2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Electrical System Problems
- 103
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 103 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 19 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
The speedometer doesn't work properly. I can be at a red light at complete stop & it states i am doing 60, when i accelerate it goes to 100, when i know i am only doing 10-15 mph. I am 70 years old on a fixed income. I never received anything about a recall and i now have around 102,000 miles on my truck. I can not afford to replace a defective part for $500- $600. Gm should have to replace these at full cost!
ODI 11062883
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at unknown speeds, all the instrument cluster warning indicators flashed. After parking the vehicle, it caught on fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of…
Fire reported
ODI 11015701
Electrical System
Fuel gauge and temp gauge stopped working at the same time. Stationary.
ODI 10983611
Electrical System
Instrument cluster panel gauges quit working. Truck has little less than 14,000 miles on it. Through internet search discovered that a special service bulletin was issued but did not receive one. Noticed that it only covers 7 years or 70,000 miles for gm to replace. I am well under the 70,000 miles and feel that it should be replaced by gm. Speedometer was the first gauge to quit working. All service on vehicle has…
ODI 10836532
Electrical System
2004 chevrolet silverado ls 1500 instrument cluster and heater electrical failures. It is a known problem that the stepper motors in the instrument cluster are guaranteed to fail resulting in not knowing what speed you are going or any other gauge such as fuel, temperature or oil pressure. Gm refused to fix problem when still under warranty. I fixed the first 2 stepper motor failures myself, now at 268,xxx miles…
ODI 10811330
Electrical System
I was driving my truck to a friends house and all of a sudden my cages started going crazy they showed that my truck was overheating and when i stopped its wasn't overheating the the air conditioning started to get hot and then cold and stopped. Know none of the cages work. Two weeks again my wife and i went to breakfast and when i went to turn the ignition off it wouldn't turn off so i had to leave the vehicle…
ODI 10764577
Air Bags · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
A month or two ago the heating system stayed blowing while in off position and even while the car was turned off, kept killing the battery so it had to be disconnected. Rear window will roll down at start up. Radio will squeal at start up and had to be turned on or off from the center console. This week the air bag light came on and check tire. Periodically the service stability light will blink on. Today the wipers…
ODI 10712549
Electrical System
The dash instrument cluster failed and does not read a correct temperature nor does the oil gauge read correctly. The temperature gauge read that the temperature was above the highest reading on the gauge. There is a clicking sound within the instrument panel continuously. The vehicle was taken in for evaluation at a service station, they ran a diagnostic and determined that the instrument cluster is failing and its…
ODI 10655136
Electrical System
The dashboard digital command center (language, odometer, trip meter, warning messages) does not display odometer, trip meter or warning messages. The language switches from english, french & spanish without allowing for a selected language. Mileage is not able to be displayed at all. *tr
ODI 10649464
Electrical System
The air conditioner stopped working and there was a slight burning smell. The air conditioner was turned off and the vehicle driven home without incident. Upon inspecting the system, the blower motor resistor was found to have a burnt appearance and slight odor. *tr
ODI 10643588
Electrical System
Stopped to get gas. Truck was idling went to shut ignition switch off. Key comes out without locking steering. Went to start truck and when running could pull key out of ignition and still running. Never had this issue with a vehicle before. Ignition switch is does not always turn without jiggling(intermittent). Similar ignition switch not turning without jiggling on my 2007 saturn vue([xxx]).i believe this is a…
ODI 10579354
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated the while he attempted to accelerate after a stop, the vehicle stalled and caused the contact lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle veered into the left lane and crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the face, neck and right hand. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10573550
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the speedometer malfunctioned and provided an erroneous reading of 30 mph when the contact was actually traveling 60 mph. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 68,000. Updated 02/11/14*lj the vehicle was repaired,…
ODI 10559138
Electrical System · Suspension · Wheel Speed Sensor
I realize that this vehicle is well out of the 3 year 36,000 mile manufacturer warranty. But lately with how rapidly this truck with less than 70,000 miles seems to be falling apart on me its just really been frustrating. I've only had the vehicle out of the shop less than two weeks for front wheel bearing/ abs sensor repair when my speedometer completely went out. Most of the time speedometer is reading 0 mph…
ODI 10557936
Electrical System · Instrument Cluster/Panel · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the instrument panel malfunctioned and all of the gauges provided inaccurate readings. In addition, the anti-lock system would engage independently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the anti- lock braking system needed to be cleaned and the instrument cluster needed to be replaced.…
ODI 10565169
Electrical System
Speedometer on the instrument panel stopped working. *tr
ODI 10593276
Electrical System · Fan/Motor
I bought my 2004 used with 116,159 miles on it. I noticed the blower motor for the a/c and heater would act up on its own and thought it was just the auto climate control it has. I smelled electrical wiring burning at different times but could not find anything burnt in the wiring after inspecting the wiring under the dash and hood. On feb. 25,2014 i went to the grocery store and when i shut my suburban off the…
ODI 10566480
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Spontaneous front and rear brake failure on a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500 lt pickup truck. I was pulling up to my driveway and applied the brakes. The pedal went to the floor and i tried to pump the brake with no success. No prior brake level or abs or proportioning valve warning lights were indicated. I applied the emergency brake and came to a stop. Once i parked the truck i noticed brake fluid dripping down…
ODI 10519385
Air Conditioner · Electrical System
When turning on the the air conditioner smoke came out of the vents. Changed actuator, it burns out immediately, air still does not work. Recall on this part/product and prince chevrolet in valdosta, ga was unable to fix the problem. Keeps shorting out. Do not want my truck to catch fire. Still have no air! *tt
ODI 10537736
Electrical System
I have owned several chevy silverados and have had good experiences so far. I noticed back in 2013 that my fuel gauge was not registering correctly - needle gone crazy. All the other gauges were perfect. The diagnosis was a bad fuel sensor and the entire dashboard cluster had to be replaced. (over $500) i just continue to reset my tripometer when i fuel up now rather than spend that much money. The dealer said it…
ODI 10663347
Electrical System
The vehicle will not start and the security light flashes showing that there is a passlock system problem. The system sensor thinks that it has been tampered with and shuts down the starter. After some period of time usually about 30 minutes it will reset and the vehicle will start again. As time goes by the problem becomes more frequent and the time of reset takes longer, until at some point it will not start at…
ODI 10560054
Electrical System
Various gauges intermittently fail. Tachometer reads correctly only part time. Ampmeter does not work. Speedometer either reads incorrectly or not at all. Etc. Entire instrument panel needs to be replaced to safely operate this vehicle. We were never informed of a recall on this unit, mechanic believes that one may have been made. This vehicle was taken to the dealer--a chevrolet dealer--early in our ownership--a…
ODI 10546681
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph the speed odometer failed to operate. The malfunction recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. There was a recall issued by the manufacturer pertaining to the electrical system; however, the vin was not included. In addition, the gear lever would not shift into…
ODI 10519696
Electrical System · Power Train
Bought my truck new in 2004 as my retirement vehicle. I have only 42,000 miles. I had my instrument cluster replaced two years ago under a dealer warranty due to a defective speedometer. Within the past week my transmission has randomly slipped from a dead stop as well as double clunked from a dead stop. Most recently, the ac is randomly blowing out hot air. I should have bought a golf cart instead. Since the truck…
ODI 10459500
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Electrical System
The heating unit melted to the wire harness and the heating dont work looks like to started to catch on fire but quickly stoped working and now the electrical is unkown if there is damage and no heat to the truck and could very easly catch the whole truck on fire. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10443756