2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE DASH CLUSTERS, NO OIL PRESSURE READING, NO SPEEDOMETER READING THAT COULD RESULT IN TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 HD TRUCK. THEY ARE ALSO BROKEN ON MY SONS 2004 GMC 2500 HD AND MY BROTHERS 2005 GMC 2500HD. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE THEY CATCH FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,900. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/26/11*JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST MY BRAKES, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE LINES WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY HAD HOLES AND HAD FALLEN APART. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED FROM FRONT TO BACK ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK, THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE DUE TO ALL THE BRAKE LINES BEING SO RUSTED, MY TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED TO PULL MY 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. THAT DAY I HAD FILLED UP WITH GAS TO LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING FOR A CAMPING TRIP. I THANK GOD THAT MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK AND NO ONE GOT HURT. WHEN I LOST MY BRAKES ON APRIL 8, 2011 I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYTHING THING, I WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HELP SLOW ME DOWN AND STOP. IT WAS A FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 54,350 MILES ON IT AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. REPLACING ALL THE BRAKES LINES HAS BEEN VERY EXPENSIVE. I NOW AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUEL LINES WHICH DO NOT LOOK MUCH BETTER.

INSTURMENT PANEL MAKING NOISE AND MALFUNCTIONING. HAPPENED SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON TRUCK. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DASH. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN JANUARY. CALLED GM THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY WOULD SEE IF THE WOULD "POSSIBLY HELP" WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED IN CHEVY 2500 HD SILVERADO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASH ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LUCKILY, THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS HONEST ENOUGH TO LET ME KNOW THIS BEFORE I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK. HE TOLD HE HAD ALREADY SPOKE TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IF THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 75,000 MILES.THE TRUCK HAD 142,XXX WHEN I GOT IT. I TALKED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE ALSO VERIFIED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, AS IS A HOLE BEING EATEN UP IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE 4X4. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE I GOT IS $350. I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD BE FILED ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CURRENT OWNERS( OR PERSONS THAT HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR) AGAINST GM. I AM UNABLE TO MONITOR MY SPEED, TEMP, OIL PRESSURE, VOLTAGE, FUEL OR TRANS TEMP ACCURATELY BECAUSE OF THIS. IF THE MOTOR WERE TO BURN UP DUE TO OVERHEATING, I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A LAWYER WILLING TO TAKE ON A CASE SUCH AS THIS, I WILL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SIGN MY NAME DUE TO THE FACT I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO AVOID MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR A POSSIBLE OF LIFE IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO CATCH FIRE FROM OVERHEATING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A BRAKE LINE BURST DURING TESTING AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE TECH SAID ALL LINES WERE BADLY CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT FREEWAY SPEED AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF WEREN'T FOR THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER I WAS PULLING.

I WAS JUST DRIVING MY YUKON AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 100 MILES I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE WHEN I STOP AND TURN IT OFF THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 40 MILES AND I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT SPEED AM AT WHEN AM ON THE FREEWAY, I AS A MECHANIC SHOP AN THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR THAT. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN WITH MY 2004 CHEVY PICKUP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. AFTER GETTING OUT I SAW BRAKE FLUID COMING DOWN AT ABOUT THE DRIVERS DOOR ALONG THE FRAME. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED NEW BRAKE LINES. ESPECIALLY THE ONES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FRONT BRAKES TO THE ABS CONTROLLER. WERE THESE LINES MEET THE FRAME THERE IS A PLASTIC CLIP AND AT THAT POINT THE LINES WERE ROTTED. AT THIS TIME ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO IN THE PASS I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE ROTORS ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY WERE ROTTEN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SEEN A ROTOR THAT WAS ROTTEN.

82000 MILES, SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. GAUGE SHOWS 75-120MPH AT ALL TIMES. IT IS UNKNOWN EXACTLY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING AT ANY GIVEN TIME.