IllustrationINSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DEALER SAID IT WAS COMMON ON THESE TRUCKS AND REPAIR COST IS $600 BECAUSE AT 38K MILES MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON THIS . ONLY THE POWER TRAIN IS STILL UNDER THE 7YR 70K WARRANTY. *TR
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
680–25K
15025–50K
17150–75K
14875–100K
118100–150K
45150K+
700 reports with mileage · 97 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 267 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 229 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 100 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
33 crash reports8 fire reports17 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
267 reportsVEHICLE WOULD LOSE ANTIFREEZE AFTER 2 HOUR TRIPS AND KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. GMC REPLACED THE LIFTERS IN 2005. NOTHING CHANGED, 2007 HAD THE ANTIFREEZE ISSUE CORRECTED BY REPLACING INTAKE. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 90,000 MILES. AT 100,000 MILES STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE, HAD OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED, AT 111,000 MILES BEA…
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VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ANTIFREEZE AFTER 2 HOUR TRIPS AND KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. GMC REPLACED THE LIFTERS IN 2005. NOTHING CHANGED, 2007 HAD THE ANTIFREEZE ISSUE CORRECTED BY REPLACING INTAKE. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AT 90,000 MILES. AT 100,000 MILES STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE, HAD OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED, AT 111,000 MILES BEARINGS WENT OUT HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME. *TR
2004 SILVERADO TRUCK HAS A FAILURE OF OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES. UNABLE TO GAUGE SPEED OR POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF GAUGES. AM NOT COVERED DUE TO MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE HAS GONE HAYWIRE. I'LL BE DRIVING 60MPH AND IT SHOWS THAT I AM GOING 110MPH. VERY DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE. *TR
SPEEDOMETER SOME TIMES DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. *TR
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER I HEAR THEY RECALLED THEM BUT ONLY UP TO 70,000 MILES. WE ARE OVER THAT BUT DIDN'T START MESSING UP UNTIL REACHED ABOUT 85,000 IF YOU READ ANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND COSTING 500.00 TO GET FIXED, AND ALOT OF SPEEDING TICKETS. IT WILL WORK FOR A…
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2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER I HEAR THEY RECALLED THEM BUT ONLY UP TO 70,000 MILES. WE ARE OVER THAT BUT DIDN'T START MESSING UP UNTIL REACHED ABOUT 85,000 IF YOU READ ANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND COSTING 500.00 TO GET FIXED, AND ALOT OF SPEEDING TICKETS. IT WILL WORK FOR A BIT THEN YOU STOP AND IT WILL READ 30 OR SOMETHING STOP THE NEXT TIME READ 95 THEN WONT WORK. THEN WORK FINE FOR A DAY FOR SO THEN MESS UP AGAIN. THE OTHER CLUSTERS ARE NOW MESSING UP TO AT 95000 MILES. *TR
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *TR
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER KEEPS FAILING ON IT ONE DAY IT QUITS AT 40 OR 60 THEN SOMEDAYS IT QUITS AT 120 OR DON'T REGISTER AT ALL NOW IT SEEMS TO HAVE QUIT ALL TOGETHER I HAVE NOT SEEN IT WORK IN A COUPLE WEEKS , AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE…
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I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER KEEPS FAILING ON IT ONE DAY IT QUITS AT 40 OR 60 THEN SOMEDAYS IT QUITS AT 120 OR DON'T REGISTER AT ALL NOW IT SEEMS TO HAVE QUIT ALL TOGETHER I HAVE NOT SEEN IT WORK IN A COUPLE WEEKS , AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71. AT 40,000 MI, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO LAG AND MOVE IN "FITS AND STARTS" (VERY JUMPY). IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING AND NOW ONLY READS 60 MPH REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS WORK FINE. ONLY THE SPEEDOMETER EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR. *TR
MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO STARTED STICKING AT 30MPH THIS PAST WEEKEND AND IS NOW STUCK ON 15MPH AND DOES NOT MOVE. I HAVE 72K MILES ON IT. IT HAS OCCURRED TO ME FROM MY RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH GM PRODUCTS. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.