Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10533303August 2, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
IN DRIVEWAY, STARTED TRUCK, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. GOT OUT, SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON THE PAVEMENT ON LEFT SIDE. SAW SEVERELY (INCREDIBLY) RUSTED BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH. ALL BRAKE LINES AT AND NEAR ABS MODULE TERRIBLY RUSTED, NEARLY DISINTEGRATED. HAD THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AN ACCIDENT WOULD SURELY HAVE HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY IF TOWING A TRAILER, WHICH I SOMETIMES DO! I LOOKED UNDER MY WIFE'S TOYOTA AND SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL COATED. SURELY GM SHOULD BE USING COATED OR STAINLESS BRAKE LINES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533160August 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DEPRESSED BRAKES AND PEDAL RIGHT TO FLOOR. NO BRAKES. HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE AND EVEN WITH THAT SLOWING ME DOWN WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THE LIGHT JUST CHANGED AND ON-GOING TRAFFIC NOT YET INTO INTERSECTION. STEERED OFF OF ROAD AND STOPPED INTO A FIELD. HAD TO BE TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN BOTH REAR AND FRONT, THUS NO BRAKES (SO MUCH FOR HAVING TIME TO STOP BECAUSE BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WONT FAIL AT SAME TIME). INVESTIGATION WAS THAT SEVERELY CORRODED TUBING AND ALSO DISCOVERED THAT GAS TANK BRACKETS ALSO CORRODED ...ONE COMPLETELY FAILED ALREADY. THEN IT GETS WORSE...THE LINES ARE CUSTOM MADE/BENDED WITH MOLDED IN RUBBER SECTIONS ETC. AND GM NOT OFFERING REPLACEMENTS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532602July 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRUCK WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN A LEAK WAS NOTICED. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED BECAUSE OF RUST. VEHICLE HAD ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED FOR $1000.00. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532651July 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 88 TOLLROAD NEAR AURORA, ILLINOIS. I HAD MY 3 HORSE TRAILER, LOADED WITH ONE HORSE, IN TOW. AS I APPROACHED A TOLL PLAZA, I SLOWED MY SPEED FROM 65 DOWN TO 35-40 AS I WAS NEARING THE TOLL BOOTH. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND USING THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I PAID MY TOLL, THEN SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A STEADY LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. I NEEDED TWO SEPARATE TOWS, ONE FOR MY TRUCK, AND ANOTHER FOR THE HORSE TRAILER. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532314July 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACTING TRAFFIC. ON INSPECTION, LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON DRIVEWAY UNDER DRIVER'S DOOR AREA AND ALL BRAKE LINES RUNNING TO REAR OF VEHICLE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CORRODED AND WET FROM LEAK ABOVE WHERE LINES HEAD TOWARD MASTER CYLINDER. CHEVY DEALER HAS NO RECALL OR INVESTIGATION INFORMATION. CHEVY NATIONAL SERVICE LINE WAS NO HELP. WOULD NOT PROVIDE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532064July 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP. UPON INSPECTION, BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526320July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I CAME TO A STOP IN MY DRIVE WAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR.I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.I BLEW MY MAIN BRAKE LINE THAT EXITS THE MASTER CYLINDER.I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND REALIZED THEY WERE ALL CORRODED VERY BADLY.I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES CORRODE ON ME SO BADLY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2004 SILVERADO,IT IS NOT THAT OLD IN MY OPINION.I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES,AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THE WAY MY SILVERADO HAS.I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED,I COULD OF SERIOUSLY HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD,OR EVEN KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS.FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH,IT SEEMS THAT 99-06 CHEVY SILVERADOS HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO RUSTED THROUGH AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525879July 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
GOING TO WORK, BACKED UP AND STARTED DOWN DRIVEWAY. AS I APPLIED BRAKES AT BOTTOM OF HILL, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP AND HE FOUND THE BREAKS LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING WITH ONE ALREADY SPLIT. WITH THE CONDITION OF ALL THE LINES, KNOWING THAT IF HE ONLY REPAIRED THE ONE BROKEN, THERE WAS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ANY OF THE OTHER LINES COULD GO AT ANYTIME. I HAD HIM REPLACE ALL 33 FEET OF BRAKE LINE AT A COST OF $395.46. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525781July 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. AFTER USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. ALL BRAKE LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CORRODED AND 2 BURST. ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY THE SILVERADO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING BEYOND COMPARABLE YEAR & MILEAGE TRUCKS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE IN THIS CONDITION REGARDLESS OF AGE AND THIS TRUCK HASN'T ACHIEVED 10 YEARS OFF THE LOT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525549July 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD PREVIOUSLY NEVER DONE THAT. I ALMOST DID NOTSTOP AND IN FACT OVER SHOT THE STOP SIGN BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WAS LUCKY THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING US. AT THE MECHANICS I WAS TOLD ALL MY LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS ALL ARE CORRODED TO A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525402July 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
EVERY YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE TRUCK, I ALWAYS GET THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE INSPECTION STATION, FAILED BECAUSE OF FAULTY PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE TO PAY A MECHANIC EVERY YEAR TO ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE JUST SO IT CAN PASS INSPECTION. TWO YEARS AGO I GOT THEM REPLACED AND PAID ALMOST $500 AND THIS YEAR I PAID $100 FOR THE SHOP TO ADJUST THEM. IN THE END, BRAKES WERE ADJUST AS MUCH AS THEY COULD AND THE TRUCK WOULD STILL ROLL WITH THE BRAKES SET. THEY GAVE ME MY INSPECTION STICKER, BUT I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE BIGGER BRAKES. GLADLY WE LIVE IN A FLAT AREA BUT TO THOSE THAT LIVE IN A HILLY AREA, THIS COULD REALLY BE A BIG PROBLEM. I RAN A CROSS-REFERENCE, AUTOZONE.COM, AND THE SAME PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE USED FOR BOTH THE DIESEL ENGINE AND THE GAS ENGINE. THE TORQUE ON THE DIESEL IS MUCH STRONGER THAN THE GAS ENGINE, WHICH I KNOW IS THE REASON THAT THE TRUCK STILL ROLLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525064July 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINING ON MY 2004, SILVERADO WITH 49,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO THE LINES RUSTING AND CAUSING A MASSIVE LEAK. I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525138July 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY DAUGHTER AND 10 YEAR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER BORROWED THE TRUCK TO GO TO A STORE,A SHORT DISTANCE. SHE CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION IN THE 35 MPH ZONE ON A GREEN LIGHT. MY DAUGHTER MADE THE CORRECT PANIC DECISION TO QUICKLY TURN RIGHT INTO THE TRAFFIC FLOW SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BROAD SIDE. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK WITHIN THE HOUR BEFORE THE NEAR ACCIDENT WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM.NO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID SMELL, NO DASH LIGHTS, NO LOW BRAKE PEDDLE. ALL BRAKE FLUID DRAINED FROM THE FAILED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CAB, SO MUCH FOR THE DUEL BRAKING SYSTEM!! ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524160July 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I NOTICED A TRAIL OF FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS MOVING MY TRUCK AND TRAILER AROUND. WHEN I STOPPED, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK ON A SET OF RAMPS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE CHASSIS SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT IT IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523977July 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 3MI. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON THE REAR BUMPER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY WHEN I HIT HIM AND THERE WAS NOW DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND NOTICED A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER THE MECHANIC DID AN INSPECTION HE TOLD ME HE WAS SURPRISED THAT I HAD MADE IT THIS LONG.HE SHOWED ME THE LINES WHEN HE HAD IT ON THE LIFT AND ALTHOUGH THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED. I ASKED HIM WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LINES TO RUST SO QUICKLY AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF TRUCK . HOW COULD CHEVROLET ALLOW SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE TO EXIST. MUST SOMEONE DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523016July 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY , HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY RUPTURED. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE LINES ON THE VEHICLE ARE MADE OF A VERY POOR QUALITY STEEL AND NOT PROPERLY COATED TO PREVENT CORROSION. VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 23,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522414June 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CHECKED BRAKE LINE. RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522090June 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT BRAKE FLUID ON WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521751June 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING NORTH ON I-79 WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO FLATBED IT HOME . MY BRAKE LINE BLUE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521250June 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
UNABLE TO STOP. AVOIDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WENT OFF ROAD NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BUT LOSS OF BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED AND SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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