2004 Chevrolet Suburban brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 51 complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Update to complaint 10098773. Brakes failed to stop 2004 suburban during hard stop at under 40 MPH. Lost power assist and some steering capabilities. Felt like the rotors were defective. Brake pedel was firm but would not slow. Impact @ around 20MPH cause over $10,000 damage including a bent frame. I had a davis instruments carchip reader recording several metrics including speed. Car was new in august with less than 8,000 miles. I have all the carchip logs for this car from around the time I acquired it.
Started driving and within 5 min, I lost all brakes. Was able to get to a local service station where they discovered that the brake lines had rusted and drained nearly all fluid. Had lines replaced with stainless steel lines for mega bucks. Rusted lines burst at one point, however, rust/corrosion was present at several points in the system. Did not see any recall or notice to the defective or substandard brake lines in 2004 chevy suburbans. Old lines appeared to be cheap pot metal.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban
- Electrical system 72 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints