2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT DISPLAY AND DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE TRUCK WOULD BUCK. LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN PUT INTO PARK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. CODE P0708 IN SYSTEM FOR PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH. REPLACE PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH FOR A TOTAL OF $416.48. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 4X4 DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MISFIRE. THE NEXT MISFIRE WOULD RECUR 45 MINUTES LATER, AND THE THIRD MISFIRE WOULD NORMALLY RECUR AN HOUR AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY JERKED. IN JANUARY OF 2008, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO FUEL INJECTORS. ON APRIL 2, 2008, THE DEALER REPLACED 8 FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I BOUGHT NEW A 2004 CHEVY. SILVERADO 2500HD EXTENDED CAB 4X4 PICKUP WITH THE 6.0 LITER GAS ENGINE. IT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 37,000 MI ON IT AND IS GARAGE KEPT IN WI. FROM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS A BIT SOFT(WENT DOWN TOO FAR) BUT WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL FROM THE CHEVY DEALER. EVER SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. AT TIMES NOW THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING. OFTEN, WHEN THE SPEED FINALLY GETS DOWN TO UNDER 10MPH THE BRAKES THEN PULSE AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATED AND THE OTHER DAY I ALMOST HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AFTER ALMOST BEING STOPPED BEFORE THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING. I AM 46YO, AM A POLICE OFFICER, AND DRIVE FOR A LIVING DURING MY NORMAL WORK DAY. I HAVE MANY YEARS AND MUCH EXPERIENCE DRIVING AND I CAN TELL YOU, THESE BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND WILL CAUSE ME, IF NOT OTHERS TO HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE VERY FAR AND CERTAINLY WOULD NEVER TOW ANYTHING WITH IT. I THINK CHEVROLET AND GM ARE AVOIDING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WILL BE A POTENTIALLY BIG RECALL AND WILL COST THEM MORE MONEY THAN LAWSUITS. (ACTUARIES HAVE PROBABLY DONE THE MATH) THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND ADDRESSED BEFORE PEOPLE NEEDLESSLY DIE. NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW BUT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW DOES NOT REFLECT THE TIME OVER WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED THE SAME PROBLEM TO ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS!!! *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE IN 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD THE PANEL IS REQUIRED BY LAW ISN'T ? CHEVY IS VERY UNCO-OPERATIVE WITH THIS IF YOU HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES BUT AS FAR AS MY EXPERIENCE GOES YOU CAN AND WILL GET A TICKET FOR AN INOP SPEEDO. MINE WILL HANG UP PAST 120MPH AND EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING THE RPM WILL READ 4500. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY SHOULD EAT THE REPLACEMENT COST OF $450.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACTS SON OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 60 MPH CURVE, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. IT STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY A TREE. THE CONTACTS SON WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER SON WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE PASSED AWAY HOURS LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 3/25/08 *CN TEXAS CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY 2500 HD LAST FALL AND NOW MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS STICKING AND ON OCCASION GIVING FALSE READINGS. THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE RPM NEEDLE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF ANY OF THE OTHER GAUGES ARE WORKING PROPERLY. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD A SPEEDING TICKET, BUT WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING WHO KNOWS HOW LONG. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER HAVE BOTH FAILED. WITH THE KEY OFF IT READS 4200RPM AND OVER 120MPH CHEVY KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WONT COVER IT BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 70,000 MILES. BUT THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM IS THERE AND I WOULD THINK NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WILL COST ME OVER $400.00 TO FIX THIS AND I THINK CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE 2004 SILVERADO 2500HD DURAMAX. HYDRO BOOST EXPLODED WHICH RENDERS LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM 05V043000, 04V045000, FOR THESE TRUCKS NOT ONLY IS A BAD DESIGN BUT IT IS A HAZARD TO THE OWNER, MECHANIC AND INNOCENT OCCUPANTS OF OTHER VEHICLES SHARING THE SAME ROADWAY. *TR

THERE WAS A BUMPING NOISE NOTED COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FOR THE CHEVY 2500HD FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLE WAS ALSO LOOSE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE OTHER COMPLETE HUBS, SO THIS MEANS THAT A TOTAL OF SIX HUBS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS CONFIRMED WITH THE DEALER THAT THESE HUB ASSEMBLIES HAVE NO GREASE FITTINGS AND ONLY COME WITH WHATEVER GREASE IS IN THE HUB AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A LOSS OF LIFE. THIS IS REPORTED IN THE HOPE THAT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A RESULTING LOSS OF PROPERTY AND LIVES. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE AND RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

ON JANUARY 2, 2008 WHILE DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4 ON A PAVED CITY STREET THE TWO FRONT TIE RODS SNAPPED IN HALF( DRIVERSIDE 1ST, PASSENGER ISDE 2ND) CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET FINALLY BEING STOPPED BY A CONCRETE CURVE. GM HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FAILURE OF THEIR FACTORY EQUIPMENT. WE PURCHACED THE TRUCK FROM OUR NEIGHBOR WITH A" FAB TECH" 6 IN. LIFT KIT. THE FAB TECH COMPANY ALSO REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY TIE ROD FAILURES WITH THE TIE RODS ON GM TRUCKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THAT THAT THEY HAVE DESIGNED LARGER DIAMETER TIE RODS THAT ARE SOLD AS UPGRADED EQUIPMENT WITH THEIR LIFT KITS. MY CASE # WITH GM IS 71-591086295. THE CONACT PERSON/SALES MANAGER WITH FABTECH IS . *CN