IllustrationELECTRICAL PANEL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER) QUIT WORKING AT 68,000 MILES. I FILED A COMPLAINT. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED ME BY LETTER THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART IF MY VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. BY THE TIME I GOT THE LETTER MY VEHICLE HAD OVER 70,000 MILES. NOW CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PART. *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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Owner complaints by model year
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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 reportsSPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. STARTED APPROXIMATELY FALL LAST YEAR. NOW SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERABLE. CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO GUESS MY APPROXIMATE SPEED. G M FINALLY SENT NOTICES TO OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES BUT MINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM POSING POSSIBLE DANGER TO…
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SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. STARTED APPROXIMATELY FALL LAST YEAR. NOW SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERABLE. CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO GUESS MY APPROXIMATE SPEED. G M FINALLY SENT NOTICES TO OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES BUT MINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM POSING POSSIBLE DANGER TO THE OWNERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. A LOT OF FOLKS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THIS REPAIRED SOON ENOUGH OR AT ALL DUE TO HIGH REPAIR COSTS. *TR
STARTED SUDDENLY.. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING MUCH GREATER SPEED THAN ACTUAL SPEED. EVEN OFF/PARKED REGISTERING IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH. ALL OTHER GAUGES AS OF NOW SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR
I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SPEEDOMETER, HEAT, AND GAS GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SET AT 60MPH OR IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THAN IT WILL START WORKING WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. MY TEMP. GAGE WILL GO TO THE RED LINE OR IT WON'T MOVE AT ALL. MY GAS GAGE WILL SET ON EMPTY WHEN IT FULL OR IT WILL WORK WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THIS IS VER…
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I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SPEEDOMETER, HEAT, AND GAS GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SET AT 60MPH OR IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THAN IT WILL START WORKING WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. MY TEMP. GAGE WILL GO TO THE RED LINE OR IT WON'T MOVE AT ALL. MY GAS GAGE WILL SET ON EMPTY WHEN IT FULL OR IT WILL WORK WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH ON HOW FAST YOUR GOING OR NOT GOING, AND WITH THE OTHER GAUGES YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE GAS OR DON'T, AND WITH THE HEAD GAUGES THAT CAN SCARE YOU. *TR
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLES STICK, FLUTTER AND HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. THIS HAS CAUSED INACCURATE READINGS TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING FAILED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND CAUSED THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME BECA…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING FAILED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND CAUSED THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SIDES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE BEARING FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
ONGOING - LOW SPEED ACTUATION OF ABS WHILE VEHICLE IS DECELERATING, NEARING STOPPING SPEED. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO, BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. CHECKED PADS AND ROTORS, ROTORS ARE RUSTED AND BADLY PITTED CAUSING AN UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN ON PADS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF FAULTY DESIGN OR FAULTY MATERIALS. MY PREVIOUS GM VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE A P…
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2004 CHEVY SILVERADO, BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. CHECKED PADS AND ROTORS, ROTORS ARE RUSTED AND BADLY PITTED CAUSING AN UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN ON PADS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF FAULTY DESIGN OR FAULTY MATERIALS. MY PREVIOUS GM VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR
BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS MELTED. *TR
BLOWER MOTOR UNDER THE DASH QUIT WORKING. A FELLOW WORKER HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND IT ALSO HAPPENED TO HIS TRUCK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. G.M. DEALER SAID THE WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR WAS SHORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER $400 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. THE PERSON THAT FIXED MY FRIENDS TRUCK SAID HE WAS LUCKY HIS TRUCK DIDN'T…
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BLOWER MOTOR UNDER THE DASH QUIT WORKING. A FELLOW WORKER HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND IT ALSO HAPPENED TO HIS TRUCK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. G.M. DEALER SAID THE WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR WAS SHORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER $400 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. THE PERSON THAT FIXED MY FRIENDS TRUCK SAID HE WAS LUCKY HIS TRUCK DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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