Five problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 based on all problems reported for the 2004 Silverado 2500.
Total brake failure when attempting to slow/stop vehicle to make a turn. Drove into parking lot to get off of roadway, hit sign, tree, parked vehicle before vehicle finally stopped.
I have had a complete brake job because all of the lines rusted out and failed as I was driving. Fortunately, I was able to use the emergency brake to stop safely. I spent rough. Y $3,000 to get this repaired. Now the fuel lines, fuel cooler and everything attached has rusted out to the point that it is going to be an additiona $2,500 to repair this. Also, the complete under carriage and rear end has rusted to the point that I am expecting it to fail at any time. This is not only a dangerous situation, but is extremely costly to the consumer, me. When the brakes failed, I was driving on a street approaching a busy intersection. With no warning at all, the pedal went to the floor and I had no brakes. The repair facility mechanic said he has never seen a system so bad. I keep the vehicle in a garage and have washed the under carriage in the winter to keep road salt from accumulating.
I was driving at normal speed and was traveling down a back road with a car dolly on back when I came up over the hill there were cars stopped and the other lane was comming towards traffic I tried at the top of a very steep hill to apply my brakes and they failed causing me to hit 6 cars and one motorcycle and lucky no one got killed so now I have a damaged truck because of engineers poor design.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. While the vehicle was being serviced for routine maintenance, the mechanic noticed that the entire front end of the vehicle was defective. The mechanic replaced the steering box, pitman arm, outer tie rod on both ends and the upper ball joint. The contact also stated that the brakes were leaking. The brake leak failure had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while hauling a trailer at 30 mph, the brakes failed as they were depressed. The stopping distance increased and the contact was able to coast to a stop before all of the brake fluid spilled out. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repair. The VIN was unknown. The failure and the current mileages were 120,000.