IllustrationSTEERING MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE IT WAS REPAIRED AT 27,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND NEEDS DONE AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. *TR
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
680–25K
15025–50K
17150–75K
14875–100K
118100–150K
45150K+
700 reports with mileage · 97 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 267 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 229 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 100 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
33 crash reports8 fire reports17 injury reports
What owners actually said
797 reportsOIL GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER READING MAX 120 MPH,MILEAGE NOT CALCULATING PROPERLY, CANNOT GET INFO. OF CLEAR WARRANTY ON ABOVE. DON'T KNOW TRUE MILEAGE AT THIS POINT! *TR
MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS HAD A KNOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN IT STARTED AT 18K. I HAD IT FIXED BY GM AT 30K. IT CAME BACK AT 37K. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE KEEP PAYING TO GET FIXED AND IT BRAKES SOON AFTER. I AS MANY OTHERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH THE PROBLEM. WE CANNOT KEEP PAYING T…
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MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS HAD A KNOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN IT STARTED AT 18K. I HAD IT FIXED BY GM AT 30K. IT CAME BACK AT 37K. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE KEEP PAYING TO GET FIXED AND IT BRAKES SOON AFTER. I AS MANY OTHERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH THE PROBLEM. WE CANNOT KEEP PAYING TO GET THIS FIXED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. PLEASE HELP BY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR
FELT RATTLING AND BUMPING MOVEMENTS IN STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ON THE STEERING SHAFT. DEALER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE SAME THING - STEERING SHAFT. NOW IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER S…
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FELT RATTLING AND BUMPING MOVEMENTS IN STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ON THE STEERING SHAFT. DEALER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE SAME THING - STEERING SHAFT. NOW IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN JUST "TIGHTEN DOWN". DEALER ALSO SAID IT IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". SEEMS TO ME THAT IF YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. WHY DOES IT TAKE A CRASH, OR FIRE, OR INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE? *TR
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. GRANTED, THE VEHICLE JUST HIT OVER 100,000 MILES, BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN. THE NEEDLE SITS BELOW 0 MPH AND WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP TO BETWEEN 5- 10 MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I AM APPARENTLY NO THE ONLY INDIVIDUA…
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WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. GRANTED, THE VEHICLE JUST HIT OVER 100,000 MILES, BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN. THE NEEDLE SITS BELOW 0 MPH AND WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP TO BETWEEN 5- 10 MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I AM APPARENTLY NO THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS THIS ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS FALKEN ZESTZ04B TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THREE HOURS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AS WELL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES WITH THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BE…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS FALKEN ZESTZ04B TIRES (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THREE HOURS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AS WELL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES WITH THE TIRES PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500. UPDATED 06/30/08 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE.UPDATED
STARTED ENGINE ONE MORNING, HEARD KNOCKING FROM LOWER HALF ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID ENGINE HAS LOWER BEARING PROBLEMS. NEED NEW ENGINE. *TR
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT. *TR
MY SON WHO IS 17 YEARS OF AGE WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG . WE CHECK HIS TIRE AND NOTICE METAL THREADING COMING FROM THE INSIDE AREA OF THE TIRE. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. *TR
CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS HAVE A STEERING DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX. THEY TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT HOW SAFE CAN A BANGING/DRY STEERING SHAFT BE? EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE WILL WEAR IT OUT AND IT WILL BREAK AND SOMETHING AWFUL WILL HAPPEN. THE NOISE SCARES PEOPLE INTO PAYING F…
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CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCKS HAVE A STEERING DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT FIX. THEY TELL ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT HOW SAFE CAN A BANGING/DRY STEERING SHAFT BE? EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE WILL WEAR IT OUT AND IT WILL BREAK AND SOMETHING AWFUL WILL HAPPEN. THE NOISE SCARES PEOPLE INTO PAYING FOR A TEMPORARY FIX OVER AND OVER, BUT IF LET GO...IT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THEY WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. CURIOUS, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE RECALLS HAPPEN? THANKS. :) *TR
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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