2004 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC ON A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO @ 47,000 MILES. STARTED APPROX. 5/14/07. DOES NOT WORK RIGHT MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS - SPEED INDICATES 0-10 MPH WHETHER DOING 50 MPH OR 70 MPH. CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER ON 5/25/07 AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVY SHOULD REPAIR AND RECALL. *TR

THE 2004 SILVERADO 1500 CONTINUED TO GIVE PROBLEMS. I HAD THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER REPLACED RECENTLY TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE, BUT THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED AND BOUNCED AS IT WENT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I KNEW IT WAS THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE ON MY OTHER CARS ON THE SAME HIGHWAY. *AK

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW IS THIS TRUCK COVERED IN RECALL**CC THE CONSUMER RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH A SALVAGED TITLE. *JB

THE 2004 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO IS RUNNING 50 PLUS MPH, AND SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO. WHEN IS GENERAL GOING TO GET THERE HEADS OUT OF THERE. *AK

AFTER I DRIVE ABOUT 11 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO. AFTER ABOUT 30 TO 40 MILES IT WILL RUN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MILES SLOW. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY I DRIVE THE TRUCK. WHY CAN'T GENERAL MOTORS GET THERE HEADS OUT OF THE SAND AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK STICKS AT VARIOUS PLACES. IF I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND IT IS STUCK ON 30 MPH THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE THE NEEDLE WENT UP FROM THERE AS IF THAT WAS ZERO. SO I MIGHT ONLY BE GOING 30 MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER SAID IM GOING 60 MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT SPEEED I AM GOING. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM ON GM TRUCKS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH, AFTER ABOUT 40 MILES SPEEDOMETER RUNS SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. THIS IS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GM CHEVY SILVERADO READS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL SPEED WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPROPER SPEED, OR TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATION FOR IMPROPER SPEED. GM DOES NOT HAVE RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF ITS VEHICLES AND DEMANDS $500.00 FOR LABOR TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE NEEDLE ACTUALLY MOVES THE SPEED THAT REGISTERS IS NO WHERE NEAR CORRECT. THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO FIX IT BUT APPARENTLY IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT CHEVY'S ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO HOOKING UP MY LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH GPS TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR MY SPEED!! GM NEEDS TO RECALL!! *JB

I OWN A 2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD W/ALLISON TRANSMISSION. THE SPEEDOMETER IS FAULTY. THE SPEED SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS OK. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. ONE DAY IT WILL WORK...THEN I'LL BE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THE NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO OR SHOOTS UP TO 120. I HAVE TO GAUGE HOW FAST I AM GOING BY THE OTHER TRAFFIC OR LOOK AT THE RPMS. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $160. WHEN WILL CHEVY/GM ISSUE A RECALL? *JB

(1) THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT LEAD TO FAILURE. (2) MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 40K MILES WHEN WARRANTY WAS OUT. DEALER SAYS IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $500. I'VE READ MANY WEBSITES DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH LAWSUITS IN CA, OR, AND WA, SO I WAS HOPING GM WOULD RECALL. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 9 MONTHS GUESSING MY SPEED. IT IS MARCH 2007 AND VEHICLE INSPECTION IS DUE SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY $500 SINCE GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE. I'VE SEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT GO BACK TO 2005. HOW IS IT THAT NO ONE HAS FORCED GM TO RECALL THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS DEFECT. (3) TO CORRECT PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TO PAY $500 TO FIX A DEFECT THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*JB

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER WAS DEFECTIVE/ ERRATIC, AND INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING, NOT READING SPEED ACCURATELY. IT WAS JUMPY, AND DID NOT NOT WORK AT ALL AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS 41000 MILES , AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING BAD AFTER 50K MILES (15K PAST WARRANTY) THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACURRATE SPEEDS. DRIVING ON THE INTERSATE AT 70MPH, IT READS ANYWHERE FROM 0-15. SITTING AT RED LIGHTS IT STICKS AT 55 OR 40. I HAVE NO IDEAD HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND I VIEW THIS AS A MAJOT SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT WERE A RARE THING I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A BAD APPLE, HOWEVER, THER ARE MANY MANY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LWASUIT IN WASHINGTON STATE PURSUING THIS ISSUE AND ONE IN OREGON WHICH IS TO FOLLOW. (HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/03/05/GM-SUED-OVER-INACCURATE-SPEEDOMETERS/) BASCIALLY, GM IS IN DENIAL. IF YOU LOOK AT MYCARSTATS SECTION ON GM WEBSITE, EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT IN THE MISC SECTION IS ABOUT SPEEDOMETERS. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE? WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED. I WISH SOMEON WOULD PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW A COMPANY SUCH AS GM IS ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLES. I COULD BELIEVE A QUIRCK ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE CASUING THIS MALFUNCTION IF IT WERE 10-50 VEHICLES BUT WERE ARE TALKING IN EXCESS OF 10,000 VEHICLES.

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 AND YESTERDAY THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING INCORRECTLY. NOW IT CURRENTLY READS 65 MPH AT BOTH A STANDSTILL AND WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF. AT REGULAR SURFACE STREET SPEEDS (40-50 MPH) THE SPEEDOMETER READS APPROX. 95 MPH. I CALLED GM IN DETROIT AND THE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BEING WIDESPREAD AND REFERRED ME TO A DEALER WHO QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $495.00 TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER GAUGES IN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER? HOW LONG TILL THEY FAIL? MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW MUCH WILL IT COST FOR THE REPAIRS? *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS HAD A 'JERKY' MOTION FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. TODAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK, I SET MY CRUISE AT 78. WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND ENTERED THE SLOWER SECTION OF ROAD, MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DECREASE AS MY SPEED DID. IT STILL READ 78 WHEN I SLOWED TO MATCH OTHER TRAFFIC IN A 55 ZONE. ADDITIONALLY, I STOPPED AT 3 STOP LIGHTS AND EACH TIME THE SPEEDOMETER FROZE AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE (I.E. FIRST STOP 40, THEN 52, THEN 64). I FEEL THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MYSELF OR ANOTHER DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THEIR ACTUAL SPEED AND MAY PUT OTHERS IN DANGER. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT TIMES IT WILL SHOW 0 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DECIDES TO WORK IT MOVES IN A JERKING FASHION. THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WAS BECAUSE I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE STATE POLICE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY GOING 26 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. OTHER GAUGES ALSO DO NOT WORK. THE OIL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER AND IS POINTING DOWNWARD. THE FUEL GAUGE NOW DOES NOT WORK AND POINTS OFF THE SCALE. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET MANY COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *JB

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION IN MOST OF THE 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO'S I HAVE DRIVEN IN. I OWN 1 SILVERADO. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR OWNS SEVERAL 2004 SILVERADO'S. EVERYONE I HAVE DRIVEN ALONG WITH THE BOSS TRUCK ALL HAVE THE SAME SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. *JB

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO STICK AT AROUND 55 MPH THEN START WORKING, THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, THEN IT PEGGED OUT AT 120 MPH AND HAS STUCK WHILE DRIVING, WHEN TRUCK IS AT IDLE IT SETS AT 70 MPH. *JB

SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 50 MPH AND NEVER MOVES LOWER. UNABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED ONE IS TRAVELING. *JB

CHEVY SILVERADO 2004 4 WD PICKUP APPROX MILES 38,000 WHEN DRIVING TRUCK SPEEDOMETER RACED PAST 120 MPH .VEHICLE STAYED AT 50 MPH WHEN SHUT OFF. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM IS IN DENIAL. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME HE DROVE THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 47000 FAILURE MILEAGE)AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DID NOT RETURN TO ZERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE NEEDLE WILL GO TO A LOWER POSITION EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT ANOTHER LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE THE INTERVIEW.*AK RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 4/05/07 FAILED . *LJ

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE @48000 MILES. IT WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOST TIMES IT WAS TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS BECOMES LOOSE AND ALLOWS STEERING TO UNEXPECTEDLY DRIFT OVER UNEVEN GROUND OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A CROSS WIND. ALL OF THE DEALER SERVICE SHOPS ARE AWARE OF THIS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 16,596 MILES AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE PART FAILED AGAIN AT 42,176 MILES. *JB

MY CHEVROLET 2004 SILVERADO LS DOES NOT READ THE SPEED CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT MOVE AND OTHERS IT WILL HAVE ME GOING 110 WHEN I AM DOING 45 MPH. *NM

56000 MILES ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO AND SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN SHOWING 110 WHEN DOING 30, SHOWING 0 WHEN DOING 70, SHOWING 0 PERIOD.*JB

THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AT 40000 MILES. CHECKING ON LINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS POSSIBLY EVEN THOUSANDS DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $500 TO FIX AND TAKE TWO DAYS. *JB

1. NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS 2. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE TAIL LIGHT, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND CRUISE CONTROL AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING 3. RECENTLY, THE PAINT AROUND REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND ROOF IS PEELING. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 27000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN HE HAD TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE CONTACT'S WAS UNABLE TO STOP FROM ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS AWAY FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED $4400 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT AN ADEQUATE SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH, AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO S71. IT HAS 35K MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. IN SEPT. OF 2006 I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT RETURNING TO ZERO MPH SMOOTHLY. IT WOULD DROP IN STEPS. IT IS NOT INDICATING THE CORRECT SPEED, SOMETIMES IT IS HIGH AND OTHER TIMES IT MAYBE LOW OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. NOW THE TACH IS ALSO ACTING ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T, AT TIMES IT DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF OR IT HANGS AT SOME ARBITRARY POINT. (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - NONE. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - RECEIVED SPEEDING TICKET. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) . - NONE AT THIS TIME. *NM

NOTED GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A FRIDAY EVENING. NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ASAP ON MONDAY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON THAT TUESDAY. THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND THE PADS HAD DUG INTO A REAR ROTOR. THEY INSTALLED NEW REAR ROTORS AND PADS AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ANOTHER CASE OF EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR AND PREMATURE FAILURE. CUSTOMER COST WAS $557.62 WITH VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MILEAGE WAS 30,419 MILES. SEE TSB 00-05-23-005B, NHTSA ID#618104. *JB

AFTER READING ON SEVERAL WEB FORUMS ABOUT GM HITCH RECEIVER PROBLEMS, I CHECKED MINE AND WAS SHOCKED THAT ALL BUT ONE WELD ON MY RECEIVER SHOWED SIGNS OF RUSTING. TWO WERE TO THE POINT WHERE CRACKED WELDS WERE OBVIOUS. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE IT BUT I DID NOT WANT A GM HITCH SO I USED ANOTHER RECEIVER AT MY EXPENSE. I HAD TOWED A 7700 POUND TRAILER ABOUT 20,000 MILES MAX. HITCH HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF. I HAVE SOME PHOTOS (NOT VERY GOOD). IT IS A 2004 CHEV, 2500HD, DIESEL. *NM

2004 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FAILING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW FAILS ON TRIPS OF 5 MILES OR MORE. SPEEDOMETER MOST OFTEN BEGINS REGISTERING LOW. IT IS SO GRADUAL THAT IT IS NOT OBVIOUS WHEN IT BEGINS HAPPENING. IT WILL EVENTUALLY REGISTER BELOW ZERO AT ANY SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO RELIABLY JUDGE SPEED IS VIA THE TACHOMETER. A FEW TIMES, IT HAS REGISTERED HIGH, SO AS TO READ >100 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OF GM VEHICLE. OF COURSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED WITH ME. I AM UNCERTAIN HOW FAST I WAS ACTUALLY GOING WHEN I REALIZED I WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST IN RELATION TO WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPORTING. I BELIEVE THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIRES YOU TO FOLLOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS, WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS REPORTING INACCURATELY. IN MY OPINION, THIS DEVICE SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 35000 MILES. AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING, MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WOULD NOT READ AN ACCURATE MILEAGE, FOR EXAMPLE WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT SPEED OF MY VEHICLE, AND CAN ONLY JUDGE THAT MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING THE CORRECT SPEED BY PACING OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. IN FACT I WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING, AND WHEN ASKED HOW FAST I WAS GOING, I SHOWED THE POLICE OFFICER THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 40 MPH WHEN I WAS PARKED, WHEN IN FACT I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE A COUPLE OF THESES, AND WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $700. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST 700 MILES PRIOR TO THIS DEFECT STARTING. I WAS ABOUT TO PAY TO GET THIS REPAIRED, WHEN I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SILVERADOS, AND COME TO FIND OUT, THERE ARE MANY CASES LIKE MINE. I FEEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY CASES LIKE THIS, THAT IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT, AND BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *NM

ERRATIC SPEED READING ON THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY CHEVY SILVERADO. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH SEAT COVER CONCERNS**CC A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT COVERS. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 2500 CHEVY TRUCK THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES START AT 0 AND SOMETIMES AT 60 MPH AND SOMETIMES AT 30 MPH I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP MY TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS. THEY KNEW JUST WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IN. THEY WANT $350 DOLLARS TO DO THIS. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT ON THE SPEEDOMETER. NOT FOR SURE ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 SILVERADO FUNCTIONS INCORRECTLY. IT READS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 120 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY SPEED IS. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS APPARENTLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. AT A STOP IT WAS SHOWING 120 MILES AN HOUR, SOMETIMES MORE SOMETIMES LESS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON CAR FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ACCURATELY REGISTER THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN IN THIS VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING THE SPEEDOMENTER REGISTERED A SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 80% OF THE TIME SINCE HE OWNED THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 2/22/2007 - *NM

IT APPEARS NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES ARE CURRENT EXPERIENCING SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER PROBLEMS, CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL. MY ISSUE IS WITH A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE, WITHOUT ANY RECALL PROPOSED BY GM. *JB

MY 2004 SILVERADO JUST REACHED 40,000 MILES WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT'S STOPPED AT 120 MPH AND WANT GO DOWN. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FROM CHEVROLET OF TYSON'S. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. GM STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE STEERING FAILURE, AND WERE REDESIGNING THE STEERING COLUMN, IT DILL NOT BE FINAL UNTIL FEBRUARY AFTER THE CONTACTS WARRANTY EXPIRESD,AND WAS ADVISED BY GM TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AS WELL AS RPM READINGS. INTERIOR MATERIALS SQUEAK WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHTEST BUMPS. *JB

DEAR SIRS, MY SON IS DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP AND HE IS 16 YO. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING LAST WEEK. IT INDICATES THE SPEED AT 20-50 MPH LESS THAN ACTUAL. I AM AWARE OF A FORUM ON TOPIX.NET THAT HAS MORE THAN 327 COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. SURELY THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN HERE WITH THE POSSIBILITIES OF EXCESSIVE SPEED DUE TO THE INACCURACIES OF THE SPEEDOMETER! PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE STATUS OF YOUR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! RESPECTFULLY, DAVID W. FREIDBERG MD FACS. *NM

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN "JERKY" FOR A MONTH OR SO. THIS MORNING ON MY COMMUTE I SET MY CRUISE-CONTROL AT 65 MPH, WHEN I CHECKED MY SPEED AGAIN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 50 MPH. I DID NOT RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GM CHEVY SILVERADO READS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL SPEED WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPROPER SPEED, OR TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATION FOR IMPROPER SPEED. GM DOES NOT HAVE RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF ITS VEHICLES AND DEMANDS $500.00 AND SEVERAL DAYS TO REPAIR. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS, ONLY SEND IT OUT FOR REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS 2004 SILVERADO PEGGED AT 120 MPH LARGE SAFETY ISSUE, I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. *JB

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION DOSE NOT SHOW PROPER SPEED NEEDLE GETS STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR STARTS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE : NEEDLE PEGS AT 120 AND WILL NOT RETURN TO 0, FLUCTUATES. *JB