Brake Grinding Noise problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The abs kicks in at low speeds to where it makes a grinding noise and have a grinding feel at the door pedal even after having the brakes and rotors replaced. The dash cluster gauges stop working one by one,only the heat gauge work off and on. The engine begins to over heat when sitting in idle 10 minutes, sometimes 5 minutes depending on how hot it is,and the air conditioning starts to blow hot air but it begins to cool off once you start back driving. I have had the water pump checked,some had the thermostat replaced and it still does it only in the summer.

Brake failure 2004 chevy Silverado 1500. Loud grinding noise in the right rear area of my pickup led me to stop at the nearest repair location to diagnose problem. Inspection indicated brake pad on inner right rear wheel was worn down to metal and was grooving into the rotor. Advised to drive as little as possible and bring truck the next day for repairs. The next day I took it back and had to have a rotor replaced and all four rear brake pads, even though the other three pads still had 75% of the pads left on them. Technicians who worked on my vehicle recognized common problem seen in many 1500 chevy silverado's of this age/era. Technical bulletin from Chevrolet (00-05-23-005b, dated may 27,2003) states problem with this model truck including year models 1999-2004. Solution to problem was to install mud flaps in front of rear tires to prevent road debris from being thrown up onto caliper assemblies and causing excessive wear to the right rear inner brake pad. We purchased this truck in December of 2003, well after this bulletin was published and they sold it to us with no mud flaps installed and no mention of the need for mudflaps or that there was a known design flaw in the vehicle that could cause rear brake damage. Chevrolet should have installed mud flaps on all affected truck models sold after they were aware of this flaw. They did not, nor did they later issue a recall to address this issue. Mud flaps they recommend are not longer being manufactured by them. I have attempted to resolve this issue with Chevrolet and they have refused any responsibility or assistance in obtaining the mud flaps (part # 15765007) or reimbursing us for the brake work that would not have had to have been done, if not for this known design flaw in our truck. I believe that there are thousands of truck owners out there that have had this same problem and perhaps did not have access to the bulletin, and are unaware of Chevrolets knowledge of the design flaw and the mud flap solution.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud grinding noise as if the brakes were dragging. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the entire braking system needed to be replaced because the vehicle was not driven enough. The failure and current mileages were less than 9,000. Updated 09/25/08 updated 09/25/08.