2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BACK ROAD WITH A CAR DOLLY ON BACK WHEN I CAME UP OVER THE HILL THERE WERE CARS STOPPED AND THE OTHER LANE WAS COMING TOWARDS TRAFFIC I TRIED AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT 6 CARS AND ONE MOTORCYCLE AND LUCKY NO ONE GOT KILLED SO NOW I HAVE A DAMAGED TRUCK BECAUSE OF ENGINEERS POOR DESIGN. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON ORRS BRIDGE ROAD (ENOLA, PA) I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY VEHICLE AT THE RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION WITH WERTZVILLE RD. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED OR TRAVELING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE I OBSERVED THAT BOTH A FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED DO TO SIGNIFICANT RUSTING. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES MOUNTED IN THE LOCATIONS OF THE FAILED LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED AND WHERE CLOSE TO FAILURE. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED OR TRAVELING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, AN ACCIDENT WOULD MORE THEN LIKELY OCCURRED. *TR

I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER LOOKING AT IT, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUPTURED CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL BRAKES. THE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED AND AFTER DOING A LITTLE LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR RANGE TRUCK. *TR

IN DRIVEWAY, STARTED TRUCK, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. GOT OUT, SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON THE PAVEMENT ON LEFT SIDE. SAW SEVERELY (INCREDIBLY) RUSTED BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH. ALL BRAKE LINES AT AND NEAR ABS MODULE TERRIBLY RUSTED, NEARLY DISINTEGRATED. HAD THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AN ACCIDENT WOULD SURELY HAVE HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY IF TOWING A TRAILER, WHICH I SOMETIMES DO! I LOOKED UNDER MY WIFE'S TOYOTA AND SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL COATED. SURELY GM SHOULD BE USING COATED OR STAINLESS BRAKE LINES. *TR

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACTING TRAFFIC. ON INSPECTION, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVEWAY UNDER DRIVER'S DOOR AREA AND ALL BRAKE LINES RUNNING TO REAR OF VEHICLE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CORRODED AND WET FROM LEAK ABOVE WHERE LINES HEAD TOWARD MASTER CYLINDER. CHEVY DEALER HAS NO RECALL OR INVESTIGATION INFORMATION. CHEVY NATIONAL SERVICE LINE WAS NO HELP. WOULD NOT PROVIDE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION. *TR

EVERY YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE TRUCK, I ALWAYS GET THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE INSPECTION STATION, FAILED BECAUSE OF FAULTY PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE TO PAY A MECHANIC EVERY YEAR TO ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE JUST SO IT CAN PASS INSPECTION. TWO YEARS AGO I GOT THEM REPLACED AND PAID ALMOST $500 AND THIS YEAR I PAID $100 FOR THE SHOP TO ADJUST THEM. IN THE END, BRAKES WERE ADJUST AS MUCH AS THEY COULD AND THE TRUCK WOULD STILL ROLL WITH THE BRAKES SET. THEY GAVE ME MY INSPECTION STICKER, BUT I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE BIGGER BRAKES. GLADLY WE LIVE IN A FLAT AREA BUT TO THOSE THAT LIVE IN A HILLY AREA, THIS COULD REALLY BE A BIG PROBLEM. I RAN A CROSS-REFERENCE, AUTOZONE.COM, AND THE SAME PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE USED FOR BOTH THE DIESEL ENGINE AND THE GAS ENGINE. THE TORQUE ON THE DIESEL IS MUCH STRONGER THAN THE GAS ENGINE, WHICH I KNOW IS THE REASON THAT THE TRUCK STILL ROLLS. *TR

ENGINE ON PASSENGER SIDE ALL RUSTING EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ROTTED AND BROKE OFF CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT EFFECTS SENSORS. BRAKE LINES JUST BELLOW THAT ROTTED AND JUST BROKE YESTERDAY. LUCK ALLY I WAS ONLY IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME, IRONIC THING WAS I JUST LEFT THE SHOP FOR MY SAFETY INSPECTION, SULLIVAN TIRE DERRY NH 03038 SHOULD REPORT THEM AS WELL. THIS TRUCK HAS A VERY SEVERE PROBLEM WITH ALL PARTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR ROTTING MY REPAIRS FOR ALL ROTTING PARTS 2100.00 THESE PROBLEMS ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM . LOOKING AND READING ONLINE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON MOST ALL THERE 8 CYLINDER TRUCKS AND SUV. *TR