Brake Light On problems of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

While on vacation and carrying a ruck camper, with no warning, brake pedal began losing firmness, going near floor. We were able to slow down and get to the side of the road, but brakes would not hold vehicle completely stopped. After a few minutes the pedal did become a bit more firm and we drove very slowly to a better place to stop. This time the brake warning light on the instrument cluster came on as we were stopping. There was very little fluid in the brake reservoir and brake fluid could be seem leaking it under the truck. The truck, and camper, were towed. Dealer says all brake lines are rusted and must be replaced. Very expensive - and dangerous!.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that she heard a clicking noise near the dashboard and the brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact then applied the brakes however, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard abnormally and did not stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the brake lines were corroded and rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I was driving from the boat launch to park my 2004 chevy Silverado 2500hd when the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I pumped the brakes as I slowly approached my parking spot, however, I could not get any pressure to build up in the system. With no action on the brake calipers, I used my parking brake to stop as I entered my parking spot. There was no warning or indicator light alerting me to any brake problems. After parking I noticed a leaking brake line under the driver's side near the abs brake module. I made a temporary repair, attempted to bleed and pump up the brakes which resulted in the rear brake line blowing out right at the hose connection. Still no warning or indicator light came on to alert me to any problems with the brake system. I had the vehicle towed home and as we were taking my vehicle off the truck, the brake warning light finally came on and the electronic dash displayed the message "service brake system". The lack of fluid in the brake reservoir must have triggered the sensor there. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the brake line failed inside a plastic brake line retaining clip located on the outside of the frame just before it was routed over to the abs modulator valve under the vehicle on the driver's side on the inside of the frame. I replaced all the brake lines with pre-bent stainless steel lines from classictube. Com. I am only glad that this happened in a parking lot and not while I was towing my boat, I do not believe I would have had enough wits about me to use the parking brake to stop my truck. I mentioned this problem to my local gm dealer who blamed it on the treatment of roads during the winter months. Granted living in the "snow belt" one should expect corrosion but never complete brake failure without any warning. There are numerous complaints online, just search for silverado brake failure.