1. Noticed transmission slipping over the last few months 2. A few weeks ago, the tail light, right turn signal and cruise control and dash lights started malfunctioning 3. Recently, the paint around rear passenger door and roof is peeling.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado transmission complaints
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Left front hub assembly total failure. Apparently hub stayed locked in four wheel drive and destroyed hub. The failure was noted when extreme vibration and lack of steering response occurred. Failure was at 49,750 miles. Hub assemblies should last life of vehicle. Repaired at my own cost after chevrolet refused to repair.
2004 chevy silverado xcab 4x4 1500 shutter in rear cab area?replaced drive shaft/now instrument cluster broke/changed out shocks/changed factory tires/will not brake manufactures gmvw+tow package/have sued chevrolet for $6000/I'll do it again!drivers side steering /shock/tire pounding in 50000 miles highway what next in 2 years.
Dt*: the contact stated while making a left or right hand turn the steering wheel became difficult to turn. This occurred on normal roads during normal steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the dealership replaced the steering shaft however, the problem still exists. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 3/9/2006 - left front axle front seals leaked. The consumer heard noise in the rear end. The power steering pump flow control was replaced. The body control module was replaced. The front differential shaft seal were replaced. The tires were chopped due to alignment being out of adjustment. Driver's door had to be realigned. Master cylinder was replaced.
Dt*: the contact stated while in motion the transmission slipped and jerked intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the local dealership for inspection. The dealer greased the driveshaft with hi-temperature grease on the spleen. At 2000 miles later, while driving at 70 MPH, the driveshaft sheared, broke away from the transmission and rear end. The contact lost control of the vehicle. However the vehicle was able to be pulled onto the emergency lane. The vehicle was towed to the local dealership where the dealer replaced the driveshaft and transmission.
Early 2004 silverado 3500 diesel. The extension housing between the transmission and the transfer case cracked due to vibration from the drive shaft u-joint failure. Technical bulletins from chev address this as a common problem. They have redesigned the parts but will not stand behind their product to repair any existing problems.
Failure of the neutral position safety switch, 2004 chev silverado diesel with allison transmission. The safety switch shorts out and fails due to wet driving conditions. This failure results in the transmission going into a "fail safe" condition that does not allow the transmission to shift, stranding the vehicle. Chevrolet has redesigned the part now 3 times, but will not warranty or stand behind their product. This switch has failed on me twice during snow conditions.
When vehicle has been driven for less than 2-3 miles and when transmission is cold the following occurs: when the vehicle operator stops at an intersection, stop sign, or street corner - the engine and transmission continues to propel the vehicle forward while the brakes are applied. The result is that the brakes are fighting against the engine. The vehicle operator must put the vehicle in neutral to stop the vehicle. In many cases, the vehicle travels well into the intersection or well past the normal stopping point before it finally comes to a halt. The result has been several near colliisions with cross traffic. The dealer has been consulted, but the response has been: "unable to duplicate the problem - all systems operating correctly" "this is not true!! This vehicle has only 16,000 miles and is 18 mos old - but this has occurred nearly 10 times. The most recent is 12/2/05.
Dt: the contact stated vehicle would not go into park. He thought he had put the car into park but when he began to exit the vehicle it started moving. When he looked at the shift indicator it was in reverse. He checked to see if there was something lodged in the column shift. The contact said he did not find anything lodged in the column shift. At this point the vehicle would only go into reverse. But, yesterday when he was inspecting the vehicle noticed it would only go into first and second gears. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer to determine the cause of the problem.
Dt: the contact's husband heard a noise in the vehicle. She thought it was the brakes because it sounded like metal to metal. When the vehicle was checked at the dealership one could pull the tire out because the pin that held the axle had dropped down into the differential unit. This could have caused a serious accident. The contact purchased an extended warranty. The driver side was replaced under warranty but the extended warranty company would not agree to replace the passenger side even under the warranty.
Dt: 2004 chevrolet silverado. The consumer states that the transmission has a slip in it and it stalls. The dealership insists there is nothing wrong with the vehicle and it cannot be fixed. The vehicle hesitates and then clangs when it catches into gear. The manufacturer stated they need to speak with the dealership before they could make a decision. The problem has been occurring since approximately february 2005. This does not happen all of the time.
Dt: clutch failure, vehicle has been to the dealer three times for the same problem. They have temporarily fixed it. They replaced bearing, flywheel, pressure plate, and the slave cylinder. This was the first time. The second time they replaced the master cylinder. The third time they replaced the hydraulic fluid. This started on january 12, 2005. This usually happened when driving straight for four or more hours. The last time dealer took vehicle to dealer for fourth time, took out the frame, and there was an increase in clutch pedal travel, and pedal became momentarily spongy.
Truck will not move initially when put into drive or reverse after it has been parked and just been started . Automatic transmission seems to loose fluid in torque converter after setting. This has been since new and is getting worse.
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: when the vehicle sits on a grade it will roll backwards when in drive. The transmission will read a false neutral on level ground. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the transmission, but the problem recurred. This vehicle has a 4l80e transmission. The problem started approximately a months after purchasing the vehicle. Has not hit anything yet, but has come close on several occasions. A service writer at groth brothers chevrolet told consumer it was normal for the vehicle to do this. Consumer has a case open at general motors #1-258070464.
2004 chevy silverado 2500 diesel, four months old(4000miles) rear axile went out. Said default from the manufactor. Took fourteen days to get new one.chevrolet built new from st.louis and shipped it to be put on. They gave me a little car to drive. 27000 miles and now rear axile leaking. Took to dealer. They said nothing but normal leakage coming out. ( whats normal leakage on a axile? They are not suposed to leak on the brakes.) looked like it was on fire smoking so bad and could smell axile grease. Seen some on tires. But this is normal leakage.was told to drive it till it brakes down.also everthing in the dash stops working then it will just come back on.
Since I've bought my 2004 chevorlet silverado. I've had the oil pump replaced. Then I stated to hear noises in my engine. I took it back to have then look over the lifters and valves and power/sterring, it is still making a winedy noise. They said" that's normal. Then I took it into a friends place, "brake masters of camarillo. They told me it is the power sterrinng pump. So I tookit back to the, and I told them I didn't want it back til it was fixed. They told me it would just sit there and there was nothing wrong w/ it. So I took it and now I'm going to take it in again for the same winedy noise and see what they say now. I have not been satisfied w/ this truck. The transmission has been slipping and other noises have been getting worse, and they just don't want to fix it. They just want to blow you off and tell you that everything is normal.
2500hd w/allison transmission. Have taken truck in several times to dealer because while backing up in reverse the tranny surges. Dealer keeps saying that they can't duplicate the problem
My 4 wheel drive pickup has shifted from 2 wheel drive to low 4 wheel drive without command. It is now in the shop for the third time for the same problem. This could be deadly at high speeds. I am awair of one truck of the same make and model that crashed into a ditch when this happened.
2004 chevrolet silverado experiencing problems with transmission.*mr....transmission bangs when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear and downshifts hard from 3rd to 2nd gear. Reported problem to dealer in february 2004 at 3796 miles. Repaired on march 2, 2004 as per bulletin 1430080. Problem recurred and was reported to dealer in october 2004, and dealer indicated it was normal as per bulletin 1430424. At this time, service manager provided bulletin 1538220 which stated that problem was corrected in transmission built after february 2004. Problem again recurred in november 2004 and march 2005, and dealer stated that it was just excessive drive line lash. Consumer reported this to gm, and they increased warranty terms to 5 years/75000 miles. Consumer claimed warranry was no help because if dealer won'r correct problem now they won'r correct it later.
I have a 2004 chevrolet silverado z71 pickup crewcab and a clunking began in the transmission around 2000 miles and has worsened. The truck now has 19,000 miles and the dealer said there was not a problem and it was normal for this truck. I know this is a problem from doing some searching on the internet and want to know what will be done to correct the problem.
Accelerating after start up the front axle locked up in 4 wheel drive. The front axle was repaired. *ak vehicle operated in 2 wheel drive.
On three separate occasions while applying the brake pedal it went to the floor. The vehicle failed to stop. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. However, the mechanic could not duplicate the problem at this time. *ak the ABS/brake light stayed on, there was an intermittent rattle in the flywheel, the consumer stated that the clutch has no "throw." *sc
I have a clunk noise in the transmission. I have taken my vechicle to the dealer many times they said there is no fix for this problem. They handed me a document id# 1430424 and will not fix they truck.
After an average cold night about 0*to - 7* f, snow and ice were on the roads so the vehicle was parked in 4wd and left for the night, when I went to work the next day, the truck made a very loud growling noise from the front differential and trive train for about 20 - 30 miles. Turns out the front diif fluid is a standard 90w gear oil. The fluid froze causing damage to the transfer gears and locking up the right front axle cuasing the 4wd to not engage properly. Took to local dealer in kearney, mo and verified damage to gears and axle. Gm was contacted, and initially advised of no proplem repair. Dealer removed cover plate and found signifigant gear and axle damage, gm then replaced the whole front drivetrain assembly as it was under warranty.
A clunk sound emanates from the driveline of my 2004 silverado mostly when shifting from 2nd to 3rd and from 3rd to 2nd. The clunk also occurs between no acceleration and accelleration while in 2nd gear. Occasionally the noise occurs between 1st and 2nd gear. The problem began at approximately 2000 miles. It has gotten worse as I now approach 20,000 miles. I am concerned about a driveline failure or damage to driveline components due to repeated torsional impacts.
While backing up the vehicle would jerk back and surge. Truck would not stop changing rmp unless it was taken out of reverse, put into neutral then put back in reverse. This is an intermittent problem. Transmission problems. *bf the vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to find the cause of the problem. (2004 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd with and allison 1000 automatic transmission).
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.
I have a 2004 chevrolet silverado. I have had it to the dealer's service department (so far) twice and the first time they did not drive the vehicle so they stated they could not duplicate the problem. The second time the service tech rode with me and could hear the problem. They took the vehicle in and diagnosed it as "transfer case driveline growl". The dealer called chevrolet/gm in detoit and was told that "there is not a correction@this time-no repair should be attempted".
Consumer complained about a transmission problem. When driving transmission sounded and rode roughly. Consumer took the vehicle to dealer on three occasions . Dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. Manufacturer was also contacted.
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