Power Assist Hydraulic Brake Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Brake failure 2004 Silverado 2500hd duramax. Hydro boost exploded which renders limited steering and brakes. This known problem 05v043000, 04v045000, for these trucks not only is a bad design but it is a hazard to the owner, mechanic and innocent occupants of other vehicles sharing the same roadway.

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Vehicle sat at the airport for 72hrs. When I left the airport, the brakes felt spongy, but were able to stop the vehicle. On the freeway as I was braking, the brakes began to feel more spongy, requiring increased stopping distance. When I arrived at my residence approximately 45 miles from the airport, I tried to turn into my driveway, only to find I had lost all power steering assist and braking assist. I was able to finally turn in, but had to use my emergency brake to come to a full stop. Once, stopped, I found I could not turn the steering wheel and there were no brakes. I opened the power steering reservoir cap, which immediately spewed a few ounces of p/s fluid over the engine compartment, fortunately not on the hot exhaust. Dealer had the vehicle towed 2 miles to their dealership where they claimed they could not duplicate the problem. However, they did keep it over night and decide to change a p/s pressure relief valve even though they could not duplicate anything. I filed a complaint to gm without anyone taking this serious safety issue as a real problem. This safety issued must be addressed and the root cause must be found before serious injury/death occurs due to this problem.

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Vehicle had not been driven for approx. 72 hours. Lost power assisted brakes and power assisted steering on two occasions on same day while backing after starting. Removed power steering/power brake cap on reservoir with engine not running after the second occasion. Fluid blew out of reservoir (approximately 2-3 ounces). Did not drive vehicle at that time. Next time started approx 8 hours later, no further problem. Dealer could not replicate problem the next day.

Found fluid on floor underneath motor area. Checked power steering reservoir and found it to be full. I found I had lost power steering, when I put vehicle in gear to move out of garage area, I found that I had also lost my brakes. (pedal went to the floor) I was thankful that I was not on the highway pulling a trailer at this time. No power steering and no brakes. I contacted power Chevrolet in valencia and they told me not to drive the vehicle but to have it towed to their location. When the vehicle arrived at the dealership and was removed from the tow truck, a service representative was able to move the vehicle. He stated that it had both power steering and brakes. The service representative drove the truck around the lot several times to demonstrate that everything was working fine. At the conclusion of his last trip around the lot, the brake pedal went to the floor. I received a call from the service department suggesting that I change the power steering pump. I was not comfortable about this suggestion since I had also lost my brakes. The one component part that affects both power steering and brakes is the hydro-booster. I had them replace the power steering pump and hyro-booster. They claim there have not been any recalls on either of these parts.

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