2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

SPEEDOMETER, IS ALL OVER THE PLACE 20MPH TO 110MPH, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING WITHOUT CHECKING THE RPMS OR A STOP WATCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS. THERE WAS A COURTESY RECALL REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER MAULFUNCTIONS RESULTING IN DISPLAY OF INCORRECT SPEED. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *CN

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING. BECAUSE MY MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE NUMBER SET BY GM, GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON 2003-2005 GM VEHICLES. MY WIFE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *CN

YEAR : 2004 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : COLORADO FUEL TANK CAP WON'T TIGHTEN PROPERLY 99,596 MILEAGE. *TR

04 SILVERADO WITH 46,000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED. SOMETIMES WILL BE PEGGED WHILE STOPPED,SOMETIMES WILL READ 60 WHEN STOPPED. I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PARTS, PLUS PAY FOR ALL TICKETS ACQUIRED IN THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A "TREND" HERE PEOPLE(NHTSA),WHEN I GET MY NEXT NEW TRUCK ($30,000-$40,000), I MAY BE LOOKING ELSEWHERE. TRUCK IS NOT FIXED YET, BUT WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TOMORROW TO HEAR "THEIR SOB STORY". HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ANYONE REGARDING THIS,BUT DID ACQUIRE THE VEHICLE NEW,OFF THE LOT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO. ON FRIDAY, DEC. 21 THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO STICK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT WILL GO AS LOW AS 30 MPH. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDO SAYS ABOUT 110-120 MPH. THERE IS (WITHOUT GOING AND LOOKING) ABOUT 38,300 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN FEB. OF 2003. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NOVEMBER 10, 2007, I WROTE THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO: GENERAL MOTORS 100 RENAISSANCE CENTER P.O. BOX 100 DETROIT, MI 48265-1000 CERTIFIED MAIL NUMBER: 7007 1490 0000 9298 4767 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE RECEIVED YOUR LETTER REGARDING THE 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHEREBY GENERAL MOTORS IS PROVIDING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. GENERAL MOTORS WROTE: "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR VEHICLE COULD DEVELOP A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR MORE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLES MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE." HOWEVER, GENERAL MOTORS ALSO WROTE: "IF THE CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2004 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERAD WITHIN 7 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 70,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE." FRANKLY, I FIND THE MILEAGE RESTRICTION LUDICROUS! EITHER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DEFECTIVE OR IT IS NOT! MOREOVER, IF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, PUBLIC SAFETY BECOMES AN ISSUE......... *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 11,475 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED (COMPLETE) AND HAD COMMENTED HE HAS EXPERIENCED "MANY FAILURES" SUCH AS MINE. FAILURE DUE TO POROUS CASTING OF ROTORS CAUSING PADS TO BECOME UNUSABLE. SERVICING DEALER THAT INSPECTED FAILURE LISTED AS RUST? THE REPAIR WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00. IN RESEARCHING THE FAILURE I FOUND INTERESTING DOCUMENTATION THAT THE FAILURE OF THE ROTOR MATERIAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS AND MANY CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. I AM AWARE CHEVROLET HAS PAID CLAIMS TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS AND I FEEL THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS MATERIAL FAILURE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY CHEVROLET AT NOT COST TO ME HOWEVER I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE ORIGINAL PARTS SINCE COST TO ME WAS WAIVED. NOW WE CAN ONLY HOPE THE NEW ROTORS HAVE A BETTER SERVICE LIFE THEN THE ORIGINAL SET. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS SOMETIMES PINNED AT 120MPH SOMETIMES 60 MPH WHEN PARKED . DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A KNOWN GM INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER PROGRAM & THE TRUCK IS A 2004 UNDER 4 YEARS OLD BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO PAY FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE. NOT MY FAULT IT BROKE AFTER 70THOUSAND MILES . IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS EARLIER & THEY CAN GET IT FIXED FOR FREE. IF IT WAS A DEFECTED PANEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE FOR A TRUCK UNDER 4 YEARS OLD. *TR