2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

WHILE PULLING UP TO A DRIVE UP WINDOW AT A FOOD STORE, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HEARD THE PRESSURE RELEASING UNDERNEATH. DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE HAD BURST FROM RUSTING THROUGH. THERE IS HEAVY RUST ON SECTIONS OF ALL OF THE LINES. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN IS BURST. *TR

JAN 2011 DURING A REAL BAD WINTER WE LOST THE FRONT BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600+, APRIL 2012 WHILE DRIVING AGAIN 25MPH THE REAR BRAKE LINES BURST!! JUST HAD TO PAY FOR MORE BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF $485. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 117,000 MILES AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE WE HAVE HAD, THE ODOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER FOR HEAT AND A/C. *TR

MY TRUCK IS A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 WITH 94000 MILES AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEAD IS BUSTED OFF. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CHEVY/GMC 4.8,5.3 OR 6.0 ENGINE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. MILLIONS OF OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FROM THIS FAILURE IT CAN LEAD TO FUTURE EMISSION PROBLEMS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEMS, EXHAUST LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEADING TO EXHAUST FUMES BEING LEAKED INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD BE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF AS A RECALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

FOUR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK AND THE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT OCCURS IN MANY OF THE SIMILAR V8 EQUIPPED MODELS AND HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. THIS PROBLEM ALSO LEADS TO FAULTY EMISSION READINGS BY THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM IS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES OF SERIOUS ROT AND RUST WITH COMPONENTS OF MY TRUCK. FIRST FAILURE WAS THAT MY POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR ROTTED THROUGH AND CAUSED A LEAK OF FLUID, HAD TO REPLACE UNIT. THEN TRANSMISSION LINE ROTTED THROUGH, CAUSING A LEAK OF FLUIDS, HAD TO REPLACE LINES AND COOLER DUE TO CORROSION. THEN STARTER FAILED, SERIOUSLY CORRODED. HAD TO REPLACE. AFTERWARD, ALTERNATOR FROZE UP, INSIDE WAS CORRODED WITH RUST AND WOULD NOT SPIN FREELY, HAD TO REPLACE. MOST RECENTLY, BRAKE LINES BURST CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WILL NEED TO REPLACE. I HAVE OWNED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS COMPLETELY UNUSUAL IN MY EXPERIENCE AND HAS CAUSED A SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO ESCAPE BOTH. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS BEEN A SERIOUS FINANCIAL BURDEN AND INCONVENIENCE TO HAVE TO REPLACE SO MANY COMPONENTS ON A TRUCK THAT HAS YET TO REACH 60,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT IN HOPES THAT MY 30,000 INVESTMENT WOULD LAST ME A GOOD NUMBER OF YEARS WITH REGULAR AND EXPECTED MAINTENANCE. *TR

MY SISTER INLAW BORROWED MY TRUCK TO MOVE SOME BOXES. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIT BRAKES PEDAL FELT FUNNY. SECOND TIME SHE HIT THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FOOR. LUCKLY THE SECOND TIME WAS NOT A MUST STOP SITUATION. AND GOT THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERLY CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEBODY IS KILLED OR EVEN A FAMILY IS KILLED. *TR

ON FEB..9 2012 I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU AUTOMATED CAR WASH, WHEN DRIVING OUT I WENT TO STEP ON BRAKE & THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE LIFTED THE HOOD & CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER & SAW THAT IT NEEDED FLUID, I WENT INTO THE CONVENIENCE STORE & BOUGHT A PINT OF BRAKE FLUID, I FILLED THE MASTER CYLINDER, IT TOOK THE WHOLE BOTTLE OF FLUID, I WALKED TO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO TEST THE BRAKE PEDAL & NOTICED THE FLUID LEAKED RIGHT OUT ON THE GROUND WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP, WHEN PUT ON LIFT THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE ROTTED OUT BRAKE LINE BY THE MODULAR VALVE PLUS THE OTHER THREE LINES WERE ROTTED & WERE UNSAFE, FOR A TEMPORARY FIX I HAD THE ONE LINE FIXED BY REPLACING A PIECE OF THE BROKEN LINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ABOUT THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION WITH NHTSA. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN NOV. 2003. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BAD FUEL INJECTORS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE SMOKE AND SMOG TEST FAILURE. MANUFACTURER HAS A 7 YEAR/200,000 MILE WARRANTY ON INJECTORS. MY VEHICLE HAS 121,000 MILES BUT WAS PLACED IN SERVICE 12/2003. MASSIVELY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL DURAMAX DIESELS. MANUFACTURER ONLY WARRANTIES THE REPAIRED VEHICLES FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. *TT

BRAKE LINE LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. REMAINING LINES ALSO ARE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. FUEL LINES ALSO SHOWING CORROSION WHICH I FEEL IS EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE.