2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 electrical system problems

273 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 29% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 273 29% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 64,000 miles 240 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 240 complaints that include mileage. 45% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	28
40k to 60k miles	74
60k to 80k miles	51
80k to 100k miles	45
100k to 120k miles	20
120k to 140k miles	9
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	3
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 240 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated the while he attempted to accelerate after a stop, the vehicle stalled and caused the contact lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle veered into the left lane and crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the face, neck and right hand. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2014 CrashInjury

Gauges are failing on 2004 silverado, was outlined by mfgr as a defect but they will not replace it and estimate the cost of part to be in excess of $300.

Reported at 91,055 miles, November 2009

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Chevrolet models