2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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

STOPPED TO GET GAS. TRUCK WAS IDLING WENT TO SHUT IGNITION SWITCH OFF. KEY COMES OUT WITHOUT LOCKING STEERING. WENT TO START TRUCK AND WHEN RUNNING COULD PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND STILL RUNNING. NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE BEFORE. IGNITION SWITCH IS DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN WITHOUT JIGGLING(INTERMITTENT). SIMILAR IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING WITHOUT JIGGLING ON MY 2007 SATURN VUE([XXX]).I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT PECULIAR TO GM ! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 09/29/2014 *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, NECK AND RIGHT HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ

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