2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Service Brakes Problems

I OWN A 2001 2500HD CHEVY SILVERADO AND LAST MONTH I HAD THE LEFT REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND AS A RESULT I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. NEITHER THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND THE PROPORTIONING VALVE DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY DURING THIS MALFUNCTION SINCE FRONT BRAKES LOST ALL POWER. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE ROAD WAS CLEAR, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS AROUND. THE PARKING BRAKE WORKED MARGINALLY SINCE I WAS CARRYING A LOAD OF WET SOIL HOME. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFEAT WITH THIS GM TRUCK. THE VERY NEXT DAY I HAD THAT REAR LEFT BRAKE LINE REPLACED AND THE GARAGE TECHNICIAN SAID ALL THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES ARE IN A SIMILAR STATE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 204,000

MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ONE DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE PRICE TO FIX WAS $2,130.00 , I WATCHED A NEWS REPORT AND EVEN A SINGLE OWNER OF SIMILAR TRUCK WHO HAD IT WASHED EVERY WEEK HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH A GUARD PROTECTING THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH 111,000 MILES HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE MOVING THE TRUCK FROM ONE SPOT TO ANOTHER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS WET WITH BRAKE FLUID. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON THE LINES. THERE WAS NO PARTIAL BRAKING EFFORT, BRAKING WENT TO ZERO. I WAS READY TO PICK UP A NEW 7600LB TRAVEL TRAILER THIS WEEK AND WE CAME CLOSE TO A TRAGEDY. LOCAL DEALER IN GETTYSBURG, PA SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL OR "SILENT RECALL".

Mileage: 111,645

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, WHILE AT LOW SPEED, USING THE BRAKES ENGAGES THE ABS SYSTEM AND STEERING BECOMES SUDDENLY DIFFICULT.

Mileage: 147,000

HERE I AM 2016 AND THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO REPLACE RUSTED CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES. THIS TIME I ONLY PUT 3500 MILES ON THE TRUCK SINCE THE LAST TIME. THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OR BLOWING OUT, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY DID AND LUCKY WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE FUEL LINE IS GONE AGAIN ALSO. WHY??

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL COUNTRY ROAD I SOUNDLY AND WITHOUT WARNONG LOST MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. . STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND BRAKES WERE ALMOST NOT FUNCTIONAL. I TOOK A GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. IF I WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I COULD NOT CONTROL AND SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE.. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. SO THE POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED (BROKEN SHAFT) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERWAY.. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION AFFECTED BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO WARNING. I FEEL THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. MINIMALLY THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF WARNING WHEN THE POWER STEERING AND OR POWER BRAKES ARE COMPROMISED. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE SERPENTINE BELT FAILS. THE BELT WILL FAIL WHEN THE BELT TENSIONER DOES. AGAIN NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS.

Mileage: 331,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS LEAVING MY PROPERTY GOING UP THE DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD MY WIFE PUMP THE PEDAL AND COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING FROM A RUSTED LINE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T GET OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT! I HAVE CARS FROM THE 60'S WITH ORIGINAL LINES. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR WORSE.

Mileage: 230,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY 2500HD AND COMING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES JUST IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SURE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RUSTY GM BRAKE HARD LINES. LEAKING AT THE MOST COMMON PLACE BY THE ABS PUMP WHICH IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME WITH USING ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES AND WILL BE REPLACING THE HARD LINES WITH STAINLESS LINES. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $1,500-$2,000....EVERYONE SHOULD SEND THE RUSTY LINES TO GM SO THEY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RAMP TO HIGHWAY 41. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING DID NOT WORK AS THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE CRANKED REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I REMEMBER, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITHOUT WARNING. FINALLY THIS YEAR AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL (NHTSA - EA06016) FOR THIS BUT GM SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF OTHERS THAT HAD THE SAME FAILURE BUT GM HAS REFUSED TO FIX SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. I HAVE THE OLD SENSOR IF NEEDED FOR TESTING.

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SILVERADO 2500 HD AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS EXPECTED. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOP. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THAT I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED! I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND A BRAKE LINE NEAR A BLOCK (UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AREA) THAT HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT. ALL THE LINES AT THE BLOCK WERE VERY CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED USUALLY THE BRAKE LINE BLOWS OUT IN THE REAR AND THAT MY REAR LINE LOOKED TO BE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE AS WELL BUT THAT IT HAD NOT BLOWN YET. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR GOING ANY SPEED IN TRAFFIC I WOULD HAVE PLOWED THROUGH SOMETHING FOR SURE... I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY HAZARD HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL! I WOULD THINK GM WOULD AT LEAST SEND OUT A WARNING LETTER OF THE FAILURE POSSIBILITY. I NOW FEEL THE NEED TO DO A RANDOM GOOGLE SEARCH FOR OTHER POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING FAILURES GM DOESN'T FEEL THE NEED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

EXTREME BRAKE LINE CORROSION WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS TYPE OF CORROSION IS DUE TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS THAT GM CHOSE TO USE. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR INFERIOR AND DANGEROUS COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2011: I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE HAULING 2 HORSES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL, I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS THAT WAS "UPHILL" AN USED GRAVITY TO STOP. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED AND LEARNED THAT MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. 2014: I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND LEARNED THAT MY FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. I HAD NO WARNING AND OBVIOUSLY I REPLACED THEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY AIR CONDITIONING TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 86,597

BRAKE, FUEL, TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND POWER STEERING COOLER LINES BECAME VERY RUSTY AND EVENTUALLY LEAKED. MOST LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THIS POINT, AND A FEW STILL NEED TO BE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 WITH 72,010 MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM HAD ALREADY STARTED. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED TWICE, AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AGAIN. POWER WINDOW MOTORS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE EACH FAILED TWICE. TRUCK NOW HAS OVER 150,000 MILES, AND I'M ONLY REPORTING BECAUSE MANY OF THESE SAME TROUBLES APPEAR TO BE COMMON ON LATER MODEL CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE COMING TO A STOP A BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT PULLING MY TRAILER. AFTER INSPECTION I WOULD SAY THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND ARE NEAR THE POINT OF FAILURE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 223,500

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING PEDAL TO SINK TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DEGRADED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 238,000

PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE AND STARTED VEHICLE. WHEN IT STARTED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY SON HAPPENED TO BE STANDING NEXT TO THE TRUCK AND SAID THERE WAS FLUID COMING OUT BY THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE CHECKED WHERE THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM AND SAW THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

PUSHED ON BRAKE WHILE EXITING FREEWAY AND FELT PEDAL GO TO FLOOR. DOWNSHIFTED TRANSMISSION AND REPEATEDLY PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SINCE HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF ROAD UNTIL THE STOP SIGN. FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND BURST DUE TO RUSTING BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR HAD A RECALL UNDER GM RECALL NO. 06083. I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LIMITING THE BRAKING POWER ..THIS WAS A VERY BAD SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO GM.. *JS

Mileage: 320,000

I WAS DRIVING APROX. 55-60 MPH ON NORTH BOUND 71 WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN,WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SO I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK NEVER SLOWED DOWN, THE TRAFFIC WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME SO I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND UP OVER THE CONCRETE CURB INTO THE GRASS AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED OUT I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY,I HAD TO REPLACE A RIGHT SIDE RIM AND TIRE, RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM,RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR, RIGHT SIDE RUNNING BOARD,AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES, AROUND $2300.00 IN REPAIR, THE MONEY IS NOT THE IMPORTANT THING IT'S THE LIVES THAT WERE ALMOST LOST BECAUSE OF FAULTY BRAKE LINES THAT DAY, PRESENTLY THE TRUCK IS WAITING FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE FUEL STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER IT, AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED I FOUND OUT THE FUEL LINES ALL NEED REPLACED AND THEY WILL HAVE TO PULL THE TANK OR BED TO REPLACE THEM ,SAID IT WOULD RUN ME ANOTHER $750.00 TO HAVE ALL NEW LINES AND HOSES DONE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BAD. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I JUST FINISHED READING AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO AUTOS CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRUCKS BRAKE LINES RUSTING. IN 2012 I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER MY TRUCK. A LEAK DEVELOPED IN MIDDLE OF THE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES. I REPAIRED THIS LINE AT THIS TIME. IN AUGUST.14.2013 I HAD THE TRUCK HITCHED TO A 28 FT FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER (TRUCK IS RATED TO HAUL THIS TRAILER) AND WHILE MOVING IT ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD I FOUND THAT THE ONLY BRAKES I HAD WERE THE TRAILER BRAKES. TURNED TRUCK AND DROVE IT HOME, PARKED TRAILER AND TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL BRAKE AND MUFFLER PLACE AND PAID $292.02 TO HAVE THE 2 LINES TO THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. ONE WAS RUSTED IN HALF AND THE OTHER HAD A SMALL LEAK THE 2 LINES TO THE ABS DISTRIBUTION BLOCK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED YET BUT THEY ARE IN BAD SHAPE TOO. IF THIS LOSS OF BRAKES HAD HAPPENED ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK AND FIFTH WHEEL (6000+ LBS & 8000+ LBS ) COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE. *TR

Mileage: 133,405

GOT HOME, PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HIT BACK WALL AND BACK DOOR OF HOUSE. ANYONE IF FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID BLOWN EVERYWHERE. FYI-I'M A FANATIC WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON ALL VEHICLES I'VE OWNED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE BRAKE LINES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO KHD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. LUCKILY THE RUPTURE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH RUST ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE, WHAT IS THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF MY FROM RUSTING OUT AND CORRODING? ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT PARTS LIKE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES? I HAVE OWNED OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER AND HAVE MORE MILES AND A FRACTION OF THE RUST. GM NEEDS TO RECALL/RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 173,500

ON SHOW COVERED ROAD MY BRAKES LINES RUPTURED CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A TREE. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK WE FOUND ALL THE STEEL BRAKES HAVE RUSTED OUT AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. DEALER QUOTE WAS $1.700.00. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND LOOK TO ALSO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 93,451

DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY AND WITH SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID HAD GUSHED OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINE APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE BRAKE LINE WAS HEAVILY CORRODED AND APPEARED TO BE IN A VERY FRAGILE STATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY GM DEALER FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 145,000

THE BRAKE LINES BREAK / FAIL FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TOWING BOAT ON TRAILER. THE SECOND FAILURE - ALSO OF BRAKE LINES - OCCURRED JUST SIX WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST. *JS

Mileage: 250,000

WHILE MY BROTHER AND I WERE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE LINE TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

BLEW A BRAKE LINE AT 35 MPH DUE TO RUST AND HAVING TO DO A PANIC STOP BECAUSE SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT! I HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A MAJOR GM PROBLEM!! THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE MY BOAT OR BACK HOE BEHIND ME!!! *TR

Mileage: 120,682

TRAFFIC STOPPED QUICKLY AHEAD RIGHT AFTER LIGHT HAD CHANGED TO GREEN. SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, ABS WENT ON AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID FLOWING UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERS.......... RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED DUE TO RUST. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Mileage: 235,000

WHILE HELPING MY SON MOVE TO REMOVE FURNITURE FROM FLOODED ILLINOIS RIVER HOME THE TRUCK I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW LOST BRAKES . UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE PROPORTIONATE VALVE TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD FAILED. MYSELF AND MY SON REPLACED THE LINE AND TRIED TO BLEED BRAKES WITH PARTIAL SUCCESS , COULD NOT GET ONE BLEEDER LOOSE BUT GOT VEHICLE FUNCTIONING TO GET IT TO MY HOME TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IT FURTHER. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT CALIPER , AND UPON TRYING TO FURTHER BLEED BRAKES ANOTHER LINE GOING FROM THE FRONT MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR PROPORTIONATE VALVE WAS ALSO LEAKING, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DECIDED BOTH LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT FAIL THAT QUICKLY. ALL BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK ARE RUSTED AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX IF I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL LINES , IT HAS ALREADY COST ME A LOT AND I DID ALL THE WORK SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 67,013

RUSTY BRAKE LINES, THEY SHOULDN'T RUST OUT AND FAIL THUS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PULLED UP TO MY DESTINATION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. I THEN APPLIED THE PEDAL QUICKLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT WAY PAST IT'S MARK. BY LUCK THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THE WAY OR I WOULD HAVE HIT ANYTHING IN IT'S PATH. AT THE LOW SPEED I WAS TRAVELING IT WAS POSSIBLE TO COME TO A STOP . A LANDSCAPING TIMBER CHOCKED THE FRONT WHEELS AT THE FRONT TO HELP MAKE THE STOP POSSIBLE. MY BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE , WHAT IF I WAS GOING FASTER AS I WAS JUST MINUTES BEFORE. WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT OF THE BROKEN RUSTY BRAKE LINE , THE RESULTING SMOKE CLOUD WAS MY ONLY WARNING. ,NO WARNING AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND STOPPING ABILITY. I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS GOING SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 232,000

THE BRAKES FAILED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION. A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. THE ABS KICKED IN AND I AVOIDED A COLLISION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

WHILE IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY, TRYING TO PLACE TRUCK INTO DRIVE, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR. ON INSPECTION OF EXTERIOR OF TRUCK FOUND REAR BRAKE LINE, TO DRIVERS REAR WHEEL, CORRODED AND LEAKING. FOUND MAJORITY OF BRAKE LINES FLAKING RUST. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

PULLING TRAILER NEEDED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE TRAILER BRAKES I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED A CAR TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. STOPPED AT NEATEST GM DEALER AND FOUND OUT ONE BRAKE LINE HAD BURSTED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. ENDED UP HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE. COST $800.00. *TR

Mileage: 141,568

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LIGHT FOR ABS AND BRAKE HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. DEALERS COULD NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. NOTICED RUST ON BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT. CURRENTLY ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED IN RUST AND LEAKING JUST PRIOR TO THE ABS COMPONENTS ON DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE FRAME RAIL. BRAKE LINES ARE BRITTLE TO THE TOUCH. CURRENTLY THE BREAKING SYSTEM HAS NO PRESSURE. ALL FLUID HAS LEAKED FROM THE SYSTEM. SERVICE REQUESTED BY DEALER FOR NOISY AND LEAKING TRANSFER CASE. DEALER APPLIED GREASE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. WHILE DRIVING IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE TRANSFER CASE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. UNIT WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE GEARS WERE GROUND OUT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE GM IS AND WAS AWARE THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID PUMPS WERE WEARING A HOLE IN THE CASE FROM THE INSIDE. NOW KNOW AS "PUMP RUB". DEALERS HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO REPAIR AND OR REPLACE AND FAILED TO ACT TO RESOLVE THE KNOWN DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

LOADED TRUCK WITH LUMBER AT LOCAL LUMBER STORE, WENT TO MOVE TRUCK TO LEAVE. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. GOT OUT OPENED THE HOOD SAW ALMOST OF MY BRAKE FLUID GONE-THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEEDING FLUID-DROVE FEW BLOCKS TO LUBE SERVICE DEALER WAND TOGETHER INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WHERE YOU COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE LINE-THAT HAS ROTTED THROUGH-HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR/REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. SEE INVOICE 166644. HAD BRAKE LINES REPLACED COST WAS $1163.59 AND TRUCK WAS OUT OF MY USE FOR 3 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 107,919

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAS RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AND RUPTURED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKING AT THE OTHER LINES, IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER AND MORE MILES THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE LIKE NEW. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE LINES INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 63,560

SEVERE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES LEADING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO ALL FOUR WHEELS RESULTED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A RUPTURE ROUGHLY 2 INCHES LONG ABOVE THE FUEL TANK THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP ANY BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE FAILED LINE WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE "INSPECTED." THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE IT PASSES AROUND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL, ROUGHLY 2 MONTHS LATER AGAIN DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION, AND AGAIN RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE LOSS. THIS LINE WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AS WELL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE. THE SIZE OF THE RUPTURES IN BOTH CASES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP AND SUPPLY ANY BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE TO THE 3 REMAINING WHEELS. IN BOTH CASES, THE FAILURE OCCURED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS MOVING AT UNDER 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY RUNNING INTO THE DITCH, AND THE SECOND TIME I STOPPED IT BY STOMPING ON THE E-BRAKE AND SKIDDING TO A STOP. HAD THE FAILURE OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A HEAVY TRUCK. THIS IS A TRUCK WITH A +9,000 LB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND +10,000 LB MAX TRAILER WEIGHT RATING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND SUVS FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE TRUCK WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM 2002 UNTIL 2007 AND WAS ONLY IN THE NORTHEAST FOR FIVE WINTER SEASONS OR APPROX. 65,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NO COSMETIC BODY RUST AND NO SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME OR UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY REMAINING LINES, BUT THIS IS WAY MORE WORTHY OF A RECALL THEN A RUSTED TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BLEW UNDER DRIVER SIDE LEAKING ALL FLUID OUT AND NO BRAKES. WASNT DRIVING FAST LUCKILY AND NO ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKE LINES FROM ENGINE TO ABS CORRODED AND BURST CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 174,000

THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I DID FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT THEY SAID IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY VIN #. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD A BRAKE LINE BREAK WHILE COMING HOME. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALL THE LINES NEEDED REPLACED, BECAUSE THEY WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD OR IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *TR

Mileage: 98,016

1. BRAKE LINE (REAR) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP LOCATED APPROX HALFWAY TOWARD THE REAR AXLE, LOST BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS NO ACCIDENT 2. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP, LEAKED FLUID, WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY OTHER DAMAGE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF INCIDENT (1) ABOVE. 3. BRAKE LINE (FRONT LEFT) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AT 30 MPH, NO ACCIDENT, DATE OF OCCURRENCE 9/18/2012 MILEAGE 110K. *TR

Mileage: 107,895

I WAS TOWING MY BOAT HOME WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD AND AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD!! THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A LOSS IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF AN IMMINENT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTICING THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE I DOWNSHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HELP SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AS I ROLLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITH A 3,000 POUND BOAT/TRAILER LOAD I WAS TOWING. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME BY ALTERING MY ROUTE TO AVOID DOWNSLOPING INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO DOWNSHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THOSE INTERSECTIONS I COULD NOT AVOID. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE LIFT OR THE PROPER TOOLS/EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS: BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. REPAIR BILL WAS $260 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT SUPPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL! THIS SAME CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURRED AGAIN ON 9/3/12 (I.E., SAME LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE (WITHOUT WARNING) & TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE)! THE TRUCK IS AGAIN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FAILED DUE TO CORROSION & HE ALSO SAID ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE REPLACED ON 6/22/2012, ARE CORRODED "PRETTY BAD." HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DESIGN & LOCATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THESE CHEVROLET & GMC SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCKS IS SUCH THAT CORROSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR REGION (UPPER MICHIGAN) WITH LONG WINTERS AND ROAD SALT. WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT KEY COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM (IN PARTICULAR THE ABS VALVE) ARE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SERVICE, MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR, WHICH ONLY ADDS TO THE COST OF REPAIR. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!! *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 200,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION (RUST). BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS SPRUNG LEAK AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. HAD THIS BEEN AT HIGHER SPEED, COULD HAVE FATALITY. THE MATERIAL THE BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OF SHOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE BRAKE LINES. CHECKED BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE ALL HEAVILY CORRODED. ALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SIMILARLY THE FUEL LINE IS HEAVILY CORRODED BETWEEN TANK AND ENGINE. IT IS APPARENT THAT SAVING A FEW PENNIES ON COST OF BRAKE LINES ALLOY, IS MORE IMPORTANT TO GM THAN THE LIVES OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 62,761

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 58,922

APPROACHED STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR...WHILE TOWING AN ENCLOSED 26' TRAILER WITH FULL LOAD. TRAILER BRAKES ENABLED A CONTROLLED STOP OF VEHICLES WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM AREA BENEATH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALONG FRAME. ONE (1) LINE IS LEAKING, WITH ALL OF THE OTHER LINES SEVERELY RUSTED (VISUALLY). *TR

WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER ON THE BACK. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND MY BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 66,100

HEAD ON COLLISION HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK JUMPED. WHEN VEHICLES HIT SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK RIGHT AWAY WHICH THREW ME FORWARD AND INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF WHICH MAKE THE EMT'S AND POLICE CONCERNED DO TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

WAS TOWING A 4200 LB LOAD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT. PULLED SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY (BARELY!) AND INTO OCEAN PERFORMANCE MARINE - AT THE END OF THE I-95 OFFRAMP. LEFT THE BOAT THERE AND HAD THE SILVERADO TOWED. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BADLY. STILL NO WARNING LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 88,014

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED W/O APPLYING THEM LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ETC. EVALUATING THIS PROBLEM II SAW THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR, SO I PULLED UP ON IT WITH MY FOOT AND THE BRAKES RELEASED BUT STEERING CONTROL DID NOT RESUME. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND VERY SLOWLY MADE MY WAY ON HOME. ANY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL RESULTED IN BRAKES LOCKING UP AND THEY WERE APPLIED SO TIGHTLY THAT ANY ACCELERATION COULD NOT SPEED UP UNLESS I PULLED UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPON ARRIVING HOME LOOKED THINGS OVER NO POWER STEERING UNLESS MOTOR WAS AT HIGH RPM,POWER STEERING PUMP LOOKED AS IF IT EXPELLED FLUID OUT THE BREATHER CAP AND THE BRAKES SMELLED AS IF VERY HOT. NOW THAT THIS HAPPENED I RECOGNIZED THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE BUT SOMEHOW REPAIRED ITSELF,BUT NOT TO THIS EXTREME. I SUFFERED BRUISES FROM SHOULDER HARNESS AND SEATBELT AND SOME KNOTS ON MY HEAD FROM BEING THROWN AROUND I CAME SO CLOSE TO OUT OF CONTROL AND A ROLLOVER SIMPLY COULDN'T CONTROL MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 141,311