2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Service Brakes Problems
- 25
- 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 25 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake line · 12 records
- brake lines · 11 records
- pedal went · 10 records
- went floor · 9 records
- brake pedal · 8 records
- brake fluid · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
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.
Crash reported
ODI 11023738
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE.CK ENGINE LIGHT ON.
ODI 10954870
Service Brakes
On 4/28/2016 traveling to work following a tractor trailer in a 55 mph zone, the tractor trailer abruptly merged into the right turn lane after a curve without a signal leaving two stopped cars in my travel lane making a left turn. I applied hard pressure to my brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I impacted an avalanche that was pushed into a small compact car causing substantial damage to my vehicle and the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10870153
Service Brakes
Brake pedal went to the floor trying to avoid hitting another car traveling at 60 mph on the interstate , steel brake line under drivers door rusted and broke .
ODI 10818523
Service Brakes
I was towing my rv. When i hit the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. Scared the blank out of me since i had my wife and two kids with me. The brake line for the rear brakes blew due to corrosion. The only thing that saved us was the trailer brakes or we would have had a serious accident. Gm is so cheap they build their brake system with lines that easily corrode in stead of stainless. There should be a…
ODI 10736175
Service Brakes
BRAKE LINE BLEW AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR
ODI 10700831
Service Brakes
I was traveling home from dropping my dog off at his groomer. I went to brake coming to an intersection to prepare for a change in the light when the brake pedal went straight down to the floor with no warning light in the gauges or information system until after the incident happened. I had very little braking at all and was able to get the truck to my resident without incident. I had the truck towed to a mechanic…
ODI 10694505
Service Brakes
Everything appeared normal when i was driving to the bank. As i was slowing to make the turn into the bank the brakes felt a little spongy. As i pulled up to the atm brakes continue to be spongy. Finished at bank and cautiously started driving home. First stop light, i had to gear down to slow to allow me to stop as the brake hit the floor. Pumping helped me stop in time to not hit the car in front of me. I should…
ODI 10667805
Service Brakes
Puddle of brake fluid on driveway. Brake line just above gas tank from junction block to rear axle rusted out at clip attachment point with frame. Truck was always garage kept and when washed at automatic car wash most times with a under body rinse. *tr
ODI 10648936
Service Brakes
Pulling my boat on secondary road toward highway, pushed brakes to stop for stop sign, brake pedal went to the floor with no warning or trouble light. Had enough braking force to stop after rolling approx 100 ft. Cautiously drove to gas station/parked vehicle and called a wrecker to take truck 65 miles to my home. On inspection i discovered corroded brake line(steel) had ruptured along routing to back brake. Lots of…
ODI 10637431
Service Brakes
As i was backing up the truck to hook up our horse trailer i experience a sudden loss of hydraulic pressure in the braking system and the break pedal went to the floor. I was able to stop the truck before it hit the trailer or my daughter who was directing me. I noticed a puddle of fluid on the ground under the truck just below the driver seat and traced it to a crack in a corroded brake line. We were very lucky…
ODI 10631693
Service Brakes
Coming out of my driveway, which is approximately 1200 feet long, i hit the brake pedal which went straight to the floor, without even slowing the truck from 15 mph (it is very slightly downhill near the very end). I crossed the road and was hit by an oncoming vehicle approaching my driveway. Fortunately, the vehicle was a friend slowing to enter my driveway and the collision was minor. Destroyed my rear bumper and…
Crash reported
ODI 10629653
Service Brakes
While applying moderate brake pressure in heavy morning traffic on clean dry pavement, the brake pedal collapsed to the floor, followed by rear brake lock-up. I swerved to avoid a collision. I was forced to use the parking brake to move to safety. Inspection revealed a metal brake line failure. In fact, all brake lines were severely rusted. I thought this was highly unusual. However one work colleague and one…
ODI 10596651
Service Brakes
My wife had just left our house and as she went to stop at a stop sign the brake pedal went to the floor and she had to use the emergency brake to stop. The brake lines had rusted and blew a hole in the lines. *tr
ODI 10554816
Service Brakes
To:[xxx], acting director of the national highway and traffic safety administration please open the link- http://www.wxyz.com/money/auto-news/rusty-brake-lines-cause-concern-for-gmc-chevy-truck-drivers i am writing this email because after the experience i had driving my 2004 chevrolet 2500 silverado 4wd truck to work without brakes due to the fact that general motors installed defective brake lines in their gmc and…
ODI 10574090
Service Brakes
Driving to work pushed on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. Inspected to find a rusted brake line broken just under the drivers side front door. Also the brake lines have major rust at rear wheel. All of the lines are rusting and need replaced. *tr
ODI 10546486
Service Brakes
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 coming 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. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10536268
Service Brakes
Backing out of the driveway, foot went to the floor. Was able to stop vehicle before impacting traffic. On inspection, large puddle of brake fluid on driveway under driver's door area and all brake lines running to rear of vehicle are significantly corroded and wet from leak above where lines head toward master cylinder. Chevy dealer has no recall or investigation information. Chevy national service line was no…
ODI 10532314
Service Brakes
Brake lines rusted through leaking all brake fluid while traveling 65+ on the new jersey turnpike. I am making this report to confirm brake problems on 2004 suburbans as was recently reported in the new york times. Cost to repair was in excess of $1000. General motors should seriously consider a recall and possibly consider usually stainless steel tubing for the brake lines! *tr
ODI 10611065
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet k2500 (n/a) extended cab. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph and applying the brakes, the brakes became spongy and abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was driven to a local mechanic, who advised the contact that the brake line was corroded and caused brake fluid to leak. The mechanic repaired the brake tubing from the master cylinder to the abs…
ODI 10503957
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado k2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the contact attempted to decelerate but the brakes failed to respond. The contact had to apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the front brake lines had corroded and caused the brake fluid to leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10496341
Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes
Brake lines all rusted out and fuel lines 21,300 miles on it are there any recalls out yet or coming out very soon. *tr
ODI 10547408
Service Brakes
I was backing my boat into to boat ramp to go fishing and when i pushed the brake to stop the pedal went straight to the floor with no warning what so ever. I had to hit the emergency brake pedal to get stopped. Upon looking under the truck to search for a problem i found that the brake line by the drivers door had ruptured causing a major brake failure. Had i been on the road when this happened there is no doubt…
ODI 10482421
Service Brakes
Tl* 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…
ODI 10475432
Service Brakes
My fathers trucks brake lines failed and we had no brakes, had to veer off the road to avoid an accident. These lines should be better then this. My older 1993 chevy silverado never had a brake line problem. There should be a mandatory recall put on these lines for all the trucks. Gm will not put one on till someone gets killed. *tr
ODI 10491003
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.
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