2004 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

MY SPEEDOMETER STICKS. IT WILL NOT MOVER OR IT WILL GO TO 80 AND YOUR DOING 30. OR IT WON'T MOVE AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR A YEAR. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, IS ALL OVER THE PLACE 20MPH TO 110MPH, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING WITHOUT CHECKING THE RPMS OR A STOP WATCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. THERE WAS A COURTESY RECALL REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING. BECAUSE MY MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE NUMBER SET BY GM, GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON 2003-2005 GM VEHICLES. MY WIFE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *CN

THE SPEEDOMETER MAULFUNCTIONS RESULTING IN DISPLAY OF INCORRECT SPEED. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *CN

YEAR : 2004 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : COLORADO FUEL TANK CAP WON'T TIGHTEN PROPERLY 99,596 MILEAGE. *TR

04 SILVERADO WITH 46,000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED. SOMETIMES WILL BE PEGGED WHILE STOPPED,SOMETIMES WILL READ 60 WHEN STOPPED. I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PARTS, PLUS PAY FOR ALL TICKETS ACQUIRED IN THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A "TREND" HERE PEOPLE(NHTSA),WHEN I GET MY NEXT NEW TRUCK ($30,000-$40,000), I MAY BE LOOKING ELSEWHERE. TRUCK IS NOT FIXED YET, BUT WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TOMORROW TO HEAR "THEIR SOB STORY". HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ANYONE REGARDING THIS,BUT DID ACQUIRE THE VEHICLE NEW,OFF THE LOT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO. ON FRIDAY, DEC. 21 THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO STICK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT WILL GO AS LOW AS 30 MPH. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDO SAYS ABOUT 110-120 MPH. THERE IS (WITHOUT GOING AND LOOKING) ABOUT 38,300 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN FEB. OF 2003. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NOVEMBER 10, 2007, I WROTE THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO: GENERAL MOTORS 100 RENAISSANCE CENTER P.O. BOX 100 DETROIT, MI 48265-1000 CERTIFIED MAIL NUMBER: 7007 1490 0000 9298 4767 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER REGARDING THE 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHEREBY GENERAL MOTORS IS PROVIDING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. GENERAL MOTORS WROTE: "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR VEHICLE COULD DEVELOP A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR MORE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLES MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE." HOWEVER, GENERAL MOTORS ALSO WROTE: "IF THE CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERAD WITHIN 7 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 70,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE." FRANKLY, I FIND THE MILEAGE RESTRICTION LUDICROUS! EITHER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DEFECTIVE OR IT IS NOT! MOREOVER, IF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, PUBLIC SAFETY BECOMES AN ISSUE......... *TR

FAILURE OF 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS SOMETIMES PINNED AT 120MPH SOMETIMES 60 MPH WHEN PARKED . DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A KNOWN GM INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PROGRAM & THE TRUCK IS A 2004 UNDER 4 YEARS OLD BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO PAY FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE. NOT MY FAULT IT BROKE AFTER 70THOUSAND MILES . IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS EARLIER & THEY CAN GET IT FIXED FOR FREE. IF IT WAS A DEFECTED PANEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE FOR A TRUCK UNDER 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 11,475 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED (COMPLETE) AND HAD COMMENTED HE HAS EXPERIENCED "MANY FAILURES" SUCH AS MINE. FAILURE DUE TO POROUS CASTING OF ROTORS CAUSING PADS TO BECOME UNUSABLE. SERVICING DEALER THAT INSPECTED FAILURE LISTED AS RUST? THE REPAIR WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00. IN RESEARCHING THE FAILURE I FOUND INTERESTING DOCUMENTATION THAT THE FAILURE OF THE ROTOR MATERIAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS AND MANY CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. I AM AWARE CHEVROLET HAS PAID CLAIMS TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS AND I FEEL THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS MATERIAL FAILURE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY CHEVROLET AT NOT COST TO ME HOWEVER I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE ORIGINAL PARTS SINCE COST TO ME WAS WAIVED. NOW WE CAN ONLY HOPE THE NEW ROTORS HAVE A BETTER SERVICE LIFE THEN THE ORIGINAL SET. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAILING. FIRST WAS THE SPEEDOMETER, THEN THE TACHOMETER, FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING OR IF MY OIL PUMP IS WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER PART IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP SAYING THAT I WAS GOING FASTER THAN I WAS GOING. NOW IT STAYS ON 120 AND NOW MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER KEEPS STICKING AT 55 OR 60 WHEN I TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES ITS REALLY UNSAFE AND ENDED UP PAYING A 191.00 SPEEDING TICKET OVER THIS. MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 50 WHEN I WAS REALLY DOING 65 AND I DIDN'T NOTICE I TOLD THE OFFICER BUT HE SAID TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT. I AM A FAIRLY GOOD MECHANIC ALSO A ELECTRICIAN. I KNOW IT IS THE STEPPER MOTOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX IT MYSELF WHEN I AM PAYING SPEEDING TICKETS THIS SHOULD BE A DEFINITE RECALL I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET. ALSO TALKING WITH OTHER MECHANICS THAT SEE THE SAME PROBLEM ON AT LEAST WEEKLY BASIS. THANK YOU *TR

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING. BULB IS GOOD, STILL WON'T WORK. DRIVERS SIDE BACK UP LIGHT IS THE SAME WAY. THEY MAY WORK , MAY NOT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVEADO BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING EARLY THIS SPRING, AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. CURRENTLY WHEN PARKED IT REGISTERS BETWEEN 50-120 MPH, THEN PEGS WHEN DRIVING. SO I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COSTS NEARLY $600.00 FOR THE PART ONLY, NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO REPLACE IT. OF COURSE NONE OF THIS IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, OR EVEN THE EXTRA WARRANTY WE PURCHASED WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED. *TR

WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE/REVERSE AFTER START UP, THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". A COMPLETE BRAKE INSPECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY TYPE OF ISSUE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS THIS FAILURE, I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND RE-START THE VEHICLE WITH NO FAILURE REPORT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, MELBOURNE CHEVROLET, MELBOURNE, FL, THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT IF A VEHICLE REMAINED IDLE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, THIS TYPE OF CODE WOULD BE A RESULT OF SALT WATER CORROSION. I HAVE 28,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT GM HAS HAD SIMILAR RECALLS ON THE SILVERADO'S BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR/AREA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE COASTED FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BRAKES. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SPLIT LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEFECTIVE ROTOR IS AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO IS ACTING UP. THE NEEDLE IS TICKING LIKE A CLOCK AS I ACCELERATE AND SLOW DOWN. I HAVE HEARD AND READ ABOUT MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE. *TR

MY 04 CHEVY SILVERADO SS HAS LOST THE GAS GAGE AND THE RPM GAGE IS STICKING. THE ONLY GAS GAGE THAT I HAVE IS THE DIGITAL ONE. THE RPM GAGE HAS STARTED STICKING. WHEN THE GAS GAGE STARTED STICKING I TALKED TO THE CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID A GAS CLEANER THEY SOLD WOULD MOST LIKELY FIX THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE DONE TWO TREATMENTS WITH NO LUCK. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY THE RPM GAGE IS STICKING. BY THE SOUNDS OF ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IT WILL BE STUCK SOON. HOW MAY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN TO GET A OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE PROBLEM FIXED? *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC, DOES NOT RESET TO ZERO WHEN STOPPED. *TR

STEERING YOKE HAS BEEN FIX TWICE WOULD LIKE IT FIXED DEALERS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NO ANSWER ALL THAT IS SAID TO ME IS WE WILL REPACK THE YOKE THIS IS ONLY GOOD FOR 4 TO 5 MOUTHS WHAT SHOULD I DO. *TR

SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FAILED, RIGHT AFTER TRUCK TURNED 100,000 MILES. *TR

TRUCK CUT OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY; ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. LATER WHILE TRYING TO GET HOME IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. CHEVY SERVICE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS-- HE TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO A BROKEN WIRE PRIMARY AT COIL CONNECTOR. THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PART WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $141.37. IF THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE WHY IS NOT RECALLED? *TR

THERE IS A BANGING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 65-70MPH MY SPEEDOMETER STUCK. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AFTER REACHING SPEEDS OF NEARLY 70MPH, I REALIZED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT BACKING OFF OF THIS SPEED. I THEN DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW STUCK AT 67MPH. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ACTUAL UNIT FOR $500. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER FORUMS ON THE WEB. *TR

I OWN A 2004 SILVERADO. AS WITH AN EVER GROWING LIST OF FELLOW OWNERS OF CHEVY AND GMC 2000 TO 2005 TRUCKS, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW THE SPEED AT WHICH OUR VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING AT! *TR

THEY WARRANTY COVERS INJECTORS REPLACEMENT OF 2001-2003 CHEVY DURAMAX DIESELS MY TRUCK IS A 2004 WITH A 2003 ENGINE AND HAS INJECTORS REPLACED AT 63000 MILES ALREADY AND BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS AN 04 WITH A 03 ENGINE THEY DENY THE CLAIM BUT ALLOW THE 2001-2003 OWNERS INJECTORS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2004 SILVERARDO 2500 HD CREW CAB WITH 33,000 MILES - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING. *TR

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 04 SILVERADO TRUCK USED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR I NOTICED A KLUNKING IN THE STEERING. AFTER GETTING IT CHECKED OUT I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. MY FATHER-IN-LAW BOUGHT AN 02 AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WELL AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 01-05 SILVERADOS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THIS AND A COUPLE HAVE SAID THAT GM SAID THAT ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. THEY MAKE A REPLACEMENT FOR THIS SHAFT BUT IT IS $92 AND THEN THEY HAVE TO PUT IT IN. I THINK THAT IF IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS THIS BIG THAT THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT WE THE GM OWNERS ARE GETTING SHAFTED YOU COULD SAY AND THEY DON'T CARE. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT I COULD DO TO TRY TO GET THEM TO HELP US OUT. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY TRUCK WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; HOWEVER, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PLAN TO CORRECT THIS HAS ARBITRARY RECALL PARAMETERS, IE 7 YEAR/70,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 96,000 MILES AND HAS EXPERIENCED THIS MALFUNCTION. I DID CONTACT CHEVY BUT NO CONCRETE REPAIR PLAN WAS ESTABLISHED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH FOR 20 MINUTES USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS 95 MPH AND THE RPM WAS 2000. HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 45 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,640.

#1-BLOWER MOTOR ON HIGH THEN WILL ONLY BLOW INTERMITTENT.#2 STEERING TO THE LEFT CAN FEEL CLUNKING NOISE STEERING WHEEL AND FEEL IN THE FLOORBOARD. LOCAL GARAGE CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DID ALIGNMENT. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. ALSO SOMETIMES HARD TO STEER AFTER REVERSING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP TP A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT HAD STOPPED, I REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ROOM BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STOP. I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL HIT THEM TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *TR THEN ON 9/8/07 AND A DEER RAN OUT IIN FRONT OF ME, AGAIN MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR I HIT THE DEER. 1ST I WAS SUPRISED THAT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY (REALLY TORE UP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK) AND 2ND I SHOULD OF BEEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON CHEVYS AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I THINK ITS TIME TO LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT CAR COMPANY.

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING EXACTLY AS OUTLINED BY THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS RANDOMLY WITH INCORRECT SPEED OR STUCK NEEDLE. I CALLED MY DEALER AND PARTS AND LABOR AMOUNTS TO AROUND $500.00. I ASKED A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS ALSO A SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HIS RESPONSE WAS ?OHHH YEAH, I DON?T KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN?T RECALLED IT YET. CHEVROLET MAY NOT BE CONSIDERING THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IF THAT IS THE CASE WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE SPEED LIMITS? SPEED LIMITS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY, WILL A PERSON WITH OUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME WHEN A CHILD RUNS OUT IN FRONT THEM? CHEVY BETTER HOPE SO. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS CHRONIC PROBLEM BY A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 SILVERADO READS ERRATICALLY. NOT RELIABLE TO SHOW CORRECT SPEED. READING EVENTUALLY WILL REACH "0" WHILE SPEED HAS NOT CHANGED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *JB

AMBIENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF APPROXIMATELY 25-DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND LOWER CAUSES IN-CAB HEATER/AC CONTROL THAT DETERMINES WHERE AIR FLOW WILL BE DIRECTED (DEFROST/FLOOR/DASH VENTS/COMBO) TO STICK. OCCURS AROUND ONE TIME IN FIVE; AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF, AFTER COMMENCING DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD BEGINS TO FOG OVER AND THE OUTLET SELECTOR IS STUCK IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN DEFROST, IT CAN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG WITH REQUIRING ME TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE INTERIOR OF THE CABIN HEATS UP, ALLOWING THE SELECTOR SWITCH TO FUNCTION. TRUCK TAKEN TO DEALER MANY TIMES UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AT TIMES THE TRUCK WAS LEFT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO ALLOW REPLICATION. FOR WHATEVER REASON, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THUS REFUSING TO TRY TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE DEALERS I USED (3 TOTAL) WERE UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE DEALERS RESPONSES WERE SUCH THAT I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE LEARNED TO LEAVE THE SWITCH SET IN THE DEFROST MODE WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK ALLOWING THE USE OF THE DEFROST MODE DURING INITIAL OPERATION DURING COLD WEATHER. OF COURSE, THAT MEANS THE A/C IS OPERATING, REDUCING GAS MILEAGE AND THE CABIN TAKES LONGER TO HEAT. IF I HAPPEN TO FORGET TO LEAVE THE SETTING AT DEFROST I FACE POSSIBLE CATASTROPHE IF THE WINDSHIELD FOGS SEVERELY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. GENERALLY, WHEN THE

SPEEDOMETER READS 75 WHEN THE TRUCK IS STOPPED AND QUICKLY PEGS WHEN MOVING. CHEVY WANTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRUCK NEWER THAN 2003. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *JB

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 HAS A FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN LINKAGE WHERE IT MAKES A CLUNKING & WHINING NOISE, PRIMARILY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MY MECHANIC TELLS ME WILL CAUSE THE STEERING TO FAIL AND THAT ALMOST ALL OF HIS CUSTOMERS WHO OWN LATE MODEL GM TRUCKS HAVE THIS FAILURE. MY DEALER, CLASSIC CHEVROLET, HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN CHEVY TRUCKS. MY 2002 SUBURBAN HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED PROPERLY.*JB

FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP HAS BEEN STICKING. STARTING AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES ABOUT EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD STICK AT 25 MPH, 30 MPH OR 35 MPH. THIS STICKING WAS WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD STOP AT WHEN YOU TURNED THE KEY OFF. WHEN THE NEEDLE WOULD STICK IT CAUSED THE SPEEDO TO READ INCORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THIS STARTED. I DID NOT TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE TAKING A WHOLE DAY TO TAKE IT IN AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT GUARANTEE HE WOULD FIX IT IN ONE VISIT. THE DEALER SAID BRING IT IN. THEY WOULD CHECK IT AND ORDER THE PARTS. THEN BRING IT BACK WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. BEFORE WASTING THE TIME WITH THE DEALER I TRIED REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLE AND ALLOWING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO RESET ITSELF. THIS WORKED FOR THE FIRST 10 TIMES THE SPEEDO STUCK. THE SPEEDO IS STUCK AGAIN AND REMOVING THE BATTERY CABLE OVER 10 TIMES HAS NOT RESET THE SPEEDO CORRECTLY. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SPEEDO PROBLEM FOR OVER 5 YEARS BUT IS ONLY BANDAIDING THE PROBLEM. THIS SPEEDO PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 43000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE PERTAINING TO THIS. HOWEVER, I FOUND 208 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO-1500/TR5QAB2MN19BL1D2J/P11#LASTPOST. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DANGER AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL. ALL ESTIMATES RANGE AROUND 500.00.*AK

FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGES. NEEDLES PEGGED. NO IDEA HOW FAST TRUCK IS TRAVELING. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERARDO - EXT CAP, 4WD, LS, FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. *AK

SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. AAA ARRIVED AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER HE FOUND THAT ALL OF THE TIRES AND THE SPARE WERE PASSENGER CAR TIRES WITH MAXIMUM INFLATION PRESSURE RECOMMENDATION OF 44 POUNDS. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED THUS PUTTING HIM AT RISK FOR EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED SINCE INFLATING THE TIRES AS RECOMMENDED. UPDATED 07/25/07 *TR

2004 SILVERADO 1500 4 DOOR. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED REGISTERING WAY TOO HIGH... DEAD STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT 30-45 MPH. NORMAL DRIVING WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE DISPLAYED AS GREATER THAN 120 MPH. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT ORDER THE PART AND ADVISED HIM TO CHECK WITH ANOTHER DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.