Operating my pickup on river road (gravel surface), akron, iowa at a speed between 15-20 MPH, drivers door window shattered and fell on driver, cutting my left hand. I immediately drove the vehicle to dirks motor company, the chevrolet deale, and reported the defect in the vehicle. The window was replaced on august 18, 2004. The vehicle was purchased in late june 2004. At the time of the defect the vehicle had 4,075 miles.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado visibility complaints
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While driving in a very heavy rain storm windshield wipers completely broke. Consumer could not get them to work again. Consumer stated that windshield wipers just flopped to the left, hitting the side view mirror.
Problems with bugs and debris deflected right into the consumer's face while driving.*mr the left and right door rear view mirrors cause bugs and other debris to be deflected right into the face of whoever is sitting in the driver and passenger seat. The has occurred many times. The consumer has had everything from bug to gravel hit him in the face. The consumer feels the mirrors need to be redesigned.
I purchased a 2004 chevrolet 2500hd silverado duramax in feb 2004. The exterior mirrors have been vibrating since I have owned it. The dealership has replaced the mirrors once, which did not resolve the issue. They now state that it is a characteristic of the vehicle. I feel this is a safety issue that gm needs to look into instead of ignoring and stating as a characteritic of the vehicle.
The exterior side mirrors on both sides are made of plastic. When the mirrors are wiped scratches appear. Once they are scratched mirrors become useless. Also, consumer complained that the windshield wiper blades don't stay on when the windshield is washed manually.
Windshield made crackling noise at medium to fast speed (40 MPH and up). Took to dealer who agreed that windshield needed to be resealed, which they did. No further problem.
2004 duramax will not defrost windshield or warm cab after 1 hour plus of idle operation. If windshield is scraped it fogs over when operated down the road to warm the engine. This problem, from freezing temp. And worsens as the temp. Drops. I purchased vehicle 10-30-2003 and gm service says that there is nothing wrong with my truck. Is this true that they are allowed to design and sell a vehicle in this climate that will not warm up enough to defrost the windows in such a period of time. Operation of this vehicle is neither safe for myself or anyone on the road.
Front defroster was inoperative. As a result, the heat was blocked off, causing impaired vision. *ak 2004 chevrolet silverado experiencing problems with front defroster which is causing impaired vision. Dealer explained to consumer that the design of the defrost system was to prevent the winshield from cracking at the bottom.
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