Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

I pressed the brakes hard to avoid hitting a deer. Once I pressed the pedal, the truck slowed and then the pedal went to the floor. A steel brake line below the cab blew. After inspection, I found that all the original steel lines were significantly rusted.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the gear was in reverse with the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard, the vehicle continued to move backwards. The contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The contact heard an abnormal noise, but was able to drive home. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake line needed to be repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was currently being repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Brake line failure due to rust and use of inferior parts from Chevrolet. Vehicle was in motion an accident was avoided due to awareness of other drivers. In a neigborhood street, with children present very near.

I know my truck is 14 years old. But my brake lines rust out near the abs block and near the fuel tank on the frame of the truck. Which is odd to happen at the same time. I have heard of people having problems with this truck line sooner then me. Now I have a 85 trans am made by gm and haven't had this problem . I think the NHTSA and gm need to look at this closer. This happen to me this morning on my way out to work and it scared the hell out me lucky I was just in my drive way. I take very good care of my truck and don't abuse it. I try to keep up on the under body and frame after snow storms by rinsing off the under body and frame. Now I was informed I will cost me any were from $1500. 00 to$ 2000. 00 to repair this problem. Not a happy camper. Just glade I wasn't on the road doing 50. As I take local and state high ways to work.

While driving at highway speed, traffic mounted up and cars vigorously applied braked. Braked truck, which slowed at first, then pedal sank to floor and ceased to stop. Emergency brake deployment performed remaining necessary stopping (just barely). Inspection found badly rusted brake line ruptured near the passenger rear tire, as the metal line meets rubber. All lines badly rusted while little other underchassis shows any rust at all.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving about 15 mph, another vehicle cut in front, caused the contact to apply the brake pedal forcefully and punctured the brake line. The contact slowly drove the vehicle to his residence. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,000.

Upon exiting highway at 75 mph, I applied brakes to slow down. The brakes felt spongy then went to the floor. Tried to pump with no results. This was a single lane exit ramp with a car turning left and one turning right at the end of the ramp. Still at approx. 60 mph I had nowhere to go. Down shift to 2nd and apply parking brake. Finally one car turns and I blast through intersection about 40-45mph and just missed t-boning another vehicle. As I went down the entrance ramp back onto hwy. I was able to bring truck to a stop. Later inspection of truck showed all 4 brake lines from abs to front of truck severely rusted with one ruptured. Rear brake line also rusted. G. M. Need to recall these vehicles before someone gets killed. At the speed I was traveling I had seconds to make a decision. I was lucky the car in front of me turned and I missed the car on the crossroad. This truck has 85,xxx miles and has only been driven in snow or bad weather maybe a half dozen times during its life so corrosion should hot have been an issue. I've owned many cars with 200,000 plus miles and never had brake line issues. I believe with as many complaints as I read about this problem you need to force a recall before someone gets disabled for the rest of there life, or someone loses a family member!!!.

The brake lines on my 2004 Chevrolet silverado are badly corroded and one of them has failed. When this happened, the pedal went to the floor and the truck had no brakes whatsoever. Fortunately I was not involved in an accident. I live in kentucky and I have had this truck since new. We receive a minimal amount of bad winter weather here so I find it hard to believe that this was caused by salt. This truck is only 13 years old.

Brakes failed on highway due to rusted lines. Brakes completely failed. Brake line was so rusted it had a huge hole in it due to the rust.

Rear brake line busted on 2004 chevy silverado while driving in a parking lock. Really dangerous! had to hit the curb to stop! there should be a recall on these steel brake lines! in the shop now to replace all the brake lines that are faulty! a cost that should be paid by gm not the consumer of a faulty product!.

While towing a boat rear brake line burst losing brakes thank god I had room to hit e brake and pull to the side of the road on a back road.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but hesitated to respond before the vehicle completely stopped. The service brake system warning indicator illuminated and the service brake system error message displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,340.

Steel brake lines are prone to corrosion. Replaced 2 original brake lines in the last 24 months. 1st failure the brake line suddenly burst while applying the brake. Second incident the brake line slowly leaked. Upon inspection the lines are severely rusted.

Total brake failure. Rusted brake lines. Why are these not recalled? how many people must be killed or injured?.

Brakes failed completely while driving on street near home. Line from proportioning valve to abs unit has pin holes, I had to replace all under chassis brake lines last year, but lines in the engine compartment really? the plastic securing clips act as a container for moisture and rot the line.

While driving to the gym with my 2 sons with me, I luckily stopped at the dumpster in my condo community to drop off some trash. While attempting to stop when approaching the dumpster I lost about 90% of my brake pedal travel and noticed a huge mist of fluid by my drivers side door. Luckily I was able to stop and then return to my parking spot in front of my condo without incident. Upon parking my truck in the parking spot the remaining brake fluid emptied out. When I looked for the cause I quickly discovered that my brake lines were so badly corroded they looked like they came from the sunken titanic. I have lived in 2 states that get snow in the winter but after every snowfall I've taken the truck to the local car wash and used the underbody wash feature. I've driven 1987, 1988, and 1994 vehicles in snow states and had no brake line issues so my 2004 vehicle I'd expect no issues either. This is a huge safety risk, nowhere in the owners manual does it warn you to check your metal brake lines for corrosion. Filters, pads, fluids etc are routine maintenance that the owners manual includes but metal brake lines are not and shouldn't be, not when aftermarket corrosion proof brake line kits cost $100. Luckily my family or no one else's family were hurt in my incident but the longer gm refuses to recall these brake lines others might not be as lucky.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes failed to respond. The brake warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake lines had experienced severe corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

I was driving today with my lawn tractor loaded on the truck of the bed. I came upon traffic stopped at a red light. As I pressed my brakes to stop , the brake pedal went to the floor and I almost struck the vehicle in front of me. Luckily I was not travelling at high speeds and the vehicle managed to move and avoid being rear ended by me after I began honking my horn as a warning. Upon inspecting the vehicle, I discovered that a brake line had ruptured, which caused this problem.

Bad rusted brake lines about to fail. I see on line that gm use bad steel lines.

Pouring rain I was taking my mother to see my dad at the hospital. I started down the street and went to stop. Pedal sunk to the floor. I came to a stop part way into the intersection. Thank god, for god and my guardian angel that I wasn't on the highway when this happened. We had it towed to the dealership and it was corroded brake lines. It's a 2004 with 80,000 miles on it. Never been off-road. Why hasn't gm and the traffic safety committee issued a recall. Had this been the night before coming home from the hospital we would be at a funeral. It was fortunate we were doing maybe 10mph.

Driving late at night, all of a sudden with no warning a complete loss of brakes and all fluid. Brake lines rusted and broke. . Was able to gear down to slow and use parking brake thanks to no traffic late night. This is not normal as the lines are not visable without crawling under vechicle where they are up in the frame. Only had 41,000 miles on truck. The cost for repair was $600. 00 which I believe should be borne by Chevrolet. If this had happened in traffic, it would definitely would have caused an accident. They are not located in a place where they can be seen easily.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact then depressed the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle and avoid crashing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to the floor but the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle crashed into a four foot tall curb and the transmission prevented the vehicle from going over. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was diagnosed by the contact, who was an independent mechanic. He diagnosed that the brake lines were rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Came up to a stop sign going about 30mph. Brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Had to use the parking brake to stop the truck. Mechanic says I need to have all the brake lines replaced. All the lines were rusted to the point one failed. The hydraulic system on this truck is not divided, meaning a hole in any line you loose all breaks. Truck only has 57000 miles on it? I can't believe a recall has not been issued for this known problem. When someone dies I hope to be called to testify against gm.

Brake line failure.

I had just got of the interstate going about 65. After pulling in my driveway, the brakes went completely out. Nothing. Apon inspection, I found a rusted out brake line on the left front. This truck has never been abused as I am almost 70 yrs. Old. All the lines are flaking with rust and now I will not feel safe driving it until all the lines have been replaced at a very high cost since gm does not make a replacement part. I bought this truck new in good faith thinking it would be my last. It seems to me gm should at least stand good on defective parts. Now I find out this same problem has been happening all over. This is not just a few trucks either.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the brake pedal was difficult to depress and they ended up failing. The vehicle towed to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the either the rear or front brake line fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000. Ng.

I was driving on a paved secondary road at about 40 mph. As I approached a rr crossing I put my foot on the brake pedal and when I tried to apply the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. This was a normal gentle application, not a panic stop situation. I then pumped the brake pedal and got just a little braking ability and I was able to stop the vehicle. I was about one mile from my home, so I turned around in a driveway and very slowly returned to my house. I parked in my driveway. About an hour later I went out to the vehicle and noticed a puddle under the vehicle; I then opened the hood and there was a lot of brake fluid sprayed around the engine compartment on the driver side of the vehicle. I made arrangements to have the vehicle checked & repaired and had the vehicle transported to the repair shop. The shop said a brake line was ruptured due to corrosion, also said all of the brake lines had excessive corrosion and recommended that I have all of the brake lines replaced. I did have all of the brake lines replaced. In looking at complaints on your website, I see that this is a common problem on gm pickups; I am surprised that NHTSA has not forced gm to step up to fix the problem vehicles. Now that my truck is fixed, I am still concerned about all of the other gm pickup trucks on the road that have severely corroded brake lines. This problem is too serious for NHTSA to ignore.

Brake lines leak due to excessive corrosion. . All the lines have been replaced months ago. The truck has less than 50 thousand miles. I feel this is way to soon for this problem. The dealer laughed when I asked if this was a warranty problem.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at 30 mph, the brake system failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the brake line fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,395.

Brake pedal would constantly go to the floor after stopping at light, etc. Within a day brakes went to floor without stopping vehicle. Added two pints of fluid which immediately leaked out. Repair facility said they had to replace driver side rear brake line.

Total brake failure on 2 occasions, both with trailer attached - badly rusted brake lines to both front wheels burst under the added pressure of stopping while trailering. Other lines to the rear are also badly rusted, but have not yet failed. Front lines (providing the majority of braking) are held in horizontal plastic clips that do not readily drain, and accelerate corrosion damage. Both incidents involved near miss accidents and possible injuries. One, while backing the trailer into parking spot with someone behind providing directions, and the other just after hooking up the trailer and proceeding into traffic (if that failure had been one stop later, it would have occurred while stopping to turn onto a highway). Due to a fear of admitting guilt, gm has not offered replacement parts for purchase, and all new lines must be custom built, with a cost estimate of over $1000 to replace the bundle of all 5 lines. Finally, this truck (1 owner) is otherwise totally rust free - there is no explanation for the first 2 things to rust out on an otherwise rust-free truck to be brake lines. Without trailers or high loads, the half system failure leaves the vehicle with limited reserve stopping capability, but under the higher load conditions (exactly when the compromised brake lines fail) the reserve capability is greatly reduced. One of the reasons there likely have not been more injuries and fatalities, is that once the owner is aware of the problem, there is little or no trust in the brake system. Why must there be a death count before something is done about a problem reported hundreds of times over many years on both gm and Chrysler truck (both using the same lines)? at least order the oems to provide kits of all brake lines at reasonable cost to owners.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet silverado 800. The contact the brake lines rotted through and was replaced. The contacted stated that the fuel lines rotted and spilled fuel all over the place. There was no warning. The contact also stated that while at a stop,, the brake was depressed and the pedal went all the way to the floor. The contact used the emergency brakes to pull out of the road. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 60. 000. Fe.

Brake line ruptured at abs unit under driver side floor panel. Total loss of braking. Luckily, was in a parking lot when it happened and used emergency brake to stop. All brake lines at this point very badly corroded and were replaced. Mechanic showed me that lines at this point were paper thin from corrosion and lucky that they hadn't ruptured causing an accident before this.

My truck was standing in traffic with my foot on the brake pedal when suddenly the brake pedal went straight to the floor. I brought the truck to my mechanic and he told me that the brake lines had severe rusting and that the line had burst. He refused to fix it saying that he did not want to take responsibility. I then brought the truck to another mechanic who also said that he would not attempt to fix it either. Now I am stuck with no way to get help.