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2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine and engine cooling problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 15003% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
3%
share of all complaints
88,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When driving or stop and the air conditioner is on it start blowing hot air just on the left side. The vehicle can be stationary or in motion. City street or a highway or turning. *tr

    filed Dec 18, 2016

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 65 mph, the temperature gauge indicated that the vehicle was overheating. The vehicle was immediately taken to the closest dealer where the coolant was flushed and replaced. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an…

    filed Jan 19, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.