Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
The speedometer on my silverado does not show the proper mph figure. It varies from 0 mph to 40 mph no matter at what speed I am traveling. This is especially dangerous when traveling the mass pike as I have no idea how fast I am going. Around city driving it usually stays at zero with an occasional spurt to 60. I cannot find a recall from Chevrolet regarding this type of problem but there should be. This is a manufacturing problem.
Went to stop for a vehicle turning left and had a sudden brake failure . . Unable to stop and drove through a lawn to miss rearending a car. First time noticed any brake problems . . Truck is now at automotive repair shop with one busted brake line and all five lines corrided and needing replacement.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4 wheel drive. Abs system activates when coming to a normal stop at about 5 miles per hour. This causes the brake pedal to push back your foot back and the brakes to release slighty. It happens intermittently and you never know when to expect it. No accidents yet, but I can see where this could cause many. There are also numerous complaints on the internet where other drivers of like gm owners are experiencing similar problems.
The spare tire underneath the 2004 chevy silverado will not release from the cable mechanism when lowered. I was able to get the tire to lower approximately two to three inches but the secondary locking mechanism would not release the tire from the mechanism holding it. Searching many websites under the keywords "2004 chevy silverado spare tire will not release from mount" showed that this is an enormously huge and widespread problem for most models containg an under the vehicle spare tire mounting mechanism. I was fortunate that I was in the city when my tire went flat because I was able to call a wrecker quickly. But, for the times I am traveling on the highway this has made me come to the realization that this is an enormous safety issue. Why hasn't this design flaw been addressed by gm? it is now apparant to me this has been going on for quite some time. I firmly believe this is a safety issue and should be addressed by gm as a design flaw? in addition, it really should be an item that needs to be addressed by a nationwide recall. I understand that my vehicle is seven years old, but from reading the widespread complaints about this design flaw (not being able to release the spare tire), I felt it was important to report about the widespread failures in the mounting mechanism for under the truck bed spare tires.
I have a 2004 chevy silverado and the speedometer gets stuck on a different number every time I get in it. It never goes back to zero and I never know how fast I am going. I contacted a friend that works for a gm dealership and he said they had a recall on all 2003 and 2004 for this problem. So I took it up there and the man I talked to said the recall was only good for trucks under 70,000 miles. My truck has 128000 miles. But it seems to me if they knew it was a bad part and how important this part was it shouldn't have a mileage limit for a recall.