNDER THE LIGHT HEADING EAST AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND FOR UNKNOWN REASON IT TOOK OFF HITTING THE FRONT OF MY RIGHT FENDER AND PUTTING ME INTO A SPIN. AT FIRST I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. THE MY VAN STOPPED. THE POLICE ASKED IF I WAS OK. I SAID NO.I GOT HIT IN THE FACE AND RIGHT ARM BY THE 2 AIR BAGS IN FRONT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VAN. THE AIR BAGS WERE BROKE OPEN. NEVER HAD ACCIDENT BEFORE WERE AIR BAG WENT OFF. DID NOT KNOW HOW THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO LOOK. TILL I SEEN ON THE TV RECALLS. AND THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK OPEN.THE JELL BEHIND MY RIGHT EYE SPLIT. I HAVE TO SEE A DR. EVERY 6 MONTHS NOW TO CHECK PRESSURE IN EYE FOR GLAUCOMA NOW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10730496June 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OCCASIONALLY STARTED COMING ON. TOOK TRUCK TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT SVC PLACES. THEY SAID DO NOT HAVE COMPUTER READER FOR AIRBAGS. LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON CONSTANTLY. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERS AND THEY SAID BECAUSE OF LIABILITY, THE DIAGNOSTICS ARE $900 AND COULD RUN ANOTHER $1500 OR MORE TO FIX PROBLEM. AND, THEY WANTED TO KEEP TRUCK. TRUCK IS USED DAILY FOR SHORT RUNS AND HAS A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT ON IT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO LEAVE IT SOMEWHERE. BECAUSE OF THE STAGGERING COST, AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO OFF LOAD THE TRUCK AND NOT HAVE ITS USE AND THE LACK OF PLACES TO WORK ON IT AT ALL, WE HAVE LEFT IT ALONE. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITHOUT AIRBAGS OVER 3 CONTINENTS AND THROUGH JUNGLES & ALL TYPES OF TERRAIN OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS WITH OUT EVER NEEDING AIRBAGS. NOW TAKATA MAKES A SAFETY DEVICE THAT CAN SHOOT AND KILL YOU -- DO I NEED THIS? IF SO, WHO PAYS THE REPAIR BILL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730278June 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON MAY 29TH MY SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON. IN TALKING WITH OTHER CHEVY SILVER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND AROUND THAT YEAR IT SEEMS THIS IS COMMON. I PAID $521.18 TO GET THESE AIR BAG SENSORS REPLACED ON 17 JUN15 AT A DEALER IN HARRISBURG PA., BECAUSE I WAS TOLD WITHOUT THE SENSORS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I AM BEING TOLD B Y OTHER DRIVERS THEY ARE JUST DRIVING AROUND WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON. THATS UP TO THEM. ALSO ON 21 JAN 14 I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD RUSTED AND WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK COSTING $720.00. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF NORTHEASTERN WINTERS AND ROAD SALTS, WHICH I FIND TO BE A UNEXCEPTABLE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. ON 23 DEC 03 I PAID $356.96 TO REPLACE DASH CLUSTER WHICH ALSO IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE SILVERADOS ARE BE IGNORED. MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD BE AFFECTED OR INJURED BY THESE PROBLEMS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726497June 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING AND FLUID LEAKAGE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PARKED AT HOME, BUT NECESSITATED TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A COSTLY REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726612June 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG A RURAL ROAD FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE I WAS FOLLOWING APPLIED HIS BRAKES TO TURN LEFT ONTO A SIDE ROAD. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES I FELT THE ABS SYSTEM KICK IN, THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR WITH ONLY MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. I HAD TO DRIVE UP ONTO A LAWN TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, I WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWN BRAKE LINE I'VE HAD ON THIS TRUCK. IN AUGUST OF 2014 WHILE TOWING A TRAILER I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. I REPLACED THE RUSTED LINE AND BLED THE BRAKES, AFTER WHICH THEY OPERATED NORMALLY. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2003, AND NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTING UNUSUALLY QUICKLY. I'M AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND AM USED TO INSPECTING MY VEHICLES FOR ANY MECHANICAL DEFECTS OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726679June 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONSTANTLY GO TO THE FLOOR AFTER STOPPING AT LIGHT, ETC. WITHIN A DAY BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE. ADDED TWO PINTS OF FLUID WHICH IMMEDIATELY LEAKED OUT. REPAIR FACILITY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726371June 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THANK GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING I GOT UP IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN WHICH IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH WAS ODD I PUMPED THE BRAKE A TIME OR TWO AND HEARD THE SOUND OF DRIPPING FLUID UNDER MY TRUCK I SHUT IT OFF AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK TO SEE A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID DOWN TO THE GROUND. I COULD HAVE ONLY IMAGINED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THIS HAD HAPPEN OR IF I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH. THIS COULD HAVE BEE CATASTROPHIC NOT ONLY TO ME BUT TO MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND AFTER READING SOME OF THESE KNOWN ISSUES AND CHEVROLETS RESPONSE TO THEM MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO ADMIT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I MEAN THERE ARE SOME THINGS I CAN SEE NEEDING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON A VEHICLE AND BRAKE LINES THAT ARE MADE OUT OF STEEL IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE AIRLINES USE STAINLESS STEEL IN THE AIRCRAFT TO HELP RESIST CORROSION FOR THIS VERY REASON. WHY PUT PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER WHEN YOU CAN FIX IT WITH BETTER QUALITY PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725302June 15, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE WITH MY BOAT HOOKED UP AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WE HAD GONE FOR A HALF MILE AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FOUND OUT THE LINE WAS RUSTED. THEN THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT MOST OF THE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM ALL. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE LINES ARE FAULTY AND COULD KILL MANY OTHERS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN ANY VEHICLE-DON'T YOU THINK SO!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725358June 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASH CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 09/11/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722664June 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTY AND RUPTURED WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717686May 21, 2015
STEERING
I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN...RATTLING IN THE COLUMN WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT DURING SLOW SPEEDS. MINE OF COURSE IS AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME QUITE TIME. IT IS BAD ENOUGH NOW THAT MY HORN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. HORNS DO WORK PROPERLY WHEN I LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717755May 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE FAILED MY WIFE WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND WHEN LEAVING WINDOW APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TWO BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED GOING TO ABS MODULE/MOTOR PACK. THE NEXT TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR LATER,HAD MOVED THE TRUCK FROM BOTTOM OF DRIVEWAY TO TOP AND PARKED IT. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER BRAKE LINE BROKE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. EACH TIME HAD TO HOLD PEDAL DOWN FOR 5-10 SECONDS TO FIND LEAKING FLUID. THE FLUID WAS APPARENTLY SPRAYING ON THE FRAME AND RUNNING DOWN IT. THE THIRD TIME ANOTHER LINE BUSTED. STOPPED PERFECT AT STOP SIGN IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN REACHING THE SECOND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING AT ALL THREE EVENTS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT FROM NORMAL TO GOING TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO SOFTNESS OR EXTRA TRAVEL PRIOR TO ALL THREE TIMES. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. MY LOCAL DEALERS ANSWER TO WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING WAS IT IS 11 YEARS OLD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SALES ABOUT GETTING A NEW ONE. I LOVE THIS TRUCK MINUS THE BRAKE ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717468May 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AT ALL TOOK ME A CITY BLOCK TO STOP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE BARELY WORK I'M GLAD I WAS NOT IN DC LIKE I WAS AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717492May 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS LIGHT ON AND E B C M. PUMP WON'T STOP RUNNING UNLESS REMOVE FUSE I AM ORIGINAL OWNER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715781May 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF MY 6.0 LITER TRUCK MOTOR. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS A VEHICLE USED FOR PERSONAL USE AND ONLY HAS LIKE 80,000 MILES ON IT. I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715809May 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER READING ABOUT SO MANY MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES I DECIDED TO CHECK MY VEHICLE AND WAS HORRIFIED TO SEE MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY PITTED AND RUSTED. IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 54,000 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH AN IMPORTANT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE WOUND FAIL AFTER SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715462May 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED, BUT STILL WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A FIXED OBJECT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714311May 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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