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#167 of 199 brake warning light by jeeps2 Sep 18, 2009 (7:28 am)
04 silverado 5.8 22000 miles on it and the brake warning light stays on even when the vehicle motor is off. Seems to do this when it is damp outside. Any ideas? Thanks.
#168 of 199 Re: Brakes are too sensitive. [dsmason] by georgia_knight Sep 26, 2009 (10:15 am)
Replying to: dsmason (Jun 21, 2008 3:08 am) I had the same problem and went through numerous shoes and drums before realizing that there are left/right shoes and that previous shops not only had the shoes installed on the wrong side, but the shoes installed backwards. The brakes were also not adjusted properly and too tight. This created too much brake dust which is what caused the erratic, sudden braking.
#169 of 199 Re: 04 1500ex cab silverado brake warning light [jeeps2] by redsierra Oct 07, 2009 (9:10 pm)
Replying to: jeeps2 (Sep 12, 2009 8:54 am) I've got the exact same problem on my 03 Sierra! Sorry I dont have any feed back for you. Some body out there must have an answer to this problem!
#170 of 199 Parking brake light by redsierra Oct 07, 2009 (9:17 pm)
My parking brake lamp remains dimly lit even after the ignition key is removed. I have a 03 Sierra 1500 ext cab. Any ideas??
#173 of 199 Re: Chev Silverado Brake Failure [00z71dcr] by z71bass Oct 17, 2009 (4:06 am)
Replying to: 00z71dcr (Sep 08, 2009 5:08 pm) I am pretty sure I know where your problem lies, I had identical symptoms. Dealer replaced wheel speed sensors, still had the problem. Dealer replaced master cylinder, still had the problem. Two days after the master cylinder replacement, the truck told me what the problem was, it began to growl in the front end. Wheel bearing was shot....way shot. Prior to that day there was no noise whatsoever, but when I picked the front end off the ground, the left front wheel tipped a couple degrees, at least. So, all along the wheel bearing was progressively worsening, as a result the wheel speed sensor was being lied to. It is simply a prox. switch, and sometimes it couldn't see what it was looking for, due to play in the bearings. I changed the bearing assembly myself, mainly because it was a Sunday morning, and on Monday forced the dealer to refund my money for the previous uneeded repairs. That was three months ago, and brakes have been fine since. By the way, the wheel bearing assembly, $150.00 or so, comes with a new wheel speed sensor. Hope all this makes sense, and helps. Good Luck!
#174 of 199 How many by mooseye Oct 17, 2009 (9:31 am)
Just how many times does a specific part have to fail prematurely in order to be a problem that the manufacturer should fix?  I mean, this is only one site of many and there are 18 pages of the same or similar problems with brakes on chevy trucks.  I live in Tennessee, but my used truck came from NY. I could not tell the rust to just stop even though it is not in a northern state any longer.  I have had three brake line failures in less than a year on my '99 silverado. I have an '88 truck with no brake problems at all and the lines are not rusted.   And one more thing.   I think all Chevy truck/suv/whatever owners should go out right now and crawl under their vehicle and take a look at the brake lines. You may be unpleasantly surprised.  The bad thing about this problem is that the brakes may work fine until need in an emergency situation where hard braking is required. Then the weak rusted lines will not hold the added pressure and the line will fail leaving you with minimal braking or none at all.
#175 of 199 1988 sierra 1500 ext cab -long box brake problem by weezy_1975 Oct 26, 2009 (5:12 pm)
I put new brakes and just changed 2 master cylinders blead breaks several times and still when I stop at a stop sign the peddle slowly goes to the floor, There are no leaks anywhere, Can anyone help me figure out what's wrong?
#176 of 199 2005 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Braking Problem by gandalf77577 Nov 06, 2009 (5:14 pm)

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