2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON NJ STATE ROUTE 10 WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK COULD NOT STOP, AND WENT THOUGH THE LIGHT AS IS TURNED RED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP. I FOUND FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULD SEE IT WAS FROM A FAILED BRAKE LINE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND A MECHANIC. I FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WERE ALL RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, E BRAKE CABLE AND SHOCKS WHERE REPLACED. *TR

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES FRONT AND REAR CAUSED NO BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE FROM YEARS OF CORROSION AND CHEAPLY MADE BRAKE LINES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CHEVY, AS YOU KNOW I'M SURE. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE A CHEVY FORUMS AND I'M NOT THE ONLY CASE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND ITS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A PARKING LOT AND CALL ME TO TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. SHE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP THAT WAS CLOSE AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING FIXED AND I'M NOT REALLY TOO HAPPEN ON SPENDING $1000 GETTING IT REPAIRED. *TR