2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I WAS DRIVING ON I-16 RUNNING ABOUT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN L HEAR SOMETHING LIKE A CANNON GOING OFF. MY TRUCK STARTED WEAVING IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO STAY IN CONTROL. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LOOKING IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR SEEING A BIG TRANSFER TRUCK COMING MY WAY TRYING TO DODGE THE HUGE PIECE OF TIRE THAT CAME OFF MY TRUCK. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC. THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK WAS ALL CRUNCHED IN WHERE THE TIRE HAD BEATEN IT TO DEATH THANK THE GOOD LORD I WAS AHEAD OF THE TRAFFIC SO THEY HAD TIME TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS A BFGOODRICH LT.287 75 R16 T/A K/O. I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FINDING OUT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THIS TIRE WHY ON EARTH HAS BFGOODRICH NOT PUT A RECALL ON THIS TIRE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLETE TIRE SEPARATION. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES ON MY TRUCK NOW. THESE TIRES ARE NOT CHEAP BY ANY MEANS. *TR

TOTAL SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE LINES, WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND I AM TOLD ALL LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION DESPITE EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE AND RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE GIVEN AGE OF VEHICLE. I WENT ONLINE AND NOW SEE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN GM TRUCKS FOR APPROX. 10 YEAR RANGE, 99-09. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON WET/SNOWY ROAD DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO PUMP PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND STOP. ONCE HOME, I SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY DOOR LOCATION. BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED. $1700 EMERGENCY REPAIR ON NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND. CALIPERS REPLACED ALSO DUE TO CORRODED BLEEDERS. ABS HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING/MALFUNCTIONED ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME REVEALED ALL BRAKE AND FUEL LINES HAVE SEVERE CORROSION AND BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND EMPTIED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS IN MY OPINION. *TR

BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR DUE TO A LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DRIVE INTO A SMALL DITCH TO STOP THE TRUCK. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A NON GM REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION ALL HARD BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED THEY MUST ALL BE REPLACED TO AVOID A MAJOR COLLISION OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED THE TOP OF THE HI,, AND THE ROAD LEVELED OUT, HE SAW A VEHICLE STOPPED WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON, INDICATING A HE/SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONSUMER PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. AS THE CONSUMER WAS SPEEDING TOWARD THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, WITH NO BRAKES, HE SAW A DRIVEWAY LEADING TO A SMALL SHOPPING AREA. HE TURNED ABRUPTLY INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST.

WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT ONLY AFTER APPROX. 100 FEET. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME BY USING FOUR WHEEL LOW AND ALLOWING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO KEEP ME AT A SAFE SPEED. I THEN CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AND HE CAME UP AND LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. HE TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AND ADDITIONALLY ALL THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINE THAT APPEARS TO BE BADLY CORRODED. I THEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LINES ON THESE TRUCKS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THE NTSB WAS LOOKING INTO A RECALL . *TR

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP-SIGH I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. FURTHER REVIEW REVEALED A REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A LINE BLOWING OUT IN THE FRONT WHERE I LOST ALL BRAKES AGAIN. BOTH TIMES I HAD IT REPAIRED BOTH MECHANICS STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF THE SILVERADO AS WELL AS OTHER YEARS. LINES COMPLETELY RUST OUT. I WAS ADVISED THIS TIME THAT NOW MY FUEL LINES APPEAR ALL RUSTED AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS USED IN A SALT FREE ENVIRONMENT AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY POOR QUALITY PARTS. *TR

DRIVERS FRONT STEEL TUBING BRAKE LINE FAILED/ RUPTURED SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID IN ENGINE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP . BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FLUID ON GROUND TRAILING ON THE GROUND BEHIND VEHICLE ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP. INSPECTED SEVERE CORROSION ON ALL METAL TUBING BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. TRUCK UNDRIVEABLE MUST REPLACE ALL LINES. *TR