2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

IN PREPARATION TO LEAVE ON A CAMPING TRIP THE NEXT MORNING I ATTACHED A TAG ALONG TRAILER TO THE TRUCK. WHEN I PULLED FORWARD A LITTLE TO TEST THE BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE TRAILER AND TO ACHIEVE A MORE LEVEL GROUND, SO AS TO TURN ON THE REFRIGERATOR, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD HEAR LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY MECHANIC REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS HE DEEMED THEM ALL UNSAFE DUE TO EXTERIOR RUSTING. WE ARE SO GLAD THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE HAPPENED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND NOT ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *JS

STEEL BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALONG THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. *JS

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES JUST BEFORE EXITING ON OFF-RAMP AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES REVEALED THAT RF BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS UNDER THE RADIATOR RUPTURED AND IS SEVERELY CORRODED. ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES HAVING HEAVY CORROSION AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE THE CASTECH HEADS ON MY TRUCK THAT ARE KNOWN FOR GETTING CRACKS IN THEM AND LEAKING ANITIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THE WAY IT SOUNDS THERE SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL ON THESE HEADS, THIS ISN'T A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DEAL. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACING SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SINCE MORE THAN JUST ONE PERSON IS COMPLAINING. IT SEEMS LIKE ALSO THAT GM HAS HELPED A FEW PEOPLE AND THEN TOLD OTHERS THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. *TR

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.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE GMC DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT, BUT SHOULDN'T A SAFETY ITEM LIKE YOUR AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY? JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THIS CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE ON ALL NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD BE COVERED. SO DOES IT MEAN THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT, OR IS IT JUST A MALFUNCTIONING DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT THAT HAS COME ON? I KNOW MY MODEL TRUCK IS OLDER (2004) BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS I SHOULD THINK WOULD BE COVERED. HAVE THERE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS HAPPENING IN CHEVY TRUCKS? *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 89764 MILES WHEN SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR SHE WENT INTO OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE BY THE GAS TANK HAD RUPTURED. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON THING ON THESE TRUCKS HOWEVER CHEVROLET WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL GM GUY FOR 32 YEARS UNLESS THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND OFFER SOME KIND OF REPAIR "I WILL NEVER BUY FROM GM AGAIN" AND I WILL ADVISE EVERYONE I KNOW TO DO THE SAME. HOWEVER I DON'T THINK THEY REALLY CARE THEY WILL JUST GET MORE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY CAN'T SELL CARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY HILL WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN THE HILL IN LOW (AUTOMATIC TRANS) AND TURNED AROUND AND COASTED BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I COULD CHECK IT OUT. MY REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED IN TWO AND THE OTHERS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE METAL ON MY EXHAUST HAS NO RUST AFTER ALL OF THESE MILES BUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE OBVIOUSLY MADE OF A FAR CHEAPER METAL. I READ A LOT OF ARTICLES WHERE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS FROM 1999 TO 2003. GM, OLD OR NEW NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE CHEAP BRAKES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GUAGE, ODOMETER, PRESSURE AND THE HIGH/ LOW BEAM INDICATORS FAILED TO DISPLAY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/18/14*LJ UPDATED 09/5/2014 *JS