Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While decelerating from approximately 55 MPH, the speedometer continued to display that the vehicle was traveling at 55 MPH. The contact shut off the engine and when restarting, the speedometer read that the contact was driving at 35mph while the vehicle remained idle. After the contact shut off and restarted the vehicle several times, the speedometer returned to normal operation. Approximately eighteen months later while driving at 5 MPH, the entire instrument panel failed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs or diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 120,000.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical complaints
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Our speedometer would go as far as it would go and get stuck while driving normal speeds. We were told that if it had happened before we had 70,000 miles on it that it would have been repaired at no charge but because we had nearly 75,000 miles on our truck--we paid nearly $700.
2004 chevy silverado 1500 4x4 crewcab has a defected instrument cluster which causes the speedometer to stick or stop working. There was a recall on this issue but gm refused to honor which I was never notified of.
February 20, 2010 I smelled a burning electrical smell. After a quick look under the dash on the passenger side I found smoldering wires from the wiring harness that is attached to the heater fan. The wires run from the heater fan motor to the resistor. The resistor is also damaged. The wires had to be replaced as well as the resistor. The parts dealer said that this part frequently must be replaced on this model truck and they keep at least 30 in stock just for this reason. This vehicle only has 63,575 miles on it. As a result, I was unable to use my heater or defroster which resulted in being very cold on my drive home from work at 6am and I could not defrost my windshield to see properly.
2004 chevrolet silverado extended cab, poor braking. Replaced brakes and rotors and still have poor braking. Have to bear down on pedal to stop. Speedometer reading goes up and down on it's own. Had a speed sensor replaced but didn't correct the problem had the dealership replace steering coupling in steering column because of clunking in the steering. The clunking, loose feeling has started again.
Speedometer and other gauges in my 2004 silverado have failed and no longer work. Told the fix is 600 dollars???
I have a 2004 chevy silverado 1500 ss, the driver's power seats, driver and passenger heated seats, and mirror dimmer's lose all power. They were working 30% of the time. I took it into the the dealership, they said the wire harness melted and would cost $500.00 to fix, they can't determine why it melted. They left the harness unplugged because it left in, it would cause further damage to the airbags. My drives side aribag will not inflate if needed until replaired. I called gm - chevrolet to make a complaint saying this is a safet issue and nothing due to human error. They said it is out of warranty and is not a safety issue or a defect, they are also not sure of why it melted, it could be many reasons: something touched it, wear and tear, a gm part gone bad. They claim this is not a gm issue. They said because of all this and the age of the car, they will not compensate for any of it, but then said regardless of the age of the car, the wire is not supposed to melt.
The speedometer on my 2004 silverado z71 extended cab either doesn't work or shows incorrect speeds. Gm has issued a recall on this up to 70,000 miles and while I have 106,000 miles currently, the problem started at 67,000 miles. I was over 100,000 miles when the recall letter arrived by mail. I did not previously fix the problem for the same reason I still haven't, lack of funds. If this is a known problem and safety issue due to faulty equipment gm should be required to remove the mileage requirement. I should not have to pay for a known faulty part simply because my work entails extensive driving.
2004 chevy silverado speedometer recently just started jumpin up and down, I have no idea what speed I am driving. My gas gadge is not working correctly either. Both these defects occur twice a week and sometimes will start working then go back to the defect. My heat comes on warm only while I'm driving.
I own a 2004 chevrolet silverado. While I was going through deployment, my wife received a recall notice for the gauges because they go all over the place, as mine does. When she went to have the vehicle fixed, they told her that it had too many miles on it to be covered under the recall and I would have to pay over $400 if I wanted it fixed. I thought a recall was a recall. What difference does it make how much it was used the problem is still the same?
I own a 2004 chevy silverado.it had only 59,000 miles at the time of the defect. The defect is the speedometer on the truck. I was returning from an out of state trip when I noticed I was passing everyone on the interstate. My wife told me to slow down but I told her I was doing the speed limit. At least I thought I was about ten minutes later I looked down at the speedometer and it said I was going 30 miles per hour and I must have been doing 65-75. I slow down to what looked like a safe speed because I did not want to get a ticket or cause an accident. Later we stopped for gas and when I returned on the highway I had no reading at all. I had 800 more mile to go and could not tell how fast I was driving on the interstate. As we made our way back home over the next two days the speedometer read anywhere from 70,40,25 or nothing while on the interstate.I contacted the chevy dealer only to be told they was nothing can could do since the warranty expire. I looked for a recall but could not find anything.what I did find was over 40 complaints on the website called auto beef where owners of 2004 silverado was having the same unfixed issue. Updated 01/25/10 *bf as of today I have not fixed the problem due to financial problems due to the holiday and lack of fund thereafter{like everyone else!}I feel this is a safety issue and I feel that chevorlet should issue a recall on this problem since there are so many with this serious issue with such low mileage on their vehicles.they are probably more out there that just paid to have theirs fixed after being told by the dealers that they could not help them with this default. Please look into for the safety of our drivers. Thanks for your time on this concern. *tr updated 01/25/10 *bf updated 01/26/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 65 MPH the instrument panel displayed the incorrect speed and amount of fuel in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the warranty was valid up to 80,000; however, his vehicle's mileage exceeded the warranty. The contact is responsible for the repair cost. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was 171,000.
Noticed that the speedometer freezes up when the weather gets cold. It's been happening for at least 2 winters now and if I don't get a speeding ticket soon, I'm hoping not to get into and accident cause I have no idea how fast I'm really going. My understanding is that there is a whole forum about faulty chevy speedometer.
Gauges are failing on 2004 silverado, was outlined by mfgr as a defect but they will not replace it and estimate the cost of part to be in excess of $300.
I have a 2004 chevy silverado and a 2004 trailblazer both of them had the speedometer go out after 80,000 miles. *tr updated 12/15/09
Instrument panel cluster is going out. All gauges are stop working, one by one.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 65 MPH the speedometer registered the speed at 120 MPH. Whenever he reduced the speed, the speedometer reset itself to 55 MPH. The failure will be diagnosed by the dealer. The failure and the current mileages were 53,000. Updated 01/05/10 *bf updated 01/07/10.
The speedometer is very erratic. It won't reset to 0, but stops elsewhere, often at 100k so it looks like I'm often traveling about 200k. The ammeter does the same thing, and sometimes the tach doesn't work at all.
Speedometer started working erratically giving incorrect speeds. Sometimes stuck at zero and other times stuck at different speed. Many other people are complaining of same problems. Please make chevy recall and fix no matter what mileage is on vehicle.
Without warning of any sort my 2004 z71's speedometer has quit working. It stays below the 0 MPH mark and if it decides to come alive while I'm driving it is completely off. I can be driving 20 and it will say I'm going 50 MPH. This is my primary vehicle....I have 3 little girls and this is our main source of transportation. Why won't gm recall this? I'm also hearing the clunking sound that so many other people have reported it is accompanied by a wobbling sensation in the steering column. I can't afford to keep having these issues serviced just for them to stop working again. Recall or lemon law.
Intermittent, yet happening allot more lately. The driver side air conditioner keeps going to hot hot air, as if in full heat. Must pull over to side of road and restart truck to get air conditioner working again. In south texas, heat is unbearable as you may know. Already had instrument panel out of warranty that I paid for and after complaining to chevy was reimbursed because of recall and am finding out this is a very common problem as well with the A/C going out. Don't have money to take to shop and repair and am looking for answers from gm.
Speedometer does not work correctly. The speedometer floats as you are driving and also shows MPH when at a complete stop. Sometimes the speedometer sticks at 120 MPH. This is happening every time the vehicle is driven. This is a major safety issue since the driver does not know how the correct speed that is being driven.
2004 chevy truck battery went dead, changed battery. The air conditioner started blowing hot air out of the drivers side and cold air out of the passangers side . Gm wants $100.00 just to test and see whats wrong! ! ! ! Checked the internet, found over 100 items with same problem. Gm will not recall. Why?
Speedometer and gas gauge defective. Speedometer will not work at all. Gas gauge will not show proper fuel level. Alot of 2005 gm owners are having this problem, this should be a recall. Speedometer, can't tell how fast we are going. If the gas gauge is not working could cause an accident if the vehicle stalls on the highway, especially if you are over a hill or curve. Very dangerous. There are so many people complaining about this why isn't it a recall? Please help to get this recalled no matter the mileage, we need to be safe while operating our vehicle. I hope it does not have to take a lawsuit to make this a recall item.
Initally, the speedometer gradually started displaying incorrect speeds without alerting me to a failure in the system. There were no significant enough changes in behavior at around 95,000 - 100,000 miles on the odometer to cause me to notice the problem. It wasn't until one day while I was going much faster than the slower lane traffic on the highway that I noticed a serious deviation in the reading ( I finally figured it out while starting to drive much faster than regular traffic flow while the speedometer kept gradually dropping any time I slowed even slightly until it registered around 40 MPH when I was passing middle-lane trafiic in a 65 MPH zone). I stick pretty close to the speed limits and observe recommended speeds (e.g. Yellow signs on curved highway) especially while towing trailers. Had this happened to someone else while pulling a trailer around the mountains of colorado and wyoming, there could've been a serious injury/death level accident. I didn't see a recall on the instrument cluster or speedometer using this sites database search.
Steering column is faulty in two of my 2004 chevrolet silverados. Had it repaired by gm but it keeps messing up and causing vibrations, clunking and altering the steering . Also both of my trucks the speedometer has completely quit working at 40,000 miles. How safe is this????? Please please do a recall on these two items.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at any speed, the speedometer would always indicate that the speed was 55 MPH faster than what the vehicle was actually traveling. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 83,000. Updated 08/04/09 *bf updated 05/08/09.
'04 chevrolet k1500 - throttle body sensor the issue is that the truck keeps coming in and out of "reduced power mode" which when it is in this mode it is very hard to maintain speed which in turn is inherently dangerous. In '07 I had the connections cleaned and repaired (under warranty), on july 7th of '08 I had the whole throttle body sensor replaced (out of warranty), and it started acting up again on june 25th of this year. I qualified for the 12 month repair warranty, but had driven over 12,000 miles. Out of the blue my truck goes into reduced power mode. I pull over and basically restart the truck a few times and apparently the computer resets and exits the mode. This worked for the first week but now it has to sit overnight. The check engine light will stay on for a day or so, but then will clear. I have taken it to three dealerships for diagnostics and no one can put their finger on the specific problem. The most current one has told me he could replace the throttle body sensor, but can't guarantee that will fix it. He has three more '04 chevys coming in and out of the shop with the same problem. What they have been able to tell me is shown below, but still haven't been able to fix it. "scan revealed 2 p2135- throttle position sensors 1-2 correlation. " using your site I have found the following service bulletin: 060604026 (the federal safety agency item number : 10020835). I don't mind spending the money for the repair, I just need to know what I need fixed. I'm worried about pulling onto the highway and then loosing power and causing a wreck.
2004 chevrolet silverado speedometer not working. When stopped it reads 70mph and up!!!!!!!
The speedometer on my 2004 chevrolet silverado ls no longer works. Regardless of my speed, the needle remains at 0 MPH or drops lower (below the line). My truck has approx 56,000 miles on it.
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