2004 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WHILE EXITING I95 AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND IT COST ME 200.00 TO GET REPLACED. *TR

I WAS GOING UP A HILL IN VERMONT AND THE BRAKES LET GO, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. MY TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS, JACK KNIFED MY TRAILER WHICH SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED INTO THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK. TOOK MY TRUCK TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOTALLY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BREAK. MY GAS LINE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION NOW. IT IS SO RUSTED MY MECHANIC WAS AFRAID TO TOUCH IT FOR IT WOULD BREAK. *TR

BRAKE LINES UNDER FORWARD SIDE OF DRIVERS DOOR TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. BRAKES FELT SOFT PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE BUT NO WARNING INDICATION IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE. BRAKE FLUID GUSHING ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *TR

BOUGHT A SET OF FEDERAL COURAGIA MT'S ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO STILL ABOUT 95% TREAD WHEN TWO OF THE TIRES SPLIT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS TIRE IN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. I ALSO TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM ANS THEY HAVE HAD A FEW SETS BROUGHT BACK IN THE PAST MONTH. FEDERAL SO FAR HAS REFUSED TO CREDIT ANYONE FOR THE ISSUE. THE TIRES ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO HE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS PHYSICALLY HURT DRIVING ON THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. AFTER INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE METAL LINES , INCLUDING THE FUEL AND POWER STEERING LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE REPAIR COST 1200 DOLLARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ERRAND RUNNING AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. CALLED MY SERVICE PERSON AND HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE PUDDLE WAS IT WAS PROBABLY ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE THE LINE IS SECURED TO THE FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE CHEVY TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK AND ALL THE LINES ARE RUSTED, INCLUDING FUEL AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. *TR

ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BECAUSE I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. A BRAKE LINE WAS GUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DUAL BRAKE SYSTEMS - I LOST ALMOST ALL BRAKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD I BEEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

NOTICED THAT ALL THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR AND EVEN THE ROTORS ARE NOT BEING WORN (EITHER THE ENTIRE SURFACE (LF INNER ROTOR) OR JUST ON PART OF THE ROTOR SURFACES). THE BACK BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEEM TO BE WEARING FINE. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING ON THESE CHEVY TRUCKS? THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFINITELY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SEVERE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ...UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT STOPPED. THE CONSUMER OWNS ANOTHER BUICK GMC WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 11/12/2013 *JS

APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. DUE TO MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF $3,500 DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST CORROSION, ALL BRAKE LINES FRONT TO REAR, ROTORS WITH CALIPERS AND BACKING PLATES & PADS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,671 AT TIME OF FINISHED REPAIR. TRUCK ALWAYS SERVICED AND TAKEN CAR OF WITH NEW TIRES, AND BRAKES IN PAST, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IF MANUFACTURER HAS TRUCKS OUT ON THE ROAD LOSING BRAKES AT LOW MILEAGES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. OWED TOYOTA TRUCK FOR 13 YEARS AND USE TO HAVE IT IN WATER ALL THE TIME WITH NO MAJOR CORROSION / RUST PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAKES FAILED - LINES RUSTED - MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE GETTING SEVERAL SIMILAR SITUATIONS A WEEK ON THIS MODEL OF CHEV. HIS IS A SMALL ;SHOP. WHILE THE TRUCK DID STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I AM 70 AND HAVE OWNED LOTS OF CARS AND TRUCKS OVER THE YEARS IN MAINE, AND I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS. THE COMPANY IS USING A MATERIAL IN BRAKE LINES THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MY CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS, WE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND I FELT PRESSURE BUT THEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A CONTROLLED, THOUGH DANGEROUS STOP. I PULLED OVER AND TESTED THE BRAKES AND I COULD HEAR A SOUND OF AIR ESCAPING BELOW THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UNDER AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY HAND AND NOTICE COMPLETELY CORRODED BREAK LINES AND DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. ON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED ALL THE BREAK LINES AND FUEL LINE WERE GROSSLY CORRODED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN TO OTHERS I'VE JUST NOW REALIZED AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE COMPLAINT LIST. I'M DISAPPOINTED AND RELIEVED THAT MY CAMPER WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME AS MY CHILDREN AND I WERE PREPARING FOR A CAMPING TRIP THAT LABOR DAY WEEKEND. COMPLETELY HAPPY NOBODY WAS HURT...BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. PLEASE REFER TO FILE EA11001 WHICH I RECENTLY REVIEWED CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AS THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,296. GM INFOMRED THE CONSUMER, THEY NO LONGER MADE BRAKE LINES FOR HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/23/13

I JUST FOUND THIS WEB SITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR BRAKE LINES POPPING. IN MY CASE I WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK UP MY 24FT BOAT AND TRAILER. WHILE I WAS GETTING MY TRUCK IN POSITION TO HOOK UP THE TRAILER I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WERE GETTING SOFTER AND SOFTER VERY QUICKLY. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES AND REALIZING THAT I WAS NOT STOPPING I ENDED UP HITTING THE TRAILER WITH THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. ONCE I GOT OF MY TRUCK I NOTICED THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK AND TIRE. I WAS VERY VERY LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A 300 MILE TRIP TOWING A BOAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH THIS HAPPENING IT PRETTY MUCH RUINED A FAMILY VACATION THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR SOME TIME TO TAKE THE BOAT. WITH THE BRAKE LINES BREAKING I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY TRUCK TO PULL MY BOAT. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY FIX AND LET'S NOT FORGET TO MENTION THE TOW TRUCK FEES. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS SO I CAN SOMEHOW GET REMEMBERED FOR THIS ISSUE. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED THIS FROM A 9YR TRUCK AS WELL AS A PRODUCT FROM CHEVROLET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE FORWARD BRAKES LINES WHICH WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIGHT SURFACE RUST THREE YEARS AGO ARE NOW HEAVILY CORRODED AND PITTED AND ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF FLUID LEAKAGE. I DISCOVERED THE CONDITION JUST IN TIME WHILE WALKING PAST THE TRUCK IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. THE LIGHT HAPPEN TO BE HITTING THE LINES JUST RIGHT AND I NOTICED THE CONDITION OF THE RUN OF FOUR BRAKE LINES WHICH ARE MOUNTED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE HARD BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS. THIS IS A BABIED VEHICLE WHICH SEES ABOUT 5000 MILES OF USAGE A YEAR AND DOES NOT SEE THAT MUCH SNOW OR ROAD SALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT TRAVELED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 88 TOLLROAD NEAR AURORA, ILLINOIS. I HAD MY 3 HORSE TRAILER, LOADED WITH ONE HORSE, IN TOW. AS I APPROACHED A TOLL PLAZA, I SLOWED MY SPEED FROM 65 DOWN TO 35-40 AS I WAS NEARING THE TOLL BOOTH. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND USING THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I PAID MY TOLL, THEN SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A STEADY LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. I NEEDED TWO SEPARATE TOWS, ONE FOR MY TRUCK, AND ANOTHER FOR THE HORSE TRAILER. *TR

I CAME TO A STOP IN MY DRIVE WAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR.I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.I BLEW MY MAIN BRAKE LINE THAT EXITS THE MASTER CYLINDER.I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND REALIZED THEY WERE ALL CORRODED VERY BADLY.I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES CORRODE ON ME SO BADLY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2004 SILVERADO,IT IS NOT THAT OLD IN MY OPINION.I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES,AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THE WAY MY SILVERADO HAS.I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED,I COULD OF SERIOUSLY HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD,OR EVEN KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS.FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH,IT SEEMS THAT 99-06 CHEVY SILVERADOS HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO RUSTED THROUGH AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GOING TO WORK, BACKED UP AND STARTED DOWN DRIVEWAY. AS I APPLIED BRAKES AT BOTTOM OF HILL, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP AND HE FOUND THE BREAKS LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING WITH ONE ALREADY SPLIT. WITH THE CONDITION OF ALL THE LINES, KNOWING THAT IF HE ONLY REPAIRED THE ONE BROKEN, THERE WAS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ANY OF THE OTHER LINES COULD GO AT ANYTIME. I HAD HIM REPLACE ALL 33 FEET OF BRAKE LINE AT A COST OF $395.46. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. AFTER USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. ALL BRAKE LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CORRODED AND 2 BURST. ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY THE SILVERADO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING BEYOND COMPARABLE YEAR & MILEAGE TRUCKS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE IN THIS CONDITION REGARDLESS OF AGE AND THIS TRUCK HASN'T ACHIEVED 10 YEARS OFF THE LOT YET. *TR

THE BRAKE LINING ON MY 2004, SILVERADO WITH 49,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO THE LINES RUSTING AND CAUSING A MASSIVE LEAK. I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *TR

I NOTICED A TRAIL OF FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS MOVING MY TRUCK AND TRAILER AROUND. WHEN I STOPPED, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK ON A SET OF RAMPS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE CHASSIS SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT IT IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 3MI. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON THE REAR BUMPER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY WHEN I HIT HIM AND THERE WAS NOW DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND NOTICED A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER THE MECHANIC DID AN INSPECTION HE TOLD ME HE WAS SURPRISED THAT I HAD MADE IT THIS LONG.HE SHOWED ME THE LINES WHEN HE HAD IT ON THE LIFT AND ALTHOUGH THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED. I ASKED HIM WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LINES TO RUST SO QUICKLY AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF TRUCK . HOW COULD CHEVROLET ALLOW SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE TO EXIST. MUST SOMEONE DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TR

UNABLE TO STOP. AVOIDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WENT OFF ROAD NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BUT LOSS OF BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED AND SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER AND THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR FAILED. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ONLY OPERATE SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

LAST MONTH AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 HOUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED DROPPING. IT WOULD SHOW I WAS GOING 35 ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS CLEARLY NOT ACCURATE. THE NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING THEN DROPPED TO 0. THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS WORKING FINE. THE NEXT 2 LONG DISTANCE TRIPS I TOOK, THE SPEEDOMETER DID THE SAME THING ON THE WAY HOME; NOT ON THE TRIP DOWN. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOME SORT OF CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION; THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. BOTTOM LINE THE CHARGE TO REPAIR IS 440.00. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 130,000 MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE, I LIVE IN THE SAME PLACE I DID WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS CHANGED. HOW IS IT TOO LATE? IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, IT IS DEFECTIVE. IF I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE IT FIXED I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT IN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSED LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID ON INTERSTATE 95. PEDAL WHEN TO FLOOR RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP BUT HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *TR

WENT TO SHOP FOR SCHED. SERVICE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT ON 5/14/13 AT CONSIDERABLE COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BLOWING COLD AIR AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

ENGINE LOST POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEED DUE PREMATURE FAILURE OF DIESEL FUEL INJECTOR. COME TO FIND OUT INJECTOR HAVE KNOWN DEFECT AND HIGH FAILURE RATE. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH A BRAKE LINE LEAK WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. VERY POOR DESIGN ON THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND TRAFFIC ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, BUT THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, I GOT IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS RUSTED AND HAD BURST, SPILLING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE WRECK DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER, AND BROKE THE GRILLE AND THE HEADLIGHT SUPPORT BRACKET. *TR

DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN I CAME TO NEXT RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. TOOK VERY LONG TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NOTICED LATER BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. APPEAR TO BE RUSTING ALL ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE. LUCKILY NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS NOT TRAVELING ANY FASTER. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT AT A LITTLE LEAGUE PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED/RUPTURED. I DO NOT LIVE OR DRIVE IN THE "RUST BELT". THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE TO INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN OR OCCUPANT FATALITIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CRUISE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPLETE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

DRIVING DOWN A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, WHEN PUSHING THE PEDAL IT GAVE FREE AND DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWITCH LANES QUICKLY TO AVOID A CAR AND BLEW THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT IT WAS VERY SCARY. UPON INSPECTION OF MY BRAKE LINES 1 HAD BURST AND THE REST WERE SO RUSTED IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL THE REST BLEW. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

TODAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM A DOCTORS VISIT I WAS LEAVING ROUTE 509 OFF RAMP FROM HEADING NORTH BOUND IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR CORRESPONDING WITH THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT TURNING ON. LUCKILY THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN SO I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MAKING THE TURN I DROVE SLOWLY UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO STOP AS THIS IS A VERY INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH NO PLACE TO STOP. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ONCE I WAS SAFE I EXAMINED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SAW FLUID DROPPING BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN I LOOKED CLOSER I FOUND A RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE DEPRESSURIZING THE SYSTEM. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND A VERY COMMON ISSUE HERE AND REALIZED I SHOULD SHARE MY STORY. THE TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD AND HAVING BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR BRAKE LINES TO FAIL LIKE THIS REGARDLESS OF THE REGIONAL CLIMATES. THIS TRUCK RESIDED PROMINENTLY IN FLORIDA AND TEXAS AND ONLY RECENTLY HAS ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON. I HOPE THIS HELPS AND CHEVY REALLY DOES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I CANT TRUST ANY OF THE LINES IN THE TRUCK AFTER THIS AND INTEND TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. HERE IS A BLOG FROM EDMONDS.COM WITH A LARGE COMPLAINT HISTORY I FOUND ONLINE THAT RAISED MY CONCERNS:HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/

I WAS TRAVELING AT SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN I NOTICED THAT CARS AHEAD OF ME HAD STOPPED. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS DID A "SERVICE BRAKES" WHERE MY ODOMETER IS. THE BELL INSIDE THE CAB STARTED TO DING. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TOWARD THE CENTERLINE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR HARD AND EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY HUSBAND (WHO WAS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME) HAD ME PUMP THE BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID POURED DOWN FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I CALLED A TOW COMPANY AND THEY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED AND SOME WERE LEAKING AND OTHERS WOULD SOON BE. THEY SAID ALL THE BRAKES LINES FROM FRONT TO REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY WELL CARED FOR TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAD BRAKE LINES CORRODE AND I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN NEW ENGLAND. *TR

ON 7/7/09, DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE AFTER BOUNCING OVER CURB. TOOK THE CAR TO JEFF BARNES CHEVROLET AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINE THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. ON 6/26/12, DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, BRAKES WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AGAIN, USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DROVE TO NEARBY MERCHANTS TIRE AND THEY REPLACED 20 FOOT OF BRAKE LINE AND COUPLINGS THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH LEAKING ALL BRAKE FLUID. *TR

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH RUSTING BRAKE COMPONENTS SINCE THE CALIPERS RUSTED AND FELL OFF AT 36,000 MILES. NOW MY GARAGE KEPT SILVERADO HAS BRAKE LINES FALLING OFF THAT NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS NOTIFIED BY A GM SERVICE CENTER THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND NEEDED REPLACING.. WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING, NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND ALSO THE FUEL SENDER UNIT NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM ON MANY GM TRUCKS. I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED AND SLAMMED HER TO THE GROUND, TRAVELING OVER BOTH OF HER LEGS. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NERVES AND ARTERIES OF HER LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN RTE 3 NEAR MY HOUSE GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR IN MID AFTERNOON. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MIDAS SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,400. I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT AT EXCESSIVE SPEED OR THAT ANYBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME AS THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR A FATALITY. *TR

RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKING FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ABNORMALLY STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ