2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AT MY MECHANIC'S SHOP COMPLAINING ABOUT RUBBING NOISE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL (I TOLD HIM IT SOUNDED LIKE DISC PAD RUBBING ON ROTOR & WAS PRESENT EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED.) HE TOOK VEHICLE FOR TEST RIDE TO DUPLICATE & LOCATE THE NOISE. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TEST DRIVE HE APPLIED THE BRAKES & A BRAKE LINE FAILED DUMPING FLUID ON HIGHWAY. UPON INSPECTION BACK AT HIS SHOP HE FOUND ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES RUSTED & IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. HE REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT & FROM ABS UNIT TO ALL CALIPERS. HE ALSO REPLENISHED BRAKE FLUID & BLED THE BRAKE LINES AFTER THE NEW BRAKE LINES WERE INSTALLED. *TR

I WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES MY PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I DECIDED TO TRY AND GET TO A PARTS STORE, BUT THE NEWER VEHICLES ARE NOT LIKE THE OLDER ONES. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES IN MY 2004 CHEVY 1500 I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE PEOPLE WHO ENGINEER THESE VEHICLES NEED TO USE A LITTLE SENSE AND NOT PUT STEEL BRAKE LINE ON THE OUTSIDE OF FRAME BEHIND FRONT WHEEL. BECAUSE WHEN THEY TREAT ROADS FOR BAD WEATHER IT HAS CHEMICALS IN IT THAT EATS METAL. MY BRAKE LINE HAD BUSTED NEAR DRIVER DOOR, IT WAS EAT UP WITH RUST AT ONLY TEN YEARS OLD. NEW ENGINEERING SURE IS NOT LIKE THE OLD. YOU PAY A MUCH BIGGER PRICE NOW DAYS FOR A LOT LESS QUALITY? IS THIS BECOMING THE AMERICAN WAY BECAUSE WE SEEM TO BE GETTING LESS QUALITY FOR HIGHER PRICE ON ABOUT EVERY THING WE BUY. *TR

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 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST TIME I WAS ACCELERATING GOING UP A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY ; IT WAS NOT A VERY STEEP GRADE BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORTH USING. THE ENGINE IS A V-8. I HAD IT LOOKED AT A DEALERSHIP . THEY FOUND NOTHING AND COULD NOT GET THE LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WAS BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT OVER NIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON WHEN I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK AND THEN AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD COME ON. I HAVE CHANGED OIL , AIR FILTERS AND HAD MECHANICS CLEAN THE SENSOR. IT WILL GO OUT FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN COME BACK ON. ONCE IT HAS STARTED COMING ON AFTER A FEW MILES IT WILL COME AS SOON AS I START THE ENGINE EVERY TIME. AS I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK NOW FOR 109,000 + MILES THE LIGHT STAYS ON. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MEAN ANYTHING BUT, I ALWAYS WONDER IN THE BACK OF MY MIND..."IS THIS THE TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REALLY IS WARNING ME?" I HAVE READ ON SOME WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING FOR THE 2004 1500 SILVERADO BUT THAT CHEVROLET CHARGES $1,000 + TO FIX IT. THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE ABOUT MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. THIS IS MY 6TH CHEVY TRUCK. *TR

TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR PULSATING BRAKES AND A WEIRD 'CLUNKING' NOISE/FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEN CORNERING. THEY REPLACED THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY, BUT NEVER LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS CONTINUED TO THIS DAY. LAST WEEK I MET ANOTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNER WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I'VE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED NOR HAVE I SEEN THE BULLETIN ON THIS SITE (HE RECOMMENDED THIS SITE TO OBTAIN THE DATA). HIS VEHICLE WAS THE SAME MAKE & MODEL, BUT ONE YEAR OLDER (MINE IS A 2004). THIS 'CLUNKING' NOISE/FEEL IS CONSISTENT WHEN TURNING CORNERS IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT EFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE FEEL OF THE VEHICLE. AND LEAVES US WONDERING IF THE STEERING BOX IS ABOUT TO FALL APART AT ANY MOMENT. PLEASE ADVISE IF RECALL HAS IN FACT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE & MODEL YEAR. *TR

THE TRUCK'S INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER, ALL THE GAUGES FAILED TO SHOW ACCURATE READINGS. THE ISSUE BEGAN AS A SPORADIC CONDITION. THE PANEL WOULD WORK SOME DAYS AND THEN NOT WORK ON OTHERS. IN ADDITION, WE EXPERIENCED THE SITUATION WHERE THE ENTIRE PANEL, INCLUDING ALL DASH LIGHTING AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS HAVE GONE OUT FOR DAYS AT A TIME. AS OF DECEMBER 2013, THE MAIN GAUGES ARE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. WE ONLY HAVE THE WORKING SPEEDOMETER, NO OTHER GAUGES. WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT OCCUR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. PLEASE RESEARCH AND ADVISE. *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