general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the driver seat. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ecm box was damaged and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact also stated that the same failure occurred in December of 2015. The approximate failure mileage was 78,344.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that at night the cluster (instrument panel) would not light up to display pertinent information such as the speedometer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 277,638. Ad.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving approximately 35 mph, the inside of the vehicle emitted smoke and the contact smelled burning wires. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

The oil pressure gauge on my instrument cluster is faulty. I was driving down the interstate at about 75mph when I notice it was pegged out. I immediately pull off to the side of the road and turn my truck off thinking something was wrong with my oil pressure when I found out that it was the gauge that was faulty. After doing some research on the internet, I found out that a lot of people were having problems with their instrument clusters.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet silverdo classic. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, he noticed that the vehicle had become engulfed in flames. A police report was filed. The contact stated that a investigator inspected the vehicle but no information was provided. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 60,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the fuel gauge, tachometer and the battery charge indicator failed. Also, the speedometer would only operate sporadically. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 141,000. Kmj.

Well I bought the 2004 Silverado truck in June of 2011 and I noticed that the speedometer stutter a little bit going each way. Then just recently I experianced the speedometer just stop working by getting stuck at 30mph. I pulled over the truck and turned it of to maybe reset the system but even with the trucked turned off the speedometer was still at 30mph. I tried hitting the dash a couple of times to see if that would work. It didnt work so I tried driveing some more and the speedometer said I was doing 90mph when I was only going 65mph because I had another person on the road tell me they were going 65pmh. I even tried to hit the brakes multiple times to get the needle to drop below 30mph. It parctually worked by making it go down but then it got stuck at 10mph even with the truck turned off. So I came home and checked the recalls for my model truck and year and apparently there was a recall for this problem but only for vehicles under 70000 miles which I think isnt right because its a failure with your electrical clusters that you know is there but wont fix which makes it not look good for you designers. I am a diesel mechanic and I would tell people that this is a safety hazard.

Speedometer stopped working. Odometer is still working.

Instrument panel/cluster is no longer functioning. Speedometer, tachometer, oil pressure gauge and so on are erratic and giving false readings. Dealer is not willing to assist. Please advise, rc, esquire.

Intermittent problem, has occurred aprox. 5-6 times. Speedometer needle will read about 45-50 mph more than actual speed. Turn off vehicle and the needle rests about the 50 mph location and will only go back to the zero location after 6-8 restarts. Also while listening to the radio it will suddenly go to another station and lose all the presets.

I purchased a 2004 chevy Silverado bring new from commonwealth motors and now have 85,000 and the speedometer is registering from 60 mph to 120 mph. It's floating all over the place. I have never seen anything like this. It's so dangerous not knowing how fast you are going. How can a 2004 vehicle have this problem. I am finding out there are so many complaint pertaining to this out there. Gm has decided to extend some kind of warranty for up to 80,000 miles. I was told this from the service dept at commonwealth motors, but he would absolutely not repair or replace anything because of the mileage. He compared it to taking out an extended warranty for your refrigerator and something happening the day after it expired. You can't kill yourself in your refrigerator when your not sure how fast your driving. I had received a letter approximately 1 1/2 years ago stating your vehicle may later have a problem, but (in bold letters) do not take your vehicle to your gm dealer as a result of this letter unless you believe that your vehicle has this condition. Why didn't I have the option to change it for preventable measures. No. They wanted me to wait and maybe I would go over their mileage when it did go defective. Then they can say "I'm sorry, too late. " gm is admitting they have installed defective speedometer cluster and in a 2004 vehicle, they should be replacing it. I don't have 200,000 miles, I only have 85,000. Can anything be done concerning this matter.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving 40 mph, the speedometer remained at 90 mph. The failure occurs sporadically. The dealer stated that nothing could be done to correct the failure. The contact heard of recalls for the speedometers on other Silverados, but for different years. The failure mileage was 85,000 and current mileage was 87,000.

The speedometer stopped showing accurate speed, odometer still works. We took the truck in for service and found that it the failure was a common occurrence, but not covered under any warranty or recall. The cost of repair was approximately $500. 00. We now use garmin for speed control.

2004 chevy 1500 truck, I received a recall for the dash cluster, all my dash components do not work, the recall is if only there were less than so many miles, now at 90,000 miles, mine quit working, why is a recall only good for so many miles when there is a problem with it.

My speedometer, rpm gauge, and transmission gauge have all stopped functioning. . . Basically everything on the left side if your looking at it. The speedometer hangs on 30 or 60 and if it does work, which is only occasionally it's very slow and clicks it's way along, so therefore it is not accurate at all. The rpm gauge gets all the way off the gauge and sticks, and the other one just sits there. Why is there not a recall on this yet. . . It's too expensive to fix and very unsafe to drive!.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving less than 50 mph, the speedometer remained stuck on 40 mph, despite acceleration or deceleration. The oil gauge also remained stuck on 80. The failure and current mileages were less than 64,000.

On Aug 13, 2008 at approx midnight our truck which was parked in our driveway started on fire. It did damage to the engine and we believe it started with the glow plug relay switch or something electric covered by power train warranty. Today is sept 13th and we just received a ltr from gm that they are not taking any responsibility. We are frustrated and the truck is damaged and we do not believe we will be made whole as the insurance wants to total and pay only the market value which is much less than blue book. We are without a vehicle and gm has been less than reluctant to respond to calls, etc. The truck has been sitting at dealer for a month waiting for someone from gm to inspect to validate fire dept report and accept responsibility. I am disgusted with their customer service and the fact that you cannot talk to anyone with authority. This is their problem and they don't want to take any action. I found another individual had the same problem with their truck. Our truck is like brand new. It was purchased brand new and it is a 2004 duramax with 46,000 miles in mint condition. Can you help us?.

Chevrolet sent me a notice of guage failure in 2007 , and said they would replace them if they were not working as long as the milage was under 80000. The problem was when they sent me the notice my guages were working, they continued to work until after I had 82000 then they stopped working. I called the dealer and told them and they said I was over the miles req. I understand there were a lot of trucks that had the same problem.

Instrument cluster panel gauges work sporadic, or not at all. Speedometer reads over 120 mph all the time, and gas gauge does not work at all. I have not repaired them yet because of cost ($500+ labor and programming fees).

My 2004 chevy Silverado speedometer keeps sticking at 55 or 60 when I travel for more than 20 miles its really unsafe and ended up paying a 191. 00 speeding ticket over this. My speedometer was stuck at 50 when I was really doing 65 and I didn't notice I told the officer but he said to have someone check it out. I am a fairly good mechanic also a electrician. I know it is the stepper motor in the instrument cluster. I just don't have the funds to fix it myself when I am paying speeding tickets this should be a definite recall I have read so many complaints over the internet. Also talking with other mechanics that see the same problem on at least weekly basis. Thank you.

Speedometer/tach don't work, fuel gauge is incorrect. The vehicle is an 04 chevy Silverado 1500 2x4. Purchased new in 04, warranty has expired.

Chevy Silverado 2004 4 wd pickup approx miles 38,000 when driving truck speedometer raced past 120 mph . Vehicle stayed at 50 mph when shut off. I understand this is a common problem and gm is in denial.

I have the same problem as many. The needle started sticking. Then it continuously got worse. Now I do not know how fast I am going. I took it to the dealership and it will cost 450. 00 to replace.

Speedo problem. Sometimes reads too low. Sometimes reads too high. Sometimes reads 55 mph sitting still. Safety issue as I could be @100 mph when speedo indicates 55 mph.

I own a 2004 chevy Silverado z71 4x4 with 5. 3l v8. At approximately 50k miles I started having erratic/incorrect speedometer readings and the speedometer sticks at varying locations on the panel. I must gage speed by using the tachometer. I haven't attempted to correct the problem yet as the cost will be 500. 00 plus.

2004 Silverado driven by my son everyday to his classes has a speedometer problem. The speedometer does not work at all. I have had trouble getting someone from peltier Chevrolet to call be back after leaving messages. This is a dangerous concern. I noticed that there are related complaints already on this speedometer but seems like nothing is being done about it. This vehicle is only two years old, it is ridiculous to have this type of problem.

: the contact stated intermittently the speedometer needle sticks at various speeds. This is one of the two vehicles of the same year, make and model that the company owns. The other vehicle had the same problem. It was taken to the dealership and the instrument cluster which contains the speedometer, and tachometer was replaced which corrected the problem. The dealership has been alerted about the vehicle the contact drives. The manufacturer was alerted and explained for the contact to call the NHTSA to file a complaint. Updated 05/02/06.

2000 miles after my warranty went out so did my speedometer it will work for about a week then register 60-100 mph even setting still. I contacted earl dunn in madison cause that is where I purchased the truck and the extended warranty that really wasn't extended. The warranty they sold me didn't exceed the manf. Warranty . They told me at the dealer it was a additional 36,000 miles ,huh ,that's what I get for not reading the very fine print. Now I can honestly see why american company's are going belly up and that's a sad thing. Last gm for me. I contacted a dealer in carthage TN there service manger said they would have fixed the problem, no cost , but since it was purchased at another dealer he couldn't really do nothing about it. He also said it was a major problem for chevy/GMC, p/u's,avalanches,escalades,tahoes, but gm was doing nothing about it and they couldn't get new parts to fix it. The instrument cluster had to be sent off to be remanufactured.

Speedometer erratic or don't work at all.

The consumer stated that the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado caught on fire and burned. The driver's seat compartment was where the most damage was done. The truck had been parked for thirty minutes. There were no problems that the consumer was aware off that would have caused the fire. The driver seat, dash, and door were completely consumed by fire. The insurance company has totaled the truck. The driver had left the driver side door window rolled down when he parked the truck. When the consumer found the truck on fire the window was rolled up. The fire department was not called because the consumer was able to put the fire out. An insurance report was taken. The insurance adjuster took pictures of the truck. The consumer called gm and reported the fire. The consumer filed a complaint with gm. The customer service representative said that someone would call the consumer back sometimes today.

While driving at approximately 60 mph vehicle lost power, and then it shut down, causing the vehicle to lose brakes, and power steering . Dashboard got completely blank. Owner took the vehicle to the dealer and contacted the manufacturer. Vehicle is currently out of warranty.

Speedometer failure. Took the truck to the Chevrolet repair center to be told that the warranty will not cover and the price they are asking is outrageous. The defect is known to the repair man there for I was informed that they were having it very frequently, therefore it ias a manufactures defect.

Speedometer and tachometer failure. Speedometer needle swings clockwise and goes past 120 mph - even when vehicle is stationary. Unable to determine vehicle's speed. Very unsafe situation. Tachometer is inaccurate. Cannot determine if or when engine is being over-revved. This could lead to engine disintegration. Both of the above has occured in a vehicle that is less than one year old. Several delaerships advising this is getting to be a common occurance.

When driving vehicle lost power and everything shut down. There were no brakes or steering, and the dashboard was completely black. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told that if this happened again he would have to tow it back to the dealer.