2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUSH BACK YOUR FOOT BACK AND THE BRAKES TO RELEASE SLIGHTLY. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT I CAN SEE WHERE THIS COULD CAUSE MANY. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHER DRIVERS OF LIKE GM OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE IN MY 2004 SILVERADO WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT, USE THE EBRAKE TO COME TO A HALT AND GATHER MY WITS. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR THEN THE WARNING LIGHT AND AUDIO INDICATOR CAME ON. I NURSED THE TRUCK HOME DRIVING SLOWLY AND USING THE EBRAKE. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME AND PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM I DISCOVERED A SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED THROUGH BRAKE PIPE DIRECTLY BELOW THE PROPORTIONAL MANIFOLD LEADING TO THE ABS UNIT. ABSOLUTELY NO REDUNDANCY HERE, TOTAL FAILURE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, I DISCOVERED AN UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF RUST/CORROSION ON BRAKE PIPES. THE CORROSION ALSO APPEARS ON OTHER LINES AS WELL AS THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. I AM APPALLED THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING BUT DOES HAVE RECALLS ON PARTS THAT ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING SUCH AS LIGHTS OR TAIL GATE CABLES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A FAILURE SUCH AS THIS IN THIS NEW OF A VEHICLE IN MY 50 PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING, EVEN IN MICHIGAN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RECTIFY THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. I PLAN ON REPLACING THE ENTIRE BRAKE PIPE AND LINES WITH A STAINLESS STEEL SYSTEM. I AM SURE MOST OTHER GM OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT AS I WAS AND HAVING THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT DEFINITELY IS NOT THE WAY TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THE CLUTCH DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAULED THE VEHICLE HOME WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BE ORDERED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS MANUFACTURER OUT OF PLASTIC AND NOT METAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AS I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT I HIT THE GAS A LITTLE HARDER THAN USUAL AS TO NOT GET HIT AND MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 180 MPH AND MADE THE SOUND OF GEARS SPINNING BUT NOT CATCHING. IT OCCURS EVERYDAY SINCE IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND MY OIL AND FUEL GAUGES ARE GONE AS WELL. NO REPAIR, THE RECALL IS FOR UP TO 70,000 MILES AND SINCE GM DIDN'T NOTIFY ME I WENT OVER BEFORE I FOUND OUT. IF IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO SPEED THEN I DON'T SEE WHY IT IS LEGAL FOR AN AUTO MANUFACTURER TO SELL A PRODUCT THAT IN EFFECT CONDONES AND FORCES ME TO BREAK THE LAW. *TR