2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH, WHEN A DEER STEPPED OUT ONLY 40 YARDS AHEAD OF ME, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. LUCKILY THE DEER STARTED TO SPRINT BECAUSE I MISSED THE DEER BY ONLY A COUPLE FEET. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I FOUND OUT THE MASTER CYLINDER BLEW A O-RING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE CHEVY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN MY LINES BLEW. I WENT TO REPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FIND NO PRESSURE. I WENT TO RELY ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN THAT ALSO FAILED AFTER 3 PRESSES. NOW I AM BEING QUOTED $1,500.00 FOR A REPAIR THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MAKE DO TO FAULTY MATERIAL. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON RTE. 30 NEAR GREENSBURG, PA. AT ONE OF THE RED LIGHTS I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT STOPPED IN TIME TO NOT STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR THE "OLD" GM AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. THIS IS NONSENSE. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM REPAIRED YET BECAUSE OF DEALING WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OLDER VEHICLES WITH TWICE THE MILEAGE AND NO BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS. IT'S TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO GET OFF THEIR BUTTS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS. I RESEARCHED AND I FOUND A RECALL UP TO 2003 MODEL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK IT WAS CORRECTED IN THE 2004 MODEL. DISCONNECTED THE FUSE TO STOP THE PROBLEM BUT IT NOW IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO SELL THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. THEY WANT $900 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AT GM, WHERE DO I START ON THE ISSUES AT HAND ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO? N. I CONTACTED GM ON THE ISSUE OF THE RUSTED OUT REAR BRAKE LINE, AND OF COURSE IT FELL ON DEAF EARS AT GM. AS YOU KNOW, I LOST MY BRAKES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AFTER BEING CUT OFF AND ALMOST SLAMMING INTO THE VEHICLE THAT CUT ME OFF. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED, AND THE BOTTOM LINE WAS, IT COST ME $240.00 AND NOT TO SAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY HURT. THE FACT THAT I HAVE A 2004 AND IT IS 9 YEARS OLD DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES RUSTED OUT PREMATURE. PLEASE NOTE, THIS RUST DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT I'M SURE IT STARTED MANY YEARS AGO. SO PLEASE DON'T TELL ME ABOUT TAKING PRIDE. GM SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE BULL BY THE HORNS ON THIS ISSUE (RECALL) OF RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE, BUT YOU CHOSE TO BURY YOUR HEADS IN THE SAND HOPING IT WENT AWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LOCAL GROCERY STORE, I NOTICED MY BRAKES GETTING SPONGEY.I MADE IT TROUGH 5 GREEN LIGHTS AND 4 MILES TO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BELLS AND WHISTLES SOUNDED.I PARKED MY TRUCK , CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. NOW IT SITS WAITING UNTIL I CAN GET IT TOWED, FURTHER INSPECTED, AND REPAIRED. *TR

I WAS STOPPING TO TURN ONTO THE ROAD THAT MY WORK IS ON. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME TURNING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND THE PEDAL SLOWLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I APPLIED THEM AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO NOT HIT THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I PARKED AT THE 911 CENTER WHERE I WORK AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK. THE BRAKE LINE UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LEAKING EXTREMELY BAD. THERE WAS ALREADY A LARGE POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND BY THE TIME I GOT OUT TO LOOK. *TR

MY SON AND I WERE GOING HOME FROM A DAY OF HUNTING WHEN WE STARTED GOING DOWN A LARGE CURVY HILL (BACK ROAD) WHEN NO WARNING, BRAKES STARTING GOING OUT. THE PEDAL BECAME VERY SPONGY AND I PUSHED IT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TO SLOW DOWN AND DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR TO GET TO BOTTOM OF HILL. IT WAS SCARY FOR BOTH OF US, IT REMINDED ME FROM A SCENE FROM A MOVIE UNFORTUNATELY THIS WAS NO MOVIE. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN BABIED IN A GARAGE AND SERVICED REGULARLY. APPARENTLY I AM ONE OF MANY THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM OF RUSTY BRAKE LINES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS THAT GM HAS USED ON BRAKE LINES. IN HINDSIGHT I AM NOT SURPRISED FROM GM. *TR