2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE ON FREEWAY TRAFFIC BACKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 55-60 MPH THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME HIT THEIR BRAKES AND I DID THE SAME BUT I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD - THE WARNING BELL AND RED LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH SO I KNEW SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. I TRIED TO GET TO ANOTHER LANE BUT TRAFFIC WAS TOO HEAVY. I PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE BEFORE THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. FELT VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. WAS TOLD LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION AND ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND MUST BE REPLACED. $1,000 +

AFTER A CLOSE RELATIVE LOST HIS BRAKES ON HIS 2003 GMC SIERRA I EXAMINED THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 6 YEAR OLD CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 65000 MILES AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED ALL ALONG THE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE LINES REPLACED AT LOCAL GARAGE AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS THE CHEVROLET GARAGE ACTED LIKE IT WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR A 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK TO BE IN THIS CONDITION. I TOOK PICTURES OF CORRODED LINES AND HAVE KEPT THE REPAIR RECEIPT IN HOPES THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AS TOYOTA DID WHEN CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TACOMAS WITH SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS AROUND 2008-2009. *TR

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT AND NO WARNING. HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CAR MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. DROVE THE TRUCK HOME SLOWLY, PUMPING THE BRAKES TO GET WHAT LITTLE STOPPING POWER I COULD. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. INSPECTED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND ALL BRAKE LINES GOING INTO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WERE VERY BADLY CORRODED WITH AT LEAST ONE LEAKING FLUID. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, CORROSION IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER WAS EVIDENT IN ALL THE BRAKE LINES THAT WERE VISIBLE IN THE TRUCK CHASSIS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MATERIAL DEFECT. *TR

5-29 12 FRONT BRAKE LINES LEAKING FLUID IN DRIVEWAY. SEVERE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES .LOCAL DEALER REPLACED BRAKE FRONT LINES. 5-22-13 DRIVING THE DOWN ROAD ,COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES ,EMERGENCY STOP!! REAR BRAKE LINE ON FRAME RAIL HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION. LOCAL DEALER REPLACED "ROTTED" BRAKE LINES WITH NEW CORROSION RESISTANT LINES. ALL REPAIRS DONE AT DEALER ON FILE. *TR

SLOWING DOWN TO STOP , PUSH ON BRAKE PEDDLE , WENT TO FLOOR HAD ENOUGH SINCE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE , THANK GOD BECAUSE I WAS COMING UP TO A STATE ROUTE ( 2 , CURTICE , OHIO ) CHECK OUT WHY , TWO BRAKE LINES LEAKING , ALL THE LINE WERE RUSTED BADLY TO MY UNBELIEF ! PEOPLE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS GM PROBLEM . I WAS LUCKY !!! *TR

WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY I WENT TO STOP , PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,CAR ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT WITH ONCOMING SNOW PLOW TRUCK. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE DEALER SAID WARRANTY WAS UP. FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. HAD THEM REPLACED. JUST RECENTLY I CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE & IT APPEARS THE SAME IS HAPPENING TO THE REAR BRAKE LINES & FUEL LINES. ROSSI CHEV. MY DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY TO MAKE A TURN, I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY TO AVOID HITTING HIM BUT DID NOT LOCK UP TIRES. WHEN I DID THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND JUST BARELY MISSED HITTING HIM BY SWERVING TO THE RIGHT. I AM A MECHANIC OF 29 YEARS AND KNEW THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A MAJOR LEAK. I BOUGHT A PIECE OF BRAKE LINE AND WAS GOING TO REPAIR IT THE NEXT DAY AND WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT I SEEN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON ALL THE LINES AND THAT IT HAD MULTIPLE LEAKS FROM THE PANIC STOP. I HAVEN'T SEEN LINES RUSTED LIKE THIS ON CARS THAT HAVE 3 TIMES THE MILEAGE THAT MY TRUCK HAS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS A KNOWN CONCERN. ALL BRAKE BLEEDERS ARE RUSTED BEYOND BEING ABLE TO BLEED THE SYSTEM, BACKING PLATES RUSTED AWAY. OF ALL RECALLS OUT THERE AND THIS ISN'T ONE IS OUTRAGEOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOONER THAN LATER. I HAVE BEEN A STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC ALL MY LIFE AND THIS IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN ESPECIALLY ON A TRUCK WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT! THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE?? PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND NO RECALL BUT WE WILL RECALL CARS IF A SENSOR MIGHT BE CAUSING A CAR TO POLLUTE THE AIR. THIS IS A $1,000- $1,500 MIN. REPAIR FOR THE CONSUMER. PLUS THE FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING THE SAME WAY. I HAVE BEEN READING THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR HOURS TONIGHT AND I COULD READ FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND DON'T THINK I'D GET THROUGH ALL THE COMPLAINTS. I'M TAKING MINE TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED JUST TO HAVE IT DOCUMENTED FOR ANY FUTURE RECALLS OR SETTLEMENTS OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I'VE WORKED IN DEALERS ALL MY LIFE AND KNOW IT HAS TO BE DOCUMENTED PROPERLY TO GET REIMBURSED. I HOPE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE NEXT PERSON GETS INJURED OR WORSE. *TR