IllustrationTHE SPEEDOMETER IN MY '04 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WILL WORK PART OF THE TIME, AND DISPLAY INCORRECT SPEEDS OR STAY AT ZERO AT TIMES. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL GM ISSUE A RECALL? IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 525.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
680–25K
15025–50K
17150–75K
14875–100K
118100–150K
45150K+
700 reports with mileage · 97 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 267 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 229 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 100 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
33 crash reports8 fire reports17 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
267 reportsINSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES HAYWIRE, NO WAY TO DETERMINE SPEED OF VEHICLE.
STEERING MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE IT WAS REPAIRED AT 27,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND NEEDS DONE AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. *TR
OIL GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER READING MAX 120 MPH,MILEAGE NOT CALCULATING PROPERLY, CANNOT GET INFO. OF CLEAR WARRANTY ON ABOVE. DON'T KNOW TRUE MILEAGE AT THIS POINT! *TR
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. GRANTED, THE VEHICLE JUST HIT OVER 100,000 MILES, BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN. THE NEEDLE SITS BELOW 0 MPH AND WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP TO BETWEEN 5- 10 MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I AM APPARENTLY NO THE ONLY INDIVIDUA…
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WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. GRANTED, THE VEHICLE JUST HIT OVER 100,000 MILES, BUT WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN. THE NEEDLE SITS BELOW 0 MPH AND WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP TO BETWEEN 5- 10 MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I AM APPARENTLY NO THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS THIS ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. *TR
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ANYWHERE NEAR CORRECT. *TR
SPEEDOMETER WILL JUST STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON, GOING ALONG DOWN HIGHWAY AND LOOK DOWN, AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUITE. *TR
SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HANGS UP SHOWING THE WRONG SPEEDS. HAVE TO RESET BY CONTINUALLY TURNING IGNITION ON AND OFF SO IT WILL FALL BACK TO 0. *TR
GAUGES NOT WORKING. FIRST THE TEMP GAGE WOULD BOTTOM OUT IN EITHER DIRECTION OR START IN BETWEEN; CHECKED ALL COOLING DEVICES/FLUIDS. THEN FUEL GAGE WOULD SIT ANYWHERE REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL FUEL; NO LEAKS OR STOPPAGES, AIRWAYS CLEAR. THEN SPEEDOMETER STICKS; AT A STOP WOULD SIT ANYWHERE FROM 20-65 AND START OFF FROM THIS POINT…
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GAUGES NOT WORKING. FIRST THE TEMP GAGE WOULD BOTTOM OUT IN EITHER DIRECTION OR START IN BETWEEN; CHECKED ALL COOLING DEVICES/FLUIDS. THEN FUEL GAGE WOULD SIT ANYWHERE REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL FUEL; NO LEAKS OR STOPPAGES, AIRWAYS CLEAR. THEN SPEEDOMETER STICKS; AT A STOP WOULD SIT ANYWHERE FROM 20-65 AND START OFF FROM THIS POINT. I'M DOING THE MATH WHILE DRIVING TO MAINTAIN SPEED LIMIT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE AIR CONDITIONING CHANGES FROM HOT TO COLD, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS, AND THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE COMPONENTS TO WORK PROPERLY. HE…
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TL*THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE AIR CONDITIONING CHANGES FROM HOT TO COLD, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACCURATE READINGS, AND THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE COMPONENTS TO WORK PROPERLY. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.