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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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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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

Seats complaints

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139,000 miles · Aug 22, 2014
Seats

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I NOTICED A WEEK LATER THAT THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WOULD NOT STAY ON, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. IT ILLUMINATED BUT WENT OFF AS SOON AS I RELEASED IT. CONSEQUENTLY, NO HEAT TO DRIVER'S SEAT. PASSENGER SEAT HEATED AND STILL HEATS PROPERLY. I NOTIFIED DEALER, BUT DID NOT DIGNOSE THE PROBLEM. B…

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WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I NOTICED A WEEK LATER THAT THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WOULD NOT STAY ON, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. IT ILLUMINATED BUT WENT OFF AS SOON AS I RELEASED IT. CONSEQUENTLY, NO HEAT TO DRIVER'S SEAT. PASSENGER SEAT HEATED AND STILL HEATS PROPERLY. I NOTIFIED DEALER, BUT DID NOT DIGNOSE THE PROBLEM. BUT IT DID NOT BOTHER ME. I FIGURED IT MAY WORK LATER. NOT UNTIL JULY 2013 DID I NOTICE THE POWER SEAT MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN I SHUT OFF ENGINE. SO I TAP THE LATCH ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT TO LISTEN FOR MOTOR TO QUIT. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED TO MY 1ST PROBLEM WITH THE HEATED SEAT. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK DAILY, HAS 153000 MILES. PROBABLY ONE THE FINEST CHEVYS I HAVE OWNED. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10627378

62,335 miles · Nov 15, 2010
Seats

OCCASIONALLY UPON TURNING KEY THE DRIVER SEAT CLICKS AS IF TRYING TO ADJUST. VERY LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT OCCURS. NO ACTION TAKEN TO DATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, THOUGH SPORADICALLY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10365674

65,000 miles · Feb 21, 2010
Air BagsElectrical SystemSeats

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 HARNE…

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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

NHTSA ODI #10312477

29,000 miles · Dec 16, 2008
Seats

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME IS COLLAPSING. THIS CAUSES ME TO SINK IN THE SEAT AS I DRIVE,MAKING CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ETC. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10251983

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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