2004 Chevrolet Silverado Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 4%of 622 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado, 4% of the 622 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Speedometer on 2004 Chevrolet Silverado truck sticks at various places. If I turn off the engine and it is stuck on 30 MPH the next time I drive the needle went up from there as if that was zero. So I might only be going 30 MPH, but the speedometer said im going 60 MPH. This is dangerous because I don't know what speeed I am going. I have heard of many others with this problem on GM trucks.”
NHTSA complaint #10188258, filed 2007-04, 26,000 miles“Like many others I have a 2004 Silverado and the speedometer went crazy registers wrong, stats out at 90 MPH and goes over a hundred at about 20 miles an hour, I have seen the posts about this problem, looks to me to be a major accident problem! My truck only has 30,000 miles on it! Mike queen .”
NHTSA complaint #10174093, filed 2006-11, 30,200 miles“Driving through utah at posted speed limit of 75 with cruise control on, the speedometer suddenly started to indicate a deceleration from cruises speed to 30 MPH. My vehicle did not physically slow as evidenced by my GPS which continued to show actual speed of 75 MPH. Disengaging the cruise control did slow the vehicle when the actual speeds were 50+/- MPH than indicated on speedometer. Stopping my vehicle and turning the ignition off apparently reset something? Immediately restarting my pickup seemed to remedy the problem for a short period of time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10628982, filed 2014-08, 60,000 miles“Last month after driving about 1 hour at highway speeds; my speedometer started dropping. It would show I was going 35 on the freeway. This was clearly not accurate. The needle started jumping then dropped to 0. The next day, it was working fine. The next 2 long distance trips I took, the speedometer did the same thing on the way home; not on the trip down. I took my truck to the dealership and was told that it was some sort of cable to the transmission; that there had been a lot of trouble with the speedometer and that there had been a previous recall but it was too late. …”
NHTSA complaint #10513962, filed 2013-05, 128,500 miles“While driving on I-75 north comming from florida after crossing the georgia state line driver made stop at the rest area,when I resumed trip the cruise control failed to engage,a few miles later in heavy traffic the cruise control engaged on it's own. …”
NHTSA complaint #10107999, filed 2005-01, 5,400 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10019203Feb 17, 2006Cruise control inoperative and/or malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p0833 stored. The condition may not be able to be duplicated by the dealer yet the…
- 10017167Oct 27, 2005Diesel hesitation or throttle delay.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 3% |
| 2014 | 9 | 7% |
| 2013 | 6 | 9% |
| 2012 | 4 | 6% |
| 2011 | 4 | 5% |
| 2010 | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 | 8 | 11% |
| 2008 | 5 | 3% |
| 2007 | 3 | 2% |
| 2005 | 5 | 2% |
| 2004 | 23 | 4% |
| 2003 | 29 | 4% |
| 2002 | 22 | 3% |
| 2001 | 38 | 4% |
| 2000 | 83 | 6% |
| 1999 | 95 | 6% |
| 1998 | 7 | 3% |
| 1997 | 8 | 3% |
| 1996 | 5 | 3% |
| 1995 | 3 | 1% |
| 1994 | 1 | 0% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 4% |
| 1988 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
211 complaintsElectrical system
159 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
49 complaintsSteering
44 complaintsAir bags
31 complaintsBody and structure
25 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsFuel system
22 complaintsSuspension
21 complaintsTires
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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