The vehicle had sat overnight and I started it to drive it to work the next morning. As I was shifting from park to reverse, the brake pedal seemed to go down farther than usual but allowed me to shift as expected. As I started moving backwards, after trying to apply the brakes, the pedal went to the floor and were not working. The service lights appeared and I believe the chime sounded. I did not have any braking ability so I applied the emergency brake. It was discovered one of the metal lines on the rear had ruptured/failed due to corrosion and all of the fluid had leaked out. I feel extremely lucky this did not happen in busy traffic or approaching an intersection with stopped vehicles and taveling at a much higher speed because I would not have been able to stop or react quick enough to apply the emergency brake and even if I had attempted it, I doubt it would have been enough to stop the vehicle in time.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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All the truck brake lines are rusted and a leak sprung up on the section under the radiator feeding the passenger front wheel. Have looked the entire us for parts and gm has a improved nylon coated part number 22932587 they have apparently discontinued. Numerous sites point to an ongoing investigation of such vehicles with a documented failure rate of 1:1000. The question...if the failure rate is this high, and it has been going on since 2010 - why is gm not being pressured to make this right with customers? This repair may cost me approx $1800.00 and that is a lot considering the defect is so widely known.
After running errands I was returning home and when I came down my street the brakes did not work.the pedal went all the way to the floor. Luckily I was traveling slow and was able to stop with my e-brake. I looked under the truck and found brake fluid dripping under the drivers door. The brake lines had rusted . I got the truck to a brake shop where they found all of my brake lines were badly rusted and it cost approx. $1000.00 to repair.I can't understand why chevrolet would make stainless steel exhaust but not stainless steel brake lines. This truck has only 27000 miles on it.
Brakes went to the floor while stopping. Brake line in the rear broke due to rust. On 9/08/14 front brake line ruptured. Cause: rusted brake line, dangerous problem
I was driving down the road at 45 MPH, when a deer stepped out only 40 yards ahead of me, I applied my brakes and heard a loud pop and my brake pedal went to the floor and had absolutely no brakes. Luckily the deer started to sprint because I missed the deer by only a couple feet. After looking under the hood I found out the master cylinder blew a o-ring. I did some research and it looks like chevy knew about this problem
I was driving my vehicle and was attempting to come to a stop to turn into a parking lot when my lines blew. I went to repress the brake pedal to find no pressure. I went to rely on my emergency brake when that also failed after 3 presses. Now I am being quoted $1,500.00 for a repair that I shouldn't have to make do to faulty material.
I was coming home from work on rte. 30 near greensburg, pa. At one of the red lights I hit my brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I got stopped in time to not strike the vehicle in front of me. There is definitely a problem with these gm vehicles and they should be recalled. When I called gm they told me it was a problem for the "old" gm and they could do nothing. This is nonsense. I haven't gotten them repaired yet because of dealing with my local dealership. I have older vehicles with twice the mileage and no brake line problems. It's time for the government to get off their butts and do something about this problem.
Brake pedal went soft and went to floor. Vehicle had slow stopping ability, brake line to rear rotted and leaked. 2 weeks later same thing happened and a front line broke. Now changing all lines.
When coming to a stop, the ABS system fails. I researched and I found a recall up to 2003 model for the same exact problem. I do not think it was corrected in the 2004 model. Disconnected the fuse to stop the problem but it now is an issue because I'm trying to sell the vehicle and the ABS light on all the time. They want $900 to replace the ABS module.
To whom it may concern at gm, where do I start on the issues at hand on my 2004 chevrolet silverado? N. I contacted gm on the issue of the rusted out rear brake line, and of course it fell on deaf ears at gm. As you know, I lost my brakes in rush hour traffic after being cut off and almost slamming into the vehicle that cut me off. I had the truck towed, and the bottom line was, it cost me $240.00 and not to say someone could have been terribly hurt. The fact that I have a 2004 and it is 9 years old doesn't change the fact that the brakes rusted out premature. Please note, this rust didn't happen overnight I'm sure it started many years ago. So please don't tell me about taking pride. Gm should have taken the bull by the horns on this issue (recall) of rusted out brake line, but you chose to bury your heads in the sand hoping it went away.
While driving home from local grocery store, I noticed my brakes getting spongey.I made it trough 5 green lights and 4 miles to my driveway when all of a sudden the bells and whistles sounded.I parked my truck , crawled underneath and discovered the rear brake line rusted and leaking fluid. Now it sits waiting until I can get it towed, further inspected, and repaired.
I was stopping to turn onto the road that my work is on. There was a car in front of me turning the opposite direction. I applied my brakes to stop and the pedal slowly went to the floor. I applied them again and the pedal went right to the floor. I was able to slow down enough to not hit the vehicle ahead of me. I parked at the 911 center where I work and looked under my truck. The brake line under my driver side door was leaking extremely bad. There was already a large pool of brake fluid on the ground by the time I got out to look.
My son and I were going home from a day of hunting when we started going down a large curvy hill (back road) when no warning, brakes starting going out. The pedal became very spongy and I pushed it all the way to floor to slow down and down shifted to first gear to get to bottom of hill. It was scary for both of us, it reminded me from a scene from a movie unfortunately this was no movie. The truck has less than 100,000 miles on it and has been babied in a garage and serviced regularly. Apparently I am one of many that have experienced this problem of rusty brake lines. I am very disappointed in the quality of materials that gm has used on brake lines. In hindsight I am not surprised from gm.
While driving on a city street, I came to a stop sign and applied my brakes. The brakes failed and the brake pedal went completely to the floor. The truck came to a gradual stop, taking about 4 to 5 times the normal distance it should have required. I ended up partly in the intersection before the truck stopped. Fortunately, no other vehicles were at the intersection when I arrived. Prior to this failure, there was absolutely no warning signs that the brakes had failed. The brake warning indicator did not come on until after the brakes failed and there was no change in the functioning of the brakes before the failure to give any indication that there was a problem. I live in a mountainous region and I am very thankful that the brakes failed while driving at a low speed, on a relatively flat road, at an intersection with no cars present. If I had been driving at a higher rate of speed on the main roads which are curvy and steep in this area or had to stop suddenly, the outcome could have, and probably would have, been very different and tragic. The truck was repaired at the nearest chevrolet dealership. The cost of replacing the brake lines came to $1,760.27. The service department stated the failure was caused by rusted brake lines. It is noteworthy that this same dealership replaced by brake disks less than 15 months prior to this incident and they did not notice that the lines were rusted at that time. I have owned 6 vehicles and there have been defects in many of these vehicles, but none of the defects were as serious or had the potential danger than this one which caused the brake failure.
I was approaching a traffic light when it turned yellow and then red immediately. I hit the brakes and went right through the light. There were no brakes at all and my foot hit the floor. As I coasted and tried to downshift the truck came to a crawl, I turned into a road where I could stop the vehicle.there was no warning to let me know that the brake line was going to let go. I could smell something which must have been brake fluid that emptied all over ground. The idiot lite said service brakes and was beeping very loud. I had the truck towed to my mechanic and the new brake lines are going to cost about seven hundred dollars to install coated steel lines which should have been installed from the factory. All foreign cars come with coated or copper brake lines. Why can't american auto builders do it for our own country? This has to be one of the most dangerous thing that can happen and could be avoided for a few more dollars per car. When you spend close to 40,000 dollars for a vehicle don't you think we deserve better than this?
Another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction came completely into my lane. To avoid a head-on collision, I slammed on my brakes, laid on the horn and moved as far to the right as I possibly could. Fortunately, the car coming toward me swerved back into the proper lane at the very last instance. Crisis averted? No ... As I approached the next turn in the road (a sharp 20 MPH turn) on a 45 MPH road, I applied the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. The truck barely slowed enough to make it though the turn. I then limped the next quarter mile using the parking (emergency) brake to slow the vehicle until I got to a safe place to get off the road. At that point, I realized that brake fluid was leaking from at least one of the steel hydraulic lines inside the wheel well above the driver's side front wheel. Some of the fluid was hitting the catalytic converter and creating smoke. I am now having all the rusted steel brake lines and fuel line replaced with stainless steel.
As I am over 50 I have owned many vehicle's and never had to replace brake lines. Just had them replaced today july 29,2014. Yes I live I a state where salt is used on highways, but have lived here all my life and never had to replace brake lines on any car or truck that I owned. Thank goodness the problem was noticed before they failed. I searched the internet and saw this was and is a common problem with this year and make of truck... Humm seems strange why so many people having same issue all over the country.truck is garage keep in summer and only driven in winter. So I ask someone to please look into this matter for me, for as a single parent this bill of $538.00 will take me years to pay off, for something that should not have to be replaced due to a defect.
I went to slow down to turn into a drive and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no brakes at all. I used the emergency brake to stop the truck and get it off the road. Our family uses the truck periodically - would they have known to use the emergency brake? What if they had been approaching a stop sign at a busy intersection? All brake lines were rusted through and needed to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the brakes were engaged and failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated the brake lines would were replaced due to the extensive corrosion. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 115,602 and the current mileage was 122,000. Updated 8/28/14*cn updated 11/12/2014
Brake line ruptured from excessive corrosion... Lost braking! Pumped brakes to a stop.
Brakes failed in driveway. Upon inspection I noticed that the lines were badly rusted and one of the two under the hood had ruptured. There was no warning and fortunately no one was injured as I was not driving on the highway at the time.
Dropped vehicle off at my mechanic's shop complaining about rubbing noise from driver's side front wheel (I told him it sounded like disc pad rubbing on rotor & was present even when the brake pedal was depressed.) he took vehicle for test ride to duplicate & locate the noise. While on the highway test drive he applied the brakes & a brake line failed dumping fluid on highway. Upon inspection back at his shop he found all four brake lines rusted & in need of replacement. He replaced all brake lines from master cylinder to ABS unit & from ABS unit to all calipers. He also replenished brake fluid & bled the brake lines after the new brake lines were installed.
I was backing up in a parking lot, when I hit my brakes my peddle went to the floor. I decided to try and get to a parts store, but the newer vehicles are not like the older ones. When I hit my brakes in my 2004 chevy 1500 I had no brakes at all. The people who engineer these vehicles need to use a little sense and not put steel brake line on the outside of frame behind front wheel. Because when they treat roads for bad weather it has chemicals in it that eats metal. My brake line had busted near driver door, it was eat up with rust at only ten years old. New engineering sure is not like the old. You pay a much bigger price now days for a lot less quality? Is this becoming the american way because we seem to be getting less quality for higher price on about every thing we buy.
Coming down route 55 in lagrangeville ny, stepped on brakes, to turn into stewarts shop,they went to the floor,lucily no cars in front of me was able to use emergency brake to slow down. My home was approx 3miles away. Used lowgear, and put it into 4 wheel drive low to get it home. Had I ttowed to monroe muffler shop. Steel brake lines rusted out, had front brake lines replaced. June 6, 2014 brake line over rear axle failed and lost brakes again.also due to rusted lines.
Rusted brake line rupture, 20 MPH. No warning sign, brake pedal went to the floor.
Rusted out steel brake lines. Lost brakes had to be towed to repair shop. Lucky I did not crash into anyone. Chevrolet dealer does not want to hear any of it they say the truck is ten years old.
Took the truck to the chevy dealership for pulsating brakes and a weird 'clunking' noise/feel in the steering when cornering. They replaced the rotor assembly, but never located the cause of the steering issue. This issue has continued to this day. Last week I met another chevy silverado owner who had experienced the same problem and had received a recall on this issue. I've never been notified nor have I seen the bulletin on this site (he recommended this site to obtain the data). His vehicle was the same make & model, but one year older (mine is a 2004). This 'clunking' noise/feel is consistent when turning corners in either direction. It effects the performance feel of the vehicle. And leaves us wondering if the steering box is about to fall apart at any moment. Please advise if recall has in fact been issued for this make & model year.
The truck's brakes unexpectedly failed while attempting to take an exit ramp from a major highway onto city streets. The brake lines from master cylinder to the rear and front brakes were all corroded with brake fluid gushing from the system with each pedal depression. This was a serious life-threatening event. We were traveling with our family in the truck at the highway speed of 65 MPH when the incident occurred. If it had been daylight hours with more traffic, we could quite easily hit another vehicle as the truck's stopping capability became non-existent. We've paid more than $2000.00 to have all the lines, hoses, bleeders, fittings replaced. Every piece of tubing was corroded. This should not have occurred in a vehicle with only 53k miles on it. Please investigate, and if reimbursement is possible we would appreciate it.
This is the second time this has happened to the same vehicle. Brake lines from master cyl. To ABS corroded and leaking, lines from ABS to wheels corroded and leaking, one driver side front had a major failure. I am reporting this because my 17 year old son drives this vehicle . Gm should be made to replace these brake lines with stainless lines, not brake lines that will corrode again and again. Lives are at stake. Just a matter of time.
Cost $600 to replace entire instrument panel!!! Brakes never worked properly always have to push to the floor to stop even on new brakes shocks always needing replaced.
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