2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I HAD JUST GOT OF THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65. AFTER PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. NOTHING. APON INSPECTION, I FOUND A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT FRONT. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AS I AM ALMOST 70 YRS. OLD. ALL THE LINES ARE FLAKING WITH RUST AND NOW I WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT UNTIL ALL THE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A VERY HIGH COST SINCE GM DOES NOT MAKE A REPLACEMENT PART. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN GOOD FAITH THINKING IT WOULD BE MY LAST. IT SEEMS TO ME GM SHOULD AT LEAST STAND GOOD ON DEFECTIVE PARTS. NOW I FIND OUT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALL OVER. THIS IS NOT JUST A FEW TRUCKS EITHER.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAGES STARTED GOING CRAZY THEY SHOWED THAT MY TRUCK WAS OVERHEATING AND WHEN I STOPPED ITS WASN'T OVERHEATING THE THE AIR CONDITIONING STARTED TO GET HOT AND THEN COLD AND STOPPED. KNOW NONE OF THE CAGES WORK. TWO WEEKS AGAIN MY WIFE AND I WENT TO BREAKFAST AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF SO I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE RUNNING AFTER BREAKFAST WE WENT HOME AND I DISCONNECTED THE CABLES AND THE TRUCK TURNED OFF . THEN THE NEXT MORNING I HOOKED THEM BACK UP AND IT STARTED BY IT SELF. I AM A 77 YEAR OLD SENIOR AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING . I WOULD LIKE HELP IN TRYING TO FIGURE THIS ALL OUT IT SOUNDS LIKE DEFECTS TO ME I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED SILVERADO TRUCKS AND NEVER HAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED.

I WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED SECONDARY ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. AS I APPROACHED A RR CROSSING I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS A NORMAL GENTLE APPLICATION, NOT A PANIC STOP SITUATION. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOT JUST A LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOME, SO I TURNED AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY AND VERY SLOWLY RETURNED TO MY HOUSE. I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE; I THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED & REPAIRED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP SAID A BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION, ALSO SAID ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I DID HAVE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. IN LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON GM PICKUPS; I AM SURPRISED THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED GM TO STEP UP TO FIX THE PROBLEM VEHICLES. NOW THAT MY TRUCK IS FIXED, I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER GM PICKUP TRUCKS ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THIS PROBLEM IS TOO SERIOUS FOR NHTSA TO IGNORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE REAR OR FRONT BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ UPDATED 12/28/15. *JB

A FEW MONTHS AGO 2 OF THE SEAT BELTS ON THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS OF MY VEHICLE BECAME STUCK SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE PULLED OUT LONG ENOUGH TO REACH TO BE CLIPPED IN. AROUND 2010 SEVERAL OF THE GAUGE NEEDLES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE STARTED TO STOP WORKING. FROM 2010 TILL 2015 I TRIED TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES TO GET IT LOOK AT BUT BY THE TIME I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN SO I WAS ADVISE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WHEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I HAVE PAID $300 TO TRY TO GET IT FIX, HOWEVER THE ELECTRICIAN FOUND A REPORT IN REGARDS TO MY CAR'S PROBLEM AND ADVISE ME TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO SEEK REPAIRS AT NO COST. I THEN TOOK IT TO RON TONKIN CHEVROLET ON 8/10/2015 LOCATED AT 122ND AVE AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALLS WERE FOUND FOR THIS ISSUE JUST A NOTICE AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GM TO SEEK COST ASSISTANCE. ON 8/11/2015 I CALLED GM AT (800)630-2438 AND TALKED TO A REP, THEN A SENIOR ADVISOR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED AND SO I REQUESTED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOVE THE SENIOR ADVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL GET A CALL IN THE NEXT 24-48 HRS BUT SINCE I DIDN'T GET A CALL I CALLED THEM BACK ON 8/17/2014 AND WAS TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR THAT MY REQUEST IS DENIED BECAUSE THE SMART CARE COVERAGE ENDED IN 2011 AND I SHOULD HAD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NOTICE SENT TO VEHICLE OWNER BEFORE 2011 TO GET MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND SEAT BELTS REPAIR. I EXPLAINED THEM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVED THAT NOTICE BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS SENT TO ME AND FOR THAT REASON NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I CONSIDER THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY MATTER AND THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO COVER THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS.

WAS TRYING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT & BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING & HAD NO BRAKES SO UNABLE TO STOP. HAD TO KEEP GOING THROUGH LIGHT & HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE & FINALLY MANAGED TO STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER GROUND UNDER THE TRUCK. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ONLY GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR IN A SUBURBAN SETTING. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES BEFORE.

ON JULY 22, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD GO THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAD TO HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN A HOUSING SUB DIVISION AND NOT ON AN INTERSTATE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS CLOSE TO MY MECHANICS GARAGE AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE GARAGE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED THROUGH HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT A BRAKE CALIPER NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO ALL OF THE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT ALL THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND ALSO NEEDED REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED BRAKE LINES ON SEVERAL SILVERADO'S ALL DUE TO CORROSION. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 65,665 MILES ON IT AND WAS SELDOM DRIVEN IN SNOW. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. IF MY WIFE OR ONE OF MY KIDS WAS DRIVING THIS THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE TOTAL COST WAS OVER $1400.00 TO GET ALL OF THE LINES REPLACED SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2004 AND HAS ONLY TRAVELED TO "SNOW BELT" STATES IN THE WINTER LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN PAST 11 YEARS. ON 7/23/15, WHILE ON VACATION, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLING THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD AND OPENING THE HOOD, WE DISCOVERED THAT A SMALL FIRE HAD STARTED FROM THE SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID HITTING THE HOT MANIFOLD. AGAIN, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET IT DOUSED IN TIME BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED. ONCE WE FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT LEFT METAL BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED, WE CAREFULLY MADE OUR WAY TO ADVANCE AUTO USING THE NEUTRAL AND THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP US WHEN NEEDED. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PATCH THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE IN THE PARKING LOT OF AUTO AT 8 PM AT NIGHT ONLY TO DISCOVER THE OTHER FRONT LINE WAS CRACKED AS WELL. BY THIS TIME IT WAS TOO LATE TO FIX SO WE MADE A HARROWING TRIP BACK TO OUR HOTEL WITHOUT ANY REAL BRAKES. GOOD THING THEIR WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AND WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR HOTEL. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE. THEY MENTIONED THEY HAD REPLACED ONE ON A CHEVY SUBURBAN ONLY A DAY EARLIER FROM INDIANA FOR THE SAME REASON. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE, I MUST STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH GM WHEN THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND THE REAR AND THAT "SHOULD A BRAKE PIPE SUDDENLY FAIL FOR ANY REASON, THE AFFECTED VEHICLE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF STOPPING WITH THE PRESSURE SUPPLIED BY THE REMAINING CIRCUIT." WE HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL AND HAD NO WAY OF STOPPING. IT WAS ONLY MY HUSBAND'S QUICK THINKING THAT SAVED OUR FAMILY AND ANOTHER FAMILY FROM AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE THIS MATTER WILL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.