GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2004
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Flint
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series: 2500
Trim: 3/4 Ton
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
AIR BAGS
BNSF RAILROAD OWNED 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 (HD?) PICK UP TRUCK INVOLVED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE PILEUP ON INTERSTATE I-25 NEAR DENVER, CO DURING A SEVERE SNOW STORM. ACCIDENT INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES ALONG THAT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. DRIVING NORTHBOUND NEARING JOHNSON'S CORNER EXIT AND TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A SEMI-TRUCK SIDEWAYS AHEAD AND LOOKED FOR AN ESCAPE ROUTE OFF THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE JACKKNIFED SEMI BY MOVING TOWARDS THE SHOULDER, ANOTHER VEHICLE OR VEHICLES WERE PILED UP AND OR STOPPED ON/ALONG THE SHOULDER AREA. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BACK OF A TRAILER TRUCK BUT THE AIRBAGS IN THE SILVERADO DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT TIME OF COLLISION BUT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. RAILROAD VEHICLE WAS REPORTEDLY NOT EQUIPPED WITH HYRAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLIES BUT DID HAVE A TWO-WAY RAILROAD RADIO INSTALLED. *TR
2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 C2500 CHEVROLET PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER HADN'T BEEN WORKING FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 25 MPH, EVEN THOUGH THE ODOMETER WAS REGISTERING THE MILEAGE CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY'S FLEET WHICH INCLUDED CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCKS FROM 2003 - 2005. SEVEN OUT OF THE 40 TRUCKS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,118.*AK CONSUMER STATES A 20% FAILURE RATE ON SPEEDOMETER STICKING. UPDATE *4/23/07 TR