2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes Problems

ABS locks up because of faulty wheel speed sensors known problem locking up brake pedal resulting in loss of control of vehicle causing collisions and dangerous situations.

The gm/gmc trucks with abs are unsafe and dangerous to the drivers and other pedestrians and vehicles on all roads. The Abs module light comes on and the brake warning light after driving normally and occasionally on its own and after a bump in the road. The abs system is unavailable/disabled when the light is on, the abs system has stopped and the light turned on when applying the brakes hard to avoid other vehicles and other actions such as steering away to avoid an accident arenecessary. While doing research on this problem I discovered that many gm/gmc pickup trucks have this problem with abs failure and the only sure repair being to replace the abs/ebcm module, there are codes stored for the abs system showing it has failed and stopped working. This problem is so large that an aftermarket industry has grown to address this issue providing rebuilt modules. I worked for a chevrolet dealership for 19 years and am an ase master technician and tested my own silverado and have had to replace my abs module, at my own cost as nearly all other owners, to ensure that I and my wife will be safe while driving. Please make the manufacturers responsible and liable for repairs/replacement so that the truck owners and others sharing the roads stay safe and alive.

Break line and break system has been giving issues and failure has occur. To the point of almost causing an accident. Steering issues several times. Pick-up truck suspension since newer truck has had big issues. Please remediate.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the check engine warning light, low fuel warning light, and the ABS warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

The parking brake will fail without warning. The only way that it will work is with continuous adjustment. It has been repaired by a mechanic only to fail again. This has been a recurring problem since I purchased the vehicle in 2011.

THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY 2001 CHEVT 1500 SILVERADO RUSTED INTO. IS WAS NOT A SALT CORRISON. MANY TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSUE. I WORK IN A PARTS STORE AND A MAN CAME IN LAST WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS KNOW THESE CHECY TRUCKS IN THIS YEAR DO THIS. I HOPE U CAN TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND HAVE GM TO CORRECT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. I RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO IT BREAKING AND SLIDE UPON A FENCE. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE . I HAD NOTHING NO BRAKES AT ALL. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU

Mileage: 125,000

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE: SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 REAR BRAKE LINE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKING. OWNER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH ON DIRT ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE USING 4WHEEL DRIVE LOW. BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED 9/18/2018 AND THE MECHANIC NOTED HE'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SNAP LIKE THAT BEFORE WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF DIRECT DAMAGE. ON INSPECTION BRAKE FLUID WAS CORRODED DESPITE HAVING BEEN RECENTLY CHANGED OUT. BRAKE SYSTEM SECOND FAILURE: ON APRIL 16, 2019 VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A STOP WHILE OWNER WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN. VEHICLE SLOWED BUT DIDN'T STOP DESPITE BRAKES APPLIED. OWNER WAS TICKETED FOR FAILURE TO STOP. OWNER ON TURNING VEHICLE ON AFTER TRAFFIC STOP SAW ABS LIGHT NOW ON (WASN'T ON PRIOR TO THIS) AND ON BRAKING TO TURN VEHICLE THEN FAILED TO BRAKE COMPLETELY AT WHICH POINT BOTH ABS DASH LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. OWNER AGAIN STOPPED VEHICLE USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. OWNER IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED VEHICLE'S BRAKE FLUID LEVELS AND FOUND FLUID WAS AGAIN LOW DESPITE HAVING JUST BEEN SERVICED ON APRIL 10, 2019 WITH ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND BRAKE INSPECTION. OWNER ADDED FLUID, LOOKED FOR LEAKS AND ON "PUMPING UP THE BRAKES" FELT SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THEN TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT REPLACED THE ENGINE AND INSPECTED BRAKES 6 DAYS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY LICENSED MECHANICS AND DETERMINED TO HAVE HAD ABS MODULE FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID FAILURE (AGAIN) AND COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED, BRAKE FLUID WAS EVACUATED, FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. IT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR SUBJECT TO ANY CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TYPE OF BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES THAT IT IS EXPERIENCING. BECAUSE OF VIN FOR THIS VEHICLE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL FOR VEHICLES HAVING THESE PROBLEMS

Mileage: 283,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES SLIPPED AND THE PEDAL WAS STIFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PARAMUS CHEVROLET (94 NJ-17, PARAMUS, NJ 07652, (201) 261-7100) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THIS VEHICLE OVER 2 YEARS. ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERN WAS MY HEADLIGHT DAYTIME BULBS MELTED TO THE HARNESS AND THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MELTED THRU THE NUMBER SO I STARTED CARRYING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. BUT ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS INDECENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY WHEEL BEARING HUB GAVE OUT N THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO SUPPORT THE TIRE ONTO THE TRUCK SO MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WENT FLYING OFF N MY TRUCK COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP INTO THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY SELF, MY FINDER, THE WHEEL SENSOR, N THE DRIVER DOOR. AFTER GETTING ALL THAT FIXED I'M AFRAID OF THE OTHER HUBS GIVING OUT. ALSO WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AIR IN THE PEDAL N THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BC THE SENSOR GOT DAMAGED OR IF THE ABS BOX IS DAMAGE FROM CORROSION AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NEVER SEEM TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE REPLACED MANY OF PARTS ON THIS TRUCK N WHEN I DO IT SEEMS LIKE ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

Mileage: 230,000

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSIVE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.

Mileage: 135,000

BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING LINE TO RUPTURE WHILE IN OPERATION, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN LAST 9 MONTHS.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE AND BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCARTHY CHEVROLET LEE'S SUMMIT (945 SE OLDHAM PKWY, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64081, (816) 356-6610) AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING ON 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. HAS ROLLED WHEN PARKED AND IN GEAR. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 200,000

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED APPROX. ON 10/2016. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. I FOUND THE FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGINE. LAST WEEK A BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. A LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR AXEL. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE IN VERY POOR CONDITION. THE COST TO REPAIR WILL EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 177,000

ANTI-LOCK ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING A NO BRAKE SITUATION. ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT AND STATIONARY OBJECTS.

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING I LOST BRAKE PEDAL. ALL THE LINES HAD SOME TYPE OF DEFECT IN THE STEEL LINES CAUSING A FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. I SUGGEST TO MAKE IT MANDATORY TO HAVE ONLY STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES ON ALL VEHICLES.

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY, THEN IN FRONT OF ME WAS A YELLOW LIGHT ABOUT TO TURN RED. I WAS FAR AWAY SO I DIDINT BOTHER TO SPEED UP AND I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH. THEN I SLIGHTLY PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO LOOK AND I FIND OUT THAT MY BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING.

Mileage: 154,000

LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES

Mileage: 82,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT. NOT ALLOWING TRUCK TO STOP SAFELY WHILE TRYING TO PARK. HIT A CONCRETE WALL TODAY. CHEVY CLAIMS TO HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED THIS IN 2006 BUT APPARENTLY NOT. IF IT WERE FIXED THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. JUST THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT.

Mileage: 89,800

ABS ACTIVATES SPORADICALLY WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, BOTH IN FORWARD AND BACKWARD MOTION. THIS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE DRAMATICALLY. PREVIOUS RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN 2006 (CLEAN SENSORS) AND 2009 (REPLACE SENSORS). APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE! LOCAL DEALER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS WITHOUT CHARGE AND REFERS ME TO GM.

Mileage: 161,000

DROVE TRUCK TO GO FISHING, PARKED, FINISHED FISHING AND WENT TO TAKE TRUCK OUT OF PARK AN PUT INTO GEAR AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. POPPED HOOD TO CHECK MASTER CYLINDER, NO VISIBLE PROBLEM, LOOKED UNDER TRUCK, SEEN FLUOD DRIPPING. WENT TO DRIVERS SIDE WHERE FLUID WAS DRIPPING AND SEEN ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND RUSTY AND A BISTED LINE. HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOPING THE E BRAKE WOULD SLOW MY SPEED, IT DID NOT, SO HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AND HAD TO DRIVE THRU TOWN UP AND DOWN HILLS PUMPING THE PEDAL HOPING THEIR WAS ENOUGH FLUID LEFT TO CREATE PRESSURE. HAD TO ROLL THRU 3 STOP SIGNS AND A RED LIGHT, WITH HAZARDS ON HONKING TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS

Mileage: 184,251

EXTREMELY RUSTY BRAKE LINES, RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH DUE TO NO PROTECTION FROM ELEMENTS. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET.

Mileage: 112,000

HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. LOOKS VERY RUSTY. FRONT SEATBELT FAILED, DOESN'T RETRACT.

Mileage: 192,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO MASSIVE, SYSTEM WIDE, CORROSION. ALL LINES SHOW EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR DURING A NORMAL, IN TOWN STOP. WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR. *TR

EVAPORATED SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE ABS PUMP TO LOCK UP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. UPDATED 04/18/17 *LJ *JS

Mileage: 157,000

WHEN THE PARKING BREAK IS PRESSED DOWN THE TRUCK IS DRIVABLE.

Mileage: 155,000

2ND OWNER OF 2001 CHEVY SILV 1500 - BADLY RUSTING UNDERCARRIAGE, RUSTED FUEL TANK HANGER, RUSTED BODY/BED MOUNTS, RUSTED OFF BRAKE LINES (HAD TO BE REPLACED $2K). GM SHOULD PERFORM RECALL FOR LATE MODEL GM TRUCKS 1999 THRU 2005 FOR RUST PROBLEMS AND REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES/FITTING, ETC. WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES.

Mileage: 60,000

ABS ENGAGED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AND CAUSING ME TO RUN OVER PARKING LOT STOP CURB AND ALMOST DOWN INTO A LAKE. MY GRANDMA CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN FIXED IN 2008 UNDER A RECALL AND AS SUCH WOULDN'T FIX IT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.

Mileage: 114,500

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, FAIL FAILURE DO TO FAULTY BRAKE LINES. WHY ARNT BRAKE LINES STAINLESS STEEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY HAZZARD. NEED TO BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 110,522

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND BURST LEAVING US WITH NO BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STOP. ALMOST IN A COLLISION, AND LEFT US STRANDED. TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED WITH TWO DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES BURSTING AT LOW SPEED. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T GOING FAST.

Mileage: 210,000

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING/BRAKING FINE IN/AROUND TOWN AND ON HIGHWAY. NOTICED THAT IT WAS BECOMING HARDER TO GET TRUCK TO STOP AS BRAKE PEDAL WAS GRADUALLY GETTING CLOSER TO FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES WOULD START SLOWING TRUCK DOWN. STOPPED AT RESTAURANT TO EAT, WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC I TRUST. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. HE ALSO SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THAT ONE HAD RUPTURED (IT WAS SPRAYING A MIST WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED). HE REPAIRED THE RUPTURED LINE, TOPPED OFF THE FLUID, AND BLED THE BRAKES, BRAKES WORK AGAIN, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER CORRODED LINES MAY RUPTURE WHEN I NEED THE BRAKES THE MOST. COST OF THIS REPAIR INSTANCE WAS $387. DEALER QUOTE TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES WAS $1500. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE LINES ALL RUN VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND IN SOME INSTANCES RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER. MECHANIC SAID THAT CHEVROLET OFFERS A "KIT" CONTAINING ALL OF THE LINES EXCEPT FOR THE TWO LINES TO THE REAR WHEELS. THE LINES IN THIS KIT ARE EPOXY-COATED TO PREVENT FUTURE CORROSION. HOWEVER, DUE TO TIGHT QUARTERS AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE OTHER BRAKE LINES, REPLACEMENT OF ALL OF THESE BRAKE LINES IS VERY DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN VIRGINIA, WHICH WAS NOT ONE OF THE SALT STATES INDICATED IN A NOW-CLOSED RECALL (EA-11-001).

Mileage: 157,000

TRANNY, ABS, COOLING SYSTEM, TAILGATE, ETC. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2003 DIDN'T EXCHANGE TITLE UNTIL LATER RECALL WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT UNDER 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I FILE AN COMPLAIN RECALL REPAIR STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SAD THING MY FATHER IS AN RETIRED EMPLOYEE IN DALLAS LOCATION. RESEARCHED THE RECALLS FROM PREVIOUSLY AND PRESENT SAME RESULTS. THEY HAVE UNTIL 2 DAYS TO CONTACT ME @ [XXX] IN GOING TO THE WAREHOUSE AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE OWNER, CFO, CEO WHOMEVER AND ASK FOR A FULL REFUND OR I'M FILING AN COMPLAINT AND SMALL CLAMS FOR 30 YRS WORTH. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 213,090

THE BREAK LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. THEY RUSTED THROUGH

Mileage: 124,000

AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 5 MPH, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT RESULTING IN FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. EXAMPLE - PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND RESULTED IN BUMPING INTO NEXT VEHICLE. ALSO AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHTED INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RESULTING IN VEHICLE GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SPEED SENSORS AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE JUST PURCHASED THEN TRUCK USED. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TRUCK.FOR A NOISE IN THE STEERING, THATS WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES HE INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BLOW A LINE AND ANYTIME DUE TO THE RUSTED LINES. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE LINES.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,523. UPDATED 1/15/16 *CN

Mileage: 126,523

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. THIS CAUSES INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND CREATES A LARGE SAFETY RISK.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 70, THE TRAFFIC SLOWED, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR (RUSTED BRAKE LINES RUPTURED CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE) AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I WHIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO AVOID REAR ENDING UP COMING CARS. I MANAGED TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY PULLING DOWN TO 1ST AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN OFF RAMP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP, BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND A SIGN POLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS THAT HAD FAR MORE MILES THAN MY TRUCK AND WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF LIKE THIS TRUCK. NEVER HAVE I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON ANY OTHER CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT EVER HAPPEN, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, SNOW REMOVAL METHODS, ETC. I WAS LUCKY, I COULD HAVE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED SOMEONE. I WOULD BET THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE POOR BRAKE LINE BEING INSTALLED ON TRUCKS.

Mileage: 108,000

COMING BACK FROM STORE ,WENT TO TURN IN DRIVEWAY TO HOUSE NO BRAKES RAN OFF IN GRASS AND CREEK.FRONT AND BACK BRAKES BOTH LEAKING AND RUSTED BAD.HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 07 AND TAKEN CARE OF .CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY WHAT SHOP WANTS TO FIX. GM NEEDS RECALL TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BAD HURT OR KILLED.

Mileage: 126,317

I WAS DRIVING TO ALABAMA FROM FLORIDA. WHEN I WAS ABOUT THREE HOURS OUT I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD HAULING A LOT OF PERSONAL ITEMS SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING. IT STARTED STORMING REAL BAD SO I SLOWED DOWN TO 60 MPH AND AS I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE THEY ALL THE SUDDEN SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I SAW THEM AS SOON AS THEY DID IT THEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST HIT THEM BUT I TURNED SHARP AND WENT INTO THE WOODS. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING BUT SMALL TREES SO VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE OF TRUCK. DAMAGE IS STILL THEIR BECAUSE SINCE THE WRECK I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK CAUSE I DESTROYED MY BACK AND NECK. AFTER THAT I STILL HAD TO DRIVE THE TRUCK THE REST OF THE THREE HOUR TRIP THAT ENDED UP TAKING NINE HOURS OF EXTREME PAIN AND SHOT NERVES. ONCE I FINALLY GOT HOME IT TOOK FOREVER AND A LOT OF MONEY TO HALF WAY FIX THE TRUCK. SINCE YOU CAN'T GET REPLACEMENT LINES AND HAD TO HAVE THEM CUSTOM MADE. TRUCK IS STILL CRAP BECAUSE NOW EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS SHOT ALONG WITH THE BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE. IT IS SOLID RUST NOW AND KEEPS BRAKING DOWN AND WILL COST AROUND THREE TO FIVE THOUSAND AT THE CHEAPEST TO FIX. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT I DO NOW THEN I WOULD HAVE SUED CHEVY AND THIS WORTHLESS ORGANIZATION CAUSE YALL HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME AND DID NOTHING. I THINK YALL AND CHEVY OWE ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY. IF YOU STILL DO NOTHING I WILL GO TO EVERY NEWS ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER COMPANY OR LAWYER THAT WILL GO AFTER YOUR COMPANY. YOU ARE HERE TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THINGS LIKE THIS BUT ALL YOU HAVE DONE IS HOPE WE ALL DIE. I WILL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE TRYING TO SHUT YOU DOWN AND MAKE EVERY PERSON THAT WORKS FOR THIS CRAP ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY PERSON THAT GETS HURT OR DIES. JUST DO YOUR JOB THAT'S ALL I WANT.

Mileage: 86,000

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND BROKE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL.

Mileage: 105,000

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 57,000

A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS ACCELERATING SO I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHICH WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER PARKED I OPENED DOOR AND PUMPED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID PUMPED OUT THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE. THERE IS NO WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE AND NO LEAKS OR DASH LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS LINE BREAKING ON THE WAY TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN READING OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND PEOPLE WILL GET IN ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE THIS FORTUNATE. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO REAR END CAUSED VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. 1 LINE FAILED AND CAUSED COMPLETE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

ABS ACTIVATION ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED AND THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FURTHER INSTEAD OF STOPPING. SOMETIMES FEATHERING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN KEEP ABS FROM ACTIVATING. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ARTICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CHEVROLET PICKUPS. *TR

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND AN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

YET ANOTHER BRAKE LINE STORY TO THROW ON THE HEAP. FULL DISCLOSURE, I DO MECHANIC WORK ON MY OWN CARS AND PERIODIC INSPECTIONS AS A RESULT. THE AREAS OF THE FAILURES, INCLUDING MINE, ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN INSPECTING. ANYWAY, ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 WENT TO START SLOWING DOWN FOR MY EXIT AND THE PEDAL JUST KEPT GOING. I FEVERISHLY PUMPED THE BRAKES AND STARTED GEARING DOWN AND TRYING THE EBRAKE. NO EBRAKE, WHICH I THOUGH WAS ODD BECAUSE ITS MECHANICAL AND IT WORKED JUST FINE BEFORE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION OF THE BRAKES GOING BAD AND NARROWLY MISSED VEHICLES AS I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. THE BRAKES THAT YOU DO HAVE ARE SO MINIMAL, THEIR JUST ABOUT USELESS. IT WAS THE MAIN FEEDER LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES, BEFORE THE RUBBER FLEX LINE TO THE AXLE, RIGHT ON A BEND. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, 12" AWAY FROM THE SIGNIFICANT BLOW OUT, NOT A PIN HOLE, IT WAS STILL HAVE WAY DECENT TO USE A COMPRESSION FITTING FOR A TEMPORARY FIX. WHY ARE COMPANIES ALLOWED TO USE STEEL FOR BRAKE LINES IN THE FIRST PLACE, EVEN COATED, ONCE IT SCRATCHES THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE BEGINNING OF THE END. BOTH FUEL AND BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE TO MADE FROM THAT WILL NOT RUST, ALONG WITH THE FITTINGS. I UNDERSTAND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT BRAKE LINES ARE IN NO WAY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I ACTUALLY CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THIS MATTER AND BASICALLY GOT NOWHERE, THE SENIOR ADVISER, [XXX], JUST KEPT TELLING ME THINGS I ALREADY KNEW AND STATING THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. JUST TALKING IN CIRCLES AND TOWING THE COMPANY LINE. NO ASSISTANCE AND REALLY COULD CARE LESS. I WASN'T LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT, JUST SOME HELP WITH A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE THAT I DID NOT ANTICIPATE HAVING TO PAY. DEALER SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE $1400 PARTS AND LABOR. I REALLY HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE PEOPLE DYING TO TAKE ACTION, I TOLD THEM HOW ABOUT BEING PROACTIVE FOR A CHANGE, IT FELL ON DEAF EARS. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 129,500

WHILE BACKING MY BOAT UP A SMALL GRADE IN MY DRIVEWAY, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM. NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BOAT INTO THE GARAGE DUE TO THE FACT I WAS PUSHING IT UP A SMALL GRADE. I HAD JUST COME OFF OF THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAD THE LINE BROKE WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES THEY WERE ALL FOUND TO BE COVERED WITH RUST AND HAD TO BE ALL REPLACES. HAD OVER A $600.00 REPAIR BILL. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR TRUCK WAS BEING PAINTED AT AAMCO. WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE AAMCO THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK HAS RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE AMONGST CHEVROLET TRUCKS, AND THEY SEE THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE COST OF OUR REPAIR WAS APPROX. $1450.00. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS, THEN CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THE TRUCKS AND PERFORM A PROACTIVE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

MY FIANCEE WAS ON WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WAS CAUGHT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC (THANK GOD SHE WASN'T GOING SPEED LIMIT) AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BUMPED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER 3 TIMES BEFORE SHE GOT IT TO STOP. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE AND SHE WAS OK. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME AND PULLED INTO MY GARAGE TO FIND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAB WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND 1 LINE HAD A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT FROM IT. NOW I WILL BE SPENDING THE NEXT FEW DAYS REPLACING NEW LINES THREW THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM FRONT TO BACK. *TR

Mileage: 114,180

I BROUGHT MY 2001 CHEVROLET TO GET NEW BRAKES ON THE REAR. AFTER THE TECH INSTALLED THEM HE TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A TEST RUN. HE SAID THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HE SAID THAT ALL 4 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THAT THESE GM PICK-UPS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WE WALKED OUT WITH A HUGE BILL. LUCKILY THEY DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH OR WHILE TOWING OUR CAMPER! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, COMING TO STOP SIGN AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE OF A PROBLEM FROM DASH. COASTED TO STOP AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO COMPLETE THE STOP. INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT, FOUND MAJOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION (STEEL AND RUBBER ) THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS ON IT'S WAY TO THE TURNPIKE, FOR THE TRIP HOME JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 1,256,620

METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

I STARTED NOTICING RUST SPOTS ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THEN I REALIZED IT WAS RUSTING OUT HOLES IN THE TRUCK IN CERTAIN AREAS. AFTER I STARTED NOTICING THESE SPOTS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TOWING MY LAWN EQUIPMENT AND HEADING TO MY NEXT JOBSITE. WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AND COURSE I WAS GOING DOWN HILL. SO I STARTED TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK BY DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN A FEW MILES PER HOUR BUT NOT NEAR ENOUGH. AS I WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE NOT LONG AFTER THE BRAKES STARTED FAILING. NOT TO FAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOPPED TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING I COULD TO STOP BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH. I ONLY SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE BACK OF A CAR HEAD ON. SO I DID THE ONLY OTHER THING I COULD TO MAYBE MAKE IT OUT WITHOUT A FATAL CRASH. I WENT OFF THE ROAD AROUND THE CAR AND HIT THE PARKING BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE IT FAILED AS WELL. SO I TURNED THE TRUCK REAL SHARP TO DODGE THE TREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS FOR A WHILE AND THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND I WAS SO SICK I HAD A BAD PANIC ATTACK AND STARTED THROWING UP AND MY HEART FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING HIT BY A HAMMER AND MY BODY HURT SO BAD FROM THE TRUCK COMING TO A STOP AND ME SLAMMING INTO THE ARM REST AND THE SEAT BELT CUT MY NECK STOMACH AND CHEST. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND NOTICED I HIT A PILE OF LOGS AND DAMAGED MY TIRES AND THE BODY OF MY TRUCK IN THE SEVERAL PLACES. THEN I TOOK IT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY FOUND OUT CHEVY DIDN'T PUT ANY CORROSIVE PROTECTION UNDER THE TRUCK OR ON PARTS. THE BRAKE LINES HAD BLEW OUT CAUSE OF THE RUST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOT ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER BRAKE PARTS AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING UNDER THE TRUCK AND OUTSIDE THE TRUCK IS SOLID RUST. I COULD HAVE GOT KILLED IF I DIDN'T REACT WELL. NOW I PAY FOR A TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE AT STOP SIGNS OR INTERSECTIONS, HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP! MULTIPLE TIMES, UNPLUGGED ABS SENSOR TO DRIVE WITH CONVENTIONAL BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SECOND TIME I LOST ALL BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE. LOST ALL BRAKES DUE TO ROTTED LINES. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO "EXCESSIVE PITTING AND CORROSION" THIS WAS DONE TWICE DURING THE YEARS OWNED. DURING THE MOST RECENT BRAKE SERVICE I WAS INFORMED AND SHOWN THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY CORRODED AS TO BE A HAZARD AND THAT THEY COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS THE DANGERS OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED BRAKE FAILURE ARE SIGNIFICANT. *TR

THE BRAKE'S LOST PRESSURE AND ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL THE BRAKES LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND AND ONE OF THE LINES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY WHICH LEAD TO THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND CAUSE OF WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 92,500

AS I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I BRAKED, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, MADE A LOUD SOUND, BUT AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE, IT FINALLY STOPPED. I HAD NEW BRAKES, PLUS ROTORS AND CALIBERS PUT ON TRUCK BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED, I FIGURED THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG, BUT TOOK IT BACK TO GOODYEAR AND THEY ASSURED ME THE BRAKES WERE OK, AND THAT IT IS THE ABS. I ALMOST BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE IN CERTAIN STATES, BUT MY STATE IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE IF MY ABS FAILS, THEY SHOULD INCLUDE ALL THE STATES IN THE RECALL, AS MINE EVIDENTLY NEEDS REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS, PLEASE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW AND NEED TO RESOLVE THIS COMPLAINT AS I DO NEED TO GET BACK TO DRIVING IT. TKS *TR

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE PULLING BOAT OUT OF WATER AT MARINA,PULLED TRUCK UP RAMP TO PARKING LOT AND WHEN MY BUDDY HIT THE BRAKES,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN WE LOOKED UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WE COULD SEE BREAK FLUID LEAKING OUT OF BRAKE LINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC ,LINES ALL RUSTED OUT. CHECKED MY LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO WHEN I GOT HOME,SAME PROBLEM, ALL RUSTED. TRUCK IS PARKED UNTIL RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

BRAKES FAILED. BRAKE LINES BROKE DUE TO RUST. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT FOR QUITE A WHILE. DURING A PA. STATE SAFETY INSP. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY INSPECTION MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. HE WAS GOING TO REPLACE ONLY THE AFFECTED AREA AT FIRST BUT THEN DISCOVERED THE LINES WERE LEAKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THEREFORE ALL THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON MY 2001 SILVERADO 1500 LS WHICH HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHILE I WAS UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES (AROUND THE ABS UNIT) ALONG SIDE THE FRAME RAILS ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BADLY CORRODED. I MAY WELL HAVE TO CHANGE THE LINES ASAP AS IT IS HAZARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. IT MAY WELL BE FATAL FOR ME OR FOR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD IN CASE THE BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE. DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM GM. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK SO FAR AND THIS IS WHAT I GET BACK - GLARING ISSUES WHICH CAN GET ANYONE INJURED SERIOUSLY/KILLED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND GET GM TO FIX THIS FOR ALL AFFECTED CONSUMERS BEFORE A WAKE UP CALL IN THE FORM OF A FATAL ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 115,350

I LEFT MY PARKING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. I NOTICED A VERY SPONGY FEEL SO PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT HALF OF MY FLUID WAS MISSING. I INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED, EVEN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION, DESPITE NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A "SMOKING GUN" LEAK, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES ARE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH BRAKE FLUID STILL LEFT IN THE SYSTEM. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM (BRAKES) SHOULD HAVE A CORROSION PROBLEM TO THE DEGREE THAT THIS DOES. *JS

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,100.

Mileage: 20,100

EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR THE LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION THE ABS IS ACTIVATING AGAIN. THIS TIME CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE WALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS DONE BACK IN 2009. OBVIOUSLY THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 116,500

I HAD AN ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE OF UNWANTED (ABS) BRAKES ACTIVATION. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS AS I STOP AT LOW SPEED MY TRUCK MOVES FORWARD AGAIN AFTER THE STOP CAUSING A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN FLORIDA. FOR THIS REASON MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST DUE TO THE FACT I PURCHASED IN A NON CORROSIVE STATE. I HAD TO COME TO OHIO QUITE OFTEN TO CARE FOR MY ILL MOTHER STARTING IN 2009. I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSORS RECALLED, THE TAILGATE RECALLED(ACTUALLY FELL OFF THE TRUCK 3 TIMES WHILE I WAS ENROUTE), THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR RECALL( NOT LETTING ME KNOW WHETHER I HAD GAS OR NOT), THE SEATS RECALL. ALL OF THIS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS CORRODING, AFTER I CAME TO OHIO, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NEED MY VIN NUMBER ADDED TO THE RECALL SO I CAN HAVE THESE THINGS REPLACED BY A DEALER. I CANNOT DRIVE MY TRUCK NOW BECAUSE IT ISN'T SAFE. I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY LITTLE GRAND CHILDREN AND ITS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED ON REAR AXLE DUE TO EXTERNAL CORROSION CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. STEERED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND COASTED TO STOP. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXTENSIVE RUST TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. ...UPDATED 09-05-14 *BF UPDATED 3/30/2015 *JS

Mileage: 135,000

DURING DECELERATION THE BRAKE PEDAL EXHIBITED LITTLE PRESSURE AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED BUT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. INSPECTION OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE REVEALED A SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINE LOCATED JUST AFT OF THE CAB WHICH HAD RUPTURED AND RELEASED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. *JS

Mileage: 88,965

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY BRAKES FAILED, I WAS LUCKING NO CAR WERE COMING ON THE ROAD I BACKED ONTO. AFTER GETTING IT STOPPED I PULLED BACK IN DRIVE WAY AND CHECKED IT OUT. THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE BACK BRAKES HAD A HOLE IN IT. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME IN SEPT 2013 ON ANOTHER BRAKE LINE. *JS

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING. I STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO THEM ALL BEING BADLY CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

AFTER RETURNING TO THE TRUCK FROM AN ERRAND I STARTED THE ENGINE AND, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LAMPS OF ANY SORT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING OF THE PEDAL DID NOT PRODUCE ANY RESISTANCE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING LAMP CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED BUT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED HOME WHERE IT THEN SAT OVER-NIGHT. I OBSERVED A LARGE WET SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY JUST BELOW THE DRIVER?S SIDE DOOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES GOING INTO OR OUT OF THE ABS MODULE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND AT LEAST ONE HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. I ARRIVED AS THEY WERE RAISING THE TRUCK ON A LIFT. EVIDENTLY THEY ALSO ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID BECAUSE QUITE A LARGE PUDDLE WAS FORMING ON THE SHOP FLOOR BELOW WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ENTER THE ABS MODULE. THE TECHNICIAN, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT, AND I ALL OBSERVED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, AND FLUID WAS LITERALLY DRIPPING FROM ONE THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY BURST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE REPLACEMENT STEEL BRAKE LINES SO ALL THE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE HAND FABRICATED BY THE TECHNICIAN. DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HOW CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE FITTINGS ARE (FITTINGS ARE STEEL, ABS MODULE IS ALUMINUM) WHERE THEY SCREW INTO THE MODULE. WE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES FAR OLDER AND WITH FAR MORE MILEAGE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN IS FLAWED (THE ROUTING AND PLACEMENT OF LINES AND MODULE) OR THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL (STEEL, INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL) IS INSUFFICIENT. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THESE COULD RUPTURE AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. CONTACTED GM WAS TOLD SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE OTHER CARS/TRUCKS THAT ARE OLDER AND HAVE NO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS FROM THESE INFERIOR BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED NEW. A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ANTILOCK BRAKES IN RUST BELT STATES. SUPPOSEDLY THE SENSORS WERE DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. WISCONSIN WAS INITIALLY NOT A RUST BELT STATE BUT EVENTUALLY WAS INCLUDED. PRIOR TO ITS INCLUSION MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING ON A REGULAR BASIS AND CAUSED THREE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BEFORE I PULLED THE FUSE TO CUT POWER TO THE SYSTEM. AFTER WISCONSIN WAS INCLUDED I TOOK MY CAR IN - THE SENSORS HAD RUSTED AWAY TO NON EXISTENCE. THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS. ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME FAILURES CAUSING MORE NEAR MISSES. I CONTACTED GM. THEY REFUSE THE REPAIR IT A SECOND TIME. SO I HAVE DISABLED ANTILOCK BRAKES AGAIN. I THINK GM SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THEIR SENSORS AND THEY SHOULD BE DESIGNING SENSORS THAT DON'T RUST AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

STARTED TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO CONTROL. MANAGED TO COAST TO STOP AND PUSHED TRUCK BACK TO GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

COMING UP ON A RED LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ONLY THEN DID THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, AND FINALLY COASTED TO A STOP. UPON FINDING A PIN HOLE IN ONE LINE, THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. ONCE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, THE FUEL LINES WAS ALSO SO RUSTED, AND THEY WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

UPON SLOWING DOWN NEAR MY HOUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING AND I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HOLD THE TRUCK IN PLACE WHILE I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED OUT AS WERE THE FUEL LINES I HAD REPLACED IN THE PAST. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

SIMPLY DRIVING WEST ON NORTH AVE AT 25 - 30. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES GETTING CLOSE TO INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. TRIED USING FOOT OPERATED EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. PUT IT INTO 4 WD LOW TO SLOW AS BEST I COULD. DROVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO GRASS TO AVOID CAR AHEAD OF ME. DROVE VERY SLOWLY IN 4WD LOW TO F&F TIRE AT 410 N. MOORLAND BLVD THE CLOSEST CAR SERVICE SHOP ABOUT 2 MILES FROM WHERE BRAKES WENT OUT. SERVICE TECH CHECKED AND REPORTED THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND ONE LET GO. LATER HE REPORTED ALL LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 50,000. IT IS ALWAYS KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND RARELY USED AS PER 50,000 + IN 13 YEARS. HAD RUST PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000. STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL REAR CALIPERS REPLACED AT THAT TIME SHOWING OUTER PAD ON DRIVER SIDE NEVER MOVED TO CONTACT ROTOR, BUT INNER PAD RIVET WAS GOUGING THE ROTOR. BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO FLOOR DURING FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THAT'S HOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE". TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN (DEALER) FOR ROUTINE CHECKING & TO INSTALL FOG LIGHTS. CHECK-OFF SHEET NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES. HAVE REPLACE 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ON PASSENGER SIDE SO FAR. LAST TIME OPERATED THE WINDOW LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN AGAIN. DEALER ALWAYS CLAIMS RUST IS BECAUSE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH. WEBSITE COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTY ROTORS AND BRAKES PROVES OTHERWISE, OVER 400,000 HITS WHEN I CHECKED AFTER MY BRAKES/ROTORS RUSTED AWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT APPROPRIATELY. OVER THE PERIOD I HAVE OWN THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM Z(CABLE) TWICE BECAUSE IT BROKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM FAIR WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL I REVIEWED THE OVER 381 COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. I WISH TO BE NOTIFIED CONCERNING ANY RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 72,300 MILES. THE CABLE FIRST BROKE AROUND 35,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

BELOW 5 MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES PRESSURIZED, AND TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AND CONTINUES TO ROLL UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ASSUME IT IS A SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB. AND WITHOUT A LIGHT OR CODE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE REGULAR OCCUPANTS IN THIS VEHICLE AND WE FREQUENTLY DRIVE IN SCHOOL AREAS AND FEEL THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I ARGUED MY POINT IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT SHOULD FAIL SO THE BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO WORK! *TR

Mileage: 181,000

THE REAR BRAKE LINE BUSTED WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED IN DRIVEWAY AND APPEARS AS THOUGH ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. OHIO. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

MY TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND, SINCE I PURCHASING IT NEW IN JULY, 2001, I RARELY USE THE PARKING BRAKE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, WHEN PARKING ON A HILL, I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK HOWEVER, AS I RARELY USED IT I CONTINUED TO RELY ON THE TRANSMISSION'S "PARK" SETTING TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN PLACE UNTIL LONG AFTER THE GUARANTEE HAD EXPIRED. WHEN I THEN LOOKED INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CARS WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE LIVING WITH THIS FAULT. NOW, AS I LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE TENDENCY OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE TO RUST THROUGH AND FAIL IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THIS IS, IN FACT, AN EMERGENCY BRAKE AS WELL AS A PARKING BRAKE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 59,923 MILES. I BELIEVE IT, AND OTHERS LIKE IT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THOSE STANDARD TRANSMISSION MODELS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WOULD HELP FURTHER THAT ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY A BRAKELINE RUPTURED ALONG FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF DRIVERS DOOR.HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ABOUT 20 FEET OF LINE ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS.LATEST INCIDENT WAS REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER,THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL.MY LOCAL DEALER HAS REFUSED SERVICE ON A VEHICLE MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD.NOW WHAT?

Mileage: 130,000

GM RECALLED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 DUE TO CORROSION OF FRONT ABS SPEED SENSOR (CHEVY RECALL #05068C: PRODUCT SAFETY - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION). MY ABS ARE PULSING AT VERY LOW SPEED - STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS/PARKING ETC. THIS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CORROSION ISSUE. I'VE BEEN TOLD I HAD THE REPAIR (I DON'T DOUBT IT - THERE WERE TWO - ONE FOR REAR PARKING BRAKE AND ONE I DIDN'T REALLY RESEARCH - I JUST TOOK IT IN - I ASSUME THAT WAS THIS ISSUE - SENSOR CORROSION). I KNOW THE VEHICLE IS 13 YEARS OLD. HOWEVER, I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND IT HAS ONLY 87,000 MILES. IT WAS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. IT LIVED IN WI FOR ITS FIRST 11 YEARS, AND NOW RESIDES ON THE SOUTHERN OR COAST. MY QUESTION: ONCE AN OEM MAKES A SAFETY REPAIR UNDER RECALL, IS THERE AN OBLIGATION THAT IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM? OR IS IT THE USUAL 1 YEAR PARTS AND LABOR THING? THANKS! *TR

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES FOR A DISABLED VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY. I BEGAN TO PRESS MINE WHEN THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKES QUICKLY HOPING THE SYSTEM WOULD SEND FLUID TO THE OTHER SET WHICH IT DID NOT. IN ORDER TO PREVENT IMPACTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR THE DISABLED VEHICLE, I HAD TO SEND THE VEHICLE ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LAUNCH OVER A ROADSIDE DITCH AND COME TO A STOP IN A CORN FIELD. THE FAILURE WAS A PINHOLE BLOWOUT UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHERE THE BRAKE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 193,000

MY BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE SO RUSTED I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE DAY THAT ONE OF THEM BREAKS. AND POSSIBLE KILLS SOMEONE. I JUST HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN BEFORE GM DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM HOLDING OFF REPLACING THE LINES TO SEE IF GM IS GOING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I DONT USE THIS TRUCK FOR FEAR OF GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT!!!! *TR

Mileage: 131,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND HAD TO REACH INTO PASSENGER SEAT WHICH RESULTED IN ME APPLYING A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE ONTO MY BRAKE PEDAL. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BOARD AND I KNEW SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG. I PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT HOME AND NOTICED MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. I CHECKED UNDER MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND SAW THAT MY BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 135,500

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A GROUP OF THREE DUCKS RAN INTO THE ROAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OF STEEL AND HAD RUSTED OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN OVER THE DUCKS. I AM GLAD THAT IT WASN'T FOR A CAR OR PERSON THAT I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AS I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARD STOPPED TRAFFIC I APPLIED MY BRAKES.THE BRAKE STARTED TO SLOW THE TRUCK THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.TO AVOID THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME I TURNED TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD.I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE CAR AND STAY BETWEEN THE CAR AND A DRAIN RUNOFF ON THE SHOULDER.I CONTINUED ON THE SHOULD STILL TRYING TO STOP I SPLIT BETWEEN A TELEPHONE POLE AND A TREE.I FINALLY CAME TO A STOPPED ABOUT 75FT AFTER THAT.I GOT OUT TO CHECK UNDER THE TRUCK AT EACH TIRE.THERE WAS NO FLUID.I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD AND CHECK THE MASTER CYLINDER.IT WAS FULL.I WENT BACK UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR AND UNDER THE DOOR HINGES ON THE FRAME THE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER. *TR

Mileage: 181,108

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED, I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES IN THIS BAD OF A CONDITION ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 12 YEARS OLD.CHEVY SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR CHEAPNESS AND DO SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 102,782

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE OR STOP. THE CONTACT AVOIDED TRAFFIC BY MANEUVERING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES SUFFERED FROM SEVERE CORROSION AND HAD BEGUN TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGH ST. IN CORTLAND OHIO, AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I AVERTED AN ACCIDENT BY STEERING LEFT AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET THE TRUCK DID STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ON THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED AND LEAKING AND REPLACED. THE REAR LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.THE TOTAL COST IS ABOUT $500.00. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FULE LINE AS IT ALSO RUSTED AND LEAKED, THAT COST WAS $900.00. APPARENTLY GM HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IN OVER 40 YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN LINES RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS.IT IS A SEROIUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE AREA HAD BEEN MORE CONGESTED AND SPEED GREATER.GM SHOULD BE PUTTING QUALITY MATERIAL ON SUCH A VITAL SYSTEM. ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WHERE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT DUE TO THE GM ABS DESIGN. THIS GIVES NO BRAKING ABILITY AND SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY.AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES THIS SHOULD BE A NUMBER ONE ISSUE AS BRAKE FAILURE CAN BE LETAL, GAS LEAKING ISNT VERY SAFE EITHER.

Mileage: 86,000

THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE CONCERNING ALL ASPECTS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. FIRST AT 44,000 ABS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEN AT 53,400 ALL 4 NEW ROTORS AND PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND, 82,000 MILES PARKING BRAKE NEEDS REPLACED, 81,000 FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKING, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES BRAKE LINES POPS WITH TRAILER ATTACHED. TRUCK IS TOWED TO GARAGE ONLY TO FIND THAT BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY AND POPPED. ALL LINES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED TOTAL COST OVER $1,000. AT 96,600 NEED FRONT ROTORS AND REAR BRAKES, AT 126,00 NEED REAR ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES AND 1 ORIGINAL BRAKE LINE FROM REAR TO FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT THAT NEVER WAS REPLACED. COST 268.00. USED DIFFERENT GARAGES FOR WORK AND BOTH HAVE HAD TROUBLE REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINES AND ONE IS A STATE INSPECTION STATION. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS COST ME A FORTUNE AND I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CHEVY DUE TO HIGH REPAIR COST. TRUCK WAS NOT NEGLECTED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT 114,000 MILES WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE SLOWING TO TURN INTO SERVICE STATION BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED JUST BELOW DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE CAB. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD IT TOWED TO FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING 1841.00 WORTH OF BRAKE REPAIRS. ALL 5 LINES AT THE ABS PUMP I WAS TOLD ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH REQUIRING 7HRS OF LABOR. IN THE RACK NEXT TO ME IS A NEWER APPROX 04 SUBURBAN EXACT SAME FAILURE. MET A GENTLEMAN IN THE LOBBY WITH AN 03 - 2500 EXACT FAILURE, THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME AS ME AND JUST COMPLETED THE EXACT SAME REPAIR. AND A FRIEND AT WORK WITH AN 01 JUST TOOK A WEEK DOING ALL THE LINES ON HIS. EXACT SAME REPAIR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOME ONE DOES GET KILLED. 10 SECONDS EARLIER AND MY WIFE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THIS 6000+LB TRUCK INTO SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AT 40 MPH INTO THE BUSIEST INTERSECTION OF TOWN. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

LUCKILY, I WAS STOPPED AT A LOCAL BANK ATM MACHINE, AND WHILE SITTING THERE, A PLUME OF VAPOR OCCURRED AROUND MY VEHICLE, WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT IT TO BE A RUPTURED COOLANT HOSE, AS THE VAPOR HAD THE SMELL OF SOME TYPE OF FLUID. I PULLED ASIDE AND SAW THAT IT WAS A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. THIS OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 AND AGAIN IN JULY OF 2013, AS I JUST HAD ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I STARTING THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, THAT REGARDLESS OF THE EXPOSURE OF SUCH LINES IN THE NORTHEAST, THAT THEY SHOULD BE MADE OF A RESISTANT MATERIAL (RE: SS). LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND AT THE VERY SAME SPOT ON BOTH OCCURRENCES?? FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. I EVER MADE CONTACT TO GM, AS MOST VEHICLE EXHAUSTS ARE SS, NOW WHY DO THEY NOT MAKE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES OUT OF SS? HEY! WE ALL THE KNOW THE REASON WHY! I TOTALLY FEEL THAT GM OWES ME AND MANY OTHERS A REIMBURSEMENT ON THE NEEDED REPAIRS. TRUTHFULLY! I AM LUCKY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON BOTH OCCURRENCES! WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN SO MANY OTHER SITUATIONS! I USE MY VEHICLE A LOT TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, AND THANK GOD THAT THEY WERE NOT WITH ME, AND THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING WHEN BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SUBMIT! *TR

Mileage: 86,000

STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO REAR BEFORE REAR SPLITTER RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED A MAJOR LEAK WHILE TOWING A TRAILER DOWN A HILL. TRAILER WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME SINCE I HAD JUST EMPTIED IT. FORTUNATELY I COULD DOWN SHIFT INTO 1ST AND RUN THE VEHICLE ONTO THE BERM AND SIDE OF THE ROAD SWERVING TO BLEED OFF SPEED UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND THEN TURN INTO SOFT DIRT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND THE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING AT ALL. TRIED TO PUMP BRAKES, BUT WENT RIGHT TO FLOOR IN LESS THAN A SECOND. THE STEEL LINE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. *TR

Mileage: 57,150

THERE WAS A RECALL ON AUGUST 29 2005 FOR THIS PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 36327 I HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK RIGHT NOW HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THIS SITUATION? IT IS THE HYDRAULIC: ABS SENSOR (THE PROBLEM STARTED SLOWLY AND NOW ITS BAD) I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STATE ROAD WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP FOR AN INTERSECTION STOP SIGN; MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT I PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION JUST BEING MISSED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE OTHER ROADWAY THAT DID NOT HAVE TO STOP. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY IN THE FRONT SECTION AND ONLY SMALL AMOUNT IN THE REAR SECTION. I DROVE THE VEHICLE THE REST OF THE WAY AT 15 MPH BECAUSE THE BRAKING ABILITY WAS SO DIMINISHED IT WOULD NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH AT A HIGHER SPEED. MY FRONT BUMPER GUARD WAS DENTED AND BENT WHEN IT IMPACTED A CAR STOP BOLLARD AT A STOP ON THE WAY HOME. I COULD NOT CALL A WRECKER BECAUSE I HAD NO SIGNAL ON MY CELL PHONE AND I COULD NOT WALK FOR HELP BECAUSE I AM DISABLED AND CAN ONLY WALK VERY SHORT DISTANCES (I HAVE A STATE ISSUED HANDICAP PLACARD). UPON EXAMINATION A RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE. THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE IN THE SAME RUSTED CONDITION. I SURE HOPE DOT WILL MAKE GM CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME CHILDREN ARE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WENT TO SEARS TO HAVE THEIR TECHNICIANS REPLACE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND THEY REFUSED BECAUSE THEY SAID MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY WERE ABOUT TO BREAK IF THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS. THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP MILTON RUBEN HERE IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA OR SOMEONE WHO DEALS WITH REPLACING STEEL BRAKE LINES. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES THEY ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK FROM FRONT TO BACK. I WILL BE TAKING A PICTURE TOMORROW FOR MY RECORDS.THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A SERVICE SHOP TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM GLAD THAT SEARS POINTED THIS OUT, IT PROBABLY SAVED SOME LIVES. *TR

UPON A ROUTINE GOF (GREASE,OIL & FILTER), THE MECHANIC AT THE TIRES PLUS SHOP AT OKEECHOBEE, FL, INVESTIGATED A LOW BRAKE FLUID ISSUE AND UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, THE BRAKE LINE BURST, LEAVING NO BRAKES. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME OUT TO THE GARAGE BAY AND SHOWED ME THE RUSTED LINE(S) AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY ALL BE REPLACED. I HAD BRAKES UPON ARRIVING FOR THE GOF), SO THIS WAS AN UNPLEASANT "SURPRISE". THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN, SO I WAS UNABLE TO SHOP FOR A COMPETITIVE JOB ESTIMATE. ALSO, I HAD TO ABANDON THE VEHICLE AND ARRANGE A RIDE, AS THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN OVERNIGHT AT THE TIRES PLUS GARAGE. UPON A SUBSEQUENT INTERNET SEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR SILVERADOS AND SUBURBANS VINTAGE 1999-2006, AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE WORK WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY $600. *TR

Mileage: 91,254

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAD A HOLE. *TR

Mileage: 197,000

I HAVE TRIED TO STAY WITH A GM PRODUCT BUT THE TRUCK I RECENTLY PURCHASED HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS,WHILE TRYING ALSO TO AVOID THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM OF THE GM BAD FRAME,BY THE WAY TOYOTA WARRANTIES THERE FRAMES. THE 1ST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES BROKE THERE ARE 30 YEAR OLD TRUCKS THAT STILL DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM,I OWN ONE. NEXT ABOUT ANOTHER 30 DAYS GO BY THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO DIE. THAT SO FAR BRINGS REPAIRS UP TO CLOSE TO 650.00 AFTER 60 DAYS. LAST WK. MY BRAKE LINE FAILED @ ABOUT 50 MPH,NO WARNING LIGHT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.THIS TRUCK HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF . SHOULD I CONTINUE ABOUT THE HOLE IN MY WINDSHIELD FRAME EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY ASH TRAY IS FILLED WITH WATER. BY THE WAY I WAS QUOTED ABOUT 1400.00 FOR ALL THE BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. WTF GM WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS,I DONT. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL USE. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/20130*JS

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN DRIVING TO WORK, WENT TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. FOUND OUT BRAKE LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED. COULD NOT BUY HAD TO HAVE BRAKE LINES MADE AND INSTALLED BY MECHANIC. THE MORE PEOPLE I'VE TALK TO CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRAKE LINES. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR . WENT INTO DITCH TO AVOID THE CAR. THE TRUCK IS KEPT VERY CLEAN AND NEVER TAKEN OFF ROAD. PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING DOWN HILL LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES PEDDLE HELD FOR A SECOND THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS WAITING TO COME THROUGH INTERSECTION, UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 147,789

THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE BLOWN A LINE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST 3 WERE WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. FIRST, PULLED UP TO A LIGHT AT 25 MPH AND MANAGED TO STOP AFTER I RAN THE LIGHT. NO TRAFFIC, NO CRASH, AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE MILEAGE. SECOND, PARKING TRUCK AT HOME, BLEW A LINE. LESS THAN 5 MPH, NO DAMAGE, AGAIN, NOT SURE OF MILEAGE. THIRD, PULLING TRUCK INTO A GARAGE TO REPLACE A U-JOINT, BLEW A LINE. LESS THAN 5 MPH, NO DAMAGE, NOT SURE OF MILEAGE. I HAD ALL OF THE REMAINING LINES REPLACED AT THIS TIME. FOURTH, YESTERDAY (OCTOBER 23, 2010) DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON THE HIGHWAY, 40-45 MPH, CAME UP ON SLOWER TRAFFIC, BLEW A LINE, REAR-ENDED THE SMALL TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND SHOVED HIM DOWN THE ROAD. BOTH VEHICLES DAMAGED, MINE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DAMAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FEBRUARY 1, 2007 WITH 60,119 MILES ON IT. I GENERALLY DRIVE MY VEHICLES MANY YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY BRAKE LINE ISSUES. MY FORD TRUCK WITH 135,000 NEVER HAD A LINE BLOW, 1995 THUNDERBIRD WITH 125,000 ONE LINE BLEW, 1991 T-BIRD, 214,000 MILES NEVER BLEW A LINE, I COULD GO ON, BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS HAVE BLOWN LINES EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE TRUCK IS RELATIVELY RUST FREE, BUT THE STEEL BRAKES LINES ARE ROTTED OUT AND I DON'T HAVE SAFE BRAKES TO STOP ANYMORE. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN A LINE IS RUPTURED AND CAN'T STOP. NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE DRIVEN IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS SHOW THIS MUCH CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES AS THIS TRUCK DOES. THERE IS NO CORROSION PROTECTION ON THESE BRAKE LINES AT ALL.. I HAVE A BAD BACK AND IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE THE LINES MYSELF, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY A SHOP TO DO IT RIGHT NOW, SO I'M PRETTY MUCH PARKING IT FOR NOW.. *TR

Mileage: 120,200

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO GO FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SANK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THAT IT WAS A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHICH WAS DUE TO A RUPTURE IN THE CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK. THE RUPTURED LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NON-CORROSIVE COPPER/NICKEL LINE. FORTUNATELY I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE OR THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I QUESTION WHY GM WOULD USE CORROSIVE STEEL FOR A LIFE-SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE EITHER THROUGH RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS STOPPED AT THE MAILBOX REACHING OUT FOR THE MAIL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY GET UP THE DRIVEWAY AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

METAL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION WITH MASSIVE LOSS OF FLUID. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEED, AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. HAD LINE REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2012 I EXPERIENCE A SECOND FAILURE, AGAIN DUE TO METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION BUT ON DIFFERENT LINE, AGAIN WITH MASSIVE LOSS OF FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES, LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED AGAIN. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED OR WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURY OR FATALITY. THIS TRUCK IS LOCATED IN VA AND OTHER THAN THE BRAKE LINES HAS LITTLE UNDERSIDE CORROSION. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AT HIGH COST TO ENSURE SAFETY. THESE BRAKE LINE FAILURES ARE NOTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON LATE 90'S TO EARLY 2000'S CHEVY TRUCKS- THEY SEEM TO BE VERY COMMON. I HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE DECADES OLD AND HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. I SUSPECT DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE MATERIALS ON THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I TOOK MY TRUCK FROM HOME IN CT INTO NYC FOR A FOLLOW UP DOCTOR APPT. AND THE LINES BLEW OUT ON THE WAY IN AND WE STILL HAD TO GET BACK TO CT WITH BRAKE FAILURE; HAD TO STOP 3X FOR BRAKE FLUID, NOT FUN LUCKY I MADE IT HOME ALIVE. I CANNOT BELIEVE GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD MAKE THIS A PRIORITY AND PUT LIVES AHEAD OF PROFITS. I HAD BRAKE REPLACEMENT EXPENSES OF OVER $1300.00. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 8 TRUCKS (ABOUT 5 GM TRUCKS AND 3 CHEVY SUVS FROM 1980 TO NOW WITH MY CURRENT 2001 SILVERADO. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS VEHICLE (SILVERADO), NEVER HAD A PROBLEM THE LINES RUSTING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 106,100

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUPTURED LINE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE CORROSION. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES AND RECEIVING SOME RESISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. VERY MINIMAL BRAKING WAS AVAILABLE BY RAPIDLY PUMPING THE BRAKES AND LIBERAL USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE...I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 2 BLOCKS. I WAS THANKFUL NO TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIANS AS THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HIGH. AFTER SAFELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHICH RUN ALONG THE LEFT FRAME RAIL IN A GROUP OF 4 LINES, HAD RUPTURED. ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES HAD SIGNIFICANT CORROSION...I THOUGHT BRAKE LINES WERE STAINLESS STEEL... I ALSO NOTICED MILD CORROSION ON THE ADJACENT FUEL LINE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE ALUMINUM. IT'S A GOOD THING I RECENTLY GOT MY PARKING BRAKE REBUILT...THE MIDDLE CABLE BROKE (ALSO FROM CORROSION AND IN ABOUT THE SAME AREA AS THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE) AND DURING REPAIRS THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE BACKING PLATE AND ENTIRE EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSY, ALSO DUE TO CORROSION. I DO NOT HAVE A BOAT, NOR WOULD I CONSIDER MY VEHICLE TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE SALT FROM ROADWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

REAR STEEL BRAKELINE FAILURE CAUSED BY RUST-THROUGH, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKEFLUID. LEAK WAS AT BEND OVER FRAME BRACKET AND FITTING FOR FLEXIBLE RUBBER HOSE FOR REAR AXLE BRAKE . DID UNDER VEHICLE INSPECTION OF BRAKELINES ON VEHICLE, ALL BRAKELINES FRONT AND REAR NEED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. LINES BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER AND LINES TO ALL SERVICE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES CAUSED REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. REMAINING FRONT BRAKES SYSTEM WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS IF LOSS WAS AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE BRAKES FAILED IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. A SEVERE COLLISION WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE ABS CONTROLLER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A SUDDEN RUPTURE AND BRAKE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED FROM END TO END. *TR

Mileage: 81,002

LUCKY I WAS SITTING AT A WENDY'S PICKUP WINDOW WHEN I FELT A POP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED AND FOUND THAT 2 OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD PIN HOLES LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED ALONG WITH GAS LINE (FROM MASTER CYL TO ABS BLOCK AND BACK) IT IS SITTING AT A CHEVY DEALER IN VA BEACH BECAUSE THEY SAID COST OVER 3000 TO FIX OR TOTAL IT, GLAD IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS REALLY DRIVING LIKE ON THE WAY HOME TO PA AFTER VAC. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I LIVE IN A SECTION OF TOWN WHERE THERE ARE NUMEROUS, STEEP HILLS. ON THE WAY HOME, I BEGAN BRAKING TO KEEP BELOW THE 35MPH SPEED LIMIT, AND THE BRAKES WENT WAY FURTHER DOWN THAN NORMAL, BUT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. SINCE I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME, I KEPT GOING ON MY WAY VERY SLOWLY. I DOWNSHIFTED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FIRST GEAR THE NEXT TIME I NEEDED TO BRAKE (AT MY HOUSE), THIS TIME THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR, I DISCOVERED THE RUSTY BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUPTURED, AND SEVERAL OTHER BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES THAT WERE VERY RUSTY AS WELL. TRUCK REMAINS PARKED FOR NOW, TO REPLACE THE BROKEN LINE, (THE ONE THAT RUNS FROM THE ABS/PROPORTIONER TO THE REAR BRAKES) AND THE OTHER RUSTY BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS THE RUSTY FUEL LINES. *TR

Mileage: 90,269

BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AND BUZZES. BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED FOR THIS BEFORE, AND NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN, SEVERAL YEARS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 180,200

MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER A STOP LITE PUT MY FOOT ON MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME, STOPPED AND SAW MY REAR DRIVER SIDE LINE LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

STARTED TRUCK, WENT TO PUT IN GEAR AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND HAD A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE LINE THAT WENT FROM THE ABS MODULE UP TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HAD RUPTURED (SMALL PIN HOLE). ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK ARE ABOUT RUSTED THROUGH. THIS RUPTURE LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE PUTTING IN GEAR INSTEAD OF WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE ON THE ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND THERE WAS NO BRAKES ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OF STORE .I TOOK TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH HUB BEARINGS WERE LOOSE AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO LOSE ALL MY BRAKES. I HIT A CONCRETE HANDICAP SIGN WAS LUCKY NOT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHY WOULD GM MAKE A TRUCK THAT WOULD LOSE ITS BRAKES IF A BEARING WAS LOOSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE TRUCK THAT THE SAME THING MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN AND MAYBE THE NEXT TIME I WON'T BE SO LUCKY. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 4 DAYS EARLIER MY ABS LIGHT FLICKERED ON THEN OFF 1 TIME. REMAINED OFF AFTER THAT. *TR

Mileage: 108,516

MY 16 YR OLD SON DROVE THRU AN INTERSECTION WITH NO BRAKES. JUST AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW 4 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME KIND OF VEHICAL WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM SO THEY CAN ALSO FILL THIS COMPLAINT OUT. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS MESS FIXED UP ?????????? *TR

Mileage: 125,000

BRAKES WERE STAYING APPLIED AFTER BRAKING. SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES. BRAKES AND ROTORS WORN DOWN AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS AFFECTED. BRAKE HOSES WERE FAILING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WORN DOWN ALSO. REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED 7 MONTHS EARLIER. *TR

Mileage: 171,242

THE 1ST INCIDENT THIS YEAR HAPPENED IN MARCH 2012. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL AT 25 MPH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP ON THE LEVEL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT ANY ONE CROSSING THE STREET OR ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANIC SAID THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED FROM THE METAL LINE BEING CORRODED. COST $300.00 + TOWING. COST TO REPLACE ALL LINES IS OVER A $1,000.00. CANNOT AFFORD NEW TRUCK OR THAT TYPE OF EXPENDITURE AT THIS TIME. THE 2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY, MAY 2012. WHILE TRAVELING ON A LEVEL HIGHWAY AT 35 MPH A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A GAS STATION AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD. I FELT A PULSE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR I WENT UP OVER A VERY HIGH CURB, OVER A WALKWAY AND THROUGH A PARKING LOT. I JAMMED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING IT TO A STOP. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE FRAME IS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. ANOTHER GUY STOPPED TO SEE IF I WAS O.K.. I HAD HIM PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. YOU COULD SEE THE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF 2 CORRODED, RUPTURED BRAKE LINES. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH METAL CORROSION ON THIS TRUCK SINCE DAY ONE. THE REAR BUMPER HAD EXTENSIVE RUST IN 3 YEARS. WENT TO DEALER, GOT THE RUN AROUND. I REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WITH LESS THAN 35,000 AND THE PADS WERE MAINTAINED DURING THIS TIME. WENT TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL WEAR FOR A ROTOR. GIVE ME A BRK. IT SOUNDS LIKE BAD METAL WAS USED THROUGHOUT THIS TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE BRAKES WENT OUT - NOT TOTALLY OUT I BUT HAD TO PUSH THE BREAKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO SLOWLY STOP. I HAD VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (3- 4 MINUTES LATER ) THE INSTRUMENT BREAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAKING BREAK LINE. THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF EXCESSSIVE RUST IN THE BREAK LINE. THE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD HAVE COME ON MUCH SOONER AND THE BREAK LINE SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. $3,000 LATER, IT WAS FIXED. *JS

Mileage: 150,125