A truck went tho a red light as I was under the light heading east and the other vehicle was at stop light and for unknown reason it took off hitting the front of my right fender and putting me into a spin. At first I didn't realize what happened. The my van stopped. The police asked if I was ok. I said no.I got hit in the face and right arm by the 2 air bags in front. I was the only person in the van. The air bags were broke open. Never had accident before were air bag went off. Did not know how they were supposed to look. Till I seen on the tv recalls. And they are not supposed to break open.the jell behind my right eye split. I have to see a dr. Every 6 months now to check pressure in eye for glaucoma now.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine complaints
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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 [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle overheated causing the temperature gauge to increase to 240 degrees. The contact noticed smoke under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine heads were cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 156,000.
I have had a slow coolant loss recently without and leak visible. Found out its my heads that need to be replaced due to cracks. Read a lot of articles of people with the same problem. Seems to me gm should be responsible for installing horrible heads.
Was picking up my children from summer school and had the air conditioner on. I felt the cool air hitting me but still felt some heat...I thought it was the sun hitting me through the front windshield. My son complained that he was hot and there was hot air hitting him. I reached over and felt the air coming out of the passenger side and it was extremely hot!!! If my son would of been sitting on the front seat he could have gotten burned by the hot air! I pulled over and tried closing the vents and turned off the A/C but hot air still came through the vents. This is dangerous, if elderly people or people with sensitive skin are sitting in the front and the A/C is on and all of a sudden it starts blowing super hot air a person can get burned!!! You need to look into this and get it recalled.
The check engine light came on the first time I was accelerating going up a mountain highway ; it was not a very steep grade but the cruise control was not worth using. The engine is a v-8. I had it looked at a dealership . They found nothing and could not get the light to come back on. After a few days it was back on. The check engine light would go out over night because it was not on when I started driving to work and then after a while it would come on. I have changed oil , air filters and had mechanics clean the sensor. It will go out for a few miles and then come back on. Once it has started coming on after a few miles it will come as soon as I start the engine every time. As I have driven the truck now for 109,000 + miles the light stays on. It does not seem to mean anything but, I always wonder in the back of my mind..."is this the time that the check engine light really is warning me?" I have read on some websites that this is a common thing for the 2004 1500 silverado but that chevrolet charges $1,000 + to fix it. This is the only complaint I have about my 2004 chevy silverado. This is my 6th chevy truck.
Anti-freeze always low, but no signs of leakage. Due to bad heads on vehicle causing coolant to enter the engine causing slug damage, which destroyed the valves. This is not a wear and tear problem. This is a manufacturer issue that they need to take care of. Gm knew that their manufacturer of the heads knew it was an issue and posted a bulletin, but refuses to fix the issue and resulting in us taking it to a dealership to find out the engine needs to be replaced. Contacted gm, on june 7, 2014 after getting the car back from the dealership, to help with the replacement costs and got no help whatsoever due to age of vehicle with less than 100,000 miles. I even asked if they would pay for the engine if I paid for the labor to have it installed. They refused. Please gm own up to your responsibilities, stand by your product, and fix the issues at hand.
Cost $600 to replace entire instrument panel!!! Brakes never worked properly always have to push to the floor to stop even on new brakes shocks always needing replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated the while he attempted to accelerate after a stop, the vehicle stalled and caused the contact lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle veered into the left lane and crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the face, neck and right hand. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 04/29/14
Transmission will not shift out of 1st gear. Took to shop had been told speed solenoid, replaced both, flushed tranny & changed oil. Only to find out that need a new transmission. This truck has been nothing but trouble from the minute we took the plastic of the seats. Brakes, bearings fuel lines, springs water pump etc you name it have receipts for all of it. Under warranty & after. This truck is a lemon. Gmc will do nothing, dealer just puts head down & walks away because he knows major issues in the first 90 days of owning & continues to this day. This pickup has never left the blacktop. No offroading, not hunting or anything else, no vacations in fear of being stranded. Junk junk junk & now I get to try to figure out what to do when christmas is 10 days away. I don't think my children want a new chevy vehicle ever.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated and the odometer had failed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag clock spring needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximately failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. Updated 9/17/13*cn the rack and pinion, steering column and catalytic converter needed to replaced. Also, the engine light illuminated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that anti-freeze leaked into the engine. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that there was a fracture in the intake manifold, which caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 124,000.
Noticed coolant level would get low. Found water pump mounting gasket leaking, replaced water pump and gaskets, but continued losing coolant. Found out there is a know defect with chevy 4.8 and 5.3 vortex engine heads cracking around the mounting bolt holes. Chevy issued a tsb but will not warranty a know defect. It strange they will cover a HVAC blower motor issue that is know but not a known problem with heads cracking without any fault of the owner.
Emissions defect concerning broken exhaust manifold bolts. Due to this issue truck can not pass arizona state inspection do to engine light coming on. Thousands of silverado, sierra, suburban, tahoe, yukon and even escalade owners have spent millions on this problem after their warranties ran out and some can't renew their licenses for failing an etest because of it. Please help get gm to recall this.
I own a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500 4x4. I have a broken rear exhaust manifold bolt on the left side of my 5.3 v8. I hear this is an extremely common problem. My local dealer wants $1,600 to fix it because you do need to pull the aluminum head to repair it!! I completely agree with the head needing to be pulled, but I believe that gm needs to step up and fix this extremely common and ongoing problem. It is definitely a manufacturer defect!!
On july 21 my 2004 chevrolet silverado overheated and had a sudden loss of power. The problem was a direct result of a cracked head that leaked all of the engine coolant into the oil pan. This defect is a known defect to gm per a technical service bulliten that was issued in 2007. The bulliten number is #06-06-01-019b and covers engines manufactured from 2001 to 2006. Chevrolet has offered to only replace the cracked heads which does not address the issue of the coolant that entered the oil system which can and will cause severe safety issues later in the vehicles life.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the harness and resistor fan for the air condition were replaced three times, as it continued to burn out. The contact stated that the resistor fan caught on fire and smoke was seen coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the repair was $100 each time the failure occurred. The manufacturer was contacted who advised that the vehicle be taken to the dealer for a fee of $89 for them to inspect and replace the parts. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that there was a large water leak in the vehicle in which he believed could possibly have been anti-freeze. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the speedometer malfunctioned and while parked, the speedometer indicated that the contact was traveling 90 MPH. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer and they advised him that the head was fractured and the instrument cluster would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While reversing and attempting to brake, the pedal extended to the floorboard which caused the vehicle to crash. There were no injuries. The contact noticed brake fluid draining from under the driver seat. The brake line ruptured. Whenever the air conditioner was turned on, it blew hot air on the driver side and cold on the passenger side. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and back on to reset the problem. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop but had not been inspected. The vehicle had previously been taken to an authorized dealer for a brake failure and the contact was informed that the problem was due to a lack of maintenance on his part. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer had been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the motor was cracked which caused oil and antifreeze to combine and emit through the exhaust pipe. The heat failed to operate normally and the contact observed that approximately one gallon of antifreeze and 2 quarts of oil leaked out of the vehicle. The identical failure occurred previously. A local mechanic confirmed that the engine was cracked between cylinder 3 and cylinder 5 and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer advised her to have the vehicle inspected by an authorized dealer although her warranty was not valid for the repair. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 89,000. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. Updated 12/30/09 *bf updated 01/04/10.
Vehicle would lose antifreeze after 2 hour trips and knocking in the engine. Gmc replaced the lifters in 2005. Nothing changed, 2007 had the antifreeze issue corrected by replacing intake. Speedometer went out at 90,000 miles. At 100,000 miles started losing oil pressure, had oil pressure switch replaced, at 111,000 miles bearings went out had to replace engine, this vehicle has been extremely costly for me.
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!!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500 which was purchased in 2004. The vehicle made a buzzing sound while shutting off as if it were continuing to run. Upon restarting the vehicle it made a humming noise. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer stated that the engine remained on even upon removal of the electrical fuse. He also stated that he would not be able to make the necessary repairs and to make an appointment for the following week. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 95,200.
Started engine one morning, heard knocking from lower half engine. Mechanic said engine has lower bearing problems. Need new engine.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact noticed oil leaking from the differential cover, which caused the cover to rust and crack to the bottom of the differentials. He called the dealer and was informed that it was not under warranty or recall. He decided to repair the vehicle himself by ordering aftermarket parts to repair the defect. The contact believes that the differentials should not be rusting after three years. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
2004 chevrolet silverado intake gasket leak. Consumer states that the gasket was leaking 3 quarts of anti-freeze.
Tl*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.
Normal use caused significant need for repair of brakes, emission system, and engine.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was parked, the vehicle caught fire. The fire and police departments arrived and confirmed that the fire originated from the engine. A fire report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. The contact stated that her carport was damaged due to the fire. The current and failure mileages were unknown.
Speedometer quit working. Oil gauge is starting to act up. *ak.
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