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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

What owners actually said

797 reports
122,000 miles · Oct 5, 2009
Electrical System

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER FLOATS AS YOU ARE DRIVING AND ALSO SHOWS MPH WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 120 MPH. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE CORRECT SPEED THAT IS BEING DRIVEN. *T…

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SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER FLOATS AS YOU ARE DRIVING AND ALSO SHOWS MPH WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 120 MPH. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE CORRECT SPEED THAT IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10286289

30,257 miles · Sep 30, 2009
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. ALL FOUR OF THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER FIRST STATED IT WAS FROM ROAD SALT, BUT THEN REVISED THE STATEMENT TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD ONLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 3800 MILES IN ONE YEAR. T…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. ALL FOUR OF THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER FIRST STATED IT WAS FROM ROAD SALT, BUT THEN REVISED THE STATEMENT TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER HAD ONLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE 3800 MILES IN ONE YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,257. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN UPDATED 10/22/09

NHTSA ODI #10285866

97,000 miles · Sep 22, 2009
Electrical SystemEquipment

2004 CHEVY TRUCK BATTERY WENT DEAD, CHANGED BATTERY. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD AIR OUT OF THE PASSANGERS SIDE . GM WANTS $100.00 JUST TO TEST AND SEE WHATS WRONG! ! ! ! CHECKED THE INTERNET, FOUND OVER 100 ITEMS WITH SAME PROBLEM. GM WILL NOT RECALL. WHY? *TR

NHTSA ODI #10284871

59,000 miles · Sep 9, 2009
EquipmentParking BrakeService Brakes, Hydraulic

HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTING UNUSUAL. BETWEEN 10 MPH AND 7 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ACT LIKE THEY WERE ON WET PAVEMENT OR ICY PAVEMENT, PULSATING UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY…

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HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTING UNUSUAL. BETWEEN 10 MPH AND 7 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ACT LIKE THEY WERE ON WET PAVEMENT OR ICY PAVEMENT, PULSATING UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND LOOKS LIKE THE DAY IT CAME FROM THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE GOES BACK TO THE 1999 MODEL YEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THERE IS NOT ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ODI #10283465

Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 2009
Electrical System

SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DEFECTIVE. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. GAS GAUGE WILL NOT SHOW PROPER FUEL LEVEL. ALOT OF 2005 GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SPEEDOMETER, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. IF THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWA…

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SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DEFECTIVE. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. GAS GAUGE WILL NOT SHOW PROPER FUEL LEVEL. ALOT OF 2005 GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SPEEDOMETER, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. IF THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OVER A HILL OR CURVE. VERY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL? PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS RECALLED NO MATTER THE MILEAGE, WE NEED TO BE SAFE WHILE OPERATING OUR VEHICLE. I HOPE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE A LAWSUIT TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10283428

97,500 miles · Sep 1, 2009
Electrical System

INITALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY STARTED DISPLAYING INCORRECT SPEEDS WITHOUT ALERTING ME TO A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR AT AROUND 95,000 - 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TO CAUSE ME TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL ONE DAY WHILE I WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THE SLOWER LAN…

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INITALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY STARTED DISPLAYING INCORRECT SPEEDS WITHOUT ALERTING ME TO A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR AT AROUND 95,000 - 100,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TO CAUSE ME TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL ONE DAY WHILE I WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THE SLOWER LANE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I NOTICED A SERIOUS DEVIATION IN THE READING ( I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT WHILE STARTING TO DRIVE MUCH FASTER THAN REGULAR TRAFFIC FLOW WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT GRADUALLY DROPPING ANY TIME I SLOWED EVEN SLIGHTLY UNTIL IT REGISTERED AROUND 40 MPH WHEN I WAS PASSING MIDDLE-LANE TRAFIIC IN A 65 MPH ZONE). I STICK PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SPEED LIMITS AND OBSERVE RECOMMENDED SPEEDS (E.G. YELLOW SIGNS ON CURVED HIGHWAY) ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING TRAILERS. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER AROUND THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO AND WYOMING, THERE COULD'VE BEEN A SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH LEVEL ACCIDENT. I DIDN'T SEE A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OR SPEEDOMETER USING THIS SITES DATABASE SEARCH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10282599

44,000 miles · Aug 31, 2009
Electrical SystemSteering

STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY IN TWO OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. HAD IT REPAIRED BY GM BUT IT KEEPS MESSING UP AND CAUSING VIBRATIONS, CLUNKING AND ALTERING THE STEERING . ALSO BOTH OF MY TRUCKS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AT 40,000 MILES. HOW SAFE IS THIS????? PLEASE PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THESE TWO ITEMS. …

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STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY IN TWO OF MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. HAD IT REPAIRED BY GM BUT IT KEEPS MESSING UP AND CAUSING VIBRATIONS, CLUNKING AND ALTERING THE STEERING . ALSO BOTH OF MY TRUCKS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AT 40,000 MILES. HOW SAFE IS THIS????? PLEASE PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THESE TWO ITEMS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10282485

Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 2009
Fuel System, Gasoline

MY 2004 CHEVY ENVOY HAS A CRACK IN THE NECK OF THE FUEL TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON LAST YEAR AND I TOOK IT TO THOMAS CHEVROLET IN WEST CHESTER, PA WHO REPLACED THE GAS CAP. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I OUT OF FRUSTRATION I WAITED UNTIL MY INSPECTION CHECK TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. UPON TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC…

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MY 2004 CHEVY ENVOY HAS A CRACK IN THE NECK OF THE FUEL TANK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON LAST YEAR AND I TOOK IT TO THOMAS CHEVROLET IN WEST CHESTER, PA WHO REPLACED THE GAS CAP. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I OUT OF FRUSTRATION I WAITED UNTIL MY INSPECTION CHECK TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. UPON TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC RECENTLY THEY REPLACED A SOLENOID WHICH MADE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO OFF. HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEK IT CAME BACK ON. TODAY I WAS TOLD OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AFTER THEY PERFORMED MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER (GM) AND ALSO POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK THIS COULD POSE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM NOTED IN OTHER VEHICLES. MY ON-LINE RESEARCH INDICATES THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAD ISSUES WITH FUEL TANK CRACKS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM OR EVEN CAUSE IT, THEREFORE I WOULD EXPECT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10280726

125,000 miles · Aug 5, 2009
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

SOFT SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE END OF TRAVEL WITH MINIMAL EFFORT, AND WITHOUT FULL BRAKING FORCE. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10279526

50,000 miles · Aug 4, 2009
Equipment

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR AND THEN COLD. HAVE SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND PULL BATTERY POS. CABLE TO RESET. FOUND WEB-SITE WHERE 100S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10279402

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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