Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. while the gear was in reverse with the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard, the vehicle continued to move backwards. the contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. the contact heard an abnormal noise, but was able to drive home. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake line needed to be repaired. the contact stated that the vehicle was currently being repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the failure mileage was 115,000.
Brake line failure due to rust and use of inferior parts from chevrolet. vehicle was in motion an accident was avoided due to awareness of other drivers. in a neigborhood street, with children present very near.
I know my truck is 14 years old. but my brake lines rust out near the abs block and near the fuel tank on the frame of the truck. which is odd to happen at the same time. i have heard of people having problems with this truck line sooner then me. now i have a 85 trans am made by gm and haven't had this problem . i think the nhtsa and gm need to look at this closer. this happen to me this morning on my way out to work and it scared the hell out me lucky i was just in my drive way. i take very good care of my truck and don't abuse it. i try to keep up on the under body and frame after snow storms by rinsing off the under body and frame. now i was informed i will cost me any were from $1500.00 to$ 2000.00 to repair this problem. not a happy camper. just glade i wasn't on the road doing 50. as i take local and state high ways to work.
While driving at highway speed, traffic mounted up and cars vigorously applied braked. braked truck, which slowed at first, then pedal sank to floor and ceased to stop. emergency brake deployment performed remaining necessary stopping (just barely). inspection found badly rusted brake line ruptured near the passenger rear tire, as the metal line meets rubber. all lines badly rusted while little other underchassis shows any rust at all.
Yesterday my brake pedal went to the floor and i could not stop the truck. i put my blinkers on and drove about two miles an hour to my regular mechanic and he said all the brake lines need to be replaced because the are rusted out and leaking fluid to a cost of $750.00. it is in the shop right now so i won't have the invoice for a few days. he also said the the fuel lines look rusted also and hopes they won't break while fixing the brake lines.
tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving about 15 mph, another vehicle cut in front, caused the contact to apply the brake pedal forcefully and punctured the brake line. the contact slowly drove the vehicle to his residence. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not provided. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 21,000.
Upon exiting highway at 75 mph, i applied brakes to slow down. the brakes felt spongy then went to the floor. tried to pump with no results. this was a single lane exit ramp with a car turning left and one turning right at the end of the ramp. still at approx. 60 mph i had nowhere to go. down shift to 2nd and apply parking brake. finally one car turns and i blast through intersection about 40-45mph and just missed t-boning another vehicle. as i went down the entrance ramp back onto hwy. i was able to bring truck to a stop. later inspection of truck showed all 4 brake lines from abs to front of truck severely rusted with one ruptured. rear brake line also rusted. g.m. need to recall these vehicles before someone gets killed. at the speed i was traveling i had seconds to make a decision. i was lucky the car in front of me turned and i missed the car on the crossroad. this truck has 85,xxx miles and has only been driven in snow or bad weather maybe a half dozen times during its life so corrosion should hot have been an issue. ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 70 mph, the battery indicator illuminated. the contact attempted to pull the vehicle over when he observed that the steering wheel had seized and took great effort to turn. also, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. the contact was able to stop using the fifth wheel camping trailer that was hitched with electronic brakes to slow and eventually stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer where it was diagnosed that the serpentine belt and idler pulley failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted or made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 151,041.
The brake lines on my 2004 chevrolet silverado are badly corroded and one of them has failed. when this happened, the pedal went to the floor and the truck had no brakes whatsoever. fortunately i was not involved in an accident. i live in kentucky and i have had this truck since new. we receive a minimal amount of bad winter weather here so i find it hard to believe that this was caused by salt. this truck is only 13 years old.
Brakes failed on highway due to rusted lines. brakes completely failed. brake line was so rusted it had a huge hole in it due to the rust.
When braking at slow speeds between 5-10 mph the abs activates preventing safe stopping.
Rear brake line busted on 2004 chevy silverado while driving in a parking lot. really dangerous! had to hit the curb to stop! there should be a recall on these steel brake lines! in the shop now to replace all the brake lines that are faulty! a cost that should be paid by gm not the consumer of a faulty product! *tr
The abs kicks in at speeds under 5 mph on drive pavement
While towing a boat rear brake line burst losing brakes thank god i had room to hit e brake and pull to the side of the road on a back road
2004 chevrolet silverado experienced complete brake failure. driving down a short hill, brake pedal pushed completely to floor with no brake response or stopping availability. driving @ approximately 20 mph, applying the emergency brake had little effect and had to turn into a dirt hill to stop the truck. upon further inspection, 4 brake lines directly underneath the cab on the drivers side were completely corroded with 2 lines failing simultaneously releasing brake fluid onto the ground. the 2 lines from the proportioning valve in the engine compartment to the abs and the 2 lines from the abs to the 2 front wheels run parallel under the cab and are severely corroded in 2 places only. the 4 lines were severely rusted at the point of the plastic clips that secure the lines to the frame of the truck. the plastic clips that hold the brake lines hold moisture and salt and cause all the brake lines to corrode at those points. it's important to note that there is no rust in the lines to the rear of the truck or at both rear brake calipers. this is not normal wear ...