2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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 BOUGHT MY 2004 USED WITH 116,159 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE A/C AND HEATER WOULD ACT UP ON ITS OWN AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE AUTO CLIMATE CONTROL IT HAS. I SMELLED ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNING AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING BURNT IN THE WIRING AFTER INSPECTING THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH AND HOOD. ON FEB. 25,2014 I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I SHUT MY SUBURBAN OFF THE BLOWER MOTOR STAYED ON. I TRIED TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF BUT THE MOTOR STAYED ON. I WENT IN THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT 1/2 HOUR LATER THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. NOW EVERY TIME I TURN THE SUBURBAN OFF THE BLOWER KEEPS RUNNING SO I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE OUT SO IT WOULD NOT RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER VEHICELS. AFTER FINDING OUT THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS CALLED A BLOWER RELAY RESISTOR MODULE I CALLED THE PARTS STORE TO GET THE PART. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PART AND TO TRY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAD THE PART AND I ASKED IF THERE HAPPENED TO BE A RECALL ON THE PART. THEY WANTED MY VIN. # SO THEY COULD CHECK MY SUBURBAN AND SAID THAT MY SUBURBAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN 'THAT' RECALL. THAT SOUND ALITTLE WEIRD THE WAY HE SAID IT SO I GOT ON THE WEB AND CHECKED MYSELF. THERE IS A RECALL # 10240 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 2004 SUBURBANS THAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY SUBURBAN TO THE "T". IT SAID IN THE RECALL THAT THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THE RECALL IS EXPANDED TO VEHICLES,THE SAME MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR IS INCLUDED!!!!!! *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES PROVIDED INACCURATE READINGS. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,800. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN *TR

AFTER REPLACING ROTORS, AND PADS, I PRESSED HARD ON THE PEDAL. A BRAKE LINE BURST, LEAVING NO BRAKES EXCEPT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP1/10TH MILE AWAY. I AM FORTUNATE IT DIDN'T BREAK SOONER AS I RECENTLY COMPLETED A 4000 MILE TRIP WITH A TRAILER BEHIND. GM SHOULD PONY UP!!! PLEASE REQUIRE ALL FUEL AND BRAKE LINES BE RUST PROOF. A SIMPLE FIX AT POINT OF ASSEMBLY. [XXX]...2004 1500 SUBURBAN AWD 75000 MILES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY DUE TO RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINES. IT COST ME $914. TO FIX. THIS IS PROBABLY A DEFECT IN DESIGN BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO USE A PLASTIC COVER OVER THE BRAKE LINES. ALSO, THE ABS SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEELS ALSO FAILED, LEADING TO PERIODIC ENGAGEMENT OF THE ABS SYSTEM AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS OR AT STOP LIGHTS. MY MECHANICS TOLD ME THESE WERE COMMON FAILURES FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR