Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10186781April 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC AND WOULD NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED IN TRAFFIC. SPEEDOMETER NOW READS 120 MPH, EVEN WHILE PARKED. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CORRECT SPEED WHILE DRIVING. HAVE BEEN ADVISED REPAIR IS OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. PROBLEM BEGAN AT 62,000 MILES.*JB
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#10186648March 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD W/ALLISON TRANSMISSION. THE SPEEDOMETER IS FAULTY. THE SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS OK. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. ONE DAY IT WILL WORK...THEN I'LL BE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THE NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO OR SHOOTS UP TO 120. I HAVE TO GAUGE HOW FAST I AM GOING BY THE OTHER TRAFFIC OR LOOK AT THE RPMS. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $160. WHEN WILL CHEVY/GM ISSUE A RECALL? *JB
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#10186489March 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
(1) THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT LEAD TO FAILURE. (2) MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 40K MILES WHEN WARRANTY WAS OUT. DEALER SAYS IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $500. I'VE READ MANY WEBSITES DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH LAWSUITS IN CA, OR, AND WA, SO I WAS HOPING GM WOULD RECALL. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 9 MONTHS GUESSING MY SPEED. IT IS MARCH 2007 AND VEHICLE INSPECTION IS DUE SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY $500 SINCE GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. I'VE SEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT GO BACK TO 2005. HOW IS IT THAT NO ONE HAS FORCED GM TO RECALL THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS DEFECT. (3) TO CORRECT PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TO PAY $500 TO FIX A DEFECT THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*JB
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#10186525March 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AT ABOUT 35,800 MILES. AT FIRST IT STUCK AT A SPEED AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THEN IT SIMPLY STAYED AT ZERO MPH. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND BECAUSE I COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT, I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER MY WARRANTY MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES. EVER SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE COMMON AND MORE ERRATIC, UNTIL FINALLY TODAY DURING A 200 MILE DRIVE, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TOTALLY DEAD. IT NOW READS 60 MPH WHEN I'M STANDING STILL AND IT IS BURIED AT 120+MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO LUCK YET FROM GM ABOUT A RECALL OR ANYTHING ELSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *JB
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#10186294March 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 C2500 CHEVROLET PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HADN'T BEEN WORKING FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 25 MPH, EVEN THOUGH THE ODOMETER WAS REGISTERING THE MILEAGE CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S FLEET WHICH INCLUDED CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCKS FROM 2003 - 2005. SEVEN OUT OF THE 40 TRUCKS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,118.*AK CONSUMER STATES A 20% FAILURE RATE ON SPEEDOMETER STICKING. UPDATE *4/23/07 TR
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#10186114March 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE PROPER SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS FROM 0 MPH TO NEAR ACCURATE SPEEDS. THE INACCURATE READINGS COULD RESULT IN UNSAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THAT COULD RESULT IN RISK OF INJURY TO SELF AND OTHERS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED LIMIT REQUIREMENTS.*AK
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#10186121March 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER WAS DEFECTIVE/ ERRATIC, AND INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING, NOT READING SPEED ACCURATELY. IT WAS JUMPY, AND DID NOT NOT WORK AT ALL AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS 41000 MILES , AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
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#10185892March 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AT 61071 MILES 500.OO TO FIX THIS IS RIDICULAS
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#10185282March 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING BAD AFTER 50K MILES (15K PAST WARRANTY) THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACURRATE SPEEDS. DRIVING ON THE INTERSATE AT 70MPH, IT READS ANYWHERE FROM 0-15. SITTING AT RED LIGHTS IT STICKS AT 55 OR 40. I HAVE NO IDEAD HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND I VIEW THIS AS A MAJOT SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT WERE A RARE THING I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A BAD APPLE, HOWEVER, THER ARE MANY MANY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LWASUIT IN WASHINGTON STATE PURSUING THIS ISSUE AND ONE IN OREGON WHICH IS TO FOLLOW. (HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/03/05/GM-SUED-OVER-INACCURATE-SPEEDOMETERS/) BASCIALLY, GM IS IN DENIAL. IF YOU LOOK AT MYCARSTATS SECTION ON GM WEBSITE, EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT IN THE MISC SECTION IS ABOUT SPEEDOMETERS. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE? WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED. I WISH SOMEON WOULD PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW A COMPANY SUCH AS GM IS ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLES. I COULD BELIEVE A QUIRCK ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE CASUING THIS MALFUNCTION IF IT WERE 10-50 VEHICLES BUT WERE ARE TALKING IN EXCESS OF 10,000 VEHICLES.
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#10185096March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 AND YESTERDAY THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING INCORRECTLY. NOW IT CURRENTLY READS 65 MPH AT BOTH A STANDSTILL AND WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF. AT REGULAR SURFACE STREET SPEEDS (40-50 MPH) THE SPEEDOMETER READS APPROX. 95 MPH. I CALLED GM IN DETROIT AND THE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BEING WIDESPREAD AND REFERRED ME TO A DEALER WHO QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $495.00 TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER GAUGES IN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER? HOW LONG TILL THEY FAIL? MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW MUCH WILL IT COST FOR THE REPAIRS? *JB
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#10184993March 13, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE THE EXT. CAB AND ON THE LITTLE WINDOWS ON THE BACK DOORS I'VE HAD THEM REPLACED. THEN THEY PUT SOME WASHERS ON THE LATCH AND THEY STILL LEAK AIR. *JB
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#10185015March 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY 3500. SPEEDOMETER READS 75 MPH SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *JB
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#10184819March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS HAD A 'JERKY' MOTION FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. TODAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK, I SET MY CRUISE AT 78. WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND ENTERED THE SLOWER SECTION OF ROAD, MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DECREASE AS MY SPEED DID. IT STILL READ 78 WHEN I SLOWED TO MATCH OTHER TRAFFIC IN A 55 ZONE. ADDITIONALLY, I STOPPED AT 3 STOP LIGHTS AND EACH TIME THE SPEEDOMETER FROZE AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE (I.E. FIRST STOP 40, THEN 52, THEN 64). I FEEL THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MYSELF OR ANOTHER DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THEIR ACTUAL SPEED AND MAY PUT OTHERS IN DANGER. *JB
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#10184840March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK IS NON FUNCTIONAL. AT TIMES IT PEGS OUT PAST THE 120 MPH MARK. AT OTHER TIMES IT PEGS BELOW THE 0 MPH MARK AND WILL NOT MOVE. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION (VIA INTERNET SEARCHES ON THE PROBLEM) THAT THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION IN CHEVROLET TRUCKS, YET GM HAS ISSUED NO RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY GM. *JB
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#10184905March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT TIMES IT WILL SHOW 0 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DECIDES TO WORK IT MOVES IN A JERKING FASHION. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WAS BECAUSE I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE STATE POLICE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY GOING 26 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. OTHER GAUGES ALSO DO NOT WORK. THE OIL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER AND IS POINTING DOWNWARD. THE FUEL GAUGE NOW DOES NOT WORK AND POINTS OFF THE SCALE. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET MANY COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *JB
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#10184696March 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION IN MOST OF THE 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO'S I HAVE DRIVEN IN. I OWN 1 SILVERADO. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR OWNS SEVERAL 2004 SILVERADO'S. EVERYONE I HAVE DRIVEN ALONG WITH THE BOSS TRUCK ALL HAVE THE SAME SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. *JB
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#10184630March 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS FAILED. SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
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#10184413March 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. MY SPEEDMETER WON'T REGISTER ANY SPEEDS. BASELINE NOW STARTS AT 30 MPH *JB
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#10184285March 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. IT IS READING 10 OR 20 MPH SETTING STILL IN PARK. *JB
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#10184296March 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO STICK AT AROUND 55 MPH THEN START WORKING, THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, THEN IT PEGGED OUT AT 120 MPH AND HAS STUCK WHILE DRIVING, WHEN TRUCK IS AT IDLE IT SETS AT 70 MPH. *JB
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