Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 19, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 5, 2004
What this page shows
Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Kodiak. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
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Transmission
Filed Jun 19, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. AT 20,000 MILES, THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING BACKED OUT AND AT 87,000 MILES, THE DRAG LINK FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 20 MPH WITH NO EFFORT FROM THE CONTACT. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPM WILL NOT GO BEYOND 2000. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED REGARDLESS OF THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, SPEED OR TERRAIN.*AK
NHTSA ID
10160174
Incident
Jun 12, 2006
Mileage
40,000 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed May 18, 2006
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FOR SERVICE BRAKES CAME ON. SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER LEFT FRONT WHEEL, CHASSIS, AND FRAME. OUTSIDE BRAKE LINE FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR HAD A HOLE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. CAUSE OF WORN BRAKE LINE WAS FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE COMING FROM THE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO THE INLET SIDE OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE. POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED AND BRAKE LINE REPAIRED. DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *JB
NHTSA ID
10157798
Incident
May 11, 2006
Mileage
51,631 mi
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Feb 17, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AT ANY SPEED. THIS CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR TO THE FRONT TIRES, THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT DETERMINED THE TIRES ARE NOT RATED TO CARRY THE LOAD OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA ID
10150504
Incident
Feb 17, 2006
Mileage
28,000 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 20, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
DT: THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE DYING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL, BUT SIMPLY DIED AT ONCE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A WARNING, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF . THE VEHICLE WAS USED AS A HAULER THAT PULLED A TRAILER DELIVERING BOATS. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY USING THE IN CAB CONTROLLER TO ACTIVATE THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WHICH ULTIMATELY SLOWED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 18 DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERS WERE CAUSE OF THE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PRODUCE ANY TYPE OF DIAGNOSTIC CODE. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. THE LATEST INCIDENT RESULTED IN A JACKKNIFE CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS AN INJURY, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE RISK OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ID
10140314
Incident
Jul 30, 2004
Mileage
6,200 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Oct 5, 2004
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAYED OUT OF THE LANE. FRONT END HAD BEEN DONE EIGHT TIMES. THE REAR AXLE WAS MOUNTED WRONGLY ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10095131
Incident
Sep 27, 2004
Mileage
37,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.