2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I AM TRYING TO AVOID INJURIES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN BY CONTACTING YOU ABOUT A STEERING DEFECT IN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP WITH ONLY 34 THOUSAND MILES THAT I PURCHASED ON SEPT. 25, 2008 AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE IN THE STEERING . I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE ALMOST 100 PEOPLE JUST ON THIS ONE SITE ( WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ) HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH TRUCKS BUILT FROM 2002 AND 2006. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND GM REFUSES TO DO A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PERMANENTLY FIX THESE TRUCKS WITHOUT DOING A RECALL AND CHANGING THE STEERING BOXES. THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OR MORE OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE ON THE HIGHWAYS. I JUST PAID $11,000. FOR MY TRUCK AND PROBABLY WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO GET IT STATE INSPECTED WHEN IT COMES DUE. IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE THAT I GAVE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW UPSET PEOPLE ARE WITH GM, AND RIGHTLY SO WHEN YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR A VEHICLE AND ARE AFRAID TO PUT YOUR FAMILY IN IT WITH CONCERN FOR THEIR SAFETY. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE THROUGH THE LEMON LAWS IF THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES ? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU *TR

I NOTICED, BEGINNING IN AUGUST, THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 BEGAN STICKING WHEN MY SPEED DECREASED. BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER THE GAUGE BEGAN STICKING WHEN ACCELERATING, AND ON OCTOBER 24TH, THE GAUGE STUCK AT 45MPH, EVEN WHILE TO TRUCK WAS IN PARK NOT MOVING. I RECEIVED A PAPER BACK IN AUGUST ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS MAL-FUNCTION AND I BELIEVE I WILL TAKE THAT, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE RESEARCH I HAVE GATHERED FROM THIS AND OTHER WEBSITES, TO MY CHEVY DEALER AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND PROTECT IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT GREENDIAMOND TIRES OF NY. I WORKED THERE 2 1/2 YEARS AND WAS LET GO BECAUSE I SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE TIRES BEING BUILT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIRES THAT HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURES,RESULTING IN THE COMPANY COVERING THEM UP BY PAYING FOR DAMAGES DONE TO VEHICLES. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION SEVERAL TIRES WITH THESE DEFECTS. I TOLD MANAGEMENT ABOUT THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AND MY POSITION AT THE COMPANY WAS ELIMINATED. THEY CONTINUE TO SELL AND SHIP THESE TIRES WITH NO CONCERN FOR CONSUMER SAFETY,EVEN AFTER THEY THEMSELVES CHECKED AND GAUGED THESE TIRES ONLY TO FIND THE SIDEWALLS,TOP RUBBER AND CASINGS USED IN THE BUILD PROCESS TO BE FAULTY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS COMPANY BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FATALITY DRIVING ON THESE TIRES. I MYSELF HAD A TIRE EXPLODE ON A COMPANY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN AT A FULL STOP, IT READS 20 MPH, AND INCREASES ACCORDINGLY FROM THERE, SO THE PROPER SPEED IS NEVER DISPLAYED. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM, AND CONSEQUENTLY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IS NEVER SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS. THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE MAKES A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES TO TURN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

BRAKE FAILURE 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR AREA OF MY PICKUP LED ME TO STOP AT THE NEAREST REPAIR LOCATION TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. INSPECTION INDICATED BRAKE PAD ON INNER RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS WORN DOWN TO METAL AND WAS GROOVING INTO THE ROTOR. ADVISED TO DRIVE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE AND BRING TRUCK THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIRS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT BACK AND HAD TO HAVE A ROTOR REPLACED AND ALL FOUR REAR BRAKE PADS, EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER THREE PADS STILL HAD 75% OF THE PADS LEFT ON THEM. TECHNICIANS WHO WORKED ON MY VEHICLE RECOGNIZED COMMON PROBLEM SEEN IN MANY 1500 CHEVY SILVERADO'S OF THIS AGE/ERA. TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM CHEVROLET (00-05-23-005B, DATED MAY 27,2003) STATES PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK INCLUDING YEAR MODELS 1999-2004. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM WAS TO INSTALL MUD FLAPS IN FRONT OF REAR TIRES TO PREVENT ROAD DEBRIS FROM BEING THROWN UP ONTO CALIPER ASSEMBLIES AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE RIGHT REAR INNER BRAKE PAD. WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN DECEMBER OF 2003, WELL AFTER THIS BULLETIN WAS PUBLISHED AND THEY SOLD IT TO US WITH NO MUD FLAPS INSTALLED AND NO MENTION OF THE NEED FOR MUDFLAPS OR THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE REAR BRAKE DAMAGE. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED MUD FLAPS ON ALL AFFECTED TRUCK MODELS SOLD AFTER THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS FLAW. THEY DID NOT, NOR DID THEY LATER ISSUE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MUD FLAPS THEY RECOMMEND ARE NOT LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED BY THEM. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY HAVE REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING THE MUD FLAPS (PART # 15765007) OR REIMBURSING US FOR THE BRAKE WORK THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN DONE, IF NOT FOR THIS KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN OUR TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRUCK OWNERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND PERHAPS DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE BULLETIN, AND ARE UNAWARE OF CHEVROLETS KNOWLEDGE OF THE DESIGN FLAW AND THE MUD FLAP SOLUTION. *TR