2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON INDIANA 63 AT US 41 LIGHT WHEN THE SIGNAL UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGED TO YELLOW. THE PANIC STOP PRESSURE ON PEDAL CAUSED THE LINE FEEDING THE REAR BRAKES TO BURST. I WAS PULLING A HAULMARK TRAILER WITH EXCELLENT BRAKES. THE TRAILER STOPPED THE TRUCK AND PREVENTED A CRASH. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED ALL LINES ARE DRASTICALLY RUSTED WHERE THEY RUN BEHIND THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS WAS VISIBLE ONLY AFTER THE WIRING WAS REMOVED FROM IT'S HOLDING CLIPS AND MOVED TO THE SIDE. PROPER REPAIR WILL CALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK. I FEEL THIS IS A HIDDEN DEFECT THAT WILL ONLY BECOME MORE SERIOUS WITH TIME. IT IS NOT VISIBLE DURING NORMAL SERVICING. I INSPECTED THIS TRUCK FOR RUST DAMAGE IN JAN 2013 AND I MISSED IT WHEN I WAS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR SUCH THINGS. THIS SPOT IS HIDDEN BY 3 THINGS, THE WIRING, THE FRAME AND THE ANTILOCK CONTROLLER. IF YOU OWN ONE OF THESE TRUCKS PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. ASE MASTER AUTOMOBILE TECHNICIAN IU1MX********* SINCE 1989 *. *. ******** *TR

WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, TRUCK LOST 3RD GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET SILVERADO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO FOR US (FIRST TIME, WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED BAD TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO CHEVROLET MAKING JUNK, AND PUTTING THE PASSENGERS OF THEIR VEHICLES IN DANGER. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, WITH A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.I WILL BE PURSUING THIS FURTHER. *TR

VARIOUS GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. TACHOMETER READS CORRECTLY ONLY PART TIME. AMPMETER DOES NOT WORK. SPEEDOMETER EITHER READS INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL. ETC. ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO SAFELY OPERATE THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL ON THIS UNIT, MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT ONE MAY HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER--A CHEVROLET DEALER--EARLY IN OUR OWNERSHIP--A NEW VEHICLE--WITH A REQUEST TO INVESTIGATE THE CLUSTER. WE WERE INFORMED THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS AND SAID THE UNIT WAS GOOD. *TR

I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR A 4TH OF JULY PARTY WHEN I STARTED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY . I WENT TO STOP AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE SLOW SPEED ABS KICKED IN .. AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR .. GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED AND ALL OF THEM WERE RUSTED .. HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO HAVE THEM FIXED YET ... THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY SOFT AND MOVED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WATCH UNDER MY TRUCK FOR A PUDDLE. I LOCATED THE LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR HARD BRAKE LINE JUST BEFORE THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTION. DUE TO THE ADVANCED CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES AND THEIR FRAGILITY IT SEEMS PRUDENT TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ONE. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THEY BUSTED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. ON 8/31/13, LANG CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED THE 75000 MILE SERVICE ON MY TRUCK AND THEY DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE SERVICE INVOICE SHOWS THAT THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND WERE ABOUT 20-30% WORN. ON 2/27/12 LANG CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS BECAUSE THEY WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND CHARGED ME $1253.00. THEY DID SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY IS PURPOSELY NOT WARNING CUSTOMERS ABOUT CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THIS IS PUTTING US CHEVROLET OWNERS AT RISK OF BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN BY BRAKES FAILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES. *JS