2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED WHEN THE FIRST LINE OF THE DUAL SYSTEM FAILED, THE SECOND SYSTEM RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE WHICH CAUSED THAT ONE TO FAIL TOO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETLY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CRUISE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPLETE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

Mileage: 143,000

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

Mileage: 51,000

THE VECHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES OPERATE PROPERLY UNTIL JUST UNDER 10MPH. AROUND 10MPH IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES FADED AWAY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LURCH FORWARD. I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND BACK THINKING THIS WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER INSTALLATION OF NEW BRAKE COMPONENTS. I LATER LEARNED THIS WAS AN ISSUE OF THE ABS KICKING AND WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE BEARINGS IN THE HUBS AND COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST OF $280 EACH. SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN DAILY I ASSUMED I COULD JUST BE CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW EXTRA BRAKING DISTANCE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PROBLEM. IN MAY OF 2012 I ENCOUNTERED A SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP FROM A SPEED OF 45MPH. AS MY SPEED DECREASED THE ABS ENGAGED CAUSING ME TO LURCH FORWARD AND I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND GM RECALL #05068C FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE SYMPTOMS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE PERFORMED THE REPAIR PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENT AND CAN REPORT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. HOWEVER, IT TOOK A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND ONE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THIS RECALL BEYOND THE 2002 MODEL YEAR. I AWARE OF AT LEAST 2 OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS (2005 MODEL YEAR) THAT HAVE REPLACED THEIR WHEEL HUBS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *JS *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES. MUST BE REPLACED. WITH ALL THE EMPHASIS ON SAFETY IT IS ABSURD THAT THESE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE CORROSION PROOF ( STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES). *TR REPAIR WILL BE VERY COSTLY. I HAD THREE FORD PICKUPS PRIOR TO THIS CHEVROLET, KEPT THEM FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE PROBLEM. THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE AND VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT CHEVROLET'S EXPENSE.

Mileage: 66,027

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER REPEATEDLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AND SPILLING OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAILURE AND A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS LODGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,301 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 82,600.

Mileage: 82,301

RUPTURED BRAKE LINES, DEALER SAID IT IS VERY COMMON, WANTS $1500 FOR REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER HAS 2003 SILVERADO & THE DAY BEFORE HER LINE RUPTURED ALSO! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GARAGE DOOR WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,988.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GARAGE DOOR WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,988.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS EXITING FREEWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LUCKILY I GOT SLOWED ENOUGHTOSTOP. CALLED DEALER AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THEY REPLACED TWO BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER PROP. VALVE TOBRAKE PRESSURE MOD. VALVE. BAD DESIGN ON THIS VEHICHLE. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE UDATED WITHOUT THIS DESIGN. I ASK ABOUT THIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID AWAY WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. 30,000 DOLLARS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD LOOKING FOR AN ACCIDENT. THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED IN MY SAFETY OR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AT THERE COST, BUT WERE GLAD TO RELIEVE ME OF 536.00. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 64,246

BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND BURST

Mileage: 44,000

BRAKE ROTORS DETERIORATED TO PUT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED, COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME GM HAS USED INFERIOR METAL. TRUCK IS USED ONLY FOR OCCASIONAL HAULING. TRUCK IS 2 WHEEL DRIVE - NO OFF ROADING.

Mileage: 62,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM. I PROCEEDED TO BEGIN PUMPING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AS I WAS PUMPING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL KEPT GOING DOWN FURTHER AND FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND A RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TELLING ME TO SERVICE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT THE LAST MINUTE TO COME TO A COMPLETE HALT. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED SOME OIL ON THE PAVEMENT THAT TURNED OUT TO BE BRAKE FLUID. I STOPPED AT AN AUTO PLACE AND BOUGHT A LARGE BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID TO FILL THE MASTER CYLINDER. I THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND COULD SEE THE FLUID SPEWING OUT OF ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY BADLY CORRODED. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT ANOTHER CHEVY TRUCK WAS THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEAR MISS TRULY SCARED BOTH ME AND MY WIFE AND WE WERE BOTH GRATEFUL WE DIDN'T HAVE A SERIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT A CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY WILL BE STARTING THE WORK ON THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST. I DID CONTACT GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THEY HAVE CALLED ME TO ASK FOR THE DETAILS. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHEVY TRUCK VEHICLES WITH THE SAME CORRODED BRAKE LINES SO I DECIDED TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT. THE NHTSA HAS COMPLAINT #ODI 10358067 ALREADY IN IT'S DATABASE AND I SUSPECT MANY OTHERS BASED ON WHAT I SEE ONLINE. CHEVY BRAKES SYSTEMS HAVE 365 COMPLAINTS NOTED AT EDMUNDS.COM. AND I QUESTION HOW MANY HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. JUST A NOTE, I AM AN EX-ENGINEER AND BELIEVE THE DESIGN IS VERY POOR AND THAT THE MATERIAL CHOSEN ACTUALLY BEGS FOR FAILURE. GM ENGINEERS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE DESIGN. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 70,510

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70000.

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN DECELERATING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLES DECELERATION TO DECREASE, THUS INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A NEAR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE NOW DOES THIS CONSISTENTLY DURING EVERY STOP ONCE THE VEHICLES SPEED DROPS BELLOW 10 MPH. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS EVEN MORE ALARMING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THAT IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. IF THERE IS AN PROBLEM WITH SPEED SENSING (AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000), THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETECT INCONSISTENT SENSOR READINGS AND RENDER THE ABS SYSTEM INTO A PASSIVE MODE AS A FAIL SAFE MEASURE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN DECELERATING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLES DECELERATION TO DECREASE, THUS INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A NEAR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE NOW DOES THIS CONSISTENTLY DURING EVERY STOP ONCE THE VEHICLES SPEED DROPS BELLOW 10 MPH. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS EVEN MORE ALARMING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THAT IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. IF THERE IS AN PROBLEM WITH SPEED SENSING (AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000), THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETECT INCONSISTENT SENSOR READINGS AND RENDER THE ABS SYSTEM INTO A PASSIVE MODE AS A FAIL SAFE MEASURE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WERE HESITANT TO ENGAGE. HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CALIPER AND BRAKE PADS WERE LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE INSPECTED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,200.

Mileage: 91,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CALIPER AND BRAKE PADS WERE LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE INSPECTED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 91,200.

Mileage: 91,200

ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS AND PADS. THE INITIAL FAILURE OF ALL ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER 11,505 MILES. REAR PADS HAVE FAILED AGAIN AT 17,589 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AND FAILED SO AGAIN I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 17,589

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION TO EXIT THE DRIVE-WAY, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE DECORATIVE BOULDER DIRECTLY IN THE PATHWAY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NOT A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR OR DURING THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,347.

Mileage: 59,347

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH HE FELT A PULSATING SENSATION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE BEGAN TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BUT FELT AS IF IT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE THEN PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE . THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATES THERE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE DUE TO NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE HAD 23,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE IN THE REAR ROTTED OUT INCLUDING THE ROTORS. THE BRAKE PADS SLID OUT FROM THE ROTORS. A TECHNICIAN THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE STATED THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE OUT AT 23,000 MILES. THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,150 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,200. UPDATED 10/23/09 *BF THE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND A PIECE OF THE ROTOR WAS MISSING. UPDATED 10/26/09*JB

Mileage: 23,150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATES IMMEDIATELY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FROM 5-10 MPH. THIS IS DURING A SOFT STOP, NOT A HARD STOP; THEREFORE, THE SENSOR SHOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AT THAT SPEED. THE WEATHER AND SPEED ARE NOT FACTORS. THE CONTACT PAID $90 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 11,475 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED (COMPLETE) AND HAD COMMENTED HE HAS EXPERIENCED "MANY FAILURES" SUCH AS MINE. FAILURE DUE TO POROUS CASTING OF ROTORS CAUSING PADS TO BECOME UNUSABLE. SERVICING DEALER THAT INSPECTED FAILURE LISTED AS RUST? THE REPAIR WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00. IN RESEARCHING THE FAILURE I FOUND INTERESTING DOCUMENTATION THAT THE FAILURE OF THE ROTOR MATERIAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS AND MANY CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. I AM AWARE CHEVROLET HAS PAID CLAIMS TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS AND I FEEL THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS MATERIAL FAILURE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY CHEVROLET AT NOT COST TO ME HOWEVER I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE ORIGINAL PARTS SINCE COST TO ME WAS WAIVED. NOW WE CAN ONLY HOPE THE NEW ROTORS HAVE A BETTER SERVICE LIFE THEN THE ORIGINAL SET. *TR

Mileage: 11,452

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 11,475 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED (COMPLETE) AND HAD COMMENTED HE HAS EXPERIENCED "MANY FAILURES" SUCH AS MINE. FAILURE DUE TO POROUS CASTING OF ROTORS CAUSING PADS TO BECOME UNUSABLE. SERVICING DEALER THAT INSPECTED FAILURE LISTED AS RUST? THE REPAIR WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00. IN RESEARCHING THE FAILURE I FOUND INTERESTING DOCUMENTATION THAT THE FAILURE OF THE ROTOR MATERIAL HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET PRODUCTS AND MANY CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. I AM AWARE CHEVROLET HAS PAID CLAIMS TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS AND I FEEL THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES CAUSED BY THIS MATERIAL FAILURE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY CHEVROLET AT NOT COST TO ME HOWEVER I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE ORIGINAL PARTS SINCE COST TO ME WAS WAIVED. NOW WE CAN ONLY HOPE THE NEW ROTORS HAVE A BETTER SERVICE LIFE THEN THE ORIGINAL SET. *TR

Mileage: 11,452

WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE/REVERSE AFTER START UP, THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". A COMPLETE BRAKE INSPECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY TYPE OF ISSUE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IF THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS THIS FAILURE, I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND RE-START THE VEHICLE WITH NO FAILURE REPORT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, MELBOURNE CHEVROLET, MELBOURNE, FL, THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT IF A VEHICLE REMAINED IDLE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, THIS TYPE OF CODE WOULD BE A RESULT OF SALT WATER CORROSION. I HAVE 28,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT GM HAS HAD SIMILAR RECALLS ON THE SILVERADO'S BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR/AREA. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE COASTED FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BRAKES. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A SPLIT LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEFECTIVE ROTOR IS AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING UP TP A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT HAD STOPPED, I REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ROOM BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STOP. I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL HIT THEM TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *TR THEN ON 9/8/07 AND A DEER RAN OUT IIN FRONT OF ME, AGAIN MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR I HIT THE DEER. 1ST I WAS SUPRISED THAT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY (REALLY TORE UP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK) AND 2ND I SHOULD OF BEEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON CHEVYS AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I THINK ITS TIME TO LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT CAR COMPANY.

Mileage: 63,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 27000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC UNDER DRY CONDITIONS WHEN HE HAD TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE CONTACT'S WAS UNABLE TO STOP FROM ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS AWAY FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED $4400 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT AN ADEQUATE SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED IT TO CRASH, AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

Mileage: 17,000

NOTED GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A FRIDAY EVENING. NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ASAP ON MONDAY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON THAT TUESDAY. THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND THE PADS HAD DUG INTO A REAR ROTOR. THEY INSTALLED NEW REAR ROTORS AND PADS AS WELL AS THE LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE ANOTHER CASE OF EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR AND PREMATURE FAILURE. CUSTOMER COST WAS $557.62 WITH VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MILEAGE WAS 30,419 MILES. SEE TSB 00-05-23-005B, NHTSA ID#618104. *JB

Mileage: 30,419

HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM IS INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THIS VEHICLE. BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED OR IF HARD PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IF A CHILD RAN IN FRONT OF IT. THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT IS PART OF THE DESIGN AND IF WE USED IT MORE THIS WOULD HELP. THE NEWER MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM. I WONDER WHY? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACTS STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WERE LESS EFFECTIVE WHEN HOT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND THIS WAS A RESULT OF ROAD SALT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A SALT BELT STATE. UPDATED 09/13/06.*JB

Mileage: 32,000

MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS DANGEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES GIVE WAY UNEXPECTEDLY WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS- EACH TIME THE SITUATION WAS DIFFERENT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS JUST PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE MOVING IT FROM THE DRIVEWAY. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH A TRACTOR ACROSS TOWN AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. THE THIRD TIME WAS MOVING IT ACROSS THE YARD. THE LAST TIME WAS IN THE CITY DRIVING TO A STORE, I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL TO A RED LIGHT. THE PEDAL SUDDENLY GIVES WAY AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. IT THEN BEGINS WORKING AGAIN JUST AS SUDDENLY AS IT QUIT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL SNAP BACK UP AND THE BRAKES START TO HOLD AGAIN. ONE TIME IT TOOK 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, THE OTHER TIMES IT WAS A MATTER OF 3 TO 5 MINUTES WITHOUT BRAKES. *JB

Mileage: 19,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FEEL SPONGY. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD AT 5MPH AND BELOW BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED AFTER THE INSPECTION, PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES; HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 2,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROADS DURING NORMAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - LEFT FRONT AXLE FRONT SEALS LEAKED. THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN THE REAR END. THE POWER STEERING PUMP FLOW CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SHAFT SEAL WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE CHOPPED DUE TO ALIGNMENT BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. DRIVER'S DOOR HAD TO BE REALIGNED. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 23,801

2002 CHEVY SILVERADO FRONT ROTORS AND PADS RUSTED AFTER BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE HAD TWO BADLY WORN TIE RODS WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TIRES BEING WORN OUT. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 SILVERADO IN DEC OF 03. I HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY. THE BRAKE ARE VERY SOFT AND OFTEN THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK JUST WILL NOT STOP SAFELY. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE POOR BRAKE SYSTEM I HAD AN ACCIDENT 1 MONTH AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WEAK AND SPONGY. THE BRAKES WERE NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND IT TOOK AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE SALES DEALERSHIP AND TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ALL STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

Mileage: 4,572

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS AROUND 40 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING UP IN THE VEHICLE AND MASHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS PLENTY TIME TO STOP, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WENT SLIDING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CREATED A CHAIN REACTION WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE TOTAL OF NUMBER OF VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOUR. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVERS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM BY A DEALERSHIP OR INDEPENDENT PARTY. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE DID AFFECT THREE OTHER VEHICLES.*AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

Mileage: 19,000

ABS PUMP MOTOR RUNNING CONSTANT EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND KEY IS OUT. *JB

Mileage: 44,263

1) WHILE BACKING UP A TRAVEL TRAILER INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND IN ADDITION THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKE FUNCTION IN THE TRUCK. 2) WITHOUT STEERING OR BRAKING POWER THE TRUCK WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. HAD THIS EVENT OCCURRED JUST MINUTES EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING A NARROW AND WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD, A MAJOR CRASH WITH LIVES LOST COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. 3) WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 26. I UNDERSTAND THAT A RECALL INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM WAS TO BE INITIATED LAST FEBRUARY, BUT WE HAVE HAD NO NOTIFICATION EVEN THOUGH WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE TRUCK AND LIVE AT THE SAME ADDRESS AS WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW. *JB

Mileage: 23,677

DT: IN JANUARY 2005 THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. IN JANUARY 2005 THERE WAS A LIGHT SNOW . THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 31, 2005 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND IT WAS WET OUTSIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING. *AK *MR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 SILVERADO AS WELL: WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 SILVERADO DOWN RT. 128 IN MA. AT RATE OF SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET (?) STOPPED SUDDENLY. THERE WAS PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP. IF I WAS DRIVING MY 1968 DODGE DART WITH 1 BRAKE AND BALD TIRES I COULD HAVE STOPPED. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 MODERN COMPUTER CONTROLLED VEHICLE, THE TRUCK FAILED TO STOP AND I REAR-ENDED THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF THE SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THE REASON THE TRUCK FAILED IS BECAUSE ABS WOULD NOT STOP THE TIRES BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS ROUGH LIKE A WASH BOARD. THE TRUCK JUST KEPT ROLLING FORWARD AT A SLOW RATE AND I COULD NOT TURN OFF DUE TO THE GUARDRAIL AND TRAFFIC TO MY RIGHT. I WATCHED MY NEW TRUCK SLOWLY HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. THEY WERE DRIVING A NISSAN THAT JUST GOT A SCRATCH ON IT. MY CHEVY SILVERADO HEAVY DUTY 2500 FELL APART ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF BODY PARTS WERE ON THE GROUND. I NOW HAVE A GIANT INSURANCE RATE THAT I AM DISPUTING. THERE HAS TO BE A STOP TO THESE ABS. HOW DID I MAKE IT 38 YEARS WITHOUT HELMETS AND ABS. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. *JB

Mileage: 19,000

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK ON START UP, CAUSED ROLLOVER. ONE PERSON INJURED. TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HAD IT IN TWICE FOR THE BRAKES, DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THERE SUPPOSE TO BE. I KEPT ON COMPLAINING THAT THESE BRAKES WERE NOT RIGHT. EXAMPLE: WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING, AND I WOULD YELL STOP, STOP. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING AN INCH WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. THIS WAS A BRAN NEW VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

TRAFFIC CAME TO QUICK STOP I DID A RAPID PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED NO BRAKE LOCK AT ALL AND REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. *JB

Mileage: 9,838

DT: 2004 CHEVY SILEVRALDO THAT HAS 10,700 MILES THAT IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1,000 MILES. THE ISSUE IS AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS BEING AT AN INTERSECTION OR RED LIGHT AND WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE IS APPLIED -IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE IS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS. NO SOUNDS OR NOISES WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. OCCASIONALY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE BUT SUSPECTS THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE TIRE. CURRENTLY TRUCK IS IN SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME AWAITING INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS NOTED AS NORMAL BY DEALER EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE THE FIRST TIME. NM *TT

Mileage: 1,200

DT: A 2004 2500 HD CHEVROLET TRUCK HIT CONSUMER'S SON IN FORD RANGER. THE CHEVROLET MOMENTARILY STOPPED, AND THEN HIT CONSUMER'S SON WITH A LIGHT IMPACT. RECALL ID 05V043000 WAS ISSUED ON BRAKE PROBLEMS & DIFFICULT STEERING. THE TIE ROD END BROKE, AND IT APPEARED THEY WERE NOT WELL BUILT TO BREAK WITH ONLY A LIGHT IMPACT. CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET. THE CHEVROLET DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST PROBLEMS AND HEART RACING FROM THE ACCIDENT.*AK

IN JUNE, 2004, MR. WOLD BEGAN EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS HIS 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. TO BEGIN WITH, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT IN THE NEW SILVERADO CAME ON AND INTERMITTENTLY STAYED ON. IN JULY OF 2004, MR. WOLD TOOK TRUCK FOR SERVICING AT RIVERSIDE AUTO CENTER IN BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO FOR INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2004, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE NOW NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED, MR. WOLD WAS EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SURFACE WAS FAIRLY FLAT AND MR. WOLD WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. AFTER EXAMINING THE TRUCK FOR ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF BRAKE FAILURE, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING. THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE 2004 SILVERADO, THE SITUATION WAS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. MR. WOLD WAS PULLING A FOUR (4) HORSE TRAILER AND COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS PARTICULAR GRADE DECREASES FROM 60 TO 45 AND THEN AGAIN, TO 35. AS MR. WOLD BEGAN TO BRAKE FROM 45 TO 35, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. AS MR. WOLD FRANTICALLY ROLLED THROUGH A BYPASS THROUGH THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND FORTUNATELY, THEY ENGAGED AFTER HE HAD ILLEGALLY AND UNSAFELY ROLLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A BYPASS THROUGH TOWN. AGAIN, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND REPAIR. THE LAST, FRIGHTENING EPISODE OF BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE EVENING, AFTER MR. WOLD WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. AGAIN, AS HE DECELERATED AND LIGHTLY APPLIED HIS BRAKES WHILE COMING INTO TOWN, THE BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE. AFTER THIS LAST EPISODE, MR. WOLD DOUBTED THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKES ON HIS NEW TRUCK AND FEARED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND KILL HIM OR SOMEBODY ELSE. *NM

Mileage: 2,689

IN JUNE, 2004, MR. WOLD BEGAN EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS HIS 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. TO BEGIN WITH, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT IN THE NEW SILVERADO CAME ON AND INTERMITTENTLY STAYED ON. IN JULY OF 2004, MR. WOLD TOOK TRUCK FOR SERVICING AT RIVERSIDE AUTO CENTER IN BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO FOR INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. IN EARLY DECEMBER 2004, THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE NOW NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED, MR. WOLD WAS EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SURFACE WAS FAIRLY FLAT AND MR. WOLD WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. AFTER EXAMINING THE TRUCK FOR ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF BRAKE FAILURE, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING. THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE 2004 SILVERADO, THE SITUATION WAS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. MR. WOLD WAS PULLING A FOUR (4) HORSE TRAILER AND COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS PARTICULAR GRADE DECREASES FROM 60 TO 45 AND THEN AGAIN, TO 35. AS MR. WOLD BEGAN TO BRAKE FROM 45 TO 35, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. AS MR. WOLD FRANTICALLY ROLLED THROUGH A BYPASS THROUGH THE TOWN OF BONNERS FERRY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND FORTUNATELY, THEY ENGAGED AFTER HE HAD ILLEGALLY AND UNSAFELY ROLLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A BYPASS THROUGH TOWN. AGAIN, MR. WOLD TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND REPAIR. THE LAST, FRIGHTENING EPISODE OF BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE EVENING, AFTER MR. WOLD WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. AGAIN, AS HE DECELERATED AND LIGHTLY APPLIED HIS BRAKES WHILE COMING INTO TOWN, THE BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE. AFTER THIS LAST EPISODE, MR. WOLD DOUBTED THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKES ON HIS NEW TRUCK AND FEARED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND KILL HIM OR SOMEBODY ELSE. *NM

Mileage: 2,689

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY HITTING THE HOUSE WALL. THE BRAKING BEFORE THE CRASH CAUSED THE ABS AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

1. I OBSERVERED ON 3 OCCASSIONS INTERMITTENT LOW SPEED BRAKING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 23MAY05 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. 2. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING THE VEHICLE ON 11JUN05, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A PART OF THE BRAKING SYTEM FROM UNDER THE HOOD LOOKS LIKE IT SEPERATED UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE REST OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OFF MOST BRAKE FLUID. 3. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP, BUT REPAIRS WILL NOT COMMENCE TILL 13JUN05.

Mileage: 9,670

BRAKES FAILED WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, AND WHEN APPLING BRAKES HARDER, TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING ALMOST BEING BROADSIDED. MY WIFE HAD THE SAME FAILURE ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKES FEELING SPONGY ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND WE WERE TOLD ,"THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMAL" AFTER THE NEAR ACCIDENT ON 6/7/05 IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY WOULD BLEED THE BRAKES AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM . THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE TRUCK AS THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM THAT EVENING AND THEY GOT BACK TO ME ON 6/10/05 SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 15,275

DT: THE TRUCK STOPS AND HAS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING CONTROL. WHEN IT COMES TO A FINAL STOP IT CANNOT BE RESTARTED. THE COMPUTER LIGHT COMES ON, STATING SERVICE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. ONCE CONSUMER WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE TRUCK RESTARTED.*AK

Mileage: 14,900

DT: NOT HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM UNTIL APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. WHILE DRIVING HOME SAW ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND HIT BRAKES AND SLID TO WHAT SEEMED A LONG WAY. FELT THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE. THIS DID RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, STRIKING VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO REPAIRS. ONE PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER FELT BRAKES CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. *AK

Mileage: 9,500

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO REAR ROTORS AND DISC PADS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*MR ONE YEAR AFTER INITIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE PADS WERE BAD AND THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 15900 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. *NM

Mileage: 15,919

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL DESCENDS TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM RESPONSE. BRAKES LOSE REACTION TIME WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. DEALER TESTED THE BRAKES AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL. ALSO, DEALERSHIP TRIED OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT, AND ALL THE BRAKES REACTED THE SAME. *AK *BF *NM

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO LS EXT. CAB 1500 4X4. BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR BOARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. MUST PUMP BRAKE PEDAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP. HAS HAPPENED 12 TO 15 TIMES SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY 12/20/03. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND OF COURSE DID NOT SHOW UP WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID NOT TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO ACT AND STOP THE TRUCK. TOLD SERVICE MANAGER TRUCK IS STILL ROLLING WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IF YOU DON'T PUMP THEM YOU WILL NOT STOP AND PROBABLY BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. I DID NOT FEEL ANY ANTILOCK ACTION, PULSATIONS. ALSO HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH CHEVY AND GMC PICKUPS. SEEMS TO ACTUP MORE ON COLD AND DAMP DAYS. CONTACTED BRIAN LANDIN AT CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN DETROIT. HE SAID DON'T BELEAVE ANYTHING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET. WE HAD 3WAY CONVERSATION WITH SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP AND BRIAN PRETTY MUCH AGREED WITH HIS SERVICE MANAGER. [IF IT AIN'T BROKE , DON'T FIX IT] I TOW A 21FT. BOAT WITH SURGE BRAKES AND MUST HAVE GOOD BRAKES ON THE TOW VEHICLE OR YOU DON'T STOP. HE TOLD ME TO STOP BEING SO PARANOID AND TO CONTACT MY SERVICE MANAGER IF I HAVE FURTHER PROBLEMS. I TOLD HIM THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, MY LAWYER WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HIM. IT WAS LEFT AT THAT POINT. I SEE THAT CHEVY AND GMC ARE CALLING BACK 1999 TO 2002 PICKUPS AND SUV'S FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. COULD THIS BE INHERITED PROBLEM WITH ALL THERE TRUCKS , SEEING THAT THEY COMPLETELY REVAMPED THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 2005 YEAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY ANSWERS TO THIS PROBLEM OR FIXES, PLEASE CONTACT ME. SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER? THANKYOU, ROLAND TOROK PS: MILAGE IS 17,400

CONTACT STATES: WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON BRAKES WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO STOP AND MISSED THAT VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS BRAKES WORKED, BUT SUSTAINED $ 2,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. REPAIR WORK WAS BEING DONE TODAY. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WAS THE RESULT OF A CRASH INVOLVING A 2004 SILVERADO TRUCK, DUALLY. MY SON, GENE, DECEASED OWNER, WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN TRUCK SKIDDED AND ROLLED OVER AT LEAST TWICE, KILLING HIM. I THINK THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR POWER STEERING, BUT AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP IN SOME WAY. GENE'S WORK WAS ON THE ROAD, AND HE LIVED ON THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THE CRASH , HIS MOTHER SPOKE TO HIM WITHIN THE HOUR OF HIS DEATH AND HE DID NOT SEEM VERY INTOXICATED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO COLLISIONS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST COLLISION INVOLVED A VEHICLE MAKING A U TURN AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND STROKE THE OTHER VEHICLE. DURING THE SECOND COLLISION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, WAS UNABLE TO STOP, AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER INVOLVING AN UPCOMING RECALL, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN TWO-THREE WEEKS.*AK

Mileage: 500

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT RATTLE IN THE FLYWHEEL, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH HAS NO "THROW." *SC *JB

Mileage: 12,250

WHILE BRAKING AT 40 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 7,600

TAILGATE PROBLEM, DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE,CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DECLINING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS,WATER LEAKING IN DRIVERS DOOR,ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN RADIO,POWER MIRRORS. OWNER RETURNED TRUCK TO BANK FOR VOL.REPO.FEELING THIS TRUCK WAS BECOMING MORE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THIS AMONG OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB

Mileage: 100

05V043000/HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOSCH. THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE BRAKE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AFTER THE BRAKE HAS BEEN RELEASED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. ALSO THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, WHAT SO EVER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 14,000

RECALL # 05 V 043 000/BOS/HYDRO BOOSTER/HYDRAULIC BRAKE: CONSUMER IS REPORTING THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE BRAKE BOOSTER PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 17,036

VEHICLE WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING ITEMS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK *NM

MUSHY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR AND REQUIRES EXTREME PRESSURE ON PEDAL, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, WORSE WITH LOAD. NO CONSEQUENCES YET. PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND DEALER SAID BRAKES WOULD WEAR IN OK, NOW 40,000 MI AND PROBLEM WORSE.*AK

Mileage: 1,000

THERE ARE 3 RECALLS ON MY VEHICAL WHY HAVE I NOT BEEN NOTIFIED

OUTSIDE DISC BRAKE PAD ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL WEARS OUT PREMATURELY CAUSING THE BRAKE DISC TO BE DAMAGED. REAR RIGHT SIDE AXLE IS ALLOED TO FLOAT FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE AXLE HOUSING ALLOWING THE BRAKE PAD TO BE LOADED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRIUCK DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THIS LOADING CAUSES THE PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE FROM A LOW SPEED THE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND BY DEALERSHIP. *TC

Mileage: 96

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED HIS PANT LEG CONTINUED TO GET STUCK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT WILL PROHIBIT HIM FROM BRAKING IN AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS OF PANT CUFFS SLIPPING OVER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM DISTRACTS CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE HE HAS TO REACH DOWN AND REMOVE HIS PANT LEG FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TC

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER HAS TO BE RESET BY THE MANUFACTURER. AT THIS TIME THE SOFTWARE HAD NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE EPA. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. *SC

Mileage: 3,726

INTERMITTENT BRAKE MALFUNCTION. *BF WHEN THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT SLOW WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULT IN LITTLE TO NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL BUT HTEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD HAS ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. *BF THE ANTILOCK WHEEL SENSOR BECAME DIRTY WHICH CAUSED THE ANTILOCK TO ENGAGE RIGHT AT THE END OF BRAKING CAUSING IT TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE MANUAL NEVER INDICATED THAT THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE CHECKED OR CLEANED. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. *NM

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OR VERY CLOSE TO IT. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S RIGHT FOOT SOMETIMES ALSO PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN THAT THERE IS NO FIX FRO THIS PROBLEM. *NM

GOING DOWNHILL ON A S CURVE, I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR HAD TO PUMP A FEW TIMES TO GET BRAKES.*AK

Mileage: 9,500

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH I TOOK NOTICE TO VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE, STILL SITS THERE TODAY. THIRD OCCASION OF BRAKES GOING TO FLOOR, FIRST OCCASION OF AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING.*AK

Mileage: 11,400

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THEN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED DUE TO THE LOW SPEED DRIVING AT TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS BRAKE VALVE RECALL 04V045000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 7,000

WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES TO STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ALL BRAKE COMPONENT WERE CHECKED, NO CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND CONTACTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANT. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 9,400

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 363

3 MONTH OLD 2004 SILVARADO 4X4 HAD, STARTED DISPLAYING SEVERAL ERROR REPORTS, IE SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE 4WD UNIT, STEREO CONSOLE LIGHTS WOULD GET EXTREMELY BRIGHT THEN DIM. TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALER, POWER CHEVROLET OF TILLAMOOK OR. SERVICE MNGR "BOB HEAGAL" STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWICH, THEY REPLACED SWITCH AND TRUCK CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME PROBLEMS, A ERROR CODE CHECK SHOWED HARD CODED ERRORS IN EVERY MODULE OF TRUCK, MECHANICS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS READING CODES AS EQUIPMENT WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH TRUCK. 2ND ROUND OF DIAGNOSIS, SERVICE MNGR SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH ECBM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE), THEY STATE THEY REPLACED THE LOWER ECBM UNIT AND WERE STILL RECEIVEING ERROR CODES, MNGR SAID THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE UPPER UNIT TO ARRIVE, THIS WAS OVER TWO WEEKS AGO.*AK