Brakes failed due to rusted brake lines.
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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I was moving my truck into the driveway and went to push the brake down and it went all the way to the floor. The break lines are rusted and one sprang a leak. Luckily I wasn't going real fast. I took it to the shop and just to replace the back brake lines cost $800. The service guy told me if I wanted to replace the front break lines they would have to remove the front clip and take the cab off the frame for a total cost off $2,300.00.
When I was backing my truck out of my driveway my brake pedal hit the floor and the service brake light came on. Upon further checking I realized that my brake lines rusted out and broke. While looking under truck I realized a lot of lines and truck is rusted. Don't feel a nine year old truck should be that rusted. If you need to contact me my email is [xxx]or [xxx] my name is [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floor board as the service brake light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated the brake lines would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,100.
Stop light changed, applied brakes and pedal went to floor. Blew brake line. Lucky no one was in front of me!!!!!!! When are you going to recall this problem!
Was driving 15 MPH in a parking lot when a person stepped in front of my truck. When I hit the brake pedal, the pedal went to the floor requiring me to pump the brake pedal rapidly (many times) with the emergency brake to avoid hitting the person. Very scary! I purchased this truck new and has always been garaged! There are so many times I or someone else would have been killed if the brakes had failed at another time. This is a very serious issue (brake line rust) for a 9 year old vehicle with only 89,100 miles. Chevrolet should be held responsible!.
While braking for a left hand turn 55 MPH down to 25mph my brake pedal went to the floor !!!! My brake line busted just like everyone else , I hand no brakes , I had my daughter in the truck with me .thank goodness I wasn't on the freeway. I cant believe gm hasn't done something yet . It must b/c there hasn't been enough crashes or injuries.this is complete bs !!! I only have 83k miles on my 04 silverado 4x4. (something needs done) !!!!!
While driving a deer ran out in front of my truck, I applied the brakes and the truck stopped and then the brake peddle went to the floor. I pulled over and checked the fluid only to find it leaking on the ground. I had the truck towed and called a chevy tech I know and was told this is common problem. Replacement parts as an assembly are no longer available! You buy the lines and have to have them bent to fit..a rough price $1,000 to $1,600.00.
When I came to a stop at the pa state inspection station the brake peddle went to the floor and a large amount of brake fluid appeared on the shop floor at the left front wheel. Upon inspection we found all of the brake lines were very corroded and must be replaced. I checked the internet for any information about this safety problem and I found that this is a major, common problem and gm should be accountable for installing inferior brake lines.
Depressed brakes and pedal right to floor. No brakes. Had to use parking brake and even with that slowing me down was unable to stop at a red light on a 4-lane highway. Luckily the light just changed and on-going traffic not yet into intersection. Steered off of road and stopped into a field. Had to be towed to garage where discovered that brake line blew out in both rear and front, thus no brakes (so much for having time to stop because both front and rear brakes wont fail at same time). Investigation was that severely corroded tubing and also discovered that gas tank brackets also corroded ...one completely failed already. Then it gets worse...the lines are custom made/bended with molded in rubber sections etc. And gm not offering replacements.
Truck was sitting in a parking lot when a leak was noticed. After looking under the truck, it was determined that the brake lines had ruptured because of rust. Vehicle had all brake lines replaced for $1000.00.
Brake pedal went to floor, and vehicle was hard to stop. Upon inspection, brake line had ruptured.
Coming to a stop sign at a busy intersection, my vehicle brake pedal went to the floor and had previously never done that. I almost did notstop and in fact over shot the stop sign before being able to stop the vehicle. I had my three children in the car and was lucky that other vehicles were able to avoid hitting us. At the mechanics I was told all my lines will need to be replaced as all are corroded to a dangerous condition.
My daughter and 10 year old grand daughter borrowed the truck to go to a store,a short distance. She came to a red traffic light and with no warning the brake peddle went to the floor. Traffic was moving across the intersection in the 35 MPH zone on a green light. My daughter made the correct panic decision to quickly turn right into the traffic flow shoulder to avoid being hit broad side. I had driven the truck within the hour before the near accident with no indication of a problem.no leaking brake fluid smell, no dash lights, no low brake peddle. All brake fluid drained from the failed brake line under the cab, so much for the duel braking system!! All brake lines were replaced.
Brakes failed completely , had to stop vehicle with the emergency brake. Brake lines on the truck were completely rusted and corroded to the point that they ruptured. Seems as though the lines on the vehicle are made of a very poor quality steel and not properly coated to prevent corrosion. Vehicle is only 8 years old with 23,000 miles.
Started vehicle. Brake pedal went to floor. Checked brake line. Rusted through.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado c 1500. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes would become stuck to the floor board. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that brake fluid on was leaking and the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 68,000.
Driving north on I-79 was in stop and go traffic and my brake pedal went to the floor. Had to flatbed it home . My brake line blue out.
2004 chevy silverado std cab, 1500 long bed, 4x4, 73k miles. Brakes failed when shifting to drive pedal went to floor. Was due to corroded brake lines. Lost brake fluid. All brake lines had to be replaced.
Spontaneous front and rear brake failure on a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500 lt pickup truck. I was pulling up to my driveway and applied the brakes. The pedal went to the floor and I tried to pump the brake with no success. No prior brake level or ABS or proportioning valve warning lights were indicated. I applied the emergency brake and came to a stop. Once I parked the truck I noticed brake fluid dripping down below the driver's door. I crawled under to discover that all four steel brake lines were completely rusted and fluid was steadily coming out. A large puddle under the truck had accumulated over a short time. I noticed that the fuel lines were also severely rusted in the same area. I am 65 years old and have owned many vehicles over my lifetime (including classic cars), but I have never had a brake line rust as bad as these. I am extremely lucky that I wasn't on an interstate highway and had to make a quick stop for traffic ahead. More seriously than the rusted lines is the fact that no prior warning was given before total failure. Dual master cylinders and isolated front and rear lines did not perform as designed. I have been on the internet today and understand that this is not an isolated problem. I can just imagine other people/families who will not be as lucky as me if this continues without something being done to warn and correct the situation. This should be on the news and gm should be involved and resolving the issue. Thanks
When to stop at red light brakes fail could not stop. I used the emergency brake to finally stop after I when threw the red light. It is a good thing their was any coming the other way. The brake pedal when the whole way to the floor. I had all brake lines repaired and the rubber hoses too. The metal line where rusted out.
My wife was nearing our house when the brake pedal went to the floor. She almost crashed into the garage.
2004 silverado 1500 z71: previous owner lived in philidelphia- where I believe most of the rust came from. While on my way to visit my father in the hospital, my brake line to the rear wheels burst. I have a tendency to begin braking early, which kept me from running a red light into a busy 4-lane intersection. Realizing that something had happened to my brakes, I continued to the hospital driving carefully so that I had excessive braking distances and/or an available run off area. Upon arriving at the hospital I turned off the engine, waited about ten seconds and restarted it to test if the brakes had managed to pressurize. Upon depressing the brake, the pedal traveled to roughly an inch above the floor and the driver information console displayed a warning, accompanied by a chime, indicating that the brake system needed to be serviced. So I sent my mother inside to visit with my father while I called my roadside assistance and had the vehicle towed to a local dealership. The mechanic at the dealership showed me where the break line had rusted through and wondered about where all of the rust had come from (not as much snow here in the deep south). I later had my truck towed from the dealership to a pep boys down the road because the dealership was lying to me about what needed to be replaced and inflating the cost of the parts. Having taken some time to look around the internet for information regarding these lines, I see that there are many many complaints of precisely what happened to my vehicle. I am sorely disappointed with general motors unwillingness to acknowledge the issue and do something about it. The majority of the reports I have read the driver had no warning beforehand and the brake line that had rusted through was the one going to the rear (routed above the gas tank) three quarters of the time, or the front right brake the rest of the time.
My daughter and I left a restaurant and went about 200 feet to a busy intersection and I went to stop and my brake pedal went all the way to the floor no warning or anything just no brakes at all we could of both been killed a jeep was turning and I tried my best to avoid hitting him but I had no were to go and after the wreck I noticed brake fluid pouring out under the driverside door the brakes had just been changed a few months earlier and the mec never noticed rusty brake lines because it had been painted over when my dad bought the truck but by looking at them they looked ok but there is 4 lines running 2gether and you can't see the back 2 but when I had them replaced with stainless steel lines I can't understand how gm would use such poor quality of lines on something as important as brake lines there are thousands otherfamilies lives at risk right now how many people have to get hurt or even get killed before they do anything im lucky my daughter and I wasn't killed I have got a 49 kaiser and the lines on it are still in perfect shape but I cant believe how rotten all the lines were on my truck and we don't even get much snow in tn why have they got away with this how many people and their families have to unknowingly risk there life every day before some one does anything about it is gm paying people off or what this should not be allowed to go on the kedshould atleast send the owners of these cars to atleast get them checked out so people don't put there lives of risk.
2004 chevy silverado. Consumer writes in regards to brake failure in vehicle. *smd upon leaving a service station and applying the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. Due to being close to home, the consumer drove very slowly and parked at a lot close to home. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic. The mechanic called and said the brake line was very rusty. He replaced a section of the line; approximately $400. The mechanic inspected the lines and all four of them were rusty. It would cost $900 to replace all of the brake lines.
First incident: upon leaving work, I merged onto the highway, traveled around the circle, stopped, crossed onto another highway, stopped again, accelerated normally, reached approximately 40 MPH and had to hit the brakes hard to stop because of traffic in front of me stopping short. The next time I depressed the brake pedal, it traveled nearly to the floor. The line from the ABS unit to the rear brakes had cracked. I was able to get the vehicle to my garage where I removed(and saved) and replaced the line. Second incident: tuesday, february 19th. On my way to work, normal driving and braking, approaching a traffic light, light changed to yellow, I was going approximately 50 MPH, depressed brake pedal, pedal continued to travel and I was able to stop in the middle of the intersection after the light had turned red. No accident or injury. I will most likely receive a ticket as the light has a camera that photographs anyone running the light and sends them a ticket in the mail. This time, a line going to the passenger side front caliper broke. I was able to get the vehicle back to my garage where I cut out and began the difficult task of replacing this line. I also noticed the line going to the driver side front caliper was equally rusted, but had not broken yet. It is now thursday, february 21st. I have missed 3 days of work and now I will have to have my truck towed to the dealership I work at where I will most likely have to remove the body of the truck from the frame to properly install new brake lines to the front calipers. I have saved the old brake lines as evidence. They look more like rotten twigs than they look like steel brake lines. It's disgraceful that a vehicle only 9 years old would need all new brake lines when I have had several old vehicles from the 70's and 80's which had original brake lines that did not break. Only surface rust appeared on them.
Leaving a parking lot, I attempted to brake at the stop sign. The brakes initially worked, then the pedal quickly went to the floor. I began pumping the brakes, but the vehicle rolled out into the street. I swerved to the right, and another vehicle coming from the left swerved left to avoid an accident. I backed into the parking lot and tested the brakes. Each time I applied the brakes, the brakes would engage a minimal amount, but the pedal would very quickly go to the floor. Without constant pumping, the brakes would not engage at all. Upon further investigation, I found the brake lines under the hood severely corroded, and a significant leak from a line directly below the master cylinder. My mechanic replaced all the brake lines except the two running to the back brakes. Contrary to what gm advertises, this brakeline rupture resulted in a complete failure of both front and rear brakes. In older systems, the front and rear brakes were operated from two completely separate hydraulic systems. I understand that newer braking systems use some type of metering valve between front and rear brakes. It is clear to me that this system does not work as expected. This is a significant issue, and I am fortunate that this did not result in a severe accident. Three factors prevented an accident. My slow speed, my ability to swerve to the right, the other drivers ability to swerve to the left. Without all three, a severe accident would have occurred.
I had parked my truck at a christmas tree farm. Upon returning to my truck, I restarted it, shifted into reverse to back up in the field when it appeared to have slid in the mud while applying the brakes. I continued up the hill and had rounded the top of the farm continuing back down a moderate slope when the brakes were applied but provided very little stopping power. The brake light in the dash illuminated and a note in the dash indicated to have the brake system serviced. The truck was taken to a gmc dealer for repairs. I was told by the dealer that all of my brake lines were rusted out and repairs would cost between $1200.00 and $1300.00. I will contact the dealer tomorrow to save all of the old brake lines for inspection.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the brakes lines were covered with rust. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who confirmed that the brake lines were covered with an excessive amount of rust and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 1/23/13 *cn updated 2/12/2013
On 12/14/2012, I was driving home from work in my 2004 chevy silverado z71 when I began to hit the brake to stop for a red light when the brake pedal push entirely to the floor. I was able to slow down to 35 MPH and turn into a hotel parking lot and use the emergency brake to come to a complete stop. The brakes failed with no notice just a few minutes earlier, I was traveling high speeds on a busy highway. This issue could have killed me or someone else. I had the vehicle towed to the local chevy dealership and they told me the brake lines were rusted through. Time for chevy to issue a recall before someone dies...
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