Three problems related to abs brake fail have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2004 Silverado 1500.
Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the abs engaged when the vehicle braked at lower speeds. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the abs sensor failed. The contact was informed to take the vehicle to a dealer. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 48,000.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) abs false activation at low speed, when almost stopped on 2004 chevy. Silverado. Increased stopping distance almost resulted in accident. Hub corrosion causes abs failure and was subject of recall # 05v379000 (NHTSA action # pe05020) covering 1999 to 2002 model years. Same design seeing same problem on subsequent years. Gm TSB # 03052007-d covers description for 1999 to 2006 model years, but "special (warranty) policy" only covers 1999 to 2002. Tried working with gm before repair and received case # [xxx]. After repair was completed, was told by district manager (patrick) that repair would not be covered due to age of vehicle. Dealer confirmed with gm customer rep (edward) that truck was low mileage, not abused, and passed "multi-point" check without any problems. Paid $212 out of pocket to get truck released. It is ironic that if the truck was 2 years older it would be covered. This recall needs to be expanded to cover all model years, after 2002, with this same hub design! district manager also said if recall is expanded, they would issue refunds to people who already paid out of pocket for this repair. Work was performed at shearer Chevrolet, shelburne rd. , south burlington, vt on 05-20-2010. Their phone # 802-658-1111, service rep was sandy, invoice # [xxx]. [xxx].
When coming to a stop, the abs system fails. I researched and I found a recall up to 2003 model for the same exact problem. I do not think it was corrected in the 2004 model. Disconnected the fuse to stop the problem but it now is an issue because I'm trying to sell the vehicle and the abs light on all the time. They want $900 to replace the abs module.