Speedometer failure. Took the truck to the chevrolet repair center to be told that the warranty will not cover and the price they are asking is outrageous. The defect is known to the repair man there for I was informed that they were having it very frequently, therefore it ias a manufactures defect.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado electrical complaints
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In june 2006 the truck was taken to pinkerton chevrolet because of a hot wire smell. The dealership said they could not duplicate the smell. An oil change was done at the same time. Approximately 7 weeks later the truck shut off. My husband attempted to restart the truck to no avail. He left the truck in the off position and went for help. He returned 20 minutes later to find that the truck caught on fire in the cab. The dome light was on but the doors were shut. The dealership says they think rats got into the engine but there was no fire in the engine only in the cab. The truck is moved everyday. We have two other trucks and a camper that is stationary all the time and they have no rat nests in them. We have no tall grass around our house or in our yard. The truck sat at the dealership in the tall grass for a week before it was even looked at after the incident. My husband regularly does safety checks on the vehicles and never saw any rat nests, gnawing, or droppings in the motor compartment. The dealership is refusing to look at whether or not the supposed rats really caused the fire. The dealership says that my insurance needs to pay for it. The truck was at the shop a month before and yet there was no thorough check up on the truck while it was there. This is a very expensive truck to just go up in flames. The dealership is fixing the truck on the assumption that my insurance is going to cover it because they have no intention of doing it themselves.
When the outside air temperature gets approximately 75 degrees, especially over 85 degrees, the vehicle's horn will not operate. It has been a problem since the vehicle was delivered new. It has been to the dealer for repair 3 times. Each time it is claimed to have been fixed. Yet, once the outside temp goes up the horn will not work. After some time while driving it may operate intermittently. It is a serious hazard since, during warm weather, it is likely to not work in an emergency. On at least 5 occasions it failed during an emergency when I tried to use the horn. I registered a complaint with general motors (file no 1-413956517) but they have been non-responsive.
2000 miles after my warranty went out so did my speedometer it will work for about a week then register 60-100 MPH even setting still. I contacted earl dunn in madison cause that is where I purchased the truck and the extended warranty that really wasn't extended. The warranty they sold me didn't exceed the manf. Warranty . They told me at the dealer it was a additional 36,000 miles ,huh ,that's what I get for not reading the very fine print. Now I can honestly see why american company's are going belly up and that's a sad thing. Last gm for me. I contacted a dealer in carthage tn there service manger said they would have fixed the problem, no cost , but since it was purchased at another dealer he couldn't really do nothing about it. He also said it was a major problem for chevy/gmc, p/u's,avalanches,escalades,tahoes, but gm was doing nothing about it and they couldn't get new parts to fix it. The instrument cluster had to be sent off to be remanufactured.
Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer became inoperable. The dealership determined the instrument cluster needed to be replaced.
Dt*: the contact stated intermittently the speedometer needle sticks at various speeds. This is one of the two vehicles of the same year, make and model that the company owns. The other vehicle had the same problem. It was taken to the dealership and the instrument cluster which contains the speedometer, and tachometer was replaced which corrected the problem. The dealership has been alerted about the vehicle the contact drives. The manufacturer was alerted and explained for the contact to call the federal safety agency to file a complaint. Updated 05/02/06.
My speedometer needle started to stick on a higher speed and not come down. It would return to zero if I started and stopped the engine multiple times. This condition gradually worsened until it was stuck on "pegged", even when parked. I had no idea how fast I was going. Also, the speed control would not engage. I had to stop the vehicle and turn off the engine, then proceed before it would work again. I took it to the dealer for the speedometer. They were aware of the speedometer problem and one person insinuated it was a very common problem. They replace the "cluster" (?). They would not allow me to have the old parts and charged me $450.00! I speak for myself and others with this problem,"we need help!"
After 15 months of operation, the speedometer started acting strangely and finally failing completely after 18 months. The vehicle was well under warranty. Took it in and the dealer said that they had to backorder and the new speedometer would be in within a couple of weeks. That was 5 months ago. Still no resolve to the problem. I haven't had a speedometer in 5 months. When I complained to gm, they said they would give me 12,000 miles and/or 1 year extra of warranty. What actually happened is they started the 12mos / 12,000 miles at that particular moment which decreases my originally warranty by 1 month and 4500 miles.
Speedometer erratic or don't work at all.
Instrument cluster on 2004 chevrolet 2500 hd starts going out and the speedometer and tachometer cannot be depended on. When this is happening and you have the cruise control on who knows how fast you are really going. I feel there should be a recall since chevy has them designed to where they generally go out just as the warranty goes out. Why should we wait until this causes a wreck.
Dt: the contact stated the speedometer stopped working without warning. He took the vehicle to a local dealership to be checked. They determined the instrument cluster panel was faulty. This caused the speedometer to malfunction. He contacted the manufacturer, and they approved the repairs to be made without cost to the contact.
Dt: the contact stated vehicle stalled intermittently. The dealer replaced the fuel pump on two separate occasions. This did not correct the problem. Also, the dealer replaced the ignition system. This replacement did not correct the problem again. The dealer could not find the cause for the problem. The vehicle is still having intermittent stalling. Problems.
Dt: 2004 chevrolet silverado. The consumer stated the vehicle stalled while driving on the road. There were no warning lights that come on before this happened. This has happened every time under 50 MPH. Was able to be pull over the vehicle and restarted it immediately. The dealership could not duplicate the problem. When the vehicle was restarted it voided the chips memory. This has happened six times. The consumer had the vehicle towed to dealer,and the dealership could not find the cause of the problem. The consumer sent chevrolet a registered letter with the information, the claim was denied. The problem started on june 29, 2005, and the last time this happened was august 19, 2005. Every time this happened the consumer called the dealership. *ak the dealer determined there was a lower cell n the battery and replaced it but the staling problem recurred. The consumer would like for the manufacturer to buy back the vehicle.
Trailer brake wiring harness. I recently purchased a trailer which required a electronic brake. After having the braking system installed by the manufacturer of the trailer I was informed of the problem with the braking harness on the vehicle. I then called the dealer for more information, they recommended I take it to another trailer dealer and have it looked at. That's when I found out that the wiring harness was only receiving 4 volts, the braking system requires 12 volts.
Dt: the consumer stated that the 2004 chevrolet silverado caught on fire and burned. The driver's seat compartment was where the most damage was done. The truck had been parked for thirty minutes. There were no problems that the consumer was aware off that would have caused the fire. The driver seat, dash, and door were completely consumed by fire. The insurance company has totaled the truck. The driver had left the driver side door window rolled down when he parked the truck. When the consumer found the truck on fire the window was rolled up. The fire department was not called because the consumer was able to put the fire out. An insurance report was taken. The insurance adjuster took pictures of the truck. The consumer called gm and reported the fire. The consumer filed a complaint with gm. The customer service representative said that someone would call the consumer back sometimes today.
I bought this truck in feb 2004 and it has been in the shop numerous times for wiring harness repairs. Then when it is out of the 36000 miles warranty, it has problems again and the dealership then tells me they will need to replace the wiring harness at about $1500 out of my pocket and a rental fee. I throw a fit and therefore they decide to let me have the wiring harness on their behalf but I will have to pay labor and my own rental. After it was all said and done I was out $900 and don't feel that I should of had to pay that because if they had replaced it after it had been in the shop 4 times within 8 months I wouldn't of had to be replacing it out of my own pocket. I called and asked them to reimburse me labor and rental costs and they said no and the person who made the decision refused to discuss the situation with me.
Dt: caller stated ha a lemon for a vehicle. Caller said 6 months ago it started acting up and it got worse sometimes it will start and sometimes it wont. Sh had the vehicle in the repair shop 3 times in one week for the same problem. Dealer said they fixed it. Caller thought they didn't know what the problem was. Manufacturer said they would write up a complaint and get back to her. Caller had a fuel pump, wiring harness, distributor cap, wire from coil to sensor replaced.
Dt: while driving, the consumer found he was unable to get the engine out of 3rd gear as though it needed to be geared down. The vehicle is an automatic and thought it was an isolated incident. However, when it happened again, it pretty consistent in doing so. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer said it could be fixed and did repair. Diagnosed a shift solenoid, which was replaced. About 1 day later after repair, the same thing occurred. Returned to dealer and was informed that the valve body needed to be replaced. After taking the valve body apart, it was found that it was not the problem. The dealer stated the transmission was the problem. The check engine light illuminated on and that was the first time it had illuminated. Spoke with dealer about this. The next day, the gauges worked but the LED light would not light up along with the odometer. After driving half a mile, the lights slowly come on but felt this was a safety concern as it may be electrical. *ak the vehicle would not shift from 3rd to 4th gear.
Dt: computer that programs the seats,windows, and mirrors failed. If the consumer tries to open the window the seat will move, this happens intermittently. Sometimes while backing up the mirrors will automatically go down toward the ground at 90 degrees. Also, when turning the key in the ignition the radio will come on, even if the radio is turned off. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer 9 times and it was reprogrammed 5 or 6 times by the dealership. The consumer also reprogrammed it a dozen times. *ak updated 01/04/06.
2004 chevrolet silverado experienced complete shutdown while driving in traffic.*mr the manufacturer replaced the ignition switch, fuel pump, computer module and installed engine diagnostic system to monitor the truck. Due to all the problems the consumer experienced the manufacturer replaced the truck.
The connector to the fan blower motor resistor burned up and melted on my 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The technician that worked on this vehicle said that the connector shorted out, causing the resistor plug to burn up. He also stated that this was common in certain gm vehicles. Chevrolet said there was no problem.
Speedometer and tachometer failure. Speedometer needle swings clockwise and goes past 120 MPH - even when vehicle is stationary. Unable to determine vehicle's speed. Very unsafe situation. Tachometer is inaccurate. Cannot determine if or when engine is being over-revved. This could lead to engine disintegration. Both of the above has occured in a vehicle that is less than one year old. Several delaerships advising this is getting to be a common occurance.
While driving at approximately 60 MPH vehicle lost power, and then it shut down, causing the vehicle to lose brakes, and power steering . Dashboard got completely blank. Owner took the vehicle to the dealer and contacted the manufacturer. Vehicle is currently out of warranty.
Tailgate problem, drivers seat failure,cruise control failure, declining brake effectiveness,water leaking in drivers door,electrical failure in radio,power mirrors. Owner returned truck to bank for vol.repo.feeling this truck was becoming more unsafe to drive, this among other circumstances.
The dash board cluster went out and the truck is only a year old, the expense and the delay in getting it fixed due to the back log of clusters needing repaired. It took seven days for the part to come in.
When driving vehicle lost power and everything shut down. There were no brakes or steering, and the dashboard was completely black. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told that if this happened again he would have to tow it back to the dealer.
New silverado the two batteries go dead in a few days of no use. After three service trips to dealer. They tell me not to leave the tow package switch on. So instead of fixing the short, they tell me not to use this option. I am fear this may cause a fire. Also when I took a test drive all the silverado's on the lot were dead and had to be jump started.
Vehicle shifted very hard, and there was an incident of shutting down. Also, dashboard lights flashed on and off. Dealer could not duplicate the problem.
While driving, the service brake light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that computer has to be reset by the manufacturer. At this time the software had not been approved by the epa. The vehicle was operating as designed. *ak the consumer was unsure if the system was working properly.
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