2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Power Train Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Service Brakes
When applying brakes to avoid another vehicle, the brake pedal went to the floor and there was little braking effort available. Avoided a severe accident by swerving into the opposite lane nearly colliding with another oncoming vehicle. Slowed vehicle with emergency brake and transmission downshifting. Cause was ruptured brake line due to corrosion. All lines are severely corroded. *tr
ODI 10679282
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Transmission will not shift out of 1st gear. Took to shop had been told speed solenoid, replaced both, flushed tranny & changed oil. Only to find out that need a new transmission. This truck has been nothing but trouble from the minute we took the plastic of the seats. Brakes, bearings fuel lines, springs water pump etc you name it have receipts for all of it. Under warranty & after. This truck is a lemon. Gmc will…
ODI 10555760
Power Train
After hearing a noise, i went to dealer, and was told there was no oil in my universal joint. I change oil every 5,000 mi which would equal 14 oil changes, about 10 of which were done by the dealer. I asked the service rep. If the oil in the universal was checked at every oil change, and he said the mechanic is suppose to check it but sometimes they get in a hurry. That mechanic cost me $1,700.00 . That will be the…
ODI 10592872
Power Train
With no warning at all, driving down the interstate, truck lost 3rd gear. This is the second chevrolet silverado this has happened to for us (first time, we thought it was an isolated bad transmission) however, it is obviously due to chevrolet making junk, and putting the passengers of their vehicles in danger. Driving down the interstate at 60 miles per hour, with a sudden transmission failure was extremely…
ODI 10547246
Power Train
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
ODI 10554375
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
Engine · Power Train
Noticed coolant level would get low. Found water pump mounting gasket leaking, replaced water pump and gaskets, but continued losing coolant. Found out there is a know defect with chevy 4.8 and 5.3 vortex engine heads cracking around the mounting bolt holes. Chevy issued a tsb but will not warranty a know defect. It strange they will cover a hvac blower motor issue that is know but not a known problem with heads…
ODI 10494776
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
Power Train · Service Brakes
All brake and transmission lines were severely rusted and leaking in my 2004 silverado. All lines had to be replaced due to the severe corrosion. *tr
ODI 10593071
Power Train
I was backing out of a parking space in my 2004 silverado z71 extended cab and the driveshaft broke in half. I have @106,000 miles on the vehicle. It is currently at a repair shop to be fixed. I have never taken this truck off-road. I am very concerned as i have read many others with 2004 models have had the same thing happen. This could have been a major safety issue had it occurred while highway driving as the…
ODI 10310644
Accelerator Pedal · Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Dt: the vehicle is a 2004 gm chevrolet k1500 z71 extend cab 4x4. Anti lock brakes were defective. When consumer applied pressure to the abs they did not hold. On 2-11-05 he took vehicle to the dealer to be repaired, and they did nothing to fix the issue. While driving on 6-23/24-05 the abs did not hold , causing consumer's vehicle to lightly bump another vehicle. When consumer contacted the manufacturer they told…
Crash reported
ODI 10129542
Power Train
Since it was new my trunk surges uncontrollably and violently at times. Its normally when i first start it in morning and for first block or two. Its very dangerous, if it ever happens on the freeway i will die. Gm threatened to bankrupt me if i sued under lemon law.
ODI 11039897