2004 Chevrolet Silverado: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

148 builds left the factory as a 2004 Silverado, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 61 main configurations sell for $2,500–$46,900 today. Page 2 of 4.

  • 61 main configurations
  • 46,656 vehicles built
  • 346 for sale right now
  • $2,500–$46,900 typical price range

Which Silverado is yours?

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What actually differs

4WD 2GCEK19T-4 Base configuration 2GCEC19T-4 Base configuration 1GCEC14X-4 4WD 1GCHK23U-4
Engine 5.3L 8-cyl 5.3L 8-cyl 4.3L 6-cyl 6L 8-cyl
Doors — — 2-door 4-door
Typical price today $6,995 $9,220 $6,800 $11,999
For sale right now 21 19 11 17
Vehicles built 4,877 3,545 2,570 1,695
Same on every 2004 Silverado
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

497 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
4WD 2GCEK19T-4
$6,995
Base configuration
$9,220
4WD 1GCHK23U-4
$11,999
K2500 Heavy Duty · 4WD 1GCHK232-4
$16,888
K2500 Heavy Duty · 4WD 1GCHK291-4
$13,199
$2,813 $9,165 $15,517 $21,869 $28,221
Price trend

Median up $554 over the last 7 months.

2004 Silverado price history →
Will it hold value?

A Silverado typically keeps about 99% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $10,900 today.

Silverado depreciation by year →
Cost to run

14/19 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,910/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2004 Silverado

Safety, in plain English

What 2GCEK19T-4 means

2GC EK19T · 4
2GC
the World Manufacturer Identifier Chevrolet registered — assembled in Canada
EK19T
together encode the Silverado line — Pickup, 5.3L 8cyl, Four-wheel drive — as Chevrolet filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
4
in position 10 — model year 2004
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 2GCEK19T 741201844
30 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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