2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRAINING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON, IT BLEW HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A BRAKE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON HIS PART. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND AFTER SIX MONTHS, IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE BRAKE LINES TO BE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. AFTER TWO YEARS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I WENT TO START THE PICKUP TRUCK AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN USED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. DUE TO RUST, A BRAKE LINE BURST. I THOUGHT WITH A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER I WOULD NEVER LOOSE BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE BRAKES DO NOT TO STOP THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FAULTY ABS BRAKING WITH 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, LOW SPEED BRAKING RESULTS IN PULSING AND UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THIS 2004 TRUCK AND HAVE HAD 2 FULL BRAKE JOBS (ROTORS AND PADS, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED ONCE) I MOSTLY USE THE TRUCK FOR COMMUTING WITHOUT MUCH BRAKING (HIGHWAY MILES). I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ABS LIGHT COME ON, YET THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM SIMPLY SAID GM WENT WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES THE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE IT BETTER, WITH NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL CREATED. DO I HAVE ANY SOLUTION OR RECOURSE FOR THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS BRAKING SYSTEM? *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ABS FALSE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED, WHEN ALMOST STOPPED ON 2004 CHEVY. SILVERADO. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. HUB CORROSION CAUSES ABS FAILURE AND WAS SUBJECT OF RECALL # 05V379000 (NHTSA ACTION # PE05020) COVERING 1999 TO 2002 MODEL YEARS. SAME DESIGN SEEING SAME PROBLEM ON SUBSEQUENT YEARS. GM TSB # 03052007-D COVERS DESCRIPTION FOR 1999 TO 2006 MODEL YEARS, BUT "SPECIAL (WARRANTY) POLICY" ONLY COVERS 1999 TO 2002. TRIED WORKING WITH GM BEFORE REPAIR AND RECEIVED CASE # [XXX]. AFTER REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, WAS TOLD BY DISTRICT MANAGER (PATRICK) THAT REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONFIRMED WITH GM CUSTOMER REP (EDWARD) THAT TRUCK WAS LOW MILEAGE, NOT ABUSED, AND PASSED "MULTI-POINT" CHECK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. PAID $212 OUT OF POCKET TO GET TRUCK RELEASED. IT IS IRONIC THAT IF THE TRUCK WAS 2 YEARS OLDER IT WOULD BE COVERED. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL MODEL YEARS, AFTER 2002, WITH THIS SAME HUB DESIGN! DISTRICT MANAGER ALSO SAID IF RECALL IS EXPANDED, THEY WOULD ISSUE REFUNDS TO PEOPLE WHO ALREADY PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. WORK WAS PERFORMED AT SHEARER CHEVROLET, SHELBURNE RD., SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT ON 05-20-2010. THEIR PHONE # 802-658-1111, SERVICE REP WAS SANDY, INVOICE # [XXX]. [XXX] *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED IN A NORMAL MANNER. AFTER STOPPING FOR A BRAKE AND PREPARING TO LEAVE THE PARKING AREA, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME ALARM ACTIVATED. UPON EXITING VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID WAS SEEN POURING TO THE GROUND FROM AN AREA UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND PUT ON THE LIFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BRAKE LINE MOUNTED ONTO THE CHASSIS HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES SHOWED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION DAMAGE AND ALL WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL USAGE AFTERWARD WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR