Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado - part 2

I was backing out of my driveway and a brake line blew. Lucky it happened in the driveway and not coming down a hill. I had to have the truck towed to a repair shop and they said all the lines need to be replaced due to rust. The cost to replace the lines is around $950.

Brake lines rotted out lost brakes.

While driving my 2004 Chevrolet z71 crewcab Silverado the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no warning sign such as soft pedal or warning light. I avoided rear ending the car in front of me becuase I was going slow enough in traffic to use my emergency brake. Upon inspection if found the brake reseviour below minimum and no visible leaks in my garage so I filled with dot3 fluid per owners manual. Upon depressing the brake pedal seeking a firm pedal the rear hard brake line burst. Further examination revealed all brake lines were rusted and in need of replacement, not just the burst line. My truck is not a daily driver and seldom driven on salted or chemical treated roads. When it is I always take is to my local car wash that has an undercarrage wash. I have noticed multiple complaints on brake lines for this vehicle with no recall. This is the first time I have ever heard of brake lines rusting to failure on a vehicle that is under 20 years old. Please insist Chevrolet do a recall before someone gets hurt and those of us that own this vehicle can be reimbursed, retroactiviely if necessary. Thank you.

My wife was transporting me to my first check up after major shoulder surgery, when the brakes failed. Upon a mechanical inspection, it has been determined that the brake line rusted totally through. We were very lucky she was able to get truck stopped with no injury to us or anyone else. Not a good situation with my shoulder totally immobilized.

Truck was in don mealey Chevrolet clemont FL. 34711 for a fuel leak. Upon completion of work technician took truck out for test drive. During the ride he experienced brake failure and almost struck another vehicle. This was reported to me by the service writer david taylor. The results were rebuild brake lines. 4000 found rear brake line from abs unit to rear wheels leaking replace brake line and bleed brakes parts $89. 71 labor $698. 21 total $787. 92 plus $75. 00 haz. Fluid disposal.

Rusted brake line broke , causing loss of brakes.

Brake line broke due to excessive rusting of line. Internet research shows many many owners having same problem.

1st incident Nov. 2013 my wife was driving with the kids and was coming to a stop at a light and her brakes went all the way to the floor and had to swerve into shopping plaza entrance to avoid a accident. Took it to the shop to have brake line fixed. 2nd incident was Nov. 2013 while bleeding brakes at the shop another break line broke in the rear so I had to have the shop fix that also. Dec. 2013 while my wife was driving to supermarket, while driving in traffic someone cut in front of her and which caused her to hit the brakes & another brake line blew which was accident involved.

I was backing out of driveway hit brake pedal and it went to the floor. Looked under truck and back left brake line had blown out upon looking at rest of brake lines they to where rusted and bulging needed to be replaced luckily happened in driveway and not in the morning when I would have been traveling down a very hilly road gm should not have used inferior brake lines.

Brake lines under forward side of drivers door totally rusted through. Total loss of brakes while towing a trailer. Brakes felt soft prior to complete failure but no warning indication in instrument cluster until total failure. Brake fluid gushing onto the ground.

While exiting i95 and trying to come to a stop, my brake pedal went to the floor and I almost hit the car in front of me. I had a ruptured brake line under the drivers side door and it cost me 200. 00 to get replaced.

While driving vehicle front left steel brake line burst due to excessive rust. After inspecting the remaining lines under the vehicle all of the metal lines , including the fuel and power steering lines are excessively rusted to the point they needed to be replaced. The repair cost 1200 dollars.

I believe the original brake lines on the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have inherent design/material flaws and are unsafe to the driving and pedestrian public. I had 2 separate instances of catastrophic loss of all braking effort on the same truck within one year of each other. On 10/6/2013 was driving said vehicle, mileage 80229, on a rural road when approaching a point of interest. Depressed brake pedal once to reduce speed to 40mph and then a 2nd time to reduce speed further. However brake pedal lost all resistance and went to the floor. Pumped brakes 4 times and no braking effort was available. Pulled parking brake which was rusted out and only provided minimal braking effort. Was able to downshift and reduce speed to eventually pull off road after approx 1/2 mile. Serviced by gm dealer, repair was "replace rusted out rear brake line and bleed" at a cost of $850. Tech inspected all other brake lines and tech found no other brake lines that had excessive rust. New brake line is an uncoated metal. On 8/19/2014 driving said vehicle, mileage 86242, about to turn onto expressway entrance ramp when traffic slowed. Depressed brake petal and pedal went to the floor; was traveling approx 15mph when brakes were lost. Fortunately I was able to pilot vehicle away from ramp and onto shoulder. Pumped brakes over 10 times; no braking effort was applied to slow the vehicle. Parking brake again provided no braking effort. Was able to coast slightly uphill on shoulder to bring vehicle to a halt after approx 250 feet. Serviced by same gm dealer, repair was "replaced the front brake lines, to both front wheels and the four lines from the master to the bpmv. Fill and bleed the hydraulic system. Remove rusted brake bleeders and replaced" at cost of $1180. New brake lines installed are coated with a black plastic or fiber.

I attempted to stop in my driveway and the brake pedal went to the floor. Fortunately I was only going 5 mph because I had almost no brakes. I stopped and looked under the vehicle. A brake line was gushing out brake fluid. I had it towed to the dealer. The brake line rusted and developed a leak without warning. What ever happened to dual brake systems - I lost almost all braking without any warning. Had I been going down a steep hill, I would have been killed.

All brake lines are completely corroded.

Going to work, backed up and started down driveway. As I applied breaks at bottom of hill, break peddle went to the floor, used emergency break to stop. Took truck to repair shop and he found the breaks lines rusted and leaking with one already split. With the condition of all the lines, knowing that if he only repaired the one broken, there was still a safety issue because the any of the other lines could go at anytime. I had him replace all 33 feet of brake line at a cost of $395. 46.

I was in stop and go traffic for about 3mi. When the car in front of me stopped, when I applied the brakes the peddle went to the floor and I hit the car in front of me on the rear bumper. Thank goodness I was moving very slowly when I hit him and there was now damage to either vehicle. I pulled off the road and looked under my truck and noticed a pool of brake fluid on the ground. I had the truck towed to the repair shop and after the mechanic did an inspection he told me he was surprised that I had made it this long. He showed me the lines when he had it on the lift and although the rear brake line ruptured, all the brake lines were rusted to the point of failure and must be replaced. I asked him what could have caused the lines to rust so quickly and he told me that this has been a problem with this model and year of truck . How could Chevrolet allow such a safety issue to exist. Must someone die before a recall is issued.

Unable to stop. Avoided vehicle in front of me, went off road no damage to vehicle but loss of braking. Upon inspection found brake lines severely corroded and seeping brake fluid.

Brakes failed - lines rusted - mechanic tells me that they are getting several similar situations a week on this model of chev. His is a small ;shop. While the truck did stop, the pedal went to the floor and the truck took a long time to stop. Luckily I was not in traffic. I would have never stopped in traffic. I am 70 and have owned lots of cars and trucks over the years in maine, and I can tell you I have never had a brake line rust through like this. The company is using a material in brake lines that are unusually susceptible to rust.

In preparation to leave on a camping trip the next mourning I attached a tag along trailer to the truck. When I pulled forward a little to test the brake and running lights on the trailer and to achieve a more level ground, so as to turn on the refrigerator, my brake peddle went to the floor and I could hear liquid leaking from under the driver's side of the truck. Upon further investigation, my mechanic replaced all the brake lines as he deemed them all unsafe due to exterior rusting. We are so glad that the brake line failure happened in the drive way and not on the interstate highway.

Brake line rusted out caused loss of all brake fluid on interstate 95. Pedal when to floor resulting in total loss of braking. Emergency brake was used to stop but hard to control vehicle.

Went to shop for sched. Service and it was discovered that the brake lines were rusted and should be replaced. Scheduled for replacement on 5/14/13 at considerable cost.

Driving 35 mph when I came to next red light and brake pedal hit the floor. Took very long to come to a complete stop. Noticed later brake lines are corroded and leaking directly underneath passenger side door. Appear to be rusting all along the length of the tube. Luckily no vehicles were in front of me and was not traveling any faster.

While backing out at a little league parking lot, the brake pedal went to floor and I had to use the emergency brake to stop. All brake lines were rusted/ruptured. I do not live or drive in the "rust belt". This could have been much worse to include pedestrian or occupant fatalities.

I was driving down the road and stepped on my brake pedal and it went to the floor I was told the brake lines rusted out. I had it repared and then happend twice more. Know I had to order ss. Brake lines befor my wife or someone else got killed!!!!!!!!!!!!! something needs to be done about this befor someone dies.

I was going up a hill in vermont and the brakes let go, pedal to the floor. My truck slid backwards, jack knifed my trailer which swung around and smashed into the side of my truck. Took my truck to have the brake lines replaced because they were totally rusted which caused them to break. My gas line is in the same condition now. It is so rusted my mechanic was afraid to touch it for it would break.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the brake lines were corroded and caused the brakes to fail. The contact was attempting to stop when the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard abnormally. The contact was able to cruise to a stop. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where they informed the contact that the complete undercarriage of the vehicle was corroded. The contact traded in the vehicle. The failure and the current mileages were 143,000.

Driving down a busy 4 lane road. Approached a red light and attempted to stop, when pushing the pedal it gave free and depressed all the way to the floor. I had to switch lanes quickly to avoid a car and blew through the red light. While I was able to avoid the accident it was very scary. Upon inspection of my brake lines 1 had burst and the rest were so rusted it was only a matter of time till the rest blew. ## VIN failed ##.

I was notified by a gm service center that the brake lines were very rusty and needed replacing. . While replacing the brake lines, I was told that the fuel lines were leaking, needing replacement and also the fuel sender unit needed replacing due to corrosion. This was a very costly repair and should not happen on a low mileage vehicle. I was told that this is a big problem on many gm trucks. I think I should be reimbursed for these repairs.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while braking for a traffic stop, the brakes abnormally traveled to the floorboard and the vehicle did not respond. As a result, the contact crashed into a pedestrian. The pedestrian was injured and transported to the hospital. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, where it was discovered that the entire brake line was completely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 115,000.

I was driving down rte 3 near my house going approximately 35 miles per hour in mid afternoon. When I tried to apply my brakes the peddle went all the way to the floor and I was unable to stop. I immediately depressed my emergency brake and was able to coast to a safe stop on the side of the road. I had the vehicle towed to a local midas shop and was informed that my brake lines had rusted through and had to be replaced at a cost of nearly $1,400. I feel extremely lucky that I was not at excessive speed or that anybody was in front of me as this situation could have resulted in serious injury or a fatality.

Wife was driving on 301 south in maryland on 10\27\2012 when she applied the brakes when pulling over to get gas. Pedal went to the floor and brake fluid was visible on ground by the drivers side door. She had to leave it at the gas station until I was able to repair. Brake line was rusted through I replaced it and got truck home. Replaced 2nd brake line on 11/08/15. Now 07/10/2015 another line has rusted through in the process of replacing the remaining lines.

Rusted brake line ruptured causing loss of fluid resulting in braking failure.

No brakes, all most went into ohio river. Main brake line rusted out under driver seat. And emergency brake cable rusted out under driver seat. After checking all line and cable needs replaced $ 2000. Dealer said noting they can replace for free. I will never purchase gm products again . ## VIN passed ## 2004 chevy Silverado 4x4 truck purchase date 12-31-03 ##.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado z71. While driving approximately 5 mph in reverse, the brake pedal traveled to the floor upon engaging. The vehicle continued to accelerate. The gear was immediately shifted into drive and the emergency brake was engaged in order to stop. The contact was able to drive with the use of the emergency brake for stopping. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the brake lines were completely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 66,800. The VIN was unavailable. Js.