Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Chevrolet Silverado has 80 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
80
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Wholes are developing in the transfer case near the output shaft and all the fluid leaks out causing... |
| Nov 7, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The transfer case wore a pine hole in the case from the oil pump spring lock not securing movement c... |
| Aug 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | # 1 is the 4l60E transmission that sits on the exhaust and runs next to it on the opposite side the ... |
| Aug 22, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE.CK ENGINE LIGHT ON. |
| Apr 7, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AS WITH MANY OTHER POSTS HERE, I TOO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(BAD SPEEDOME... |
| Aug 17, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED PRI... |
| Apr 10, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | STEEL BRAKE, FUEL AND TRANSMISSION LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND FAILURE APPEARS TO BE IMMINENT, ESP... |
| Feb 23, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FO... |
| Jan 24, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS LITTL... |
| Jun 10, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | WRONG CLIP ON OIL PUMP IN TRANSFER CASE WEARS HOLE IN CASE . ALL THE OIL DRAINS OUT OF CASE CAUSING ... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. TOOK TO SHOP HAD BEEN TOLD SPEED SOLENOID, REPLACED BOT... |
| Nov 20, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAK... |
| Oct 15, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER HEARING A NOISE, I WENT TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY UNIVERSAL JOINT. I CHA... |
| Oct 4, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, TRUCK LOST 3RD GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROL... |
| Jul 19, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY... |
| Oct 20, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES GO TWICE.... |
| Oct 9, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| Oct 4, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY... |
| Jun 20, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL WOULD GET LOW. FOUND WATER PUMP MOUNTING GASKET LEAKING, REPLACED WATER PUMP A... |
| May 20, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BOUGHT MY TRUCK NEW IN 2004 AS MY RETIREMENT VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY 42,000 MILES. I HAD MY INSTRUMENT ... |