Problems with 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I was driving on a paved secondary road at about 40 mph. as i approached a rr crossing i put my foot on the brake pedal and when i tried to apply the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. this was a normal gentle application, not a panic stop situation. i then pumped the brake pedal and got just a little braking ability and i was able to stop the vehicle. i was about one mile from my home, so i turned around in a driveway and very slowly returned to my house. i parked in my driveway. about an hour later i went out to the vehicle and noticed a puddle under the vehicle; i then opened the hood and there was a lot of brake fluid sprayed around the engine compartment on the driver side of the vehicle. i made arrangements to have the vehicle checked & repaired and had the vehicle transported to the repair shop. the shop said a brake line was ruptured due to corrosion, also said all of the brake lines had excessive corrosion and recommended that i have all ...

When i went for my recent inspection i was told by my mechanic all brake lines leading to abs system and after were badly rusted and needed to be replaced. is there any recall to help on getting this fix? *tr

I realize that this vehicle is well out of the 3 year 36,000 mile manufacturer warranty. but lately with how rapidly this truck with less than 70,000 miles seems to be falling apart on me its just really been frustrating. i've only had the vehicle out of the shop less than two weeks for front wheel bearing/ abs sensor repair when my speedometer completely went out. most of the time speedometer is reading 0 mph occasionally it will flutter between 5-10 mph. reading online i see gm extended their speedometer warranty to 7 yrs/70k miles. just very frustrating general motors. i can only imagine what this what this repair will cost. in the past year alone the repairs that were made to this truck with less than 70,000 miles have been... front wheel bearings,sway bar(links/bushings), inner/ outer tie rods( both sides), upper/ lower a arms (both sides), new brakes/rotors( all the way around) , a front end alignment with my new tires. this is a 2 wheel drive 1500 truck not a 2500 4x4 that was used to plow snow with for years. no idea why the whole front end of my truck was so rotted out to the point ...

Tl * the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the brakes traveled to the floorboard when depressed and failed to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that all the brake lines were rusted and corroded. as a result all of the brake lines needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 42,548. updated 12/30/13*cn

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 ...

Got cut-off in traffic, stepped on the brakes it held for a second then went to the floor. got the truck home only to find that the brake line was rusted thru and leaking, and with that i was checking the other lines found them to be rusted as well. *jb

Was driving 15 mph in a parking lot when a person stepped in front of my truck. when i hit the brake pedal, the pedal went to the floor requiring me to pump the brake pedal rapidly (many times) with the emergency brake to avoid hitting the person. very scary! i purchased this truck new and has always been garaged! there are so many times i or someone else would have been killed if the brakes had failed at another time. this is a very serious issue (brake line rust) for a 9 year old vehicle with only 89,100 miles. chevrolet should be held responsible!. *tr

Steel brake line failed causing a loss of brake fluid and hydraulic pressure and vehicle failed to stop. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while having the vehicle examined by an independent mechanic, he was informed that the brake lines were severely rusted and corroded. the rotors and backing plates were also corroded. as a result, the contact stated that pieces of the backing plates fractured while driving. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer and dealer were notified, but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 43,000. updated 06/06/12 *js

Owner was driving on a major highway when another vehicle pulled onto the highway from the shoulder. during the emergency stop the brakes began to fail, and completely failed at the conclusion of the stop, with the brake pedal going to the floor. although there was no resulting accident, the potential for a serious accident was very prevalent. upon inspection, brake fluid was found dripping from the frame rail just below the master cylinder and brake block area. the brake lines had rusted to the point of failure where the lines was mounted to the frame and held in place by plastic retaining clips..on additional inspection, the other brake hardlines were found to be rusted as well. the only viable fix would seem to be a total replacement of the existing lines, to prevent concatenated failures. *tr

Brake line failed as i was backing out of my driveway . found the cause to be severe rusting of the underbody i find this condition unacceptable for a 30.000 dollar truck with this many miles. i am thankful there were no injuries or property damage. *js

Brake lines rusted and ruptured at a bend going to left front wheel. this truck was bought new by me in south florida and never driven on the beach or in salty conditions. why are you only looking at 1999 through 2003 when they clearly did not improve the brake lines for 2004? the underside of my truck has bad corrosion. *js

On saturday march 3, 2012, my son was backing the truck out of a driveway when the brake pedal went to the floor. investigation showed that brake fluid was squirting from a broken brake line under the bed of the truck and about 6 - 8 inches rearward from the back of the cab. subsequently, i found that all brake lines are defective and there will be a cost in the area of $1600 to repair these items. *tr

When i had the oil changed i had the garage check the brake lines since i had heard of many failures. they determined and showed me that the lines were corroded and the connections to the calipers were also so corroded that they broke when they tried to remove them. i had everything replaced to prevent a failure of the system. *tr

Brake line from master cylinder to the antilock control box failed to line corrosion. *tr