Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2004)

1,846 consumer complaints on file.

#10484837November 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT WHO DISCOVERED THE RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BRAKES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,785.
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#10484658November 14, 2012
ENGINE
LEFT REAR AND RIGHT REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK. CAUSING POTENTIAL VEHICLE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM EXHAUST GASES GETTING INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482421October 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS BACKING MY BOAT INTO TO BOAT RAMP TO GO FISHING AND WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. I HAD TO HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO GET STOPPED. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEARCH FOR A PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE BY THE DRIVERS DOOR HAD RUPTURED CAUSING A MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE. HAD I BEEN ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT . *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482401October 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES GO TWICE. THE LAST TIME WAS AT OUR TOWN DUMP. MY HUSBAND WAS STOPPED WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO REAL STOPPING POWER. HE CHECKED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND THAT, TOO, WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT CHEVY HAS BEEN ABLE TO USE SUCH DANGEROUS ENGINEERING ON SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES. WE ALSO HAVE RUSTED TRANSMISSION LINES AND BACKER PLATES. IT IS GOING TO COST $2,000 (TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS) TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. WE ARE REQUESTING THAT A RECALL BE MADE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING ON SUCH A NECESSARY FUNCTION. WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE WERE IN PARK AND PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO GEAR FROM PARK WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482066October 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKING FAILURE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482006October 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL LIGHT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS OF AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT. DUE TO THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OFF MINE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I PROCEED TO A SAFE LOCATION CAREFULLY TESTING THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE PEDAL TO BE SOFT. I PULLED INTO A AREA QUICKLY AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVED MORE THAN A FOOT OR TWO. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE FLUID WAS ABOVE THE MIN MARK ON THE RESERVOIR THEN NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE CAB. THE BRAKE LINES APPEARED TO BE LEAKING AND SEVERELY CORRRODED WITH HOLES IN THE LINES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480907October 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. AT 112,160 MILES THE BRAKE LINES FAILED CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHILE PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO "DRIVE". I QUICKLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO "REVERSE" TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED. BRAKE LINES CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480079October 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER TOWING MY TRAILER TO MY SONS AND BACKING IT INTO THE BARN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I PULLED OUT. I HAD JUST WENT ABOUT 5 MILES AT ABOUT 50MPH WITH A 20 FOOT TRAILER. LUCKILY THE BRAKE LINE DIDN'T LET GO ON THE MAJOR ROAD I WAS ON. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT OF A RUSTED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CAB. THIS TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE IN THE WINTER. AFTER INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK I AM QUITE SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLOOR LOOKS LIKE NEW BUT THE BRAKE LINES LOOK ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD. I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THE GOVERNMENT WOULD LEAVE A SAFETY ISSUE JUST CONTINUE ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED AND SAVE LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479415October 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE 89 IN SWANTON VERMONT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NEARLY NO BRAKING OCCURRING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE LINE BURST VERY CLOSE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED THE ENTIRE BRAKE-LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED BEYOND ANY NORMAL WEAR. THE REPAIRMAN STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS ON A NUMBER OF SILVERADO'S AND THAT THEIR IS OBVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE QUALITY OF THE LINES. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND SHOWS NO BODY WEAR OR ENGINE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479181October 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING FROM THE BOAT LAUNCH TO PARK MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AS I SLOWLY APPROACHED MY PARKING SPOT, HOWEVER, I COULD NOT GET ANY PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE SYSTEM. WITH NO ACTION ON THE BRAKE CALIPERS, I USED MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP AS I ENTERED MY PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHT ALERTING ME TO ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER PARKING I NOTICED A LEAKING BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. I MADE A TEMPORARY REPAIR, ATTEMPTED TO BLEED AND PUMP UP THE BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE BLOWING OUT RIGHT AT THE HOSE CONNECTION. STILL NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON TO ALERT ME TO ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND AS WE WERE TAKING MY VEHICLE OFF THE TRUCK, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND THE ELECTRONIC DASH DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". THE LACK OF FLUID IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR MUST HAVE TRIGGERED THE SENSOR THERE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED INSIDE A PLASTIC BRAKE LINE RETAINING CLIP LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME JUST BEFORE IT WAS ROUTED OVER TO THE ABS MODULATOR VALVE UNDER THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH PRE-BENT STAINLESS STEEL LINES FROM CLASSICTUBE.COM. I AM ONLY GLAD THAT THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT WHILE I WAS TOWING MY BOAT, I DO NOT BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH WITS ABOUT ME TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP MY TRUCK. I MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER WHO BLAMED IT ON THE TREATMENT OF ROADS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. GRANTED LIVING IN THE "SNOW BELT" ONE SHOULD EXPECT CORROSION BUT NEVER COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE, JUST SEARCH FOR SILVERADO BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478470October 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
COUNTY ROAD (THANK GOODNESS). DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN A LADY TURNED OFF A SIDE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THE BRAKE PEDAL HELD MOMENTARILY BUT THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED RIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM STRIKING HER CAR IN THE REAR. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME (APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES), I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP (APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AWAY IN HEAVY SUBURBAN TRAFFIC) FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. SAVED UP AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC (09/2012). MECHANIC ASK IF THE TRUCK HAD EVER BEEN UNDER WATER. REASON FOR QUESTION WAS THE BRAKE LINES, FRONT CALIPERS, AND TOP FORWARD FRAME WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A BREAK FAILURE. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 21,000 MILES, NEVER BEEN SUBMERGED IN WATER, OCCASIONALLY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER, WASHED FREQUENTLY (ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER) AND WAXED, AND HAS ZERO BODY OR BED RUST. AFTER REPAIR, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. I READ SOMEWHERE ON THIS SITE A BULLETIN REGARDING PREMATURE ABS SENSOR FAILURE AND DEALERS FIXING THE SENSORS BUT I CAN NOT FIND THE ABS BULLETIN NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476882September 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO START VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PUMPED PEDAL AND THERE WAS LITTLE INCREASE IN PRESSURE. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND STARTING VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. FLUID CHAMBER WAS FULL AND CLEAN. ABS MODULE WAS CLEAN AND ALL WIRES IN PLACE. THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL HAD A SEVERE HOLE AND FLUID RUNNING OUT. LINES AND FITTINGS IN OTHER AREAS ARE ALSO CORRODED BUT NO LEAKS READILY IDENTIFIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476648September 21, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR OF THE SIX BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WERE MISSING THEIR HEADS. THE BOLTS WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476687September 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, A PEDESTRIAN WAS ALMOST CLIPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476698September 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGINE STARTUP, WHITE SMOKE AND HEAVY FUMES EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 208,163.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476580September 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AND NOTICED THAT THE HYDRO BOOST UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475621September 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ABNORMALLY STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475693September 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
NO BRAKES, ALL MOST WENT INTO OHIO RIVER. MAIN BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT UNDER DRIVER SEAT. AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUSTED OUT UNDER DRIVER SEAT. AFTER CHECKING ALL LINE AND CABLE NEEDS REPLACED $ 2000. DEALER SAID NOTING THEY CAN REPLACE FOR FREE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE GM PRODUCTS AGAIN . *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475731September 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TRIED TO STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR . UPON INSPECTION MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE FAILURES HAD OCCURRED. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475499September 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE - BRAKING ABILITY LOSS. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLOWLY FADING AND MOVING TOWARD THE FLOOR. I ASSUMED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FAILING IN SOME WAY AND DROVE VERY CAREFULLY. I STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA, I STILL HAD USE OF THE REAR BRAKES, APPARENTLY ONLY THE FRONT SIDE HAD LEAKED. I NEVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FORTUNATELY, AS I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHILE STOPPED. IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TWO BRAKE LINES THAT RUN FROM THE EQUALIZER TO THE ABS UNIT AT A COST OF NEARLY $300.00. ALL THE LINES WERE BADLY CORRODED BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM PROACTIVELY RIGHT NOW. HAVING READ MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE MORE DAMAGE, SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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