2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE - WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REMAINS ON, EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN THE "OFF" POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION TO EXIT THE DRIVE-WAY, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE DECORATIVE BOULDER DIRECTLY IN THE PATHWAY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NOT A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,347.

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO HAS BECOME LOOSE AGAIN AND NOT ONLY DOES IT MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND WITH VIBRATIONS, IT NOW ALLOWS THE STEERING TO UNEXPECTEDLY DRIFT OVER UN EVEN PAVEMENT OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A CROSS WIND. HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH FOREIGN YKS, SIZE LT245/75R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE OBSERVED THAT MOST OF THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS GONE. A MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER FTS AND THEY STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T003000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EQ08012 TIRES, TREAD BELT ARE RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND REALIZED SEVERAL OF THE FOREIGN TIRES ARE DEFECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH HE FELT A PULSATING SENSATION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE BEGAN TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BUT FELT AS IF IT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE THEN PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE . THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATES THERE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE DUE TO NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE HAD 23,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE IN THE REAR ROTTED OUT INCLUDING THE ROTORS. THE BRAKE PADS SLID OUT FROM THE ROTORS. A TECHNICIAN THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE STATED THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE OUT AT 23,000 MILES. THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,150 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,200. UPDATED 10/23/09 *BF THE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND A PIECE OF THE ROTOR WAS MISSING. UPDATED 10/26/09*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONING DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS WOULD SUDDENLY BLOW OUT HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AGAIN BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,031.

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO BRING NEW FROM COMMONWEALTH MOTORS AND NOW HAVE 85,000 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS REGISTERING FROM 60 MPH TO 120 MPH. IT'S FLOATING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT'S SO DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. HOW CAN A 2004 VEHICLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM FINDING OUT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO THIS OUT THERE. GM HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND SOME KIND OF WARRANTY FOR UP TO 80,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS FROM THE SERVICE DEPT AT COMMONWEALTH MOTORS, BUT HE WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. HE COMPARED IT TO TAKING OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND SOMETHING HAPPENING THE DAY AFTER IT EXPIRED. YOU CAN'T KILL YOURSELF IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR WHEN YOUR NOT SURE HOW FAST YOUR DRIVING. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO STATING YOUR VEHICLE MAY LATER HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT (IN BOLD LETTERS) DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO YOUR GM DEALER AS A RESULT OF THIS LETTER UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THIS CONDITION. WHY DIDN'T I HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE IT FOR PREVENTABLE MEASURES. NO. THEY WANTED ME TO WAIT AND MAYBE I WOULD GO OVER THEIR MILEAGE WHEN IT DID GO DEFECTIVE. THEN THEY CAN SAY "I'M SORRY, TOO LATE." GM IS ADMITTING THEY HAVE INSTALLED DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER AND IN A 2004 VEHICLE, THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING IT. I DON'T HAVE 200,000 MILES, I ONLY HAVE 85,000. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR

CLUNKING IN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 35,000 MILES THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE GREASED. GM DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN GREASING IT AGAIN. IT WILL NEED TO BE GREASED AGAIN IN ~ 10K MILES...THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

I TOO HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT . AT FIRST IT REGISTERED ZERO. LATER IT WENT UP TO OVER 120 AND STAYED OFF THE SCALE FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. THIS OCCURS NOW EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO...THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE. WE HAVE HAD IT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW THERE'S NO WARRANTY AND THESE PARTS AND LABOR ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THE DEALER SAYS AND I KNOW FROM OWNING ANOTHER 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAN THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE YEAR MODEL TRUCKS AND SUVS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE IS WRONG! SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING IS NOT ACTING RIGHT BECAUSE OF IT AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR