2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes Problems

I was driving down the highway at 65 mph and went to slow down and I had no brakes. Resulting in me having to go into the ditch to avoid a collision. After I was able to get the truck to slow down and to a stop I inspected my braking system to find all of my brake lines were rusted out and I had ruptured my brake lines. Since the incident I have had to replace all my brake lines and both of my brake cylinders on the rear of my truck. Now I have minimal brakes after bleeding them and they are slowly coming back. The truck has almost 400,000 miles on the chassis but a new motor. During this event I was getting a grinding coming from the rear differential, after inspection, I found that my gov lock was bad and needed new spider gears which I have since replaced the rear differential with a posi differential and have had minimal problems since.

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES ALL TURN OFF MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE SPEED LIMITS. BRAKES SOUND AS IF GRINDING BUT CANT TELL IF ITS BRAKES OR DIFFERENTIAL AND U JOINTS. NOISE GETS LOUDER IN THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK AS I DRIVE ON THE ROAD. 3. SIGNAL LIGHTS TURN ON BRIGHT WHILE ON LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL. AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND OTHER COMPONENTS WONT WORK

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END EXPERIENCED SEVERE DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A PARKING LOT AND A TOWING COMPANY WAS CALLED. THE COSMETIC DAMAGES WERE BEING REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED AS OF YET. A LOCAL DEALER (UNKNOWN) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN CALLED THE CONTACT AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

AT 45,000 MI, HAD TO REPLACE ABS HUB SENSOR ASSY DUE TO FALSE ACTIVATION. I HAVE SINCE REPLACE 3 MORE ASSYS COSTING OVER $400 EACH OCCURANCE. AT 100,000 MI, HAD TO REPLACE A LEAKING BRAKE LINE WHICH HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND AT 120,000 MI LOST ALL HYD PRESSURE WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID SEVERAL DEER ENTERING THE ROADWAY. REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF $1200. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON BOTH ISSUES, BUT GM WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR EITHER.THIS IS THE 9TH SILVERADO I HAVE OWNED OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS. NEXT ONE WILL BE A FORD.

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW SPEED.

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTED OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED

Mileage: 254,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, SEVERAL DEER RAN IN THE PAT( OF OUR VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, SND THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WE SLOWED DOWN BUT WERE UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY THEREVWAS NO ONE BESIDE US AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID THE LAST DEER BY SWERVING INTO THE LEFT LANE. I COULD ELL THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN MY BRAKE PEDAL AFTER THAT. WE WERE ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME BUT I ONLY HAD 2 MORE STOP SIGNS UNTIL OUR RESIDENCE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH DIDNT COME ON UNTIL LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS ALSO AN AUDIBLE ALARM AT THAT TIME. WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND GET STOPPED FROM THERE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ONE HAD BURST. THE ADDITIONAL STRESS CAUSE BY THE RUPTURING OF THE LINE THEN AFFECTED THE OTHER LINES. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BEFORE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN.

Mileage: 150,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. ONE MINUTE BRAKES WORKED, BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON SUBSEQUENT USE. INSPECTION REVEALED THIS WAS DUE TO RUST-THROUGH OF THE RIGID BRAKE LINES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME

Mileage: 165,000

YET ANOTHER FAILURE OF INADEQUATELY SPECCED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE TWO BRAKE LINES (FROM THE BPMV TO THE FRONT-RIGHT CALIPER AND BPMV TO THE REAR-LEFT DRUM) DUE TO BLOW-OUTS ORIGINATING FROM HEAVY CORROSION - BOTH OF WHICH OCCURRED IN HEAVY-TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. ON EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED, BRAKE LINES WERE AN ITEM THAT COULD MORE-OR-LESS BE PRESUMED A LIFETIME PART; THEY RARELY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNLESS DAMAGED. HOWEVER, ON MY TRUCK (AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS JUST ON THE NHTSA'S COMPLAINTS PAGE FOR THE 06 SILVERADO ALONE), THE HARD BRAKE LINES ARE ABOUT AS FAR FROM A LONG-LASTING, HIGH-QUALITY PART AS YOU CAN GET. THERE IS AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTATION SCATTERED ACROSS THE INTERNET ON THIS MATTER, YET THE NHTSA SEEMS AVERSE TO HOLDING GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR PRODUCT. IT MAY WELL BE TOO LATE AT THIS POINT FOR THE NHTSA TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT WHY DIDN'T THEY DO ANYTHING SOONER? THE OLDEST RECORDED COMPLAINT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IS FROM 5-22-2012 (ID# 10459283), THERE ARE HUNDREDS ON THE EXACT SAME MATTER, AND YET THE NHTSA HAS PUBLICLY OPENED 0 INVESTIGATIONS ON THE TOPIC. TO THE NHTSA, PLEASE HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR SPECCING LINES THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR A SERVICE ENVIRONMENT, AND QUIT MAKING CONSUMERS RESPONSIBLE FOR GM'S CHOICES. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 144,000

REPLACED BRAKE LINES ON A REGULAR BASIS - UNDERCARRIAGE ROTTING OUT

EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON FRONT BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. BELOW 10 MPH. CAUSING INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW SPEED APPLICATIONS. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. I HAVE HEARD OF A SIMILAR ABS RECALL ON EARLY MODEL SILVERADO TRUCKS. RECALL N050068.

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, THE BRAKES MADE A SCRAPING NOISE, AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND TURN THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE HUB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

NEPHEW BORROWED MY TRUCK. HE WAS IN MOTION AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A CITY STREET AND REALIZED BRAKES HAD FAILED. HE WISELY CONTINUED STRAIGHT TILL IT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH AND HE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A ROAD AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT BEHIND A HOUSING PROJECT. HE USED A SNOW BANK/BOULDER TO STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. I DO MY OWN REPAIRS. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE SUPPLY LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE ABS MODULE HAD RUPTURED. THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AFTER A SINGLE PUSH ON THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD. HOW CAN THE BRAKE LINES BE RUSTING OUT. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND A SERIOUS FLAW WITH THIS DESIGN. I'M ATTACHING 2 PICTURES FOR YOUR OBSERVATION. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THESE BAD DESIGNS. IS THIS ANOTHER CHEAP SOLUTION LIKE THE IGNITION KEY PROBLEM THAT COST COUNTLESS LIVES? THERE SHOULD BE THE UTMOST ACTION BY THIS AGENCY TO HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE. THIS ABS MODULE SHOULD BE UP IN THE FRONT HOOD LIKE OTHER MANUFACTURERS DO. NOT UNDER THE CAB IN A WET ENVIRONMENT. SHAME ON GM.

Mileage: 126,000

"TAKATA RECALL" ON 11/04/2016 ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE BEGIN TO SIDESWIPED MY VEHICLE, MY PASSING WAS DELAY AND HINDER; ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SIDESWIPED CONTINUALLY FORCE ME OF THE LEFT SIDE PAVEMENT ONTO THE GRAVEL ON THE LEFT AND INTO A RESIDENT DOGWOOD TREES, NO DEPLOY FROM AIRBAGS VEHICLE WAS CONSIDER A TOTAL LOST BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPAIR SHOP

Mileage: 148,000

FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. GOING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TURN INTO A DTE POLE TO STOP

Mileage: 85,000

ONE MORNING WHEN TRY TO GO THE WORK, I START MY TRUCK BUT SEE THE BRAKE LIGHT SHOW UP, WHEN PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, I LOOK BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK DROOPING FLUID BY THE GAS TANK AREA. THANKS TO GOD NOT HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING AND JUST USED THE TRUCK NIGHT BEFORE, IF NOT COULD BE SOMETHING VERY BAD AND DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON FRONT, LEFT SIDE NEAR WHEEL. INSPECTION OF LINES REVEALED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON ALL BRAKE LINES. NO BRAKING ACTION AT ALL WHEN I TRIED TO STOP, BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT AND I HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY GARAGE. IF I HAD BEEN ON HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS VEHICLE SAW ONLY LIMITED USE DURING WINTER MONTHS BUT LINES ARE VERY RUSTED.

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC 3 -5 MPH BRAKE LINE BROKE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATES THEY WERE AWARE OF RUSTING BRAKE LINES FAILING ON THIS MODEL. NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. $1,800.00 TO HAVE DEALERSHIP REPLACE.

Mileage: 97,500

STEEL BRAKE LINES (BRAKELINES) RUSTED THROUGH BY FRAME OF TRUCK. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. VERY DANGEROUS AS USUALLY OCCURS (AND DID IN MY CASE) WHILE DRIVING SINCE PUMPS WILL PUSH BRAKE FLUID OUT OF LEAKING RUSTED LINES WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 15

SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHERE YOU INTENDED TO STOP. IT GOES SEVERAL FEET BEFORE STOPPING INCREASING THE RISK OF ACCIDENT BY REAR ENDING SOMEONE OR ENDING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.

Mileage: 50,000

FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS EXCESSIVE RUSTING TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. LEAF SPRING SHACKLE FAILED LAST YEAR, CAUSING LEAF SPRING TO PUT A HOLE IN TRUCK BED WHILE DRIVING. BRAKES LINES RUSTED TO FAILURE LAST WEEK AND CAUSED NEAR BRAKE LOSS WHILE OPERATING. HAD TO USE E-BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING MY GARAGE. CROSS MEMBERS SUPPORTING SHOCK FAILED. GAS TANK ABOUT TO FALL OFF DUE TO RUST FAILURE. CANNOT DRIVE TRUCK. BRAKES NO LONGER FUNCTION AND TRUCK IS UNSAFE DUE TO FRAME BEING COMPROMISED.

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVING MY CHEVY SILVERADO DOWN THE ROAD. HIT THE BRAKES FOR A DEER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ON THE ROAD. FOUND THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. TALKED TO 3 COMPANIES ABOUT REPAIRS. ALL THE LINES ARE ROTTEN. MINIMUM COST IS $500. ALL PLACES SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS-EVEN THE DEALER SAID OH BRAKE LINES GO BAD ALL THE TIME ON VEHICLES OVER 10 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS; OWNED AT LEAST 20 VEHICLES AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW IT-BRAKES ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT! I WAS LUCKY. NO ONE WAS HURT. I WAS ON A BACK ROAD. I READ THAT GM USED LOW QUALITY MATERIAL FOR THEIR LINES. IF SO, IT SHOULD BE EASY TO BREAK IT DOWN AND VERIFY. WAS THIS METAL SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION? THEY KNOW ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT THEIR TRUCKS WILL BE IN. HOW MANY MORE OF UNREPORTED ISSUES ARE THERE? SOONER OR LATER IT WILL BE PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT WILL BE LOST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

Mileage: 103,000

MOVING BOAT IN MY YARD WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. BRAKE LINE TO LEFT FRONT WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT OPEN . LINE IS SEVERELY RUSTED IN SPOTS.

Mileage: 180,000

AT 45,000 MI. ABS BEGAN ACTIVATING, AT SLOW SPEED, WHEN STOPPING. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT LITE AND BRAKES WERE EFFECTIVE. BASED ON THE C0040 DIAGNOSTIC CODE, REPLACED RT FRONT HUB/ABS SENSOR ASSY. AT A COST OF $400. EVENTUALLY, ALL HUB SENSORS BEGAN GIVING FALSE INDICATIONS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, BUT THERE WAS NO BULLETIN OR RECALL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ALL HUBS IF IT IS ONLY GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. GM SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THESE REPAIRS.

Mileage: 45,000

LOSS OF BREAKS,RUSTED OUT BREAKLINES.PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,NO BREAKS AT ALL! (SOMEONES GOING TO DIE)

Mileage: 28,434

BRAKE LINES ROTTED/RUSTED OUT ,FRONT TO BACK. FLUID LEAKED OUT EVERYWHERE. HAD TO DRIVE TEN MILES PER HOUR ,BUT MADE IT HOME FROM WORK SAFELY! ($950 REPAIR BILL). THANK YOU GENERAL MOTORS. MY NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A FORD. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON US 131 IN HOLLAND MI. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 50MPH WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW WHEN SUDDENLY BRAKE PEDAL FELL AND I LOST MUCH OF MY BRAKING. HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION WITH STOPPED TRAFFIC. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY TRUCK, I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME RAIL NEAR THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE REAR BRAKE HOSE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING. THIS IS A 10YR OLD TRUCK WITH ONLY 122000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, WHO COULD ONLY REPAIR IT AT MY EXPENSE. I GOT GENERAL MOTOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE # FROM HER AND CONTACTED THEM. THEY OPENED A CASE, #8-2572108769, AND SAID THEY ALSO WOULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THIS CONDITION. THEY ARE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A DEATH OR INJURY LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAUSE WAS THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS RUSTED AND BECAME TOO WEAK TO HOLD BRAKING PRESSURE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY.

Mileage: 175,000

BRAKE HYDRAULIC METAL PIPE FAILED TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY DOWNSHIFTING AND USING PARK BRAKE. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED IN CITY TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Mileage: 61,162

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE FRONT BREAK LINE BROKE AND THE BREAKING PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BREAKS WERE THEN PUMPED BUT THERE WAS NO REAL REDUCTION IN SPEED ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO TRAVEL THRU THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THRU THE RED LIGHT. THE TRUCK DID EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP WITH THE CONTINUED PUMPING OF THE BREAKS

Mileage: 124,000

THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETELY FAILED; THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WE WENT. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW AND THEN STOP THE TRUCK. SOMEHOW, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK THE REST OF THE WAY HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS FULL, BUT I COULD SEE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK FROM THE FRAME AREA NEAR THE DRIVER'S DOOR. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED; EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED. LOOKING ON-LINE, I NOTICED I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ORDERED A COMPLETE SET OF STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALER ($200.00). THEY REPLACED EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE FRONT CALIPERS ($2100). THE DEALER DID A GREAT JOB; $1600.00 OF THE COST WAS FOR LABOR.

Mileage: 89,411

ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT UNDER CAB ON DRIVERS SIDE BUSTED WHEN STOPING AT STOP SIGN

Mileage: 97,988

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY. AFTER COMING AROUND A BLIND CURVE, CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC DUE TO ROAD WORK. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PEDAL WENT SOFT AND DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER RELEASING BRAKES AND PUSHING AGAIN STILL HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF ROAD-WAY TO AVOID REAR ENDING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. AFTER RUNNING OUT OF ROAD, HIT 2 CULVERT PIPES ALONG WITH ROAD WORK SIGNAGE, FINALLY BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A STOP IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD. TRUCK BRAKE LINES FOR FRONT BRAKES HAD CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING THE INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER SHOWS AN APPARENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL GMS FOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION THAT GM HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS.

Mileage: 125,000

PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, MOVED IT ABOUT THREE FEET AND BRAKED. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM A RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE OTHERS WERE IN THE SAME STATE. LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH FAMILY ONBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON A ROADWAY, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 96,000

RUSTED/RUPTURED BRAKE LINE IN 2012 WHILE BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION - SWIRVED TO MISS A VEHICLE. PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN 2016 ANOTHER LINE RUPTURED. VEHICLE UNDERCARRAGE WASHED AFTER EACH WINTER BUT EXCESSIVE RUST ON ALL PARTS AND FRAME. BOTH INCEDENTS WITH LOW MILES [20K & 30K] ON A LIGHTLY USED VEHICLE.

Mileage: 20,000

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING AWAY. I NOTICED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, ON MY WAY BACK TO ST. LOUIS FROM ATLANTA, GA. I NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER I GOT HOME. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND THE TRUCK. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOW ON FLUID. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM A RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINE. AFTER INSPECTION, ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. THE REPAIR(REICHERS AUTO AND TIRE-WASHINGTON, MO) SHOP IS REPLACING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO HEAVY RUST. COST IS GOING TO BE OVER $800.

Mileage: 277,000

REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN A BRAKE FLUID SPILL AND REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO ACCIDENT HISTORY.

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON RURAL ROAD. ABLE TO STOP BY DOWNSHIFTING AND RUNNING OFF ROAD. BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT. DURING THIS REPAIR IT WAS FOUND THAT GAS LINE HAD ALSO ROTTED AND WAS LEAKING. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS, NEARLY $2,000.00

Mileage: 74,340

DRIVING TO WORK TODAY THE METAL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR BURST LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS LINE HAS FAILED.

Mileage: 120,000

AS I COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES FROM ABS ACTIVATION INCREASING BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE. THE GROUND IS DRY WHILE THIS HAPPENS. AFTER A WHILE THE AND LIGHT COMES ON. WAS TOLD BY A DEALER MECHANIC IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR AND TO REPLACE HUB. I DID AND NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ELEMENTS IN MY AREA, BEING IN A SNOWBELT STATE, GETTING INTO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND BLOCKING SIGNAL. SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS LAST TIME, DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. NEITHER TIME DID THEY PLUG INTO MY TRUCK FOR CODES. BOTH TIMES, I HAVE TO OPEN MY WALLET FOR FAULTY PRODUCTS.

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE A HOME IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND HAD JUST RETURNED FROM TOWN AFTER DRIVING UP AND DOWN LOCAL MOUNTAIN ROADS. I PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK TO MOVE IT IN DRIVEWAY AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS TOTALLY WITHOUT BRAKES. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE AND USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN, I NOTICED A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT FROM THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES ALONG THE FRAME HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. ONLY ONE OF THE 4 BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED, HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RENDERED COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. ABSOLUTELY NO REDUNDANT BRAKING AVAILABLE, EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE TRUCK HAS NO VISIBLE BODY OR FRAME CORROSION. HOW COULD THE THE SAFETY-CRITICAL BRAKE LINES CORRODE WHEN THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD SHAPE RUST-WISE? SEEMS GM HAS USED SUB-STANDARD BRAKE LINES IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS.

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DO TO RUSTED LINES, SPEED 45 MPH NO BRAKES AT ALL AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FINALLY STOP ON SHOULDER OF ROAD.. BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVES SIDE DOOR NEAR THE FRAME.

Mileage: 10

BAKE LINES FAILED AT 114874 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE BAKE LINES. 10/14/2015. HAD TO USE THE PARKING BAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. LUCK I DID NOT RACK! THANK GOD.

Mileage: 114,874

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP,APP 5 TO 10 MPH,BEFORE STOP.BRAKE PEDEL WILL SOFT AND PLUSE LIKE BRAKES WENT AWAY BUT STOPING YOU.ITS FEELS LIKE YOU LOST YOUR BRAKES.ITS BEEN STEATY APP 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. HAD VEHICLE CHECK OUT SEVERAL PLACES FOR BAKES ISSUES,NEW ROTORS ,PADS ,DRUMS,AND SHOES .PLUG IN COMPUTER NO CODES ON BRAKES OR ABS SYSTEM.ITS CAN BE SCARY WHEN DRIVING TRYING TO STOP.

Mileage: 153,000

TRAVELED TO STORE ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY RESIDENCE. UPON RETURNING, I NOTICED MY BRAKES BARELY WORKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILL ON STREET. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET TO BOTTOM OF HILL. AT BOTTOM OF HILL IS MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY AND PARK. I COULD SEE A LIQUID DRIPPING RAPIDLY -- BRAKE FLUID-- UNDER THE TRUCK ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT LEFT. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE REST OF THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRAINED OUT WITH GRAVITY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR CROSSING THE STREET. NOTE: THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON DASH LIT PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. BRAKING LOSS HAPPENED FIRST. SEEMS LIKE BRAKE LINE JUST SPLIT/BURST.

Mileage: 47,355

LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. AFTER CHECKING FOR PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN THE ENGINE AREA AND BRAKE FLUID WAS BEING SPRAYED ON THE MANIFOLD. (IF ENGINE WAS HOTTER THEIR COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE.) TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY STILL NOT FIXED.

Mileage: 96,097

APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON EXAMINATION I FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A RUSTED LINE AT THE READ RIGHT OF THE TRUCK WHERE THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CONNECTS TO THE RUBBER HOSE THAT FEEDS BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR BRAKES. THE REST OF THE LINES LOOK GREAT BUT THAT MAIN FEED IS RUSTED AND FAILED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME IN ALL YEARS OWNING VEHICLES.

Mileage: 159,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND CORRODED CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRAKE LINE, SPRAYING OUT BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE SUSPENSION AND RELEASING ALL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND I HAD TO STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE INSTEAD.

Mileage: 64,412

BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT WHEN APPLING BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. NO PEDAL RESPONSE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 28,948

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT A BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT ON THIS TRUCK. NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. APPLIED BRAKES COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO PEDAL RESPONSE. THIS TRUCK IS KEPT CLEAN AND MILEAGE IS UNDER 34000. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

Mileage: 33,856

NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME A BRAKE LINE HAS BLOWN OUT ON THIS TRUCK. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NO RESISTANCE UNTIL THE PEDAL HIT SOMETHING METAL. THE TRUCK DID COME TO A GRADUAL STOP. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH JUST UNDER 39000 MILES ON IT. REGULAR NYS INSPECTIONS, OIL AND GREASED AND LOOKED OVER BY A MECHANIC EVERY 3000 MILES. THIS IS NOT A WEAR PROBLEM AS GM MAINTAINS.

Mileage: 38,890

DRIVING DOWNHILL ON MY (400' LONG) DRIVEWAY I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM BEFORE ENTERING TRAFIC. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETLEY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED LINES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, MID-WAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHUR INVESTICATION I NOTED ALL BRAKES LINES ARE SEVERLY RUSTED. BASED ON THE LOCATION AND MANNER THESE LINES ARE ROUTED, I WOULD NOT CLASSIFY THEM AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 102,000

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GAS LINE LEAK, AND UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT ALL FUEL AND BRAKE LINES ON VEHICLE HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE IN NEAR NEW CONDITION, THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE AND GAS LINES IS CLEARLY A METALLURGICAL ISSUE AND TO THE EXTENT THIS PROBLEM IS, IS NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT PUTS LARGE NUMBERS OF CONSUMERS AT RISK. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE SHOULD REQUIRE REPAIR COSTS IN EXCESS OF $3000.00 FOR THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 77,500

I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE STEEL LINE LEADING TOWARD THE REAR AXLE BURST, THE FAILURE OCCURRED NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL IN THE LINE FOLLOWING THE TOP OF THE LEFT FRAME RAIL TOWARD THE REAR AXLE. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED, SO NO PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED.THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND PASSED ANNUALLY, WITH THE LAST INSPECTION TAKING PLACE EIGHT MONTHS AGO IN SEPTEMBER 2014.

Mileage: 92,392

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP THE AT A JUCTION THE OTHER DAY THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE FOOT BRAKE AND LOCK IT TO STOP THE TRUCK, SCARIEST THING EVER HAVE GONE THROUGH. NOT TO BE IN CONTROL OF A 1/2 TON TRUCK COMING TO A STOP. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LINES COULD BE LEAKING BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THEM, SURE ENOUGH THEY WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR ALL THE FLUID TO EMPTYED FROM THE MASTER CYCLINDER. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR GM AND THE CHEVY SILVERADO AND OTHER GM TRUCKS. BRAKES LINES RUSTING OUT AFTER AS LITTLE AS 4 YEARS. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND LEARNED THAT IT'S A "REGULAR MAINTAINCE ISSUE". ALTHOUGH MANY 1000'S OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING PREMATURLY. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES $1500!!! SOME OF US JUST DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND BUT ILL HAVE TOSAFTLY COMES FIRST GM

Mileage: 97,000

DRIVING DOWN MY STREET TO GO TO STORE WENT TO STOP AT END OF STREET TO TURN LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST RUN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN BACK UP AND BUT IT IN FRONT OF HOUSE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAIN ROAD AND HAD TO STOP I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT . THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT ALL IF THIS IS WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO, THERE WAS NO STOPPING OF THIS TRUCK. THIS WAS THE REAR BRAKE LINE UP BY THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WITH CONNECTOR. *TR

Mileage: 32,138

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MADE A DINGING SOUND AS THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FOR A FEW FEET THEN JUST LETS GO UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP SEVERAL FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS ALSO OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE BRAKES SEEM TO SLOW YOU DOWN TO 10 MILES PER HOUR THEN THEY LET GO. AT THIS TIME WE ARE FORCED TO USE THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNSAFE. WE WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. GOT THE TRUCK HOME AND TOWED IT TO A AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS. THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND WERE LEAKING THE BRAKE FLUID OUT, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS BECAUSE THE FLUID BLEEDING MECHANISM RUSTED OUT TOO THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, THIS REPAIR HAS COST ME 1350 $. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

BRAKE LINES ARE SEEPING BRAKE FLUID DUE TO CORROSION AND ARE FAILING. NOTICEABLE SMELL OF BRAKE FLUID AND LEAKAGE IN FRONT OF TRUCK. BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 97,125

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OFF CAUSING HIM TO SLAM DOWN ON THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 110,000

STOPPING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I INSPECTED BELOW THE TRUCK AND NOTED FLUID LEAKING FORWARD OF THE ABS MODULE. I STILL HAD PARTIAL BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT THE FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO MY MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED ALL MY BRAKE LINES AND ENDED UP REPLACING THEM ALL AS THEY WERE SHOWING THE SAME PITTING AND CORROSION PROBLEMS AS THE ONE THAT BURST. *TR

Mileage: 88,910

STARTING FROM A WAITING LINE FOR MY ANNUAL VEHICLE INSPECTION I WAS DIRECTED TO STOP, WHILE TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NOT WARNING LIGHT. I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HALT THE VEHICLE AND ASK THE MECHANIC ON DUTY TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE PROBLEM. WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKE TRYING TO BUILD UP PRESSURE I WAS TOLD TO STOP AS FLUID RUNNING ON THE GROUND IT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AREA. AFTER IT WAS LIFTED ON THE RACK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY STEEL BRAKELINE HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. I WAS LUCKY AS JUST PRIOR I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND TRAVELING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT WHERE THE LINE RUNS ACROSS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THAT IT APPEARS THAT WATER IS CONSTANTLY BEING DIVERTED FROM THE RADIATOR DOWN ONTO THE LINE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED A LONG TIME AGO OR THE BRAKE LINE SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT THE CORROSION. *TR

Mileage: 71,446

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 72,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

FIRST OFF THERE'S VERY LITTLE SNOW HERE SO THE BODY AND FRAME ISN'T RUSTING OUT BECAUSE OF THAT BUT ITS DEFINITELY RUSTING VERY BAD THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT TWICE THE OIL GAUGE DON'T WORK THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THE MOTOR KNOCKED BUT THEN SMOOTHED OUT AGAIN I'VE BEEN A CHEVY FAN MY ENTIRE LIFE BUT THE COMPANY ISN'T UP TO STANDARD'S OF THE CONSUMERS IN MY BOOK IF YOUR ASKING 35000 FOR A [XXX] TRUCK IT SHOULD LAST A LONG TIME WITH NO ISSUES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 160,000

MY VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS OLD WITH 80,000 WHICH MEANS IT HAS NOT EVEN HAD A TUNE-UP YET. EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH IS RUSTED THROUGH, BRAKE LINES ARE BUSTING AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE FUEL LINES ARE NEXT. I WOULD EXPECT THIS IN NORTH DAKOTA BUT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN KENTUCKY IT'S ENTIRE LIFE. STEEL LINES WITH LITTLE PROTECTION I WOULD WILLINGLY PAY A LITTLE MORE FOR STAINLESS STEEL SHAME ON YOU CHEVY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND AS HE TRIED TO STOP TO TURN INTO A DRIVE, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. LUCKILY HE DRIFTED TO A STOP AND CALLED MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY. WE TOWED THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO REPAIR STATION IN TOWN WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES WHICH ENDED UP COSTING US $767.80. AFTER SPEAKING TO A FRIEND ABOUT THIS, HE SHOWED MY HUSBAND AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW GM PICKUPS HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 105,350

AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON INTERSTATE 95, I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE TRUCK, I STEPPED ON BRAKES AS USUAL EXCEPT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOST MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER POSITION RUPTURED. WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I TOLD THEM I LOST THE BRAKES IN MY TRUCK. THE RESPONSE WAS "IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SILVERADO TRUCKS AND SUBURBANS". THEY SAID "BRING IT IN AND WE'LL CHECK IT OUT". I TOLD THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE THE COMPANY DOES NOT PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THIS. THAT TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 7000 POUNDS, I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH (IF YOU DRIVE 65MPH ON I-95 YOU'LL EITHER BE TAILGATED OR PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY), AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN LOSE YOUR BRAKES LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAUL HEAVY LOADS OR PULL TRAILERS OR BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 72,036

AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON INTERSTATE 95, I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE TRUCK, I STEPPED ON BRAKES AS USUAL EXCEPT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOST MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER POSITION RUPTURED. WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I TOLD THEM I LOST THE BRAKES IN MY TRUCK. THE RESPONSE WAS "IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SILVERADO TRUCKS AND SUBURBANS". THEY SAID "BRING IT IN AND WE'LL CHECK IT OUT". I TOLD THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE THE COMPANY DOES NOT PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THIS. THAT TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 7000 POUNDS, I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH (IF YOU DRIVE 65MPH ON I-95 YOU'LL EITHER BE TAILGATED OR PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY), AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN LOSE YOUR BRAKES LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAUL HEAVY LOADS OR PULL TRAILERS OR BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 72,036

I WAS AT OUR TOWN DUMP WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE GAVE AWAY RIGHT ABOVE A SMALL METAL BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS BOX. THE CONDITION OF THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINE REVEALS SERIOUS CORROSION, I LIVE IN CT AND DEAL WITH WINTER CONDITIONS. THE TRUCK IS A 2006 SILVERADO WITH 62000 MILES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE OPEN ROAD OR WHEN WE PULL OUR HORSE TRAILER. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY ISSUES ABOUT GM BRAKE LINE ISSUES AND FEEL THAT A RECALL WOULD BE PRUDENT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP BEFORE PULLING OUT ONTO MY STREET AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WASN'T ANY SIGNS OF POSSIBLE BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 64,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED STEERING SHAFT RUSTED AND LOCKED UP. THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES RUSTED AND WERE LEAKING. UPDATED 05/19/2015 *JS

Mileage: 97,000

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTION BY MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED APART IN ONE AREA. ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE IN A RUSTY STATE AND MECHANIC FEELS THAT THEY ARE DUE TO LEAK ANY TIME. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL UNDERBODY BRAKE LINES WILL HAVE TO BE DONE. CHEVROLET ISSUED A SIMILAR RECALL FOR VEHICLES UP TO 2005. PERHAPS IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO EXTEND THIS RECALL. IF I HAD NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER (THIS IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD) I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. I WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN AND PULL INTO A GRASSY FIELD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH JUST A LITTLE CATCH. I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND JUST SO HAPPENED I WAS ALMOST AT MY GARAGE THAT WORKS ON IT. (100 YARDS) I WAS ABLE TO TURN IN AND COAST TO A STOP. THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER AND BACK OF THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED. THE MASTER CYLINDER STILL HAD FLUID IN IT WHEN WE CHECKED IT, SO THE RUPTURE HAD JUST OCCURED.I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED BY ME IN WATER SITUATION EXCEPT FOR NORMAL DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. WHEN WE TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES UP, THE FLUID JUST POURED OUT ON THE GROUND. THAT WAS WHEN WE DETERMINED THE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAD BURST WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW AND DID NOT HAVE TO STOP COMPLETELY OR I WOULD HAVE HIT ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. I AM HAVING THE STEEL LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY SERVICE CENTER. (APPROX COST $1000.00) THIS INCIDENT WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY INDICATION THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NOT TOWING MY TRAILER AND TRACTOR. USING JUST PLAIN STEEL BRAKE LINES IN JUST INEXCUSABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

AFTER PICKING UP MY 5YR OLD GRANDSON, WE CAME TO A STOP SIGN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE THE CROSS TRAFFIC IS GOING ABOUT 50-60MPH. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I MANAGED TO DEPRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST IN TIME TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK GOING VERY FAST. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FINALLY GOT TO A COST ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED ME THAT GM WOULD NOT HELP DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. REALLY, THE TRUCK IS 8 YEARS OLD AND OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ALSO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MILEAGE AFFECTS A NON-MOVING PART.I BELIEVE THE BRAKE LINES WERE MADE FROM INFERIOR METAL FOR THIS APPLICATION. TO ME, THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ITEM SIMILAR TO THE AIR BAGS. IF BRAKE LINES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO FAIL IN VEHICLES 8 YEARS OR OLDER I EXPECT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INJURED OR DEAD PEOPLE DUE TO THIS. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I COUNTED OVER 300 PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE LINES REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

WHILE LOOKING OVER MY TRUCK PRIOR TO INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THREE CROSS MEMBERS TOTALLY RUSTED THRU. THE ARE ALSO THE MAIN SUPPORTS FOR THE GAS TANK AND THE SHOCKS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE MORE I LOOK THE MORE I HEAR HOW COMMON THE RUSTED CROSS MEMBERS ARE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERS PARTS DEPT. AND WHEN I ASKED FOR CROSS MEMBERS HE TOLD ME WHICH ONES I NEEDED AND POINTED THEM OUT ON AN ILLUSTRATED BRAKE DOWN. AFTER THE TRUCK BED WAS REMOVED I NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE PLASTIC GAS TANK AND IS JUST ABOUT WORE THRU THE TANK TO ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF A PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG. THE CABLE HAS ALSO RUBBED AGAINST IT'S SUPPORT BRACKET ALMOST ALL THE WAY THRU AS WELL AS INTO THE CABLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH WHEN THE CAR AHEAD PUT ON BRAKES MY PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I ENDED UP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I CALLED CHEVROLET'S SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR. BUT IT HAD BEEN IN THE PAST SO NO HELP AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

BRAKES SEEMED SOFT WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. HOUR LATER WHEN TOW TRUCK CAME, MOVED TRUCK FOR TOWING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT DID NOT WANT TO STOP WITH BRAKES - ROLLED TO STOP. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHO IS CHECKING FOR THE REASON FOR THE LEAK. NOT REPAIRED YET - WAITING FOR DEALER TO GET BACK TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND 1 OR 2 WERE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. COULD STOP ONLY BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT IN 8 YEARS. THESE TRUCKS NEED TO BE RECALLED. IT IS GOING TO COAST CLOSE TO $1000 IF I REPLACED ALL THE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS RUST UNDER THE VEHICLE WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT ADDED MORE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FAULTY DUE TO THE SALT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN UPDATED 2/12/2015 *JS

Mileage: 74,000

I HAD MY TRUCK FIXED AT SEAR AUTOMOTIVE IN HUNT VALLEY MARYLAND AFTER 3 WEEK AFTER I WAS PROMISED 1 WEEK.WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND NEW BRAKE LINES. I GOT MY TRUCK BACK I LOST BRAKES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK TO SEARS. IT WAS FIXED SO I WAS TOLD AND I LOST BRAKES AGING. AND THEN I BROUGHT IT BACK A 3RD TIME THEY FINALLY FIXED IT. BUT THEY MADE ME DRIVE MY TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES BACK TO THEM. NEXT MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP ON 695 AND I SPUN OUT I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WELL THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP. SO I STARTED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE TURNED ON AND MY FRONT 2 WHEELS STARTED DRAGGING ALONG WITH MY BACK WHICH MADE MY TRUCK COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF YORK ROAD. WHICH AUTO NATION TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS BAD NOT THE REAR THAT'S WHY IT HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO APPARENT RUSTING. BRAKE FLUID DRAINED FROM SYSTEM AND ABILITY TO BRAKE WAS NEARLY DIMINISHED. *TR

Mileage: 68,753

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO TROUBLE LIGHT OR INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK I SAW A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE IS A HOLE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ROTTING. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000. HOW CAN THE NHTSA ALLOW MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL BRAKE LINE MATERIALS THAT CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING IN 7 YEARS OR LESS? *TR

Mileage: 106,000

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY WHILE DRIVING. UPON REAPPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CREEPED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION, SAW BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND AND SPEWING OUT FROM BRAKE LINES BY DRIVER'S REAR SIDE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED FOR A FEW SECONDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT ON THREE VISITS. THE BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES AND INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,800.

Mileage: 32,800

MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WILL FAIL FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES AT ANY TIME. A PROBLEM HE SEES EVERY WEEK.THE UNDER SIDE OF MY TRUCK IS COMPLETELY RUST FREE AND THE BRAKE LINES LOOK LIKE THE CAME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN! I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY SELF AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE AT RISK DRIVING THIS TRUCK.THE REPAIR COST IS OUT OF MY GRASP.I ALSO HAVE A 2002 SUBARU WITH MANY MORE MILES ON IT DRIVEN ON THE SAME ROADS IN THE SAME WEATHER AND YOU COULD TAKE THOSE LINES OFF AND SELL THEM FOR NEW!I AM 62 AND HAVE OWNED ALOT OF CARS AND TRUCKS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAVE SEEN ANY THING WITH THAT POOR OF METAL USED ON SOMETHING YOU USE EVERY DAY.I ONLY HAVE TO MENTION TO A SERVICE CENTER WHAT TRUCK I HAVE AND BEFORE I TELL THEM WHY I AM CALLING THEY ASK I STILL HAVE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION HOWEVER, THE REQUIRED PARTS WERE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HOUSING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE HOUSING AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 04/22/14*LJ *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ABS SYSTEM IS AFFECTED ON MULTIPLE TRUCKS CHEVY PRODUCED FROM 99-06. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKING BELOW 10 MPH TO CAUSE PULSATION AND ABS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAR END VEHICLES AND BE UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN CORRECTLY. CHEVY KNOWS OF THE ISSUE YET IT IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAIL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DESCENDING SMALL HILL TO MAKE TURN AND BRAKES FAILED. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT WAS IN-TOWN SITUATION AND VERY DICEY FOR A FEW MOMENTS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ROTTED BRAKE LINE(S). REPAIRED REAR LINES FOR $500 . . WAS FRI AFTERNOON AND 100 MILES FROM HOME AND COULDN'T GET BRAKES REPAIRED UNTIL TUES. MECHANIC SAID ALL LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND I AGREED FRONT LINES STILL NEED DOING. $300-500. I HAVE HAD THE LOW SPEED ABS ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS WAY PREMATURE! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO STEP UP! IT'S OBVIOUSLY COMMON. PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. BUT THE PERSON KILLED WON'T BE WRITING THIS LETTER, EH? NHTSA--WHERE ARE YOU? *TR

Mileage: 69,000

BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE FAILED AND BROKE AND LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO BRAKING SYSTEM. PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 68,600

STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO EXIT THE ROAD AND, UPON INSPECTION, SAW FLUID LEAKING FROM A HEAVILY CORRODED FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A VERY SIGNIFICANT COST. I HAVE N EVER HAD A CORRODED BRAKE LINE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM ? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY THE USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS OR IMPROPER BRAKE LINE PLACEMENT/LAYOUT. *TR

Mileage: 106,625

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. UPON DOING SO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE PEDAL, AND DRIVE INTO THE NEXT PARKING LOT. I WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, WHERE I SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK, AND SAW THE FLUID LEAKING FROM A HEAVILY CORRODED BRAKE LINE. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME, I DID A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION, AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED, AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I ORDERED AN AFTERMARKET, PRE-BENT STAINLESS LINE KIT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE LEAKING LINE, AND A FEW OTHERS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE LINES GOING INTO THE ABS MODULE DUE TO THEIR LOCATION ON TOP OF THE FRAME, UNDER THE CAB. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW, BUT WILL NEED TO FIND ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO IS WILLING TO SEPARATE THE CAB FROM THE FRAME TO REPLACE THE REST OF THE LINES. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS, AND NONE HAVE EVER HAD A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THE LAST TRUCK I OWNED WAS A 1993 CHEVY SILVERADO, WHICH I HAD FOR 15 YEARS, AND RACKED UP 300,000 MILES, WITH NO BRAKE OR FLUID LINE ISSUES, AND DRIVEN IN THE SAME NORTHEAST CLIMATE AS THE 2006 SILVERADO. JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ONLINE, DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING, I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE PULLING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT THE BRAKES GAVE OUT, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED A BRAKE LINE COMPLETELY ROTTED GOING TO THE REAR SPLITTER NEAR THE FRAME AND ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE REST OF THE LINE SEEMS PERFECTLY INTACT SO THIS SECTION OF LINE SHOULD NOT HAVE DETERIORATED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR CHEVY OWNERS. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE IS LOOKED INTO AND A RESOLUTION IS FOUND BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE. INCIDENTALLY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JS

Mileage: 62,762

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT DUST AND SALT MADE ITS WAY INTO THE SENSORS WHICH CAUSED THEM TO CORRODE AND THEY WERE NOT READING CORRECTLY.

Mileage: 50,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST BRAKE POWER. BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER DUE TO THE LINES RUPTURING. ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!! HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

LOST BRAKES, REPAIR SHOP FOUND BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU AND ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ! *TR

Mileage: 79,903

THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK TAKE FOREVER TO WORK. I HAVE REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR AND BEARING AND FUSE AND THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON AFTER I DRIVE A MILE AFTER STARTING IT UP. THIS IS VERY SCARY. IF I NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY IT WOULD CAUSE A CRASH. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO A RECALL. CHEVY HAS ALREADY DONE A RECALL FOR THE SAME BREAK SYSTEM FOR THE 00' TO '05 SILVERADO. THIS HAS POTENTIONAL TO HURT MY FAMILY AND MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE'S. *TR

Mileage: 199,995

ROTTEN BRAKE LINES. I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE LINES WHILE CHANGING MY OIL. MY TRUCK HAS 47K ON IT. I CALLED GM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO BRING IT TO A DEALER. I DID. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. $1500 ALSO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALMOST ALL OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS LISTED ON THIS WEB CITE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON, TWICE, 2ND TIME I REPLACED THE LEFT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. THE 1ST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ABS SENSORS. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, I REPLACED A BAD FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR, RIGHT SIDE. THIS TRUCK IS TURNING INTO A MONEY PIT!!!!! THIS NEW (ROTTEN LINES) ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WAS THE ABS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL AND REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

FAILED INSPECTION FOR CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 53,246

EXPERIENCED BRAKING FAILURE AND ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES LONGER BRAKING TIMES AND DISTANCES AND I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME, RUNNING STOP SIGNS, ETC. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PHENOMENON, IT IS KNOWN AS UNINTENDED LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION - A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OLDER MODEL GM TRUCKS. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 SILVERADOS, YET IT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT IS COMMONLY THE RESULT OF AN INCREASED AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND HUB RELUCTOR RING DUE TO RUST AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR SILVERADO TRUCKS FROM RUST-BELT STATES. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS FOLLOWING MY GIRLFRIEND IN MY TRUCK & WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP AT LESS THAN 5MPH, MY TRUCKS ABS STARTED TO ACTIVATE ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSING ME TO BUMP INTO HER CAR! NO REAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO EITHER OF OUR VEHICLES BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS KNOWN GM PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS SYSTEMS AND THEIR WHEEL SENSORS, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GM KNOWS OF THESE ISSUES FOR YEARS IN THEIR TRUCKS!! I'VE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2006 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO GET IT FIXED!! I REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING AFTER IT FAILED IN 2010 WITH A GM WHEEL BEARING AND THEIR SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE BUT YET THEY HOLD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ORIGINAL GM WHEEL BEARINGS!! THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN TO ALL GM TRUCK OWNERS! *TR

Mileage: 123,059

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BUT WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 88,000

AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON. APART FROM BEING AN ANNOYANCE, THIS ALSO CAUSES A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH POSES A HAZARD IF THERE IS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. THE RIGHT SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 3/2011 AND THE LEFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 11/2012. IT SEEMS ODD THAT BOTH WOULD FAIL AND JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE LISTED ON HERE AND MULTIPLE OTHER WEBSITES, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR GM TO STEP UP AND ADMIT A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE UP TO 2002, I THINK IT'S TIME IT IS EXTENDED. *TR

Mileage: 63,327

THE ABS WOULD COME ON AT NORMAL OR LOW SPEEDS. STOPPING AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY, OR GOING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 MILES AN HOUR, STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. AND THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. OUR MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS IN SEVERAL SILVERADO PICK UPS. *TR

Mileage: 32,800

MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR COST ME $948.96. MY MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT OTHER PORTIONS OF THE TRUCK'S UNDERCARRIAGE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO IN JEOPARDY OF FAILING IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO CORROSION. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS AT 19,027 MILES AND AGAIN AT 26,058 MILES DUE TO UNTIMELY CORROSION. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR SALTWATER OR ANY OTHER BODY OF WATER AND DO NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR WORK. IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 27,913

I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE OVER A BRIDGE, WITH A LOAD OF WOOD AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO NO BRAKES. I QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN LOWER GEAR AND PRESS ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SKIDDING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS NERVOUS AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AND ONTO A BRIDGE. LATER I FOUND BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THE FRONT BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ROTTED/RUSTED. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THIS ON A 2006 TRUCK , ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. MOST OF THE LINES ON THE RAIL IN THE PLASTIC CLIPS WERE RUSTED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INCIDENT IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 161,000

WHEN RETURNING TO MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY, I DISCOVERED THE MAJORITY OF MY BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE BRAKE LINE TO MY DRIVER SIDE REAR RUPTURED WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE RUPTURE WAS CAUSED BY A COMPLETE RUST THROUGH OF THE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE LINE HAS A HOLE IN IT. MY VEHICLE HAS LOW MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I OR MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 54,120

DANGER/ WILL MY BRAKES WORK,TRUCK GO INTO FLAMES OR WILL THE FRAME BREAK IN HALF. RUST! MY 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U IS SHOWROOM ON TOP AND 50 YEARS OLD ON THE BOTTOM. I AM AN AUTO TECH WITH 39 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY AND HAVE NOT SEEN A FRAME AND WHAT'S ATTACHED TO IT RUST LIKE THIS. IM INTO BRAKE LINES, HOSES AND LABOR @ $1,000. ROTTEN FUEL LINES AND SENDER AND OH YES THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ROT AND TANK COULD FALL AND BREAK LINES ,WIRING $800-$1000. THEN TAKE TO BODY SHOP TO PAINT&SEAL FRAME $ UNKNOWN. IS THIS MY LAST GM? *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY SALT AND RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000