2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

WAS TESTING THE BRAKES ON A BOAT TRAILER BEFORE TOWING IT AWAY AND A STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING INSIDE THE FRAME CHANNEL BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL SUDDENLY BURST. UPON INSPECTION, THE LINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTEN FOR ABOUT A 3 TO 4 INCH SECTION IN THAT AREA. NO WARNING, ANOTHER 10 MINUTES I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER AND THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED AT ANY SUDDEN STOP. AFTER THIS LINE FAILURE, THE TRUCK HAS NO BRAKES EXCEPT THE E-BRAKE, WHICH ISN'T MUCH. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL, THOUGH I ALREADY DROPPED $600 AT THE SHOP TO GET IT FIXED TODAY. *TR

2004 SILVERADO 2500 HD, WHILE TOWING APPROX. 7000LBS MY BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, LUCKILY I HAD THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP ME BECAUSE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTING CLOSELY THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED YOU CAN LITERALLY SMASH THEM BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS. THIS IS THE NEWEST VEHICLE I OWN AND IS IN THE WORST SHAPE AS FAR AS CORROSION GOES, A SHAME AT 70K MILES. TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW, CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THIS WILL COST. ALREADY REPLACED ROTORS DUE TO CORROSION, E-BRAKE CABLES, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR(BRACKET ROTTED OFF). *KB

I WAS BACKING TRUCK INTO DRIVE WAY MOVING ABOUT 5MPH AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR DID NOT STOP TRUCK. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE THE ABS MODULE IS UNDER THE TRUCK RIGHT BELOW DRIVER SEAT. ALL BRAKE LINES LOOK EXTREMELY RUSTY. TRUCK IS A 2004 2500HD CREW CAB 4X4. I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IT HAS 47,212 MILES. I PULL A 7000 LBS. CAMPER AND I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IN JUNE THE RUBBER GAS LINE FAILED PUMPING 15 GALLONS OF GAS ONTO BOTTOM OF TRUCK AND GROUND ON THE WAY TO WORK (27 MILES). ONCE AGAIN, I WAS LUCKY. I PREFER TO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER STRIKES, TWO IS ENOUGH FOR ME! I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE AN INJURY, DEATH, ACCIDENT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO GET THE NEEDED ATTENTION THIS VEHICLE NEEDS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 SILVERADO 2500HD CREW CAB. I WAS LEAVING A LAKE BOAT RAMP WITH MY BOAT IN TOW WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE E-BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD I WENT UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES INTO THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE HAD RUPTURED. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AT THIS POINT. UPON RETURNING HOME I BEGAN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FOUND THAT YOUR AGENCY IS INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM. I FIND IT UNSATISFACTORY THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN AT LEAST AN ADVISORY TO AT LEAST INSPECT SO AT LEAST THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEIR PROPERTY, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FROM HARM. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER THAN I WAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME. WOULD YOU PLEASE AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING OUT. I KNOW THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE??? THERE IS NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS THAN A 9000LB+ TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES!! HOW LONG DO YOU PLAN ON "RESEARCHING" THIS? I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND KNOW THAT SAFETY CHANGES ARE USUALLY WRITTEN IN BLOOD!! PLEASE STOP ACTING LIKE THE FAA AND BE PROACTIVE ON THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 06/06/12* JS

I WAS ON A STATE ROAD DOING 50 MPH LEAVING MY TOWN AND WENT TO TURN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND DISCOVERED NO BRAKE FLUID. I FILLED UP THE FLUID AND STARTED TO BLEED THE BRAKE. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES AND THE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT. I HAVE ORDERED NEW BRAKE LINE FROM INLINE TUBE. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT CRASH BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOT BE AS LUCKY AS ME. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

BRAKE LINE BURST AND WE LOST OUR BRAKES! SLOW SPEED AND RURAL LOCATION SO WE WERE ABLE TO STOP BY STEERING OFF-ROAD AND INTO SOME BUSHES. INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE STEEL LINE GOING TO THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. THE BRAKE LINE HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON IT AS WELL AS CORROSION ON ADJACENT LINES. THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, STEEL BRAKE LINES IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY DO NOT RUST OUT AT 67,606 MILES... EXCEPT ON THIS TRUCK. SHAMEFUL DESIGN AND POOR MATERIALS ARE THE CAUSE. SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED!

2004 CHEVROLET 2500 CREW CAB TRUCK BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES NOT WEARING EVENLY AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TOOK TRUCK TO ORIGINAL DEALER FOR SERVICING TO FIND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RUSTED AREAS. WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE CUSTOM FIT. WE ALSO HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET 1500 EXTENDED CAB THAT HAS DOUBLE THE MILEAGE OF THE 2004 AND IS STILL WORKING PERFECTLY, NO RUSTED LINES. *TR