12 of the 951 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are about the other systems — 1% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 114,289 miles.
12
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Abs system is failing light comes on then brakes don’t catch, airbags message keeps coming on . Pulling in to store when it done it end up hitting the metal pipe in from of store to stop
NHTSA complaint #11563911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD, EXTERIOR COLOR FADED,
NHTSA complaint #11399174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH STARTED OUT WITH A SMALL CRACK AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. NOW MY WHOLE DASH IS ABOUT TO FALL IN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND TOLD CHEVY THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CHEVROLET'S ALL MY LIFE. I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED.CRACKED WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING STILL.
NHTSA complaint #11328338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD TO GET MY BRAKES FIXED 3 TIMES AND THEY JUST WENT AGAIN. GMC DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AND WHEN I OR SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT I WILL BE SUING GMC
NHTSA complaint #11311098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AC/HEATER PASSENGER VENT DUCTS DO NOT RELAY HEATER AIR FLOW FUNCTION - ONLY DIRECTS COLD AIR, BOTH OVER AND UNDER DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS OK.
NHTSA complaint #11047179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASH, JUST CRACKED, FOUND BY HEARING A NOISE THEN NOTICED THE CRACK, CONCERN IS AIR BAG MAY MAKE IF DEPLOYED FLYING DEBRES.
NHTSA complaint #11013802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING OR STOP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IT START BLOWING HOT AIR JUST ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY OR TURNING.
NHTSA complaint #10936095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY REQUIRING ME TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. INSPECTION AND ACTUATIONSHOWED BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF RUSTY BRAKE LINES. I AM A METALLURGIST, I KNOW WHAT CORROSION IS. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE STATE.
NHTSA complaint #10871958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE CABLE MECHANISM WHEN LOWERED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TIRE TO LOWER APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE INCHES BUT THE SECONDARY LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD NOT RELEASE THE TIRE FROM THE MECHANISM HOLDING IT. SEARCHING MANY WEBSITES UNDER THE KEYWORDS "2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPARE TIRE WILL NOT RELEASE FROM MOUNT" SHOWED THAT THIS IS AN ENORMOUSLY HUGE AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR MOST MODELS CONTAINING AN UNDER THE VEHICLE SPARE TIRE MOUNTING MECHANISM. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN THE CITY WHEN MY TIRE WENT FLAT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO CALL A WRECKER QUICKLY. BUT, FOR THE TIMES I AM TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS HAS MADE ME COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THIS IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHY HASN'T THIS DESIGN FLAW BEEN ADDRESSED BY GM? IT IS NOW APPARENT TO ME THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM AS A DESIGN FLAW? IN ADDITION, IT REALLY SHOULD BE AN ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY A NATIONWIDE RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD, BUT FROM READING THE WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW (NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE), I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT ABOUT THE WIDESPREAD FAILURES IN THE MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR UNDER THE TRUCK BED SPARE TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10380161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON A DIFFERENT NUMBER EVERY TIME I GET IN IT. IT NEVER GOES BACK TO ZERO AND I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I CONTACTED A FRIEND THAT WORKS FOR A GM DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THEY HAD A RECALL ON ALL 2003 AND 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM. SO I TOOK IT UP THERE AND THE MAN I TALKED TO SAID THE RECALL WAS ONLY GOOD FOR TRUCKS UNDER 70,000 MILES. MY TRUCK HAS 128000 MILES. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME IF THEY KNEW IT WAS A BAD PART AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS PART WAS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE A MILEAGE LIMIT FOR A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10295751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE SPARE TIRE, IT WAS RUSTED TO THE CABLE HOIST AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. SHE WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE CABLES MUST BE CUT TO REMOVE THE RUSTED SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT NUMBER 71-620509185 WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,371 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,351. UPDATED 05/05/08. *LJ THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED, DUE TO A NOISE BEING HEARD IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/05/08.
NHTSA complaint #10224741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WANTED TO RETURNED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR. *PH (NAR)
NHTSA complaint #10055518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.