2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

BRAKE LINE NEAR FRAME RAIL BENEATH DRIVERS SEAT ARE CORRODED. ONE OF THE LINES DEVELOPED A LEAK AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION RESULTED. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE TESTING THE BRAKES AND LIGHTS ON A 7,000 LB GVW TRAILER THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT AND ABOVE THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE OVER THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. ANOTHER 5 MINUTES I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH NO BRAKES AND PULLING A TRAILER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO A DAYS WORK WAS LOST BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL 130 MILES HOME FOR MY COMPANION TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. *TR

BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID, THANKFULLY WHILE PARKED. VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD, WITH LOW MILEAGE, ALWAYS GARAGED AND DRIVEN A LIMITED AMOUNT DURING WINTER, SO EXPOSURE TO SALT WAS NOT HIGH AT ALL. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A 7 YEAR OLD HEAVY DUTY TRUCK WITH 50K MILES. THANKS GOD IT DIDN'T LOSE BRAKES WHEN TOWING A HORSE TRAILER.. *TR

I HAD MY FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2010 UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM GM WITH NO OUT OF POCKET COST. 18 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE AS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, BUT BEING TOLD THAT I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST $3500+ TO REPAIR. IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE INJECTORS, PREVIOUSLY COVERED FOR 7 YEARS/200,000 MILES, WHY ARE THE "NEW IMPROVED" INJECTORS ONLY COMING WITH 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES. GM HAS A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR DURAMAX DIESELS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POST FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. AND CHEVROLET IS NOT OFFERING ANY HELP WITH ANY OF THEM. I AM DEALING WITH GM NOW, AND SO FAR HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE ISSUE. *TR

WENT TO USE THE TRUCK AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FLUID HAD SHOT OUT EVERYWHERE. TWO BLOWN BRAKE LINES DUE TO ROTTED OUT CONDITION OF THE LINES. REPAIR TOTAL OF $411.68. 2 LINES PLUS FITTINGS PLUS NEW BLEEDER SCREWS. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM PICK-UPS AND THAT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE ON THE EDGE OF GOING ALSO. THESE LINES TOO ARE ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER OF EA11001. THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL YEARS FOR VEHICLES BEFORE 1999 AND AFTER 2003. I WAS LUCKY MY INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT DOING 70 MPH OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR BILL OF ABOUT $750-$800 TO REPLACE THE OTHER LINES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM DISTRESSED TO BE IN THIS POSITION DUE TO THE MATERIALS USED AND INSTALLATION POSITION OF THESE LINES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED IT STALLED WITHIN 10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DURING A PANIC STOP AND REQUIRED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER THAT FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED.

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD LT 4X4 EXTENDED CAB SHORT BED ALL HARD STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER 2 DAYS AGO THAT MY GENERAL MOTORS WARRANTY (IT IS A GM WARRANTY PURCHASED THOUGH THE GM DEALER NOT SOME OTHER COMPANY) DOES NOT COVER RUST ON ANY PARTS. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE REPLACED THEY MUST FAIL. I SORRY BUT BRAKE LINES FAILING WITH MY WIFE AND 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. PLEASE HELP US GET GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE LINES WITH ALL STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

WE HAD A LIFE THREATENING EVENT ON OCTOBER 19, 2011. THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN AND THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED READY TO BREAK. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN WE WENT FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. WE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE DANGER OF THE PROBLEM. THE PITMAN ARM AND IDLER ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE DON'T HAVE A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HERE. THEY SAID THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE. WE USE THIS TRUCK ONLY FOR PLEASURE, NO HAULING. WE E-MAILED THE CHEVROLET CONSUMER SUPPORT CENTER AND THEY GAVE US A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER. WE WERE REQUESTED BY THEM TO COMMUNICATE BY PHONE. WE CALLED THEM ON OCTOBER 21, 2011 AND THEY REQUESTED THE ALIGNMENT SHOP'S PHONE NUMBER. ON OCTOBER 25, 2011, THEY CALLED US AND SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DIDN'T SEEMED TO BE CONCERNED THAT THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM SINCE THERE MAY BE MORE DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

NOT ONLY HAVE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STICKING AND REAR BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES AND FUEL LINES WHERE IT MAKES A TURN AROUND THE FRAME JUST UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FOOT WELL ARE SCARY RUSTED AS IF THEY USED A CHEAP STEEL FOR THE LINES. I WAS A CHEVY DEALER MECHANIC IN THE 1980S AND KNOW WHAT IM LOOKING AT. I HAVENT HAD THE LINES BLOW OUT YET BUT IM SURE THEY WILL. ALSO ALL THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER EXEPT THE ODOMETER AND GAS GAUGE AND THE FAN CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. *TT