2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

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

I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO S71. IT HAS 35K MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. IN SEPT. OF 2006 I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT RETURNING TO ZERO MPH SMOOTHLY. IT WOULD DROP IN STEPS. IT IS NOT INDICATING THE CORRECT SPEED, SOMETIMES IT IS HIGH AND OTHER TIMES IT MAYBE LOW OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. NOW THE TACH IS ALSO ACTING ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T, AT TIMES IT DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF OR IT HANGS AT SOME ARBITRARY POINT. (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - NONE. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - RECEIVED SPEEDING TICKET. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) . - NONE AT THIS TIME. *NM

NOTED GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A FRIDAY EVENING. NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ASAP ON MONDAY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON THAT TUESDAY. THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND THE PADS HAD DUG INTO A REAR ROTOR. THEY INSTALLED NEW REAR ROTORS AND PADS AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ANOTHER CASE OF EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR AND PREMATURE FAILURE. CUSTOMER COST WAS $557.62 WITH VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MILEAGE WAS 30,419 MILES. SEE TSB 00-05-23-005B, NHTSA ID#618104. *JB

2004 SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FAILING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW FAILS ON TRIPS OF 5 MILES OR MORE. SPEEDOMETER MOST OFTEN BEGINS REGISTERING LOW. IT IS SO GRADUAL THAT IT IS NOT OBVIOUS WHEN IT BEGINS HAPPENING. IT WILL EVENTUALLY REGISTER BELOW ZERO AT ANY SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO RELIABLY JUDGE SPEED IS VIA THE TACHOMETER. A FEW TIMES, IT HAS REGISTERED HIGH, SO AS TO READ >100 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL OF GM VEHICLE. OF COURSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED WITH ME. I AM UNCERTAIN HOW FAST I WAS ACTUALLY GOING WHEN I REALIZED I WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST IN RELATION TO WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPORTING. I BELIEVE THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A CRITICAL PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIRES YOU TO FOLLOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS, WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS REPORTING INACCURATELY. IN MY OPINION, THIS DEVICE SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 35000 MILES. AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

AFTER READING ON SEVERAL WEB FORUMS ABOUT GM HITCH RECEIVER PROBLEMS, I CHECKED MINE AND WAS SHOCKED THAT ALL BUT ONE WELD ON MY RECEIVER SHOWED SIGNS OF RUSTING. TWO WERE TO THE POINT WHERE CRACKED WELDS WERE OBVIOUS. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE IT BUT I DID NOT WANT A GM HITCH SO I USED ANOTHER RECEIVER AT MY EXPENSE. I HAD TOWED A 7700 POUND TRAILER ABOUT 20,000 MILES MAX. HITCH HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF. I HAVE SOME PHOTOS (NOT VERY GOOD). IT IS A 2004 CHEV, 2500HD, DIESEL. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH SEAT COVER CONCERNS**CC A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT COVERS. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING, MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WOULD NOT READ AN ACCURATE MILEAGE, FOR EXAMPLE WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT SPEED OF MY VEHICLE, AND CAN ONLY JUDGE THAT MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING THE CORRECT SPEED BY PACING OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. IN FACT I WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING, AND WHEN ASKED HOW FAST I WAS GOING, I SHOWED THE POLICE OFFICER THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 40 MPH WHEN I WAS PARKED, WHEN IN FACT I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE A COUPLE OF THESES, AND WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $700. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST 700 MILES PRIOR TO THIS DEFECT STARTING. I WAS ABOUT TO PAY TO GET THIS REPAIRED, WHEN I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SILVERADOS, AND COME TO FIND OUT, THERE ARE MANY CASES LIKE MINE. I FEEL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY CASES LIKE THIS, THAT IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT, AND BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 2500 CHEVY TRUCK THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES START AT 0 AND SOMETIMES AT 60 MPH AND SOMETIMES AT 30 MPH I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP MY TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS. THEY KNEW JUST WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IN. THEY WANT $350 DOLLARS TO DO THIS. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT ON THE SPEEDOMETER. NOT FOR SURE ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *JB

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. AT A STOP IT WAS SHOWING 120 MILES AN HOUR, SOMETIMES MORE SOMETIMES LESS. AFTER RESEARCHING ON CAR FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 SILVERADO FUNCTIONS INCORRECTLY. IT READS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 120 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY SPEED IS. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS APPARENTLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM