IllustrationI HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO Z71 IT HAS ABOUT 73,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPED WORKING PROPERLY SOMEDAYS IT WORKS AND SOME IT DOES NOT. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE AND I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *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 reportsMODULES LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT CABIN OF VEHICLE WHICH CONTROLS HEAT/COOL AIR (DEFROSTER) BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR
I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST LAST WEEK, THEREFORE POSSIBLY MAKING THE SPEEDOMETER OFF. JUST THIS PAST WEEK I LOOKED DOWN AND WAS GOING 120 I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING AND EVEN MORE INTERESTING NO RECALL. I LOOK AND SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. ALSO, I JUST GOT THE L…
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I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST LAST WEEK, THEREFORE POSSIBLY MAKING THE SPEEDOMETER OFF. JUST THIS PAST WEEK I LOOKED DOWN AND WAS GOING 120 I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING AND EVEN MORE INTERESTING NO RECALL. I LOOK AND SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. ALSO, I JUST GOT THE LETTER LAST WEEK AND IT STATED IT WOULD BE COVERED IF IT WERE 77,000 OR 7 YEARS OF SERVICE MINE IS 87,000. HOW CONVENIENT FOR YOU GUYS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL? *TR
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORK ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND, WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED FROM 50 TO 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS 900 MILES OVER THE 70,000 MILE OR SEVEN YEAR SPECIAL ORDER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT T…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND, WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED FROM 50 TO 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS 900 MILES OVER THE 70,000 MILE OR SEVEN YEAR SPECIAL ORDER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, OF WHICH HE WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,300.
ODOMETER IS MARKING 120 MILES WENT THE TRUCK IS ON PARKING GEAR. *JB
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS BURIED PAST 120MPH DOES NOT FUNCTION. WHERE IS THE RECALL I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SPEEDO NOT FUNCTIONING. *TR
SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER ACCURATE, DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR
STEERING. 2ND TIME SHAFT IS LOOSE AND FEELS AS IF IT IS NOT CONNECTED. *JB
THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING--NOT MOVING FROM A SPECIFIC SPEED, NOT CALIBRATING TO ZERO MPH AND MAKING A "CLICKING" NOISE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. *JB
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.