2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

BOUGHT A SET OF FEDERAL COURAGIA MT'S ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO STILL ABOUT 95% TREAD WHEN TWO OF THE TIRES SPLIT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS TIRE IN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. I ALSO TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM ANS THEY HAVE HAD A FEW SETS BROUGHT BACK IN THE PAST MONTH. FEDERAL SO FAR HAS REFUSED TO CREDIT ANYONE FOR THE ISSUE. THE TIRES ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO HE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS PHYSICALLY HURT DRIVING ON THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. AFTER INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE METAL LINES , INCLUDING THE FUEL AND POWER STEERING LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE REPAIR COST 1200 DOLLARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ERRAND RUNNING AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. CALLED MY SERVICE PERSON AND HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE PUDDLE WAS IT WAS PROBABLY ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE THE LINE IS SECURED TO THE FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE CHEVY TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK AND ALL THE LINES ARE RUSTED, INCLUDING FUEL AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BECAUSE I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. A BRAKE LINE WAS GUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DUAL BRAKE SYSTEMS - I LOST ALMOST ALL BRAKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD I BEEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

NOTICED THAT ALL THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR AND EVEN THE ROTORS ARE NOT BEING WORN (EITHER THE ENTIRE SURFACE (LF INNER ROTOR) OR JUST ON PART OF THE ROTOR SURFACES). THE BACK BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEEM TO BE WEARING FINE. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING ON THESE CHEVY TRUCKS? THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFINITELY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SEVERE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ...UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT STOPPED. THE CONSUMER OWNS ANOTHER BUICK GMC WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 11/12/2013 *JS

BRAKES FAILED - LINES RUSTED - MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE GETTING SEVERAL SIMILAR SITUATIONS A WEEK ON THIS MODEL OF CHEV. HIS IS A SMALL ;SHOP. WHILE THE TRUCK DID STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I AM 70 AND HAVE OWNED LOTS OF CARS AND TRUCKS OVER THE YEARS IN MAINE, AND I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS. THE COMPANY IS USING A MATERIAL IN BRAKE LINES THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST. *TR

APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. DUE TO MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF $3,500 DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST CORROSION, ALL BRAKE LINES FRONT TO REAR, ROTORS WITH CALIPERS AND BACKING PLATES & PADS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,671 AT TIME OF FINISHED REPAIR. TRUCK ALWAYS SERVICED AND TAKEN CAR OF WITH NEW TIRES, AND BRAKES IN PAST, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IF MANUFACTURER HAS TRUCKS OUT ON THE ROAD LOSING BRAKES AT LOW MILEAGES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. OWED TOYOTA TRUCK FOR 13 YEARS AND USE TO HAVE IT IN WATER ALL THE TIME WITH NO MAJOR CORROSION / RUST PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN MY CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS, WE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND I FELT PRESSURE BUT THEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A CONTROLLED, THOUGH DANGEROUS STOP. I PULLED OVER AND TESTED THE BRAKES AND I COULD HEAR A SOUND OF AIR ESCAPING BELOW THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UNDER AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY HAND AND NOTICE COMPLETELY CORRODED BREAK LINES AND DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. ON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED ALL THE BREAK LINES AND FUEL LINE WERE GROSSLY CORRODED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN TO OTHERS I'VE JUST NOW REALIZED AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE COMPLAINT LIST. I'M DISAPPOINTED AND RELIEVED THAT MY CAMPER WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME AS MY CHILDREN AND I WERE PREPARING FOR A CAMPING TRIP THAT LABOR DAY WEEKEND. COMPLETELY HAPPY NOBODY WAS HURT...BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. PLEASE REFER TO FILE EA11001 WHICH I RECENTLY REVIEWED CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AS THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,296. GM INFOMRED THE CONSUMER, THEY NO LONGER MADE BRAKE LINES FOR HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/23/13