2004 Chevrolet Silverado Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, he poured oil into the oil reservoir, and then placed the key into the ignition switch to turn on the vehicle when the air bags unexpectedly deployed without warning. The steering wheel air bag hit the contact's face and knocked him to the ground. The contact suffered cuts to his cheek, below his eye, and neck, as well as soreness to his neck, face, and back. The contact stated his left ear was ringing and he could not hear; however, no medical attention was received. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 173,000.

NHTSA ID

11470818

Incident

Jun 23, 2022

Mileage

173,000 mi

BRAKE FAILURE TODAY ON CHEVY SIVERADO. DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLOWED AND I BRAKED. PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICAL. WAS ABLE TO COME TO STOP AND COULD SEE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BY DRIVER DOOR. HAD WIFE PRESS BRAKE PEDDLE TO SEE FLUID SRAYING FROM RUSTED AREA. HAD ZERO BRAKING POWER WHEN FIRST WENT OUT

NHTSA ID

10850497

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR ANYTHING PEDAL JUST WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT TO AVOID A COLLISION AT A RED LIGHT! MECHANIC SAID THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ANOTHER ONE WAS TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

10850145

Incident

Jan 22, 2016

Mileage

97,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SO ON ARE ERRATIC AND GIVING FALSE READINGS. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. PLEASE ADVISE, RC, ESQUIRE.

NHTSA ID

10849668

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME, THE ROCKER PANELS AND THE TAILGATE HINGES HAD ALSO RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10822851

Incident

Aug 15, 2015

Mileage

113,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM BOX WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,344.

NHTSA ID

10822345

Incident

Dec 18, 2015

Mileage

78,344 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON RT.7 IN SCHENECTADY NY, SPEED WAS AROUND 35MPH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGED TO RED, AS I WAS APPLING THE BRAKES THE PEDDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKY FOR ME THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, OR IN THE INTERSECTION. MY TRUCK DID ENVETUALLY STOP, BUT IT WAS AFTER PASSING THRU THE INTERSECTION. THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON TILL THE BRAKES FAILED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED MAIN BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS BLEW DUE TO RUST.

NHTSA ID

10817394

Incident

Dec 7, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT TO DISPLAY PERTINENT INFORMATION, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 277,638.

NHTSA ID

10806351

Incident

Nov 16, 2015

Mileage

277,638 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR A/T-S TIRES, SIZE: LT215/85R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES FAILED TO PASS AN INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS TOO THIN. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,322 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID

10789399

Incident

Oct 19, 2015

Mileage

144,322 mi

BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY MUSHY AT STOP SIGN COMING OFF OF FREEWAY. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN (3-WAY INTERSECTION ON 55-MPH COUNTY HIGHWAY) THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOBODY IN THE INTERSECTION OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. APPARENTLY GM'S POSITION IS THAT BRAKE LINES ARE MAINTENANCE ITEM, AND THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE OWNED OLDER VEHICLES (INCLUDING A NEARLY 50-YEAR OLD CHEVROLET TRUCK) IN SNOW COUNTRY AND HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES THIS RUSTY. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THE RUPTURE DID NOT OCCUR IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION.

NHTSA ID

10781497

Incident

Oct 11, 2015

Mileage

135,000 mi

WHILE EXITING OF A HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING 25 MPH MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE TRUCK. AS A RESULT I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NOW WARNING OR CHECK LIGHT FOR THE BRAKES PREVIOUS OR SINCE. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF MY TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

10779829

Incident

Oct 2, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ID

10779361

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

Mileage

54,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED I HAD TO START PUTTING THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LINE BLEW AND ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 108K MILES. I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME 3K+ TO FIX IT. IT INVOLVED AT LEAST 20 HOURS OF LABOR AND THEY NEEDED TO LIFT THE FRAME OFF TO FIX. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THEIR ARE NO RECALLS FROM GM OR ATLEAST THEM OFFERING ANY HELP TO PAY FOR THIS. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ME ANY HELP OR REMEDY TO THE SITUATION, JUST WANTED ME TO FORK UP 3K.

NHTSA ID

10775478

Incident

Sep 23, 2015

Mileage

108,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONCE MORE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,527.

NHTSA ID

10766427

Incident

Sep 21, 2015

Mileage

54,527 mi

MY BROTHER INLAW OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES IN 2009. UPON INSPECTING MY BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 SILVERADO I OBSERVED THE THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAILED AS WELL. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME! AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I STILL HAVE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES, RECEIPT AND PICTURES OF LINES ON TRUCK BEFORE REPLACEMENT. KEEPING ALL EVIDENCE IN CASE OF RECALL. BY THE WAY, MY EXHAUST SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW. WHY DIDN'T THEY USE THE SAME MATERIAL FOR THE BRAKE LINES? I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS UNTIL CNN STARTS RUNNING STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM!

NHTSA ID

10745660

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

65,500 mi

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. WHEN I WENT TO GET INTO MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY NO BRAKE PEDAL EXSISTED. YET AGAIN ANOTHER QUALITY GM PRODUCT MADE FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS.

NHTSA ID

10735180

Incident

Jul 17, 2015

Mileage

142,310 mi

THIS IS THE (2) TIMES LOSING MY BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. TODAY 7-11-2015 I LOST THEM AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I ENDED UP DRIVING INTO SOME BUSHES TO STOP AND JUST MISSING (2) TREES. IM NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THE US THAT IS HAVING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON THIS TYPE OF MAKE. I ASK THAT YOU RECALL THIS MAKE A.S.A.P. BEFORE ANY LIVES ARE LOST. ONCE AGAIN I REPEAT RECALL THIS MAKE A.S.A.P. IF I HIT THOSE TREES I'D BE DEAD!! P.S. HELP HELP!!!!!!

NHTSA ID

10733465

Incident

Jul 12, 2015

Mileage

1,200,000 mi

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON 301 SOUTH IN MARYLAND ON 10\27\2012 WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN PULLING OVER TO GET GAS. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS VISIBLE ON GROUND BY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SHE HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE GAS STATION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH I REPLACED IT AND GOT TRUCK HOME. REPLACED 2ND BRAKE LINE ON 11/08/15. NOW 07/10/2015 ANOTHER LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE REMAINING LINES.

NHTSA ID

10733368

Incident

Oct 27, 2012

Mileage

80,112 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OCCASIONALLY STARTED COMING ON. TOOK TRUCK TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT SVC PLACES. THEY SAID DO NOT HAVE COMPUTER READER FOR AIRBAGS. LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON CONSTANTLY. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERS AND THEY SAID BECAUSE OF LIABILITY, THE DIAGNOSTICS ARE $900 AND COULD RUN ANOTHER $1500 OR MORE TO FIX PROBLEM. AND, THEY WANTED TO KEEP TRUCK. TRUCK IS USED DAILY FOR SHORT RUNS AND HAS A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT ON IT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO LEAVE IT SOMEWHERE. BECAUSE OF THE STAGGERING COST, AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO OFF LOAD THE TRUCK AND NOT HAVE ITS USE AND THE LACK OF PLACES TO WORK ON IT AT ALL, WE HAVE LEFT IT ALONE. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITHOUT AIRBAGS OVER 3 CONTINENTS AND THROUGH JUNGLES & ALL TYPES OF TERRAIN OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS WITH OUT EVER NEEDING AIRBAGS. NOW TAKATA MAKES A SAFETY DEVICE THAT CAN SHOOT AND KILL YOU -- DO I NEED THIS? IF SO, WHO PAYS THE REPAIR BILL?

NHTSA ID

10730496

Incident

Jun 25, 2015

Mileage

78,000 mi

ON MAY 29TH MY SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON. IN TALKING WITH OTHER CHEVY SILVER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND AROUND THAT YEAR IT SEEMS THIS IS COMMON. I PAID $521.18 TO GET THESE AIR BAG SENSORS REPLACED ON 17 JUN15 AT A DEALER IN HARRISBURG PA., BECAUSE I WAS TOLD WITHOUT THE SENSORS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I AM BEING TOLD B Y OTHER DRIVERS THEY ARE JUST DRIVING AROUND WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON. THATS UP TO THEM. ALSO ON 21 JAN 14 I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD RUSTED AND WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK COSTING $720.00. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF NORTHEASTERN WINTERS AND ROAD SALTS, WHICH I FIND TO BE A UNEXCEPTABLE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. ON 23 DEC 03 I PAID $356.96 TO REPLACE DASH CLUSTER WHICH ALSO IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE SILVERADOS ARE BE IGNORED. MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD BE AFFECTED OR INJURED BY THESE PROBLEMS?

NHTSA ID

10730278

Incident

Jun 17, 2015

Mileage

79,099 mi

ABS LIGHT ON AND E B C M. PUMP WON'T STOP RUNNING UNLESS REMOVE FUSE I AM ORIGINAL OWNER

NHTSA ID

10717492

Incident

May 18, 2015

Mileage

49,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AT ALL TOOK ME A CITY BLOCK TO STOP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE BARELY WORK I'M GLAD I WAS NOT IN DC LIKE I WAS AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT

NHTSA ID

10717468

Incident

Mar 20, 2015

Mileage

180,000 mi

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED WHEN THE FIRST LINE OF THE DUAL SYSTEM FAILED, THE SECOND SYSTEM RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE WHICH CAUSED THAT ONE TO FAIL TOO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10711764

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

STEEL BRAKE, FUEL AND TRANSMISSION LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND FAILURE APPEARS TO BE IMMINENT, ESPECIALLY ON BRAKE LINES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705050

Incident

Apr 10, 2015

Mileage

96,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ODOMETER WORKED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE AND ALL OTHER GAUGES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10701934

Incident

Dec 15, 2014