2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

RECALL 05042 WAS COMPLETED ON MY 3500 SERIES SILVERADO USED AS A TOW TRUCK. THIS RECALL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND REPEATED CALLS HAVE ENDED WITH THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AS LONG AS IT IS PAID OUT OF POCKET. NO PARKING BRAKE ON A TOW TRUCK IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. AS OF YET NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS MY TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE FRAME WAS BENT, THE BUMPER WAS WRAPPED UP UNDER THE FENDER, GRILL GUARD PUSHED INTO THE RADIATOR. UPON IMPACT NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY FACE SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKING MY NOSE. TRUCK SALVAGED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED TO STICK ON A HIGHER SPEED AND NOT COME DOWN. IT WOULD RETURN TO ZERO IF I STARTED AND STOPPED THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS CONDITION GRADUALLY WORSENED UNTIL IT WAS STUCK ON "PEGGED", EVEN WHEN PARKED. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING. ALSO, THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN PROCEED BEFORE IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND ONE PERSON INSINUATED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACE THE "CLUSTER" (?). THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO HAVE THE OLD PARTS AND CHARGED ME $450.00! I SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM,"WE NEED HELP!" *NM

AFTER 15 MONTHS OF OPERATION, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING STRANGELY AND FINALLY FAILING COMPLETELY AFTER 18 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD TO BACKORDER AND THE NEW SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE IN WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THAT WAS 5 MONTHS AGO. STILL NO RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD A SPEEDOMETER IN 5 MONTHS. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GM, THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME 12,000 MILES AND/OR 1 YEAR EXTRA OF WARRANTY. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IS THEY STARTED THE 12MOS / 12,000 MILES AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT WHICH DECREASES MY ORIGINALLY WARRANTY BY 1 MONTH AND 4500 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FEEL SPONGY. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD AT 5MPH AND BELOW BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED AFTER THE INSPECTION, PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES; HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES.

THE TRUCK LOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST IN SLOW TURNING MANEUVERS THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 2000 MILES AND HAS PERSISTED TO 20,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED OVER 25 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR 2 TIMES, THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE HOSES FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE HYDRAULIC VACUUM ASSIST 2 TIMES AND THEN PLACED A MANUAL VACUUM ASSIST THE THIRD TIME WHICH IS NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR THE VACUUM ASSIST 3 TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC FUSE CONTROL FOR THE VACUUM ASSIST. *NM

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO XCAB 4X4 1500 SHUTTER IN REAR CAB AREA?REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT/NOW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BROKE/CHANGED OUT SHOCKS/CHANGED FACTORY TIRES/WILL NOT BRAKE MANUFACTURES GMVW+TOW PACKAGE/HAVE SUED CHEVROLET FOR $6000/I'LL DO IT AGAIN!DRIVERS SIDE STEERING /SHOCK/TIRE POUNDING IN 50000 MILES HIGHWAY WHAT NEXT IN 2 YEARS. *JB

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 HD STARTS GOING OUT AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER CANNOT BE DEPENDED ON. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING AND YOU HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHO KNOWS HOW FAST YOU ARE REALLY GOING. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE CHEVY HAS THEM DESIGNED TO WHERE THEY GENERALLY GO OUT JUST AS THE WARRANTY GOES OUT. WHY SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL THIS CAUSES A WRECK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS PROVIDING AN INCORRECT READING OF THE ACCURATE MILES PER HOUR, WHICH RESULTED IN A SPEEDING TICKET. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.