13 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Was trying to stop at red light & brake went to floor with no warning & had no brakes so unable to stop. Had to keep going through light & had to use emergency brake & finally managed to stop on side of road. Brake fluid was all over ground under the truck. Fortunately this happened only going 25 miles an hour in a suburban setting. Never had a problem with brakes before.
Driving home from work on the highway I exited the off ramp and depressed the pedal. The pedal went right to the floor. The truck maintained about 15% stopping power enough to just get it stopped before I would have entered a busy intersection and would have probably been responsible for killing and slamming 6,000 pounds of metal into someone children. I know several people with this same truck within 2 years and all have suffered the same problem or had it fixed out of fear. It's not how it's when. . . .
Step on brake pedal, line ruptures.
I was backing up in a parking lot, when I hit my breaks my peddle went to the floor. I decided to try and get to a parts store, but the newer vehicles are not like the older ones. When I hit my breaks in my 2004 chevy 1500 I had no breaks at all. The people who engineer these vehicles need to use a little sense and not put steel break line on the outside of frame behind front wheel. Because when they treat roads for bad weather it has chemicals in it that eats metal. My break line had busted near driver door, it was eat up with rust at only ten years old. New engineering shure is not like the old. You pay a much bigger price now days for a lot less quality? is this becoming the american way because we seem to be getting less quality for higher price on about every thing we buy.
Unwanted abs application at slow speeds! sometimes it activates, other times it doesnt. Very unpredictable & unsafe! this is a reoccurring problem.
Cost $600 to replace entire instrument panel!!! brakes never worked properly always have to push to the floor to stop even on new brakes shocks always needing replaced.
Slowing down to stop , push on break peddle , went to floor had enough since to use emergency break , thank god because I was coming up to a state route ( 2 , curtice , ohio ) check out why , two break lines leaking , all the line were rusted badly to my unbelief ! people will die because of this gm problem . I was lucky !!!.
Total sudden loss of brakes due to leaking brake lines, with no prior indication of any problem. Truck was towed to the dealer where it was purchased, and I am told all lines need to be replaced due to rust and corrosion despite excellent maintenance and relatively low mileage given age of vehicle. I went online and now see this is a widespread problem in gm trucks for approx. 10 year range, 99-09.
While driving a deer ran out in front of my truck,iapplied the brakes and the truck stoped and then the brake peddle went to the floor. I pulled over and checked the fluid only to find it leaking on the ground. I had the truck towed and called a chevy tech I know and was told this is common problem. Replacement parts as an assemly are no longer avilable! you buy the lines and have to have them bent to fit. . A rough price $1,000 to $1,600. 00.
Coming to a stop sign at a busy intersection, my vehicle brake pedal went to the floor and had previously never done that. I almost did notstop and in fact over shot the stop sign before being able to stop the vehicle. I had my three children in the car and was lucky that other vehicles were able to avoid hitting us. At the mechanics I was told all my lines will need tobe replaced as all are corroded to a dangerous condition.
My wife was nearing our house when the brake pedal went to the floor. She almost crashed into the garage.
All brake and transmission lines were severely rusted and leaking in my 2004 silverado. All lines had to be replaced due to the severe corrosion.
The consumer complained about the braking system. The brakes experienced extended stopping distance. The problem has been ongoing since June 2004 when he purchased the vehicle. There have been no accidents as of yet. When he contacted the dealership they said that it was the way the vehicle was made. The abs did not work properly either.