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2004 Chevrolet Silverado drivetrain & axles problems

26 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
26 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
22,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 22,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 22,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 68% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 22 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 22,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle, she heard an abnormal clicking noise as the vehicle started to roll away in reverse. While attempting to stop the vehicle, the driver's door opened and slammed her to the ground, traveling over both of her legs. The vehicle then crashed into a fence. A police report was filed. The contact sustained damage to the nerves and arteries of her legs. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 154,000 miles, February 2012 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the reduced engine power warning message illuminated as the vehicle decelerated to 15 MPH. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal all the way to the floorboard but the vehicle would not accelerate. The failure recurred intermittently through out the years and the dealer replaced the electrical harness, the throttle grounding wire, throttle body and the fuel cap, but to no avail.

Reported at 200,000 miles, June 2008

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