2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2004 SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB AND THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF. I HAVE @106,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP TO BE FIXED. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN THIS TRUCK OFF-ROAD. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS WITH 2004 MODELS HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAD IT OCCURRED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING AS THE ENTIRE REAR DRIVESHAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK WAS HANGING DOWN ONTO THE ROAD. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO GOES INTO ABS MODE AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE . THIS OCCURS AT EVERY STOP. THE DEALER CLEANED RUST FROM THE FRONT SPEED SENSOR SEAT ,THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT 2002 AND PRIOR MODELS HAD THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THIS RECALL WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DID NOT COVER 2003 AND UP. *TR

VEHICLE SPEEDS UP, SURGES, THEN STARTS TO BUCK AND YOU GET TRANSMISSION LASH. IT HAPPENS AT ROAD AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 45 OR 55 MPH, AND CAN/DOES HAPPEN IN OD OR IN 3RD GEAR. (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). I HAVE HAD A THIRD PARTY "SCAN" THE SYSTEM, AND I GET "NO" CODES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES "NOT" COME ON. I AM ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AT WILL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 K1500 WITH 46,500 MILES. ITS PRIMARY USE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IS TO TOW A 19 FOOT MASTERCRAFT FROM APRIL TO NOVEMBER. MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURES' RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES. ORGINAL TIRES, AIR AND OIL FILTERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AS NEEDED. NO AFTERMARKET DEVICES INSTALLED. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF VERBAL ENCOUNTERS WITH CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SEEM TO BE CLUELESS. BUT ARE WILLING TO TROUBLESHOOT AT MY EXPENSE, PLUS COSTS OF ALL PARTS AND SERVICE HOURS. THIS COULD $1000.00 OR MORE....VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS IS A HAZARD, ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILIAR ISSUES ON THE INTERNET BLOG SITES, WITH NO CONCRETE ANSWERS. GM IS SCAMMING THE PUBLIC, AND THE GM SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE PASSING THE COSTS TO THE CONSUMERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *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

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO.IT HAD ONLY 59,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT IS THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE TRUCK. I WAS RETURNING FROM AN OUT OF STATE TRIP WHEN I NOTICED I WAS PASSING EVERYONE ON THE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE TOLD ME TO SLOW DOWN BUT I TOLD HER I WAS DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. AT LEAST I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR AND I MUST HAVE BEEN DOING 65-75. I SLOW DOWN TO WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SAFE SPEED BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO GET A TICKET OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LATER WE STOPPED FOR GAS AND WHEN I RETURNED ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD NO READING AT ALL. I HAD 800 MORE MILE TO GO AND COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AS WE MADE OUR WAY BACK HOME OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER READ ANYWHERE FROM 70,40,25 OR NOTHING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE.I CONTACTED THE CHEVY DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY WAS NOTHING CAN COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRE. I LOOKED FOR A RECALL BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.WHAT I DID FIND WAS OVER 40 COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE CALLED AUTO BEEF WHERE OWNERS OF 2004 SILVERADO WAS HAVING THE SAME UNFIXED ISSUE. UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM DUE TO FINANCIAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE HOLIDAY AND LACK OF FUND THEREAFTER{LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!}I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THAT CHEVORLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THIS SERIOUS ISSUE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THEIR VEHICLES.THEY ARE PROBABLY MORE OUT THERE THAT JUST PAID TO HAVE THEIRS FIXED AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERS THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP THEM WITH THIS DEFAULT. PLEASE LOOK INTO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR DRIVERS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS CONCERN. *TR UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT SPEED AND AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY WAS VALID UP TO 80,000; HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE'S MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. HE STATED THE FUEL PUMP ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT HE COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR OVER $1,000 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE CONTACT FELT AS IF THE PARTS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE FUEL PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 77,779.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71. THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2008. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER THE WARRANTY AND REPLACED A SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; THE FAILURE RECURRED IN DECEMBER 2009. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE CODES FOR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND AXLE; YET, IT WAS NOTHING DEFINITE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CITE ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

THE BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. I CRASHED. THE BODY SHOP STATED THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I ONLY HAVE 34674 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. I HAVE CHECKED NUMEROUS WEBSITE (CONSUMER AFFAIRS.COM) AND HAVE FOUND A LOT OF DATA CONCERNING CHEVY BRAKE LINES RUSTING. CHEVY DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED BUT WILL NOT FIX THEM. NHTSA SHOULD GET INVOLVED AND LOOK INTO CHEVY BRAKE LINES RUSTING BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS!!!!!! I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL OF GM/CHEVY TRUCKS SHOULD BE ISSUED BY YOUR AGENCY. UNDER "COMPONENT NAME" THERE IS NOT A DESCRIPTION FOR BRAKE LINES SO I PUT DOWN "OTHER OR UNKNOWN". *TR