2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE LEFT DOOR FRAME WAS UNABLE TO BE LINED PROPERLY. *SC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON AN ICY ROAD THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *NM

HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR - SLIPPING INTO OVERDRIVE - EVENTUALLY FAILING TO UPSHIFT UNTILL RPM REACHED APRX 3500. *AK

3 MONTH OLD 2004 SILVARADO 4X4 HAD, STARTED DISPLAYING SEVERAL ERROR REPORTS, IE SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE 4WD UNIT, STEREO CONSOLE LIGHTS WOULD GET EXTREMELY BRIGHT THEN DIM. TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALER, POWER CHEVROLET OF TILLAMOOK OR. SERVICE MNGR "BOB HEAGAL" STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWICH, THEY REPLACED SWITCH AND TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS, A ERROR CODE CHECK SHOWED HARD CODED ERRORS IN EVERY MODULE OF TRUCK, MECHANICS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS READING CODES AS EQUIPMENT WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH TRUCK. 2ND ROUND OF DIAGNOSIS, SERVICE MNGR SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH ECBM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE), THEY STATE THEY REPLACED THE LOWER ECBM UNIT AND WERE STILL RECEIVEING ERROR CODES, MNGR SAID THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE UPPER UNIT TO ARRIVE, THIS WAS OVER TWO WEEKS AGO.*AK

FRONT DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, THE HEAT WAS BLOCKED OFF, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION. *AK 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DEFROSTER WHICH IS CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION. DEALER EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS TO PREVENT THE WINSHIELD FROM CRACKING AT THE BOTTOM.*MR

PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SELECT PANEL FAILED. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO SANDY SANSING CHEVROLET PENSACOLA, FLORIDA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED CHEVROLET COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR TWO TO FIVE MONTHS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEFECT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT CHEVROLET KNEW THERE COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD A DEFECT WHEN MAKING THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSUMER. CHEVROLET SHOULD REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES.*AK

FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VERE LEFT INTO A TELEPHONE POLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER 20 MPH.*AK