2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 221
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 221 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 66 records
- brake line · 50 records
- brake pedal · 45 records
- went floor · 39 records
- pedal went · 34 records
- brake fluid · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 94 |
| 100–150k mi | 55 |
| 30–60k mi | 31 |
| 150–400k mi | 23 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Driving 45 miles per hour along a rural road following another vehicle. The vehicle i was following applied his brakes to turn left onto a side road. When i applied my brakes i felt the abs system kick in, then the brake pedal went immediately to the floor with only minimal stopping power. I had to drive up onto a lawn to avoid crashing into the rear of the vehicle in front of me. Because my truck is a standard…
ODI 10726612
Service Brakes
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…
ODI 10897345
Service Brakes
Brake line was rusty and ruptured when i applied brakes. Brake pedal went all the way to floor.
ODI 10722664
Service Brakes
After reading about so many multiple brake failures i decided to check my vehicle and was horrified to see my brake lines were so badly pitted and rusted. It looks like i'll have to replace all the brake lines in the truck. The truck is only 10 years old with about 54,000 miles. I don't understand why such an important system in a vehicle wound fail after such a short period of time.
ODI 10715809
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the brake pedal was difficult to depress. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear brake lines fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Two months later, the contact observed a puddle of brake fluid on the ground under the front of the vehicle, which caused…
ODI 10734465
Service Brakes
While servicing my brakes i inspected my brake lines since gm continues to ignore the issue of rusty and failing brake lines. Found mind rusting in the same critical area (brake line distribution box) that my daughters 2004 1 ton brakes were rusty and failed in ohio with a 4 horse goose neck trailer attached. She was lucky it happened in the driveway of her barn and not on the road to a horse show with a load of…
ODI 10711940
Service Brakes
Brakes became very spongy while driving. When i stopped in my driveway i noticed brake fluid leaking under the truck. When i checked where the leak was i discovered my brake lines are completely rusted from front to back! They have leaked through under the cab. This looks like an expensive repair and is completely unnecessary had the company not used such cheap material to save themselves some money. The brake lines…
ODI 10704069
Service Brakes
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. *tr
ODI 10704907
Service Brakes
Driving home from work on the highway i exited the off ramp and depressed the pedal. The pedal went right to the floor. The truck maintained about 15% stopping power enough to just get it stopped before i would have entered a busy intersection and would have probably been responsible for killing and slamming 6,000 pounds of metal into someone children. I know several people with this same truck within 2 years and…
ODI 10693630
Service Brakes
I was on my way home from work, traffic came to a sudden halt. I hit my brakes, which felt funny, so i pumped and the peddle went all the way to the floor. I swerved into an apartment complex with a circular driveway and thank god there were no cars or people in my path. I used the parking brake to stop my truck. Contrary to the statement being made by gm, that you still have brakes, this is bull, the peddle goes to…
ODI 10683480
Service Brakes
Attempted to stop for yellow light, brake pedal went to the floor causing vehicle to continue through intersection. Had to downshift transmission manualy to get the vehicle to come to a complete stop. All brake lines had to be replaced. @$400.00. People need to be made aware that total brake failure occurs in this situation. Thank you *tr
ODI 10680811
Power Train · Service Brakes
When applying brakes to avoid another vehicle, the brake pedal went to the floor and there was little braking effort available. Avoided a severe accident by swerving into the opposite lane nearly colliding with another oncoming vehicle. Slowed vehicle with emergency brake and transmission downshifting. Cause was ruptured brake line due to corrosion. All lines are severely corroded. *tr
ODI 10679282
Service Brakes
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.…
ODI 10672539
Service Brakes
I was traveling down the road towing my trailer and went to stop and brake pedal went the floor i was able to get off road in the grass and slow down to a stop looked under truck drivers side near front and brake fluid was pouring out at the plastic brackets the were rusted very badly all the lines. I was a gm mechanic for 10 yrs of my life and this is the worst i have ever seen. I can tell all the lines needs…
ODI 10670573
Service Brakes
I backed up to hook my truck up to the trailer, as i pulled ahead i stepped on the brakes and the pedal went straight to the floor. Brake fluid was leaking directly under the driver from the brake line that went over the frame into the abs. *tr
ODI 10668044
Service Brakes
As i was leaving a supermarket parking lot with my family in vehicle, i applied brakes and without warning brake pedal went to floor and i had a difficult time stopping vehicle. Once i was able to stop vehicle using emergency brake, got out of vehicle to try to determine why brakes failed and saw brake fluid leaking from underneath truck just under the cab. After further inspection, i found that all the brake lines…
ODI 10669337
Service Brakes
Catastrophic brake loss. While driving down the road, tried to put on brakes and the pedal went completely to the floor. Luckily managed to avoid collision. Limp truck off to the side of the road and called tow truck. While waiting for tow truck notice brake fluid dripping under the truck in the area of the firewall. Looks as if brake line rusted causing loss of brake fluid. Very lucky no to have caused a major…
ODI 10664491
Service Brakes
Steel brake line failure/rupture under little to no braking. In a parking lot, brake pedal went to floor. I immediately noticed the brake line cluster on the driver's side coming from engine compartment, heavily rusted along the frame rail. This is where the rupture occurred. Thankfully i just dropped off my three kids and this happened before loading the bed with a cord of oak firewood. I've worked on vehicles for…
ODI 10654973
Service Brakes
STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL, LINE RUPTURES. *TR
ODI 10655262
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 25 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard prior to the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake line failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred numerous times. While driving 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10905780
Service Brakes
Brake lines just went, luckily they did when i first started truck up, they were rusted out. As i have come to learn, there has been many cases of this problem, i know of many cars and trucks that are 20 years old that haven't had rusted brake lines. I feel there should be something done about this, before it creates a major problem. It also cost 1000 dollars to repair lines, which i think is way to much. *tr
ODI 10653735
Service Brakes
Was driving down busy highway when i went to slow down to stop at upcoming traffic stop light. Put foot on brakes and went to floor, no brakes, no warning. I was in a heavily congested traffic area and in the middle of a 4-way intersection that was getting ready to go down a hill, was able to turn up a street that was a hill and had to hit the emergency brake to get stopped. Had to have the truck towed. This could…
ODI 10652628
Service Brakes
Braking downhill at intersection red light. The rear brake line burst due to rusting. Luckily i slowed enough not to rear end the vehicles stop at the red light. Had the truck towed to repair shop. Replaced all brake lines. Checked online and saw many complaints about this problem with gm pickup trucks. Gm never issued a recall for the problem. *tr
ODI 10653649
Service Brakes
Driver side rear brake line rusted through and ruptured during operation causeing loss of brakes and run stop sign was able to stop vehical with e brake. *tr
ODI 10651803
Service Brakes
One day i went to stop on a dry road and when i was almost stop the brake pedal dropped and the abs engaged. I had the brakes inspected and all of the rotors were almost gone from rust with chunks of the rotor missing on the rear. I had all of the rotors replace with new pads and i still have the same problems with the abs engaging about 5 mph when stopping increasing my stopping distance. I have no abs light or…
ODI 10671518
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
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