Vehicle was having a difficult time slowing down when the brakes were applied, especially when towing items. Dealer was notified by consumer, but refused to repair vehicle. *ak
2004 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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Mushy brake pedal goes almost to floor and requires extreme pressure on pedal, especially at slow speeds, worse with load. No consequences yet. Problem since new and dealer said brakes would wear in ok, now 40,000 mi and problem worse.
Outside disc brake pad on right rear wheel wears out prematurely causing the brake disc to be damaged. Rear right side axle is alloed to float from side to side in the axle housing allowing the brake pad to be loaded by the weight of the triuck during normal operation. This loading causes the premature brake pad wear.
There are 3 recalls on my vehical why have I not been notified
While parked on a incline consumer applied the parking brake and it failed, causing the vehicle to roll down a hill. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The cause had not been determined.
When attempting to apply the brake from a low speed the pedal intermittently proceeded to the floor. Please provide additional information. *jb problem could not be found by dealership.
While driving 20 MPH consumer applied the brake pedal and the brakes failed. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and pulled over. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the brake lines needed to be replaced.
I own a 2500hd w/duramax diesel.it has frame beaming defects.defect was present from the start but was not identified till about 20,000 mi.truck tearing up tires,vibrating,difficult to steer and getting worse along with developing other problems.gm has lied and tried to hide that there really is a defect.they would not present any tsb's or any other info reguarding when asked.the truck was vibrating so bad the other night I just all of a sudden blew the r&r tire and almost hit a rock embankment.tires had less than 18000 miles on them .I bought 2 more just to try to be safe and get there.please help with any info or advice, anything!
The consumer stated his pant leg continued to get stuck on the brake pedal. The consumer was concerned that will prohibit him from braking in an emergency. Please provide additional information. *jb the consumer talked to other owners of the same vehicle and found that they have the same problems of pant cuffs slipping over the emergency brake pedal when entering the vehicle. Problem distracts consumer while driving because he has to reach down and remove his pant leg from the brake pedal.
While driving, the service brake light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that computer has to be reset by the manufacturer. At this time the software had not been approved by the epa. The vehicle was operating as designed. *ak the consumer was unsure if the system was working properly.
Intermittent brake malfunction. *bf when the pedal was applied it slow went to the floor which result in little to no brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several but htey have not been able to duplicate the problem.
2004 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd has antilock brake problems. *bf the antilock wheel sensor became dirty which caused the antilock to engage right at the end of braking causing it to take longer to stop the truck. The manual never indicated that the sensors needed to be checked or cleaned. There was no warning for this failure.
2004 chevrolet silverado braking system is defective.*mr the consumer indicated that he brake pedal felt soft. When applying the brake in an emergency situation the pedal goes all the way to the floor or very close to it. As a result the consumer's right foot sometimes also presses the accelerator while attempting to brake. The consumer was informed by the dealer's technician that there is no fix fro this problem.
While driving at low speeds consumer heard a popping noise. Then, the ABS light came on, and the brake pedal went to the floor. Consumer tried to turn the steering wheel to avoid hitting another vehicle, and the steering wheel locked up. Consumer's vehicle collided with the other vehicle, but no damage was sustained due to the low speed driving at time of impact. There was brake valve recall 04v045000, but this vehicle was not included due to VIN.
While driving 30-35 MPH I took notice to vehicle slowing down in front of me. I applied my brakes and pedal went to floor causing me to rear end vehicle. Upon impact air bags did not deploy. Truck was taken to dealership of purchase, still sits there today. Third occasion of brakes going to floor, first occasion of air bags not deploying.
Going downhill on a s curve, I was applying my brakes to slow down and pedal went to the floor had to pump a few times to get brakes.
When coming to a stop light I was applying my brakes to stop behind a vehicle, brakes went to the floor, causing an accident. Vehicle was taken to the dealer. All brake component were checked, no current technical service bulletins and contacted technical assistant. Dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
On two separate occasions power steering malfunctioned, and brakes failed. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the hydraulic brakes needed to be replaced.
While driving 60 MPH driver applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, and hit another vehicle on the passenger side. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries.
The vehicle's brakes failed without warning. The dealer stated that the brake booster was the cause of the failure.
3 month old 2004 silvarado 4x4 had, started displaying several error reports, ie service brakes, service 4wd unit, stereo console lights would get extremely bright then dim. Took truck to local dealer, power chevrolet of tillamook or. Service mngr "bob heagal" stated that the problem was a faulty ignition swich, they replaced switch and truck continued to have same problems, a error code check showed hard coded errors in every module of truck, mechanics also had problems reading codes as equipment was not communicating with truck. 2nd round of diagnosis, service mngr said problem was with ecbm (electronic brake control module), they state they replaced the lower ecbm unit and were still receiveing error codes, mngr said that they are currently waiting for the upper unit to arrive, this was over two weeks ago.
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