Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10120031May 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO LS EXT. CAB 1500 4X4. BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR BOARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MUST PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP. HAS HAPPENED 12 TO 15 TIMES SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY 12/20/03. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND OF COURSE DID NOT SHOW UP WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID NOT TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO ACT AND STOP THE TRUCK. TOLD SERVICE MANAGER TRUCK IS STILL ROLLING WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IF YOU DON'T PUMP THEM YOU WILL NOT STOP AND PROBABLY BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT FEEL ANY ANTILOCK ACTION, PULSATIONS. ALSO HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH CHEVY AND GMC PICKUPS. SEEMS TO ACTUP MORE ON COLD AND DAMP DAYS. CONTACTED BRIAN LANDIN AT CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN DETROIT. HE SAID DON'T BELEAVE ANYTHING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET. WE HAD 3WAY CONVERSATION WITH SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP AND BRIAN PRETTY MUCH AGREED WITH HIS SERVICE MANAGER. [IF IT AIN'T BROKE , DON'T FIX IT] I TOW A 21FT. BOAT WITH SURGE BRAKES AND MUST HAVE GOOD BRAKES ON THE TOW VEHICLE OR YOU DON'T STOP. HE TOLD ME TO STOP BEING SO PARANOID AND TO CONTACT MY SERVICE MANAGER IF I HAVE FURTHER PROBLEMS. I TOLD HIM THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, MY LAWYER WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HIM. IT WAS LEFT AT THAT POINT. I SEE THAT CHEVY AND GMC ARE CALLING BACK 1999 TO 2002 PICKUPS AND SUV'S FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. COULD THIS BE INHERITED PROBLEM WITH ALL THERE TRUCKS , SEEING THAT THEY COMPLETELY REVAMPED THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 2005 YEAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY ANSWERS TO THIS PROBLEM OR FIXES, PLEASE CONTACT ME. SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER? THANKYOU, ROLAND TOROK PS: MILAGE IS 17,400
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119788May 4, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONTACT STATES: SAFETY BULLETIN #PIP3328A DATED MARCH 14,2005 REGARDING SURGE IN A 2004-2005 CHEVROLET 6.6 ENGINE. STARTED OUT AS A ROUGH IDLE, AND IT PROGRESSIVLEY LEAD TO THE ENGINE SURGING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119494May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONTACT STATES: WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON BRAKES WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO STOP AND MISSED THAT VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS BRAKES WORKED, BUT SUSTAINED $ 2,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. REPAIR WORK WAS BEING DONE TODAY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115757April 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE TORSION BAR ON THE FRONT BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TO DROP AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOW TO A REPAIR SHOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK TORSION BAR ADJUSTER BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT AND THEN LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF DRIVEWAY INTO TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION AND FRAME. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10118028April 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE CONNECTOR TO THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BURNED UP AND MELTED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE SAID THAT THE CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE RESISTOR PLUG TO BURN UP. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN CERTAIN GM VEHICLES. CHEVROLET SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118047April 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DEATH WAS THE RESULT OF A CRASH INVOLVING A 2004 SILVERADO TRUCK, DUALLY. MY SON, GENE, DECEASED OWNER, WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN TRUCK SKIDDED AND ROLLED OVER AT LEAST TWICE, KILLING HIM. I THINK THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR POWER STEERING, BUT AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP IN SOME WAY. GENE'S WORK WAS ON THE ROAD, AND HE LIVED ON THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THE CRASH , HIS MOTHER SPOKE TO HIM WITHIN THE HOUR OF HIS DEATH AND HE DID NOT SEEM VERY INTOXICATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10117864April 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2004 CHEVROLET 1500.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE HAD NO SOPPING POWER AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIME BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117538April 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH AN OAK TREE AT 5 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALTHOUGH CONSUMER WAS PROPERLY RESTRAINED THE CRASH PUSHED THE ENGINE THROUGH THE FIREWALL AGAINST THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND AN AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED THE DRIVER TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10116023March 29, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SWINGS CLOCKWISE AND GOES PAST 120 MPH - EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE VEHICLE'S SPEED. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. TACHOMETER IS INACCURATE. CANNOT DETERMINE IF OR WHEN ENGINE IS BEING OVER-REVVED. THIS COULD LEAD TO ENGINE DISINTEGRATION. BOTH OF THE ABOVE HAS OCCURED IN A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD. SEVERAL DELAERSHIPS ADVISING THIS IS GETTING TO BE A COMMON OCCURANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114698March 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ANNOYING EXPANSION SOUND FROM MUFFLER/EXHAUST SYSTEM WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. NO FIX FOR PROBLEM YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114642March 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND FELT MY BRAKES SHUTTER THAN HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE AND LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON SAYING MY ANTILOCK BRACKS NEEDED SERVICE. WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK NEEDED A NEW ANTILOCK PUMPAND THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3000 MILES NOTHING WAS DONE UP TO THIS POINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115611March 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO COLLISIONS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST COLLISION INVOLVED A VEHICLE MAKING A U TURN AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND STROKE THE OTHER VEHICLE. DURING THE SECOND COLLISION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, WAS UNABLE TO STOP, AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER INVOLVING AN UPCOMING RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN TWO-THREE WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114580March 23, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THERE IS A HORRIBLE WIND NOISE ON THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOWS OF MY 2004, CHEVROLOET SILVERADO. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THERE IS STILL WINDNOISE APPARENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114490March 22, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR IS TOO BRIGHT ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET 3500 DRW CC PICKUP. AT NIGHT, THE LIGHT IS BRIGHT ENOUGH TO IMPAIR THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY TRUCK AT NIGHT (WHICH IS ALOT IN THE WINTERTIME IN ALASKA WHEN WE HAVE REDUCED DAYLIGHT HOURS) THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR IS SO BRIGHT THAT I HAVE HAD TO COVER IT TO REDUCE THE GLARE AND NOT LIMIT MY VISIBILITY OF ONCOMING VEHICLES, MOOSE, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115439March 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
ACCELERATING AFTER START UP THE FRONT AXLE LOCKED UP IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE FRONT AXLE WAS REPAIRED. *AK VEHICLE OPERATED IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115493March 21, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND THEN IT SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING . DASHBOARD GOT COMPLETELY BLANK. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115426March 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, WHEELS, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT RATTLE IN THE FLYWHEEL, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH HAS NO "THROW." *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115346March 17, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS SNAPPED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10114068March 14, 2005
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTERS OVERLY BRIGHT HIGH BEAM INDICATOR DISTRACTED THE DRIVER AND CAUSED A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WITH A DEER CROSSING THE ROADWAY. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON VERY DARK ROADWAYS THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR GLOWS TOO INTENSE BACK INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113940March 11, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CHUNKS OUT OF TREADS ON ALL FOUR OEM SUPPLIED TIRES. INCREASING VEHICLE VIBRATION NOTED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DURAVIS II LT245/75R16E. VEHICLE HAS 11,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS USED FOR PERSONAL USE 80-85% HWY/CTY, 10-15% GRAVEL ROAD, 1-2% OFFROAD. TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY CAR DEALER AND LOCAL TIRE DEALER WHO STATE THE PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY ROCKS OR ROUGH ROADS. CUSTOMER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED OR BEING USED ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN PREVIOUSLY OWNED FULL SIZE PICKUPS, AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF TIRE PROBLEM BEFORE. CUSTOMER CLAIMS THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS ORDERED HE SPEC?D AND PAYED FOR OPTION CODE QIW ?TIRES ON/OFF ROAD DUTY?. CUSTOMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THESE TIRES. CUSTOMER IS REQUESTING WARRANTY CONDSIDERATION FOR ?IMPROPERLY SUPPLIED TIRES? ON THIS VEHICLE. BOTH THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HAVE DENIED CUSTOMER REQUEST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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