2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. AFTER TWO YEARS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I WENT TO START THE PICKUP TRUCK AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN USED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. DUE TO RUST, A BRAKE LINE BURST. I THOUGHT WITH A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER I WOULD NEVER LOOSE BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE BRAKES DO NOT TO STOP THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN JULY 2010, I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY Z71 WITH REAR DISK BRAKES, DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FIND OUT THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. DONE SOME RESEARCH - FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL, TO CHANGE THE 20 CENT CLIP THAT HOLDS THE SO-CALLED BRAKE SHOE CENTER OF THE HUB. THIS IS A JOKE BECAUSE ROUGH ROADS & POT HOLES WILL STILL CAUSE THE SHOE TO SLIP DOWN AND RUB THE DRUM. THE DESIGN IS A JOKE ON ALL GM CUSTOMERS THAT BOUGHT VEHICLES WITH THIS EASY APPLY PARKING BRAKE USING THE DRUM IN HAT SET UP USED WITH REAR DISK BRAKES. PLEASE NOTE THE PROBLEM IS NOT SO MUCH THE PEOPLE THAT USE THE BREAK, THEY KNOW IT WON'T HOLD & THERE IS A PROBLEM --- THE PROBLEM IS THE PEOPLE THAT NEVER USE THE PARKING BREAK (I'M BETTING THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS) --- FROM WHAT I SAW AFTER REMOVING THE DRUM/ROTOR, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE SHOE WEARS AT THE RUB POINT (BOTTOM OF SHOE) AND BREAKS IN TWO OR CUTS INTO THE DRUM. THIS IN TURN COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHEN PIECES START TO JAM AGAINST THE HUB. *TR

I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY TRAVELING 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. THE ROAD HAD A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT WITH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. WHEN I HIT THE PUDDLE MY TRUCK BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. I FIRST THOUGHT I WAS HYDROPLAINING BUT WHEN I TRIED TO DO CORRECTIVE STEERING NOTHING WAS WORKING. THE SWERVING GOT MORE AND MORE VIOLENT AND MOVE THE TRUCK THROUGH 3 LANES OF POSSIBLE ON COMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I REACHED THE BERM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND MY TRUCK CANTO A SUDDEN STOP. I THOUGHT THAT I HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I SAW MAY SPARE TIRE WHICH WAS MOUNTED UNDER THE BED OF MY TRUCK LAYING ON THE GROUND BEHIND ME. I EXITED MY TRUCK AND SAW I NEVER HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND THE LOUD BANG WAS WHEN THE TIRE BROOK FREE AND BENT OUT MY REAR FENDER. IT SOON BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE SPARE TIRE HANGER CAME LOOSE FROM PART OF THE BRACKET THAT WAS HOLDING IT INPLACE AND WAS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE PART OF THE HANGER THAT WAS BOLTED ON FINALLY BROKE AND RELEASED THE TIRE. WHILE SWINGING BACK AND FORTH IT DAMAGED ONE OF THE SHOCKS, BENT MY TAILPIPE AND KNOCKED IT OF ITS HANGER AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS RED AND ALL POTENTIAL HARM AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS AVOIDED. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 5.3 MOTOR Z71 PACKAGE. DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL GOES TO FULL HEAT, DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. FOUND BLOGS ONLINE TO TROUBLE SHOOT EXACT PROBLEM AND FIX MYSELF. SOME PEOPLE REPORTED FIRES. EVEN WHEN AC OFF IT STILL BLOWS HOT AIR. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT HAS BEEN WORKING. I DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND CANT ALWAYS PULL OFF AND RESTART THE MOTOR. BEING THAT HEAT STILL BLOWS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND WONT STOP, PUTTING THE WINDOWS DOWN DOES NOTHING TO AID THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE REMAINED IDLE. AFTER THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FAULTY ABS BRAKING WITH 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, LOW SPEED BRAKING RESULTS IN PULSING AND UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THIS 2004 TRUCK AND HAVE HAD 2 FULL BRAKE JOBS (ROTORS AND PADS, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED ONCE) I MOSTLY USE THE TRUCK FOR COMMUTING WITHOUT MUCH BRAKING (HIGHWAY MILES). I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ABS LIGHT COME ON, YET THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM SIMPLY SAID GM WENT WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES THE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE IT BETTER, WITH NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL CREATED. DO I HAVE ANY SOLUTION OR RECOURSE FOR THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS BRAKING SYSTEM? *TR