2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,600.

REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING FOR A HIGHWAY EXIT. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE AND SAFE STOP. WHEN I LOOKED TO FIND THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. *TR

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005, IT HAS BEEN A PIECE OF JUNK FROM THE START, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK, REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS & HUBS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL BUT I THINK THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL FOR A JUNKY CHEVROLET, THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY PLUG ON THE HEATER MOTOR MELTED OFF AND WOULD NO LONGER WORK, FRONT SPEAKERS QUITE WORKING, FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED AWAY AND THE RESERVOIR WAS DRY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH NEVER CAME ON FOR A WARNING, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK AND MOST OF THE TIME THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR AND SCARES ME TO DEATH, YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE TRUCK IS GOING TO STOP, THIS BRAKE ISSUE IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM !!!, SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE THE SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE THE SAVE EXACT ISSUES, I WILL NEVER IN MY LIFE TIME BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE AND I SPREAD THIS INFO WITH ANYONE WHO MIGHT EVEN THINK OF BUYING A CHEVROLET, DON'T DO IT, THEY ARE JUNK !!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

ON 7/1/2011, MY 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO LOST BRAKES. THE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS CAUSED BY A LEAK FROM A CORRODED SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. I HAD THAT SECTION OF THE LINE REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. ON 6/12/2012, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE CORRODED LINE SPLIT AND BRAKE FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT. LUCKILY, ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SO CORRODED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE LINE FOR SAFETY. I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE LINES AND WAS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THE MECHANIC. MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND HAD 57,751 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR LATER AND THE MILEAGE WAS 62,719. *TR

AFTER I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I STARTED DOWN THE STREET AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO PULSE AND I HAD TO REALLY PUSH HARD TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. ABOVE 35 MPH THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR THIS SAME TROUBLE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 20,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS SENSOR. IT GETS DIRTY AND EITHER HAS TO BE CLEANED OR REPLACED. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT SLOW SPEEDS, UNDER 35 MPH. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR