2004 Chevrolet Silverado

DT: PARKING BRAKE WOULD STAY ENGAGED BUT WOULD NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN PLACE THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL ROLL AS IF THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE PARKING BRAKE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL STILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM ,AND THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD A HEAVY DUTY PICKUP, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. , NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARKING BRAKE IS TOO SMALL FOR THIS PICKUP AND THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT TRUST IT TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. *NM

I HAVE OWNED MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SINCE SEPT. OF 2004 WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. JUST RECENTLY, HOWEVER, MY POWER STEERING IS FAILING AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THE CAR AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I WAS PRESENTED WITH A BULLETIN STATING AS MUCH. I BELIEVE THAT POWER STEERING LOSS AT ANY SPEED POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO ME, PEDESTRIANS, AND PROPERTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE ARE MANY SILVERADO OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. FAILURE IS NOW A DAILY OCCURRENCE. PLEASE ADVISE.*JB

DT: 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SLIP IN IT AND IT STALLS. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED. THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN CLANGS WHEN IT CATCHES INTO GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY NEED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY COULD MAKE A DECISION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 2005. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME. *AK

DT: CLUTCH FAILURE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TEMPORARILY FIXED IT. THEY REPLACED BEARING, FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE, AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID. THIS STARTED ON JANUARY 12, 2005. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS. THE LAST TIME DEALER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR FOURTH TIME, TOOK OUT THE FRAME, AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVEL, AND PEDAL BECAME MOMENTARILY SPONGY. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN FEB 2004 AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR WIRING HARNESS REPAIRS. THEN WHEN IT IS OUT OF THE 36000 MILES WARRANTY, IT HAS PROBLEMS AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP THEN TELLS ME THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AT ABOUT $1500 OUT OF MY POCKET AND A RENTAL FEE. I THROW A FIT AND THEREFORE THEY DECIDE TO LET ME HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THEIR BEHALF BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY LABOR AND MY OWN RENTAL. AFTER IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE I WAS OUT $900 AND DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD OF HAD TO PAY THAT BECAUSE IF THEY HAD REPLACED IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES WITHIN 8 MONTHS I WOULDN'T OF HAD TO BE REPLACING IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I CALLED AND ASKED THEM TO REIMBURSE ME LABOR AND RENTAL COSTS AND THEY SAID NO AND THE PERSON WHO MADE THE DECISION REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH ME. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AMERITECH BY GENERAL TIRE HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH TREAD SEPARATION. THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE 4 REAR TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED THAT THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THEY WOULD SUPPLY THE CONSUMER WITH NEW TIRES IF THEY HAD THEM. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE TIRES FOR 3 WEEKS. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRES ARE A YEAR OLD AND HAVE 14,000 MILES ON THEM. THE FIRST TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6,000 MILES. THE TIRE LINE IS LT215/85R16. ALL THE TIRES ARE FROM THE SAME LINE AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.*AK *MR

DT: IN JANUARY 2005 THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. IN JANUARY 2005 THERE WAS A LIGHT SNOW . THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 31, 2005 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND IT WAS WET OUTSIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING. *AK *MR

I HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 SILVERADO AS WELL: WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 SILVERADO DOWN RT. 128 IN MA. AT RATE OF SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET (?) STOPPED SUDDENLY. THERE WAS PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP. IF I WAS DRIVING MY 1968 DODGE DART WITH 1 BRAKE AND BALD TIRES I COULD HAVE STOPPED. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 MODERN COMPUTER CONTROLLED VEHICLE, THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP AND I REAR-ENDED THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THE REASON THE TRUCK FAILED IS BECAUSE ABS WOULD NOT STOP THE TIRES BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS ROUGH LIKE A WASH BOARD. THE TRUCK JUST KEPT ROLLING FORWARD AT A SLOW RATE AND I COULD NOT TURN OFF DUE TO THE GUARDRAIL AND TRAFFIC TO MY RIGHT. I WATCHED MY NEW TRUCK SLOWLY HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. THEY WERE DRIVING A NISSAN THAT JUST GOT A SCRATCH ON IT. MY CHEVY SILVERADO HEAVY DUTY 2500 FELL APART ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF BODY PARTS WERE ON THE GROUND. I NOW HAVE A GIANT INSURANCE RATE THAT I AM DISPUTING. THERE HAS TO BE A STOP TO THESE ABS. HOW DID I MAKE IT 38 YEARS WITHOUT HELMETS AND ABS. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. *JB

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK ON START UP, CAUSED ROLLOVER. ONE PERSON INJURED. TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HAD IT IN TWICE FOR THE BRAKES, DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THERE SUPPOSE TO BE. I KEPT ON COMPLAINING THAT THESE BRAKES WERE NOT RIGHT. EXAMPLE: WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING, AND I WOULD YELL STOP, STOP. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING AN INCH WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. THIS WAS A BRAN NEW VEHICLE. *NM