2004 Chevrolet Silverado Speed Control & Cruise Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY RPM GAUGE READS 6PM THERE IS NO ACCIDENT INVOVLED

THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS TO WHERE IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND HAVE A GRINDING FEEL AT THE DOOR PEDAL EVEN AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE DASH CLUSTER GAUGES STOP WORKING ONE BY ONE,ONLY THE HEAT GAUGE WORK OFF AND ON. THE ENGINE BEGINS TO OVER HEAT WHEN SITTING IN IDLE 10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES 5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON HOW HOT IT IS,AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTS TO BLOW HOT AIR BUT IT BEGINS TO COOL OFF ONCE YOU START BACK DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP CHECKED,SOME HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT ONLY IN THE SUMMER

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO ONLY HAS 81909 MILES ON IT AND BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. BRAKE LINES AND GAS LINES SHOULD NOT BE MADE FROM MATERIAL THAN CAN RUST AND FALL APART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

DRIVING THROUGH UTAH AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STARTED TO INDICATE A DECELERATION FROM CRUISES SPEED TO 30 MPH. MY VEHICLE DID NOT PHYSICALLY SLOW AS EVIDENCED BY MY GPS WHICH CONTINUED TO SHOW ACTUAL SPEED OF 75 MPH. DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL DID SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACTUAL SPEEDS WERE 50+/- MPH THAN INDICATED ON SPEEDOMETER. STOPPING MY VEHICLE AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF APPARENTLY RESET SOMETHING? IMMEDIATELY RESTARTING MY PICKUP SEEMED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER ONE YEAR REQUIRING THE CONTINUAL USE OF GPS TO CONFIRM MY ACTUAL SPEEDS. I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CAUSE OF CONCERN WHEN INDICATED SPEEDS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN INDICATED. I CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE CONTINUAL PROBLEM. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM I'M ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE THE FUEL TANK LEVELS. GAUGES INDICATE 1/2 TANK, HOWEVER WHEN FUELED AT THAT LEVEL THE TANK REQUIRED NEARLY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL TO FULL. AGAIN THE GM DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY PROBLEM. ONLINE SEARCHES OF SIMILAR PROBLEM HAVE INDICATED MANY CHEVROLET SILVERADOS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SAFETY PROBLEMS. *TR

LAST MONTH AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 HOUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED DROPPING. IT WOULD SHOW I WAS GOING 35 ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS CLEARLY NOT ACCURATE. THE NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING THEN DROPPED TO 0. THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS WORKING FINE. THE NEXT 2 LONG DISTANCE TRIPS I TOOK, THE SPEEDOMETER DID THE SAME THING ON THE WAY HOME; NOT ON THE TRIP DOWN. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOME SORT OF CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION; THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. BOTTOM LINE THE CHARGE TO REPAIR IS 440.00. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 130,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE, I LIVE IN THE SAME PLACE I DID WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS CHANGED. HOW IS IT TOO LATE? IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, IT IS DEFECTIVE. IF I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE IT FIXED I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT IN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOP WORKING, OR SHOULD I SAY NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE STARTS AT 55-60 MPH AND THEN PEGS AT 120 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW IT IS JUST STUCK! THE 2004 SILVERADO Z71 1500 HAS 91,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASH CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 09/11/15*LJ

THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 43000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE PERTAINING TO THIS. HOWEVER, I FOUND 208 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO-1500/TR5QAB2MN19BL1D2J/P11#LASTPOST. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DANGER AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL. ALL ESTIMATES RANGE AROUND 500.00.*AK

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. IT DID NOT GO BELOW 35 MPH AND READ INCORRECTLY AT SPEEDS. DEALER STATED IT WILL COST $500 TO REPAIR. CHEVROLET FORUM BOARDS ON THE INTERNET INDICATED MANY FAILURES FROM 2003 TO PRESENT FOR ALL CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCKS. LACK OF A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER WAS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURER' S EXPENSE. *AK

THE 2004 CHEVROLET, SILVERADO IS RUNNING 50 PLUS MPH, AND SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO. WHEN IS GENERAL GOING TO GET THERE HEADS OUT OF THERE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK STICKS AT VARIOUS PLACES. IF I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND IT IS STUCK ON 30 MPH THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE THE NEEDLE WENT UP FROM THERE AS IF THAT WAS ZERO. SO I MIGHT ONLY BE GOING 30 MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER SAID IM GOING 60 MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT SPEEED I AM GOING. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM ON GM TRUCKS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE PROPER SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS FROM 0 MPH TO NEAR ACCURATE SPEEDS. THE INACCURATE READINGS COULD RESULT IN UNSAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THAT COULD RESULT IN RISK OF INJURY TO SELF AND OTHERS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED LIMIT REQUIREMENTS.*AK

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER WAS DEFECTIVE/ ERRATIC, AND INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING, NOT READING SPEED ACCURATELY. IT WAS JUMPY, AND DID NOT NOT WORK AT ALL AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS 41000 MILES , AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. IT IS READING 10 OR 20 MPH SETTING STILL IN PARK. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME HE DROVE THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 47000 FAILURE MILEAGE)AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DID NOT RETURN TO ZERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE NEEDLE WILL GO TO A LOWER POSITION EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT ANOTHER LOCATION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE THE INTERVIEW.*AK RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 4/05/07 FAILED . *LJ

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON HER 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGISTER MORE THAN 10 OR 20 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS GOING MUCH FASTER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS NOW STOPPED IN THE CENTER. THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAILED MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAD 45,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT SHE HAS TWO 2004 CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND BOTH OF THE SPEEDOMETER MODULES HAVE FAILED.

LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE A 2004 SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY REGISTERS WRONG, STATS OUT AT 90 MPH AND GOES OVER A HUNDRED AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR, I HAVE SEEN THE POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT PROBLEM! MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT! MIKE QUEEN . *JB

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 W/ 44,300 MILES IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER GMS. *NM