2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE REMAINED IDLE. AFTER THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FEBRUARY 20, 2010 I SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. AFTER A QUICK LOOK UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I FOUND SMOLDERING WIRES FROM THE WIRING HARNESS THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE HEATER FAN. THE WIRES RUN FROM THE HEATER FAN MOTOR TO THE RESISTOR. THE RESISTOR IS ALSO DAMAGED. THE WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RESISTOR. THE PARTS DEALER SAID THAT THIS PART FREQUENTLY MUST BE REPLACED ON THIS MODEL TRUCK AND THEY KEEP AT LEAST 30 IN STOCK JUST FOR THIS REASON. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 63,575 MILES ON IT. AS A RESULT, I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY HEATER OR DEFROSTER WHICH RESULTED IN BEING VERY COLD ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK AT 6AM AND I COULD NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD TO SEE PROPERLY. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB, POOR BRAKING. REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS AND STILL HAVE POOR BRAKING. HAVE TO BEAR DOWN ON PEDAL TO STOP. SPEEDOMETER READING GOES UP AND DOWN ON IT'S OWN. HAD A SPEED SENSOR REPLACED BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE STEERING COUPLING IN STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE OF CLUNKING IN THE STEERING. THE CLUNKING, LOOSE FEELING HAS STARTED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SS, THE DRIVER'S POWER SEATS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATED SEATS, AND MIRROR DIMMER'S LOSE ALL POWER. THEY WERE WORKING 30% OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT INTO THE THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED AND WOULD COST $500.00 TO FIX, THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHY IT MELTED. THEY LEFT THE HARNESS UNPLUGGED BECAUSE IT LEFT IN, IT WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS. MY DRIVES SIDE ARIBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IF NEEDED UNTIL REPLAIRED. I CALLED GM - CHEVROLET TO MAKE A COMPLAINT SAYING THIS IS A SAFET ISSUE AND NOTHING DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR A DEFECT, THEY ARE ALSO NOT SURE OF WHY IT MELTED, IT COULD BE MANY REASONS: SOMETHING TOUCHED IT, WEAR AND TEAR, A GM PART GONE BAD. THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A GM ISSUE. THEY SAID BECAUSE OF ALL THIS AND THE AGE OF THE CAR, THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR ANY OF IT, BUT THEN SAID REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, THE WIRE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MELT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB EITHER DOESN'T WORK OR SHOWS INCORRECT SPEEDS. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS UP TO 70,000 MILES AND WHILE I HAVE 106,000 MILES CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 67,000 MILES. I WAS OVER 100,000 MILES WHEN THE RECALL LETTER ARRIVED BY MAIL. I DID NOT PREVIOUSLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE SAME REASON I STILL HAVEN'T, LACK OF FUNDS. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN FAULTY PART SIMPLY BECAUSE MY WORK ENTAILS EXTENSIVE DRIVING. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE I WAS GOING THROUGH DEPLOYMENT, MY WIFE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE GAUGES BECAUSE THEY GO ALL OVER THE PLACE, AS MINE DOES. WHEN SHE WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED, THEY TOLD HER THAT IT HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT TO BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $400 IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I THOUGHT A RECALL WAS A RECALL. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE HOW MUCH IT WAS USED THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME? *TR