general problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado

11 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 06/18/2008

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the reduced engine power warning message illuminated as the vehicle decelerated to 15 mph. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal all the way to the floorboard but the vehicle would not accelerate. The failure recurred intermittently through out the years and the dealer replaced the electrical harness, the throttle grounding wire, throttle body and the fuel cap, but to no avail. The dealer could not diagnose the problem. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 05/08/2007

The 2004 Chevrolet, Silverado is running 50 plus mph, and speedometer reads zero. When is general going to get there heads out of there.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 04/15/2007

Speedometer on 2004 Chevrolet Silverado truck sticks at various places. If I turn off the engine and it is stuck on 30 mph the next time I drive the needle went up from there as if that was zero. So I might only be going 30 mph, but the speedometer said im going 60 mph. This is dangerous because I don't know what speeed I am going. I have heard of many others with this problem on gm trucks.

4 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 03/10/2007

My 2004 Chevrolet Silverado speedometer was defective/ erratic, and intermittently operating, not reading speed accurately. It was jumpy, and did not not work at all at times. The vehicle has 41000 miles , and dealer will not fix it under warranty.

5 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2007

- the contact stated that each time he drove the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado with 47000 failure mileage)at any rate of speed and coming to a stop the speedometer needle did not return to zero. The contact stated that each time the vehicle was put into park and turned off the needle will go to a lower position each time. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer and the vehicle will be repaired at another location. The contact was not able to continue the interview. Returned usps, 2nd attempt made 4/05/07 failed .

6 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2006

Like many others I have a 2004 Silverado and the speedometer went crazy registers wrong, stats out at 90 mph and goes over a hundred at about 20 miles an hour, I have seen the posts about this problem, looks to me to be a major accident problem! my truck only has 30,000 miles on it! mike queen .

7 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2006

2004 Chevrolet Silverado z71 w/ 44,300 miles is having problems with the speedometer. There is no way to tell how fast I am going. This is a very dangerous and widespread problem with the newer gms.

8 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 03/24/2006

: the contact stated the speedometer is inoperable. The dealership determined the speedometer needs to be replaced.

9 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2006

: the contact stated the speedometer intermittently works providing an incorrect reading of the accurate miles per hour, which resulted in a speeding ticket. Although the vehicle was seen by a dealer, no repairs were made.

10 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 01/18/2006

: the contact stated the speedometer stop working without warning. The dealership determined the speedometer cluster needed to be replaced. Updated 02/13/06.

11 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 03/25/2005

The consumer complained about an instant acceleration problem when approaching a stop sign or red light and when applying brake pressure. This often occurred when stopping at low speeds, such as 10 mph or lower, and was intermittent in nature. This has happened at least five times. When brakes pressure was applied the engine suddenly revved. The consumer applied brake pressure and rear wheels spun, smoke appeared, and burning rubber fell on the pavement. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer several times for this problem. The dealer checked the calibration and performed a diagnostic check. These measures did not reveal any type of problem or failure. The dealer installed a device into the vehicle to record any incident. However, while the device was installed there were no recorded incidents of this type. A call was made to the manufacturer, who sent a factory representative to inspect the vehicle, no failure was determined. No corrections or repairs were done at this time. The consumer felt this was still a problem, most recent incident occurred yesterday with no explanation as to why this happened.


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