Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10547590October 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO ONLY HAS 81909 MILES ON IT AND BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. BRAKE LINES AND GAS LINES SHOULD NOT BE MADE FROM MATERIAL THAN CAN RUST AND FALL APART. *TR
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#10547680October 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED. *TR
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#10547687October 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING IN ABOUT 2009. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD WE WERE 4,000 MILES PAST THE RECALL OF THE CLUSTER. VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT!! SINCE THAT TIME THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, THE TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING. VERY SCARY TO BE HAVING TO RELY ON TEMPERATURE GAUGES THAT I HOPE ARE WORKING CORRECTLY STILL, AND A GAS GAUGE THAT HOPEFULLY IS ALSO WORKING CORRECTLY. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY DID NOT SUBMIT A FULL RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITHOUT AN EXPIRATION ON IT. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO ME TO HAVE NON WORKING GAUGES DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT!! *TR
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#10547408October 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED OUT AND FUEL LINES 21,300 MILES ON IT ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OUT YET OR COMING OUT VERY SOON. *TR
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#10547246October 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, TRUCK LOST 3RD GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET SILVERADO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO FOR US (FIRST TIME, WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED BAD TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO CHEVROLET MAKING JUNK, AND PUTTING THE PASSENGERS OF THEIR VEHICLES IN DANGER. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, WITH A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.I WILL BE PURSUING THIS FURTHER. *TR
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#10547237October 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I ATTEMPTED TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BECAUSE I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. A BRAKE LINE WAS GUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DUAL BRAKE SYSTEMS - I LOST ALMOST ALL BRAKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD I BEEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR
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0
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#10547315October 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON INDIANA 63 AT US 41 LIGHT WHEN THE SIGNAL UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED TO YELLOW. THE PANIC STOP PRESSURE ON PEDAL CAUSED THE LINE FEEDING THE REAR BRAKES TO BURST. I WAS PULLING A HAULMARK TRAILER WITH EXCELLENT BRAKES. THE TRAILER STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PREVENTED A CRASH. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED ALL LINES ARE DRASTICALLY RUSTED WHERE THEY RUN BEHIND THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS WAS VISIBLE ONLY AFTER THE WIRING WAS REMOVED FROM IT'S HOLDING CLIPS AND MOVED TO THE SIDE. PROPER REPAIR WILL CALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK. I FEEL THIS IS A HIDDEN DEFECT THAT WILL ONLY BECOME MORE SERIOUS WITH TIME. IT IS NOT VISIBLE DURING NORMAL SERVICING. I INSPECTED THIS TRUCK FOR RUST DAMAGE IN JAN 2013 AND I MISSED IT WHEN I WAS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR SUCH THINGS. THIS SPOT IS HIDDEN BY 3 THINGS, THE WIRING, THE FRAME AND THE ANTILOCK CONTROLLER. IF YOU OWN ONE OF THESE TRUCKS PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. ASE MASTER AUTOMOBILE TECHNICIAN IU1MX********* SINCE 1989 *. *. ******** *TR
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#10547080October 7, 2013
TIRES
TIRE FAILURE DUE TO PLY SEPARATION. 50% OF MY TIRES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. ONE FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC, RESULTING IN DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK. THIS EVENT COULD AND HAS CAUSED INJURY AND DEATH FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND PROPER INFLATION AND RECENT BALANCE. *TR
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#10546681October 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VARIOUS GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. TACHOMETER READS CORRECTLY ONLY PART TIME. AMPMETER DOES NOT WORK. SPEEDOMETER EITHER READS INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL. ETC. ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO SAFELY OPERATE THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL ON THIS UNIT, MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT ONE MAY HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER--A CHEVROLET DEALER--EARLY IN OUR OWNERSHIP--A NEW VEHICLE--WITH A REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE THE CLUSTER. WE WERE INFORMED THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS AND SAID THE UNIT WAS GOOD. *TR
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#10546486October 2, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING TO WORK PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTED TO FIND A RUSTED BRAKE LINE BROKEN JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES HAVE MAJOR RUST AT REAR WHEEL. ALL OF THE LINES ARE RUSTING AND NEED REPLACED. *TR
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#10545988September 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
NOTICED THAT ALL THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR AND EVEN THE ROTORS ARE NOT BEING WORN (EITHER THE ENTIRE SURFACE (LF INNER ROTOR) OR JUST ON PART OF THE ROTOR SURFACES). THE BACK BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEEM TO BE WEARING FINE. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING ON THESE CHEVY TRUCKS? THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFINITELY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR
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#10546021September 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY SOFT AND MOVED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WATCH UNDER MY TRUCK FOR A PUDDLE. I LOCATED THE LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR HARD BRAKE LINE JUST BEFORE THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTION. DUE TO THE ADVANCED CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES AND THEIR FRAGILITY IT SEEMS PRUDENT TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ONE. *TR
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#10546051September 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR A 4TH OF JULY PARTY WHEN I STARTED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY . I WENT TO STOP AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE SLOW SPEED ABS KICKED IN .. AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR .. GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED AND ALL OF THEM WERE RUSTED .. HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE THEM FIXED YET ... THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURE. *TR
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0
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#10545336September 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE PULLING A DUEL AXLE UTILITY TRAILER TO HAUL 7 YARDS OF MULCH TO A JOB. I GOT TO THE END OF MY LANE AND HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED TO PIECES , THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAILER LOADED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JS
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#10545389September 25, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF FOR NO REASON, LETTING EXHAUST FUMES ESCAPE UNDER THE HOOD AND IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON SEVERAL GM TRUCKS. *JS
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#10545260September 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THEY BUSTED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. ON 8/31/13, LANG CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED THE 75000 MILE SERVICE ON MY TRUCK AND THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE SERVICE INVOICE SHOWS THAT THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND WERE ABOUT 20-30% WORN. ON 2/27/12 LANG CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS BECAUSE THEY WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND CHARGED ME $1253.00. THEY DID SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY IS PURPOSELY NOT WARNING CUSTOMERS ABOUT CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THIS IS PUTTING US CHEVROLET OWNERS AT RISK OF BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN BY BRAKES FAILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES. *JS
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#10545031September 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BRAKE LINE FAILURE (RUSTED OUT) FUEL LINE FAILURE (RUSTED OUT) BRAKE LINES REPAIRED COST A THOUSAND DOLLARS QUOTE FOR FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT $1200 FROM DEALER. LIVE IN CONNECTICUT
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#10544813September 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LOST BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST THRU. *LN
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#10544709September 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
OCCASIONALLY, THE BRAKE WERE WOULD BECOME SPONGY AND DEPRESS LOWER. THERE WAS NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS. ON THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER 2013, I WENT TO PICK UP MY BOAT FOR A DAY AT A LAKE. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH ALONG THE STRETCH OF INTERSTATE TO THE LAKE. I STOPPED BY THE STORAGE OFFICE THEN PROCEEDED TO BACK UP TO GO TO THE STORAGE YARDS ENTRANCE GATE. THE BRAKES DID THEIR USUAL RANDOM LOWER THAN USUAL DEPRESSION. JUST AS I ROLLED UP TO THE SECURITY KEYPAD THE BRAKES FAILED. AT THIS POINT ALL THE BRAKE AND THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON. UNBELIEVABLE!!! I DO THANK ABOVE I BECAME ILL THAT WEEKEND AND SKIPPED THE BOAT FISHING TOURNAMENT TO LAKE HURON HOURS AWAY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTROUS AND TAKEN MY LIFE!!! I PUT FLUID IN IT BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I MADE IT 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE AUTO STORE FOR MORE FLUID. IT DID NOT HELP. I MADE IT ANOTHER 1/2 MILE HOME BY USING THE POORLY ADJUSTED EMERGENCY BRAKE (PREVIOUS OWNERS NEGLECT PROBABLY) AND THE 1 INCH OF BRAKE PRESSURE LEFT IN THE REGULAR BRAKES. I WAS IN UTTER SHOCK TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF RUST. NOT ONLY THE BRAKE LINE BUT THE OTHER LINES, ALSO. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE EVEN FOR A 2004 TRUCK. I HAVE OLDER VEHICLES THAN THIS WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO RUST ON COMPONENT LINES. THIS WAS INTENTIONAL BY GM? MAYBE TO MAKE SURE TO MAKE SERVICE MONEY ON SUCH A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE? I CAN NOT MAKE UP EXCUSES OR THINK OF ONE GOOD REASON TO JEOPARDIZE CONSUMERS LIVES THIS WAY. AN INCH OF BRAKE USE IS NOT GOING TO STOP THE TRUCK AT REGULAR SPEEDS LET ALONE A TRUCK WITH A PAYLOAD OR A TRAILER. I USUALLY THINK PEOPLE WHO SUE OTHERS ARE OUT FOR MONEY. NOW I AM THINKING OF SUING GM FOR ENDANGERING MY LIFE. THAT SHOULD WAKE THEM UP TO THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD CLASS ACTION LAWYERS OUT OF TENNESSEE THAT SUCCESSFULLY FILED AGAINST A MAJOR DRUG STORE CHAIN. I AM CALLING THEM.
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#10544364September 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, IN TRAFFIC, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHICH APPEARED TO BE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AREA OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE NEXT OCCASION THAT I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID SLOW DOWN AND DID STOP, BUT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 5 MPH. AT THIS POINT I WAS USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. BEING CLOSE TO HOME, I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET BACK TO MY HOME. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARS A BRAKE LINE DRIVER SIDE, JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER HAD RUSTED AND FAILED, EMPTYING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE. I AM QUITE A GOOD MECHANIC BUT THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT FIX AS WELL. THIS TRUCK IS A 2004 AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I'VE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE DISCS WARPING WHICH IS ANOTHER CHEVY SILVERADO PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
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