2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ACCURATELY REGISTER THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN IN THIS VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING THE SPEEDOMENTER REGISTERED A SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 80% OF THE TIME SINCE HE OWNED THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 2/22/2007 - *NM

MY 2004 SILVERADO JUST REACHED 40,000 MILES WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT'S STOPPED AT 120 MPH AND WANT GO DOWN. *NM

IT APPEARS NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES ARE CURRENT EXPERIENCING SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER PROBLEMS, CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL. MY ISSUE IS WITH A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE, WITHOUT ANY RECALL PROPOSED BY GM. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AS WELL AS RPM READINGS. INTERIOR MATERIALS SQUEAK WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHTEST BUMPS. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FROM CHEVROLET OF TYSON'S. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. GM STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE STEERING FAILURE, AND WERE REDESIGNING THE STEERING COLUMN, IT DILL NOT BE FINAL UNTIL FEBRUARY AFTER THE CONTACTS WARRANTY EXPIRESD,AND WAS ADVISED BY GM TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

DEAR SIRS, MY SON IS DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP AND HE IS 16 YO. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING LAST WEEK. IT INDICATES THE SPEED AT 20-50 MPH LESS THAN ACTUAL. I AM AWARE OF A FORUM ON TOPIX.NET THAT HAS MORE THAN 327 COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. SURELY THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN HERE WITH THE POSSIBILITIES OF EXCESSIVE SPEED DUE TO THE INACCURACIES OF THE SPEEDOMETER! PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE STATUS OF YOUR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! RESPECTFULLY, DAVID W. FREIDBERG MD FACS. *NM

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN "JERKY" FOR A MONTH OR SO. THIS MORNING ON MY COMMUTE I SET MY CRUISE-CONTROL AT 65 MPH, WHEN I CHECKED MY SPEED AGAIN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 50 MPH. I DID NOT RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 GM CHEVY SILVERADO READS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL SPEED WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPROPER SPEED, OR TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATION FOR IMPROPER SPEED. GM DOES NOT HAVE RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF ITS VEHICLES AND DEMANDS $500.00 AND SEVERAL DAYS TO REPAIR. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS, ONLY SEND IT OUT FOR REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *NM

SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS 2004 SILVERADO PEGGED AT 120 MPH LARGE SAFETY ISSUE, I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. *JB

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION DOSE NOT SHOW PROPER SPEED NEEDLE GETS STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS OR STARTS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *NM