Three problems related to brake disc caliper have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Approaching a red light. Break pedal went to floor, vehicle didn't stop. Due to my driving experience, I downshifted and applied the emergency break to stop vehicle. Expensive repair of $3,500 due to extensive rust corrosion, all break lines front to rear, rotors with calipers and backing plates & pads. Vehicle only has 64,671 at time of finished repair. Truck always serviced and taken car of with new tires, and breaks in past, this is a major problem if manufacturer has trucks out on the road losing breaks at low mileages. This should be a recall. Owed Toyota truck for 13 years and use to have it in water all the time with no major corrosion / rust problems.
I have been dealing with rusting brake components since the calipers rusted and fell off at 36,000 miles. Now my garage kept Silverado has brake lines falling off that nearly cause an accident.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact took the vehicle to a local repair facility to have the tires rotated when he was informed that the entire lower ball joint assembly was defective and the caliper and brake pads were loose and flopping around. The mechanic refused to repair the vehicle because of the severity of problem. The contact drove the vehicle to an authorized dealer but was told that it could not be inspected until the following week. The contact had not called the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 91,200.