2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 50 MPH AND NEVER MOVES LOWER. UNABLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED ONE IS TRAVELING. *JB

CHEVY SILVERADO 2004 4 WD PICKUP APPROX MILES 38,000 WHEN DRIVING TRUCK SPEEDOMETER RACED PAST 120 MPH .VEHICLE STAYED AT 50 MPH WHEN SHUT OFF. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM IS IN DENIAL. *JB

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

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. *NM

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE @48000 MILES. IT WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOST TIMES IT WAS TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

MY CHEVROLET 2004 SILVERADO LS DOES NOT READ THE SPEED CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT MOVE AND OTHERS IT WILL HAVE ME GOING 110 WHEN I AM DOING 45 MPH. *NM

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS BECOMES LOOSE AND ALLOWS STEERING TO UNEXPECTEDLY DRIFT OVER UNEVEN GROUND OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A CROSS WIND. ALL OF THE DEALER SERVICE SHOPS ARE AWARE OF THIS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 16,596 MILES AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE PART FAILED AGAIN AT 42,176 MILES. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AT 40000 MILES. CHECKING ON LINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS POSSIBLY EVEN THOUSANDS DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $500 TO FIX AND TAKE TWO DAYS. *JB

56000 MILES ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO AND SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN SHOWING 110 WHEN DOING 30, SHOWING 0 WHEN DOING 70, SHOWING 0 PERIOD.*JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 27000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN HE HAD TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE CONTACT'S WAS UNABLE TO STOP FROM ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS AWAY FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED $4400 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT AN ADEQUATE SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH, AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB