Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Express 3500

Two problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Express 3500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Chevrolet Express 3500 based on all problems reported for the 2004 Express 3500.

1 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 04/05/2016

2004 Chevrolet express collins school bus while driving at 15 mph on an inclined rural country road attempting to brake noticed pedal extended to the floor and was stopped by further down shifting and applying emergency brake. Informed by repair shop the right front hydraulic line rubbed through the metal brake line causing the failure. Failure mileage 43,997.

2 Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2009

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet cargo express van 3500. While driving 45 mph he had attempted to brake and noticed that the brake pedal extended to the floor and the vehicle could only be stopped by manually down shifting the gears. The dealer informed the contact that the coolant line rubbed through to the brake line. There was a burning smell prior to the failure in the front axle area of the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 66445.


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