2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB FAILED AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEBRUARY 2005. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB FAILED IN FEBRUARY OF 2007 AND NOW THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB HAS FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE, AND THEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE THERMOSTATS ARE NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ACHIEVE OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND INJECTORS 5, 6, 1 ARE DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103000.

SPEEDOMETERS ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ARE DEFECTIVE. THE SILVERADO DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED AND THE TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES AND GM REFUSES TO FIX THEM. THE SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY APPLIANCE AND SHOULD BE WORKING CORRECTLY, NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM AT NO EXPENSE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER !! *TR

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD I HAD SPEEDOMETER ISSUES PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY GOING OUT. AT THE TIME I INITIALLY NOTICED THE ISSUE IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR EVALUATION AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER 700 DOLLARS TO FIX. IT WASN'T 6 MONTHS LATER I GOT NOTICE THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY BY THEN THE MILEAGE WAS WELL OUT (SEEING I TRAVELED FOR WORK), AND I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL. I FEEL ITS A VERY UNFAIR PROCESS IN WHICH I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN HAD THINGS GONE AT A FASTER RATE AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE AS DO MANY OTHERS.. SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE COVERED NO MATTER THE MILES? IT'S STILL SAFETY AFFILIATED! *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 52000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND THE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING DISTANCE OR STOPPING IN GENERAL. I HAVE PUT NEW ROTORS AND PADS ON FRONT AND BACK AXLES AND IT DID NOT HELP. NOW I FIND THAT THERE IS RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEAR SILVERADO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED BECAUSE MY PICKUP IS A 04 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR MAYBE WORSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE ABOUT 30 MPH OVER SPEED SHOULD BE GOING. IT IS SAYING THE TRUCK IS DOING 35MPH WHILE PARKED. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF BUT ONLY COVERS TRUCKS UP TO 70,000MILES. OUR IS LESS THAN 20,000 OVER. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. HAS STARTED TO DO IT IN THE PAST BUT NOW WE ARE STUCK NOT KNOWING OUR SPEED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 CREWCAB PICKUP. SOME WHERE BETWEEN 80,000 AND 90,000 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN GIVING FALSE READINGS. SOMETIMES IT APPEARS TO WORK CORRECTLY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL AND YET OTHER TIMES IT IS CLEARLY GIVING AN INCORRECT READING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED FALSE READINGS. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO MAKES CLUNKING SOUNDS AND CAUSES VIBRATIONS THAT ALTER THE STEERING. I TOOK IT TO GM WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT ABOUT 20MILES LATER IT STARTED AGAIN, HAVE JUST DELT WITH IT SINCE BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORST. I BOUGHT ANOTHER 2004 SILVERADO IT TOO DOES THIS CLUNKING AND VIBRATING, EVIDENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ON BOTH MY TRUCKS. *TR

DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WENT TO 5 MPH, THEN TO 0. LATER IN THE SAME TRIP, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60, (VERIFIED BY GPS), SPEEDOMETER SHOWED SPEEDS FROM 50 DOWN TO 8MPH. NO WARNING BEFORE FAILURE, EXCEPT FOR A BARELY NOTICEABLE TREMOR OR LACK OF SMOOTHNESS IN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. ON NEXT DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER WAS OK FOR THE 20 MINUTES. THE DRIVE AFTER, RANDOM SPEEDS FROM STARTUP. NO CORRECTIVE WORK DONE YET, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE SERVO MOTOR DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER, OR THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND HAVE A PULSATING ACTION IN MY ABS BRAKES WHEN COMING TO STOPS AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT DID NOT CHANGE THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES A LITTLE OLDER THAN MINE BUT NOT MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. *TR

BOLTS SHEARED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *TR

THIS IS HOW IT STARTED.. I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD. AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN, AND THE TRUCK WOULD LOSE RPM'S AND WOULD ACT AS IF THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED ITSELF. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK WITH THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF THE DOORS. DID THIS OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES AS WE BABIED IT HOME. GOT IT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT THREW 2 CODES CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HIGH VOLTS AND LOW VOLTS. SO WE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. TRUCK DROVE FINE FOR 4 DAYS. HOWEVER ON THE 5TH DAY WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND DOORS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AGAIN ON THEIR OWN AS WELL AS THE DIC READ SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TRUCK COMPLETELY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRUCK RESTARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET HOME. AT THIS POINT THE GM DEALER WASN'T SURE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT CAUSES IT BUT STATED TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER(AFTER SPEAKING TO 4 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS MIND YOU). WOW LOW AND BEHOLD FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, AS WE AGAIN TRIED TO SEE HOW FAR WE COULD MAKE IT BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AND ALL KINDS OF WEIRD THINGS WERE GOING ON, FOR EXAMPLE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, TRUCK STALLING AND RESTARTING, IDOL WAS RUFF AND NOISY, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE DIC R

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON LEFT FRONT AT SLOW ROLL. NORMAL SLOW STOP NOT SAFE IN TRAFFIC. NOW HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECH. AT COLLISION RESTORATION IN FAIRFIELD NJ..THE SENSOR IS REMOVABLE AND ND REPLACEABLE ...IF... GM WOULD SELL IT SEPARATELY,BUT THEY WANT YOU TO SPEND $300 FOR A HUB ASSEMBLY (THAT YOU DON'T NEED)TO GET THE SENSOR. *TR

IN OCT.2008 I BROUGHT MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD TO POUGHKEEPSIE CHEVROLET IN POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. FOR AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE AND N.Y. STATE INSPECTION. WHILE WAITING FOR THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED I WAS ASK TO COME AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS ON THE LIFT. I WAS SHOWN THE FOUR BRAKE ROTORS (STILL ON THE VEHICLE). THE INSIDES OF THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY DAMAGED WITH RUST, WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WHEN I EXPRESSED MY DISMAY AND DISGUST (THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 28.5K MILES ON IT) I WAS TOLD THIS HAD OCCURRED "BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN ENOUGH AND WE LIVE IN THE RUST BELT". ANYWAY I AUTHORIZED THE WORK TO BE DONE, I NEEDED THE N.Y. STATE INSPECTION AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THE BRAKES WERE UNSAFE. AFTER DWELLING ON THIS, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND CAME TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEMS IN MANY GM LIGHT TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND GIVEN SIMILAR RESPONSES VARYING SLIGHTLY TO FIT GM'S NEEDS TO MASK THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, THE MAJORITY BEING RUST AND CORROSION. IT IS OBVIOUS GM REMAINS IN DENIAL OF THIS DEFECT AND REFUSES TO CORRECT OR REIMBURSE FOR REPLACEMENT. MY FIRST REGRET IS ALLOWING GM TO DO THE WORK. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, PREVIOUS VICTIMS THAT REPLACED THEIR ROTORS WITH GM PRODUCTS HAD THE SAME SUBSEQUENT RESULT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SUED. I WILL NEVER BUY A NEW GM VEHICLE AGAIN. IT IS NO WONDER THEY ARE GOING BANKRUPT. THEIR PROBLEM IS NOT THE PAY AND BENEFITS THEY GIVE THEIR WORKERS, IT I

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STICKS AND READS A CONSTANT 120+ MPH. STARTED TO STICK AT AROUND 75 MPH FOR A MONTH. NOW IS STUCK ON 120+ MPH AND WILL NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN TRUCK IS RESTARTED OR FLASHING COMPUTER. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING THE WRONG SPEED IN MY 2004 2500HD CHEVY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER INDICATE ERRATIC SPEEDS, THEY WILL LOCK UP AT ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 120MPH AND 4 TO 6000 RPM, HAS BEEN ACTING THIS WAY FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS, USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER SEPT 2008 WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT, DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM OR NOT, DEALER SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT COVERED. SAFETY ISSUE FOR SPEEDOMETER, OR OTHER GAUGES SHOULD THEY FAIL (FUEL, OIL PRESSURE ETC). *TR

BRAKES FAIL OR HAVE REDUCED STOPPING WHEN COMING TO STOP DEALER DIAGNOSTICS AS FLUID LEAKING PAST ACCUMULATOR VALVE. IN ORDER TO REPAIR,WOULD NEED HYDRO BOOST REPLACED. 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO,DURAMAX DIESEL WITH ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE WERE 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE TYPE FOR BRAKE HYDROBOOST, BUT THAT MY CONCERN WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE NO EXTERNAL LEAK. ALSO, WAS INFORMED NO HELP AT THIS TIME TO REPAIR

SPEEDOMETER STARTING ACTING UP BY OVER REGISTERING MY SPEED AND NOW READS 120+MPH NO MATTER WHAT MY SPEED. IT FALLS BACK TO 50MPH WHEN I TURN OFF THE IGNITION. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES INTERIOR WISE WITH REPLACING DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE GOING OUT OR NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE DUEL HEATER SWITCH THE RADIO AND A/C SWITCHES. I ALSO WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC 4WD SHIFT THAT WOULD ENGAGE ON ITS OWN. THEN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (GAUGES) STARTED TO STICK. DIFFERENT ONES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. NOW TILL THIS DATE THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 5 MPH. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A LAWYER STATING THAT A LAWSUIT HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP TO GET THIS CORRECTED AND TO TAKE MY TRUCK IN BUT ONCE I HAD RECEIVED IT AND TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT IT WAS 500 MILES OVER THE MILEAGE AND WOULD NOT FIX IT. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE AND PART OF THE STATE OF TEXAS INSPECTIONS. NEED SOME HELP PLEASE TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. CAN BE DOING 25 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 60MPH. IT WILL NOT RESET UNTIL I STOP AND TURN TRUCK OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE PEGGED OVER 120 MPH WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM ONLY DOING 65MPH. *TR

TODAY DRIVING HOME MY CABLE WAS AT 65 MPH IN A 40 STOPPING NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE WOULD NOT GO DOWN WENT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND YES THE SAME 70000 MILES. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAD MORE THEN 70,000 MILES SO I GET PENALIZED FOR THE PURCHASE ! LOOKS LIKE CHEVY SHOULD STICK BY THERE PRODUCTS AND BRING A RECALL FOR ALL THE PICKUPS !! *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. REMAINS AT ZERO WHILE DRIVING AND NEEDLE JUMPS ERRATICALLY. *TR

FUEL GAUGE AT FILL UP WENT PAST FULL AND COMPLETELY CLOCK WISE...GAUGE READING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE EVERYTIME I START ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS 59,000 MILES. I HAVE TO READ MY "RANGE" READING, (UNCERTAIN OF ACCURACY)TO APPROXIMATE FUEL IN DIESEL TANK. *TR

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 SILVERADO. PROBLEM STARTED OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WARRANTY AND FINALLY COMPLETELY FAILED OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH LAWSUIT. JUST PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED AT A COST OF $525. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, ALSO TRIGGERED ABS PROBLEMS AS SENSOR IS IN WHEEL HUB. *TR

PARKING BRAKE CABLE THAT RUNS NEXT TO DRIVERS SIDE FRAME HAS A PART THAT CONNECTS TWO PIECES OF THE CABLE TOGETHER RIGHT BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THIS PART IS NOT SMOOTH AND CAUSES SNOW BUILDUP AROUND THE CABLE CONNECTOR WHICH THEN WEIGHS DOWN THE CABLE CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE. *TR

TRANSFER CASE DEVELOPS HOLE FROM PUMP INSIDE ON MY 2004 CHEVY 2500 HD DURAMAX. SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM OWNERS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSFER CASE. ITS BEING CALLED THE INFAMOUS PUMP RUB. SOUNDS LIKE GM IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON VEHICLES THIS NEW WITH LITTLE MILES ON THEM. *TR

KNOCKING IN STEERING COLUMN. WAS LUBRICATED ONCE, PROBLEM PERSISTS. LOW SPEED KNOCKING AND "LOOSENESS" IN STEERING WHEEL. KNOCKING IS QUITE LOUD AND EVIDENT WHEN TURNING, AT LOW SPEED, OR IF ENCOUNTERING ANY BUMPS IN ROAD SURFACE. *TR

THE DASH BOARD GAUGES STOPPED WORK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE GAUGES DROPPED DOWN TO 0. *TR

AT AROUND 60,000 MILES THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. NO SPECIFIC EVENT LED TO THIS INCIDENT EXCEPT THE TRANSFER PUMP CAME LOOSE. WHEN THE PUMP DROPPED DOWN, THIS ALLOWED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO WEAR THE TRANSFER CASING AS WELL. THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE DRIVE SHAFT YOKE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

THREE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HEAD SNAPPED OFF, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS EXHAUST BEING EXPELLED UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AS IF IT WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPALCED. UPDATED 11/25/08. *JB

I WAS DRIVING, GOING ABOUT 55 MPH, WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT SHOWED THAT I WAS GOING ABOUT 135MPH. NOW, WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, WITH THE KEY ON, IT STILL SHOWS THAT I'M GOING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 34,600 MILES ON IT, AND GM SAYS THEY WILL REPAIR IT FREE, UP TO 70,000 MILES, WHICH IS FINE, BUT THEY (GM) WON'T RECALL THESE TRUCKS BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY MATTER. IF YOU ARE EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A SHARP TURN RATED AT 35MPH AND YOU DON'T HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER IT COULD BE TRAGIC. JUST CHECK THE INTERNET ABOUT IF THERE ARE RECALLS OF THESE TRUCKS WILL SHOW THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. THANKS *TR

I SEE YOU HAVE RECALL ON WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES FOR 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO I JUST REPLACE BOTH SIDES ON MY TRUCK .THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IT IS 4 YEARS OLD IT ONLY GOT 60,000 MILES ON IT I NEED TO KNOW IF MY TRUCK WAS UNDER YOUR RECALL . *TR

I HAVE A SET OF MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T (COOPER TIRES). THE DOT # IS 3DYU 0705 2G13L. TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD A LARGE BUBBLE ON ONE TIRE AND HAD IT REPLACED. TODAY I HAD ANOTHER ONE WHERE THE TREAD BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO WRECK. THE TIRE STORE HAS SAID THAT THE TREAD / METAL SEPERATED ON BOTH TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUB WAS NO LONGER TOGETHER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 113,904 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,780. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ

THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THIS JUST STARTED. MY BROTHER HAS A VEHICLE IDENTICAL TO MINE, SAME YR AND EVERYTHING, AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FEELS LIKE THE HEATER IS ON, WITH BOTH CONTROLS ON COLD. *TR

AT APPROX 65,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH OTHER GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. GM REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD 80,000 MILES GM OFFERED TO FIX THE DEFECT ONLY ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER ESTIMATES THE COST TO FIX THIS DEFECT AT APPROX $450.00 I NOW HAVE APPROX 105,000 MILES AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. THIS VEHICLE AND MANY WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IS USED FOR TOWING. GM HAS PUT PROFIT AHEAD OF SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THE NTSB HAS CONTINUED TO ALLOW THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES TO OPERATE UNSAFELY WITH THIS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED DEFECT BY FAILING TO FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES MANY OF WHICH WERE STILL BEING MANUFACTURE AFTER THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HAS BEGUN INTERMITTENTLY SHOWING SPEEDS THAT VARY WIDELY AND DO NOT INDICATE ACTUAL ROAD SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO RETURN TO ZERO AT REST AND HAS SHOWN SPEEDS MORE THAN 40 MPH IN EXCESS OF ESTIMATED ACTUAL SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED A DEALER OR GM. I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THIS PROBLEM: 1) I CANNOT RELY ON THE SPEEDOMETER READING; 2) THIS COULD AFFECT THE MILES SHOWN ON THE ODOMETER OR AT LEAST CAST DOUBT ON THEIR VERACITY. THE TRUCK PRESENTLY HAS JUST UNDER 42,00 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN RELATIVELY FREE OF MAJOR DEFECTS OTHER THAN RECALL ITEMS. *TR

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND BRAKE PUMP ARE BOTH INOPERATIVE WITH 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR

TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND WHILE DRIVING PAST THE HIGH SCHOOL, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING ME DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. CONCERNED THAT I WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST AND WORRIED ABOUT GETTING A TICKET, I SLOWED VERY DRASTICLY TO SLOW DOWN TO THE POSTED (DURING SCHOOL HOURS SPEED LIMIT), CAUSING A NEAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FROM VEHICLE BEHIND ME. MEAN WHILE, YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WERE DISTRACTED WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD BECAUSE OF MY ABRUPT SPEED CHANGE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, I NOTICE THAT WHILE ALMOST STOPPED, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS CONTINUING TO SHOW SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY MILAGE SHOWING AROUND 85,000 MILES. THE NEXT DAY, I RECIEVE A NOTICE FROM GM SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIANCE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS AND THAT GM WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES LESS THAN 70.000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERS AND HAVE HEARD PRICE FROM $750 TO $1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VERY CAREFUL AND BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO RECALL ALL TRUCKS WITH THE PROBLEMS. I AM TRIED OF WAITING AND FEEL THAT I AM AT RISK FOR NOT HAVING THE PROPER SPEED SHOWN. MEANWHILE, MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS FAILING WHICH CAUSE ENGING ALARM TO SOUND AND I CAN NO LONGER TRUST MY FUEL GAUGE BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW HALF FULL WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THESE ARE ALL SAFETY PROBLEMS IN MY EYES. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT DISPLAY AND DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE TRUCK WOULD BUCK. LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN PUT INTO PARK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. CODE P0708 IN SYSTEM FOR PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH. REPLACE PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH FOR A TOTAL OF $416.48. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 4X4 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MISFIRE. THE NEXT MISFIRE WOULD RECUR 45 MINUTES LATER, AND THE THIRD MISFIRE WOULD NORMALLY RECUR AN HOUR AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY JERKED. IN JANUARY OF 2008, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO FUEL INJECTORS. ON APRIL 2, 2008, THE DEALER REPLACED 8 FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I BOUGHT NEW A 2004 CHEVY. SILVERADO 2500HD EXTENDED CAB 4X4 PICKUP WITH THE 6.0 LITER GAS ENGINE. IT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 37,000 MI ON IT AND IS GARAGE KEPT IN WI. FROM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS A BIT SOFT(WENT DOWN TOO FAR) BUT WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL FROM THE CHEVY DEALER. EVER SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. AT TIMES NOW THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING. OFTEN, WHEN THE SPEED FINALLY GETS DOWN TO UNDER 10MPH THE BRAKES THEN PULSE AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATED AND THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AFTER ALMOST BEING STOPPED BEFORE THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING. I AM 46YO, AM A POLICE OFFICER, AND DRIVE FOR A LIVING DURING MY NORMAL WORK DAY. I HAVE MANY YEARS AND MUCH EXPERIENCE DRIVING AND I CAN TELL YOU, THESE BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND WILL CAUSE ME, IF NOT OTHERS TO HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE VERY FAR AND CERTAINLY WOULD NEVER TOW ANYTHING WITH IT. I THINK CHEVROLET AND GM ARE AVOIDING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WILL BE A POTENTIALLY BIG RECALL AND WILL COST THEM MORE MONEY THAN LAWSUITS. (ACTUARIES HAVE PROBABLY DONE THE MATH) THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND ADDRESSED BEFORE PEOPLE NEEDLESSLY DIE. NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW BUT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW DOES NOT REFLECT THE TIME OVER WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH CHEVY AND GMC TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE IN 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD THE PANEL IS REQUIRED BY LAW ISN'T ? CHEVY IS VERY UNCO-OPERATIVE WITH THIS IF YOU HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES BUT AS FAR AS MY EXPERIENCE GOES YOU CAN AND WILL GET A TICKET FOR AN INOP SPEEDO. MINE WILL HANG UP PAST 120MPH AND EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING THE RPM WILL READ 4500. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY SHOULD EAT THE REPLACEMENT COST OF $450.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACTS SON OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 60 MPH CURVE, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. IT STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY A TREE. THE CONTACTS SON WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER SON WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE PASSED AWAY HOURS LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 3/25/08 *CN TEXAS CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY 2500 HD LAST FALL AND NOW MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS STICKING AND ON OCCASION GIVING FALSE READINGS. THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE RPM NEEDLE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF ANY OF THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING PROPERLY. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD A SPEEDING TICKET, BUT WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING WHO KNOWS HOW LONG. *TR