Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10552538November 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I GOT IN THE TRUCK TO LEAVE MY HOUSE. AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK AND PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT BACK TO PARK AS I HAD NOT RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE YET. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE FRAME RAIL, I DISCOVERED A BURST BRAKE LINE WHERE IT LEADS INTO THE ABS MODULE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL AT A CHEVY DEALER. I HAD THE DEALER PERFORM OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS AT THAT TIME AS WELL. THEY DISCOVERED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE A CHAIN GUIDE IN MY TRANSFER CASE, AND REPAIR A HOLE THAT THE LOOSE CHAIN HAD CAUSED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT CHEVY USED STAINLESS STEEL FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH LOOKS GREAT AFTER ALMOST 10 YEARS, YET THEY USED PLAIN STEEL FOR THE BRAKE LINES. I WAS LUCKY THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND NOT WHILE I WAS TOWING MY BOAT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS LIKE AN ENGINEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551876November 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET/SNOWY ROAD DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO PUMP PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND STOP. ONCE HOME, I SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY DOOR LOCATION. BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED. $1700 EMERGENCY REPAIR ON NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND. CALIPERS REPLACED ALSO DUE TO CORRODED BLEEDERS. ABS HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING/MALFUNCTIONED ON THIS TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551936November 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE LINES, WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, AND I AM TOLD ALL LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION DESPITE EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE AND RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE GIVEN AGE OF VEHICLE. I WENT ONLINE AND NOW SEE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN GM TRUCKS FOR APPROX. 10 YEAR RANGE, 99-09. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551780November 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE EXITING I95 AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND IT COST ME 200.00 TO GET REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551823November 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS GOING UP A HILL IN VERMONT AND THE BRAKES LET GO, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. MY TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS, JACK KNIFED MY TRAILER WHICH SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED INTO THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK. TOOK MY TRUCK TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOTALLY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BREAK. MY GAS LINE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION NOW. IT IS SO RUSTED MY MECHANIC WAS AFRAID TO TOUCH IT FOR IT WOULD BREAK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551658November 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES UNDER FORWARD SIDE OF DRIVERS DOOR TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. BRAKES FELT SOFT PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE BUT NO WARNING INDICATION IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE. BRAKE FLUID GUSHING ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551396November 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME REVEALED ALL BRAKE AND FUEL LINES HAVE SEVERE CORROSION AND BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND EMPTIED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS IN MY OPINION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551137November 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551170November 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR DUE TO A LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DRIVE INTO A SMALL DITCH TO STOP THE TRUCK. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A NON GM REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION ALL HARD BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED THEY MUST ALL BE REPLACED TO AVOID A MAJOR COLLISION OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550543November 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING I SAW A DEER, IT STARTED TOWARD THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH THE DEER STARTED TO RUN TO CROSS MY PATH. I APPLIED MY BRAKES (I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN PLENTY OF TIME BUT....) THE PEDAL WENT DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY AS NORMAL AND HELD FIRM, THEN THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKES NO LONGER SLOWED MY TRUCK IMPACTING THE DEER. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS PRIOR. THE FIRST TIME THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED OVER THE FUEL TANK. THE INSTANT INCIDENT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED TWO INCHES FROM THE WHEEL FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE JOINT. AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IS 9 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE BRAKE LINES FAILING, THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST RECENTLY ROLLED OVER 100,000 MILES MARK AND IS USED TO PULL THE FAMILY RVS IT IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER. WHY IS STEEL USED FOR BRAKE LINES? IT RUSTS! WHY IS IT NOT COATED? WHY NOT STAINLESS STEEL? WHY PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK USING CHEAP MATERIALS THAT RUST IN A VITAL SAFETY COMPONENT SUCH AS BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550411October 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 120MPH ALL THE TIME WHEN MOVING. WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANT. THE DEALER WHO FIXED IT IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY, NEVER USED IT. THE TRUCK HAS 55,000 MILES RIGHT NOW. DIESEL. $43,000 NEW. CHEVY CHANGED OUR ONSTAR TO DIGITAL. NO ONSTAR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550418October 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD NO BRAKES. DISCOVERED RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550272October 30, 2013
TIRES
BOUGHT A SET OF FEDERAL COURAGIA MT'S ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO STILL ABOUT 95% TREAD WHEN TWO OF THE TIRES SPLIT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS TIRE IN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. I ALSO TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM ANS THEY HAVE HAD A FEW SETS BROUGHT BACK IN THE PAST MONTH. FEDERAL SO FAR HAS REFUSED TO CREDIT ANYONE FOR THE ISSUE. THE TIRES ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO HE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS PHYSICALLY HURT DRIVING ON THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549762October 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED THE TOP OF THE HI,, AND THE ROAD LEVELED OUT, HE SAW A VEHICLE STOPPED WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON, INDICATING A HE/SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONSUMER PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. AS THE CONSUMER WAS SPEEDING TOWARD THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, WITH NO BRAKES, HE SAW A DRIVEWAY LEADING TO A SMALL SHOPPING AREA. HE TURNED ABRUPTLY INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548660October 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT ONLY AFTER APPROX. 100 FEET. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME BY USING FOUR WHEEL LOW AND ALLOWING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO KEEP ME AT A SAFE SPEED. I THEN CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AND HE CAME UP AND LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. HE TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AND ADDITIONALLY ALL THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINE THAT APPEARS TO BE BADLY CORRODED. I THEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LINES ON THESE TRUCKS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THE NTSB WAS LOOKING INTO A RECALL . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548616October 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. AFTER INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE METAL LINES , INCLUDING THE FUEL AND POWER STEERING LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE REPAIR COST 1200 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548571October 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING PULLING A TRAILER WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. I GEARED THE TRANSMISSION DOWN WHILE SWERVING TO MISS THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548078October 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN APPROACHING A STOP-SIGH I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. FURTHER REVIEW REVEALED A REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A LINE BLOWING OUT IN THE FRONT WHERE I LOST ALL BRAKES AGAIN. BOTH TIMES I HAD IT REPAIRED BOTH MECHANICS STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF THE SILVERADO AS WELL AS OTHER YEARS. LINES COMPLETELY RUST OUT. I WAS ADVISED THIS TIME THAT NOW MY FUEL LINES APPEAR ALL RUSTED AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS USED IN A SALT FREE ENVIRONMENT AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY POOR QUALITY PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548028October 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ERRAND RUNNING AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. CALLED MY SERVICE PERSON AND HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE PUDDLE WAS IT WAS PROBABLY ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE THE LINE IS SECURED TO THE FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE CHEVY TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK AND ALL THE LINES ARE RUSTED, INCLUDING FUEL AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547713October 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVERS FRONT STEEL TUBING BRAKE LINE FAILED/ RUPTURED SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID IN ENGINE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP . BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FLUID ON GROUND TRAILING ON THE GROUND BEHIND VEHICLE ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP. INSPECTED SEVERE CORROSION ON ALL METAL TUBING BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. TRUCK UNDRIVEABLE MUST REPLACE ALL LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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