Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 11/17/2010 | 80000 | ||
| 2004 chevrolet silverado dash guages eratic-fuel and speedometer guage do not fuction properly | |||
| 12/22/2010 | 73000 | ||
| Speedomotor on my 2004 chevy shilverodo stopped working. as i have been doing my research this is a very common problem with thousands of people. chevy has offered to fix the problem for trucks under 70000. most problem happen after the number they selected. this is a safety issue. | |||
| 12/19/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Instrument cluster ie( speedometer /fuel gauge ) failed or works partially.this problem has been ongoing for 2 years.final failure was 12-19-2010 .gm has refused to pay for the part replacment and the dealer that diagnosed the problem is requesting i pay for the diagnosis. | |||
| 10/03/2010 | 50458 | ||
| 2004 chevy silverado brake lines ( i am a mechanic and have been watching these for a year now) have finally let go . rust on the lines has caused brake failure of the truck . fortunately it was in my own driveway . this truck is a pampered vehicle with only 50k miles on it and it looks like new on the outside . | |||
| 09/16/2010 | 101027 | ||
| I was exiting a highway traveling 35-40 miles per hour. the road had a slight turn to the right with a small puddle of water in the middle of the turn. when i hit the puddle my truck began to fishtail. i first thought i was hydroplaining but when i tried to do corrective steerring nothing was working. the swevering got more and more violent and move the truck through 3 lanes of possible on comming traffic. when i reached the berm on the other side of the road there was a loud bang and my truck canto a sudden stop. i thought that i hit the guardrail and when i looked in my rear view mirror i saw may spare tire whith was mounted uder the bed of my truck laying on the ground behind me. i exited my truck and saw i never hit the guardrail and the loud bang was when the tire brook free and bent out my rear fender. it soon became evident that the spare tire hanger came loose from from part of the bracket that was holding it inplace and was swinging back and forth until the part of the hanger that was bolted on finnaly brke and released the tire. while swinging back and forth it damaged one of the shocks, bent my tailpipe and knocked it of its hanger and did some damage to the underside of the truck i was very lucky becaus the light for the on comming traffic was red and all potential harm and property damage was avoided. | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 97000 | 1 | |
| 2004 chevy truck battery went dead, changed battery. the air conditioner started blowing hot air out of the drivers side and cold air out of the passangers side . gm wants $100.00 just to test and see whats wrong! ! ! ! checked the internet, found over 100 items with same problem. gm will not recall. why? *tr | |||
| 01/02/2007 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Air conditioner blows hot air and then cold. have shut down vehicle and pull battery pos. cable to reset. found web-site where 100s are having the same problem. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2008 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Radio, the radio in my truck broke within 12,000 miles and had it replaced. i now have 36,000 miles on my truck and the radio is broke again with the same problem. the problem is the cd gets stuck in the slot and won't eject out. i have yet to get my cd out. *tr | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 06/07/2006 | 42000 | 1 | |
| 2004 chevrolet silverado. the a/c blower stopped working, i took it to the dealer they said it wasn't covered under the vehicle warranty, the cost was over $400.00 for repair. the blower mostly worked on lower speeds so we did not pay for the repair. two years later the blower stopped working all together again. i inspected the blower and wiring harnesses my self to find the wiring had gotten so hot it was smoking and melting the harness connector and protective insulation around the wires leaving exposed wires and melting plastic that was surrounded by foam (flammable) insulation. why this is not recalled i don't understand, is this not considered a fire hazard? the vehicle now sits until i speak with the dealer who most likely will say again it is not covered by warranty which has now expired anyway. this is my wife's vehicle that she also carries my 2 year old son around in. so the vehicle now sits until we one way or another have the problem solved. in reading the other recalls on this make and model, i believe there may be a lemon law, or at least a fire safety warning of some kind with these vehicles. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2007 | 75000 | 2000 | 06/02/2007 |
| Tl*the contact's father owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. everytime the vehicle is driven, the air conditioning changes from hot to cold, the speedometer displays inaccurate readings, and the tachometer does not work at all. the contact had to constantly restart the vehicle in order for the components to work properly. he received a recall letter regarding the instrument cluster, but it was not repaired due to the mileage on the vehicle. the recall number was unknown. the current mileage was 91,400 and failure mileage was 75,000. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 07/18/2008 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Radio, the radio in my truck broke within 12,000 miles and had it replaced. i now have 36,000 miles on my truck and the radio is broke again with the same problem. the problem is the cd gets stuck in the slot and won't eject out. i have yet to get my cd out. *tr | |||