2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

WHILE SERVICING MY BRAKES I INSPECTED MY BRAKE LINES SINCE GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE ISSUE OF RUSTY AND FAILING BRAKE LINES. FOUND MIND RUSTING IN THE SAME CRITICAL AREA (BRAKE LINE DISTRIBUTION BOX) THAT MY DAUGHTERS 2004 1 TON BRAKES WERE RUSTY AND FAILED IN OHIO WITH A 4 HORSE GOOSE NECK TRAILER ATTACHED. SHE WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HER BARN AND NOT ON THE ROAD TO A HORSE SHOW WITH A LOAD OF HORSES. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, BRAKE FAILURES AND POSSIBLY PEOPLE KILLED BEFORE NHTSA FORCES GM TO RECALL ALL THE TRUCKS WITH PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE 2004 YEAR SERIES. GM USES STAINLESS STEEL IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BUT NOT BRAKES. STUPID. I DIDN'T GET KILLED IN VN DON'T WANT TO GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE HERE BECAUSE GM IS TOO CHEAP TO PUT PROPER MATERIAL IN CRITICAL AREAS. *TR

I HAD TO STOP TO WAIT FOR A VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY AT FIRST WORKED AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD OVER A SMALL BAN INTO A DITCH. IF SAFETY IS SUCH AN ISSUE WHY ARE THE CAR MANUFACTURERS NOT MADE TO PUT THE BEST QUALITY BRAKE AND GAS LINES IN THEIR VEHICLES AS THERE ARE BETTER LINES AVAILABLE THAN WHAT THEY PUT IN SUCH AS STAINLESS. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AT ABS UNIT UNDER DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PANEL. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. LUCKILY, WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES AT THIS POINT VERY BADLY CORRODED AND WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT LINES AT THIS POINT WERE PAPER THIN FROM CORROSION AND LUCKY THAT THEY HADN'T RUPTURED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS. *TR

BRAKES BECAME VERY SPONGY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK. WHEN I CHECKED WHERE THE LEAK WAS I DISCOVERED MY BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK! THEY HAVE LEAKED THROUGH UNDER THE CAB. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY HAD THE COMPANY NOT USED SUCH CHEAP MATERIAL TO SAVE THEMSELVES SOME MONEY. THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT BE IN THE RUSTY CONDITION THAT EXIST ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY I EXITED THE OFF RAMP AND DEPRESSED THE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK MAINTAINED ABOUT 15% STOPPING POWER ENOUGH TO JUST GET IT STOPPED BEFORE I WOULD HAVE ENTERED A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING AND SLAMMING 6,000 POUNDS OF METAL INTO SOMEONE CHILDREN. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TRUCK WITHIN 2 YEARS AND ALL HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM OR HAD IT FIXED OUT OF FEAR. IT'S NOT HOW IT'S WHEN.... *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. I HIT MY BRAKES, WHICH FELT FUNNY, SO I PUMPED AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY AND THANK GOD THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEOPLE IN MY PATH. I USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP MY TRUCK. CONTRARY TO THE STATEMENT BEING MADE BY GM, THAT YOU STILL HAVE BRAKES, THIS IS BULL, THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR. AFTER BEING QUOTED FROM THE DEALER, THAT MY TRUCK NEEDED ROTORS, CALIPERS, (OF WHICH THIS IS THE THIRD TIME) PADS, ALL FUEL LINES AND ALL BRAKE LINES, WITH A TOTAL PRICE OF $5,600 PLUS, I DECIDED TO CHECK FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH GM TRUCKS. I WAS SHOCKED TO SAY THE LEAST AND THEN ANGRY. WHO THE HELL IS BELIEVING ALL OF THE EXCUSES FROM GM. I HAVE BEEN AROUND CARS ALL MY LIFE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES DON'T FAIL ON THIS SCALE. I DON'T CARE WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY YOU LIVE IN. WHAT GENIUS DECIDED IT WAS OK TO USE STEEL TUBING FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. STEELRUSTS. THE NUMBERS BEING QUOTED FOR FAILURE, I'M CONVINCED AFTER READING ALL MORNING, ARE VERY LOW. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR SOMEONE TO ADMIT THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND CORRECT IT? THIS GOES FOR THE NTSB, AND GM. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR YELLOW LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH INTERSECTION. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TRANSMISSION MANUALY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. @$400.00. PEOPLE NEED TO BE MADE AWARE THAT TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS IN THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING EFFORT AVAILABLE. AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT BY SWERVING INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE NEARLY COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER ONCOMING VEHICLE. SLOWED VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING. CAUSE WAS RUPTURED BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORROSION. ALL LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS STANDING IN TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD SEVERE RUSTING AND THAT THE LINE HAD BURST. HE REFUSED TO FIX IT SAYING THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I THEN BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT EITHER. NOW I AM STUCK WITH NO WAY TO GET HELP. *TR

ONE DAY I WENT TO STOP ON A DRY ROAD AND WHEN I WAS ALMOST STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED AND THE ABS ENGAGED. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE ALMOST GONE FROM RUST WITH CHUNKS OF THE ROTOR MISSING ON THE REAR. I HAD ALL OF THE ROTORS REPLACE WITH NEW PADS AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ENGAGING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN STOPPING INCREASING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE NO ABS LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR