Two problems related to driveshaft have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2004 Silverado 1500.
I was backing out of a parking space in my 2004 silverado z71 extended cab and the driveshaft broke in half. I have @106,000 miles on the vehicle. It is currently at a repair shop to be fixed. I have never taken this truck off-road. I am very concerned as I have read many others with 2004 models have had the same thing happen. This could have been a major safety issue had it occurred while highway driving as the entire rear driveshaft in the middle of the truck was hanging down onto the road.
First my brand new 2004 silverado's drive shaft flew out on the freeway at 15,000 mi. That was fixed under warranty. Then at about 28,000 mi. My rear end gears were making whining noises ever since the drive shaft flew out and I brought it to the dealer 3 times before they finally tore it apart and realized the gears were damaged and they replaced that under warranty. Then at 65,000 mi. On my truck the transmission was slipping really bad so I brought it back to the dealership and they found that a few gears were burned up so gm and I split that bill 50/50 to rebuild the transmission. Now I find myself in the same situation at 85,000 mi. On my truck the transmission it broken again and wont even work. The truck is at the dealer and gm and the dealership don't want to warranty anything on it and want to offer me $2000. 00 cash back to buy a gm car which at this point I've had nothing but problems with. Car is at the dealership now and im waiting to hear back from gm. This is the fourth time my truck has broken in the drivetrain area since new.