Problems with 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2004 silverado truck has a failure of oil pressure, temperature, tachometer, and speedometer gauges. unable to gauge speed or possible engine problems due to intermittent failure of gauges. am not covered due to mileage of vehicle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet 1500. while driving less than 45 mph, the speedometer dial moved from 45 mph to zero, and then from 80 mph and back to zero. the dealer stated that the repair would cost over $500. there were no recalls pertaining to the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were less than 46,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet 1500. while driving 30 mph, the speedometer failed to display the correct speed. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the dash cluster needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 117,000. updated 09/11/15*lj

I own a 2004 chevy silverado and the speedometer has stopped working just over 70,000 miles. i brought my truck in for service, and the dealer says it will cost about $600.00 for a repair. i looked this up online, and have found out that many other trucks have this same problem, and since this is a safety issue, i believe that there should be a recall on the dash cluster. if gm produced a faulty, unsafe part, they should stand behind the product. feel free to contact me. *tr

Instrument cluster,speedometer,fuel guage,oil pressure,volt,tach,stoppes working or is very erratic. *tr

The speedometer in my 2004 silverado is starting to stick. two days ago it was reading 20mph when i was doing 55. i have noticed that it does not move smoothly when i increase or decrease my speed. *tr

I noticed, beginning in august, that the speedometer in my 2004 chevy silverado 1500 began sticking when my speed decreased. beginning in september the gauge began sticking when accelerating, and on october 24th, the gauge stuck at 45mph, even while to truck was in park not moving. i received a paper back in august about a class action lawsuit regarding this mal-function and i believe i will take that, along with some of the research i have gathered from this and other websites, to my chevy dealer and see what they have to say about it. this is a safety hazard and gm needs to issue a recall and protect it's customers. *tr

Speedometer occasionally fluctuates from around 25 miles over the speed limit to 25 miles under. i recieved a speeding ticket for going 85 in a 60 when i had my cruise control set on 65. *tr

The speedometer on my 2004 chevy silverado has stopped working properly. when at a full stop, it reads 20 mph, and increases accordingly from there, so the proper speed is never displayed. it is a constant problem, and consequently the driver of the vehicle is never sure what the actual speed of the vehicle is. the parts have not been replaced at this time. *tr

All gauges on my 2004 chevy silverado 1500 have failed. former class action suit was filed and won on behalf of truck owners. suit only covers vehicles under 80k miles. mine failed at about 100k. discussed issue with gm and they will not fix the issue. found on nhtsa web site others are having the same issue at about the same mileage. the cluster is a defective part installed in production and seems to be destined to fail. part failure causes vehicle to fail emissions and thus makes vehicle unregistered. part cost more that $500 to repair. no recall has been established at this time. *tr

Electrical problem: rear passenger doors & lift gate not locking, driver & passenger mirrors reposition to reverse mode when in driving mode. when in reverse mode mirrors reposition to driving mode. when driving i have set the doors to lock out of park position however, only the two front doors driver and passenger doors lock. the two rear passenger doors and lift gate remains unlock while in the driving mode. i have taken the vehicle for service and was told that the correction was made involving the vehicle being re-program at a cost of $150.00 and was required to leave the vehicle for the technician for about half the day. the repairs made turned out to be a temporary fix that only lasted two months before the same symptoms returned again. currently having the locking/unlocking, & mirror reposition problem in addition in have a clunking noise under the hood and can be felt in the steering column this problem not yet address for service check conflict with service schedule availability of technician. *tr

Noticed that the speedometer freezes up when the weather gets cold. it's been happening for at least 2 winters now and if i don't get a speeding ticket soon, i'm hoping not to get into and accident cause i have no idea how fast i'm really going. my understanding is that there is a whole forum about faulty chevy speedometer. *tr

Speedometer in my 2004 chevy, silverado quit working properly. not recording proper speed high or low and sticking in one position. *tr

The speedometer needle on my 2004 chevrolet silverado pick up sticks part of the time in all different spots. it dose not matter i am accelerating or decelerating. an some times it dose not even leave the 0 mark. this problem can result if drivers getting pulled over for speeding when there speedometer is telling them that they are going the proper speed limit. *tr

The digital instrument display on my 2004 chevy silverado z71w/53k miles quit working. after 5 minutes, the display appeared. the next day, the digital display did not appear for 45 minutes. all analog displays (mph, oil, water, battery) were ok. the proposed class action lawsuit against gm appears related to the analog gauges only. loss of digital display is also a concern, since transmission gear and any power train, brake, or vehicle warning messages are not visible. my concern is whether the loss of analog / digital display are related, such as a common electrical connector. *tr

It started on august 24th the speedometer stopped working. then it started to register at 40 mph standing still. when placed into drive it maxs at 120 mph while moving. *tr

I have a 2004 silverado,z71,and it has 106,000 miles. i just recently had the 4x4 system repaired,at a cost of $802.50. the encoder on the transfer case motor went bad,thus not allowing the 4x4 to engage. i am aware of three other similar trucks that have had the same problems. this is a very costly repair to someone like myself.thanks...david *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 65 mph the instrument panel displayed the incorrect speed and amount of fuel in the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the warranty was valid up to 80,000; however, his vehicle's mileage exceeded the warranty. the contact is responsible for the repair cost. the manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. the failure mileage was 171,000.

My speedometer cluster needs to be replaced it works when it wants to i received a speeding ticket because of this it is totally unsafe. *tr

The driver's side ac randomly starts blowing hot air in my 2004 silverado. *tr

I purchased a 2004 z-71 silverado on december 31, 2007 with 16,020 miles. in july of 2008 my gauge cluster started working intermittently, at first only the oil and fuel gauges stopped now my whole cluster has been rendered useless. the dealership is making excuses not to stand behind their product, even though it is a known issue that is common knowledge to almost everyone who owns a gm truck. they have told me that it is my ignition not the gauge cluster, even though everything else that is powered off ignition power works perfectly fine. being a former mechanic i can tell when someone is informed about what they are telling me, these service consultant's are not! it is very frustrating that chevrolet is not taking responsibly for their defective engineering. i have been a 'gm guy' ever since i can remember. i currently have two chevrolet's 1984 z-28 camaro that i built from the ground up and a 2004 z-71 silverado. after this experience my loyalty to gm will be seriously scared. i will not purchase another gm vehicle. cameron mcmillian *tr

I have approximately 50,000 miles on my 2004 chevy silverado. my speedometer intermittent will fade from highway speed slowly down to reading zero. the speedometer seems to reset after the truck is shut off and sits. *tr

Was driving down the road in my 2004 chevrolet silverado and the speedometer quit working. granted, the vehicle just hit over 100,000 miles, but would not expect this to happen. the needle sits below 0 mph and will occasionally jump to between 5- 10 mph no matter the speed of the vehicle. i am apparently no the only individual that has this issue on the same model vehicle. *tr

Oil gauge not functioning, check engine light on, speedometer reading max 120 mph,mileage not calculating properly, cannot get info. of clear warranty on above. don't know true mileage at this point! *tr

Speedometer inop.*tr

Instrument cluster goes haywire, no way to determine speed of vehicle.

My speedometer just stopped working i have 72,000 miles on it. i was told it will cost 500 to fix . alot of people are having problems this should be a recall. *tr

I own a 2004 chevrolet silverado. while i was going through deployment, my wife received a recall notice for the gauges because they go all over the place, as mine does. when she went to have the vehicle fixed, they told her that it had too many miles on it to be covered under the recall and i would have to pay over $400 if i wanted it fixed. i thought a recall was a recall. what difference does it make how much it was used the problem is still the same? *tr

Speedometer not working properly and displaying incorrect speed. misleading anywhere from 10 to 50 miles per hour. works sometime and not others. went through school zone when i noticed the problem speedometer displayed 25 but luckily realized i was doing closer to 50. *tr

Started suddenly.. speedometer registering much greater speed than actual speed. even off/parked registering in excess of 120 mph. all other gauges as of now seem to be functioning properly. *tr

Speedometer in my 2004 chevrolet silverado hangs up showing the wrong speeds. have to reset by continually turning ignition on and off so it will fall back to 0. *tr

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

Speedometer does not read anywhere near correct. *tr

Blower motor under the dash quit working. a fellow worker has the same truck and it also happened to his truck a couple of months ago. g.m. dealer said the wiring harness and resistor was shorted and needed to be replaced. over $400 dollars for repairs. the person that fixed my friends truck said he was lucky his truck didn't catch on fire. *tr

Manufacturer sent out a letter stating major gauge problems. one of which is a safety recall problem where the speed is not properly registered. they deny responsibility due to vehicle mileage. *tr

I had the same type of problem with my '04 silverado. the entire instrument panel went down. spedometer, gas, oil, temp gauges all were inoperative. there is an entire bunch of silverados, gmc and other chevy vehicles with this problem. the dealer fixed mine for free. call your chevy or gm district managers and complain like hell! this is a big problem for chevy and gmc. i believe it included 02 through 05 vehicles. frank *tr

Speedometer on 2004 chevy silverado z71 showing incorrect speed. worked fine one day and the next day was messed up. now am unable to tell what is my accurate speed. it will sometimes work and then goes back to incorrect speed. numerous complaints on web sites for this issue on these trucks. *tr

The instrumental panel gauges are not working, speed odometer, oil gauge, water temp etc.. the gauges stop operation around mileage reading 95000 and presently at 101000. vehicle presently just parked at home. *tr

2004 chevy silverado speedometer i hear they recalled them but only up to 70,000 miles. we are over that but didn't start messing up until reached about 85,000 if you read any forums on the internet there are alot of people having this problem and costing 500.00 to get fixed, and alot of speeding tickets. it will work for a bit then you stop and it will read 30 or something stop the next time read 95 then wont work. then work fine for a day for so then mess up again. the other clusters are now messing up to at 95000 miles. *tr

Blower motor wiring harness melted. *tr

Instrument panel. *tr

Speedometer will just stop working for no reason, going along down highway and look down, and the speedometer has quite. *tr

The speedometer in my '04 chevrolet silverado will work part of the time, and display incorrect speeds or stay at zero at times. i know of many other owners with the same problem. when will gm issue a recall? it is a safety defect. *tr

Speedometer stopped working while traveling. it failed completely. it created a dangerous situation. *cn

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 65 mph, the speedometer gauge descended to zero. the contact stated that he shut the vehicle off then restarted and the failure ceased to occur. the manufacturer offered an extended 7 year, 70,000 mile-warranty on the instrument panel in november of 2007 however, the vehicle has exceeded the mileage requirements. as of january 4, 2008, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the current mileage was 81,000 and failure mileage was 79,000. updated02-14-08 *bf updated 02/14/08 *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the speedometer displays incorrect speeds or just fails completely. he notified general motors and they authorized a special service notice, offering to cover the defect for up to 70,000 miles. additional mileage would not be covered. the failure and current mileages were 77,000.

2004 chevrolet silverado with defective instrument panel. consumer states that he feels his vehicle should be included in the special coverage warranty, even if the odometer is over 100,000 miles. *kb the consumer stated the instrument panel was erratic. there were many times the consumer had to pull over, and shut the vehicle off and bump the ignition key several times until the speedometer reset itself back to zero. the consumer believed that the 2004 silverado stepper motors were defective at installation. the dealer considered the speedometer problem as a malfunction and not a complete failure. *jb

Speedometer stopped working. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact received a letter from the manufacturer advising him to bring the vehicle in for a speedometer repair. if the mileage was under 70,000 miles, the repair would be free. the contact's vehicle has exceeded the mileage requirement, but it is experiencing the same failure as stated in the letter. the dealer would not repair the vehicle because of the mileage. while driving at various speeds, the speedometer displays the incorrect speed, causing him to not know how fast he is driving. the current and failure mileages were 108,124.

I have two 2004 chevrolet pickup trucks that have faulty factory installed speedometers. chevrolet is aware of the problem and has sent letters regarding warranty repair of these vehicles, but only if the mileage is less than 70,000 miles. both my vehicles have right at 100,000 miles each. this is a definite safety issue. being unable to determine at what speed you are driving causes unsafe conditions for the occupants of the vehicles as well as the general public. when i talked to jennifer camacho at chevrolet today (1-800-630-2438) she originally told me that each dealer had the discretion to warranty these vehicles for their "good. loyal customers" even if the mileage was over the 70,000 figure. i believe that chevrolet, in the interest of public safety, should warranty all the vehices they have sold with these faulty gauges. tom nicholson *tr