IllustrationFUEL PUMP WIRING BURNED OUT.*AK
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
What owners actually said
797 reportsCONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ON ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 CHEVROLET. FIRESTONE LT245/75R/16 DOT V011678140 TREAD SEPARATION DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENT FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE IDLING SPEED AND DANGEROUS ACCELERATION, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE OPERATES AT HIGH RPM'S(2200) WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TAKES MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO DROP BELOW 1000 RPM'S, VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION AT LOWER RPM'S AFTER BEING PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE…
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CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE IDLING SPEED AND DANGEROUS ACCELERATION, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE OPERATES AT HIGH RPM'S(2200) WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TAKES MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO DROP BELOW 1000 RPM'S, VEHICLE EXHIBITED THIS CONDITION AT LOWER RPM'S AFTER BEING PURCHASED, CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITON THE BRAKES, CLUTCH AND SYNCHROMESH HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. 1996 CHEVROLET 1500(CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE)*JB
BALL JOINT FAILURE. VEHICLE PART OF BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM TO ALL DEALERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF FRONT BALL JOINTS.
STEERING COLUMN: PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE MAXIMUM. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP, HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
EXTERIOR MIRRORS TOO LARGE, CAUSING VIBRATION AND DECREASED VISIBILITY.
REAR RIGHT TIRE BROKE OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND STRIKE THE CONCRETE DIVIDER, RESULTING IN DRIVER INJURIES. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) YH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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