Brake Sensor problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I was driving home from work and a car in front of me stopped suddenly to make a turn, I pressed brake pedal firmly to avoid hitting him but did not lock up tires. When I did the pedal went to the floor and just barely missed hitting him by swerving to the right. I am a mechanic of 29 years and knew the brake system failed due to a major leak. I bought a piece of brake line and was going to repair it the next day and when I got the truck on the lift I seen massive amount of rust on all the lines and that it had multiple leaks from the panic stop. I haven't seen lines rusted like this on cars that have 3 times the mileage that my truck has. This is a major safety issue that is a known concern. All brake bleeders are rusted beyond being able to bleed the system, backing plates rusted away. Of all recalls out there and this isn't one is outrageous. This needs to be addressed sooner than later. I have been a state inspection mechanic all my life and this is the worst I have ever seen especially on a truck with 60,000 miles on it! there are tens of thousands of complaints on this issue and nothing is being done?? peoples lives are at stake and no recall but we will recall cars if a sensor might be causing a car to pollute the air. This is a $1,000- $1,500 min. Repair for the consumer. Plus the fuel lines are rusting the same way. I have been reading the same complaints on line for hours tonight and I could read for the next few weeks and don't think I'd get through all the complaints. I'm taking mine to a dealer to have it fixed just to have it documented for any future recalls or settlements of this known issue. I've worked in dealers all my life and know it has to be documented properly to get reimbursed. I hope to see something done with this issue before the next person gets injured or worse.

While approaching the intersection of a state highway, I went to apply the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Only by using the emergency brake and by going at a slower speed was I able to stop. The front brake line from the proportioning valve to the module had blown and the second brake line was rusted out. The remaining lines show some rust and will need replacing in the future. Also the O2 sensor went at the same time, total cost almost $600. 00. Not bad for a truck with only 37k miles on it, right?.

Pickup is always garaged . At 30000 miles had to change the front brake sensors as the anti-lock was activating as the truck came to a stop on dry pavement. Occurred at approx 5 mph. Hubs and sensors changed ($600 cost). Now at 58000 miles problem has reappeared. It appears a recall (#05v379000) has been issued for silverado pickups from 1999-2002. I will be contacting dealer. Truck located in northern minnesota.

1. Rattling, clunking in steering column - recalled on the 2005 silverado 2. Abs sensors corroded causing false activations, potentially will cause low speed crash(ES) - also recalled on 1999-2002 silverado both items occur numerous times in any short trip. Taking vehicle to chevy dealership in town, want ridiculous amount of money to correct, why? when there are recalls of similar problems of different year trucks.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the abs sensors malfunctioned when he attempted to stop the vehicle. When he attempted to come to a complete stop, the vehicle lunged forward and almost struck a school bus. The failure worsened over time. He stated that 4 out of 5 times, when he would attempt to stop the vehicle, the abs would malfunction and prevent sufficient braking control. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the hubs were corroded. The current mileage was approximately 52,000 and failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Updated 6/2/08 06/02/08.