2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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!!!

WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO START, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SAYS "UNKNOWN DRIVER". AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION, I CANNOT ADJUST MIRRORS, ROLL UP WINDOWS, OR GET HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. ALSO, THE GAUGES FOR VOLTAGE, OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL DO NOT WORK. THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK AS WELL. BECAUSE OF OVER ENGINEERING AND FAULTY PARTS I CANNOT USE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS SEARCHED, WITH NO ANSWER. GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO PUT IN PLACE SAFETY SYSTEMS OR OVERRIDE FUNCTIONS TO ALLOW SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. GM IS USING COMPUTER CONTROLS WHICH OFTEN FAIL TO CONTROL IMPORTANT SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DISMANTLED THE BULK OF THE TRUCK TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE SHOP, THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. FAULTY ENGINEERING AND POOR PARTS HAVE LEAD TO THIS CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG GM OWNER, BUT I WILL RECONSIDER THIS MOVING FOWARD. I AM SURE MY NEXT VEHICLES WILL BE OTHER BRANDS.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT BECAME LOUDER WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRO BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.

I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM DROPPING MY DOG OFF AT HIS GROOMER. I WENT TO BRAKE COMING TO AN INTERSECTION TO PREPARE FOR A CHANGE IN THE LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING LIGHT IN THE GAUGES OR INFORMATION SYSTEM UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING AT ALL AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO MY RESIDENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS BEING FILED BY OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS. WHEN IS GM GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILING PARTS ON ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES? I WAS A LUCKY INDIVIDUAL THAT IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND VERY LITE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES. THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINE HAVE RUSTED OUT. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO I HAD BREAK LINE RUST OUT AND THEY WHERE REPLACED. THEY HAVE RUSTED OUT AGAIN.MY TRUCK IS VERY WELL CARED FOR AND IS CLEAN AND NOT DRIVEN OFTEN. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLY CONVERSATIONS WITH GENERAL MOTORS HOTLINE AND HAVE NOT GOT ANYWHERE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCTS.MY TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 70,000 MILES AND IS STILL VERY CLEAN AND VERY WELL KEPT. I HOPING SOME ONE COULD LOOK OUT FOR THE CONSUMER AND REQUEST THEY HAVE A RECALL OF THERE PRODUCT BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

RETURNING HOME, I PROCEEDED TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO REVERSE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VERY MINIMAL IF ANY BRAKE FORCE WAS LEFT TO STOP MY TRUCK. I GOT IT BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, GOT OUT AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FRONT PART OF THE TRUCK. I DETERMINED THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM A BRAKE LINE. I CALLED FOR A FLAT BED WRECKER, TOOK IT TO TUFFY AUTO CENTERS AT 11524 N SAGINAW ST CLIO MI. THEY TOLD ME THAT THESE BRAKE LINES ARE KNOWN TO CORRODE OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID TO HAVE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS INSPECTED AND ALL LINES REPLACED. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO ME WAS $531.58. MY AAA MEMBERSHIP PAID FOR THE WRECKER. I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM KNOWN TO GM, AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. I HAD JUST COME HOME FROM BEING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *TR