2004 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE-2004 CHEVY. SILVERADO-Z71- INCORRECT SPEED INDICATED ON SPEEDOMETER-AT STOP SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO REGISTER MOVEMENT-WHEN MOVING SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF OR LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. *JB

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WORK SOMETIMES. NOW DON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB

04 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *JB

ON 12/24/06 I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH STEERING AND BRAKING, ON 12/26/06 I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR TO BRAKE. ON 12/28/06 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO PARKS CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTE, NC---I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS I REPLACED THE BRAKE HYDRD-BOOSTER, I AGREED TO AT A COST OF $784.81. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY SPEEDOMETER READS 10-30+ MPH LOWER THEN ACTUAL SPEED. CAN NOT FIND A SERVICE RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM THOUGH I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM FINDING HUNDREDS,IF NOT OVER ONE THOUSAND OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. THIS IS COMMON ON 2004 CHEVY TRUCKS LIKE THE ONE I OWN. I HAVE ASKED AROUND AND IT IS A COMMON REPAIR. THE FAILURE OF A SPEEDOMETER IS A SERIOUS FAILURE OF A SAFETY DEVICE ON ANY VEHICLE. *NM

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY. THE NEEDLE STARTED STICKING. THEN IT CONTINUOUSLY GOT WORSE. NOW I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST 450.00 TO REPLACE. *NM

THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS 6 GAUGES AND AFTER 2 YEARS 3 OF THE GAUGES NO LONGER WORK. THE 3 THAT NO LONGER WORK ARE THE SPEEDOMETER,TACHOMETER, AND VOLTMETER. WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

SPEEDOMETER HANGS UP AND DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. *NM

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SPEEDOMETER ON SOME GM TRUCKS WILL HANG WHEN DECELERATING AND WHEN ACCELERATING AGAIN THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS FROM THE POSITION THAT IT HUNG. THE PART THAT IS FAILING IS A MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER AND TO REPLACE THE PART YOU MUST REPLACE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT A COST OF $600. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RIGHT AROUND 50K MILES AND AT THAT POINT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT LEAVES YOU NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO PASS A VEHICLE INSPECTION. *JB

CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE IN STEERING SHAFT THAT CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER AND GM ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAYS THAT GM HAS NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO SAYS THAT PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT I AM CONCERNED. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THIS OCCURS IN OTHER MODELS SUCH AS SUBURBANS AND AVALANCHES, ETC. *JB

SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATIC NOW STUCK ON 120 MPH NON FUNCTIONAL NOW VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FROM GM(NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) *JB

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 WITH 5.3L V8. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES I STARTED HAVING ERRATIC/INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARYING LOCATIONS ON THE PANEL. I MUST GAGE SPEED BY USING THE TACHOMETER. I HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET AS THE COST WILL BE 500.00 PLUS. *NM

LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY REGISTERS WRONG, STATS OUT AT 90 MPH AND GOES OVER A HUNDRED AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR, I HAVE SEEN THE POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT PROBLEM! MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT! MIKE QUEEN . *JB

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO. SPEED READING ARE ERRATIC. YOU DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING. *JB

SPEEDO PROBLEM. SOMETIMES READS TOO LOW. SOMETIMES READS TOO HIGH. SOMETIMES READS 55 MPH SITTING STILL. SAFETY ISSUE AS I COULD BE @100 MPH WHEN SPEEDO INDICATES 55 MPH. *NM

HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM IS INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THIS VEHICLE. BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED OR IF HARD PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IF A CHILD RAN IN FRONT OF IT. THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT IS PART OF THE DESIGN AND IF WE USED IT MORE THIS WOULD HELP. THE NEWER MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM. I WONDER WHY? *JB

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES IT READS TWICE THE SPEED I'M DOING OR MORE AND SOMETIMES IT READS HALF THE SPEED I'M DOING. IT VARIES. *JB

2004 CHEVREOLET SILVERADO - BOUGHT NEW SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING (NEEDLE HANGS UP, ETC.) AT 45,000 MILES. *JB

2004 SILVERADO DRIVEN BY MY SON EVERYDAY TO HIS CLASSES HAS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING SOMEONE FROM PELTIER CHEVROLET TO CALL BE BACK AFTER LEAVING MESSAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONCERN. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE RELATED COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON THIS SPEEDOMETER BUT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD, IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 W/ 44,300 MILES IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER GMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RETURNED A YEAR LATER AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED A THIRD TIME, A YEAR LATER, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED REPAIR WAS LUBING THE STEERING COLUMN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE BATTERY CABLES AND THE FUSES WERE PULLED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES. AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/30/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A POPPING SOUND AND THERE WAS SLACK IN THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT IN MARCH 2006, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACTS STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WERE LESS EFFECTIVE WHEN HOT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND THIS WAS A RESULT OF ROAD SALT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A SALT BELT STATE. UPDATED 09/13/06.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH COMING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING SYSTEM STARTED MAKING NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ORDERED THE PART TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THREE MONTHS LATER THE PART ARRIVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS THE NOISE REOCCURRED WORST BECAUSE IT OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN FOUR TIMES TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BUT NONE OF THEM HAS BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

LOOSE STEERING COMPONENTS ON 3 GM VEHICLES I OWN. DEALER REPLACED ONCE AT 7000 MILES. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 14,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON MY 2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE AND 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. EVIDENCED BY LOUD CLUNK WHEN DRIVING. LOOSE STEERING COMPONENTS COULD LEAD TO FAILURE. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT HE HAD ORDERED OVER 150 OF THE SAME COMPONENTS AT THE TIME OF FIRST REPLACEMENT. GM REFUSES TO REPLACE COMPONENTS, INSTEAD PACKING WITH GREASE AS A TEMPORARY FIX. PROBLEM WILL BE ON GOING UNTIL SUB-STANDARD PARTS ARE REPLACED. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVROLET REPAIR CENTER TO BE TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER AND THE PRICE THEY ARE ASKING IS OUTRAGEOUS. THE DEFECT IS KNOWN TO THE REPAIR MAN THERE FOR I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE HAVING IT VERY FREQUENTLY, THEREFORE IT IAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *NM

IN JUNE 2006 THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO PINKERTON CHEVROLET BECAUSE OF A HOT WIRE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL. AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. APPROXIMATELY 7 WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK TO NO AVAIL. HE LEFT THE TRUCK IN THE OFF POSITION AND WENT FOR HELP. HE RETURNED 20 MINUTES LATER TO FIND THAT THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE CAB. THE DOME LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE DOORS WERE SHUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY THINK RATS GOT INTO THE ENGINE BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE IN THE ENGINE ONLY IN THE CAB. THE TRUCK IS MOVED EVERYDAY. WE HAVE TWO OTHER TRUCKS AND A CAMPER THAT IS STATIONARY ALL THE TIME AND THEY HAVE NO RAT NESTS IN THEM. WE HAVE NO TALL GRASS AROUND OUR HOUSE OR IN OUR YARD. THE TRUCK SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE TALL GRASS FOR A WEEK BEFORE IT WAS EVEN LOOKED AT AFTER THE INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND REGULARLY DOES SAFETY CHECKS ON THE VEHICLES AND NEVER SAW ANY RAT NESTS, GNAWING, OR DROPPINGS IN THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THE SUPPOSED RATS REALLY CAUSED THE FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MY INSURANCE NEEDS TO PAY FOR IT. THE TRUCK WAS AT THE SHOP A MONTH BEFORE AND YET THERE WAS NO THOROUGH CHECK UP ON THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS THERE. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK TO JUST GO UP IN FLAMES. THE DEALERSHIP IS FIXING THE TRUCK ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO COVER IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING IT THEMSELVES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT STOP SIGN, A VAN HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE GETS APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES, ESPECIALLY OVER 85 DEGREES, THE VEHICLE'S HORN WILL NOT OPERATE. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED NEW. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. EACH TIME IT IS CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED. YET, ONCE THE OUTSIDE TEMP GOES UP THE HORN WILL NOT WORK. AFTER SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING IT MAY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS A SERIOUS HAZARD SINCE, DURING WARM WEATHER, IT IS LIKELY TO NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS IT FAILED DURING AN EMERGENCY WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE HORN. I REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS (FILE NO 1-413956517) BUT THEY HAVE BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE. *NM

WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET, LOCKED AND NOT IN USE FOR 7 DAYS, A FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AND SPREAD TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND LEFT FRONT BUMPER COWLING, BEFORE IT WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE GM INVESTIGATOR HAS INDICATED THAT IT IS THEIR DETERMINATION THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED EXTERNAL TO THE VEHICLE. *NM

2000 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY WENT OUT SO DID MY SPEEDOMETER IT WILL WORK FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN REGISTER 60-100 MPH EVEN SETTING STILL. I CONTACTED EARL DUNN IN MADISON CAUSE THAT IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT REALLY WASN'T EXTENDED. THE WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME DIDN'T EXCEED THE MANF. WARRANTY . THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALER IT WAS A ADDITIONAL 36,000 MILES ,HUH ,THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT READING THE VERY FINE PRINT. NOW I CAN HONESTLY SEE WHY AMERICAN COMPANY'S ARE GOING BELLY UP AND THAT'S A SAD THING. LAST GM FOR ME. I CONTACTED A DEALER IN CARTHAGE TN THERE SERVICE MANGER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, NO COST , BUT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AT ANOTHER DEALER HE COULDN'T REALLY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. HE ALSO SAID IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR CHEVY/GMC, P/U'S,AVALANCHES,ESCALADES,TAHOES, BUT GM WAS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY COULDN'T GET NEW PARTS TO FIX IT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE SENT OFF TO BE REMANUFACTURED.

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS DANGEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES GIVE WAY UNEXPECTEDLY WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS- EACH TIME THE SITUATION WAS DIFFERENT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS JUST PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE MOVING IT FROM THE DRIVEWAY. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH A TRACTOR ACROSS TOWN AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. THE THIRD TIME WAS MOVING IT ACROSS THE YARD. THE LAST TIME WAS IN THE CITY DRIVING TO A STORE, I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL TO A RED LIGHT. THE PEDAL SUDDENLY GIVES WAY AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. IT THEN BEGINS WORKING AGAIN JUST AS SUDDENLY AS IT QUIT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL SNAP BACK UP AND THE BRAKES START TO HOLD AGAIN. ONE TIME IT TOOK 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, THE OTHER TIMES IT WAS A MATTER OF 3 TO 5 MINUTES WITHOUT BRAKES. *JB

2004 SILVERADO FRONT SHOCK AND COIL SPRING INSULATOR FAILURES. *TS THE FRONT SPINDLE ALSO FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE HOWEVER BACK AND NECK INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE; BOTH PASSENGER TIRES CAME OFF THE RIMS AND DUG INTO THE PAVEMENT. THE POLICE WERE ON SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, UPON INSPECTION NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 05/16/06. *JB

LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY TOTAL FAILURE. APPARENTLY HUB STAYED LOCKED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND DESTROYED HUB. THE FAILURE WAS NOTED WHEN EXTREME VIBRATION AND LACK OF STEERING RESPONSE OCCURRED. FAILURE WAS AT 49,750 MILES. HUB ASSEMBLIES SHOULD LAST LIFE OF VEHICLE. REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST AFTER CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPAIR. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT SHOCK FAILED. *JB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES THAT CAUSED THE SHOCKS TO FAIL. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRING INSULATORS FAILED. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SPINDLE FAILED. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2004 CHEV. SILVERADO PICK-UP IN 7-2005 FROM A CAR DEALER IN OUR AREA. WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME FROM THE PURCHASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $550.00 TO REPLACE AN SDM MODULE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS SINCE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CHEV. SILVERADO PICK-UPS DRIVER AIR BAG. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE COIL SPRING IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG TO OPERATE. PLEASE CHECK AND ADVISE. THANKS. *NM

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRUCK AT A SPEED OF APPROX 80 MPH HEAD ON IMPACT. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED BUT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T WORK. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO GMAC, THEY HAD AN INVESTIGATION AND ACCORDING TO THEM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE WITH THAT KIND OF IMPACT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE 2001 CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT MY WIFE DRIVES WITH MY CHILDREN. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW GMAC IS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THANK GOD I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT , BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED MY LIFE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL THAT THE COMPANY OWNS. THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED ABOUT THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT DRIVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND EXPLAINED FOR THE CONTACT TO CALL THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. UPDATED 05/02/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

RECALL 05042 WAS COMPLETED ON MY 3500 SERIES SILVERADO USED AS A TOW TRUCK. THIS RECALL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND REPEATED CALLS HAVE ENDED WITH THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AS LONG AS IT IS PAID OUT OF POCKET. NO PARKING BRAKE ON A TOW TRUCK IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. AS OF YET NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS MY TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE FRAME WAS BENT, THE BUMPER WAS WRAPPED UP UNDER THE FENDER, GRILL GUARD PUSHED INTO THE RADIATOR. UPON IMPACT NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY FACE SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKING MY NOSE. TRUCK SALVAGED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

AFTER 15 MONTHS OF OPERATION, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING STRANGELY AND FINALLY FAILING COMPLETELY AFTER 18 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD TO BACKORDER AND THE NEW SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE IN WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THAT WAS 5 MONTHS AGO. STILL NO RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD A SPEEDOMETER IN 5 MONTHS. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GM, THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME 12,000 MILES AND/OR 1 YEAR EXTRA OF WARRANTY. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IS THEY STARTED THE 12MOS / 12,000 MILES AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT WHICH DECREASES MY ORIGINALLY WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH AND 4500 MILES. *NM

MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED TO STICK ON A HIGHER SPEED AND NOT COME DOWN. IT WOULD RETURN TO ZERO IF I STARTED AND STOPPED THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS CONDITION GRADUALLY WORSENED UNTIL IT WAS STUCK ON "PEGGED", EVEN WHEN PARKED. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING. ALSO, THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN PROCEED BEFORE IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND ONE PERSON INSINUATED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACE THE "CLUSTER" (?). THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO HAVE THE OLD PARTS AND CHARGED ME $450.00! I SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM,"WE NEED HELP!" *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FEEL SPONGY. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD AT 5MPH AND BELOW BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED AFTER THE INSPECTION, PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES; HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES.