2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

AFTER PURCHASING A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 IN NOVEMBER 2004, MY 1ST COMPLAINTS WERE IN NOVEMBER 2004 FOR A REAR CLUNKING. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED, ALONG WITH RECALLED TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES, REAR BUMPER (RUST), SPARE TIRE GUIDE RETAINER, LICENSE PLATE LAMP LENS, AND TRANSFER COVERS, AND, EXCEPT FOR MY TIME, ALL WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IN FEBRUARY 2005 I COMPLAINED OF A GRINDING NOISE IN 4 WD. 4WD TRANSFER CASE FLUID WAS DRAINED & REFILLED. IN JUNE 2005 I COMPLAINED THAT THE 4WD SWITCH WENT INTO NEUTRAL; 4WD SOFTWARE WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2005 I COMPLAINED OF CLICKING IN STEERING WHEEL, BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB, AND CLUNK IN DRIVELINE; STEERING SHAFT WAS LUBRICATED, BULB WAS REPLACED, AND DRIVELINE SPLENES LUBRICATED. DRIVELINE SPLENES AGAIN LUBRICATED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. TRANSFER CASE FLUID CHANGED. COMPLAINED THAT 4WD HIGH INOPERABLE WHEN I COULDN'T PULL MY BOAT OUT OF A LAKE, BUT DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. IN JANUARY 2006, BOTH OUTSIDE HEATED MIRROR GLASS ASSEMBLIES AND LEFT SIDE HEATED MIRROR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED; THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS LUBRICATED DUE TO KEY GETTING STUCK; 4WD TRANSFER CASE FLUID DRAINED & REFILLED; TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. IN MAY 2006, FLASHER MODULE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO FLASHERS GOING ON WHEN SIGNALING; TOW HAUL MODE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO INDICATOR STAYING ON. PURCHASED A 24-MONTH WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2006, THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AS FAN ONLY WORKED ON SETTING 5 (I WAS CHARGED $40.26 FOR A RESISTOR). REMOTES WERE PROGRAMMED FOR LIGHTS TO FLASH WITH KEYLESS. IN MARCH 2008, LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE; DUE TO CLUNKING NOISE, BOTH INNER TIE RODS WERE REPLACED; STEERING WHEEL NOISE WAS STILL THERE. IN APRIL 2008, HEATER CONTROL HEAD ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE STEERING WHEEL STILL CLUNKS AND VIBRATES WHEN TURNING. I FEEL IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING WILDLY. WITH IGNITION OFF IT MIGHT READ 60MPH, OR 10MPH. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS WILDLY ERRATIC AND EVEN MAXED OUT AT 120MPG WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45MPH. I HAD 81,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THUS HAPPENED SUDDENLY ONE DAY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AT THE SIGHT OF SEEING MY SPEEDOMETER TELL ME I WAS DOING 100MPH WHEN I WAS JUST DRIVING SLOWLY. IT WAS A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DID NOT KNOW WHY, I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. BUT WAS NOT SURE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE AS SURPRISED AS I WAS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE "INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE" FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THIS PART AT THE COST OF $800.00. THEY DID GIVE ME THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND FEEL THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THESE AUTOMOBILES IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE MOST PREVALENT WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS. DO TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF A STEERING FAILURE I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY GM IMMEDIATELY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT GM IS CERTAINLY AWARE OF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO/2004/STEERING/CLUNKING_FROM_STEERING_SHAFT.SHTML PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING THE MANUFACTURER DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANKS. JEFF BREWSTER *TR

I HAD THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH MY '04 SILVERADO. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DOWN. SPEDOMETER, GAS, OIL, TEMP GAUGES ALL WERE INOPERATIVE. THERE IS AN ENTIRE BUNCH OF SILVERADOS, GMC AND OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER FIXED MINE FOR FREE. CALL YOUR CHEVY OR GM DISTRICT MANAGERS AND COMPLAIN LIKE HELL! THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR CHEVY AND GMC. I BELIEVE IT INCLUDED 02 THROUGH 05 VEHICLES. FRANK *TR

MY 2004 SILVERADO TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAGE ARE TOTALLY ERRATIC OR NOT WORKING BEGINNING AROUND 73,000 MILES. I JUST HAVE TO GUESS WHAT FUEL I HAVE IN THE TANK AND FILL UP FREQUENTLY. HAD A FLAT AND COULD NOT REMOVE SPARE, REMOVED ENTIRE HOIST SYSTEM AND FOUND THE SECONDARY LATCHING SYSTEM TOTALLY FROZE UP, SO JUST THREW THE TIRE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. COST A TOW TO GET HOME WITH A LOAD OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET 1500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL MOVED FROM 45 MPH TO ZERO, AND THEN FROM 80 MPH AND BACK TO ZERO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $500. THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 46,000.