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2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 engine and engine cooling problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 25006% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
6%
share of all complaints
73,900 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the bolts on the exhaust manifold were fracturing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the manifold needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made…

    filed Oct 30, 2014

  • Exhaust manifold bolts broke off for no reason, letting exhaust fumes escape under the hood and in the cab of the truck. This seems to be a very common problem on several gm trucks. *js

    filed Sep 25, 2013

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.