2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 342 complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 342 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 78,000 miles 322 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 20 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 322 complaints that include mileage. 32% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	21
20k to 40k miles	31
40k to 60k miles	52
60k to 80k miles	63
80k to 100k miles	61
100k to 120k miles	35
120k to 140k miles	29
140k to 160k miles	11
160k to 180k miles	13
180k to 200k miles	4
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 322 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 20 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

My daughter and I left a restaurant and went about 200 feet to a busy intersection and I went to stop and my brake pedal went all the way to the floor no warning or anything just no brakes at all we could of both been killed a jeep was turning and I tried my best to avoid hitting him but I had no were to go and after the wreck I noticed brake fluid pouring out under the driverside door the brakes had just been changed a few months earlier and the mec never noticed rusty brake lines because it had been painted over…

Reported at 110,000 miles, December 2011 CrashInjury

Transmission will not shift out of 1st gear. Took to shop had been told speed solenoid, replaced both, flushed tranny & changed oil. Only to find out that need a new transmission. This truck has been nothing but trouble from the minute we took the plastic of the seats. Brakes, bearings fuel lines, springs water pump etc you name it have receipts for all of it. Under warranty & after. This truck is a lemon.

Reported at 80,000 miles, December 2013

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Chevrolet models