2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

TAILGATE PROBLEM, DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE,CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DECLINING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS,WATER LEAKING IN DRIVERS DOOR,ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN RADIO,POWER MIRRORS. OWNER RETURNED TRUCK TO BANK FOR VOL.REPO.FEELING THIS TRUCK WAS BECOMING MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THIS AMONG OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. THE WINDOWS DOES NOT COME DOWN. CONSUMER STATES HE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS SINCE HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

05V043000/HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOSCH. THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE BRAKE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AFTER THE BRAKE HAS BEEN RELEASED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. ALSO THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, WHAT SO EVER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

STEERING SHAFT RATTLES. MORE SEVERE WHILE TURNING CURVES, OR ON BUMPY ROADS. NO FAILURE YET. DEALER WILL ONLY APPLY GREASE. NO RECALL NOTIFICATION TO DATE, DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED.*AK

I HAVE A CLUNK NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN MY VECHICLE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HANDED ME A DOCUMENT ID# 1430424 AND WILL NOT FIX THEY TRUCK.*AK

AFTER AN AVERAGE COLD NIGHT ABOUT 0*TO - 7* F, SNOW AND ICE WERE ON THE ROADS SO THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN 4WD AND LEFT FOR THE NIGHT, WHEN I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, THE TRUCK MADE A VERY LOUD GROWLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND TRIVE TRAIN FOR ABOUT 20 - 30 MILES. TURNS OUT THE FRONT DIIF FLUID IS A STANDARD 90W GEAR OIL. THE FLUID FROZE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER GEARS AND LOCKING UP THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE CUASING THE 4WD TO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER IN KEARNEY, MO AND VERIFIED DAMAGE TO GEARS AND AXLE. GM WAS CONTACTED, AND INITIALLY ADVISED OF NO PROPLEM REPAIR. DEALER REMOVED COVER PLATE AND FOUND SIGNIFIGANT GEAR AND AXLE DAMAGE, GM THEN REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT DRIVETRAIN ASSEMBLY AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 ON THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. FOR SIX MONTHS THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. ON 11 FEB 2005 I NOTICED SOME RUST ON MY TRAILER HITCH. I INSPECTED IT AND FOUND THAT THERE IS RUST AROUND THE WELDS, AND THAT ONE OF THE WELDS IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO RE-WELD IT. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOT WANT IT WELDED, I WANTED IT REPLACED. THIS IS A WARRANTY ITEM. I FEEL THAT IF THE ORIGINAL ROBOTIC WELDS WERE NOT HOLDING, THEN WHY WEAKEN THE METAL MORE BY HEATING IT UP AGAIN AND RE-WELDING IT. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT IF THE HITCH WAS RE-WELDED, AND IT FAILED WHILE I WAS TOWING AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHO WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. NO ANSWER ON THAT QUESTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND JUST REPLACED IT WITH AN AFTER MARKET HITCH. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THE PICTURES OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A GM HITCH FAILURE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THIS GM INSTALLED, UNDER WARRANTY HITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO RE-WELD IT. I THINK THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT TAKE THE TIME TO INSPECT THERE TRAILER HITCHES, AND JUST HOOK UP AND TAKE THERE FAMILY OUT FOR A WEEKEND TRIP PULLING THERE TRAVEL TRAILERS. I WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND WORK WITH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. *JB

A CLUNKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE CONSUMER'S 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHILE IN MOTION . *NM THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3-4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *SC *JB

A CLUNK SOUND EMANATES FROM THE DRIVELINE OF MY 2004 SILVERADO MOSTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND FROM 3RD TO 2ND. THE CLUNK ALSO OCCURS BETWEEN NO ACCELERATION AND ACCELLERATION WHILE IN 2ND GEAR. OCCASIONALLY THE NOISE OCCURS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS I NOW APPROACH 20,000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A DRIVELINE FAILURE OR DAMAGE TO DRIVELINE COMPONENTS DUE TO REPEATED TORSIONAL IMPACTS.*AK