2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 951 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
229
13crashes1fires3injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
159
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
106
1crashes3fires1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
67
5crashes
STEERING
65
1crashes
AIR BAGS
32
12crashes9injuries1deaths
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
19
ENGINE
18
2crashes2injuries
POWER TRAIN
15
2crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
1crashes1fires
Total complaints951

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Odometer fraud. The contact was interested in purchasing a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500 from a local used car dealer. The contact stated that the odometer indicated that the mileage was 187,000. The carfax report indicated that the last reported mileage was 312,000. In addition, the contact was…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER · reported 2025-07-08

“The contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 30-35 mph, the brake and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled down to the floorboard, and the vehicle hesitated to respond.…”

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS · reported 2024-07-19

“The contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 30-35 mph, the brake and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled down to the floorboard, and the vehicle hesitated to respond.…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC · reported 2024-07-19

“I just replaced the battery in my 2004 chevy silverado 1500 with only 97,000 miles on it, and I went to drive it down the road and the vehicle now loses power and cuts off making a left turn.. It did this twice and I parked it.. This is a very serious safety issue in my opinion.. Please…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-06-28

“I just replaced the battery in my 2004 chevy silverado 1500 with only 97,000 miles on it, and I went to drive it down the road and the vehicle now loses power and cuts off making a left turn.. It did this twice and I parked it.. This is a very serious safety issue in my opinion.. Please…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2024-06-28

“I just replaced the battery in my 2004 chevy silverado 1500 with only 97,000 miles on it, and I went to drive it down the road and the vehicle now loses power and cuts off making a left turn.. It did this twice and I parked it.. This is a very serious safety issue in my opinion.. Please…”

STEERING · reported 2024-06-28

“The contact's son owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while his son was exiting a parking lot, the brake pedal hose ruptured, and the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact discovered that there was a hole in the brake hose. The…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC · reported 2024-04-07

“While driving the right front factory steel wheel rusted out to the point where the wheel center separated from the outer part of the rim on 4 of the 5 spokes, this caused a dangerous wobble to occur and if the vehicle wasn't being driven in the city I believe this would have resulted in a crash…”

WHEELS · reported 2024-02-26
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.