2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. UPDATED 09/27/16*LJ **UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT RUPTURED. UPDATED 01/05/17. *JB

Mileage: 41,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAK AND NO OTHER VISIBLE OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAK AND NO OTHER VISIBLE OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *JB

WHILE LOOKING AT MY TRUCK AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM THE SHOP GETTING ALL 4 OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED, I NOTICED THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY LOVER, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NICE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. BOUGHT USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. SO FAR WE HAVE NOTICED THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY RECALL FROM THE PAST WAS NEVER FIXED ON OUR TRUCK, SO WE HAD TO SHELL OUT ALMOST $900 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES FRONT TO BACK. NOW THE FUEL LINES, THE WINDSHIELD SEEMS LOOSE, THESE ARE ALL RECALLS FROM THE PAST. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO PUT A TIME FRAME ON RECALLS CONSIDERING SOME PEOPLE MAY NEVER FIND OUT TIL IT'S TOO LATE, AND OTHERS MAY NOT FIND OUT TIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 141,980

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE RUST ON ALL SIX BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL SIX BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE RUST ON ALL SIX BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL SIX BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES (ONE IN 2010 AND ONE IN 2013) RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. IN BOTH CASES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS QUICKLY USED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOTH BRAKE LINE FAILURE WERE DUE TO CORROSION ACCORDING TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE CALIPER AND A FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (DUE TO ABS SENSOR FAILURE).

Mileage: 90,841

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES (ONE IN 2010 AND ONE IN 2013) RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. IN BOTH CASES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS QUICKLY USED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOTH BRAKE LINE FAILURE WERE DUE TO CORROSION ACCORDING TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE CALIPER AND A FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (DUE TO ABS SENSOR FAILURE).

Mileage: 90,841

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES, FAILED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST BILL WAS $1200 FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES AND $600 FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES, FAILED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST BILL WAS $1200 FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES AND $600 FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE "SPONGY" THE NIGHT BEFORE. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DASH BOARD INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "SERVICE BRAKES". I GOT OUT AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ISSUE. I SAW FLUID LEAKING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTED THAT IT RUPTURED. THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN EXITING MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS 100 FEET ELEVATION FROM THE ROAD. EITHER WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RESEARCHED SIMILAR INCIDENCES WITH THE SILVERADO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFAULT THAT SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, SOME YEARS OLDER THAN THIS 2003 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *JB

Mileage: 183,000

TRUCK EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHEN A CORRODED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DURING AN ATTEMPTED HARD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION DOWN AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RUPTURE DRAINED THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED SEVERE CORROSION AND PITTING AT MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK. DESPITE HAVING THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON SEPARATE HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING CAPABILITY REMAINING TO SAFELY DRIVE THE TRUCK, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL AND IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKE LINES IS SUBSTANDARD, POSING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 67,880

TRUCK EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHEN A CORRODED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DURING AN ATTEMPTED HARD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION DOWN AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RUPTURE DRAINED THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED SEVERE CORROSION AND PITTING AT MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK. DESPITE HAVING THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON SEPARATE HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING CAPABILITY REMAINING TO SAFELY DRIVE THE TRUCK, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL AND IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKE LINES IS SUBSTANDARD, POSING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 67,880

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 116,000

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 116,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FROM A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED (ONE WAS ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE LINE). WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE AND CALIPER HAD SEVERE ROTTING. UPON MY RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS. I HOPE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SO ADDITIONAL CHEVROLET OWNERS DO NOT HAVE SEVERE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE ISSUES. MY HUSBAND AND 4 YEAR OLD SON HAD TO WALK QUITE A FEW MILES IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE MY COMPLAINT WILL HELP FURTHER THE INVESTIGATION. *JS *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY RESIDENCE SO I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FLUID WAS LOW. I REFILLED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD MY SON PUMP THE BRAKES AS I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK LOOKING FOR ANY VISIBLE FLUID LEAKS. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED NEAR THE FRAME RAIL. AFTER REPAIRING THE BRAKE LINE AT THE POINT OF RUPTURE WE RE-FILLED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BEGAN TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AGAIN AT A POINT UNDER THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT.

Mileage: 56,232

BRAKES FAILED WILE DRIVING, HAD TO USE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. COMPLETED STOP ACROSS TWO TRAFFIC LANES, ON COMING TRAFFIC STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES "RUSTED" THROUGH AND BLOW OUT LETTING ALL BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT ONTO STREET. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

I WAS COMING TO A VERY SLOW STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I TESTED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MOVING VERY SLOWLY, AND THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR WITH A SWOOSHING SOUND. I HAD SOMEONE CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS SHOOTING ALL OVER. MY TRUCK IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT IT HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES, THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND HAS HAD ONLY 2 BRAKES REPLACED JUST RECENTLY I BELIEVE THAT IT IS PREMATURE FOR THE BRAKE LINES TO HAVE SUFFERED A COMPLETE BLOWOUT. MY FORMER CHEVY TRUCK WHICH I HAD FOR 13 YEARS HAD NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO HOOK UP MY BOAT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I INSPECTED WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM IT WAS FROM SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT BURST. THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AS WELL. I HAVE NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY TOWING MY BOAT. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

WHEN I GOT HOME TODAY I NOTICED A CLEAR PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK I SPOTTED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. I FOLLOWED THE LINE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND SEVERAL PLACES WHERE THE LINE WAS SEVERALLY CORRODED. THIS IS PLAINLY THE RESULT OF INFERIOR MATERIALS USED BY GM IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING AND CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE IS GROUPED TIGHTLY WITH TWO OTHER LINES, THUS IT IS CAPTURING SALT & WATER CAUSING CORROSION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUATE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID CRASH AND INJURIES TO OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 49,892

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO BEING RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

I BOUGHT A USED CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, 2003, WITH 55,000 MILES FROM THIS DEALER. WITHIN ONE WEEK, IT SUFFERED A BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED BACK, REPLACED THE LEAKING TUBING, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER BRAKE FAILURE, TOWED BACK, AND THIS TIME EVERY STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAD BEEN GARAGED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE STEEL BRAKE LINES.(VIN-[XXX] THIS ISSUE IS NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS, BUT BECAUSE IT IS BENEATH THE VEHICLE, IT IS VERY HARD TO DETECT BEFORE HAND. THIS ISSUE NEEDS VISIBILITY AND SAFETY ALERTS SO MECHANICS AND AUTOMOTIVE AND TRUCK DEALERSHIPS CAN PERFORM MORE THOROUGH INSPECTIONS TO PRECLUDE FATAL ACCIDENTS. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER MECHANICS, THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASED FREQUENCY OF CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINES. I CAN GET CORRODED BRAKE LINES, IF NEEDED FOR EXAMINATION. BUT WE NEED MORE ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN & THEN WE NEED TO STOP USING THE DE-ICERS OR REQUIRE VEHICLE BUILDERS TO USE CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL TUBING (SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL TUBING).I KNOW IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE! I HOPE YOU CAN GET THE ?BALL? ROLLING. LET ME KNOW WHAT MORE YOU NEED / WANT. KIND REGARDS, [XXX] OFFICE:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 55,000

SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT IN 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, APPLIED BRAKES AND FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES! AT A REPAIR SHOP, TRUCK WAS PUT ON A LIFT AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING. TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NOT USED OFF-ROAD OR IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS CONDITION. APPARENTLY IT IS A DEFECT AND COME TO FIND OUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS BRAKE CORROSIAN ON CHEVY TRUCKS AND DRIVERS HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. NO RECALLS ON IT YET. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CHEVY FESSES UP AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR..VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BUT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE...FOUND LINE UNDER L/S ALONG FRAME RAIL ROTTED AND LEAKING...AFTER A FULL INSPECTION AT THE DEALER.FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE ROTTED OR RUSTED PREMATURELY...THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A WORK TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT.. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

I WAS PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT TODAY 01/15/12 AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND WOULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD HIT A BUMP PREVIOUSLY AND HEARD THE DOOR CHIME THEN LESS THAN 10MINS LATER THIS FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES UNTIL THEN

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 (66K MILES) CORRODE AND LEAK CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY, SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE 2ND FAILURE I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO REVIEW THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM AND ALL THE LINES COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK ARE TERRIBLY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THEY ARE BUNCHED SO TIGHTLY TOGETHER RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK THAT MOISTURE CAN'T ESCAPE AND CAUSES CORROSION. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN, AND THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL FOR THIS DESIGN TO HAVE BEEN USED. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT $300 DOLLARS ON THE TWO LINES THAT DID FAIL, AND I AM NOW FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES AT A COST OF OVER $1000 DOLLARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THIS DUE TO POOR DESIGN/CHOICE OF MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE EQUALIZER RUSTED THROUGH AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE NEXT MONTH ANOTHER LINE GOING FROM THE EQUALIZER TO THE LEFT REAR RUSTED THROUGH, THEN IN AUGUST A LINE GOING TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY IN ALL 3 CASES I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE TRUCK TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. WHY FOR THE SAKE OF A FEW DOLLARS AREN'T THE BRAKE LINES MADE OF STAINLESS OR A BETTER GRADE OF MATERIAL. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CREATE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERALLY CORRODED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

JUST TAKING THE TRUCK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE. CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND SAW THAT THE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE RIDING ON MERRICK ROAD,I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT WITH NO BRAKES. NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CARS ON THE SIDE STREETS SAW ME COMING AND DID NOT GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT 2 TO3 FEET OF MY BRAKELINE WAS CORRODED AND BLEW OPEN WEND I HIT THE BRAKES,THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE GOOD. *TR

Mileage: 62,800

ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED, FROM THE PROP VALVE TO EACH RUBBER LINE ON ALL FOUR CALIPERS.IT APPEARS THAT GM USED STEEL LINES INSTEAD OF A MATERIAL THAT DOESN,T RUST(SS).IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SAFTEY CONCERN? I WAS LUCKY NO ONE OR ANY PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. *TT

Mileage: 93,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.

Mileage: 18,200

WAS DRIVING ON MY COUNTRY BACK ROAD AROUND 35 MPH AND THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ENTERED A 4 WAY INTERSECTION LUCKILY NO ONE WAS GOING THRU AT THE TIME COULDNT STOP.BRAKE LINE BLEW FLUID UNDER TRUCK COULDNT BELIEVE THE LINES ARE TOTALLY ROTTED OUT,GM COULD NOT USE STAINLESS LINES THIS COULD OF BEEN TRAGIC THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS SOMEONE HAS TO PROTECT THE PUPLIC HERE WE NEED HELP.HEY WE WERE THERE FOR THEM DURING THE BAILOUT NOW THEY CAN HELP US OUT WE NEED A RECALL AND GIVE US WHAT WE PAID FOR.I NO THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUES WITH THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES WE JUST NEED SOMEONE TO ACT UPON THESE ISSUES I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFTEY REASONS. *TT

Mileage: 75,000

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN OUT AND MAKE THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL TUBING, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL TO AVOID RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS WHICH HAVE BEEN MANY YEARS OLDER AND HAVE HAD MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THEM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING BEFORE. *KB

Mileage: 88,050

BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND ALL BRAKING WAS IMMEDIATELY LOST TO THE VEHICLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

BRAKE FAILURE, 2003 CHEVROLET SIVERADO 1500 LS Z71. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WENT TO STOP AT INTERSECTION,BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF THE ROADWAY IN TO A GRASSY AREA TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO PRIOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. VEHILCE ONLY HAS APPROX, 55000 MILES. ONCE STOPPED OBSERVED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE LINE FOUND TO BE RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD BURST, OTHER BRAKE LINES ALSO HAVE HEAVY RUST AND APPEAR TO BE READY TO BREAK. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED YET,SINCE FAILURE JUST OCCURED THIS DATE 8/8/11. CHECKED ON LINE FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS AND TSB FOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE / SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS. FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT MY INCIDENT ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS BRAKING GOING DOWN A HILL. PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RUNNING INTO A CURB. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

FULL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL TO FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT, WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE DUE TO LOW SPEED. CORROSION ON HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 67,083

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FLUID WAS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING TO SERVICE BRAKES SOON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND RUST ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR BRAKE LINES ON THE FRONT AND ONE IN THE REAR WHICH WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $1,100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,477.

Mileage: 67,477

TRAVELING ON MAIN ROAD, HAD TO STOP QUICK TO AVOID VEHICLE IN FRONT MAKING SUDDEN STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO RIGHT OF STATED VEHICLE TO AVOID CONTACT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OBSERVED FLUID DRIPPING FROM BENEATH TRUCK BY DRIVER'S DOOR. BRAKE LINE CLUSTER ATTACHED TO FRAME RUSTED THROUGH.

Mileage: 105,286

BRAKE FAILURE,RUSTED CORRODED LINE IN BRAKE LINE ABOVE GAS TANK LED TO A LEAK,CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT. STEERED AWAY TO AVOID CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. REPAIRED AT GM DEALERSHIP ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MOSTLY PARKED INSIDE A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS AND BELIEVED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SHIFT TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11

Mileage: 42,000

BRAKE LINE CORROSION / FAILURE. BRAKE ROTOR CORROSION / FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 47,957

TL*THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING A STATE OF MARYLAND FLEET 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 VEHICLE . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD BRAKING AND THE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH ZERO BRAKING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND A HARD RIGHT TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND DRIFTED TO A STOP USING LOW GEAR. AFTER STOPPING THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FULL. BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED DRIPPING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING A STATE OF MARYLAND FLEET 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 VEHICLE . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD BRAKING AND THE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH ZERO BRAKING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND A HARD RIGHT TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND DRIFTED TO A STOP USING LOW GEAR. AFTER STOPPING THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FULL. BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED DRIPPING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ABS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE CONTACT DISABLED THE ABS FUSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

ADDENDUM TO 10376833. VIN ENTERED BELOW. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUST-THROUGH CAUSING LONG STOPPING DISTANCES AND REQUIRING RAPID PEDAL PUMPING. LOSS OF FLUID REQUIRED REFILLS TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A SHOP. NO COLLISION OCCURRED. CAB-BACK REPLACEMENT OF STEEL LINES TOOK PLACE AT A COST OF $475. *LN

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS BRAKING TO GET OFF AN EXIT RAMP, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND WARNING BELL WAS RINGING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING BECAUSE I STAYED ON THE MAIN ROAD. IF I HAD TURNED DOWN THE EXIT RAMP, I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME. THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN BRAKE LINE - BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM VEHICLE UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. TOTAL COST ESTIMATE WAS $1800.00. *TR

Mileage: 102,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED TEN FEET OF ITS STOPPING DISTANCE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND STARTED TO PULSATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT DID NOT HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A CORRODED BRAKE LINE CLIP. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE LINES TO DETERIORATE AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID. THE MECHANIC PARTIALLY REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE CLIPS BUT ADVISED THAT EVENTUALLY, THE REMAINING CLIPS WOULD ALSO FAIL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,050. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 05/20/11

Mileage: 44,050

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; THE SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

Mileage: 53,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI- BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISES NOR DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,800.

Mileage: 24,800

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK BRAKES FAILED THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES IN 2010.THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THE BRAKE LINE TUBING RUPTURED BECAUSE OF RUST AND CORROSION, LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO BRAKES. MY TRUCK IS IN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP NOW AND ALL THE BRAKE LINE TUBING IS BEING REPLACED LEAVING ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK AND A VERY LARGE AUTO REPAIR BILL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2003 76,000 MILES. BRAKES FAILED WHILE PULLING A 6000LB TRAILER ON AN INTERSTATE. RUSTY BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE ENTERING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. HAD NO BRAKES. IF CAR IN FRONT HADN'T SEEN ME COMING AND PULLED OVER, THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FATALITY REPORT. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR,I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE CURB WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.UPON INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED. ONE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO THE CORROSION. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THAT THESE BRAKE LINES SHOULD RUST AND FAIL EVER, NEVERMIND AT 36000 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TO ENTER AN OFF RAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. I BARELY MISSED HITTING SOMEONE AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE AND HAD ROOM TO PULL OFF THE MAIN ROAD. I HAD TO TOW THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY BLEW OUT. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. INCLUDING THE TOW, THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS OVER $1100. THE TRUCK BARELY HAD OVER 20,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND HAVE OWNED OTHER VEHICLES FOR MUCH LONGER AND WITH A LOT MORE MILES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD HAVE CERTAINLY RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT AIDS IN THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION I READ ABOUT HERE: HTTP://WWW.INSIDELINE.COM/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO-2500HD/FEDS-INVESTIGATING-6-2-MILLION-GM-VEHICLES-FOR-POSSIBLE-BRAKE-PROBLEM.HTML THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 20,843

CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES. ALSO FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

EVERY TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT HAVE TO PRESS REAL HARD TO GET TRUCK TO STOP.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FROM WHEN BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WAY GM BRAKES FELT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER,TRUCK HAS 27,000 MILES,AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT12,000 MILES. I AM AN ASE MECHANIC AND ITS NOT THE BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS. I HAVE DRIVEN A 03 3500 TRUCK WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE "RUSTED" BRAKE LINE HAD CRACKED OPEN AND ALLOWED FLUID TO ESCAPE. NO BRAKES. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THIS HAPPENED TODAY,10/16/2010. IT IS A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U ALL OF THE STEEL LINES ARE RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB 4.8L ENG. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED ON THE OUTSIDE. I WILL BE REPLACING THEM. I HAVE ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ON A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE ON THE REAR, THANK HEAVEN FOR SECONDARY BACKUP LINES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT AND LOST BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MY BRAKED LINE CORRODED BY MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPANY REPLACE THE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

THE REAR BACKING PLATES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY AND EXPOSED THE BRAKES AND DISC ROTORS AND CALIPERS TO EXTREME DIRT AND WINTER SALT. THIS CAUSED ONE BRAKE CALIPER TO FREEZE AND BOTH DISC ROTORS TO GET VERY BADLY PITTED. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE COMPONENTS FOR BOTH REAR BRAKES AT A VERY EXPENSIVE COST. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ALL THE YEARS OF OWNING A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS WITH WORST RUST I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ROTOR. NEARLY FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A LONGER THAN NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WILL BE INTERMITTENT AND INCREASE TO EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT SLOW SPEEDS (0-10MPH). THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND CLEANED AND THE MOUNTING SURFACE ALSO NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH JUST UNDER 59,000 MILES. IT COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER. IT HAS NOW BEEN THERE THREE TIMES IN A WEEK. BILL SAYS FRONT BRAKE PADS THIN, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACES FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. REAR BRAKE PADS THIN, REAR BRAKE ROTORS BADLY RUSTED, REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND READ BRAKE ROTORS. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP AND WHEN I GOT HOME SMELLED SOMETHING VERY HOT. I COULD NOT TOUCH THE BACK TIRES AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. PICKED IT UP AGAIN TODAY AND DROVE IT AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE FRONT WHEELS HOT. THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT TO IT. *TR

Mileage: 58,784

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY INTO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND CYLINDERS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR WERE REPLACED. THE REMEDY WAS SUCCESSFUL UNTIL 8/9/2010, WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED AGAIN UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE LINES ON REAR RUSTED IN HALF LEAKING OUT FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,120. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/23/10*JB

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE RUPTURED FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,840 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 57,840

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE ON AN INCLINE AT 2 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A DITCH TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,863.

Mileage: 170,863

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,300.

Mileage: 78,000

LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKELINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES FAILED FUEL LINES AND POWER STEERING LOOK BAD ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FRONT AND REAR ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING TRUCK. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAS SLOW RESPONSE TIME TO STOP AGAIN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND UNDERSIDE LOOKS LIKE A RUST BUCKET. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF,PULSATING BRAKE PETAL AND ABS DOES NOT WORK PLUS THERE IS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE .TOLD ABS SENSORS ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $800 - $1000 DOLLARS AGAIN NORMAL?. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE CONSUMER AND GENERAL MOTORS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. IT IS TIME FOR THESE CAR MANUFACTURES TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THESE VEHICLES SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2000 TO 2005 GM TRUCKS EXTRA CABS ROCKER PANELS RUSTING AWAY REAR BUMPER RUST AWAY AN BRAKE LINES RUSTING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT FAILS STATE INSPECTION AN THE DEALERS NO ABOUT IT HAVE CONTACTED A FEW DEALERS AN HAVE BEEN TOLD OFF THE RECORD THAT IT A DESIGN FAULT FROM GM. THEIR ARE MANY JUNK YARDS WHO DON'T HAVE BUMPERS FOR THESE TRUCKS BECAUSE OF THEM RUSTING AWAY HAVE CHECKED JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T JUST ME BUT ITS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE TRUCKSTHAT ARE EXTRA CABS. 90 PERCENT ARE THE 1500 PICKUPS BUT YOU DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM WITH REGULAR CABS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS FOR I HAVE TALKED TO MANY BODY SHOPS AN THEY SEE THESE TRUCKS ALL THE TIME HERE IN MAINE. PLUS I HAVE GONE IN TO THE CHEVY DEALERS TO SEE ABOUT TRADING IN THE TRUCK AN THE FIRST THING THEY GO TO IS THE ROCKER PANELS AN BRAKE LINES AN BUMPER AN THEIR COMMENTS TYPICAL GM TRUCK THEY ALL DO IT. SO THEY KNOW THEIR IS A PROBLEM WHY AINT THEY FIXING THEIR DEFECTS OR DESIGN FAULTS?? *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP WITH 37,000 MILES AND I BELIEVE CHEVY IS USING INFERIOR COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM . I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 35,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY STARTED TO RUST AND CRUMBLE. ONCE THE ROTORS STARTED TO RUST LARGE PORTIONS WOULD "FLAKE" OFF. RECENTLY ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES FAILED AND I ROLLED THRU A STOP SIGN, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY AND IT WAS CLOSE TO MY HOUSE SO I "LIMPED" IT HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED ALL OF THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED AND READY TO FAIL. THE ENTIRE BRAKE PLUMBING SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES I ALSO NOTICED THE FUEL LINES APPEAR TO BE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE AND WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, I DO NOT HAVE THE ROTORS. *TR

Mileage: 37,700

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT. PRIOR TO THIS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE ISSUES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, ROTORS WERE ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO SEVER RUST AND SPAWLING. *TR

Mileage: 24,545

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKES. THE ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS. A VERY SOFT PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE BROUGHT TO MY DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BY HIS MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALTS AND MUDDY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW BRAKES AGAIN. THE POWER BOOSTER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL HUB FAILED ALONG WITH THE ABS SENSOR. UPDATED 09/13/10

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HE COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES AND ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BY HIS MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALTS AND MUDDY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW BRAKES AGAIN. THE POWER BOOSTER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL HUB FAILED ALONG WITH THE ABS SENSOR. UPDATED 09/13/10

Mileage: 19,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE LINE CORROSION LED TO LEAK AND FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP, WHERE HEAVY CORROSION WAS FOUND ON ALL THREE OTHER BRAKE LINES. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED STAINLESS STEEL LINES BECAUSE GM DOESN'T MANUFACTURE THEM. PREVIOUSLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. BOTH SPEED SENSORS WERE FAULTY; HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

TRUCK LOST ABILITY TO STOP EFFECTIVELY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE MECHANIC FOUND BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED FROM CORROSION. BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 57,812

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. 4 LINES BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. I TOTAL LOST ALL BRAKES LUCKY NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAPPEN. HAD OVER $1200 IN REPAIR BILLS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, FRONT AND REAR, BECAUSE THEY WERE CORRODED AND POSED A SAFETY THREAT. THE TOTAL FOR THE REPAIRS WAS $1810.50. *TR

Mileage: 38,835

THE BRAKES (ROTORS AND PADS) NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DELAMINATED AND CORRODED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND ONLY HAVE 22,352 MILES ON IT, AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS TRUCK NEEDS BRAKES. I DID NOT KEEP OLD PARTS, BECAUSE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 9,830

I STARTED MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT IT INTO GEAR THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY MY E-BRAKE WORKED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 57000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES. I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. WHY DID THE RUST OUT WITH LOW MILES? I AM READING I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS. THE REPAIR COST ME $617.00. *TR

Mileage: 57,840

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED, THEY ARE NOT LEAKING YET BUT I AM CONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP AND HAVE HAD TO SPEND $750 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES THAT FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. I READ THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING A RECALL AND AM HOPEFUL THAT YOU DO TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 56,300

WE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE BRAKE LINE LET GO. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE PETAL EASILY WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. THE DEALER ASKED IF WE COULD DRIVE THE TRUCK ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE SHOP. WE HAD IT FLAT BEDDED IN. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE DO NOT HAVE OLD BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52154.

Mileage: 48,000

03 CHEV. SILVERADO 57,000 MILES, PURCHASED NEW BY MYSELF.BROUGHT TO DEALER DUE TO BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR NOISE @ 32,000 MILES. HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND EIGHT PADS REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME RUST . TOO BAD TO TURN DOWN . I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THAT TRUCK .$900.00 REPAIR. AT 52,000 MILES ABS SENSORS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT LOW SPEEDS , AGAIN RUST CAUSING SENSORS TO LIFT FROM HUB AND MISREAD INDICATOR, $600.00 REPAIR. 57,000 MILES RUST AGAIN STRIKES , ALL BRAKE LINES ON VEHICLE ARE RUSTED SO BADLY THEY ARE FLAKING AWAY MATERIAL AND PRODUCED A MAJOR BRAKE LINE LEAK WHERE THE LINES CROSS THE FRAME ABOVE THE FUEL FILTER. CAN'T WAIT TO GET THE BILL ON THIS AS ALL THE FITTINGS ARE BADLY RUSTED AS WELL. AMAZING THAT THERE IS NO CARRYOVER IN PARTS FROM 02 TO 03 YET THE SAME PROBLEMS EXIST REPEATEDLY. GM EMPLOYEE AND BUYER SINCE 1965, NO MORE FOR ME. QUALITY MATERIALS THROUGHOUT I'M SURE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING ABS TO FALSELY ACTIVATE AT 8 MPH. SAME PROBLEM THAT GM HAS RECALLED FOR 1999-2002 MODEL YEAR OF SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 1500 4WD EXT.CAB. BRAKES CHANGED X2 WITH 35,000 MILES ON NOW. LINES RUSTED CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ABS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TOTAL FAILURE TO STOP. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN APPROX. ONE MONTH. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. COST APPROX. $600. 35,000 MILES. THIS IS A TRAVESTY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT???? *TR

Mileage: 35,000

RECENTLY I WENT TO START UP MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THINKING IT WAS AIR IN THE BREAK LINE I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE BREAK FLUID WAS LEAKING NEAR THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BRAKE LINE RUST/CORROSION, AND ANOTHER BRAKE LINE WAS ALSO ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. I ENDED UP HAVING TWO BRAKE LINES REPLACED WHICH ADDED UP TO ABOUT $1200, BUT FORTUNATELY I'M A LOYAL CUSTOMER AT THAT DEALERSHIP, SO THE PRICE WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT $850. CURRENTLY I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MI ON MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 44

APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO MISS A STRAY DOG THAT RAN OUT IN THE ROAD AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NOTICED FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL 4 OF THE LINES MYSELF AND THIS IS PROVING TO BE A MAJOR UNDERTAKING. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,00 MILES. I DO THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE MYSELF. I WENT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE THE FORMED LINES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT SELL THE INDVIDUAL LINES AND I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THEM FROM A 16 FT. ROLL OF METAL LINES. THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A PROBLEM OR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

BRAKE LINE'S COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT RESULTING IN NO BRAKES WHILE DRIVING,LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY,2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS VERY COMMON. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2003 EXT CAB SILVERADO 1500 4WD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2003 EXT CAB SILVERADO 1500 4WD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - POOR STEERING- I HAVE REPLACED THE GEARING BOX W/FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO HAVING 4 ESTIMATES AND ADVISED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTED. 6 MONTHS LATER - I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY SEVERAL CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THE GEAR BOX THAT WAS PUT IN IS ALSO DEFECTED. POOR STEERING CONTROL, TRUCK PULLS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. IF THE STEERING BOXES FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTED, WHY NOT COMPENSATE THE OWNERS FOR ALL THE EXPENSES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THESE PARTS FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE IS IN FACT DEFECTED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS/ACCIDENTS/INJURIES DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THESE ISSUES ARE ACKNOWLEDGED? I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500.00 JUST IN THE BRAKING AND STEERING REPAIRS AND YET FACED AGAIN WITH MORE COST OR EITHER GET RID OF MY TRUCK THAT I HAD FOR 1 YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

BRAKE LINE ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRUCK RUSTED AND BURST WHILE MY CHILD AND WIFE WHERE IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BETWEEN 3-4 MPH, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB

Mileage: 70,000

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIX IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA DEFECT RECALL OF 05V379000. MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO IS A 2003 SO OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

POOR BRAKING ON CHEVY SILVERADO K1500. SOFT PEDAL SINCE NEW. GARAGE KEPT WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES AND REAR ROTORS RUSTED OUT. WHEN NEW, CHEVY MECHANICS SAID SOFT PEDAL WAS NORMAL. RARELY DRIVEN AND MUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL IF PULLING A LIGHT TRAILER. JUST HAD REAR ROTORS REPLACED (OVER $300) AND STILL POOR BRAKES. THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED... *TR

REAR BRAKES DRAG WEARING OUT ROTORS 35,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE NOTICED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SILVERADO TRUCKS UP TO 2002, BUT I OWN A 2003. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE NOTICED THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SILVERADO TRUCKS UP TO 2002, BUT I OWN A 2003. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 1500 LT WITH ZR1 OFF ROAD SUSPENSION, 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES, 5.3 ENGINE. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR. NO STOPPING POWER. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL, NO VEHICLE EVER SHOULD HAVE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE CLUTCH. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A STRANGE VIBRATION/LOUD HUMMING NOISE. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO SWERVE TO MISS THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND THEN MY ABS STOPPED WORKING AND MY ABS WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH MY PARKING BRAKE (P) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NOW, SINCE THAT DAY (2 DAYS AGO), MY STEERING COLUMN STILL MAKES NOISES WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND MY ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP THAT THE TWO ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING ARE NOT ON A RECALL LIST BUT ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER ADVISED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ABOVE ISSUES ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. WITH THE ABOVE BEING SAID, I FEEL THAT MY ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I NEED TO GET THESE ISSUES CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS WHEN GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,535

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY ANTI LOCK BAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND MY STEERING COLUMN. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN MY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN DIS-ENGAGED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, MY STEERING COLUMN HAD A STRANGE VIBRATION/LOUD HUMMING NOISE. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO SWERVE TO MISS THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND THEN MY ABS STOPPED WORKING AND MY ABS WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH MY PARKING BRAKE (P) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NOW, SINCE THAT DAY (2 DAYS AGO), MY STEERING COLUMN STILL MAKES NOISES WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND MY ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP THAT THE TWO ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING ARE NOT ON A RECALL LIST BUT ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER ADVISED THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE ABOVE ISSUES ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. WITH THE ABOVE BEING SAID, I FEEL THAT MY ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE STEERING COLUMN ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND GM SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I NEED TO GET THESE ISSUES CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS WHEN GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,535

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REPEATED CAUSE FAILURE TO STOP, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE ALGORITHM DOES NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING / COASTING AT 25 MPH, A CAR MADE A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, CAUSING ME TO ROLL MUCH MORE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE BACK OF THE CAR. I SWERVED INTO A PARKING LOT OPENING, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SCRAPED A SMALL ROADSIDE TREE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ALSO ACTIVATE WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. I HAVE FREQUENTLY ROLLED INTO INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT'S THE WORST ON SLIPPERY ROADS. I CONDUCTED SEVERAL TESTS BY DRIVING A FIXED SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN AS SHORT A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE ON A SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY ROAD. IF I APPLY BRAKES UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHEELS WANT TO LOCK, BUT I DON'T PRESS HARD ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE ANTI-LOCK PULSATION, I CAN STOP IN THE SHORTEST DISTANCE. IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSE, I ROLL MUCH FURTHER. IF I LET OFF THE BRAKES A LITTLE DURING THE PULSATION, THE TRUCK STILL STOPS IN A SHORTER DISTANCE. THIS FLAW IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT'S THE WAY THEY ARE, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL, ETC. I HOPE SOMEONE ISSUES A RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE I WILL DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK FUNCTIONALITY, AT LEAST DURING WINTER DRIVING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES SUFFER THE SAME CONDITIONS FROM MY INVESTIGATION. THE TRUCK WOULD BE SAFER WITHOUT THIS MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I BOUGHT A 2003 SILVERADO PICKUP FROM ALDEN CHEVY IN FAIRHAVEN MASS. IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS 45000 ON IT NOW AND I,M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CORROSION GETS INTO THE DRUM AND THE BRAKES GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING SCRAPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKES, GMC HAS 2 RECALLS ON THIS BUT REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, ARLENE DICKENS *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS OF MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO A YEAR AGO. I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN THIS SPRING 2008 AND NOW IT IS READY FOR IT AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN MAYBE 15,000 MILES ON THIS LAST SET AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I'M NOW GOING TO REPLACE THEM WITH AN AFTERMARKET SET. I WILL NOT USE GM PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

EXPERIENCE LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION, MULTIPLE TIMES, DAILY. CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4, YR 2003. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN HIS VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO JERK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED, BUT MOST RECENTLY AT 55 MPH. THE DEALER REMOVED ALL OF THE WHEELS AND DISCOVERED UNEVEN PAD WEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AT THE APPROXIMATE COST OF $800. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A SLIGHT DISCOUNT BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,995 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,400.

Mileage: 27,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE CONTACT CAN FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATING. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO RUST AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE IN THOSE CONDITIONS AFTER ONLY FOUR YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,950.

Mileage: 42,000

UPON NORMAL BRAKING. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 58,700

THE ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO, UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS WITH ONLY 35000 MILES ON TRUCK AFTER TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH O3 SILVERADO TRUCKS THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR PADS AT 26000 MILES AND ANOTHER AT 32000 MILES THE DEALER SHIP SAID CALIPER WAS STICKING THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVER UNDER WARRANT BUT WAS NOT IT MUST A PROBLEM SINCE OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO CHANGE REAR PADS WITH LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON THEM THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. IN 2007, A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN INFERRED THAT THE ROTORS MAY POTENTIALLY FAIL. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMED HORRIBLY. AFTER CAREFULLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE ROTORS. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE ROTORS HIMSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAVE NOT CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BETWEEN 4-15 MPH. WHEN HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE PULSATED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

Mileage: 38,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A BRAKING ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IDENTIFYING MODEL YEARS 1999-2002. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS CORP FOR HELP WITH THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER, IF THE PROBLEM WERE FOUND, THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AT NO COST TO ME. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY FOUND AND DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE ON A SERVICE REPORT (I HAVE A COPY). WHEN I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. I EXPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS IS NOT A WEAR ITEM, THEY HAD A RECALL PREVIOUSLY, THEIR DEALER DOCUMENTED MY VEHICLE AS HAVING THE PROBLEM. STILL, TO NO AVAIL, I WAS TOLD IT IS MY PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T IDENTIFIED UNDER THE RECALL. THEREFORE, WHY WAS I TOLD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR NO REASON AND A COST TO ME OF $42, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHY ARE THEY NOT CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE BULLETIN # 05068B, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000. THE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED BY KEIGAN CHEVROLET IN FRANKLIN MA, SERVICE REPORT INVOICE # 82978A. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11/02 ALTHOUGH IT IS CALLED A 2003 MODEL. I ONLY SEEK TO HAVE THE BRAKING ISSUE REPAIRED. AS NOTED BY THE SERVICE REPORT, THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND ISSUE FOLLOWING THE SAME CHAIN OF EVENTS, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN RATTLES. THERE WAS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE, ALSO FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM AT THE DEALER, ALSO DOCUMENTED ON THE SERVICE REPORT, TOLD SAME THING, MY PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN AT THEIR COST. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

2003 SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICKUP REAR BRAKE PROBLEM AT 43,000 MILES. RUSTING BRAKE ROTORS CAUSE EXCESSIVE UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. CONDITION LIMITED TO INSIDE SIDE OF REAR ROTORS. ONLY ONE-HALF INCH SURFACE OF ROTOR WAS SHINY AND REST OF ROTOR HAD SEVERE RUST THAT UNDER LOAD RESULTED IN PAD DAMAGE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER TWICE AFTER PURCHASE JULY '03, SPONGY, BRAKING AND SOMETIMES HARD TO STOP. THEY LOOKED AT IT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ALMOST ALL MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY, WITH MINIMAL BRAKING. AND THE FEW TIMES DRIVEN IN TOWN HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. *TR

2003 SILVERADO 1500 Z71 PICKUP REAR BRAKE PROBLEM AT 43,000 MILES. RUSTING BRAKE ROTORS CAUSE EXCESSIVE UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. CONDITION LIMITED TO INSIDE SIDE OF REAR ROTORS. ONLY ONE-HALF INCH SURFACE OF ROTOR WAS SHINY AND REST OF ROTOR HAD SEVERE RUST THAT UNDER LOAD RESULTED IN PAD DAMAGE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER TWICE AFTER PURCHASE JULY '03, SPONGY, BRAKING AND SOMETIMES HARD TO STOP. THEY LOOKED AT IT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ALMOST ALL MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY, WITH MINIMAL BRAKING. AND THE FEW TIMES DRIVEN IN TOWN HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. *TR

THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY WORE OUT. THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE CHEV DEALER SAID THAT RUST HAD PENETRATED INTO THE ROTOR AND HAD CAUSED THE BRAKES TO PULSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON PICKUPS LIKE MY 2003 SILVERADO K1500. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM SINCE CHEVROLET SWITCHED FROM REAR DRUM BRAKES TO REAR DISC BRAKES. CHEVROLET STARTED THE PROBLEM BY SWITCHING FROM DRUM BRAKES TO DISC BRAKES. OWNERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BAD ROTORS WHEN IT IS A CHEV DESIGN FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPS-EVEN ON DRY ROADS. STOPPING DISTANCE IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON SILVERADO'S AND YUKON'S OF DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE LIVE IN A SALT ROAD ENVIRONMENT. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

AT 3,002 MILES, I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP OF THE WEAK, MUSHY BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD) THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. NOTHING WAS DONE. I REPLACED THE FRONT & REAR PADS AND ROTORS IN 2006 WITH ?ULTRA PREMIUM? ROTORS AND ?CERAMIC SAFETY STOP? PADS FOR ALL THE WHEELS FROM NAPA. I NOW HAVE 22,000+ MILES AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN CASE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ABS KICKING IN AT LOW SPEED AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE DIRTY AND NEEDED CLEANED. THAT COST ME $420.93 AND MY BRAKES ARE STILL THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED ?SEVERE DUTY METALLIC? PADS, SO I SPENT ANOTHER $388.36 AND THE PEDAL IS STILL MUSHY AND THE STOPPING POWER IS STILL NOT THERE. THE GVWR FOR MY TON 4WD EXTENDED CAB WITH 8 FOOT BED IS 6,700 LBS. THE DIAMETER OF THE FRONT ROTORS IS 12 INCHES. A COMPARABLE DODGE RAM COULD WEIGH AS MUCH AS 6,500 LBS, BUT THE DIAMETER OF THEIR FRONT ROTORS IS 13.23 INCHES. FORD USES A FRONT ROTOR WITH A DIAMETER OF 12.120 INCHES. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS AND NOT FORD OR DODGE? I WOULD THINK THAT SHOULD RAISE SOME EYEBROWS. THIS TRUCK AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES ARE A DANGER. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? *JB

Mileage: 3,002

POOR STOPPING/BRAKING DISTANCE ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. TRUCK WILL NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND HAS FORCED ME TO EITHER STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PROCEED THRU THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP. STOPPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS EVEN MORE TERRIFYING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN 2005 FOR POOR BRAKES AND BRAKES WERE NO BETTER AFTER VISIT. I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS ON 8/1/07 WITH 28,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE ROTORS/PADS HAD WORE SEVERELY WITH ONLY CONTACT AT THE CENTER PORTION OF THE ROTOR. BRAKING HAS NOT NOTICEABLY IMPROVED. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

THE ABS MODULE FAILED, LEADING TO THE ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD - THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPEATEDLY ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ,AND HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT INITIATED A RECALL 05V37900 ON 2002 AND EARLIER MODELS. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS NOW OCCURRING ON MY 2003 MODEL , BUT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES. LAST SUMMER WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AREA RUSTED , LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND ROTORS. THE TRUCK WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS RUST PROBLEM, AND IT WAS MAKING THE BRAKES VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD - THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPEATEDLY ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ,AND HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT INITIATED A RECALL 05V37900 ON 2002 AND EARLIER MODELS. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS NOW OCCURRING ON MY 2003 MODEL , BUT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES. LAST SUMMER WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AREA RUSTED , LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND ROTORS. THE TRUCK WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS RUST PROBLEM, AND IT WAS MAKING THE BRAKES VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

THE SPEED SENSORS FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RECALL ONLY EXTENDS TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, AND GM WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. GM DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS OR CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. OVER 200 ACTUAL CRASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DO NOT BUY A GM VEHICLE UNLESS YOU ENJOY CAR CRASHES AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. NOW I AM PAYING $500 ON A LEASED TRUCK TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 57,000

AT AROUND 13,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS BECAUSE THE METAL ON THE ROTORS FLAKED OFF AND RUINED THE PADS. AT AROUND 16,000, I REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS FOR THE SAME REASON. AT AROUND 4,000 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, SAME REASON. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE MUSHINESS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE IS NO FIRM STOP AND I AM GLAD I HAVE NOT HAD TO STOP FAST. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 25000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 5 MPH, AND SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE/JERK. THE CONTACT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF 3/8/07. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,700.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE ABS REPAIRED BY A GM GARAGE. UPDATED 11/05/07. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. THE DEALER DISCOVERED A MOUSE HAD STRIPPED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRES UNDER THE FUSE BOX. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 53,000

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND LIGHT HAULING ON OCCASION. I PULLED THE REAR WHEELS AND NOTICED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIBERS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SHOES WHERE NOT CONTACTING THE ROTOR. THE LOCAL GM DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY( LEN STOLER CHEVROLET IN WESTMINSTER MD.) I REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED DOWN AND ALSO REPLACED BOTH REAR CALIBERS WITH NEW ONES AND STILL THE NOISE IS THERE. ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND ALMOST GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS BEEDINGS OF THE CALIBERS . THERE IS NO AIR COMING OUT OF THE BLEEDERS. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES APPARENTLY DON'T WORK BECAUSE THE WHEELS LOCK UP AND SLIDE WHEN YOU PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WHEN IT COMES TO THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES STILL DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY AND NOBODY CAN TELL ME HOW IT CAN BE FIXED PROPERLY SINCE IT CLEARLY IS A ENGINEERING DESIGN FAULT BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED WITH THESE FAULTY BRAKES BEFORE GM IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT? THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LENSTOLER CHEVROLET UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR ON 10JUN2005, WHERE THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WHERE RUST PITTED AND OUT OF ROUND WITH JUST 20,136 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 26,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING, THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE PAST 10 MPH. ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUND LIKE AIR ESCAPING FROM THE BRAKE, THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND EXTENDED THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. A SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE.

Mileage: 39,000

SLOWLY (10 MPH) PULLED INTO STREET, TRAFFIC HAD ALREADY STOPPED. I STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE ALREADY STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP FROM THE SPEED LIMIT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF IT HAD BEEN AN EXPRESSWAY OR INTERSTATE INSTEAD OF A LIGHT TRAFFIC SITUATION IN A SMALL TOWN AT VERY LOW SPEED. DEALER HAS CHECKED THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK COMPUTER FOR CODES AND SAID THEY FOUND NO CODES AND THE BRAKE FLUID IS FULL, COULD NOT DUPLICATE; THUS, THE BRAKES NEED NO FURTHER EXAMINATION OR REPAIR. THIS EVENT, ALTHOUGH THE FIRST TO OCCUR, OCCURRED AT AN OPTIMUM TIME WHEN LOW SPEED WAS INVOLVED. THIS LEAVES ME FAITHLESS IN THE ABILITY OF THE TRUCK TO STOP WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. WILL THE EVENT OCCUR AGAIN AND WHEN????????? *NM

Mileage: 25,394

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. AT THE LAST SECOND, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 63,000

2003 CHEVEROLET SILVERADO HAS SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. STOPPING QUICKLY IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES FOR COLLISIONS. *NM

Mileage: 26,500

BRAKES FAIL WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 5-10 MPH DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS. *NM

WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 SILVERADO IN SEPT. 2003 . FROM NOVEMBER 2003 WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON . THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK IN MAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED . THE TRUCK CURRENTLY SITS IN OUR GARAGE AND WE REFUSE TO DRIVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND THAT THE TRUCK IS SAFE. *NM

Mileage: 10,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 3-10 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/20/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 44,700

1-RUSTING & FLAKING OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS AT 13,482 MILES NY STATE AND GM INSPECTION DONE AT13,460 MILES 2-REAR BRAKE FAILURE 3-TWO GM DEALERS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY THIRD GM REP STATES THIS IS NORMAL WEAR (NOT COVERED) ROTORS HAVE LARGE PITS AND CREVICES UP TO 2"LONG AND 1/2"WIDE IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON BOTH REAR ROTORS/ HAD TOO BE REPLACED GM REFUSED TOO COVER COST I HAVE OLD PARTS AND PICTURES OF ROTORS ON VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 13,482

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP VIN # [XXX] DO NOT WORK AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER IN SOMERSET PA WHERE I BOUGH IT AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO REPAIR IT. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THAT WAS THE NATURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND DID NOTHING. THE SECOND TIME AFTER I ALMOST WRECKED THE TRUCK THEY CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I WANTED THEM TO UNHOOK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT. THIS ALL TOOK PLACE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. NOW GM IS RECALLING 1998-2002 SILVERADO PICKUP FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS BUT NOT MY 2003 TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT IN 2002 AND I BOUGHT IT IN 2002 BUT IT IS A 2003 MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE I GET HURT. IF GM CAN'T REPAIR THIS TRUCK THEY SHOULD GIVE ME A NEW ONE. I ONLY HAVE 8,700 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND I BOUGHT IT FOR BAD WINTER ROADS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP AT SLOW SPEED ON SNOW OR ICE ROADS.*JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 1

DT: THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH NY STATE INSPECTION ON MARCH 28, 2005 AND PASSED ALTHOUGH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. GM WILL ONLY REDUCE THE PRICE FROM $225 TO $79, ALTHOUGH IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS A WEAR OR RUST ISSUE. BUT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE FINE. GM WAS NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY.*AK THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. *NM

Mileage: 22,314

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT GM PUT ON "JUNK" PARTS AND WILL NOT ADMIT IT. TRIED TO WORK OUT THE SITUATION WITH GM BUT THEY REFUSED TO COOPERATE. HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK MYSELF.

Mileage: 50,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE HAD TERRIBLE STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TO APPLY HARD PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, TOOK IT TO BRAKE SPECIALIST, WHO SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BOOSTER.*AK *SB

Mileage: 20,000

MY HUSBAND OWNS A 03 SILVERADO C1500. I DRIVE IT TO SAVE ON GAS. I HAVE TRIED COMING TO A STOP BEFORE, AND HAD THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I ALMOST MISSED MY TURN. I SCARED ME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DO NOT NEED THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON BRAKES TO STOP. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE IS EVERYTIME I MAKE A LEFT TURN, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. WE THOUGHT IS WAS THE SHROUD COVER, BUT WAS NOT. IT IS NOW GETTING LOUDER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR A RECALL FOR BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE KNOCKING NOISE? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE HELP! *NM

POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE ON NEW VEHICLE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "REDUCED BRAKE POWER." CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NEW MEXICO INDICATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VACUUM FOR BRAKE ASSIST. NEW MEXICO CHEVY DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX AND I WAS TRAVELING, SO THEY FLASHED THE IPC CARD TO ELIMINATE THE MESSAGE. I RETURNED TO HOUSTON, TX AND WESTSIDE CHEVROLET FLASHED THE IPC IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK THE PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. *JB

Mileage: 7,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK

Mileage: 11,500

WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER WOULD ALSO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FOWARD. THE OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *PH *TS *NLM