2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO THE GYM WITH MY 2 SONS WITH ME, I LUCKILY STOPPED AT THE DUMPSTER IN MY CONDO COMMUNITY TO DROP OFF SOME TRASH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHEN APPROACHING THE DUMPSTER I LOST ABOUT 90% OF MY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND NOTICED A HUGE MIST OF FLUID BY MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND THEN RETURN TO MY PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF MY CONDO WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON PARKING MY TRUCK IN THE PARKING SPOT THE REMAINING BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED OUT. WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE CAUSE I QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY CORRODED THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY CAME FROM THE SUNKEN TITANIC. I HAVE LIVED IN 2 STATES THAT GET SNOW IN THE WINTER BUT AFTER EVERY SNOWFALL I'VE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL CAR WASH AND USED THE UNDERBODY WASH FEATURE. I'VE DRIVEN 1987, 1988, AND 1994 VEHICLES IN SNOW STATES AND HAD NO BRAKE LINE ISSUES SO MY 2004 VEHICLE I'D EXPECT NO ISSUES EITHER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK, NOWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES IT WARN YOU TO CHECK YOUR METAL BRAKE LINES FOR CORROSION. FILTERS, PADS, FLUIDS ETC ARE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT THE OWNERS MANUAL INCLUDES BUT METAL BRAKE LINES ARE NOT AND SHOULDN'T BE, NOT WHEN AFTERMARKET CORROSION PROOF BRAKE LINE KITS COST $100. LUCKILY MY FAMILY OR NO ONE ELSE'S FAMILY WERE HURT IN MY INCIDENT BUT THE LONGER GM REFUSES TO RECALL THESE BRAKE LINES OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ UPDATED 06/18/18*JB

I WAS DRIVING TODAY WITH MY LAWN TRACTOR LOADED ON THE TRUCK OF THE BED. I CAME UPON TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS I PRESSED MY BRAKES TO STOP , THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO MOVE AND AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY ME AFTER I BEGAN HONKING MY HORN AS A WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED, WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.

BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY REQUIRING ME TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. INSPECTION AND ACTUATIONSHOWED BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF RUSTY BRAKE LINES. I AM A METALLURGIST, I KNOW WHAT CORROSION IS. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE STATE.

POURING RAIN I WAS TAKING MY MOTHER TO SEE MY DAD AT THE HOSPITAL. I STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND WENT TO STOP. PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. I CAME TO A STOP PART WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOD, FOR GOD AND MY GUARDIAN ANGEL THAT I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CORRODED BRAKE LINES. IT'S A 2004 WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD. WHY HASN'T GM AND THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ISSUED A RECALL. HAD THIS BEEN THE NIGHT BEFORE COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL WE WOULD BE AT A FUNERAL. IT WAS FORTUNATE WE WERE DOING MAYBE 10MPH.