2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WITH 58,283 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR STATE INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE ROTORS ARE ALL RUSTED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IN CHECKING THESE AT THE DEALER, I DISCOVERED THAT THE STEEL HAS A LOT OF CARBON IN IT. THE MANUFACTURER IS USING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT FOR THESE ROTORS. IN CHECKING THE ON LINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE NORMAL FOR GENERAL MOTORS, THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE 100 MILES OR MORE THIS IS HAPPENING TO THESE VEHICLES. GENERAL MOTORS IS USING INFERIOR MATERIALS. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 SILVERADO 1500 4 X 4 ARE TERRIBLE. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP WHILE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED REAR ROTORS. BRAKES WERE STILL BAD. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. BRAKES STILL BAD. SERVICE MANAGER DROVE MY TRUCK AND A DIFFERENT TRUCK A COUPLE OF YEARS OLDER TO COMPARE THEM. ACKNOWLEDGED BRAKES WERE NOT NEAR AS GOOD ON MY TRUCK. THEY CHECKED TRUCK AGAIN AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SPONGY AND WHEN I NEED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, I STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAIT FOR THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. THERE HAS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. *TR

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS RUSTING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS DUE TO NOT DRIVING MY TRUCK ENOUGH, THAT IT SITS TOO MUCH. IT'S DROVE ABOUT 180 MILES A WEEK. THIS IS BOTH FRONT AND REAR. FOR CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4X4 2004. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNING THE TRUCK. CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER. NOW GM WANTS $904.00 TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS. HAD THE VEHICLE IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY JUST CLEANED THEM. SECOND TIME I COMPLAINED I HAD 23,800 MILES ON THE TRUCK, OVER WARRANTY TIME/ UNDER MILEAGE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS BREAKS PULSE AT LOW SPEED WHEN STOPPING ON NON SLIPPERY SURFACES, GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SUDDEN CHANGE IN BREAKING PERFORMANCE AND VEHICLE TO PULLING TO THE LEFT, ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THIS CONDITION IS KNOWN TO NHTSA AS ID# 10004310 OR TSB# 030525007 I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SAFETY DEFECT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY RECALL. AS I UNDERSTAND IT EARLIER MODELS HAVE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION WHICH IS CAUSED BY METAL CORROSION. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE PEDAL LOCKS UP AND YOU CANNOT STOP THE TRUCK. EARLIER TRUCKS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS BUT NOT MINE. GM DOES NOT WANT TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GREATLY AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS ALMOST MADE ME CRASH MANY TIMES, IT IS NOW PARKED IN NEED OF REPAIR. MY OTHER COMPLAINT IS THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY POOR DESIGN THAT IS ALSO WELL KNOWN. THE EBRAKE IS USELESS, THIS IS ALSO A LARGE SAFETY CONCERN. COUPLE THESE TWO PROBLEMS TOGETHER, AND ITS DEATHS WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR