2004 Chevrolet Classic problems
The 2004 Chevrolet Classic has 50 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (58%) concerns electrical system. After that come engine (10%) and brakes (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 58% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 20
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 41 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 89,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 94,000 miles (23 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported; 20 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My husband was taking our four youngest children to school oct. 18, 2005, traveling south on I-45 in the houston area in our 2004 malibu classic which had approximately 40,000 miles on it. Witnesses said he swerved around several cars and was going 80+ MPH. He pulled onto the shoulder, passed and clipped a car; and then pulled off the freeway into the grassy median. He swerved around a post, a large electric box and a large sign pillar. His left front tire hit a culvert and was flattened.
My 2004 chevrolet classic's passlock system is faulty. The "theft system" light will come on randomly and my car will not start. This has the potential to be very dangerous as I live in a desert and right now the day time temperatures can reach up to 120 degrees. The 1st time this happened was in the middle of the day and I was stranded for nearly an hour. After checking several sources online it sounds like this will be a continual problem unless I get expensive repairs done.
Other model years of the Classic
- 2008
- 2005
- 2004