NHTSA Complaint #10605379 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

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. *TR