2004 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

DT: THE CONTAC OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON AUGUST 28, 2005. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF AND HIT THE SIDE OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO HIT THE CENTER MEDIAN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

TRAFFIC CAME TO QUICK STOP I DID A RAPID PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED NO BRAKE LOCK AT ALL AND REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. *JB

DT: 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 23, 2005. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. A DEER CAME ONTO THE ROAD, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID IT, AND WENT INTO RAVINE. TOOK OUT TWO TREES. THIS DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. SHE BRUISED THE CHEST, AND SHE HAD A BULGING DISC I NECK NEAR SPINAL CORD. *AK

TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE INITIALLY WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED AND JUST BEEN STARTED . AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LOOSE FLUID IN TORQUE CONVERTER AFTER SETTING. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE NEW AND IS GETTING WORSE.

DT: 2004 CHEVY SILEVRALDO THAT HAS 10,700 MILES THAT IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1,000 MILES. THE ISSUE IS AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS BEING AT AN INTERSECTION OR RED LIGHT AND WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE IS APPLIED -IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE IS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS. NO SOUNDS OR NOISES WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. OCCASIONALY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE BUT SUSPECTS THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE TIRE. CURRENTLY TRUCK IS IN SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME AWAITING INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS NOTED AS NORMAL BY DEALER EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE THE FIRST TIME. NM *TT

MY '04 CHEVY SILVERADO HD2500 WITH DURAMAX OVERHEATS WHEN TOWING. *JB

STEERING COLUMN MAKING CLUNKING NOISE & HARD STEERING. *NM

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY 2500HD WITH A LLY DURAMAX AND THE TRUCKS OVERHEATS EVRYTIME I PULL A TRAILER THAT WEIGHS 2000LBS OR 12000LBS IT DOES NOT MATTER. I THINK YOU NEED TO HELP US OUT THAT OWN THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF TRUCK AND MAKE GM FIX IT. *NM

DT: CALLER STATED HA A LEMON FOR A VEHICLE. CALLER SAID 6 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED ACTING UP AND IT GOT WORSE SOMETIMES IT WILL START AND SOMETIMES IT WONT. SH HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY FIXED IT. CALLER THOUGHT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD WRITE UP A COMPLAINT AND GET BACK TO HER. CALLER HAD A FUEL PUMP, WIRING HARNESS, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, WIRE FROM COIL TO SENSOR REPLACED. *AK

DT: A 2004 2500 HD CHEVROLET TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S SON IN FORD RANGER. THE CHEVROLET MOMENTARILY STOPPED, AND THEN HIT CONSUMER'S SON WITH A LIGHT IMPACT. RECALL ID 05V043000 WAS ISSUED ON BRAKE PROBLEMS & DIFFICULT STEERING. THE TIE ROD END BROKE, AND IT APPEARED THEY WERE NOT WELL BUILT TO BREAK WITH ONLY A LIGHT IMPACT. CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET. THE CHEVROLET DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST PROBLEMS AND HEART RACING FROM THE ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE PULLING MY TRAILER MY TRUCK OVERHEATS AND WHEN IT GETS HOT IT WILL TAKE ALL THE POWER FROM THE MOTOR MAKING A HAZARD AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR ONE YEAR AND THE SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *NM

IN JUNE, 2004, MR. WOLD BEGAN EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS HIS 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. TO BEGIN WITH, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT IN THE NEW SILVERADO CAME ON AND INTERMITTENTLY STAYED ON. IN JULY OF 2004, MR. WOLD TOOK TRUCK FOR SERVICING AT RIVERSIDE AUTO CENTER IN BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO FOR INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2004, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE NOW NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED, MR. WOLD WAS EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SURFACE WAS FAIRLY FLAT AND MR. WOLD WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. AFTER EXAMINING THE TRUCK FOR ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF BRAKE FAILURE, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING. THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE 2004 SILVERADO, THE SITUATION WAS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. MR. WOLD WAS PULLING A FOUR (4) HORSE TRAILER AND COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS PARTICULAR GRADE DECREASES FROM 60 TO 45 AND THEN AGAIN, TO 35. AS MR. WOLD BEGAN TO BRAKE FROM 45 TO 35, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. AS MR. WOLD FRANTICALLY ROLLED THROUGH A BYPASS THROUGH THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND FORTUNATELY, THEY ENGAGED AFTER HE HAD ILLEGALLY AND UNSAFELY ROLLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A BYPASS THROUGH TOWN. AGAIN, MR

2004.5 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 DURAMAX OVERHEATS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO 258 DEG WHILE TOWING 9000LB TRAILER 2 TIMES TRANSMISSIONS HAS GONE TO 270 DEG AND HAS GONE INTO A PROTECTIVE MODE WHILE CLIMBING A HILL CAUSING US TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED DUE TO NO PLACE TO PULL OVER AND EXTREMELY SLOW SPEEDS TOOK TO DEALER 6 TIMES WITH NO FIX. DEALER REFUSES TO GO ON ROAD TEST AND SAYS VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY THIS PRESENTS AND IMMEDIATE DANGER DUE TO SLOW SPEEDS, POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE AND THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK FROM OVER HEATING. *JB

DT: CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON I-66, AROUND MILE MARKER 58, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED AT 6:45 AM. CONSUMER FELT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, AND HE FELT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FALL. THIS WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. THE TIRE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER HAD A PICTURE THAT HE WILL SEND IN. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THIS OCCURRED ON A 2004, CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET THAT HE HAD BEEN DISSATISFIED WITH GENERAL TIRES IN THE PAST, AND TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHANGE THEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *AK

2004.5 LLY 2500HD SILVERADO DURAMAX TOWING 1700 LUND PROSPORT IN ~85 DEGREE AMBIENT. I WAS REQUIRED TO TURN OF THE A/C AND LIMIT THE POWER AS THE ENGINE TEMP CONTINUED TO CLIMB BEYOND 210 AND INTO THE 235-240 DEGREE RANGE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBELM WITH THIS ENGINE UNDER MINIMAL LOAD. DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS TRUCK WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND GM KEEPS SAYING THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. IF I CONTINUED OPERATING MY TRUCK AS NORMAL THE ENGINE WOULD SUSTAIN OVERHEATING DAMAGE THUS CAUSING GREAT DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.

3 TIMES WHILE CLIMBING A HILL, THE ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ALL POWER, THEN DIED LEAVING ME COASTING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE IS VERY HARD TO RESTART, BUT WILL RESTART IF IT SITS FOR A FEW MINUTES. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN AN AREA WHERE I CANNOT GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, OR WHILE PASSING SOMEONE, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURED WHILE CLIMBING A HILL. WAS RETURNED TO GM DEALER AFTER THE FIRST OCCURANCE, THEY STATED IT SHOWED A LEAN CODE, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. A WEEK LATER, IT STALLED TWICE ON ONE TRIP. WAS RETURNED TO GM DEALER AGAIN, THEY PUT ANOTHER GROUND WIRE ON THE COMPUTER, SAID THEY HAD BEEN HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS IN VEHICLES LATELY. I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO LET FAMILY IN IT AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THE LAST TRIP TO GM DEALER.

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY HITTING THE HOUSE WALL. THE BRAKING BEFORE THE CRASH CAUSED THE ABS AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER FOUND HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE OUT OF 3RD GEAR AS THOUGH IT NEEDED TO BE GEARED DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT PRETTY CONSISTENT IN DOING SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE FIXED AND DID REPAIR. DIAGNOSED A SHIFT SOLENOID, WHICH WAS REPLACED. ABOUT 1 DAY LATER AFTER REPAIR, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TAKING THE VALVE BODY APART, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD ILLUMINATED. SPOKE WITH DEALER ABOUT THIS. THE NEXT DAY, THE GAUGES WORKED BUT THE LED LIGHT WOULD NOT LIGHT UP ALONG WITH THE ODOMETER. AFTER DRIVING HALF A MILE, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY COME ON BUT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. *JB

DT: COMPUTER THAT PROGRAMS THE SEATS,WINDOWS, AND MIRRORS FAILED. IF THE CONSUMER TRIES TO OPEN THE WINDOW THE SEAT WILL MOVE, THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WHILE BACKING UP THE MIRRORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND AT 90 DEGREES. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE RADIO WILL COME ON, EVEN IF THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER 9 TIMES AND IT WAS REPROGRAMMED 5 OR 6 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPROGRAMMED IT A DOZEN TIMES. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

DT: WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS ON A GRADE IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL READ A FALSE NEUTRAL ON LEVEL GROUND. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A 4L80E TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY A MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. HAS NOT HIT ANYTHING YET, BUT HAS COME CLOSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. A SERVICE WRITER AT GROTH BROTHERS CHEVROLET TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. CONSUMER HAS A CASE OPEN AT GENERAL MOTORS #1-258070464.*AK

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 DIESEL, FOUR MONTHS OLD(4000MILES) REAR AXILE WENT OUT. SAID DEFAULT FROM THE MANUFACTOR. TOOK FOURTEEN DAYS TO GET NEW ONE.CHEVROLET BUILT NEW FROM ST.LOUIS AND SHIPPED IT TO BE PUT ON. THEY GAVE ME A LITTLE CAR TO DRIVE. 27000 MILES AND NOW REAR AXILE LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY SAID NOTHING BUT NORMAL LEAKAGE COMING OUT. ( WHATS NORMAL LEAKAGE ON A AXILE? THEY ARE NOT SUPOSED TO LEAK ON THE BRAKES.) LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE SMOKING SO BAD AND COULD SMELL AXILE GREASE. SEEN SOME ON TIRES. BUT THIS IS NORMAL LEAKAGE.WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT TILL IT BRAKES DOWN.ALSO EVERTHING IN THE DASH STOPS WORKING THEN IT WILL JUST COME BACK ON.

SINCE I'VE BOUGHT MY 2004 CHEVORLET SILVERADO. I'VE HAD THE OIL PUMP REPLACED. THEN I STATED TO HEAR NOISES IN MY ENGINE. I TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE THEN LOOK OVER THE LIFTERS AND VALVES AND POWER/STERRING, IT IS STILL MAKING A WINEDY NOISE. THEY SAID" THAT'S NORMAL. THEN I TOOK IT INTO A FRIENDS PLACE, "BRAKE MASTERS OF CAMARILLO. THEY TOLD ME IT IS THE POWER STERRINNG PUMP. SO I TOOKIT BACK TO THE, AND I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT IT BACK TIL IT WAS FIXED. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD JUST SIT THERE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG W/ IT. SO I TOOK IT AND NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME WINEDY NOISE AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY NOW. I HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED W/ THIS TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND OTHER NOISES HAVE BEEN GETTING WORSE, AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. THEY JUST WANT TO BLOW YOU OFF AND TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.

2500HD W/ALLISON TRANSMISSION. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK IN SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER BECAUSE WHILE BACKING UP IN REVERSE THE TRANNY SURGES. DEALER KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM

ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER BUYING A NEW 2004 SILVERADO IT STARTED SURGING VILOENTLY WHEN COLD. IT IS INCONSISTANT, SOMETIMES LASTS FOR BLOCKS. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED LAST WEEK WHILE TRYIG TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING, SAYING THERE IS NO DIAGNOSIS CODES SET AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SILVERADO`S SURGING. THEY CLASS IT AS A FEATURE AND SAY I NEED TO FEATHER THE CLUTCH. FEATHERING THE CLUTCH IN TRAFFIC IS A GOOD WAY TO GET KILLED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND IT IS HAPPENING WITH MORE THEN JUST MY ONE TRUCK; BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX IT.

(1) DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 65-70 MPH. (2) TIRE, INTERIOR SIDEWALL FAILURE, OF DRIVER SIDE REAR. (3) DEALER REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE, N/C. (4) VEHICLE UNLOADED. TIRES 17,000 MLS WEAR.

1. I OBSERVERED ON 3 OCCASSIONS INTERMITTENT LOW SPEED BRAKING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 23MAY05 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. 2. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING THE VEHICLE ON 11JUN05, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A PART OF THE BRAKING SYTEM FROM UNDER THE HOOD LOOKS LIKE IT SEPERATED UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE REST OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OFF MOST BRAKE FLUID. 3. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP, BUT REPAIRS WILL NOT COMMENCE TILL 13JUN05.

MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP HAS SHIFTED FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT COMMAND. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD BE DEADLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. I AM AWAIR OF ONE TRUCK OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT CRASHED INTO A DITCH WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, AND WHEN APPLING BRAKES HARDER, TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING ALMOST BEING BROADSIDED. MY WIFE HAD THE SAME FAILURE ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKES FEELING SPONGY ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND WE WERE TOLD ,"THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMAL" AFTER THE NEAR ACCIDENT ON 6/7/05 IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY WOULD BLEED THE BRAKES AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM . THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE TRUCK AS THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM THAT EVENING AND THEY GOT BACK TO ME ON 6/10/05 SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE SURVEYED GM TRUCKS/SUVS/VANS WHEN MEETING THEM IN THE INCOMING LANE. IT QUITE APPARENT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRLS. I HAVE CALUCLATED THAT 3% OF THEM HAVE A BURNED OUT LIGHT. START WATHING FOR THEM ON YOUR DAILY DRIVES AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.

DT: THE TRUCK STOPS AND HAS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING CONTROL. WHEN IT COMES TO A FINAL STOP IT CANNOT BE RESTARTED. THE COMPUTER LIGHT COMES ON, STATING SERVICE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. ONCE CONSUMER WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE TRUCK RESTARTED.*AK

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCED COMPLETE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.*MR THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, FUEL PUMP, COMPUTER MODULE AND INSTALLED ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE TRUCK. DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TRUCK. *NM

DT: NOT HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM UNTIL APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. WHILE DRIVING HOME SAW ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND HIT BRAKES AND SLID TO WHAT SEEMED A LONG WAY. FELT THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE. THIS DID RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, STRIKING VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO REPAIRS. ONE PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER FELT BRAKES CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. *AK

DT: DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND A PIECE OF PVC PIPE WENT INTO THE FRONT OF THE GAS TANK AND THEN MOST OF THE WAY OUT. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 15 POUNDS OF PVC PIPE STUCK IN THE TANK. THE ALUMINUM COVER ONLY COVERS THE BACK AND THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK.*AK

CONSUMER INQUIRY REGARDING WHETHER A CERTAIN 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL.*MR *JB

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO REAR ROTORS AND DISC PADS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*MR ONE YEAR AFTER INITIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE PADS WERE BAD AND THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 15900 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION.*MR....TRANSMISSION BANGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2004 AT 3796 MILES. REPAIRED ON MARCH 2, 2004 AS PER BULLETIN 1430080. PROBLEM RECURRED AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALER IN OCTOBER 2004, AND DEALER INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL AS PER BULLETIN 1430424. AT THIS TIME, SERVICE MANAGER PROVIDED BULLETIN 1538220 WHICH STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED IN TRANSMISSION BUILT AFTER FEBRUARY 2004. PROBLEM AGAIN RECURRED IN NOVEMBER 2004 AND MARCH 2005, AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS JUST EXCESSIVE DRIVE LINE LASH. CONSUMER REPORTED THIS TO GM, AND THEY INCREASED WARRANTY TERMS TO 5 YEARS/75000 MILES. CONSUMER CLAIMED WARRANRY WAS NO HELP BECAUSE IF DEALER WON'R CORRECT PROBLEM NOW THEY WON'R CORRECT IT LATER. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP CREWCAB AND A CLUNKING BEGAN IN THE TRANSMISSION AROUND 2000 MILES AND HAS WORSENED. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 19,000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TRUCK. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM FROM DOING SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

DT: WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH VIBRATION FROM THE FRAME. SUSPENSION VIBRATION OR FRAME BEAMING. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A FLAT TIRE, THE CAR WOBBLES. VERY EERIE FEELING TO BE DRIVING AND THIS TO HAPPEN. A NEW SET OF TIRES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON FRONT. COMPLAINED TO GM,NO RECALL BUT WOULD BE NOTIFIED IF THERE WAS. TAKEN TO DEALERS WHO RECOGNIZED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *NM

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL DESCENDS TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM RESPONSE. BRAKES LOSE REACTION TIME WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. DEALER TESTED THE BRAKES AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL. ALSO, DEALERSHIP TRIED OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT, AND ALL THE BRAKES REACTED THE SAME. *AK *BF *NM

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 B

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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