2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BRUISED KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN UPDATED 8/30/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, NECK AND RIGHT HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.

THE VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A BRAKE LINE RUSTING OUT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE OF POOR QUALITY. AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE ROTTED OUT. THESE ARE SIZED TOO SMALL DIAMETER TO SAVE WEIGHT .3/16TH CHEAP STEEL, AND THIN WALL TUBING, UNCOATED, UNPAINTED, NON GALVANIZED, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF PROTECTED BRAKE LINE. IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. GM DECIDED TO USE THESE CHEAP THIN WALL BRAKE LINES. AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES , AND POWER STEERING COOLER LINES, FOR THAT MATTER ARE ROTTED BEYOND SAFE USE. WHILE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. IT IS JUST BLATENT IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR. TO USE THESE LINES WITHOUT RUST PROTECTION. PAINT AT LEAST. OR BETTER YET, THEY SHOULD OF BEEN STAINLESS OR CAD OR GALVANIZED PLATED LINES. GM SHOULD REPLACE THEM FOR FREE, AND THE FUEL LINES AND MY ROTTED OUT COOLER LINES. THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND IS PARKED IN MY DRIVE. I OWE 3 YEARS ON IT. I DROVE IT 4000 MILES . THE BRAKES FAILED, THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON, LINES ROTTED ALL OVER, AND ITS A PIECE OF [XXX] . I HOPE GM ROTS IN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 9/17/13*CN THE RACK AND PINION, STEERING COLUMN AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

GM HAS RECALLED 2004 SILVERADO WITH LEATHER SEATS BECAUSE IT CAUSES AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHEN NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AT FULL COST PER RECALL ID# 7297, BUT GM HAS REFUSED TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SUBMITTED THE RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 05/26/11 THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY LEASED VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. UPDATED 06/01/11. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 05/16/12 THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS COMING ON AND GOING OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. UPDATED 07/03/12. *JB UPDATED 04/29/14

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SS, THE DRIVER'S POWER SEATS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATED SEATS, AND MIRROR DIMMER'S LOSE ALL POWER. THEY WERE WORKING 30% OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT INTO THE THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED AND WOULD COST $500.00 TO FIX, THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHY IT MELTED. THEY LEFT THE HARNESS UNPLUGGED BECAUSE IT LEFT IN, IT WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS. MY DRIVES SIDE ARIBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IF NEEDED UNTIL REPLAIRED. I CALLED GM - CHEVROLET TO MAKE A COMPLAINT SAYING THIS IS A SAFET ISSUE AND NOTHING DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR A DEFECT, THEY ARE ALSO NOT SURE OF WHY IT MELTED, IT COULD BE MANY REASONS: SOMETHING TOUCHED IT, WEAR AND TEAR, A GM PART GONE BAD. THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A GM ISSUE. THEY SAID BECAUSE OF ALL THIS AND THE AGE OF THE CAR, THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR ANY OF IT, BUT THEN SAID REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, THE WIRE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MELT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE AND SOMEONE WOULD COME OUT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 05/27/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE COULD PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSES BLEW WHICH DISABLED THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER CROSSING THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY, ON FEBRUARY 21, 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.