2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

DT: A 2004 2500 HD CHEVROLET TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S SON IN FORD RANGER. THE CHEVROLET MOMENTARILY STOPPED, AND THEN HIT CONSUMER'S SON WITH A LIGHT IMPACT. RECALL ID 05V043000 WAS ISSUED ON BRAKE PROBLEMS & DIFFICULT STEERING. THE TIE ROD END BROKE, AND IT APPEARED THEY WERE NOT WELL BUILT TO BREAK WITH ONLY A LIGHT IMPACT. CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET. THE CHEVROLET DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST PROBLEMS AND HEART RACING FROM THE ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE PULLING MY TRAILER MY TRUCK OVERHEATS AND WHEN IT GETS HOT IT WILL TAKE ALL THE POWER FROM THE MOTOR MAKING A HAZARD AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR ONE YEAR AND THE SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *NM

2004.5 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 DURAMAX OVERHEATS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO 258 DEG WHILE TOWING 9000LB TRAILER 2 TIMES TRANSMISSIONS HAS GONE TO 270 DEG AND HAS GONE INTO A PROTECTIVE MODE WHILE CLIMBING A HILL CAUSING US TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED DUE TO NO PLACE TO PULL OVER AND EXTREMELY SLOW SPEEDS TOOK TO DEALER 6 TIMES WITH NO FIX. DEALER REFUSES TO GO ON ROAD TEST AND SAYS VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY THIS PRESENTS AND IMMEDIATE DANGER DUE TO SLOW SPEEDS, POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE AND THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK FROM OVER HEATING. *JB

IN JUNE, 2004, MR. WOLD BEGAN EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS HIS 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. TO BEGIN WITH, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT IN THE NEW SILVERADO CAME ON AND INTERMITTENTLY STAYED ON. IN JULY OF 2004, MR. WOLD TOOK TRUCK FOR SERVICING AT RIVERSIDE AUTO CENTER IN BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO FOR INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2004, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE NOW NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED, MR. WOLD WAS EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SURFACE WAS FAIRLY FLAT AND MR. WOLD WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. AFTER EXAMINING THE TRUCK FOR ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF BRAKE FAILURE, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING. THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE 2004 SILVERADO, THE SITUATION WAS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. MR. WOLD WAS PULLING A FOUR (4) HORSE TRAILER AND COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS PARTICULAR GRADE DECREASES FROM 60 TO 45 AND THEN AGAIN, TO 35. AS MR. WOLD BEGAN TO BRAKE FROM 45 TO 35, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. AS MR. WOLD FRANTICALLY ROLLED THROUGH A BYPASS THROUGH THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND FORTUNATELY, THEY ENGAGED AFTER HE HAD ILLEGALLY AND UNSAFELY ROLLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A BYPASS THROUGH TOWN. AGAIN, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND REPAIR. THE LAST, FRIGHTENING EPISODE OF BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE EVENING, AFTER MR. WOLD WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. AGAIN, AS HE DECELERATED AND LIGHTLY APPLIED HIS BRAKES WHILE COMING INTO TOWN, THE BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE. AFTER THIS LAST EPISODE, MR. WOLD DOUBTED THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKES ON HIS NEW TRUCK AND FEARED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND KILL HIM OR SOMEBODY ELSE. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON I-66, AROUND MILE MARKER 58, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED AT 6:45 AM. CONSUMER FELT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, AND HE FELT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FALL. THIS WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. THE TIRE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER HAD A PICTURE THAT HE WILL SEND IN. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THIS OCCURRED ON A 2004, CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET THAT HE HAD BEEN DISSATISFIED WITH GENERAL TIRES IN THE PAST, AND TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHANGE THEM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *AK

2004.5 LLY 2500HD SILVERADO DURAMAX TOWING 1700 LUND PROSPORT IN ~85 DEGREE AMBIENT. I WAS REQUIRED TO TURN OF THE A/C AND LIMIT THE POWER AS THE ENGINE TEMP CONTINUED TO CLIMB BEYOND 210 AND INTO THE 235-240 DEGREE RANGE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBELM WITH THIS ENGINE UNDER MINIMAL LOAD. DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS TRUCK WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND GM KEEPS SAYING THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. IF I CONTINUED OPERATING MY TRUCK AS NORMAL THE ENGINE WOULD SUSTAIN OVERHEATING DAMAGE THUS CAUSING GREAT DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.

3 TIMES WHILE CLIMBING A HILL, THE ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ALL POWER, THEN DIED LEAVING ME COASTING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE IS VERY HARD TO RESTART, BUT WILL RESTART IF IT SITS FOR A FEW MINUTES. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN AN AREA WHERE I CANNOT GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, OR WHILE PASSING SOMEONE, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURED WHILE CLIMBING A HILL. WAS RETURNED TO GM DEALER AFTER THE FIRST OCCURANCE, THEY STATED IT SHOWED A LEAN CODE, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. A WEEK LATER, IT STALLED TWICE ON ONE TRIP. WAS RETURNED TO GM DEALER AGAIN, THEY PUT ANOTHER GROUND WIRE ON THE COMPUTER, SAID THEY HAD BEEN HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS IN VEHICLES LATELY. I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO LET FAMILY IN IT AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE THE LAST TRIP TO GM DEALER.

DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER FOUND HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE OUT OF 3RD GEAR AS THOUGH IT NEEDED TO BE GEARED DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC AND THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HOWEVER, WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IT PRETTY CONSISTENT IN DOING SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD BE FIXED AND DID REPAIR. DIAGNOSED A SHIFT SOLENOID, WHICH WAS REPLACED. ABOUT 1 DAY LATER AFTER REPAIR, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TAKING THE VALVE BODY APART, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD ILLUMINATED. SPOKE WITH DEALER ABOUT THIS. THE NEXT DAY, THE GAUGES WORKED BUT THE LED LIGHT WOULD NOT LIGHT UP ALONG WITH THE ODOMETER. AFTER DRIVING HALF A MILE, THE LIGHTS SLOWLY COME ON BUT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. *JB

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY HITTING THE HOUSE WALL. THE BRAKING BEFORE THE CRASH CAUSED THE ABS AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

DT: COMPUTER THAT PROGRAMS THE SEATS,WINDOWS, AND MIRRORS FAILED. IF THE CONSUMER TRIES TO OPEN THE WINDOW THE SEAT WILL MOVE, THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WHILE BACKING UP THE MIRRORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO DOWN TOWARD THE GROUND AT 90 DEGREES. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE RADIO WILL COME ON, EVEN IF THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER 9 TIMES AND IT WAS REPROGRAMMED 5 OR 6 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPROGRAMMED IT A DOZEN TIMES. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB