2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Electrical System Problems

INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SO ON ARE ERRATIC AND GIVING FALSE READINGS. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. PLEASE ADVISE, RC, ESQUIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM BOX WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,344.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ODOMETER WORKED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE AND ALL OTHER GAUGES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE AND THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND DOES NOT READ A CORRECT TEMPERATURE NOR DOES THE OIL GAUGE READ CORRECTLY. THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AT THE GM COMPANY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUSTER IS FAILING AND THE READING ARE NOT CORRECT ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL ARE NOR RIGHT. IT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. GM SAYS THAT THE SPECIAL RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL NOT FIX MY TRUCK. THE SPECIAL RECALL EXPIRED IN 2011. *TR

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FAULTY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75MPH WHEN I NOTICE IT WAS PEGGED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN MY TRUCK OFF THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY OIL PRESSURE WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE GAUGE THAT WAS FAULTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. *TR

CHEVROLET SENT ME A NOTICE OF GUAGE FAILURE IN 2007 , AND SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM IF THEY WERE NOT WORKING AS LONG AS THE MILAGE WAS UNDER 80000. THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN THEY SENT ME THE NOTICE MY GUAGES WERE WORKING, THEY CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL AFTER I HAD 82000 THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM AND THEY SAID I WAS OVER THE MILES REQ. I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE A LOT OF TRUCKS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER AND THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR FAILED. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ONLY OPERATE SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. I FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE FIXED THEY ADVISED EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE WAS OLD IT WAS 4 MONTH TO OLD TO BE COVERED BY THE FIX. THEY KNOW THEY SOLD VEHICLES WITH BAD INSTRUMENT PANELS BUT ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILURES. *TR

WELL I BOUGHT THE 2004 SILVERADO TRUCK IN JUNE OF 2011 AND I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STUTTER A LITTLE BIT GOING EACH WAY. THEN JUST RECENTLY I EXPERIENCED THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOP WORKING BY GETTING STUCK AT 30MPH. I PULLED OVER THE TRUCK AND TURNED IT OF TO MAYBE RESET THE SYSTEM BUT EVEN WITH THE TRUCKED TURNED OFF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL AT 30MPH. I TRIED HITTING THE DASH A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK. IT DIDN'T WORK SO I TRIED DRIVING SOME MORE AND THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS DOING 90MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY GOING 65MPH BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER PERSON ON THE ROAD TELL ME THEY WERE GOING 65PMH. I EVEN TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE NEEDLE TO DROP BELOW 30MPH. IT PARTICIALLY WORKED BY MAKING IT GO DOWN BUT THEN IT GOT STUCK AT 10MPH...

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED SHOWING ACCURATE SPEED, ODOMETER STILL WORKS. WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THAT IT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $500.00. WE NOW USE GARMIN FOR SPEED CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR INSPECTION. ONCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INSTALLED BACK IN THE VEHICLE, THE PANEL OPERATED AS NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING GAUGE. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A NEW ONE NOR WERE THERE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY WILLING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS ON THOSE VEHICLE WITH 75,000 MILES OR LESS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ODOMETER IS STILL WORKING.

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAS OCCURRED APROX. 5-6 TIMES. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL READ ABOUT 45-50 MPH MORE THAN ACTUAL SPEED. TURN OFF VEHICLE AND THE NEEDLE RESTS ABOUT THE 50 MPH LOCATION AND WILL ONLY GO BACK TO THE ZERO LOCATION AFTER 6-8 RESTARTS. ALSO WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO IT WILL SUDDENLY GO TO ANOTHER STATION AND LOSE ALL THE PRESETS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO BRING NEW FROM COMMONWEALTH MOTORS AND NOW HAVE 85,000 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS REGISTERING FROM 60 MPH TO 120 MPH. IT'S FLOATING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT'S SO DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. HOW CAN A 2004 VEHICLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM FINDING OUT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO THIS OUT THERE. GM HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND SOME KIND OF WARRANTY FOR UP TO 80,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS FROM THE SERVICE DEPT AT COMMONWEALTH MOTORS, BUT HE WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. HE COMPARED IT TO TAKING OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND SOMETHING HAPPENING THE DAY AFTER IT EXPIRED. YOU CAN'T KILL YOURSELF IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR WHEN YOUR NOT SURE HOW FAST YOUR DRIVING. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER APPROXIMATELY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 90 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURS SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD OF RECALLS FOR THE SPEEDOMETERS ON OTHER SILVERADOS, BUT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

MY SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, AND TRANSMISSION GAUGE HAVE ALL STOPPED FUNCTIONING...BASICALLY EVERYTHING ON THE LEFT SIDE IF YOUR LOOKING AT IT. THE SPEEDOMETER HANGS ON 30 OR 60 AND IF IT DOES WORK, WHICH IS ONLY OCCASIONALLY IT'S VERY SLOW AND CLICKS IT'S WAY ALONG, SO THEREFORE IT IS NOT ACCURATE AT ALL. THE RPM GAUGE GETS ALL THE WAY OFF THE GAUGE AND STICKS, AND THE OTHER ONE JUST SITS THERE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS YET...IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY DUE TO ITS EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2004 CHEVY 1500 TRUCK, I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE DASH CLUSTER, ALL MY DASH COMPONENTS DO NOT WORK, THE RECALL IS IF ONLY THERE WERE LESS THAN SO MANY MILES, NOW AT 90,000 MILES, MINE QUIT WORKING, WHY IS A RECALL ONLY GOOD FOR SO MANY MILES WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT. *TR

ON AUG 13, 2008 AT APPROX MIDNIGHT OUR TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY STARTED ON FIRE. IT DID DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND WE BELIEVE IT STARTED WITH THE GLOW PLUG RELAY SWITCH OR SOMETHING ELECTRIC COVERED BY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. TODAY IS SEPT 13TH AND WE JUST RECEIVED A LTR FROM GM THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE FRUSTRATED AND THE TRUCK IS DAMAGED AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE WILL BE MADE WHOLE AS THE INSURANCE WANTS TO TOTAL AND PAY ONLY THE MARKET VALUE WHICH IS MUCH LESS THAN BLUE BOOK. WE ARE WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND GM HAS BEEN LESS THAN RELUCTANT TO RESPOND TO CALLS, ETC. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING AT DEALER FOR A MONTH WAITING FOR SOMEONE FROM GM TO INSPECT TO VALIDATE FIRE DEPT REPORT AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED STUCK ON 40 MPH, DESPITE ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THE OIL GAUGE ALSO REMAINED STUCK ON 80. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 64,000.

SPEEDOMETER/TACH DON'T WORK, FUEL GAUGE IS INCORRECT. THE VEHICLE IS AN 04 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2X4. PURCHASED NEW IN 04, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL GAUGES WORK SPORADIC, OR NOT AT ALL. SPEEDOMETER READS OVER 120 MPH ALL THE TIME, AND GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THEM YET BECAUSE OF COST ($500+ LABOR AND PROGRAMMING FEES). *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER KEEPS STICKING AT 55 OR 60 WHEN I TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES ITS REALLY UNSAFE AND ENDED UP PAYING A 191.00 SPEEDING TICKET OVER THIS. MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 50 WHEN I WAS REALLY DOING 65 AND I DIDN'T NOTICE I TOLD THE OFFICER BUT HE SAID TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT. I AM A FAIRLY GOOD MECHANIC ALSO A ELECTRICIAN. I KNOW IT IS THE STEPPER MOTOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX IT MYSELF WHEN I AM PAYING SPEEDING TICKETS THIS SHOULD BE A DEFINITE RECALL I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET. ALSO TALKING WITH OTHER MECHANICS THAT SEE THE SAME PROBLEM ON AT LEAST WEEKLY BASIS. THANK YOU *TR

CHEVY SILVERADO 2004 4 WD PICKUP APPROX MILES 38,000 WHEN DRIVING TRUCK SPEEDOMETER RACED PAST 120 MPH .VEHICLE STAYED AT 50 MPH WHEN SHUT OFF. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM IS IN DENIAL. *JB

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY. THE NEEDLE STARTED STICKING. THEN IT CONTINUOUSLY GOT WORSE. NOW I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST 450.00 TO REPLACE. *NM

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4 WITH 5.3L V8. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES I STARTED HAVING ERRATIC/INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER READINGS AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARYING LOCATIONS ON THE PANEL. I MUST GAGE SPEED BY USING THE TACHOMETER. I HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET AS THE COST WILL BE 500.00 PLUS. *NM

SPEEDO PROBLEM. SOMETIMES READS TOO LOW. SOMETIMES READS TOO HIGH. SOMETIMES READS 55 MPH SITTING STILL. SAFETY ISSUE AS I COULD BE @100 MPH WHEN SPEEDO INDICATES 55 MPH. *NM

2004 SILVERADO DRIVEN BY MY SON EVERYDAY TO HIS CLASSES HAS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING SOMEONE FROM PELTIER CHEVROLET TO CALL BE BACK AFTER LEAVING MESSAGES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONCERN. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE RELATED COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON THIS SPEEDOMETER BUT SEEMS LIKE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD, IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *NM

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. *NM

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...

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 NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. UPDATED 05/02/06. *JB

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB

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...

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...

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. *JB

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. *NM

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...

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.*AK

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. *JB

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. *AK

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. *SC