2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS TO WHERE IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND HAVE A GRINDING FEEL AT THE DOOR PEDAL EVEN AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE DASH CLUSTER GAUGES STOP WORKING ONE BY ONE,ONLY THE HEAT GAUGE WORK OFF AND ON. THE ENGINE BEGINS TO OVER HEAT WHEN SITTING IN IDLE 10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES 5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON HOW HOT IT IS,AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTS TO BLOW HOT AIR BUT IT BEGINS TO COOL OFF ONCE YOU START BACK DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP CHECKED,SOME HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT ONLY IN THE SUMMER

DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG A RURAL ROAD FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE I WAS FOLLOWING APPLIED HIS BRAKES TO TURN LEFT ONTO A SIDE ROAD. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES I FELT THE ABS SYSTEM KICK IN, THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR WITH ONLY MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. I HAD TO DRIVE UP ONTO A LAWN TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, I WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWN BRAKE LINE I'VE HAD ON THIS TRUCK. IN AUGUST OF 2014 WHILE TOWING A TRAILER I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. I REPLACED THE RUSTED LINE AND BLED THE BRAKES, AFTER WHICH THEY OPERATED NORMALLY. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW, PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2003, AND NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTING UNUSUALLY QUICKLY. I'M AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND AM USED TO INSPECTING MY VEHICLES FOR ANY MECHANICAL DEFECTS OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS.

THANK GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING I GOT UP IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN WHICH IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH WAS ODD I PUMPED THE BRAKE A TIME OR TWO AND HEARD THE SOUND OF DRIPPING FLUID UNDER MY TRUCK I SHUT IT OFF AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK TO SEE A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID DOWN TO THE GROUND. I COULD HAVE ONLY IMAGINED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THIS HAD HAPPEN OR IF I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME ON THE WAY TO THE BEACH. THIS COULD HAVE BEE CATASTROPHIC NOT ONLY TO ME BUT TO MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND AFTER READING SOME OF THESE KNOWN ISSUES AND CHEVROLETS RESPONSE TO THEM MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO ADMIT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I MEAN THERE ARE SOME THINGS I CAN SEE NEEDING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON A VEHICLE AND BRAKE LINES THAT ARE MADE OUT OF STEEL IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE AIRLINES USE STAINLESS STEEL IN THE AIRCRAFT TO HELP RESIST CORROSION FOR THIS VERY REASON. WHY PUT PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER WHEN YOU CAN FIX IT WITH BETTER QUALITY PARTS.

I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE WITH MY BOAT HOOKED UP AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WE HAD GONE FOR A HALF MILE AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FOUND OUT THE LINE WAS RUSTED. THEN THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT MOST OF THE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM ALL. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE LINES ARE FAULTY AND COULD KILL MANY OTHERS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN ANY VEHICLE-DON'T YOU THINK SO!

AFTER READING ABOUT SO MANY MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES I DECIDED TO CHECK MY VEHICLE AND WAS HORRIFIED TO SEE MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY PITTED AND RUSTED. IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 54,000 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH AN IMPORTANT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE WOUND FAIL AFTER SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.