Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
327210017167Diesel hesitation or throttle delay. *sc10/26/2005
315501/01/200410009987Speedometer inoperative. *tc11/03/2004
310101/01/200410010071Engine low speed engine rpm surge. *sc11/03/2004
0147001/01/200401470A10004413Erratic idle, idle surge, rough run, or near stall. *tt12/05/2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
0078601/01/200400786A10007714Buzz noise and virbation in the accelerator pedal at approx. 10 mph on start up. *mj07/08/2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
367310019203Cruise control inoperative and/or malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p0833 stored. the condition may not be able to be duplicated by the dealer yet the consumer may have a repeat concern. *ak02/17/2006
307301/01/200410009593Downhill cruise control surge. *tt10/08/2004
305101/01/200410009388Cruise control and/or the power take off unit (pto) may be inoperative. *tt09/27/2004

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11/01/201140000
 Tachometer, speedometer and temperature gauge failures
08/30/201099820
 Speedodometer changes and may be correct, next time may show off 5 miles an hour, next time may be off 60 miles an hour, may be fast, may be slow.
05/08/2007700001511/28/2006
 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
04/15/2007260001
 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
03/10/2007390001012/31/2003
 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
02/15/200747000100
 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
11/21/200630200109/03/2006
 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
10/30/200644245
 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 ans widespread problem with the newer gms.
03/24/200655000101/01/2006
 Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer is inoperable. the dealership determined the speedometer needs to be replaced.
02/17/200660000102/01/2004
 Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer intermittently works providing an incorrect reading of the accurate miles per hour, which resulted in a speeding ticket. although the vehicle was seen by a dealer, no repairs were made.
01/18/200617000106/22/2005
 Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer stop working without warning. the dealership determined the speedometer cluster needed to be replaced. *nm updated 02/13/06. *jb
11/15/200538000109/07/2004
 Dt: the contact stated the speedometer stopped working without warning. he took the vehicle to a local dealership to be checked. they determined the instrument cluster panel was faulty. this caused the speedometer to malfunction. he contacted the manufacturer, and they approved the repairs to be made without cost to the contact. *ak
09/18/200545000204/15/2005
 Bought a 2004 chevorlet 2500hd used. one week after purchase the tailgate bezel trim piece was lost on the highway. then a few months later the speedometer dies on quits working, or works intemittently sometimes sticking. *nm
03/25/20051000509/30/2004
 Dt: the consumer complained about an instant acceleration problem when approaching a stop sign or red light and when applying brake pressure. this often occurred when stopping at low speeds, such as 10 mph or lower, and was intermittent in nature. this has happened at least five times. when brakes pressure was applied the engine suddenly revved. the consumer applied brake pressure and rear wheels spun, smoke appeared, and burning rubber fell on the pavement. the vehicle has been taken to the dealer several times for this problem. the dealer checked the calibration and performed a diagnostic check. these measures did not reveal any type of problem or failure. the dealer installed a device into the vehicle to record any incident. however, while the device was installed there were no recorded incidents of this type. a call was made to the manufacturer, who sent a factory representative to inspect the vehicle, no failure was determined. no corrections or repairs were done at this time. the consumer felt this was still a problem, most recent incident occurred yesterday with no explanation as to why this happened. *ak *nm
08/10/200520000203/26/2004
 2004 chevrolet silverado accelerator got stuck on start up, caused rollover. one person injured. total loss of the vehicle. also was having problems with the brakes not stopping the vehicle. had it in twice for the brakes, dealership told me that this is the way there suppose to be. i kept on complaining that these brakes were not right. example: when i tried to stop at a red light the vehicle kept on rolling, and i would yell stop, stop. i also had problems with the brake pedal dropping an inch while stopped at red lights. this was a bran new vehicle. *nm
01/05/20055400109/03/2004
 While driving on i-75 north comming from florida after crossing the georgia state line driver made stop at the rest area,when i resumed trip the cruise control failed to engage,a few miles later in heavy traffic the cruise control engaged on it's own. *ak almost causing a accident,this truck has had nothing but problems since the day it was bought,anymore problems this truck will be parked and tiltled only for my safty and the safty of others on the road.seems to me after 100 years of auto building general motors could get it right,oh by the way the local dealer said he could not find anything wrong with the cruise control,i have no doubt if this had been a cash fex instead of a warrenty problem they would have found the problem.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
04/01/20045304/01/2004
 Consumer complained that vehicle was maintaining the same speed after releasing the accelerator pedal. speed would continue for 3 seconds or more before the speed was reduced. vehicle had been to two separate dealers, and both agreed that was the normal characteristic of that vehicle.*ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES
07/01/200742667106/15/2006
 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
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
01/07/200745000108/06/2004
 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
07/20/20041650003/04/2004
 Cruise control surges going down hill (accel,decel,accel,decel) appears that computer gain and deadband are incorrect. dealer says that gm currently does not have a solution to this problem. *jb