Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10579366April 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING HOME FROM MY WIFE'S PARENTS HOSE ON RT 40, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED. AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STARTED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND WAS LUCKY TO STOP MY TRUCK BEFORE I WENT THROUGHT THE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO NURSE MY TRUCK HOME. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HAD THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579116April 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE ON FREEWAY TRAFFIC BACKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 55-60 MPH THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME HIT THEIR BRAKES AND I DID THE SAME BUT I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD - THE WARNING BELL AND RED LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH SO I KNEW SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKES HAD FAILED. I TRIED TO GET TO ANOTHER LANE BUT TRAFFIC WAS TOO HEAVY. I PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE BEFORE THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. FELT VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. WAS TOLD LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION AND ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND MUST BE REPLACED. $1,000 +
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579023April 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER A CLOSE RELATIVE LOST HIS BRAKES ON HIS 2003 GMC SIERRA I EXAMINED THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 6 YEAR OLD CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 65000 MILES AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED ALL ALONG THE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE LINES REPLACED AT LOCAL GARAGE AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS THE CHEVROLET GARAGE ACTED LIKE IT WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR A 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK TO BE IN THIS CONDITION. I TOOK PICTURES OF CORRODED LINES AND HAVE KEPT THE REPAIR RECEIPT IN HOPES THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AS TOYOTA DID WHEN CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TACOMAS WITH SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS AROUND 2008-2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576641April 8, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL TRANSFER PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577906April 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BUSTED WHILE COMING TO A STOP WHILE PULLING MY 20FT ENCLOSED TRAILER, I HAD TO RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH TO AVOID HITTING MULTIPLE VEHICLES, ONCE STOPPED I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BEHIND THE WHEEL. I FOUND THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND BUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578005April 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT AND NO WARNING. HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CAR MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. DROVE THE TRUCK HOME SLOWLY, PUMPING THE BRAKES TO GET WHAT LITTLE STOPPING POWER I COULD. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. INSPECTED THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK AND ALL BRAKE LINES GOING INTO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WERE VERY BADLY CORRODED WITH AT LEAST ONE LEAKING FLUID. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, CORROSION IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER WAS EVIDENT IN ALL THE BRAKE LINES THAT WERE VISIBLE IN THE TRUCK CHASSIS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MATERIAL DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578027April 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERDO CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577501April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST (RUPTURED). THIS IS THE THIRD CHEVY TRUCK, OF THIS GENERATION, THAT I HAVE OWNED; ALL THREE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. ALL THREE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. I CANNOT BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN KILLED; I WAS LEFT WITH VERY LITTLE EFFECTIVE BRAKING IN ALL THREE EVENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576739April 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED WHEN STOPPING FOR STOPLIGHT. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES RUSTED AND FAILED. ALSO SAID ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575940March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVROLET SENT ME A NOTICE OF GUAGE FAILURE IN 2007 , AND SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM IF THEY WERE NOT WORKING AS LONG AS THE MILAGE WAS UNDER 80000. THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN THEY SENT ME THE NOTICE MY GUAGES WERE WORKING, THEY CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL AFTER I HAD 82000 THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM AND THEY SAID I WAS OVER THE MILES REQ. I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE A LOT OF TRUCKS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574949March 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF LINE. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS MANY MANY OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574590March 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO-LINE ROAD NEARING THE CITY AND NEAR THE TOP OF A HILL WHEN A LINE OF CARS SLOWED QUICKLY IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO GET ONTO THE BRAKES QUICKLY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE, BUT WHEN I DID THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. HAVING VERY LITTLE TIME TO REACT, I NOTICED THE TRAFFIC IN THE ONCOMING LANE HAD STOPPED OR SLOWED GREATLY ABOUT 100 YARDS IN FRONT OF ME, SO I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING AN ENTIRE LINE OF CARS WITH MY 6000LBS TRUCK. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER AT THE FRONT OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW ME AND STOPPED. I WAS THEN ABLE TO BARELY MANAGE MY WAY BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AS SOME OF THOSE CARS STARTED MOVING AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I WAS JUST CRESTING A LARGE HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. A POLICE OFFICER IN THE ONCOMING LANE HAD ALREADY SEEN ME AND ACTIVATED HIS LIGHTS AND THEN STARTED WORKING TO TURN AROUND IN THE ROAD TO CHASE ME. WHEN I WAS BACK IN THE RIGHT LANE I FINALLY HAD A SECOND TO TRY TO LOCATE THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT ACTIVATING IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT. I COASTED NEARLY 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND FORCED THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT, OVER A LARGE SET OF RAILROAD TIES AND INTO A YARD WITH AN UPSLOPED HILL. IF I COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN IT STOPPED THERE I COULD HAVE COASTED DOWN AN EVEN STEEPER HILL AND INTO A VERY BUSY MULTI-LANE INTERSECTION AND KILLED SOMEONE. THE POLICE OFFICER ENDED UP BEING UNDERSTANDING OF MY SITUATION AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK FOR ME AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. THE SHOP SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY AND BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SETS OF LINES WERE LEAKING. I DID NOT HAVE ANY DASH LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE FLUID WAS SLOW EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE SHOP OWNER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THESE TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE A PROPORTIONING VALVE IN ORDER TO ALLOW ONE OF THE FRONT OR REAR BRAKES TO CONTINUE WORKING IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574090March 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TO:[XXX], ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PLEASE OPEN THE LINK- HTTP://WWW.WXYZ.COM/MONEY/AUTO-NEWS/RUSTY-BRAKE-LINES-CAUSE-CONCERN-FOR-GMC-CHEVY-TRUCK-DRIVERS I AM WRITING THIS EMAIL BECAUSE AFTER THE EXPERIENCE I HAD DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO 4WD TRUCK TO WORK WITHOUT BRAKES DUE TO THE FACT THAT GENERAL MOTORS INSTALLED DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES IN THEIR GMC AND CHEVY TRUCKS. (OPEN AND READ THE LINK ABOVE) THE LAST TIME I HAD DRIVEN MY 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO 4WD TRUCK, MY WIFE AND I HAD JUST RETURN FROM A HAGERSTOWN, MD CAMPGROUND TOWING OUR 5TH WHEEL RV TRAILER, I DISCONNECTED THE RV FROM THE TRUCK AND PARKED 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE RV. THANK GOD, THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE 2004 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO 4WD TRUCK WHILE TOWING THE 5TH WHEEL RV TRAILER, IT MAY HAVE A CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I WONDER HOW MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES SUFFERED WITH THE STRESS, INJURIES, OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO THE INDIFFERENCE FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573550March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, NECK AND RIGHT HAND. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573128March 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
5-29 12 FRONT BRAKE LINES LEAKING FLUID IN DRIVEWAY. SEVERE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES .LOCAL DEALER REPLACED BRAKE FRONT LINES. 5-22-13 DRIVING THE DOWN ROAD ,COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES ,EMERGENCY STOP!! REAR BRAKE LINE ON FRAME RAIL HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION. LOCAL DEALER REPLACED "ROTTED" BRAKE LINES WITH NEW CORROSION RESISTANT LINES. ALL REPAIRS DONE AT DEALER ON FILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572610March 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SLOWING DOWN TO STOP , PUSH ON BRAKE PEDDLE , WENT TO FLOOR HAD ENOUGH SINCE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE , THANK GOD BECAUSE I WAS COMING UP TO A STATE ROUTE ( 2 , CURTICE , OHIO ) CHECK OUT WHY , TWO BRAKE LINES LEAKING , ALL THE LINE WERE RUSTED BADLY TO MY UNBELIEF ! PEOPLE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THIS GM PROBLEM . I WAS LUCKY !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572652March 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET Z71 CREWCAB SILVERADO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING SIGN SUCH AS SOFT PEDAL OR WARNING LIGHT. I AVOIDED REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH IN TRAFFIC TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION IF FOUND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR BELOW MINIMUM AND NO VISIBLE LEAKS IN MY GARAGE SO I FILLED WITH DOT3 FLUID PER OWNERS MANUAL. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEKING A FIRM PEDAL THE REAR HARD BRAKE LINE BURST. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, NOT JUST THE BURST LINE. MY TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND SELDOM DRIVEN ON SALTED OR CHEMICAL TREATED ROADS. WHEN IT IS I ALWAYS TAKE IS TO MY LOCAL CAR WASH THAT HAS AN UNDERCARRIAGE WASH. I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON BRAKE LINES FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH NO RECALL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING TO FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER 20 YEARS OLD. PLEASE INSIST CHEVROLET DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND THOSE OF US THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE CAN BE REIMBURSED, RETROACTIVELY IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568102March 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY I WENT TO STOP , PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR,CAR ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT WITH ONCOMING SNOW PLOW TRUCK. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE DEALER SAID WARRANTY WAS UP. FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. HAD THEM REPLACED. JUST RECENTLY I CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE & IT APPEARS THE SAME IS HAPPENING TO THE REAR BRAKE LINES & FUEL LINES. ROSSI CHEV. MY DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568021March 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES GAVE WAY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, LUCKILY I WAS GOING DOWN HILL AND DID NOT NEED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. MECHANIC REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND INFORMED ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567005March 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WAS TRANSPORTING ME TO MY FIRST CHECK UP AFTER MAJOR SHOULDER SURGERY, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON A MECHANICAL INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. WE WERE VERY LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK STOPPED WITH NO INJURY TO US OR ANYONE ELSE. NOT A GOOD SITUATION WITH MY SHOULDER TOTALLY IMMOBILIZED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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