2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

YESTERDAY I WAS STANDING ON MY TAILGATE TO STRAP DOWN THE LUMBER ON MY OVERHEAD RACK. SUDDENLY THE TAILGATE COLLAPSE DOWN AND SLAMS INTO MY BUMPER. I WAS SHAKEN BUT NOT HURT. I WAS LOOKING AT MY TAILGATE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED, I NOTICED THAT BOTH CABLES THAT HOLD UP THE TAILGATE WERE BROKEN APART IN THE CENTER OF EACH OF THEM. THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD RUSTED. WHEN THE TAILGATE HIT THE BUMPER IT CAUSED A DENT IN THE BACK OF THE TAILGATE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CD PLAYER IN THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, RESULTING IN HOT AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEAT WAS NOT IN USE WHEN THE HOT AIR WAS BLOWING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - LEFT FRONT AXLE FRONT SEALS LEAKED. THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN THE REAR END. THE POWER STEERING PUMP FLOW CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SHAFT SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE CHOPPED DUE TO ALIGNMENT BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. DRIVER'S DOOR HAD TO BE REALIGNED. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *NM

ON JAN. 10 OF 2006 I LOST CONTROL OF MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON ICY ROAD. I HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER HEAD ON. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS QUITE BIG. I WAS GIVEN A ESTIMATE OF $9820 OF DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE BODY FRAME. EVEN WITH ALL THIS DAMAGE MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *NM

FRONT BUMPER BRACKET IS BROKEN, AND THE BUMPER MAY FALL OFF. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BRACKETS, BUT I HAVE TOO MANY MILES ON MY VEHICLE TO REPLACE. 2004, CHEVROLET DURAMAX 2500 HD. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALIGN PROPERLY. THE IMPROPER ALIGNMENT RESULTED IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWING EXCESSIVE OUTSIDE WEAR AND EVENTUALLY AFFECTS EVERY TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH PROPER TIRE ROTATION AND IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED THREE TIMES BY THE SERVICE DEALER WITHOUT GETTING A PROPER ALIGNMENT. ALSO, WITH EVERY ALIGNMENT ATTEMPT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS DUAL WHEELS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND JERKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER GREASED THE DRIVESHAFT WITH HI-TEMPERATURE GREASE ON THE SPLEEN. AT 2000 MILES LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT SHEARED, BROKE AWAY FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR END. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. *AK

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO FRONT ROTORS AND PADS RUSTED AFTER BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE HAD TWO BADLY WORN TIE RODS WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TIRES BEING WORN OUT. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 SILVERADO IN DEC OF 03. I HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY. THE BRAKE ARE VERY SOFT AND OFTEN THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK JUST WILL NOT STOP SAFELY. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE POOR BRAKE SYSTEM I HAD AN ACCIDENT 1 MONTH AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK. *JB