Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)
1,846 consumer complaints on file.
- #10764674September 16, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED SECONDARY ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. AS I APPROACHED A RR CROSSING I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS A NORMAL GENTLE APPLICATION, NOT A PANIC STOP SITUATION. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOT JUST A LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOME, SO I TURNED AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY AND VERY SLOWLY RETURNED TO MY HOUSE. I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE; I THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED & REPAIRED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP SAID A BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION, ALSO SAID ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I DID HAVE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. IN LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON GM PICKUPS; I AM SURPRISED THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED GM TO STEP UP TO FIX THE PROBLEM VEHICLES. NOW THAT MY TRUCK IS FIXED, I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER GM PICKUP TRUCKS ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THIS PROBLEM IS TOO SERIOUS FOR NHTSA TO IGNORE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763840September 15, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE REAR OR FRONT BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763445September 14, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ UPDATED 12/28/15. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762035September 8, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. FAILURE POINT BETWEEN GAS TANK AND REAR FRAME RAIL WHERE HYDRAULIC LINE IS MOUNTED ON LH SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING BRAKES, THE LINE BLEW CAUSING NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE COMING TO STOP LIGHT NARROWLY AVOIDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR FRONT BRAKES TO GRAB BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN CONSIDERING THE COATING TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN 2004. THIS TRUCK IS RATED @ 9200 GVW WITH A TOWING CAPACITY OF 10,000 POUNDS. IF THIS TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IN THE RIGHT SITUATION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10760323August 31, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND BLEW OUT WHILE STOPPING. KNOWN PROBLEM. GOVERNMENT MOTORS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10749279August 17, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED PRIOR TO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE RETENTION CLIP FOR THE OIL PUMP IN THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED, THE PUMP CREATED A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE CASE. UPON COMPLETE DISCHARGE OF THE LUBRICATION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WOULD SPIKE ITS RPM AND DROP INTO NEUTRAL OR A LOWER GEAR. UPDATED 03/01/16. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10749193August 17, 2015SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A FEW MONTHS AGO 2 OF THE SEAT BELTS ON THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS OF MY VEHICLE BECAME STUCK SO THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE PULLED OUT LONG ENOUGH TO REACH TO BE CLIPPED IN. AROUND 2010 SEVERAL OF THE GAUGE NEEDLES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE STARTED TO STOP WORKING. FROM 2010 TILL 2015 I TRIED TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES TO GET IT LOOK AT BUT BY THE TIME I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD START WORKING AGAIN SO I WAS ADVISE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WHEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I HAVE PAID $300 TO TRY TO GET IT FIX, HOWEVER THE ELECTRICIAN FOUND A REPORT IN REGARDS TO MY CAR'S PROBLEM AND ADVISE ME TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO SEEK REPAIRS AT NO COST. I THEN TOOK IT TO RON TONKIN CHEVROLET ON 8/10/2015 LOCATED AT 122ND AVE AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALLS WERE FOUND FOR THIS ISSUE JUST A NOTICE AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT GM TO SEEK COST ASSISTANCE. ON 8/11/2015 I CALLED GM AT (800)630-2438 AND TALKED TO A REP, THEN A SENIOR ADVISOR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED AND SO I REQUESTED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOVE THE SENIOR ADVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL GET A CALL IN THE NEXT 24-48 HRS BUT SINCE I DIDN'T GET A CALL I CALLED THEM BACK ON 8/17/2014 AND WAS TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR THAT MY REQUEST IS DENIED BECAUSE THE SMART CARE COVERAGE ENDED IN 2011 AND I SHOULD HAD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NOTICE SENT TO VEHICLE OWNER BEFORE 2011 TO GET MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND SEAT BELTS REPAIR. I EXPLAINED THEM THAT I DID NOT RECEIVED THAT NOTICE BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS SENT TO ME AND FOR THAT REASON NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I CONSIDER THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY MATTER AND THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO COVER THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10747157August 8, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
WAS TRYING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT & BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING & HAD NO BRAKES SO UNABLE TO STOP. HAD TO KEEP GOING THROUGH LIGHT & HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE & FINALLY MANAGED TO STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER GROUND UNDER THE TRUCK. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ONLY GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR IN A SUBURBAN SETTING. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES BEFORE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745994August 3, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
AS TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD OF ME I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I THEN USED MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. I STOPPED AN INCH AWAY FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO SAID THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED SOON. I WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME . I COULD HAVE INJURED OTHER PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745660August 2, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
MY BROTHER INLAW OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES IN 2009. UPON INSPECTING MY BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 SILVERADO I OBSERVED THE THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAILED AS WELL. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME! AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I STILL HAVE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES, RECEIPT AND PICTURES OF LINES ON TRUCK BEFORE REPLACEMENT. KEEPING ALL EVIDENCE IN CASE OF RECALL. BY THE WAY, MY EXHAUST SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW. WHY DIDN'T THEY USE THE SAME MATERIAL FOR THE BRAKE LINES? I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS UNTIL CNN STARTS RUNNING STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10744732July 29, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON JULY 22, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD GO THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAD TO HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN A HOUSING SUB DIVISION AND NOT ON AN INTERSTATE BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS CLOSE TO MY MECHANICS GARAGE AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE GARAGE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED THROUGH HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT A BRAKE CALIPER NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO ALL OF THE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT ALL THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND ALSO NEEDED REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED BRAKE LINES ON SEVERAL SILVERADO'S ALL DUE TO CORROSION. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 65,665 MILES ON IT AND WAS SELDOM DRIVEN IN SNOW. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. IF MY WIFE OR ONE OF MY KIDS WAS DRIVING THIS THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THE TOTAL COST WAS OVER $1400.00 TO GET ALL OF THE LINES REPLACED SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10743553July 26, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2004 AND HAS ONLY TRAVELED TO "SNOW BELT" STATES IN THE WINTER LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN PAST 11 YEARS. ON 7/23/15, WHILE ON VACATION, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL BRAKING POWER. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLING THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD AND OPENING THE HOOD, WE DISCOVERED THAT A SMALL FIRE HAD STARTED FROM THE SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID HITTING THE HOT MANIFOLD. AGAIN, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO GET IT DOUSED IN TIME BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED. ONCE WE FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT LEFT METAL BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED, WE CAREFULLY MADE OUR WAY TO ADVANCE AUTO USING THE NEUTRAL AND THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP US WHEN NEEDED. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PATCH THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE IN THE PARKING LOT OF AUTO AT 8 PM AT NIGHT ONLY TO DISCOVER THE OTHER FRONT LINE WAS CRACKED AS WELL. BY THIS TIME IT WAS TOO LATE TO FIX SO WE MADE A HARROWING TRIP BACK TO OUR HOTEL WITHOUT ANY REAL BRAKES. GOOD THING THEIR WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AND WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR HOTEL. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE. THEY MENTIONED THEY HAD REPLACED ONE ON A CHEVY SUBURBAN ONLY A DAY EARLIER FROM INDIANA FOR THE SAME REASON. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE, I MUST STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH GM WHEN THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND THE REAR AND THAT "SHOULD A BRAKE PIPE SUDDENLY FAIL FOR ANY REASON, THE AFFECTED VEHICLE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF STOPPING WITH THE PRESSURE SUPPLIED BY THE REMAINING CIRCUIT." WE HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL AND HAD NO WAY OF STOPPING. IT WAS ONLY MY HUSBAND'S QUICK THINKING THAT SAVED OUR FAMILY AND ANOTHER FAMILY FROM AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE THIS MATTER WILL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10736175July 24, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TOWING MY RV. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SCARED THE BLANK OUT OF ME SINCE I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WITH ME. THE BRAKE LINE FOR THE REAR BRAKES BLEW DUE TO CORROSION. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED US WAS THE TRAILER BRAKES OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. GM IS SO CHEAP THEY BUILD THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM WITH LINES THAT EASILY CORRODE IN STEAD OF STAINLESS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A REGULATION FORCING MANUFACTERS TO USE CORROSION PROOF BRAKE LINES. RIDICULOUS!!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735982July 23, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
COMING TO AN INTERSECTION 10 MPH, BRAKE PADDLE WENT TO FLOOR. EMERGENCY BRAKE SAVED ME. ROTTEN BRAKE LINES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ONE YEAR LATER FOUR MORE BRAKE LLINES REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKS. ALL FOUR WERE RUSTED OUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735698July 22, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO START, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SAYS "UNKNOWN DRIVER". AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION, I CANNOT ADJUST MIRRORS, ROLL UP WINDOWS, OR GET HEADLIGHTS TO WORK. ALSO, THE GAUGES FOR VOLTAGE, OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL DO NOT WORK. THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK AS WELL. BECAUSE OF OVER ENGINEERING AND FAULTY PARTS I CANNOT USE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS SEARCHED, WITH NO ANSWER. GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO PUT IN PLACE SAFETY SYSTEMS OR OVERRIDE FUNCTIONS TO ALLOW SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. GM IS USING COMPUTER CONTROLS WHICH OFTEN FAIL TO CONTROL IMPORTANT SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DISMANTLED THE BULK OF THE TRUCK TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE SHOP, THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. FAULTY ENGINEERING AND POOR PARTS HAVE LEAD TO THIS CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG GM OWNER, BUT I WILL RECONSIDER THIS MOVING FOWARD. I AM SURE MY NEXT VEHICLES WILL BE OTHER BRANDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735180July 20, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. WHEN I WENT TO GET INTO MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY NO BRAKE PEDAL EXSISTED. YET AGAIN ANOTHER QUALITY GM PRODUCT MADE FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734465July 16, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10733465July 12, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS THE (2) TIMES LOSING MY BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. TODAY 7-11-2015 I LOST THEM AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I ENDED UP DRIVING INTO SOME BUSHES TO STOP AND JUST MISSING (2) TREES. IM NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THE US THAT IS HAVING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON THIS TYPE OF MAKE. I ASK THAT YOU RECALL THIS MAKE A.S.A.P. BEFORE ANY LIVES ARE LOST. ONCE AGAIN I REPEAT RECALL THIS MAKE A.S.A.P. IF I HIT THOSE TREES I'D BE DEAD!! P.S. HELP HELP!!!!!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10733368July 11, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
WIFE WAS DRIVING ON 301 SOUTH IN MARYLAND ON 10\27\2012 WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN PULLING OVER TO GET GAS. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS VISIBLE ON GROUND BY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SHE HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE GAS STATION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH I REPLACED IT AND GOT TRUCK HOME. REPLACED 2ND BRAKE LINE ON 11/08/15. NOW 07/10/2015 ANOTHER LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE REMAINING LINES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10732374July 7, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,395.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0