2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

MY 2004 SILVERADO 2500HD HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING BRAKE CONCERN FOR THE PAST YEAR. WHEN STOPPING AS THE TRUCK SLOWS TO AROUND 10 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUSES AND DROPS TO A VERY LOW POSITION THAT RESULTS IN EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. ALL FOUR ROTORS & PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH REMOVING CLEANING OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,194. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER FIX PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD WITH APPROIMATELY 32000 MILES NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS. REAR ROTORS AND PADS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND DAMAGED. I BELIEVE IT IS A QUALITY DEFECT IN EITHER THE ROTORS OR I NTHE BRAKE SYSTEM ITSELF. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP(POUGHKEEPSIE CHEVROLET). IT WENT THROUGH NYS INSPECTION AT THIS SAME LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TIRES WERE ROTATED REGULARLY. TRUCK HAD BEEN INSPECTED AT 25,000 MILES WITH NO INDICATION(FROM DEALER) THAT BRAKES WERE WEARING. TOOK TRUCK IN TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF OVER $1,800.00 TO REPLACE ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE MECHANICS AND SERVICE MANAGER POINTED TO A PILE OF ROTORS IN THE BACK AND INDICATED IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. FURTHER SEARCH OF INTERNET AND TALKING TO OTHER CHEVROLET OWNERS, INDEED INDICATES THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK HAS NOT PERFORMED TO A QUALITY STANDARD. I AM AN ATTENTIVE PERSON SO I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS ATTENTIVE AND WITHOUT THE RIGHT ATTENTION, THESE BRAKES SYSTEMS COULD COMPLETELY FAIL DUE TO THIS DEFECT AND CAUSE CRASH AND INJURY. CHEVROLET SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 WITH A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 21,566. WHILE DRIVING THE AT 35 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN PROPERLY, BUT IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD DETERIORATED DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS DURING RUSH HOUR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKE ACTION WHEN BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY BRAKE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WITHOUT ANY DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND OPENED THE CASE # 14336544837. THE CONTACT WAS CALLED BACK TO INFORM THE CASE WAS CLOSED.

(1) I WAS IN A TIGHT TURN. I HAD JUST HAULED 2 TONS OF FEED FROM A FEED MILL 30 MILES AWAY. (2) THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BOTH STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO RUN INTO A FENCE POST TO STOP IT. HAD IT HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. (3 VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. AFTER TWO DAYS OF TESTING, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *NM

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, 2 MONTHS LATER A NOISE EMANATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FOUND THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO BE VOID OF FLUID. I ADDED THE PROPER FLUID. IMMEDIATELY A LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC BOOST. I RESEARCHED YOUR DATA AND YOUR INFORMATION INDICATED THAT A SAFETY RECALL EXISTS FOR THE BRAKE BOOST (#04V043000 AND #04V045000). THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS ISSUE UNLESS I PAY THE $1000.00 TO FIX IT. THEY SAY THAT NO RECALL EXISTS FOR MY VEHICLE. WHAT IS CORRECT? IN ADDITION, YOUR DATA ALSO SHOWS THE 2 OTHER SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH THEY AGREED THAT DID APPLY AND ARE COMPLIED WITH. WHO/WHAT IS RIGHT? *JB