Five problems related to engine and engine cooling 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.
Engine light comes on while driving, engine power drops immediately, no power at all. I get a message that says engine power failure. I can stop and shut truck off wait about 10-20 minutes, crank truck, light goes out and engine has power. This has happened 4 times within the last 2 months. Twice this happened in the city limits and twice on the highway.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 hd. The contact stated that the check engine indicator randomly illuminated. Two dealers were notified of the failures, but were unable to provide a repair. The technician stated that the fuel cap needed to be replaced. The fuel cap was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Bulletin no. : 06-06-01-019b castech cylinder head known crack in thousands of vehicles. I have been aware of this service bulletin since 2009 and have been fighting gm about covering this and they have not. I am still waiting along with thousands of other gm owners for a recall on this faulty casting to the cylinder head causing a loss of coolant through weak cast molding crack. Please notice number of complaints and evident problem. Thank you eric wisner.
The intake gasket on my 2004 chevy silverado is leaking antifreeze. I have 80,000 or so on the vehicle and it has the 5. 3 v8 engine. I have talked to a number of people who are having the same problem on this engine and others. I talked to chevy and you know what happened there. This is not normal wear. How can so many of us have the same problem and g. M not know? please help!!!.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. After putting gas in the vehicle, the contact smelled smoke. He checked underneath the hood and saw no signs of a fire. While driving 20 mph, flames and smoke began to come from the vents and the contact exited the vehicle. Approximately twenty minutes later, while waiting for the fire and police departments to arrive, the tires and windows exploded and the vehicle was burned beyond recognition. He spoke with the dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. A police report was filed. There was no current mileage because the vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 120,000.