Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10851852March 28, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850497March 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE TODAY ON CHEVY SIVERADO. DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLOWED AND I BRAKED. PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICAL. WAS ABLE TO COME TO STOP AND COULD SEE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BY DRIVER DOOR. HAD WIFE PRESS BRAKE PEDDLE TO SEE FLUID SRAYING FROM RUSTED AREA. HAD ZERO BRAKING POWER WHEN FIRST WENT OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850145March 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR ANYTHING PEDAL JUST WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT TO AVOID A COLLISION AT A RED LIGHT! MECHANIC SAID THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ANOTHER ONE WAS TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849990March 16, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849665March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2 PROBLEMS: 1- WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP I NOTICED A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AT THE FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVER AREA. I WAS ABLE TO CRIMP BRAKE LINE WITH A PAIR OF VICE GRIP PLIERS AND MOVE TRUCK TO A SAFE LOCATION FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE BRAKE LINES USED ON THESE TRUCKS TO BE OF SUCH INFERIOR QUALITY THAT SUDDEN FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. 2- MY TRUCK HAS DUAL TANKS FOR DIESEL FUEL AND THEY HAVE WORKED SPORADICALLY FOR YEARS. I DID NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MUCH AS AN INCONVENIENCE. HOWEVER WHILE MY TRUCK WAS IDLING ON A HOT SUMMER DAY I NOTICED DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING OUT OF THE FRONT TANK FILLER CAP. APPARENTLY THE PUMP THAT PUMPS THE FUEL FROM THE REAR TANK TO THE FRONT TANK WAS RECEIVING A SIGNAL TO PUMP EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT TANK WAS COMPLETELY FILLED. IT WAS CONTINUING TO PUMP AND LEAKING THE FUEL OUT THE FILLER NECK. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS THE FLOAT THAT STICKS IN THE REAR TANK, THE SENDING UNITS THAT FAIL, A WIRING GROUND ISSUE OR SOME OTHER ELECTRONIC GLITCH. I DO KNOW ISSUES WITH DUAL TANK DURAMAX DIESEL TRUCKS ARE ABOUT AS COMMON AS THE TRUCK ITSELF IS. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I REALIZED MANY OTHER OWNERS OF MY VEHICLE MODEL HAVE HAD BOTH OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849668March 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SO ON ARE ERRATIC AND GIVING FALSE READINGS. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. PLEASE ADVISE, RC, ESQUIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845892March 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES LEAK DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. . ALL THE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MONTHS AGO. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 50 THOUSAND MILES. I FEEL THIS IS WAY TO SOON FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER LAUGHED WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS A WARRANTY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837777February 23, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROCKER PANELS LOCATED UNDER THE DOORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE STEEL INSIDE THE ROCKER PANEL WAS NOT PAINTED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE RUSTING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILIABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837226February 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FOUR FOOT TALL CURB AND THE TRANSMISSION PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE CONTACT, WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836532February 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL GAUGES QUIT WORKING. TRUCK HAS LITTLE LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT. THROUGH INTERNET SEARCH DISCOVERED THAT A SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ONE. NOTICED THAT IT ONLY COVERS 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES FOR GM TO REPLACE. I AM WELL UNDER THE 70,000 MILES AND FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM. SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO QUIT WORKING. ALL SERVICE ON VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY GM DEALERSHIP TO DATE. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO REPAIR THIS AT MY OWN COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825444February 10, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION THAT LOCATED THE ENGINE VALVE FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE OIL TO LEAK ON THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823393February 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED AND RUPTURED ON 3 OCCASSIONS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF THE BRAKE LINES. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823498February 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
UNWANTED ABS APPLICATION AT SLOW SPEEDS! SOMETIMES IT ACTIVATES, OTHER TIMES IT DOESNT. VERY UNPREDICTABLE & UNSAFE! THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823323January 31, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH 107,000 MILES ON A 2004 TRUCK. ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE PITTED APPEARS TO BE LOSING THE COATIING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS SHOWING RUST. HEADLINER IS FALLING DOWN IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR RADIO SPEAKERS ARE NOT WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822851January 28, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME, THE ROCKER PANELS AND THE TAILGATE HINGES HAD ALSO RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822345January 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM BOX WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,344.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821031January 19, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST DEALER WHERE THE COOLANT WAS FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818523January 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE , STEEL BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR RUSTED AND BROKE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817394January 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON RT.7 IN SCHENECTADY NY, SPEED WAS AROUND 35MPH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGED TO RED, AS I WAS APPLING THE BRAKES THE PEDDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKY FOR ME THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, OR IN THE INTERSECTION. MY TRUCK DID ENVETUALLY STOP, BUT IT WAS AFTER PASSING THRU THE INTERSECTION. THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON TILL THE BRAKES FAILED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED MAIN BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS BLEW DUE TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811471December 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
CAME UP TO A STOP SIGN GOING ABOUT 30MPH.BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. MECHANIC SAYS I NEED TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT ONE FAILED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK IS NOT DIVIDED, MEANING A HOLE IN ANY LINE YOU LOOSE ALL BREAKS. TRUCK ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT? I CAN'T BELIEVE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. WHEN SOMEONE DIES I HOPE TO BE CALLED TO TESTIFY AGAINST GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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