Hi guys and gals... This is my first thread on the forum...I have been searching the web a bit lately in order to find out if others were experiencing similar problems/symptoms with their Silverados...needless to say I almost fell on my *ss when I started reading stuff. So here is it, my take on the Silverado so far. FTR I have never owned a north american build truck, this is my first, and probably my last unless they start fixing problems or giving the trucks away! :)

The truck is a 2004 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab (not HD) with the 5.3L.

Can anyone tell me why GM still dont have the liftable wipers on their pickups! man! common!!! My Chevy Express has it... all Import vehicles have it, heck most vehicles on the market have them, why not the $50000 (CDN) Silverados??? I just dont get it. Its a nice "feature" to have for us northerners...leave the wipers up at night, the next morning their not frozen to the windshield and you dont need an axe to free them.

No onto the real problems.

-Blown AC compressor within first 6000km (3750 miles). GM replaced compressor, pulley, belt, and lower operating pressure in the system. About 2000 miles later, problem reacures... symptoms: AC still works, but gets very noisy and truck vibrates alot, especially when at idle. Verdict, piece of crap engineering. GM solution.... live with it for now we dont know how to fix it. Thank you!

-Now I am experiencing very noisy 4 wheel drive operation... front end is very noisy at low speeds. Also emitts a nice hum at high speeds.. nice.. love it...at least I know the shafts are turning! Have to take it in to have it checked.

- clunking in the drive train when accelerating from a stop. Doesnt have to be hard acceleration. Now from what I ve read, I might as well not even take it in for that, as that is the way a Chevy drives it seems. wow...Im impressed.

- squeeky steering column... we'll see what they say about that...maybe Im just too fussy and am not used to rattles and squeeks.

All this and the truck has 14000 km (under 10000miles) all highway use. Oh I did put about 6000miles of that on the truck while pulling my 7000lbs RV trailer, but isnt that why we buy $50000 dollar pickups with gas guzzling V8s????

I really love the fact that this truck is powerfull, quiet on the hwy, but all these littles squeeks, bumps, rattles and hums are really getting to me... I cant beleive the automakers are getting so much money these days for the crap some of them put out.

My Toyato Pickup truck cost me less that that brand new in 1994 and went 6 yrs without a rattle, and ANY repairs asides from reg maintenance...maybe thats why Im a little bitter with my Silvy.

Sorry for rambling on guys...I'll be nicer and more to the point on my next posts I promiss!!!

Marc.

Alls I can say is GM/Ford/Dodge had best watch out if Toyota does in fact have a heavy duty p/u on the way.

My experience has been somewhat better. Same engine as you, in a RC/LB 4wd.

In 15000 miles I've had:
Steering column clunk
Horn replaced
Noisy *(#%%*%& breakaway cables (fixed at my own expense, I might add..)
No major problems. As long as the drivetrain gives me 200k miles, I'm a happy camper.

Bit too quiet for my tastes, I'm afraid that'll have to be fixed at my own expense, as well ;).

Hi I've had my 99' f/just over 2 months with no majors. Touch wood. The only annoyance is a tiny vibration at 30 Km/hr. Not too sure why GM would have changed the wipers; I can leave mine up while I wash the truck????
Funny isn't it, seems we only hear about the lemons or problematic trucks and not the ones that roll on and on and on. My 90 blazer 4x4 had 230000 Km with no majors just poopy paint. I hope to get at least that out of my Silverado....

Just my :2cents: is all....

Merry Christmas. :D

I have the same issue with the wipers. There must some after market wipers a guy can install that flip up. If there is let us northerner's know.

I have the same clunk in the drive train.

Also, I just began to hear this howl over the weekend when driving in 4WD coming from the front end. Thought it was wind noise or maybe the heater fan but know that you mention it, it makes me wonder.

I have a 2004 2500 Silverado (crewcab not HD). One one hand it makes me feel better that others experience this same anoyances but on the other I am a little pi$$ed after spending top dollar on what I thought was top of the line. Definitely looking more seriously at the Toyato or Nissan for my next purchase.

I'm with ya on the wiper deal.....it thought it was just me being anal. Must be GM doesn't get snow in Detroit?? yea right!
I've had more problems with my '04 Silverado then I ever had with my '98 & '92 Silverados put together. GM is slacking that's for sure. I guess I should have bought a Ford or Dodge. I will rethink my next purchase, that's for sure.

The wipers on my '01 1500hd crew flip up, checked them last night. Maybe you can swap yours out!

I had the same problems with my GM among many other problems. Let me say that again I had the same problems.I cant believe that gM puts out such A crapy product and then expects people to buy it. I was fed up with the amount of bull sh*t that was going on with my new truck.No help from GM so I finally traded it in for A new 04 Nissan Titan 5.6 liter V8 305 hp.
Do your self A favor and avoid the headaches get rid of it.
So far no problems with my Nissan. Tons of power and it just keeps getting better.

you still have the fuel pump acting up. the leaking windows check your door pockets. if its a 4x4 your going to see the grease start flinging out of the cv joints. hard shifting out of 4x4 mode. bad valve cover gaskets. not to mention the grand truck shudering when crusing down the highway. no codes so thay can not fix.

i had all this befor 6000 miles. called gm first thing thay asked me was do i have a extended woranty. the truck is not even one year old yet.

ya i hear ya bud , i drove by the dealer today they had an 05 escalade in the drive so i stopped to look and the tag said $89722 CND holy shit poor guy that buys that then has all these problems! well i have the 2000 5.3 z71 4x4 exnd-cab and just about to hit 120k have had the rear-end die,u-joints die(very well could be your whine noise non-greasable joints from factory)tranny at 107k took a shit,power mirrors both,driver dr window,fuel pump,etc etc etc etc etc only reason iam keeping it is because it's paid for and well really cant afford a new loan at this time if i could, i'd trade it in ,in a heart beat and yes you guessed right i'll NEVER buy another one again,i put platnuim plugs in plus 4 bosh wire's did a injecton/cumbustion cleaning changed fuel filter put kand n air filter on and still have rough idle??? i'll be taking kenny's advise and cleaning the IAC this weekend if that dont work i'll call the insurance company and make sure i have fire insurance!!!!!!!:disappoin NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN MR.GM :nono:

i just found a new problem with gm. crapy keys, good thing i was not to far from home. coming back from the store to the truck i pulled out my key ring and no truck key on it. doors locked i looked in side, nope its not in the ingtion. look all over the ground and ask if any one turned in a key nope. have the spaire key in my tool box at work got a ride to work to get the key. back at the truck i found my key it was two parking spaces down. the top of the key is missing i guess it could not hold up to the cold and that darn stearing wheel locking problem. I live on a hill and its a fine if you dont turn your wheels to the curb. to start the truck i must pull on the stearing wheel to the drivers side hard. If i dont you cant turn the key.

Greetings,

Couldn't disagree with your Silverado viewpoint more. My new 2004 silverado extended cab 1500 2 wd is working and running perfect after 3200 miles. No problems, no complaints, perfect ride quality, and 20.5 mpg in my V8. No squeks, no noises, nothing but stylish quality ride.

Next door neighbor has a 2004 4.x4 extended cab Z71. Same story there.

Neighbor down the block - same story.

Fellow worker at the office - same story.

4 2004 trucks with 3,000 to 15,000 miles, no complaints on any of them - not one.

I've loved Ford products for 25 years - and I've owned 4 foreign vehicles from Nissan and Toyota - yet my new Chevy Silverado is better than any of them are.

White Lightening

I'll offset you and your friends great experience with my disappointing 2004 C1500 2wd. Replaced instument panel cluster motor (noisy and the replacement is now doing the same thing), replaced door side panel mouldings (fatory defect), clunk in drivetrain (apparently this comes standard), "pop" in dash every 2- 3 minutes - very annoying, ALBS self test vibration through brake pedal upon initial acceleration, some sort of strange vibration/clunk every few minutes at idle. I bought this new on 9/30/04. I'll probably have to keep it for a while because I got a good deal with the rebates, rate, etc...,but as soon as I can afford a Tundra, it's a done deal.

greetings white lightening,
might i add that you only have 3200 miles , if i was you i'd watch what you say it might come back to bite you in the ass! i was as happy as a pig i freash shit when i bought my silverado, i even convinced my poor brother to get one and he was hard core mopar guy! now, well it's a whole other story coming from my mouth, again i say NEVER EVER AGAIN

Hi guys and gals... This is my first thread on the forum...I have been searching the web a bit lately in order to find out if others were experiencing similar problems/symptoms with their Silverados...needless to say I almost fell on my *ss when I started reading stuff. So here is it, my take on the Silverado so far. FTR I have never owned a north american build truck, this is my first, and probably my last unless they start fixing problems or giving the trucks away! :)

The truck is a 2004 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab (not HD) with the 5.3L.

Can anyone tell me why GM still dont have the liftable wipers on their pickups! man! common!!! My Chevy Express has it... all Import vehicles have it, heck most vehicles on the market have them, why not the $50000 (CDN) Silverados??? I just dont get it. Its a nice "feature" to have for us northerners...leave the wipers up at night, the next morning their not frozen to the windshield and you dont need an axe to free them.

No onto the real problems.

-Blown AC compressor within first 6000km (3750 miles). GM replaced compressor, pulley, belt, and lower operating pressure in the system. About 2000 miles later, problem reacures... symptoms: AC still works, but gets very noisy and truck vibrates alot, especially when at idle. Verdict, piece of crap engineering. GM solution.... live with it for now we dont know how to fix it. Thank you!

-Now I am experiencing very noisy 4 wheel drive operation... front end is very noisy at low speeds. Also emitts a nice hum at high speeds.. nice.. love it...at least I know the shafts are turning! Have to take it in to have it checked.

- clunking in the drive train when accelerating from a stop. Doesnt have to be hard acceleration. Now from what I ve read, I might as well not even take it in for that, as that is the way a Chevy drives it seems. wow...Im impressed.

- squeeky steering column... we'll see what they say about that...maybe Im just too fussy and am not used to rattles and squeeks.

All this and the truck has 14000 km (under 10000miles) all highway use. Oh I did put about 6000miles of that on the truck while pulling my 7000lbs RV trailer, but isnt that why we buy $50000 dollar pickups with gas guzzling V8s????

I really love the fact that this truck is powerfull, quiet on the hwy, but all these littles squeeks, bumps, rattles and hums are really getting to me... I cant beleive the automakers are getting so much money these days for the crap some of them put out.

My Toyato Pickup truck cost me less that that brand new in 1994 and went 6 yrs without a rattle, and ANY repairs asides from reg maintenance...maybe thats why Im a little bitter with my Silvy.

Sorry for rambling on guys...I'll be nicer and more to the point on my next posts I promiss!!!

Marc.


i have a 02 Z71 ext. LT never had any problems at all, even rattles or squeaks and have 55,000 miles on it now and as far as the liftable wipers mine has them. all makes have there problems including toyota. you hear more about the chevys 1) due to the fact you are on a silverado forum. 2) the shear number of chevys sold......if toyota sold as many trucks as chevy they would have as many little problems published as well.chevy silverado is a very big seller much more than any other truck with the possible exception being the (exuse me for even saying it guys) F150. the fact your toyota didnt have any problems you were lucky just as i am with my Z71. no vehicles are made the way they used to be its a fact and auto makers are not about to cut their own throats by making vehicles that last forever, even toyota.....ok now i am sorry...that was my rambling but i see guys often complaining about their trucks....go to other forums or look into consumer reports there are lots of other vehicles with lots of recalls....chevy trucks have very very few.

ya i hear ya bud , i drove by the dealer today they had an 05 escalade in the drive so i stopped to look and the tag said $89722 CND holy shit poor guy that buys that then has all these problems! well i have the 2000 5.3 z71 4x4 exnd-cab and just about to hit 120k have had the rear-end die,u-joints die(very well could be your whine noise non-greasable joints from factory)tranny at 107k took a shit,power mirrors both,driver dr window,fuel pump,etc etc etc etc etc only reason iam keeping it is because it's paid for and well really cant afford a new loan at this time if i could, i'd trade it in ,in a heart beat and yes you guessed right i'll NEVER buy another one again,i put platnuim plugs in plus 4 bosh wire's did a injecton/cumbustion cleaning changed fuel filter put kand n air filter on and still have rough idle??? i'll be taking kenny's advise and cleaning the IAC this weekend if that dont work i'll call the insurance company and make sure i have fire insurance!!!!!!!:disappoin NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN MR.GM :nono:

I did all that too, one exception..I changed out the injectors (not cleaned, not rebuilt) I bought new AC Delco injectors at $80 ea. and still got rough idle.And the sad thing is the VCM is telling me it's cyl. #5 and no one can fix it or knows why (including dealer's service dept.). I sure wish it was built like my 1979 C20, 500,000 + miles and still starts right up and doesn't clunk, rattle, snap, crackle or pop down the road.

greetings white lightening,
might i add that you only have 3200 miles , if i was you i'd watch what you say it might come back to bite you in the ass! i was as happy as a pig i freash shit when i bought my silverado, i even convinced my poor brother to get one and he was hard core mopar guy! now, well it's a whole other story coming from my mouth, again i say NEVER EVER AGAIN

Greetings Busta,

you are correct that I have only 3200 miles. However I also talked about 3 other Chevy 2004 1500 owners (all three are V8 5300 4x4 Z71s). Each has at minimum 10,000 miles with one having 20,000.

All four of us love the individual trucks we own - and all have had little or no problems of any type or situation to date.

Somehow - I don't think we got 4 "Wednesday" trucks while you got a "Friday" truck - but anything is possible I guess. Of the four or us - only I am new to owning a chevy truck as all the other three had prior great luck with their prior Chevy 1500 trucks.

To go one step further - I know numerous people with Chevy trucks (only just the 4 of us are 2004), and the only one with a complaint is a 1993 with 128,000 miles on it and he is getting a new 2500 HD.

Now just so we are communicating clearly - none of us are kids and none of us are punching it at the stop lights. However all four of us pull trailers - all 4 have auto transmissions - and all four of us work on our own vehicles. This is winter country - so we get cold harsh weather. Time will tell how mine works out over the next 10,000 - if its the same pattern as the other three I know - I'll still be smiling wide and often.

White Lightening

I have a 2004 silverado 1700 miles, that developed a vibration between 60 and 75 mph. Did all the balancing, new tires to no avail. GM calls it "frame beaming". Tech bulliten states the place 500 to 800 pounds between the tailgate and rear axel, the measure the vibration. Although my vibration causes my feet to tingle after an hour of driving, the dealership states the vibration is within factory specs. The Dealer recommended replcement but GM did not agree. I guess I will be going to Auto line arbitration.

I have a 2004 silverado 1700 miles, that developed a vibration between 60 and 75 mph. Did all the balancing, new tires to no avail. GM calls it "frame beaming". Tech bulliten states the place 500 to 800 pounds between the tailgate and rear axel, the measure the vibration. Although my vibration causes my feet to tingle after an hour of driving, the dealership states the vibration is within factory specs. The Dealer recommended replcement but GM did not agree. I guess I will be going to Auto line arbitration.

I HAD a Silverado that did the same thing, a vibration at highway speeds. Not real bad, but it makes your feet fall asleep or tingle as
you say.
This, among many other problems made me realize I was paying to
much per month for what I had. I had the famous clunking drivetrain, the having to crank it twice when warm to start it, not being able to keep driving lights in it w/o them burning out, third door needed to be slammed HARD to be shut all the way, etc...etc...
I could go on, but I wont. I got rid of it, bought a 1996 2500, lowered my payment, and while I havent had it very long, I am already happier with this truck than my "old" Silverado.
As far as I am concerned, Chevy quit making trucks when they dropped the C/K's.
:2cents:

[QUOTE=llema]Hi guys and gals... This is my first thread on the forum...I have been searching the web a bit lately in order to find out if others were experiencing similar problems/symptoms with their Silverados...needless to say I almost fell on my *ss when I started reading stuff. So here is it, my take on the Silverado so far. FTR I have never owned a north american build truck, this is my first, and probably my last unless they start fixing problems or giving the trucks away! :)

The truck is a 2004 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab (not HD) with the 5.3L.

Can anyone tell me why GM still dont have the liftable wipers on their pickups! man! common!!! My Chevy Express has it... all Import vehicles have it, heck most vehicles on the market have them, why not the $50000 (CDN) Silverados??? I just dont get it. Its a nice "feature" to have for us northerners...leave the wipers up at night, the next morning their not frozen to the windshield and you dont need an axe to free them.

No onto the real problems.

-Blown AC compressor within first 6000km (3750 miles). GM replaced compressor, pulley, belt, and lower operating pressure in the system. About 2000 miles later, problem reacures... symptoms: AC still works, but gets very noisy and truck vibrates alot, especially when at idle. Verdict, piece of crap engineering. GM solution.... live with it for now we dont know how to fix it. Thank you!

-Now I am experiencing very noisy 4 wheel drive operation... front end is very noisy at low speeds. Also emitts a nice hum at high speeds.. nice.. love it...at least I know the shafts are turning! Have to take it in to have it checked.

- clunking in the drive train when accelerating from a stop. Doesnt have to be hard acceleration. Now from what I ve read, I might as well not even take it in for that, as that is the way a Chevy drives it seems. wow...Im impressed.

- squeeky steering column... we'll see what they say about that...maybe Im just too fussy and am not used to rattles and squeeks.

All this and the truck has 14000 km (under 10000miles) all highway use. Oh I did put about 6000miles of that on the truck while pulling my 7000lbs RV trailer, but isnt that why we buy $50000 dollar pickups with gas guzzling V8s????

I really love the fact that this truck is powerfull, quiet on the hwy, but all these littles squeeks, bumps, rattles and hums are really getting to me... I cant beleive the automakers are getting so much money these days for the crap some of them put out.

My Toyato Pickup truck cost me less that that brand new in 1994 and went 6 yrs without a rattle, and ANY repairs asides from reg maintenance...maybe thats why Im a little bitter with my Silvy.

Sorry for rambling on guys...I'll be nicer and more to the point on my next posts I promiss!!!




I have a new 2004 Silverado LT 1850 miles. It shakes and vibrates at 60-70 MPH. The Dealer put on new tires and balanced several times. GM calls the vibration frame beaming. They will not consider repairs if the vibration does not exceed a certain level with 200-500 pounds of weight in the back between the axel and tailgate. Without the weight the vibration is unbearable and out side the required specifications 8-24 hertz or something like that. With the weight, my feet still tingle after 1 hour of driving. Although my dealer, who has been great through the ordeal, has recommended to GM to buyback the truck, GM refuses. Now I am faced with arbitration. I have searched the internet and have found numerous 2004 Silverado owners who have the same problem. By coincidence, when I was at the dealership a guy brought in a 2004 Silverado with the same problem. The tech manual states frame beaming can occur in 99-2004 trucks. The jury is out on the 2005s. All the articles and forums I have read offer no solution. Has anyone been through the BBB arbitration process? I do not believe I can trust buying another Chevy. I drove a 1986 K5 for ten years with no problems, A 1996 Chevy Extended cab step side for four years with no problems. Since 1999 all you hear about is problems. It looks like the apple pie has gone bad. GM better step up to the plate or they will be looking like Chrysler did in the 70s.

dreamer56

Wow! this is truely a great message board...lots of feedback good and bad... thanks guys and gals...appreciate it. I am a little scared now though, as it seems I can expect many more problems with my Silverado... :( Oh well live and learn I guess. I feel I should note however, that I beleive there are 2 types of owners out there...the ones who consider a truck good so long as it doesnt leave them stranded on the side of the road, and the others...like me!!! I am somewhat finicky when it comes to $50k purchases, so maybe I am a little harsh when giving my opinion. There are still many things I LIKE about my new truck...the power, comfort, ride (I dont mind a stiff ride, in fact I think thats how a real truck should ride). It has the potential to be a GREAT truck, I just feel that they have alot of bugs considering the engineering that goes into these products, and of course their pricetags. For the record, I had 3 imports before this one, and all 3 were 10s in my book. I just felt the need to step up to the plate and start supporting products from North America and North American workers. My brother (a Ford guy at heart) bought a 2003 Tundra and had it for less than a year, traded back to Ford because of numerous problems, so I know there not all great also. The only really frustrating thing in all this is the "live with it" answer I get from GM...that really burns me. :(

Wow! this is truely a great message board...lots of feedback good and bad... thanks guys and gals...appreciate it. I am a little scared now though, as it seems I can expect many more problems with my Silverado... :(

Greetings Llema,

Personally, I think there is alot more good in these Chevy Trucks than there is "bad". Myself and 3 other friends who have them are all fussy people. We clean them, we break them in properly, we get decent mileage and performance from them. I don't think it is any accident that myself and the other three all have had good results to date with out vehicles.

By the way - just so you know - we all work our trucks too - trailers etc.. We all live in a tough winter climate as well. Chances are one of the 4 of us will have a problem at some time - but so far - a total of 50,000 miles between the 4 of us (mine just 3500 miles now) says we're doing pretty well - no complaints. Time will tell if it continues. But I wouldn't be getting a pessimistic viewpoint - the averages are - that nagtive is much more likley to be posted than is positive - BECAUSE - the negative ones are already here looking for answers. so don't consider this thread as an accurate representationg of Chevy owners.

P.S. A Good dealer is worth buying from them too :-)

White Lightening

No matter what I'll never buy an asian truck, don't care how cheap or well engineered they are I'll never do it. Asians whether they be in japan, china, or where ever make everything and continue to take away business in other countries and I'll have no part in a foreign country messing up what was once a stable economy just so I can buy stuff cheaper and maybe have it last a little longer. What if auto workers here in the USA started buying foreign cars buy the dozens, sure they may have a safe, affordable, reliable car to go to work with but once their employer loses so many sales that person will have lost their job while some foreign auto worker gets a raise or bonus. IE Invest in the other team and your team gains nothing, invest in your team and your team gains everything.

I know everything can't be made locally everywhere but not everything has to be made in taiwan.

A wise man once told me:
"If you want a reliable car, go to the junk yard and buy a wrecked one and fix it. A new car can be good or bad, and the used cars are cars that someone wanted to get rid of, but a car that wrecked is a car someone wanted to keep and wanted to be driving while it was wrecked."

Of course this man owned a salvage yard, but his point is valid. Any vehicle can have problems. Sometimes it is the luck of the draw that determines what your car is like. The ones that are very reliable people don't want to get lose, and the ones that are not reliable people sale.

Also, I say support America any way you can. But I can't blame the Asian people for trying to make a little money. I think big buisness is to blame. They send all the jobs oversees and then wonder why no one can wants to buy their overprised goods.

i just found a new problem with gm. crapy keys, good thing i was not to far from home. coming back from the store to the truck i pulled out my key ring and no truck key on it. doors locked i looked in side, nope its not in the ingtion. look all over the ground and ask if any one turned in a key nope. have the spaire key in my tool box at work got a ride to work to get the key. back at the truck i found my key it was two parking spaces down. the top of the key is missing i guess it could not hold up to the cold and that darn stearing wheel locking problem. I live on a hill and its a fine if you dont turn your wheels to the curb. to start the truck i must pull on the stearing wheel to the drivers side hard. If i dont you cant turn the key.

Wait till you get 80,000 + on it. that's when the trouble really starts.

You know guys, I would consider most of you lucky....I have had my truck for a little more than a year and have had so many problems..you guys wouldn't believe....I think a deserve the right to be called Mr. Problemo, I baby this truck so much, but what gives...anyways.....shall we start?....

01- Drivetrain clunk....if you have this you need to replace your yoke to the new nickel plated yokes...

02- Steering wheel clunk...if you have this you should try first to put in GM's $30 lube kit (I say $30... because it's a rip off for a finger size tube of 'special' grease and a rubber cap) make sure the spines are greased, if it doesn't work then you'll have to spend about about $300 Canadian to have the intermediate steering shaft replaced...I hear these are nationwide back order in the states....

03- Humming sound coming from the front when in 4 by 4...very common with these trucks as well...there is a piece inside the front axle that needs to be replaced, I got mine changed for $300 Canadian, yet I have heard people paying some serious dough if you don't get it fixed soon enough...

04- Humming coming from front passenger side windshield...had the outside rubber attachments glued down....

05- Sounds like air wisking by from passenger side window or possibly back window...yet to find cause...

06- Just today some popping sounds coming from drivers side dash....?????? this is pathetic....

07- replaced handles from driver's side door....did not want to close back...

08- replaced u joints....how many times?

09- Sounds like steering pump is about to go....

10- cheap warping rotors....

11- chipping sound from emergency brakes...I hear lot's of you guys have this too...replaced emergency brakes...

12- Squeeking seat belt...now that is truly pathetic....

13- Replaced snapped wires on the window regulater passenger side, Another common GM bull....after I installed the regulator I taped the plastic so that less water could get in....I read that the previous owner also changed this....

14- Some kind of fuel pump sensor...

15- bulbs blowing up....

16- transfer case 4 by 4 switch....

17- instrument panel...

I think that's it....maybe I can't think of anything esle.... This is not including all the money spent on extra's....nothing at all serious but it makes me wonder why do I spend all this money on a truck that breaks down....like my last mod...a tranny cooler...$150 bucks...is it really worth it...yes maybe and no, but when you have a truck that is so, so falling apart...I don't know the more I baby this thing the more it breaks on me....I see other people abusing the shit out of these things and they have never had any problems....makes me wanna change my driving style...???? Anyways, I still love my truck...

Wait till you get 80,000 + on it. that's when the trouble really starts.


by the time this truck hits 80k, I hope to have all the bugs worked out of it.

had a 85 ck 4x4 full size deasle fuel, drove the snot out of it. only had two problems with it. oil changes and dead batterys. the mech could not change the oil often enuff, and the acdelco batt had to be replaced about once a year. keep shorting out. ARMY work was heck on them.

had a 85 ck red, 2 wheel drive. drove it like it was a 4x4 only got stuck twice. put 150K on it. only problems in that 150k miles sheard the fuel pump. alt whent south running ac during a heatwave. worped rotator doing a power stop from 80 mph to 30.

not to bad for a 19 year old truck dont you think.

bought a 2004 silv 4x4. after the first 6 months could not keep the rain out of the truck took 4 trips to the shop to get the seals replaces 1/2 way right. thay look like crap now but dont leak in side the truck. had to have the area ware the seals were repainted becouse the stuff thay used eat the pant and did not stick.

still cant take hills with out stoping in the middle of them and shutting off truck and putting in first gear. had this problem since the truck was new. we are not talking climbing hills were talking down the highway.

still have the bucking truck. only thing mech says keep coming back till we find something, or a update from gm fixes it. after you drive it for 30- min any hill you go up will couse the truck to surge. when going down a strate highway it will do it when it feels like it. thay only drive it thru town less than 5 miles. my mech hates the trip odo. next trip I am going to put every thing i take camping in the back and drive it to the mech and see if he can find the probem. its bad enuff that a few guys will not ride with me.

Check this out, I don´t do a lot of towing so, it could suit me just fine...

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/model_overview.asp?ModelName=Ridgeline&bhcp=1&BrowserDetected=True

99 1500 extra cab 4.8l 90,000 miles
Tow 24' boat up AZ Desert Mountains in the summer
4 tires
4 shocks
One headlight bulb
U-joints/carrier bearing
Good old TLC & maintenance

Other vehicle:
99 Suburban 1500 4x4
50k
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For those that are continuously bitching about your GM's and not offering any useful information please do get rid of them; burn them for insurance money, sell them, or whatever. Some of the things you whine about are petty, some may be valid but do you think other brands of automobiles are flawless?
Another suggestion; spell check would work wonders for some of you making your posts actually readable and give people the impression you know what your talking about.

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As I have said in my previous posts...HONDA SUCKS. PERIOD. ....I will personally see to it that i burn every Honda Ridgleine that is ever made.....CHEVY ALL THE WAY....ONE CLUNK AT A TIME....

For your clunk noise at acceleration...check the torsion set up at the crossmember assembly. One or both of your bushings may have been worn or broken from your trailer towing. They say they are made to last...but hey, thats just what they say. REplaced one of my bushings on my Z71...costs about 150 bucks...big P.I.T.A.

Is one of the symptons, as well when stopping? Where exactly are these bushings, sorry, I am not familiar with this?

99 1500 extra cab 4.8l 90,000 miles
Tow 24' boat up AZ Desert Mountains in the summer
4 tires
4 shocks
One headlight bulb
U-joints/carrier bearing
Good old TLC & maintenance

Other vehicle:
99 Suburban 1500 4x4
50k
Fuel filter

For those that are continuously bitching about your GM's and not offering any useful information please do get rid of them; burn them for insurance money, sell them, or whatever. Some of the things you whine about are petty, some may be valid but do you think other brands of automobiles are flawless?
Another suggestion; spell check would work wonders for some of you making your posts actually readable and give people the impression you know what your talking about.

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Um, er, it´s either spelled "what you are talking about" or "what you´re talking about" then again spell check doesn´t catch grammar. ´nuff said, anyway, I don´t think any claim is petty when you pay more than 20 grand for a vehicle, being mexican in my case, well, Chevy´s foreign, so is Nissan, for that fact, so I like to spend my money on reliable cars that won´t leave me stranded, I used to own a Nissan until it got totalled when a drunk driver hit me from behind (he drove a chevy van) so size and bulk was the reason I bought a truck. The only big issue I´ve had is with the dexcool thingie in the radiator that ate up the gaskets, no biggie, as well as the u-joints, elevators, etc etc. The concensus is not that things fail, it´s the fact that the dealerships and GM in general flip you the finger after you chose to give them your hard earned money.

Ever so true. You spend 50 -60 thousand big ones and when something goes clunk, they tell you to go and get a life...Chevy's, sorry all GM's customer service sucks real bad....I am sorry but, when you spend 50 or 60 thousand on a brand new truck, and the thing starts clunking or squeeking and GM tells you it normal, that just out right pisses you off.... I was in the dealership a few days ago, and over heard some service advisors telling another service advisor, "those stupid cadillac owners, they just complain, and complain....", I would be dawm right complaining, I spend even more money on a cadillac then on a chevy, and the thing still goes clunk? Come on...what kind of bull is this? I actually know of a couple of those Hummers H2, which cost sometimes, well most of the time, over $100,000, and they too go clunking....?????? GM HAS TO SMARTEN UP, they lost about 13 percent in sales this past year, while those darn hondas gained higher than expected sales....come on GM, I ain't want to dawm Ridgeline in my drive way....anyways....CHEVY SILVERADO ALL THE WAY...till the last clunk.

I cannot believe you guys are having problems, My 2004 Silverado 1500 4x4 extended cab runs great, no problems and it has 8000 miles on it. No weird rumblings or sounds. Hell before I had this truck I was driving a 1978 3/4 ton Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 and the only work done was basic up keep. Now I understand that GM is not perfect, but what car company isn't. You cannot expect their to be a perfect automobile. If you wanted to avoid the problems you are having maybe you should have done some research before you bought the truck. Don't tell me you didn't hear the so called "Clunk" during your test drive and it only started the minute you drove off the lot. To avoid a disapointment when you buy a new vehicle, SHOP AROUND, read reviews. With all of you complaining their must have been some negative reviews out their. Maybe I don't have problems because mine is a basic work truck with no bells and whistles like power windows and doors or a push button transfercase, but I shopped around and chevy was the best deal and GM has never let me down.

Um, er, it´s either spelled "what you are talking about" or "what you´re talking about" then again spell check doesn´t catch grammar. ´nuff said, anyway, being mexican in my case, well, Chevy´s foreign, .



Ha, removing foot from my mouth, you are or you're correct on the grammar. (Spelt it right though damnit) I was referring to some of the more blatant errors.

My 99 Suburban was built in Mexico...

I'll admit my remarks were uncalled for, though I've only seen one or two people actually pursuing these issue's beyond this board while the rest type away and don't get involved. Twelve years of nothing but GM so far and it's hard for me to come up with complaints, and I know I'm not just a lucky guy.

Anyway, I don't want to hijack this thread due to me being a prick.

Carry on.

hey, silverado guy...what the...? we "complain", because it's true....how can you compare yourself to us guys that have 50 or 100 000 kilometres....you have only 8000 miles, so you'll see sooner or later.... especially how can you compare your 1978 chevy to a 99 up truck....THEY ARE 2 COMPLETLY DIFFERENT TRUCKS, Chevy has changed their trucks 10000 percent over...cheaper parts, pinching ever penny here and there. And just for your info...GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE WORST SERVICE IN THE WHOLE INDUSTRY. THEY SUCK.

i have over 55,000 on my 2002 and i too have not had a problem with my truck. i have had nothing but chevys my whole life (before it is brought up i am 42 now.) if i have had just one or two chevys i would say i was just lucky but that is not the case. i have had several with few and minor problems. i guess the thing i may have been lucky with was good dealers who have good customer service ,but there i must admit i havent had many dealings with due to very few problems as i mentioned earlier.i have also done my homework before buying any vehicle ,ask around checking out dealerships for customer service complaints and so on. including researching the vehicle in general on line and again talking to people before i sink that kinda money into a vehicle. trust me though, other manufacturers have as many problems with their vehicles and customer service if not more. while i have owned only chevys (and motorcycles) my wife and kids are not loyal to any one make and have had a lot of different makes including honda and toyota.the only customer service i can honestly say is great is that of the saturn dealer (my daughter currently has a saturn) she has had a few problems with her car but nothing that the dealership didnt bend over backwards to correct and quickly too. i believe a lot of people (not accusing anybody differently) do not research a purchase of this importance well enough. one more thing and i will be done with my 2 cents worth of ranting and carrying on. if you are unhappy with chevy (or any make) and their customer service, this is a good site to voice your complaint with a dealership (www.ripoffreport.com) plus so is not buying another chevy (or again what ever make) and letting the dealer know you will not buy from them again. nobody take this as an attack on them it is just my opinion and i am not trying to insult any one.

First of all bowtie, I did not say that I hate chevy's....I love my truck, note the word 'love' my truck and would never buy any other truck out there, even if they clunk a lot. I was simply trying to imply, for instance...on time I went into the stealership, to have a part changed...they fixed it under warranty, no problems, very happy...........After about 2 or 3 months, the same part starts acting up, I go back to a different dealership, this one is very close to my house...the other dealership is the place that I bought the truck from, but it is 100 kilometres away.....So I go in, and ask them to change the part because it is defective....they go on the computer....and start telling me bull, oh, you had it repaired at a different place...think about it, if they changed your tranny for instance, and let's say you drove from new york to california, and your tranny blows in californiaa again, what are you going to do? tow the truck to new york? come on...anyways, then they tell you the warranty does not apply to already warrantied parts, meaning if you had a part replaced under warranty, the warranty does not exist for the new part, so if the new part is defective tough luck, then ......anyways, long story short asked to speak to her boss, he wasn't there, ask for someone else, they aren't there.....she calls someone, I think she was lying, but I think she called her boss, in another room....but, anyways, blah, blah...and I left really pissed off, and very stressed out, and what not....come on that is not the type of costomer service thatg a billion dollar company runs....I can bet you guys will get the same service as well, just come to the stealership 2 or 3 different times under warranty...and you'll see.....And by the way, I did tonnes of research, on this truck...and I spent about 2 weeks going from stealership to stealership....I will always, be a chevy guy....but gm needs to smarten up....ever wonder why gm did not really make any money this year and the darn hondas and such had a 13 % gain in profits last year?

...Chevy has changed their trucks 10000 percent over...cheaper parts, pinching ever penny here and there. And just for your info...GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE WORST SERVICE IN THE WHOLE INDUSTRY. THEY SUCK.

Unfourtunately, American auto makers have to get cheaper and cheaper parts to be able to compete with the asian made vehicles. American jobs pay VERY, VERY good compared to the few dollars a day the workers in asia get, so the quality of the parts has to be decreased to be able to produce a vehicle with a comparable price.

The quality of service varies from place to place. Where I live, the Chevy dealers have the absolute best service. My dad has a toyota corolla ('96, maybe?), he's had MANY more problems with it than I have had with my Chevy, he takes his to the dealer for most repairs. Small things I do for him, EVERY time I go in to the service department, there's nobody there. Ring the bell on the counter... nobody appears. Pound on the "Employees only do not enter" door, still nobody. Ring, pound again... nothing. They have a TV with toyota promotional stuff on it... kindda reminds me of a sweatshop brainwashing video. Someone usually comes in eventually, but one time I had to call them from my cell phone. After I finally get someone to the counter, they tell me I should bring the car in to avoid any "complications of instalation" from doing it myself. Sorry for rambling on about that, it's just that it makes me so mad.

I think Chevy has the best vehicles, based on personal experiences, Ford and Dodge are tied right behind Chevy. I'd never buy an asian truck. Why? How many of them do you see with stuff in the bed? None. How many do you see pulling trailers? None. I have a TRUCK, and I use it as such. I've got almost 159,000 miles on it, and no problems except stuff that I broke due to neglegence. The toyotas, nissans, and mazdas have almost as many problems as the newer American made trucks, and they're driven (most of them) 100% on road, with nothing in the bed, many of them entirely without hitches.

The older American made trucks were better than the new ones. Back then, there was very little sweatshop labor competing, so they could charge a bit more but produce a VERY good product. I have an '86 Silverado, I have had the following problems:
Water pump (original) - begining to rust where radiator hose attaches.
Drum brake hardware (original) - springs, starwheel very rusty, cylinders had bad seals.
Master Cylinder (original) - begining to leak internally, 3 new ones were worse (all made in china). After 3, they wouldn't warantee any more
Valve cover gaskets (original) - I thought I had a bent rod a year back, pulled the valve covers to check, gaskets began leaking when reassembled.

I drive the shit out of my truck, and I have had nothing break. I had a tree trunk (roots and 10' of tree) fall on the hood, got a few minor dents/scratches and a shattered bug deflector. Slid the passenger side into the side of a hill, got a good sized dent, but the door works fine. A fusable link blew, I jumped a wire from the horn fuse to the ign fuse, and drove it for 2 weeks with the system voltage at about 25V, I finally discovered it WAS NOT a guage malfunction and fixed the problem after some smoke came out of the radio. No damage to electrical system, other than 5 blown out light bulbs.I over torqued the front differential pinion preload, and sheared 9 teeth off the pinion gear.

Silveradoking I can see where you are coming from and it really was not my intention to make anyone upset. You are correct I do only have 8000 miles and I am sure that sometime down the road something is going to break or... maybe even fall off (lets hope nothing major), and I can only hope to get better costomer service than you have experienced. I have only had service at the Dealership twice (once for recall work on my talegate supports, and again to replace one of the silverado badges behind the driverside ext. cab window) the service was good, not great, but good, and most of the basic maitenence performed I have done by an Independent service shop (who is AAA and ASE certified). Yes the 78' is different from the 99' and up but I would like to think that the 99' and up trucks will last a considerable amount of time. I doubt it will last 20+ years but you never know.

I have a 2004 1/2 ton 4WD Crewcab Chevy with 19,000 miles. My truck makes the 2 drivetrain noises as well (The truck drivetrain clunks when it shifts from gear to gear, say second to third or third to second. Second, there is a rattling noise if I am cruising along, between 42 and 47 mph and give it just a little bit of gas. I hear the rattle just before the tranny kicks down to 3rd gear from overdrive) This has happened since around the first / second oil change. I have talked to a service technician at the local dealership. He said he has a 4WD that does the exact same thing. He also said that all 4WDs (Avalanches, Extended cabs, HDs, Tahoes, Suburbans) make the noise (except for trucks with the Allison transmission) and that GM says it is normal. I hope the dealership considers this when they appraise it or I can provide documentation to an interested private party from GM stating that the clunking is not a problem...

quit bitching its a truck not a god dam ferrari.That stuff happens.Alot of the the stuff is not made by gm on these trucks so shut up and quit bitching.If you hear a creak or pop live with it or buy somthing else cus your not man enough to handle a Chevy.

quit bitching its a truck not a god dam ferrari.That stuff happens.Alot of the the stuff is not made by gm on these trucks so shut up and quit bitching.If you hear a creak or pop live with it or buy somthing else cus your not man enough to handle a Chevy.

Now there's an intelligent reply.


I've got a 2005 Crew Cab 4x4 with 6800 miles that's had both variations of the clunk since about 6000 miles. I've not taken it to the dealer yet mainly because I don't believe it to be that serious of a problem yet and it doesn't seem as though alot of people are getting anywhere with them anyway on this issue.

I do agree with the fact that if you shell out 40 grand of your hard earned dollars for a new rig you wouldn't expect something of this nature but then again, nothing is perfect.

quit bitching its a truck not a god dam ferrari.That stuff happens.Alot of the the stuff is not made by gm on these trucks so shut up and quit bitching.If you hear a creak or pop live with it or buy somthing else cus your not man enough to handle a Chevy.

Greetings Spudglo08,

Your post is neither logical or common sense. There is no measurement of "being a man" to handle any product that is not working properly. In a welding shop I expect banging, clattering, and alot of swearing as part of the environment. But I suuuuuure don't expect any Chevy truck to make the same sounds that the welding shop has. I used to be around many dozens of big tough rough men - known as bikers or motorcyclers - They weren't pretty - and they were definetly man enough to "handle" whatever needed to be handled. But they all were very senstive to the sounds and noises their bikes made. Why? Because they knew - the wrong sound - and they'd be walking. Being " a man" doesn't mean being dumb.

ya i hear ya bud , i drove by the dealer today they had an 05 escalade in the drive so i stopped to look and the tag said $89722 CND holy shit poor guy that buys that then has all these problems! well i have the 2000 5.3 z71 4x4 exnd-cab and just about to hit 120k have had the rear-end die,u-joints die(very well could be your whine noise non-greasable joints from factory)tranny at 107k took a shit,power mirrors both,driver dr window,fuel pump,etc etc etc etc etc only reason iam keeping it is because it's paid for and well really cant afford a new loan at this time if i could, i'd trade it in ,in a heart beat and yes you guessed right i'll NEVER buy another one again,i put platnuim plugs in plus 4 bosh wire's did a injecton/cumbustion cleaning changed fuel filter put kand n air filter on and still have rough idle??? i'll be taking kenny's advise and cleaning the IAC this weekend if that dont work i'll call the insurance company and make sure i have fire insurance!!!!!!!:disappoin NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN MR.GM :nono:


'05 Escalade=SISSY WAGON!

damn, i feel really lucky reading these forums sometimes.....my '99 has a little over 130,000 miles on it and still runs like brand new...even if it did creak ,pop, snap all the time, i still wouldnt buy any other truck out there, my truck is a part of me.

WOW, the last time I saw this much complaining was when I took a look at the F150 Forum a couple of weeks ago. Seemed like 95% of what I saw was stuff like this.
I guess the whiper thing is asnother small reason the 99-02's rock. 30,000 miles on my '02 1500 (no 4wd though, didn't want it, didn't need it) and no notable problems, rattles or anything else negative in the performance department. The only problem I've had was a speaker that popped out of the door and Chevy replaced that.
I don't know if they have them where you're at, but here in Calif. they have lemon laws requiring a dealership to buy back or properly fix a lemon. I'm really sorry to hear you're having that much problem. As for the whiper thing, we recently purchased an '05 Malibu and the wipers are like that.....minor thing though as we love the car as well. Good Luck getting it all taken care of!!!

I must say that im really suprised, i own a 99 Z-71 and i absolutly love it. Ive had the truck for 4 years and the only complaint ive had is the u-joints going out every 35,000 miles. Now I would say that im not easy on my truck, I tow with it, I take it in the mud on weekends and ive been know to race it a few times. My truck has been very good to me, its got 78,000 miles on it, no clunking, 4x4 works great and still have tons of power. Ive also never noticed any vibration at Hwy. speeds either. The only time I did was the first time i had to replace my u-joints. My truck has changed homes alot in the past few years. I bought the truck in Ohio(hometown), took it to Virginia while i was stationed there, took it to Florida while in school, drove back and forth to Ohio from both places mentioned before numerous times, now the Navy has brought me to Hawaii. Still no problems. Im not sure maybe i got lucky, or mabye they like it when you dont treat your truck like a little sissy ass car, I feel if you paid for a truck thats exactyl what you got, if you want quiet and comfortable buy a luxury car.