2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, TO THE FLOOR, ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. GM SAYS THE DUAL SYSTEM PREVENTS THIS ? NOT TRUE. MY MECHANIC INFORMS THAT BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND FAILURE ON GM TRUCKS IS A KNOWN AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM, DUE TO INFERIOR METAL USED IN THE BRAKE LINES. GM IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MOST CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM ON THEIR TRUCKS ! WHAT IS NHTSA DOING ???? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS SLIGHT DECELERATION WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BUT IT WAS CLEAR THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO SLOW THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE THAT WAS CLOSE BY AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. AFTER HIS INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES SHOWING THAT THERE IS A PASSLOCK SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE SYSTEM SENSOR THINKS THAT IT HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND SHUTS DOWN THE STARTER. AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME USUALLY ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT WILL RESET AND THE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN. AS TIME GOES BY THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE FREQUENT AND THE TIME OF RESET TAKES LONGER, UNTIL AT SOME POINT IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. CHEVY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PASSLOCK SYSTEM, BUT A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER SHOWS THAT IT HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM. BEING STRANDED MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL, BUT IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY IT CAN BE LIFE OR DEATH. SINCE CHEVY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THEY DON'T SEND OUT INFORMATION TO THEIR SHOPS ABOUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON UNNECESSARY PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS THE THIRD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MY VEHICLE HAS HAD, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOING UP IN FLAMES. *TR

MY FIANCE STOPPED AT MCDONALDS TO GET A SNACK BEFORE WORK. WENT INTO STORE CAME OUT STARTED TRUCK AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DROVE IT HOME AND I LOOKED UNDER AND SAW BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT BY FUEL TANK. NO WARNING AT ALL. RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES AT 75,000 MILES ON A WELL KEPT TRUCK. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET BUT, IT IS EASY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. BRAKE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THAT SOON ON ANY VEHICLE. BRAKE SYSTEMS ARE SEALED AND THE FACT THEY NO LONGER USE STAINLESS STEEL LINES THEY WILL RUST OUT IN NO TIME AT ALL. I AM GLAD SHE WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT WENT BAD. SHE DID DRIVE IT HOME THE 2 MILES FOR ME TO LOOK AT IT IN THE RAIN. SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO A POLE. I AM PISSED OFF AND HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS DISGUSTING THAT SUCH CORNERS ARE BEING CUT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE A SAFETY RECALL? *TR

I HAD JUST TURNED OFF OF A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY, LUCKELY BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT, AS I CAME TO A STOP SIGN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL.. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKED, I SEE ON THE COMPUTER THIS SEAMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL , ONE AREA WHERE THE LINES ARE PLACED CATCHES SNOW AND SALT AND IT LAYS ON THEM CAUSING MOST OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES IVE HAD TRUCKS WITH 150,000 MILES AND NO SUCH PROBLEMS.. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 70MPH AND STAYED THAT WAY FOR A FEW DAYS. AFTER MULTIPLE STARTS OF THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY WORKED ITS WAY BACK TO ZERO. IT'S NOW HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER CONTACTING GM, THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH I DID AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE ISSUE THAT GM ISSUED THE CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT FOR, BUT SINCE IT HAS NOW EXPIRED, THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. SO WHY DID THEY ASK TO HAVE THE TRUCK TAKEN IN FOR AN INSPECTION? THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND PROVIDED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF 30 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. UPDATED 02/12/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.