2004 Chevrolet Ssr recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Electrical system (8), Body / structure (8), Latches / locks (7), Engine (4), Unknown Or Other (2).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (8)
01/12/2021 · Brakes
SERVICE BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING AND CHIME COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT TWELVE YEARS. I HAVE HAD THIS SERVICED MANY TIMES BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT GARAGES YET IT PERSISTS. I HAVE SPENT MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND HAVE ALL RECEIPTS.
08/16/2020 · Electrical system
WAS GOING TO GO TO THE STORE AND WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION EVERY THING WAS COMING ON,THE LIGHTS,DASH ALL LITE UP ,I HEARD THE FUEL PUMP AND I TURNED THE IGNITION FURTHER TO START IT AND NOTHING. NO CLICK,NO TURNING OVER,NOTHING. I SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND SAME THING. I CHECKED MY FUSES AND FOUND NOTHING THERE WRONG EITHER. I'M STUMPED. I WILL NEE…
11/22/2019 · Electrical system
MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 11,656 MILES, LESS THAN THAT WHEN I SUBMITTED TO DEALER FOR NON-FUNCTIONING GAUGES DUE TO STEPPER-MOTOR ISSUES. THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN WARRANTED ON OTHER GM VEHICLES, BUT GM REFUSES TO EXTEND THE SAME WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PART ON CHEVY SSR. OTHER SAFETY ISSUE IS THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING IS ON AND DEALER REFUSED WARRANTY SERVICE DUE…
10/07/2014 · Body / structure
THE PASSENGER'S DOOR OF MY SSR WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND I WAS CONFIDENT THE ISSUE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND RESULTANT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 05-08-64-026) WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN FIXED BY KEN DIXON CHEVROLET (JUNE OF 2011). AT THAT TIME, KEN DIXON (NOW MANAGED…
06/12/2014 · Engine
2004 CHEVROLET SSR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY COOLING SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAD A HOLE IN IT, AND ALL THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND WAS HOT. *JB
09/23/2013 · Electrical system
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SSR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE WITH NO WARNINGS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TEMPERATURE AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE GAS GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE…
04/29/2012 · Electrical system
I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVROLET SSR IN FEB.11, 2010 WAS A USED VEHICLE NO WARRANTY. TEST DRIVE WAS OK EVERYTHING WORKED AS EXPECTED. I STARTED NOTICING THAT I WAS GOING SLOWER THAN MOST CARS AROUND ME. I CHECKED WITH A FRIEND WHO DROVE BESIDE ME. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF 10 TO 15 MPH. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM IN MARCH 2010.…
04/13/2012 · Seat belts
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SSR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ORDERED A REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT BUT ONCE IT WAS RECEIVED, HE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ROLLED BACKWARD AND EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL TWIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE INSTALLED BACKWARD IN…