2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes Problems

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While driving home from work, while braking for a stoplight, the brake pedal suddenly went soft. Using an abundance of caution, i drove slowly home, though pumping brakes was required even when driving 5 mph. When i made it home, it was obvious there had been a catastrophic brake line failure, as fluid trailed across my driveway and pooled under my truck. On closer inspection, it's amazing how corroded all visible brake lines were. This failure could have happened at speed and would likely have resulted in a crash. I am appalled these have not been recalled.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOWLY DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE ALMOST EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON.

Mileage: 115,000

MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AND WHEN I TURN MY TRUCK OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY

Mileage: 198,500

BRAKE LINE BURST BELOW DRIVER'S DOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT CRASHING AS I WAS ONLY MOVING A FEW MILES PER HOUR IN A DRIVEWAY, THOUGH THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING CAPACITY. I SEE IN A SEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF GM TRUCKS. GM APPARENTLY ADMITTED THEY USED INFERIOR STEEL FOR BRAKE LINES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

Mileage: 55,000

BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CAB BROKE DUE TO RUST. I LIVE IN EAST TENNESSEE IN AN AREA THAT DOES NOT USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER AND ALWAYS TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES. I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS MUCH RUST ON A SAFETY COMPONENT SUCH AS THE BRAKE LINE. WHEN SLOWING TO TURN OFF THE STREET INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY WEAK. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE LINE RUPTURE. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS QUOTED IN EXCESS OF $1,000 FOR REPAIR.

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

Mileage: 220,000

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. FRAME FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. BRAKES LINES HAD ALSO RUSTED OFF PREVIOUS AND REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 130,000 MILES.

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKE LINE CORRODED (FROM OUTSIDE) AND DURING A TRIP HOME FROM WORK, I SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. I HAD JUST ARRIVED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS TURNING AROUND. I WAS PROBABLY DOING 1 MPH OR LESS AND VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP.

Mileage: 138,000

I JUST HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK WHEN IT BURNED THE GEARS UP. MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS EITHER WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY STOPPED OR LOCKED UP. RIGHT NOW ITS BROKE DOWN DUE TO TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO FIX BUT HAS ONLY BEEN NOT DRIVEABLE SINCE JULY 2017

Mileage: 175,000

I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO BACK UP INTO THE ROAD. AS I WAS COMING BACK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING A COUPLE MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO JAM IT IN PARK BEFORE GOING THROUGH OUR HOUSE. I GOT OUT VERY NERVOUS AND SAW BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING EVERYWHERE.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PETAL, IT WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IF I LET OFF OF PRESSING THE PETAL AND PRESS AGAIN, IT WILL PUSH MY FOOT BACK UP TOWARD ME AND IF I LET OFF AND PRESS AGAIN IT WILL FINALLY COME TO A STOP. IT DOES THE SAME THING ANYWHERE I APPLY THE BRAKE PETAL AND I'M IN MOTION. WHEN I'M IDLE AND PRESS THE PETAL FOR THE FIRST USAGE OF THE DAY, THE PETAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 198,973

MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS NOT EXPOSED TO WINTER/SALT CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST FIRST 13 YEARS OF IT'S LIFE. SINCE THEN IT HAS BECOME MY PRIMARY VEHICLE. RECENTLY WHEN I HAD TO "SPIKE" THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT A BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AREA RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ONLY THROUGH EVASIVE ACTIONS WAS AN ACCIDENT AVOIDED. REPLACEMENT COSTS FROM A DEALERSHIP IS IN THE $800.00 AREA. WERE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURE THIS EXTREMELY INHERENTLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM COULD BE AVOIDED. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION, THE SMALL INCREASE WOULD BE OFFSET IN LONG TERM SAFETY. MANY VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES HAVE BEEN MANDATED OVER THE YEARS, CERTAINLY ISSUES CONCERNING BRAKE SYSTEMS MUST FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY. I AM A LONG TIME COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, STAINLESS STEEL LINES WOULD PREVENT THE PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED. JUDGING FROM INTERNET SITES I'M NOT ALONE IN DEALING WITH THIS CORROSION PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

Mileage: 102,750

ANTILOCK PROBLEM

Mileage: 59,000

TOOK PICK-UP FOR A DRIVE, WAS 1/2 MILE DOWN ROAD WHEN BRAKES WENT DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING AND BRAKE FLUID STARTED SPRAYING ON THE BACK WINDOW BETWEEN CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. BARELY MADE IT BACK TO MY HOME AND NERVOUSLY PULLED IN WITH BARELY ENOUGH BRAKING POWER TO STOP. DRIVING ON 2-LINE BLACK TOPPED STRAIGHT ROAD.

Mileage: 232,770

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. LUCKILY WAS IN DRIVEWAY WHEN FAILED. FOUND LEAKING METAL BRAKE LINE NEAR THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. OTHERS ARE RUSTED TOO, SO IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL.

Mileage: 162,000

WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO ANY STOP ABS ON AND YOU LOSE ALL BRAKES AND YOU JUST ROLL. PUMP THE BRAKES NOTHING HAVES HIT EMERGENCY BRAKE SHUT TRUCK OF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM CONTINUES. SO TRUCK IS PARK UNTIL PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 167,270

HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SO I COULD STOP. WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS SOLID AND DOES NOT MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS. CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT ALL. BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. HAS TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER ROTTED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE. FUEL LINES ARE ROTTING OUT. NOT REPLACED YET. DRIVE SHAFT IS QUESTIONABLE. SEVERELY RUSTED. REAR BACKING PLATES ROTTED OFF, NO MORE PARKING - EMERGENCY BRAKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER MANY TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. ENGINE LEAKS OIL. LOOSING COOLANT, POSSIBLE BURNING IT. FUEL MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE. BODY RUSTED OUT. ROCKER PANELS ARE GONE. CAB CORNERS ARE GONE. REAR BUMPER IS GONE. PUTTING THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH IS A STUPID IDEA. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IS TOO EXPENSIVE. FOR WHAT THESE VEHICLES COST NEW ALL OF THESE PARTS SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL OR USE PLASTIC FOR THE FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING RELATED TO A POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICE SHOULD BE ENTIRE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THESE PARTS AND WHATEVER IS UPSTREAM THAT CAUSED THE POLLUTION CONTROL PART TO FAIL SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN PERPETUITY. ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM ALL CARS. THE PARTS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THE COST SHOULD NOT BE ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CAR OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP UNDER LIGHT BRAKING OR NORMAL BRAKING, RUSTING BRAKE LINES, REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES BANGING AND CHATTERING. BACK PLATES RUSTED OFF

Mileage: 195,642

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND HAD TO STOP FAST AND BRAKE LINE BROKE FROM RUST COULD NOT STOP AT ALL HAD NO WARNING ENDED UP IN A FIELD COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD AND HAD MY KIDS WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 240,000

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4WD, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES I HEARD A "POP" NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD . I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I INSPECTED ALL 4 WHEELS LOOKING FOR A LEAK AND FOUND NONE , THEN I SAW A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR , UPON INSPECTION I SAW THE BRAKE LINES HEAVILY RUSTED AND FLUID LEAKING FROM THEM . I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY HAND AND SAW THE FLUID SQUIRT OUT AND SPLASH ON THE EXHAUST PIPE . I HAVE READ ON - LINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MANY CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION . I DO NOT USE MY TRUCK IN MUD OR ON THE BEACH AND I DO NOT LIVE IN A STATE WITH HARSH WINTER SALT ISSUES . I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK AND THEY ARE RUSTED IN PLACES NOT THE WHOLE LENGTH AND THIS TO ME LOOKS LIKE A MATERIAL PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER . I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM , MY BAKE PEDAL WAS FINE RIGHT UP TO THE SECOND THAT LINE BURST AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED BY G.M. AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED . I WAS LUCKY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE AND MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED.

Mileage: 165,000

THE FIRST BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS IN JULY OF 2012 AND WAS FROM THE ABS TO THE REAR BRAKE HOSE, THIS ONE LINE COST $337.05 TO REPLACE. IT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE 2ND LINE FAILED YESTERDAY 10/5/16 WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND AGAIN WAS LOCATED ON THE ABS UNIT. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. I BOUGHT A STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE KIT FROM DORMAN AND PLAN TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK SO AS WE DON'T GET KILLED OR HARM ANYONE WE RUN INTO ON THE NEXT FAILURE AS THE REMAINING LINES ARE VERY, VERY RUSTY. FUTURE FAILURE OF THE REST OF THE LINES IS BOTH IMMINENT AND EXPECTED. NHTSA PLEASE ACT SO AS TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED.

Mileage: 137,000

LOST BRAKEING DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT.TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR 14 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED.THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE WINTER DRIVING.COST 826.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL RUSTED BRAKE LINES.THESE LINES WHERE OF FAULTY MATERIAL.

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN. I STOPPED AT MY MAIL BOX AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I ONLY HAD ANOTHER 400 FEET TO MAKE IT HOME. THE P/U IS NOW PARKED, WAITING ON REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THEY TELL ME THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDS REPLACED. WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD A AUTO MANUFACTURER USE SOMETHING THAT RUST ON SUCH A VITAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 129,000

WAS LEAVING DRIVEWAY. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD RELEASED AND REAPPLIED TO TAKE OUT OF PARK BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR INSPECTED UNDER TRUCK BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER DRIVEWAY UNDER TRUCK.

Mileage: 183,000

AS I WAS MAKING A TURN AFTER A STOP (WHICH FELT SOMEWHAT SLUGGISH OF A STOP) I WENT TO TAP THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. I WAS ON A DESCENT AND IMMEDIATELY THREW THE TRUCK INTO PARK TO CUT THE POWER TO WHEELS AND PRESSED EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD A SPLIT SECOND TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AS THE ROAD WAS CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. I SAW ONE CHANCE TO DRIVE OVER A DITCH AND INTO A YARD BY A HOUSE. I DID SO, FLYING OVER THE DITCH. IT TOOK THE LENGTH OF THE ENTIRE YARD (ABOUT AN ACRE OF PROPERTY) FOR THE TRUCK TO EVENTUALLY STOP ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED WHERE UPON QUICK ASSESSMENT MECHANIC SAID I HAD CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND RUPTURED BRAKE HOSE. THIS MOST CERTAINLY COYLD HAVE REAULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT AS THE END OF THIS ROAD IS FULL OF HOUSES AND SHARP BEND WITH MULTIPLE TELEPHONE POLES. I AM STILL AWAITING FULL REPORT ON VEHICLE BUT AM VERY UPSET GM HAS NEVER EVER ADVISED ME OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I MAINTAINED VEHICLE AT GM DEALER AND AM SINGLE OWNER. NEVER ONCE WAS I NOTIFIED. MY VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,300 MILES ON IT AND I WAS JUST STARTING DOWN THE HILL, ABOUT 10MPH BUT RAPIDLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHIN SPAN OF 2 HOUSES...RESULTING IN THE CRASH AND LOSS OF VEHICLE USE DUE TO NEED FOR TOWING. HAVE NO IDEA OFBSPEED AT THE DITCH AS I WASN'T ABLE TO LOOK DOWN .

A BRAKE LINE EXPLODED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CORROSION ON MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES. IT SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO MAKE THEM OUT OF A MATERIAL THAT RUSTS COMPLETELY THROUGH AFTER 16 YEARS. WHY ARE THEY NOT USING STAINLESS STEEL?

Mileage: 175,000

EXTREME RUST ON UNDER CARRAGE OF VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME RAIL CROSS MEMBERS. REAR SHOCK HANGERS RUSTED OFF VEHICLE. FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PROHIBITS TOUNG OF ANY TYPE OF TRAILER. TOYOTA HAD SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD TO DO A RECALL SO WHY HAS GM NOT HAD TO DO THE SAME THING. IT IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING MANY VEHICLES ON THE HWY TODAY.

Mileage: 216,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINE BURST RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. EVEN THE DUAL SYSTEM TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO FUNCTIONING BRAKES ALSO FAILED. GM USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL FOR THE LINES. THESE SHOULD HAVE NOT RUSTED IN LOUISIANA. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST UNTIL I JAMMED INTO PARK. SAME FAILURE ON THE ROAD WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT

Mileage: 171,415

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULLIC BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK IN A SAFE DISTANCE WHICH ENDED UP WITH ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL. NOW WITH 173,000 MILES THE GAS LINES ARE LEAKING AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT CANNOT BE PUT UP ON A LIFT TO FIX THE BRAKE LINES.

Mileage: 10,000

TYPICAL GM PRODUCT, REAR BUMPER RUST OUT, BRAKE LIKES RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT, REAR CROSS MEMBERS, FUEL TANK CROSS MEMBER HAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO AND THE SAME FOR THE REAR CROMMM MEMBER WHERE THE SHOCK MOUNTS TO ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I MEAN THE FUEL TAN CROSS MEMBER HOLDS THE TANK IN PLACE AND IF THAT TANK DROPPS THEN I'D ASSUME THAT IT WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ATLEAST I HOPE SO.

Mileage: 172,000

"TAKATA RECALL" AS I WAS LEAVING A LOCAL STORE IN MY NEIGBOR-HOOD,I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I THEN TRIED TO PUMP IT UP BUT THAT DID WORK. SO I DROVE IT SLOWLY HOME,DOWN SHIFTING WHILE COMING TO STOPS.I HAVE A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW SO I ADDED FLUID. GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES,NOTHING HAPPENED.GOT OUT AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON MY DRIVEWAY. I NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM MY RUSTY BRAKE LINES BUT COULDN'T PINPOINT IT.TWO YEARS AGO I WAS WORKING IN W.VIRGINIA AND THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS AND YES THE SALT DID A NUMBER ALL UNDER MY TRUCK,EVERYWHERE. I HAVE AN OLD FLIP PHONE THEREFOR NO FANCY DATA FROM THIS PHONE.

Mileage: 141,000

MY TRUCK HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE BREAK LINE PUT IN LAST YR AND IT COST ME 200 BUCKS.NOW THE OTHER SIDE WENT OUT AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANT AFFORD ANOTHER 200 BUCKS,,,ITS A 2000 MODEL AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS IN THE 90S WITH GOOD LINES,,WHATS UP WITH THIS ???I THINK WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THESE MODELS G M SHOULD PUT A RECALL OUT ON THEM!! FOR NOW I AM HOUSE BOUND,,,THANKS GM FOR A WONDERFULL TRUCK!!!

Mileage: 30,000

I SLOW TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OFF HWY 20, ONCE IN THE TURNING LANE I SEE A SEMI CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR. UNABLE TO STOP I MAKE A TIRE SCREECHING TURN IN FRONT OF THE SEMI BARELY MISSING HIM. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE JUST FORWARD OF THE DOOR.

Mileage: 93,867

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND A HUMMING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF INCLUDING REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND A MOTOR NEAR THE ABS SYSTEM KEPT RUNNING. I THEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. I LOOKED AT ALL THE LINES AND THEY ARE ALL SEVERALLY RUSTED AND ABOUT TO BLOW TOO. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS APPARENTLY A HUGE ISSUE WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003. I ENDED UP SPENDING $800 TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED SO THE VEHICLE IS SAFE AGAIN. I AM AMAZED THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR AT LEAST HAD AN OFFER FOR A DISCOUNTED REPAIR. I AM GLAD THAT I DIDNT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TO FIND THIS ISSUE LIKE A LOT OF STORIES I READ. I GUESS IT WILL JUST TAKE A FEW DEATHS BEFORE IT IS RECALLED.

Mileage: 127,135

ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND MY BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. I WAS DRIVING UP MY ROAD AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO GET HOME. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL GARAGES AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT ALL OF THE SILVERADOS HAVE BAD BRAKE LINES THAT RUST THROUGH AND THEY CHANGE THEM ALL OF THE TIME. SOME OF THE GARAGES TELL ME THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR THEM. WILL GENERAL MOTORS PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BRAKE LINES? I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS TRUCK AND THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. I HAVE A 2000 FORD RANGER THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS , IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO USE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON CARS. THEY SHOULD BE A RUST FREE MATERIAL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT. THAT'S CRAZY. CAN'T YOU MAKE THE CAR COMPANIES USE CORROSION RESISTANT BRAKE LINES WHEN THEY BUILD THESE VEHICLES? CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? IT'S GOING TO COST $500 TO REPLACE ALL OF THE LINES.

Mileage: 60,000

GOING TO WORK THE FIRST TIME DOING ABOUT 45 M.P.H. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HIT IT WENT AROUND THE CAR GOOD THING. THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. NEXT WEEK IM GOING ON VAC, I PULL A BOAT THAT IS 2000 POUNDS IF THE BRAKE LINE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I'M JUST GLAD IT BLEW OUT BEFORE I HOOKED UP THE BOAT. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW ,THE TECH SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE BAD.HE SAID THIS JOB IS GOING TO COST ME 400 TO 500 DOLLARS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM ! IT IS STILL A GOOD RUNNING TRUCK IF I CAN GET THIS BRAKE PROBLEM TAKING CARE OF , I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING BRAKE LINES. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED , MAYBE THE THIRD TIME WILL BE MY CHARM . THANKS

Mileage: 1,730,000

STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHERE LINES RUN BETWEEN FRAME AND FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CAB MOUNT. FROM THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE LINES, THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE LINE. I HAVE THE PARTS. WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 6 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT 5:15PM. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I BRAKED HARD FROM 50 MPH. JUST BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS TO STOP AT THE STOP LINE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. I WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE AT THE LIGHT, THERE WAS ONE CAR TO MY RIGHT IN THE RIGHT LANE AND TWO CARS SIDE BY SIDE AT THE JUG HANDLE TO MY RIGHT WAITING TO CROSS THE SIX LANE STATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. TWO SECONDS LATER THE CROSS TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BROADSIDED ME AND ANOTHER SECOND LATER I WOULD HAVE BROADSIDED THE CROSS TRAFFIC. THIS STATE HIGHWAY IS INFAMOUS IN THE COUNTY FOR PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I MOVED THE TRUCK THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND TESTED THE BRAKING. I HAD VERY MINIMAL BRAKING. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WITH TWO INCIDENTS OF HARD BRAKING WITH NO ISSUES. I WAS LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME. LIMPED HOME AT LOW SPEED WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. HAD TRUCK TOWED FROM MY HOME TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIR. RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES DUE TO THE FAILURE AND RUST ON THE LINES. $1300 FOR COATED STEEL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS PLUS TWO FRONT CALIPERS BECAUSE THE HEX ON THE BLEED SCREWS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. LAST SERVICED AT THE DEALER ON 4/8/14 AND ONLY DRIVEN 1763 MILES SINCE THAT SERVICE. ON THE INSPECTION REPORT THE DEALER HAD CHECKED THE YELLOW WARNING ON BRAKE SYSTEM AND JUST NOTED BRAKES HAVE RUST BUILDUP, NO LEAKS.

Mileage: 90,007

@00 MILES AFTER COMPLETE BRAKE JOB NEW PADS AND ROTORS STATE INSPECTION STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO RF CALIBER FAILED. THREE DAYS LATER STEEL LINE FROM ABS TO MASTER AND FRONT BRAKES FAILED. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED. WHY ARE OTHER MANUFACTURES HAVING THIS PROBLEM? HIGHER QUALITY MATERIAL MAYBE. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON GM HAS DEVELOPED A KIT WITH ALL NEW BRAKE LINES. INSTALLATION IS ON YOU PRICES RANGE FROM 1000-4000 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (NOTE BETTER QUALITY BRAKE LINES ARE USED IN THE KIT.)

Mileage: 14,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION NEAR THE ABS CONTROL BOX ON A BRAKE LINE, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. MA 10/14 *CN

Mileage: 147,000

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKING GREAT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO A LOT OF CHEVY OWNERS?

Mileage: 173,526

I WAS DRIVING UP MY STREET TO GO WATCH FIREWORKS AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. I BARELY MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME AND GOT TURNED AROUND TO GET MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE PROBLEM I SAW RUSTED BRAKE LINES, AND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,500

BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT DO TO ROAD SALT.

Mileage: 250,000

BACKED OUT OF GARAGE DRIVE WITH A DOWNWARD SLOPE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED THE TRUCK USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE INCIDENT, NOT BEFORE. CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, FLUID LEVEL WAS BELOW MINIMUM. UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM WAS APPARENT. NEAR THE ABS CONTROL UNIT IT LOOKED LIKE THE METAL LINE(S) HAD EXPLODED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME RAIL. CHECKING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND ALL THE METAL BRAKE LINES, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ABS UNIT, WERE BADLY RUSTED. TWO PROBLEMS: 1. THE FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE, IT PROVIDED NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEMS. BRAKE FLUID WAS OK PRIOR TO THE LINE FAILURE (NO BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT) AND THE BRAKE FLUID LOSS WAS THE RESULT OF THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. THE BRAKE LINE, WEAKENED BY RUST, FAILED WITH THE INCREASED PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. 2. THERE WAS NO RESIDUAL OR BACK-UP BRAKING AVAILABLE EVEN WITH FULLY DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. I'VE READ GM'S STATEMENT THAT THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD PROVIDE ADVANCE WARNING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BRAKING (WITH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES) SHOULD THERE BE FAILURES IN THE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, IN CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE FAILURES THERE WERE NO WARNINGS; THE WARNING LIGHT WAS DELAYED AFTER THE FACT. FROM AN ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE, DID THE METALLURGICAL CONTENT OF THE BRAKE LINES CHANGE IN 1999 OR PERHAPS THAT WAS WHEN THE ABS HOUSING CHANGED TO ALUMINUM? THE GALVANIC NATURE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES CONNECTING TO ALUMINUM IN THE PRESENCE OF SALT WATER WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN THE INCREASED CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. SUMMARY: THE NHTSA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL (REGARDLESS WHETHER GM IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONETARY COSTS OF REPAIR) TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 93,465

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH, THE CAR AHEAD OF US MADE A SUDDEN, DRASTIC SLOW DOWN. AS WE PRESSED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WE CONTINUED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND STOPPED INCHES BEFORE HITTING THE CAR AHEAD OF US. THANKFULLY WE HAD AT LEAST 5 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN US. HAD BREAK LINE REPAIRED. MECHANIC SAID IT HAD RUSTED THROUGH. FEBRUARY 28, 2015 PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH CARS AHEAD OF US, MOVING 4-5 MPH. CAR IN FRONT OF US SUDDENLY STOPS, WE GO TO BRAKE AND HEARD A NOISE, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US.( WE WERE A 1/2 CAR LENGTH BEHIND THE CAR.) DUE TO MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE OCCUPANTS OF BOTH CARS BEING JERKED. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND ABS SENSORS WERE RUSTED OUT AS WELL AS THE HUBS ETC... HE THEN TOLD US HE CANNOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION WE HAVE ON THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE. HE STATED IT LOOKED LIKE A 50 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT SAT IN A FIELD FOR YEARS. HE ADVISED US TO GET THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AS WELL AS WATCH THE FRAMING ETC.. FOR CRACKING. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE! THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY CARED FOR AND KEPT WASHED EVEN DURING WINTERS. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS DOWN MOUNT PLACE ROAD GOING TO WORK 5:00 AM IN THE MORNING I BRAKE FOR A DEAR AN SLOW DOWN THEN ON BRAKE PADDLE HIT THE FLOOR AN MY PICK UP WAS HARD TO STOP HAD TO TAKE IT BACK HOME AN I HAVE BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND A BRAKE LINE BURST. *TR

Mileage: 17,898

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP AT THE TOP OF A HILL, THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE IS A TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. THERE ARE MANY, MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION. IT LOCKED UP SLINGING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS BROKE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE FRAME. THE COST TO FIX WAS OVER 1200 DOLLARS. I'VE TALKED WITH SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS, EACH ONE IS IN BUSINESS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPAIR OR REPLACE MORE OF THESE THAN ALL OTHER TIMES 400. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE FIRST BEING USED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT NO ONE IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND/OR DEATHS, INJURY THAT IS BEING CAUSED BY THIS DEFECTIVE UNIT. IT'S OINDTALLED IN MILLIONS OF VEHICLES WORLDWIDE. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE ? WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ? STOP THIS MADNESS, PLEASE ! THE TIME IT'S TOOK ME TO FILL OUT THE FORM, DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE INJURED DUE TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ABS MOTOR BEGAN RUNNING AND NO BRAKING HAD TO RAM INTO PARK TO KEEP FROM HITTING GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS LEAVING A BANK PARKING LOT AND WENT TO STOP BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS COMING FROM A CORRODED LINE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL SHOP AND THEY REPLACED TWO BRAKE LINES BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS. FAST FORWARD TO APRIL 22, 2012 AND AROUND 37K MILES LATER. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO STOP. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD RUSTED THROUGH ENOUGH THAT IT COULD NOT HOLD THE PRESSURE. THIS LINE I REPLACED MYSELF. AND FINALLY, TODAY, JANUARY 4, 2015, SAME THING. I START MY TRUCK, LET IT RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES. APPLY THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THIS TIME IT'S THE BRAKE LINE FOR THE REAR BRAKES THAT HAS RUSTED OUT. I AM GOING TO HAVE THIS LINE AND ANY OTHER LINES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, REPLACED AT MY LOCAL SHOP OR DEALER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF! I WAS GOING SLOW WITH EACH OF THESE INCIDENTS, BUT WHAT IF I WAS DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN VERY SUDDENLY AND MY BRAKES FAILED? SOMEONE AND/OR MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT WILL TAKE...FIX IT GM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *TR

Mileage: 62,800

WHILE COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE AHEAD OF ME , NOR WAS THERE ANY CROSS TRAFFIC.. I SOON FOUND OUT THAT MY FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND HAD LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID TO THE FRONT BRAKES. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

ABS BRAKES COME ON AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN BRAKING BRAKE PEDDLE GETS HARD ABS TRIES TO ENGAGE. BUT YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I HAVE HEARD ITS DUE TO A CORRODED ABS SENSORS. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL WHEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE SAID ON LINE. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WENT TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKE LIGHT. CALLED G.M. THEY PUT ME IN A PHONE LOOP NOTHING RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

AT LOW SPEED WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP UNTIL YOU PUMP THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 222,000

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON SOLID DRY PAVEMENT. UPON MY INVESTIGATION WHAT I FOUND WAS THE FRONT HUB BEARING SEAL RUSTED OUT. THIS CAUSED ROAD SALTS/WATER TO ENTER THE HUB ASSY.. THIS THEN CREATED A RUST THAT GATHERED ON THE MAGNETIC ABS SPEED SENSOR . THE GM CAMPAIGN UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 SAYS THIS IS DUE TO AN EXTERIOR RUST ISSUE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I FOUND ! WHEN THE GM PROCEDURE TO REPAIR THIS IS DONE , IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE THE RUSTED GREASE IS REMOVED FROM THE SENSOR TIP . I REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB ASSY AND THIS IS NOW NOT A DEFECT . MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MANY HAVE REPORTED THAT , THIS IS A ONE TIME FIX, SO IT IS MY BELIEF GM SOLD THIS QUICK FIX TO NHTSA TO CHEAP OUT ON THE REAL FIX , WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB ASSY AND USE SEALS WITH A RUST RESISTANT METAL . IT IS A LOT CHEAPER TO REMOVE THE RUST OFF THE SENSOR TIP , THAN TO FIX THE REAL CAUSE WHICH IS A RUSTED DAMAGED HUB ASSY DUE TO POOR METAL QUALITY OF THE GREASE/HUB BEARING SEAL. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES SINCE 1977 INCLUDING VEHICLES WITH ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS . *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY I HAD TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AS FAR AS I COULD PUSH IT DOWN. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WOULD WORK BETTER. I STILL HAD TO PUSH DOWN ALL THE WAY AND IT LOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. I WAS NOT CONFORMABLE DRIVING MUCH OVER 10 MPH. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED A LINE OF FLUID. I LOOKED AT THE REAR DRIVE SIDE WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER IT. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINE TO RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 225,225

RUSTY BRAKE LINES LEAKING BADLY. TO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR. TRUCK JUST SITTING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE TOW/HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE GAS GAUGE. EVENTUALLY, WITHIN A YEAR, ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY GO ON AND LATER OFF AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN ACCURATE TO ANY DEGREE WHEN THEY DO COME ON. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT AFTER I WAS SAFELY OFF THE ROAD IT STARTED AGAIN. THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT AS OF NOW I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. MYSELF OR MY MECHANIC, WHO WORKS FOR THE COUNTY AND IS VERY CAPABLE. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR VEHICLES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON. I ALSO OWN A 2003 SUBURBAN AND THESE THINGS ARE STARTING WITH THAT TRUCK TOO. THESE HAVE BEEN GOOD TRUCKS BUT I WANT TO BE SAFE AND NOT HAVE TO GET RID OF MY VEHICLES. ABS,WIPERS,DEFROST,HVAC, AND ALL GAUGES ARE AFFECTED. I HAVE REPLACED HVAC CONTROLS AND DASH GAUGES AND OTHER PARTS BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS. SUCH AS WHATEVER HVAC CONTROLS THAT I PUT IN IT STILL ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. WATCH OUT IF YOUR SPEEDOMETER ACTS STRANGE. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ABRUPTLY WHEN ENGAGED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION ONTO A GRASSY SURFACE UNTIL REACHING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED A RUBBER HOSE OVER THE HOLES IN THE FAULTY BRAKE LINES AND SECURED WITH SUPPORT CLAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES AND MAIN LINES HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES SPLIT OPEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING A ROUTINE DECELERATION TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP IN AN ADJOINING PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION THE BROKEN LINES AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WE SEEN. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR LOST NEARLY 10OZ. OF FLUID. THE BRAKE LINES ARE WELL KNOWN IN THE AUTO REPAIR TRADE CIRCLES TO BE MADE OF INFERIOR STEEL AND GM SHOULD OFFER REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. FOR JUXTAPOSITION, I OWN A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES AND HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND THE LOOK WEATHERED, BUT NO CORROSION AND NEVER A FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 191,200

ON 09/21/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS I HAD JUST COME OFF INTERSTATE 66 WEST.I WAS ENTERING A GATED COMMUNITY IN GAINESVILLE, VA. I STOPPED AT THE GUARD BOOTH TO SHOW I.D. I NOTICED SOME SMOKE AT THE GUARD BOOTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME. I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO THE NEXT CROSS STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND I STILL HAD NO BRAKING. I HAD TO UTILIZE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE SMOKE WAS FROM MY VEHICLE. IT WAS FROM THE BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ONTO THE EXHAUST. THE REASON I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BOTH LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. THE LOCATION OF THE LINE FAILURE WAS ON THE FRAME RAIL CLOSER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (NOT FURTHER DOWN BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR). I AM THANKFUL THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGH SPEED AND OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS PRESENT THAT I HAD TO BRAKE FOR AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AFTER THE INCIDENT AND HAVE FOUND THE CORROSION EXCESSIVE. I HAVE ORDERED A KIT TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER REPORTED ANY DEFECT ON ANY VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS THAT SERIOUS OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL AND DESIGN ARE AT FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 211,000

AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PRESSING IT AGAIN, AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT ACTUALLY IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AS I NEED TO BACK INTO A VERY BUSY STREET (ACTUALLY, IT'S A HIGHWAY) AND THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS I HAVE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND ACTUALLY I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED THROUGH SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY, CHEVROLET DOES NOT THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THEY ARE WRONG! *TR

Mileage: 20

REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. THOUGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY MECHANISM TO PREVENT THE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. NO STOPPING POWER FROM FRONT BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEM. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS MOVING A CAMPER AND LOST ALL BRAKES, FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEEDS. I GOT OUT TO OBSERVE A BLOWN BRAKE LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO STOP. I REPAIRED THIS FIX AT $500.00 ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN 50 MILES LATER. THIS TIME I WAS LAUNCHING A BOAT WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE TO AVOID SUBMERGING ALL OF US IN THE WATER. OBVIOUSLY, THESE BRAKE LINES ARE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES UPON REALIZING THAT THE PEDAL HAD WENT TO THE FLOOR I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SLOW STOP AND I MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE BY MERE INCHES I LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO WORK AVOIDING GETTING TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES AND DOWNSHIFTING TO HELP SLOW DOWN WHEN I GOT BACK TO WORK I PRESSED THE PEDAL AND HEARD A HISSING SOUND I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BY THE REAR AXLE UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAD A FRIEND SLOWLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR HAD A HOLE AND NOTICED THE ENTIRE LINE HAD RUSTED SO I STARTED LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE LINES A NOTICED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ARE READY TO BURST JUST LIKE MY BRAKE LINE DID I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T GOING FASTER OR HAD MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE DRIVING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MAKE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO FAIL LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE FOR THE DRIVE HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. TWO YEARS AGE THREE BRAKE LINES FAILED. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 104,000

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND WHEN IT DOES THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. VERY BAD TIMING WHEN ON MY WAY TO WORK THE STREETS WERE WET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DECIDED TO STOMP ON THEIR BRAKES AND TAKE "THAT"EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY.BRAKES LOCKED UP AND IT WASN'T FOR LEAVING ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN CARS AND MY QUICK REACTION TIME IT COULD OF BECAME QUITE UGLY. *TR

Mileage: 92,450

1ST TIME - STOPPING AT DEALER. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LINE FROM ABS TO LF BRAKE FAILED. DEALER QUOTED ~ $1000 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES. REPLACED FAILED SECTION. 2ND TIME: ABOUT TO EXIT FREEWAY. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND ENTERED RAMP MUCH TOO FAST. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SOME HYDRAULICS. LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE FAILED. REPLACED LINE. 3RD TIME - EXITING TURNPIKE. BRAKE LINE FROM ABS TO REAR BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NOT TRUE THERE IS BRAKING AVAILABLE WHEN ONE LINE FAILS. REPLACED LINE. GUESS I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED AFTER FIRST FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

PULLING BOAT, COME DOWN HILL TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMED OUT, HIT THE PARK BRAKE TRUCK STOPPED AS TWO VEHICLES WERE AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE LINE BUSTED, HEARD OF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, IS IT REAL OR NOT. GOOD WAY TO GET KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

1 OF 5 BRAKE LINES (MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE) RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY AS I WAS TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS $1346.95 WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF 4 ADDITIONAL LINES THAT WERE RUSTED AND REPLACEMENT WORTHY. FOR GM TO SAY THAT 1 LINE WOULDN'T CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IS WRONG. I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WITH ONLY 1 LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. VEHICLE SPENT 2000-2002 IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, 2003 IN HAWAII, 2004-2006 IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, 2006-2013 IN CONNECTICUT AND 2013 TO PRESENT IN HAMPTON ROADS AREA VIRGINIA. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TO DATE I HAVE HAD THREE (3) OF THE 4 BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK REPAIRED BECAUSE OF LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE FT. WAYNE, IN AREA WHERE THEY USE SALT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM MY WIFE'S SISTER. I KNOW THE TRUCK WAS GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT EXPOSURE TO SALT FOR SEVERAL YEARS CAUSED THE LINES TO CORRODE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT MY REPAIRS YOU CAN CONTACT:... CLAYTONS CAR CARE 3701 N. DUKE STREET DURHAM, NC 27704 THEY HAVE DONE ALL 3 REPAIRS TO MY BRAKES. *JS

Mileage: 149,000

2000 SILVERADO RUSTED BRAKE LINE GAVE WAY AS MY FAMILY WAS TOWING OUR CAMPER DOWN I-94 IN WISCONSIN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 130,514

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HAD JUST STARTED TO BACK UP. THE SECOND TIME WAS ALSO IN MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT IN A 35 MPH ZONE. ON THAT LAST OCCASION, I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO THE LOWEST GEAR AND TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT I HAPPENED TO BE NEAR. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A REST IN A SNOW BANK AND AWAIT A TOW TRUCK. THE MECHANICS THAT REPLACED THE LINES EACH TIME STATED THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE A FAILURE AGAIN BECAUSE THIS WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL LINE THAT WAS CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THERE WERE 2 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT PORTION OF BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2000 EXTENDED CAB. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE PROBLEM APPEARED WHILE BACKING OUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE COMPLETELY NO BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON DEC. 29 (OR 28), 2011. I WAS TAKING MY SON FOR HIS DENTIST APPOINTMENT AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I DID NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM AT THE BEGINNING UNTIL I WAS OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND TRYING TO STOP AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN. IT WAS REALLY REALLY SCARY BUT I MANAGED TO STOP MY VEHICLE. IT COST $364 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WAS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON MARCH 18, 2014, WHILE I WAS GOING TO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. I DID NOT GO ANY FURTHER THAN OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. THIS TIME IT COST $1235 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 83,823

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 4X4 EXTENDED CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.3L AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SLT PACKAGE WITH 165000 HIGHWAY MILES. I TRAVEL AROUND 62 MILES A DAY. ON JUNE 4TH, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND I BEGAN SLOWING TO EXIT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUMPED OR HELD DOWN THE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MANUALLY TO LOWER MY SPEED WHICH DID HELP AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH SEEM TO WORK FOR A SECOND THEN SEIZED AS I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL. IT WAS JUST STUCK AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN ANY FURTHER. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THE EXIT WAS BACKED UP FROM THE LIGHT AND I WAS RUNNING OUT ROOM QUICKLY. HAVING NO SHOULDER ON THE EXIT, I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND VEER OFF INTO A GAS STATION LAWN WHICH I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLIDE AROUND AND STOP BEFORE HEADING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SEEING IT ALMOST EMPTY I TOWED THE TRUCK HOME. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I FIND A LEAKING BRAKE LINE. THEN I START TO NOTICE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH FROM THE FRONT CALIPERS TO THE REAR. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD WHICH TELLS ME THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT ADEQUATE. THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY HAVE RUSTED IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 14 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I WATCHED MULTIPLE NEWS CHANNELS HAVE REPORTED ON THIS ISSUE BUT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THEIR FAULT. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE AND FRAME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE RUSTING OUT WAY TO QUICK WHEN COMPARED TO ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THE SAME YEAR AND THEY ALL ARE RUSTING IN EXACTLY THE SAME AREAS. THIS CONDITION IS A DANGER TO NOT JUST THE VEHICLE OWNERS BUT TO EVERYONE SHARING THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND I WENT TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SO NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE PEDAL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT TO AVOID OTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BY DOING THIS I RIPPED THE VALANCE OFF THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. I THINK THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS HAD ONE OF THESE TRUCKS FOR A FEW YEARS HAS HAD A BRAKE LINE OR TWO BLOW ON THEM, AND I GUESS ITS NOW MY TURN. I'M JUST LUCKY NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGED WAS CAUSE AND NO ONE GOT INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A CHATTER NOISE AND THEN NO BRAKES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE BRAKES AFTER I WOULD HIT THE PEDAL AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY CHATTERED AS I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS PROCEEDING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOADED 18 WHEELER WITH LOGS BEARING DOWN ON ME. I SAW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPENED SO I ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY OUT OF THE TRUCKS PATH. THANK GOODNESS NO VEHICLES WAS IN THE OTHER LANE. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE NORTHERN STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT IN OUR AREA. HE SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND 1200 TO 1400 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LAST FALL I WAS TOWING MY CAMPER HOME AND THE BRAKE BUSTED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN I WAS LUCKY AND HAD NO ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE LINES RUSTING ON THE GM VEHICLES. I KNOW THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL BUT I HAD A 1958 CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. SEEMS LIKE THE NEW IMPROVED SAFETY PRODUCTS ARE NOT SO SAFE AFTER ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

UPON LEAVING THE ZILPO CAMPGROUND IN KENTUCKY, TOWING A 15 FOOT BASS BOAT WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN AGES 5 AND 6 YEARS IN THE BACK SEAT, I APPROACHED THE PARK RANGER CHECK STATION AY 30-35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING NO BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS FORCED TO SWITCH TO THE ON-COMING LANE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY FRIEND [XXX] WHO WAS STOPPED AT THE CHECK STATION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE ON-COMING LANE. WITH THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR ON A SEVERE DOWNHILL GRADE I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COME TO A STOP AT A PULL-OFF ABOUT A MILE LATER. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED 50 MILES TO CRAIG'S AUTO REPAIR IN WINCHESTER, KY. THEY FOUND MANY RUSTED BRAKE LINES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $1,000. HAD THE LANE CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN DIFFERENT, THIS COULD HAVE PROVED TO BE FATAL. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

Mileage: 21,000

'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSORS AND GREASE BOOT S ON THE FRONT AXELS. REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHES TWICE, THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS, THE TAIL GATE STRAPS AND THE LEVER--WHICH ISN'T WORKING RIGHT AGAIN, THE GAS TANK STRAP, RUSTY FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER THAT RUSTED OUT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING PULLEY. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD THE SQUEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD WAS WORN QUICKER THAN USUAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES AFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH, HEADING SOUTH, FOUND ROAD I NEEDED TO TURN ON, TO HEAD EAST, HIT THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED ME TO MISS TURN DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING. TOWED VEHICLE HOME AND FOUND BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND BLOWN BY ABS MODULE. REMAINING BRAKE LINES IN VERY RUSTY/ DETERIORATED SHAPE, ALL NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 131,200

THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINES. I COMPLAINED TO MECHANIC A NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT BRAKES SHUDDERING AND GOING DOWN VERY LOW BEFORE CATCHING, THEY DROVE IT AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO IT. MORE RECENTLY THEY ARE SHUDDERING AND FEELING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE IS GOING ON WHEN JUST SLOWING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ON THURSDAY FEB 20, THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY FINALLY STOPPED. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY SAID WHILE MANY OF THE TRUCKS IN THIS CATEGORY WERE RECALLED FOR BRAKE ISSUES, THIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT. HOW IS THAT?? I HAVE YET ANOTHER APPT TO GO BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND SEE ABOUT REPLACING SENSORS, WHICH THEY SAID ARE ONGOING ISSUES ON THESE TRUCKS DRIVEN IN THE NORTHEAST. I DID READ THE RECALL AND IT DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT THIS TRUCK IS DOING, BUT THE GM REP I SPOKE WITH SAID THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL I READ SAID ALL THESE TRUCKS IN THE SNOW BELT WHICH INCLUDED VERMONT WERE RECALLED. I AM FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED HOW THEY CAN KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND SKIP AROUND WHICH MODELS THEY WILL SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP I HAD NO BRAKES. TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE CAB NEAR THE GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN AND YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP. I USUALLY PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE RUSTED THROUGH LEAKING ALL THE FLUID. ONE MONTH LATER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LINES THE REAR BRAKE LINES BLEW CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO STOP FROM AN INTERSTATE SPEED OF 70 MPH. EXAMINATION OF ALL THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM SHOWS SEVERE EXCESSIVE RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WHICH WILL REQUIRE A TOTAL BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH BRAKE LINES RUSTED LIKE THIS FOR A VEHICLE WITH THIS MILEAGE AND AGE. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLES BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS. ITS A MIRACLE SOMEONE WASN'T KILLED DUE TO THE LACK OF COMPONENT QUALITY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

IN AUGUST 2013 REAR BRAKE LINES UNDER REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING. HAD REPAIRED WAS INFORMED THEY WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, 2 BRAKE LINES REPLACED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. I ALSO NOTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WERE ALSO WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED - SUGGESTED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES BE REPLACED. MECHANIC ADVISED NOT NECESSARY AT THAT TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO FLOOR WHEN DRIVEN, NO BRAKE FLUID IN RESERVOIR, NOTED PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT THAT TIME. JANUARY 12, 2014 - BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON IN VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HALF EMPTY. I WALKED AROUND AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE - LEAKING FROM REAR BRAKE LINES NOTED, ALSO NOTED AGAIN THE CORROSION AND RUST OF FRONT BRAKE LINES. BROUGHT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AGAIN - STATED IT WAS DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE THEN ONE REPAIRED DURING AUGUST 2013. STATED AFTER EXAMINING CONDITION OF ALL BRAKE LINES - RUST/CORROSION - HE WAS GOING TO NOW REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER BACK. THERE WAS A RECALL MANY YEARS AGO FOR BRAKE LINE DEFECT - BUT DID NOT ADDRESS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY THIS REPAIR WAS NEEDED BEFORE I WENT ON LONG TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA, WITH HILLY TERRAIN AND SLICK ROADS - EARLY DETECTION MAY HAVE AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN ICE COVERED ROAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THEN WENT DOWN A HILL AND WHEN I PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST WRECKED UNABLE TO STOP ON ICE COVERED ROAD. BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL I GOT HOME ABOUT HALF HOUR AFTER BRAKE LINE FAILURE. HAD A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 7 YEAR OLD WITH ME THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SOMETHING'S ARE MORE IMPORTANT THEN MONEY. I HAVE HAD VEHICLES THAT WERE 30 AND EVEN 40 YEARS OLD THAT HAD ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES ON THEM AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THAT. THIS IS SIMPLY USING CHEAP METAL JUST LIKE THEY USE ON THE BODIES OF THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS. WHETHER OR NOT ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS BY GM MAKES ME LITTLE DIFFERENCE BUT I WILL BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AM SELLING THE TRUCK AND BUYING A DIFFERENT MAKE THAT ISN'T SO DANGEROUS TO ME AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

VEHICLE CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF ME. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LEAK. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, AND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION EA11001 THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS. 800+ REPORTS EXIST. THOUSANDS MORE UNREPORTED IN VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS. WHEN WILL THIS BE RESOLVED WITH A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED? THIS IS A BAD DESIGN, DUE TO STEEL BRAKE LINES, AND DESIGNED TO COLLECT MOISTURE AND SALT BY MEANS OF SPRING MATERIAL ON EXTERIOR OF LINES, AND LINES GROUPED TOGETHER DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SPLASH COMING OFF THE FRONT TIRE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW. FURTHERMORE, GM APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE GM REPLACEMENT (CERTIFIED?) SET OF BRAKE LINES. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATAL CRASH TO FINALLY RESOLVE THIS? *TR

Mileage: 142,890

HAD DRIVEN TRUCK HOME FOR LUNCH.WAS RETURNING TO WORK. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT REDLIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK INTO PARKING LOT. PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND UNDER DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. I WAS SCARED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED. I HAD NO WARNING. ONE MINUTE I HAD BRAKES AND THE NEXT MINUTE I HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TRUCK TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 110,137

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES! *TR

Mileage: 72,750

DRIVING ON A SECONDARY RD STOPPED TO TURN. BRAKE LINE BLEW UNDER DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT USUALLY STAY ON.THE OTHER DAY THEY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AVOIDING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK THANKFULLY THEIR WERE NO PEOPLE WALKING. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SAME VEHICLE AS ME I SEE THE SAME LIGHT ON THERE INSTRUMENT PANEL.HAVE HEARD THAT THEIR ARE PLACES REBUILDING THE EBCM BECAUSE OF INFERIOR PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

Mileage: 240,000

WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE TURN FOR HOME, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT DOWN IN GEAR AND MAKE TURN, I THEN DRIFTED TO STOP AND USED PARKING BREAK TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DRASTIC BECAUSE I DID HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD IN CAR SEAT IN BACK. THE BREAK LINE THAT RUNS ACROSS FRONT OF VEHICLE TO SUPPLY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BREAK HAD SPLIT AND MOST OF MY BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE. I THOUGH CARS HAD A BACK UP SYSTEM TO PREVENT THIS, BUT MY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT PUMP UP. AT MOST THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE SLOWED A LITTLE, BUT A COMPLETE FAILURE IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

BRAKE LINE STARTED LEAKING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND HE SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 156,239

PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY. BRAKES LINES RUSTED THROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO FIX 9/17/13/. HAD TO RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORM THEM TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE ALL RUSTED THROUGH, THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE GM ISSUE (I FOUND THE ISSUE ONLINE) . THEY HAD ONLY REPAIRED REAR LINES AND DIDN'T BRING THE LINE TO THE FRONT, JOINED IT TO OLD LINE WITH UNION. LEAKED AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 10/1/13 . BROUGHT IN 10/4/13 INSISTED ON TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT. REQUESTED THE GM OFFERED KIT $500.00 FOR THIS PURPOSE THAT GM AS OFFERED TO OWNERS AND DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . REQUESTED DEALERSHIP CREDIT THE PRIOR BANDAID WORK IT DID. *TR

Mileage: 169,512

WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTH MINIVILLE ROAD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VA, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT FROM WORKING FINE AND THEN STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS WAS LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND SOMETHING CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

DRIVING IN A NORMAL SITUATION, BRAKING TO GET OVER INTO TURN LANE AND THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND BRAKE LINES UNDER LEFT FRONT OF CAB RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM TO LOSE PRESSURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN A CRITICAL SITUATION BECAUSE I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER, VERY SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

LUCKILY I WAS SITTING STILL AT A STOP LIGHT. THE PEDAL JUST DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE BRAKES BACK UP THAT A WARNING LIGHT EVEN CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION THE HARD LINE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ALSO CONTRARY TO OTHER REPORTS I HAVE HEARD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, NOT JUST THE REAR BRAKES. *JS

Mileage: 130,972

BACKED UP OUT OF TURNAROUND. DROVE TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. TURNED LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATED UP TO SPEED. DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND APPROACHED CROSSROAD TO TURN RIGHT. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SO I PUMPED IT AND HAD NOTHING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE CROSSROAD AND I WENT PAST IT AND MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP DOWN THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BURST NEAR THE PROPORTIONING VALVE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS A VERY COMMON EVENT IN THESE VEHICLES. THE OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SHOULD AT LEAST BE WARNED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR WORSE SINCE THERE ARE STILL MANY ON THE ROADS. THIS POOR DESIGN AND USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 156,150

DRIVING HOME FROM A MORNING OF SHOPPING, I WENT TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN INTO WALGREEN'S PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP.. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PURCHASE AT WALGREEN'S, BUT WHEN I WAS FINISHED I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD SMELL AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID, BUT WASN'T SURE BECAUSE THE CONTAINER WAS STILL AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME, APPROXIMATELY A HALF A MILE, AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME, I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN, AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I COULD SEE A BREAK IN THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE AND NOTICED VAPORS COMING OFF THE PIPE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES ON, SO I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS USED FOR INSURING PEOPLE'S LIVES WITH THESE INFERIOR LINES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THE COST COULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 1800 DOLLARS. IS THIS WHERE OUR QUALITY MANUFACTURING HAS TAKEN US? NO WONDER THE JAPANESE ARE WINNING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES.HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. HAD BRAKE LINE TO REAR REPLACED.3 YEARS LATER (TODAY) BRAKE LINE TO FRONT FAILED RUSTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK THEY ARE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED AN NEED REPAIR. I AM IN THE AUTOBODY REPAIR BUSINESS AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL SILVERADOS 6 YEARS AND OLDER . STARTING 1999 AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 43,500

BACKING UP TO LAUNCH BOAT ON RAMP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE TRUCK 2 BLOCKS TO HOUSE USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ONE HAS FAILED. MASTER CYLINDER HAS LOST ALL FLUID. *JS

Mileage: 124,000

RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. POOR DESIGN AND PRODUCT BY GM. WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP. BRAKE LINE BLEW.MY SON AND WIFE ALMOST DIED. THIS TRUCK IS A RUSTY CRAP TRUCK. THE ROCKER PANEL ARE RUSTED THRU. OH, AND GM DOES NOT MAKE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS EITHER IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. WHEN I TRIED TO GET BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I BRAKE LINE WAS BADLY CORRODED AND BROKE THROUGH. I HAD ZERO BRAKING ABILITY AND HAD TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE USING ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF BROKEN BRAKE LINES DUE TO BAD CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT ALSO RESULTED IN A BROKEN, BADLY CORRODED BRAKE LINE BREAKING AND LEAKING FLUID, AND RESULTED IN ZERO BRAKING ABILITY. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT TIME. NOT SURE HOW IM GOING TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME. ALL REMAINING BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO BADLY RUSTED AND ARE SURE TO BRAKE SHORTLY IF NOT REPLACED. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK IS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED TO A POINT THAT APPEARS THAT THE TRUCK IS 100+ YEARS OLD. THE FRAME IS NEARLY TO THE POINT OF BEING RUSTED THROUGH. THESE ARE SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS NEGLIGENCE BY USING INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR BRAKE LINES AND FRAME STEEL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER DRIVING FOR AROUND 30 MILES I WAS PULLING UP TO THE GARAGE AT HOME SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED AT ABOUT 3 MILES PER HOUR. IN A PANIC, THE TRUCK KEPT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET, THEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND IT STOPPED. WITHOUT DOING THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT MY GARAGE DOOR, MISSING THE DOOR BY INCHES. THIS ISSUE IS STILL ONGOING AS OF 8/18/13. IN ORDER TO STOP, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED AT ALL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE ANTI-LOCK BAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT 3 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR ALL THE TIME IF NOT PUMPED. I AM A MECHANIC AND STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. UPON MY FINDING THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE. I HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRUCK ISN'T USED MUCH, ALTHOUGH IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS VERY SOON. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE WHEN THIS ISSUE IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THEN JUST MY TRUCK. SOME HAVE SAID THAT A EARLIER MODEL OF SUV HAD A RECALL WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AT 3 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS A DESIGN FLAW. ON A LARGER NOTE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A YEAR 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON APRIL 15, 2013, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE NEAREST VILLAGE, I LOST ALL POWER IN MY BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. I WAS QUICKLY OVERTAKING A SLOWER PASSENGER CAR AHEAD OF ME, SO I HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND INTO A ROUGH RAVINE. EVENTUALLY I SLOWED TO A STOP. I GOT OUT AND EXAMINED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I ALSO SAW FLUID LEAKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR AXIAL. SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPEN IN THE EVENING, I CALLED A FRIEND WHO HELPED ME BRING THE TRUCK TO MY HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILED (RUSTED THROUGH) REAR BRAKE LINE. THE OTHER REAR BAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1625. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF REPAIR AND WAS GARAGED DURING WINTER MONTHS SINCE IT IS PRIMARILY A FARM VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LINE WEAR AND RUST IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE TRUCK LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND WAS INCREASING IN SPEED EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY ENGAGED. ONLY BY STEERING OFF THE ROAD AND DRIVING UP AN ELEVATED ROAD EMBANKMENT WAS I ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

EACH OF THE 3 BRAKES LINES UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FORTUNATELY ALL NOTICED WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALL THE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND REQUIRED REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE DUAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE EMERGENCY BRAKING WITH A RUPTURED LINE. I AM REPORTING MY INCIDENTS FOLLOWING A REPORT ON THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT THESE SAME FAILURES HAPPENING ON MANY GM TRUCKS. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS HISTORY IS UNKNOWN. DATE OF ORIGINAL INCIDENT IS PROBABLY NOT ACCURATE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED CAUSING FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THANKFULLY FAILURE OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THREE MONTHS EARLIER FRONT ROTORS WERE BADLY PITTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOME PARTS IN REAR BRAKES BADLY RUSTED. BAD RUST ON PARTS OF UNDER CARRIAGE. *TR

Mileage: 79,209

BRAKE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE 65 SB WHEN ATTEMPTING A PANIC STOP. A SEMI-TRUCK TRAILER BLEW A TIRE WHICH SENT SHRAPNEL/DEBRIS FLYING IN THE AIR. TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE TRUCK AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME PANICKED AND "SLAMMED" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID THE FLYING OBJECTS. IN TURN, I HAD TO FULLY APPLY MY BRAKES TO THE POINT OF ABS INTERVENTION. THERE WAS ONE TO THREE CYCLES OF THE ABS BEFORE I LOST ALL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. AT THIS POINT I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE THREE METAL BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL, UNDER THE CAB RUPTURED (HENCE LOSS OF PEDAL PRESSURE). THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHERE THE BRAKE LINES TRANSITION FROM ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL TO ALONG SIDE THE FRAME RAIL. ALL THREE BRAKE LINES IN THIS AREA ARE CORRODED BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO VISUALLY TELL THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION DUE TO A SPIRAL SHIELDING THAT IS WRAPPED AROUND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER HAD THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 114,012

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINT./REPAIR VISIT AT A MAJOR CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS COULDN'T BE REPLACED; THE UPPER MOUNTS FOR BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE GONE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED I TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE NEEDED RESTORATION WORK, THEN RETURN. I LATER INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK AND FOUND EXTENSIVE ROT AND RUST ON MAJOR FRAME STRUCTURES. BOTH UPPER SHOCK MOUNTS APPEAR TO HAVE ROTTED AWAY. BOTH FRAME SPREADER TUBES, TO WHICH THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNTS AND THE REAR FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ARE ATTACHED, HAVE LOST MOST OF THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. I ALSO NOTED MOST MAIN FASTENER BOLTS APPEAR TO HAVE LOST THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY,DUE TO ROT AND RUST. IN DECEMBER OF 2009, I REPLACED THE FUEL STRAPS. ONE BRAKE LINE FAILED (ROTTED OPEN), CAUSING BRAKE LOSS, AS I WAS DEPARTING THE SERVICE VISIT. ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. IN JULY OF 2011, I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTTED OUT BUMPER. I AM NOW SEEING ROT AND RUST BREAKING THROUGH THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY TRUCK. IN LIGHT OF THE MAJOR RUST AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES I HAVE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY, I STARTED RESEARCHING NHTSA'S DATA BASE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR SILVERADO, OR IF THIS WAS AN ANOMALY. I WAS QUITE STARTLED TO FIND NUMEROUS REPORTS BEING CITED FOR IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND FAILURES FOR THIS VEHICLE. TWO ISSUES CONCERN ME: FIRST, MAJOR RUST & ROT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THIS MODEL AND LATER ONES FOR OVER A PERIOD OF 10-13 YEARS. SECOND, DO, OR SHOULD SERVICE SHOPS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVISE WHEN SIGNS OF MAJOR DETERIORATION OCCUR, SO WE CAN MAKE REPAIR/INVESTMENT CHOICES? I'VE OWNED SEVERAL TRUCKS, KEEP THEM FOR 8-10 YEARS, THEN REPLACE THEM. I'VE SEEN SURFACE RUST OVER THE YEARS, BUT NOT THIS KIND OF FRAME/UNDERCARRIAGE DETERIORATION OVER A RELATIVELY SHORT TRUCK LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 141,775

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED ONLY SLIGHTLY. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME FRACTURED AND EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES AND CABLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND PUMPING THE BRAKES DID VERY LITTLE TO ASSIST. WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN SINCE THIS WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A LOWER GRADE, AND WAS ABLE TO NURSE IT TO A LARGE PARKING LOT. INSPECTED THE CAUSE AND SEEN THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND COULD NOT TELL WHICH OF THE 5 LINES WERE THE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THE FUEL LINE SUPPLYING THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION IT IS IN AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING OUT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK,. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT REPAIR, DUE TO HAVING TO REMOVE THE BED/CAB FOR REPLACEMENT AND ACCESS TO IT. THE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES ARE IMPROPERLY ROUTED FROM THE FACTORY, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION AND SALT DAMAGE. IN MY OPINION, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THIS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM RECTIFIED. THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS SAME TRUCK FAILED FROM CORROSION TWO YEARS AGO. SAME SCENARIO, IMPROPER ROUTING CAUSING EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE FAILURE FROM RUST AND CORROSION DUE TO THE LOCATION THEY ARE IN. *TR

Mileage: 91,366

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2 WHEEL-DRIVE PICK-UP TRUCK BY A LOCAL SHOP AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE IN THE SHOP PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PRIOR TO THIS, I NEVER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES PREVIOUSLY WERE STRONG AND REQUIRED A SLIGHT PUSH. I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND FOUND THAT STOPPING REQUIRED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE SAME SHOP AND ASKED THE SHOP TO TAKE A LOOK. THE SHOP FOUND THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS LEAKING FLUID (UNDER DRIVER SIDE) AND EXPLAINED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES LOOKED RUSTED. THIS TRUCK PRIMARILY WAS USED BY A HIGHWAY DEPT OUTSIDE OF BUFFALO, NY (ROAD SALT/RUST BELT GEOGRAPHIC AREA) - THE EXPOSURE TO AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALT/ICE-MELTING CHEMICALS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK ABOUT THE REPAIR OPTIONS. IF THE NHTSA WOULD LIKE ANY EVIDENCE (SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS OR THE ACTUAL RUSTED BRAKE LINES), PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 94,806

DURING THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE NEXT INSPECTION DUE TO RUST ($1200), AND THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE ALREADY REPLACED ONCE DUE TO RUST-THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED AND COMMERCIALLY WASHED THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE, DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS UP (UNTIL THE LAST 5 MONTHS) ONLY IN EASTERN PA, DE, MD AREA (NO SNOW BELT TRAVEL). IN MY 40 YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED OR EVEN HEARD OF BRAKE BACKING PLATES RUSTING THROUGH DURING THE LIFE OF A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE (LET ALONE TWICE) AND, HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED (OR HEARD OF) ALL BRAKE LINES ON A VEHICLE RUSTING THROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR OR DETERIORATION. IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE CRITICAL SAFETY (BRAKE) COMPONENTS RUSTING THROUGH AT A HIGHLY ACCELERATED RATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON TO THE DRIVER/OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 255,000

WAS TOWING A TRAILER. (LIGHT LOAD) GOING APPROX 35MPH STOP LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, WITH PLENTY OF TIME FOR ME TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LET LOSS. I THEN HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RUN THE YELLOW/RED LIGHT. LUCKILY IT DID NOT TURN OUR WORSE. BUT I THEN HAD TO MAKE MY WAY TO A PARKING LOT WITH NO BRAKES. MY TRUCK IS MANUAL SO THAT HELPED MAKE THING A LITTLE EASIER. I THEN LOOKED AND FOUND OUT THE ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD BUSTED FROM CORROSION. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE LINES. PLAN TO DO SO SOON. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

BACKING UP TRUCK, MOVED IT FORWARD AND THE BRAKES WENT, COULDN'T STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS MOVING FORWARD AFTER HAVING IT ON REVERSE, SO THE SPEED WAS SLOW (5MPH). NOTICED THERE WAS A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND OF BRAKE FLUID, AND TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE, THERE WAS A LOT OF RUST AND CORROSION THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH. I WAS ON VACATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, CALLED AAA FOR A TOW ON THE DATE LISTED. REPLACED BRAKE LINES, MASTER CYLINDER, AND NOTICED WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, THERE'S MORE CORROSION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

I WAS HEADED TO THE STORE WHEN MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES DUE TO THERE BEING EXCESSIVE CORROSION. ALSO ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. AND I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. AT 118000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY HEATER CORE REPLACED DUE NO HEAT AND ONCE AGAIN AT 121,000 MILES I HAVE LOST HEAT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 120,800

SITTING AT DRIVE THRU WINDOW WAITING ON FOOD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WENT TO THE FLOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE BURST. FLUID EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

WHEN I TURN LEFT INTO A PARKING SPOT THE ABS SYSTEM GOES ON (EVEN ON DRY SURFACES WHERE THERE IS NO SLIPPING) AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL STATED CHATTERING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BEING PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE IT WOULD NOT STOP AND WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

SOME FRIENDS BORROWED MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TO HAUL SOME SHEET ROCK HEADED DOWN TO HARDWARE STORE AND ENDED UP CALLING ME WITH A SMOKING ENGINE TOLD THEM TO BRING IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. MY BUDDY SAID THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP ALL THAT GOOD ON THE WAY OVER AND WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I HAD HIM PUSH THE BRAKES AND FLUID SHOT OUT OF THE BREAK LINES RUNNING ALONG THE BODY FRAME THEY LOOK ALL CORRODED IN ONE LOCATION AND ONE OF THEM BURST. WE ARE FORTUNATE THE ONLY RAN TO THE HARDWARE STORE AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD OF ENDED VERY BADLY. *TR

Mileage: 137,992

MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. CRASHED INTO METAL GATE. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 3 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I STEPPED ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO GO TO GARAGE AND REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE ASKED A FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN CHEVY PICKUPS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I WAS DRIVING AND PUSHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO THE FLOOR AND JUST BARELY SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO TURN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE IN MY WAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP QUICK ENOUGH. TURNED OUT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND THE REST ARE THAT RUSTED THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 56,600

THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CORRODED TO THE POINT OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS THEN PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE SERVICED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED & CORRODED. A SECOND LINE (FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR AXLE) DISINTEGRATED UPON REMOVAL. THE WORST CORROSION WAS AT THE POINTS WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE CLIPPED INTO THE PLASTIC BRACKETS. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP INITALLY STARTED TO STOP AND THEN PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP UNTIL ANOTHER 50 FEET OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TOOK VEH. IN FOR HEADLIGHT ALIGNMENT. GOT INTO VEH. TO LEAVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HE CHECK AND SAID ALL LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A CHEV. DEALER TO BLEED THE LINE. TOTAL COST INCLUDING ONE CALIPER THAT WAS TOO RUSTED WAS $794.11. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MOMENTS PRIOR TO GOING TO THE SERVICE STATION. HAD I NOT STOPPED THERE WHEN I DID, I HAVE NO DOUBT SERIOUS INJURIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AS THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 106,200

I WAS GOING DOWN A STREET IN OUR CITY SOMEONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED TO AVOID A CRASH AND RAN INTO A FENCE. I CHECKED WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN I CHECKED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I REPLACED THE RUSTED LINE AND TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE,THE TRUCK IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVE AND I CANT MOVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 179,102

LOST BRAKES WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOCAL GROCERY STORE. HAD TO STOMP E-BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE BRAKE FLUID RUNNING DOWN FRAME RAIL. BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUSTING OUT. GOT LUCKY THIS HAPPENED A MILE FROM MY BROTHERS GARAGE... HE LOADED ME UP ON HIS CAR TRAILER AND TOOK TO GARAGE. UP ON THE LIFT WE WENT. RUST RUST RUST. NEED TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES FRONT TO BACK...FUEL LINES LOOK LIKE CRAP TOO. HAD THIS HAPPENED THE NEXT MORNING I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO TYPE THIS OUT FROM THE HOSPITAL AS THE WIFE AND I WERE DUE TO LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING ON OUR ANNIVERSARY TRIP. COME ON GM RECALL!!! *TR

Mileage: 76,400

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE MY BRAKES FAILED. I HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WITH ME, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY FEAR. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. LUCKILY I WAS APPROACHING THE REST AREA AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE SERVICE ROAD TO SLOW MYSELF DOWN. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE( AT MY EXPENSE)AND WHEN HE SHOWED ME THE BROKEN LINE I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW RUSTED IT WAS. THIS WAS IN 2011. THE FOLLOWING YEAR (2012) THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHILE TRAVELING IN TOWN THE BRAKES FAILED. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE POINTED OUT HOW RUSTED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE AND HOW DANGEROUS THE VEHICLE WAS. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES. THIS WAS AN EXPENSE THAT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED WHEN PURCHASING AN AMERICAN MADE CHEVY TRUCK. VERY DISAPPOINTING. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE CHEVY VEHICLES. CHEVY SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE HAD A CRASH, THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IS VERY DISTURBING. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

ON 9/18/12 I WAS TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON RT 29N IN COLUMBIA MD WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AND THEN STOPPED. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OF MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE SLOWED SOMEWHAT BUT THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP. I REAR ENDED AN UNMARKED POLICE VEHICLE AT APPROX 20-25MPH. MY TRUCK SUFFERED FRT BUMPER DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE BACK WINDOW BLOWING OUT. THE POLICE CAR SUFFERED REAR BUMPER DAMAGE. THE OFFICER STATED THAT HE WAS OK FROM THE CRASH. I ALSO SUFFERED NOT INJURIES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANES AND OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MY INSURANCE COMPANY CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGES. THE AUTO ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THE BRAKE LINES ARE A WEAR ITEM AND ARE NOT COVERED BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK FROM THE ACCIDENT WILL BE COVERED. GM SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE BRAKE LINES AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE LINES. I AM HAVING THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES TO STOP THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN AT CONSIDERABLE COST TO ME. AFTER READING UP ON THE SUBJECT IT APPEARS GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I COULD HAVE KILLED/INJURED SOMEONE DUE TO THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 67,087

REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS GOING SLOW AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. WHEN FIXING THE BRAKE LINE I NOTICE THE REAR DUST SHIELDS WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE FRAME HAD ALOT OF RUST. FAST FORWARD 8-20-12 WHEN WORKING ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY RUSTED OUT TOO. I HAD THE TRUCK UP ON JACK STANDS. CAME HOME TO FIND THE FRONT END ON THE GROUND. THE FRAME BROKE COMPLETELY INTO, AT THE CROSS MEMBER FOR THE TORSIONBARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PARTS OF THE FRAME. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR *JS

Mileage: 95,000

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK RUSTED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE BRAKING POWER. OF ALL THE VEHICLES THAT I'VE OWNED OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST OUT! ON 11/13/2010, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHEN MY CHILDREN AND I WERE IN THE TRUCK. IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT LOW, BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO STILL HAVE BRAKING POWER. I DROVE ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE TO A GAS STATION AND HAD ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER WHEN I GOT THERE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING OUT! MY TRUCK WAS TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I SPLICED IN A REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE, BUT NOTICED THAT THEY ALL SEEMED TO BE VERY RUSTY. IN AUGUST OF 2012 ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, THIS TIME WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD STARTED THE TRUCK TO LEAVE, AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT, I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FAULTY FACTORY BRAKE LINES WITH AFTER-MARKET STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES. I'M STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS JOB, AS IT IS VERY MAINTENANCE INTENSIVE JOB, AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE. I DO NOT THINK THAT THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE FAILED SO QUICKLY, CONSIDERING I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT CHEVROLET SELECTED AN IMPROPER TYPE OF STEEL TO USE FOR THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 110,218

WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ST. IN NEWARK, DELAWARE MY BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON INTERSTATE AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TAKEN TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR COMPLETE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AT COST OF 885.00 DOLLARS. I LOOKED UP THIS MODEL FOR COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND MANY TRUCKS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 15

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT I FELT LESS PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT NOTICE NO PUDDLES. RESUMED DRIVE HOME. CHECK FLUID RESERVOIR, FLUID ALMOST GONE. FILLED RESERVOIR AND PUMPED BRAKES BACK UP. NOTICED SOME DRIPS IN DRIVEWAY. ALSO NOTICED SLIGHT GAS SMELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HE DETERMINED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE BRAKE LINE ROTTED, THE GAS LINES WERE ROTTING OUT AS WELL. THE AREAS THAT WERE ROTTED THE MOST IS RIGHT WHERE THE SUPPORT BRACKETS ARE. THESE WERE UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE DOOR, HEADED UP INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LINES WERE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES TO PREVENT FROM HAPPENING FURTHER. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800.

Mileage: 79,800

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-83 NORTH IN THE RIGHT LANE FROM BALTIMORE MD TO HERSHEY PARK PA. A DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO MY LANE FROM THE MARKET ST ON RAMP IN YORK PA., AT VERY LOW SPEED CAUSED ME TO JAM ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR YIELDED NO RESULTS. I HAD NO BRAKING WHATSOEVER. LUCKILY THE CAR TRYING TO MERGE STAYED ON THE SHOULDER OR I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I COASTED DOWN A LONG HILL - DOWNSHIFTING WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON, UNTIL I CAME UPON AN AVAILABLE SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS HALF FULL. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL A COUPLE FEET BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. WITH PLENTY OF LEVEL SHOULDER TO TEST - I WENT UP AND BACK ABOUT 5 MPH TO SEE IF I HAD ANY BRAKES AT ALL AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NONE.. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND ENDED UP PAYING $973 TO HAVE THE 2 BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT, AND THE 2 LINES FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT WHEEL REPLACED. I STILL NEED TO HAVE THE REAR LINES REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC SAID THEY LOOKED OK. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT JBA CHEVROLET GLEN BURNIE( USED ) HAS BEEN TITLED IN MD UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR VA. *TR

A CAR PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET AND WHEN BRAKING PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER DRIVING AROUND THE CAR AND FURTHER BRAKE PRESSURE THE TRUCK SLOWED. I ALSO HAD MY FUEL LINES REPLACED LAST YEAR. AND YES. THERE IS A LOT OF FRAME RUST IN THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS. WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO PONY UP. THIS HAPPENED TO MY FRIENDS TAKOMA AND THEY GAVE HIM $12000 FOR A 13 YEAR OLD TRUCK. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVY. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKE LINES HAVE BUSTED OPEN !!!!!! THEY ARE ALL RUSTED OUT . MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO REPLACE THEM ALL . THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER THINKING THEY WOULD FIX IT RIGHT .BIG MISTAKE THEY PIECED IT TOGETHER WITH COMPRESSION FITTINGS FOR $400.00. AT LEAST I WASN'T MOVING FAST THANK GOD. THIS MUST BECOME A RECALL , IS ANYBODY LISTENING !!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

HI I WAS HAULING DEBRIS FROM MY YARD AND TAKING TO LAND FILL.ABOUT 800 TO 900LBS TOTAL. STOPPED AT CONVENIENCE STORE FOR GAS AND FOOD. PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, BRAKES GAVE OUT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NO WARNING AT ALL...BARELY ANY BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ON EXPRESSWAY?? WOW! THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO STOPPING THIS THING IN AN EMERGENCY?? I SEE GM ALREADY KNOWS OF THIS FAILURE. I THINK A HEADS UP WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER??? I'VE CALLED ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HE HAS SPENT OVER A 1000.00 IN REPAIRS. REPLACED RUSTED BRAKE LINES. HE TOLD ME HE JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION LINES ALSO. HAS ANYONE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED?? I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, JERRY'S CHEVROLET FOR INFORMATION. I PURCHASED IT NEW. WAITING FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO RETURN MY CALL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT NOTICE. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM FAILURE. INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES REVEALED ALL WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 125,500

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN, I PUMPED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. I DOWN SHIFTED TO THIRD, THEN SECOND, TO FIRST AND MADE A TURN INTO AN UPHILL DRIVEWAY. UPON STOPPING, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED UNDER THE CAB. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, AND I DID NOT CRASH! *TR

Mileage: 90,586

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WENT AT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. SEVERE CORROSION ON FRAME CROSS MEMBER. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT. CAB. I'M RETIRED AND DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 1000 MILES A YEAR OR SO. IN JANUARY 2004 TO PASS THE NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE BEARING'S OUT REPLACED. AT THE TIME I HAD BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE COST WAS ALMOST $800.00 NOW ON MAY 4 2012 WITH 23,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK, I NEEDED TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, COST APPROXIMATELY $400.00! I HAD BOTH REPAIRS DONE BY A QUALIFIED ACE MECHANIC, WHO ALSO IS A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY SO HE CAN BE TRUSTED! I ALSO WANT TO ADD THERE IS NOT A SPECK OF RUST ON ANY OF THE BODY PANELS, AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RINSED FREQUENTLY. THIS TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS FRACTURED AND THE OTHERS WERE CORRODED FROM RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON RTE 3 IN NH I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND A CONSTRUCTION AREA HAD SLOWED TRAVEL ALL THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND AS I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON EXAMINATION I CAN SEE ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MAN I HIT HAD A BACK INJURY THANK GOD I HAD MY SEATBELT ON! *TR

Mileage: 191,000

THE BRAKE LINES OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HAVE ALL RUSTED OUT. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. SOME OF THE LINES WERE REPLACED WITHIN A FEW YEARS. BRAKE CALIPERS AFFECTED AS WELL. *JB *JB

Mileage: 62,345

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON OUR 2000 CHEVY PICKUP WHEN THE BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK RUPTURED AND SHE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN REARENDED THE JEEP IN FRONT OF HER CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO ARE RESIDENTS WERE I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND THE LEAK AND HOW BADLY THE TRUCK HAD RUSTED LINES AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. I FEEL THIS A LIVE AND DEATH PROBLEM TO ANY 1 DRIVING THESE VEHICLES AND IF MY WIFE HAD NOT TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DEATH INVOLVED. CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE ON LINE HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THESE RUSTED LINES RUPTURING. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU IN APPROXIMATELY 2008/09. AT 20 MPH THERE ARE ALMOST NO BRAKES (NOT ABS BRAKES, NO BRAKES). I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM ENDED. I HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM YOU. FRIENDS WHO DROVE MY TRUCK COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVELY SOFT BRAKES SINCE IT WAS NEW. I WAS CHECKING YOUR WEBSITE 3 DAYS AGO WHEN I CAME ACROSS RECALL #GM05068, NHTSA 05V379000. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE ON 02-17-06. THEY SAID THEY ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS ONCE. I ASSUME THIS WAS DONE WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR OTHER ISSUES, AS I HAD NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AT THE TIME. SO APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS DONE THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF. I CALLED GM TODAY (REF # 71-106-286-2771) THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON THE RECALL BUT IT IS "POSSIBLE" THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME ASSISTANCE UNDER ANOTHER PROGRAM IF I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS "OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT". I WAS ALREADY TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FIX WOULD COST BETWEEN $200-350.00, AND DIAGNOSIS IS LIKELY TO ADD ANOTHER 100.00, WITH NO ASSURANCE OF ANY REIMBURSEMENT. MY PROBLEM IS THREE FOLD: THE ORIGINAL FIX DID NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS SAFETY AND APPEARS TO RE-OCCUR RANDOMLY EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, A REAL FIX MUST HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED SINCE TRUCKS AFTER 2002 ARE NOT SIMILARLY AFFECTED. FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY I HAVE CHOSEN TO PULL THE FUSE AND DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM, RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO PRE-ABS STATUS, AND THE BRAKES WORK FINE. THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. SHOULDN'T AN ABS SYSTEM TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL BACK TO REGULAR BRAKES RATHER THAN ALMOST NO BRAKES? QUESTIONS: SHOULD THE PROBLEM STILL BE COVERED BY THE RECALL? WHAT REDESIGN WAS MADE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM? *JS

Mileage: 66,453