2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

THE GAS GAUGE BECAME VERY INACCURATE AND THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. THEN THE ALTERNATOR GAUGE STOPPED BEING ACCURATE. WORKS SOMETIME AND OTHERS IT INDICATES MAX AMPS. CHECKED WITH A METER AND THE CHARGE, WITH MOTOR RUNNING IS 14.2. MY BROTHER HAD A 2003 WHEN THE SAME HAPPEN, COST HIM 400.00 TO HAVE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE. *TR

BULLETIN NO.: 06-06-01-019B CASTECH CYLINDER HEAD KNOWN CRACK IN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN SINCE 2009 AND HAVE BEEN FIGHTING GM ABOUT COVERING THIS AND THEY HAVE NOT. I AM STILL WAITING ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM OWNERS FOR A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY CASTING TO THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING A LOSS OF COOLANT THROUGH WEAK CAST MOLDING CRACK. PLEASE NOTICE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND EVIDENT PROBLEM. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY I EXITED THE OFF RAMP AND DEPRESSED THE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK MAINTAINED ABOUT 15% STOPPING POWER ENOUGH TO JUST GET IT STOPPED BEFORE I WOULD HAVE ENTERED A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING AND SLAMMING 6,000 POUNDS OF METAL INTO SOMEONE CHILDREN. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TRUCK WITHIN 2 YEARS AND ALL HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM OR HAD IT FIXED OUT OF FEAR. IT'S NOT HOW IT'S WHEN.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO INCREASE TO 240 DEGREES. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HEADS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. I HIT MY BRAKES, WHICH FELT FUNNY, SO I PUMPED AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY AND THANK GOD THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEOPLE IN MY PATH. I USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP MY TRUCK. CONTRARY TO THE STATEMENT BEING MADE BY GM, THAT YOU STILL HAVE BRAKES, THIS IS BULL, THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR. AFTER BEING QUOTED FROM THE DEALER, THAT MY TRUCK NEEDED ROTORS, CALIPERS, (OF WHICH THIS IS THE THIRD TIME) PADS, ALL FUEL LINES AND ALL BRAKE LINES, WITH A TOTAL PRICE OF $5,600 PLUS, I DECIDED TO CHECK FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH GM TRUCKS. I WAS SHOCKED TO SAY THE LEAST AND THEN ANGRY. WHO THE HELL IS BELIEVING ALL OF THE EXCUSES FROM GM. I HAVE BEEN AROUND CARS ALL MY LIFE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES DON'T FAIL ON THIS SCALE. I DON'T CARE WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY YOU LIVE IN. WHAT GENIUS DECIDED IT WAS OK TO USE STEEL TUBING FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. STEELRUSTS. THE NUMBERS BEING QUOTED FOR FAILURE, I'M CONVINCED AFTER READING ALL MORNING, ARE VERY LOW. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR SOMEONE TO ADMIT THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND CORRECT IT? THIS GOES FOR THE NTSB, AND GM. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR YELLOW LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH INTERSECTION. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TRANSMISSION MANUALY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. @$400.00. PEOPLE NEED TO BE MADE AWARE THAT TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS IN THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING EFFORT AVAILABLE. AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT BY SWERVING INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE NEARLY COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER ONCOMING VEHICLE. SLOWED VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING. CAUSE WAS RUPTURED BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORROSION. ALL LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS WAS ENGAGED BUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROLLER FOR THE TRAFFICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY ONTO THE CONTACT'S CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.