2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Interior & seats Problems

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE TRUCK, I NOTICED A WEEK LATER THAT THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WOULD NOT STAY ON, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BUTTON. IT ILLUMINATED BUT WENT OFF AS SOON AS I RELEASED IT. CONSEQUENTLY, NO HEAT TO DRIVER'S SEAT. PASSENGER SEAT HEATED AND STILL HEATS PROPERLY. I NOTIFIED DEALER, BUT DID NOT DIGNOSE THE PROBLEM. BUT IT DID NOT BOTHER ME. I FIGURED IT MAY WORK LATER. NOT UNTIL JULY 2013 DID I NOTICE THE POWER SEAT MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN I SHUT OFF ENGINE. SO I TAP THE LATCH ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT TO LISTEN FOR MOTOR TO QUIT. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED TO MY 1ST PROBLEM WITH THE HEATED SEAT. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK DAILY, HAS 153000 MILES. PROBABLY ONE THE FINEST CHEVYS I HAVE OWNED. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627378

Incident

Jul 23, 2012

Mileage

139,000 mi

DOOR LATCH/OPENER DOES NOT RETURN TO POSITION AND AS A RESULT DOOR WILL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO TAILGATE LATCH DOES NOT LATCH, TAKES NUMEROUS TIME BEFORE IT CATCHES WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626985

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

Mileage

70,000 mi

DOOR LATCH PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN AND PASSENGER TO ALMOST FALL OUT. PASSENGER WAS KEPT IN VEHICLE BY SAFETY BELT. NO INJURIES BUT QUITE A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LATCH FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ALSO HAD A LATCH FAILURE APPROX. A YEAR EARLIER. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE LATCH SPRINGS RUSTING THOUGH AND THE LATCH RELEASING. SPOKE WITH OTHER OWNERS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, ALSO SPOKE WITH THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP, NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AS WELL, THE PART IS $175 PLUS LABOR FOR EACH LATCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436738

Incident

Nov 21, 2011

Mileage

103,352 mi

OCCASIONALLY UPON TURNING KEY THE DRIVER SEAT CLICKS AS IF TRYING TO ADJUST. VERY LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT OCCURS. NO ACTION TAKEN TO DATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, THOUGH SPORADICALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10365674

Incident

Nov 8, 2010

Mileage

62,335 mi

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 SS, THE DRIVER'S POWER SEATS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEATED SEATS, AND MIRROR DIMMER'S LOSE ALL POWER. THEY WERE WORKING 30% OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT INTO THE THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE WIRE HARNESS MELTED AND WOULD COST $500.00 TO FIX, THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHY IT MELTED. THEY LEFT THE HARNESS UNPLUGGED BECAUSE IT LEFT IN, IT WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS. MY DRIVES SIDE ARIBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IF NEEDED UNTIL REPLAIRED. I CALLED GM - CHEVROLET TO MAKE A COMPLAINT SAYING THIS IS A SAFET ISSUE AND NOTHING DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR A DEFECT, THEY ARE ALSO NOT SURE OF WHY IT MELTED, IT COULD BE MANY REASONS: SOMETHING TOUCHED IT, WEAR AND TEAR, A GM PART GONE BAD. THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A GM ISSUE. THEY SAID BECAUSE OF ALL THIS AND THE AGE OF THE CAR, THEY WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR ANY OF IT, BUT THEN SAID REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, THE WIRE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MELT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10312477

Incident

Feb 12, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

LATCH ON THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OF MY EXTENDED CAB SILVERADO DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AIR RUSHES THROUGH AS THE WINDOW WILL NOT SHUT TIGHT. MANY OTHERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM AND FILED A COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310652

Incident

Jul 31, 2006

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME IS COLLAPSING. THIS CAUSES ME TO SINK IN THE SEAT AS I DRIVE,MAKING CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ETC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251983

Incident

Dec 10, 2008

Mileage

29,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH; THEREFORE, IT COULD NOT FULLY CLOSE AS WELL. THE DOOR WAS BEING HELD SHUT BY A ROPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 11/26/08 *CN UPDATED 12/01/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10235426

Incident

Jul 11, 2008

Mileage

71,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10218663

Incident

Feb 20, 2008

Mileage

62,000 mi

I HAVE THE EXT. CAB AND ON THE LITTLE WINDOWS ON THE BACK DOORS I'VE HAD THEM REPLACED. THEN THEY PUT SOME WASHERS ON THE LATCH AND THEY STILL LEAK AIR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184993

Incident

Feb 15, 2004

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ THE CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES I CAN BE SITTING STILL AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 80 MPH, SOMETIMES DOING 20 MPH IT WILL READ 120 MPH. IT STARTED AT APP. 30,000 MILES IT DID IT ONCE AND THEN DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN UNTIL APP. 41,000 MILES. I HAVE APP. 56,000 MILES AND IT NEVER WORKS RIGHT NOW. THE DEALER WANTS APP $550.00 TO FIX IT. I FEEL ITS A SAFETY HAZARD THEY SHOULD FIX FOR FREE. WHEN I CALLED THE CHEVY PARTS DEPT THEY KNEW IMMEDIATELY IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10156561

Incident

Oct 20, 2005

Mileage

32,649 mi

ODOMETER MOTOR IS FAULTY ON THE 2004 CHEVY TAHOE Z71. NEW MOTOR IS BEING MADE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL MOTOR. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON MY 2004 TAHOE Z71, COMPLAINT NUMBER 54, ODI ID NUMBER: 10148883. I BROUGHT MY TAHOE TO THE DEALER ON 02-06-06 FOR THE ODOMETER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. TODAY 02-07-06 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER ADVISING ME THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE ODOMETER IS FAULTY AND THAT THEY ARE MAKING NEW ONES TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL ODOMETER MOTORS. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS NOT RECALLING THE MOTOR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE TAHOE'S. THE MANUFACTURE IS REPLACING THE MOTOR UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS FEAR TO THE PEOPLE WHOSE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, WHICH IS BEING REPLACED BY A NEW PART. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10149659

Incident

Feb 7, 2006

Mileage

30,600 mi