2004 Chevrolet W4500

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, other › fuel injection system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Fuel System, Other › Fuel Injection System	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Diesel › Storage › Tank Assembly05V168000

Filed Apr 20, 2005253 vehiclesIsuzu Manufacturing Services Of America

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH RPO IK9, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DURABILITY AND TESTING, THE FUEL SWITCHING MANIFOLD SOLENOIDS LACK WATER OR SALT INTRUSION RESISTANCE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE SOLENOIDS. FUEL SWITCHING MANIFOLD SOLENOID FAILURE WILL CAUSE INCORRECT FUEL DELIVERY RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOW FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK.

Risk. OVERFLOW FUEL MAY RESULT IN HIGH AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ADDITIONAL DETECTION CIRCUIT AND ENHANCED WATER RESISTANCE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Fuel System, Other › Fuel Injection System

Filed Oct 11, 200773,029 milesCA

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE TRUCK THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SMOKE BELLOWING FROM THE EXHAUST. IN SOME CASES, OTHER AUTOS BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. INJECTORS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE FAULTY ON THREE OCCASIONS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT SIGNIFICANT COSTS. SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST IS DUE TO THE FAULTY INJECTORS NOT ALLOWING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE SO AS A RESULT THE ENGINE IS BURNING ONLY OIL AND NO DIESEL FUEL. ENGINE IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND COULD START ON FIRE. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2010	1	0	Routine
2009	0	2	Routine
2008	0	3	Routine
2007	3	3	Routine
2006	1	3	Routine
2005	2	0	Routine
2004 — this page	1	1	Routine
2003	1	1	Routine
2000	1	0	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 20, 2005. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.