2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

GOING DOWN EXIT RAMP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD I NOT MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED WITH AGGRESSIVELY PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL WHILE READY ON PARKING BRAKE WE WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THREE LANES OF CROSS TRAFFIC GOT VEHICLE HOME AND FOUND EXTREMELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE WITH ONE LEAKING OVER THE YEARS I'VE WORKED AROUND EQUIPMENT AND NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BAD ON A PASSENGER VEHICLE OF ANY KIND. WE LIVE IN THE SOUTH AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK FAILED. SADLY, GM HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT THESE LINES WERE MADE POORLY AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. YET THEY HAVE FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OR VOLUNTARILY REPLACE THESE PARTS WITH SOME OF HIGHER QUALITY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NHTSA ISN'T ANY BETTER, AS THEY HAVE BEEN "INVESTIGATING" THIS ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BUT HAVE YET TO FORCE THE AUTO MAKER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS ISSUE TO MERIT THEM WORKING IN THE PUBLICS BEST INTEREST AND NOT BE IN THE AUTO MAKERS BACK POCKET.

BRAKES FAILED UNDER HARD STOP (HIGHWAY, IN MOTION) TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH DEER. MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED IN A MODE OF RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION. ALL OTHER STEEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND CONTACTED GM. 2 OTHER SILVERADO LINE VEHICLES OWNED ALSO FAILED THIS YEAR DUE TO CORROSION. GM RESPONSE WAS THAT NO RECALL EXISTED. REPLACED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES IN VEHICLE WITH STAINLESS AFTERMARKET LINES. AFTER MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS AN INCORRECT MATERIAL SPECIFICATION, LATENT DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. 3 VEHICLES THAT I OWN WITH THE SAME REPAIR IN 8 MONTHS. INEXCUSABLE!

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. FAILURE POINT BETWEEN GAS TANK AND REAR FRAME RAIL WHERE HYDRAULIC LINE IS MOUNTED ON LH SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING BRAKES, THE LINE BLEW CAUSING NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE COMING TO STOP LIGHT NARROWLY AVOIDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR FRONT BRAKES TO GRAB BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN CONSIDERING THE COATING TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN 2004. THIS TRUCK IS RATED @ 9200 GVW WITH A TOWING CAPACITY OF 10,000 POUNDS. IF THIS TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IN THE RIGHT SITUATION.

AS TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD OF ME I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I THEN USED MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. I STOPPED AN INCH AWAY FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO SAID THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED SOON. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME . I COULD HAVE INJURED OTHER PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME.

I WAS TOWING MY RV. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SCARED THE BLANK OUT OF ME SINCE I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WITH ME. THE BRAKE LINE FOR THE REAR BRAKES BLEW DUE TO CORROSION. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED US WAS THE TRAILER BRAKES OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. GM IS SO CHEAP THEY BUILD THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM WITH LINES THAT EASILY CORRODE IN STEAD OF STAINLESS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A REGULATION FORCING MANUFACTERS TO USE CORROSION PROOF BRAKE LINES. RIDICULOUS!!!

FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE FAILED MY WIFE WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND WHEN LEAVING WINDOW APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TWO BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED GOING TO ABS MODULE/MOTOR PACK. THE NEXT TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR LATER,HAD MOVED THE TRUCK FROM BOTTOM OF DRIVEWAY TO TOP AND PARKED IT. A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER BRAKE LINE BROKE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. EACH TIME HAD TO HOLD PEDAL DOWN FOR 5-10 SECONDS TO FIND LEAKING FLUID. THE FLUID WAS APPARENTLY SPRAYING ON THE FRAME AND RUNNING DOWN IT. THE THIRD TIME ANOTHER LINE BUSTED. STOPPED PERFECT AT STOP SIGN IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHEN REACHING THE SECOND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING AT ALL THREE EVENTS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT FROM NORMAL TO GOING TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO SOFTNESS OR EXTRA TRAVEL PRIOR TO ALL THREE TIMES. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. MY LOCAL DEALERS ANSWER TO WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING WAS IT IS 11 YEARS OLD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SALES ABOUT GETTING A NEW ONE. I LOVE THIS TRUCK MINUS THE BRAKE ISSUES