2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE LINE BLEW. ALL BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES AND UNDERCARRIAGE ROTTED. *JB

Mileage: 49,111

I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHEVY HD ON AUGUST 10,2001. THE TRUCK IS SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT STILL LOOKS NEW BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES THE BACK ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED THEN AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THEN LAST SUMMER THE BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. ALSO SOMETIME WITHIN 30,000 - 45,000 MILES ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS TWO DIFFERENT ALTERNATORS AND A WINDOW MOTOR. TODAY (APRIL 20,2012) MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING TO TOWN TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT, WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE PULLED ONTO A STREET THAT WE WERE ON BUT WAS GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND WHEN I DID THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD ROOM TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND AFTER SOME DISTANCE WE GOT STOPPED. WE NURSED THE TRUCK HOME AND ITS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN WITH SOME TYPE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM.I THINK THAT I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE BUT A TRUCK THAT IS BABIED AND TREATED LIKE MINE WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT THAT HAS TO HAVE THREE SETS OF BRAKES (NOT COUNTING THE ORIGINAL), ALL THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. ROTORS REPLACED FRONT AND REAR AND ROTORS REPLACED AND TURNED A SECOND TIME, AND NOW SOMETHING BRAKE RELATED BROKEN AGAIN SHOULD GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. THESE TRUCKS AREN'T SAFE, AND NO ONE BUYS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OR LACK OF DRIVING EXCUSES. I ALSO HAVE A 1997 CHEVY TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 126,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, A TRUCK WITH 57,000 MILES THAT REQUIRES TWO ALTERNATORS (NOT COUNTING THE ORIGINAL), WHEEL SENSORS,BRAKE LINES / ROTORS / BRAKES THAT YOU HAD BETTER NOT TRUST AND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THE THING ON THE ROAD IS NOT A QUALITY PRODUCT. *JS *TR

Mileage: 22,000

THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT DUE TO RUST. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE TRUCK UNLOADED AND IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SIMPLY PRESSED THE BREAK PEDDLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE. ALL OF THE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 106,354

I WAS SLOWING DOWN, COMING TO A 4 WAY STOP. THAT WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD, AND I WENT THROUGH THE 4 WAY WITHOUT STOPPING!!!! I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOBODY GOING THROUGH THAT 4 WAY AT THAT TIME!!! THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD LEAK DO TO RUSTING!!!! ALSO I HAD JUST DROP OFF MY TRAVEL TRAILER BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN TRYING TO STOP 9500LBS!!!!!!!!! *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. UPON CHECKING THE TRUCK, THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AS THEY TURN AND ROUTE OVER THE FRAME TO THE ABS UNIT WHICH IS MOUNTED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION, ALL OF THE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ONE LET LOOSE DUE TO THE RUST AND CORROSION, AND CAUSED A LARGE LEAK, RESULTING IN THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILING. THIS IS A ONE OWNER TRUCK AND HAS NOT HAD ANY MODIFICATIONS TO IT. THE PLACEMENT OF THE ABS UNIT AND THE WAY THE LINES ARE ROUTED EXPOSES THE BRAKE LINES TO ALL OF THE ROAD SPRAY AND THEREFORE ROAD SALT, WHICH CORRODES THE LINES PREMATURELY. IF INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE TO COME OUT AND INSPECT THIS VEHICLE, CONTACT ME- IT HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND IS AS IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. THIS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED BY GM ASAP. THIS IS A CRASH WAITING TO HAPPEN.THIS HAS ALREADY PROVED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, AS THE LOSS OF THE BRAKES WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE, MAKE THAT VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY LEFT INTACT. IF I WERE TO BE TOWING ANYTHING OR GOING FASTER, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH FOR SURE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A 2500HD, WHICH IS USED BY MOST TO TOW LARGE, HEAVY ITEMS, AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. BRAKES SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS FASHION. THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM IN THE SNOW BELT AND THE OWNERS SHOULD BE AT LEAST WARNED TO CHECK THEIR LINES BEFORE A CRASH OCCURS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AND WARN OTHERS AS THESE TRUCKS ARE STARTING TO AGE AND WILL BE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE. THIS IS A SAFETY NIGHTMARE. THIS IS A REAL THREAT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE SALT BELT-PLEASE UPGRADE THIS INVESTIGATION ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAKES BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTER, ABS MAKES NOISE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO NOT MAKE A COMPLETE STOP IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE HAS BRAND NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. ALSO ALL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED. CONTACTED CHEVROLET IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK RECALL OF 8/29/2005 FOR SALT STATES #49552 - THEY INDICATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL??? *TR

Mileage: 102,000

CORRODED BRAKE LINES CAUSED FLUID LEAK. LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. ANTI-LOCK UNIT NOW FAULTY AND LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSORS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.

Mileage: 76,600

CORRODED BRAKE LINES CAUSED FLUID LEAK. LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. ANTI-LOCK UNIT NOW FAULTY AND LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSORS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TWICE AT MY EXPENSE.

Mileage: 76,600

THE METAL LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS/PROPORTIONING VALVE TO THE REAR BRAKES IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING LEFT ON THE TRUCK. A STOP FROM ~50MPH INCLUDING DOWNSHIFTING TO L1 AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RESULTED IN STOPPING MORE THAN 10 FEET OVER THE LINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS MOST OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES RUNNING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WERE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 122,600

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY IN REVERSE AND WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND THROUGH MY NEIGHBOR'S FENCE. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY SLOWED MY SPEED IN REVERSE AND DID NOT STOP ME. THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN OFF AT THE FLANGE AT THE REAR WHEEL. INSPECTION SHOWS ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM LUCKY THIS FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION OR IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 108,334

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, CAUSING A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AFTER INSPECTING THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY BRAKE LINES FAILED TWICE. ONCE IN 2008 AND TODAY 8/8/11. FAILURE DUE TO LINES RUSTING (CHEAP METAL TUBING) AND BURSTING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. MECHANIC EVEN STATED HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT GM WAS USING INFERIOR METAL TUBING. HE SHOWED ME A PIECE OF THE LINE AND IT SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES, I MEAN IT DIDN'T EVEN BEND IT JUST SNAPPED. *TR

Mileage: 68,658

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING TRAILER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED WAS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS BOX. *KB

Mileage: 138,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING TRAILER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED WAS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS BOX. *KB

Mileage: 138,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO K2500 BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVING HOME ON A COUNTRY BLACKTOP ROAD, ROAD WET FROM RAIN BUT VISIBILITY GOOD. APPROACHING A 45 MPH CURVE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR QUICKLY. THE TRUCK FRONT TIRES HAD NO BRAKES AND THE REARS LOCKED UP. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A 360 SPIN AND OFF THE ROAD AT APPROX. 50 MPH. THE TRUCK WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A SWAMPY AREA. UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT WHEELS HAD BLOWN OUT AND WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE GM DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. APPROX. $12,000 LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I WANT TO REGISTER A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH REGARD TO THE OEM BRAKE PADS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO HD 2500. THE PADS WERE PURCHASED BY THE SHOP (LEVINE'S GARAGE) IN NEW WINDSOR NY FROM BARTON BIRKS CHEVY IN NEWBURGH NY AND INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK IN FEB 2009 IN ADDITION TO NEW ROTORS. I RECENTLY SMELLED BRAKE BURNING AND DISASSEMBLED THE BRAKES TO DISCOVER THE PADS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE PITTED AND SCORED. THE ROTORS SHOWED NO DAMAGE. I REPLACED THE PADS AND RETURNED THE DAMAGED PADS TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY AND IT WAS PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PADS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE FINE. BOTH SETS OF PADS HAVE ABOUT 90% MATERIAL STILL ON THEM. I BELIEVE THESE PADS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD LIKE YOUR INTERVENTION.

Mileage: 121,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ALL OF THE LINES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SEVERE CORROSION. HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS INSPECTED FOR FEAR OF THE PARTS ON THE VEHICLE BECOMING DETACHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,700.

Mileage: 87,700

2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED @ MOUNT POINT ON FRAME RAIL UNDER DRIVERS SEAT UPON BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON MAY 14, 2011. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY 2500HD (ORIGINAL OWNER). I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKE LINE BURST NEAR THE GAS TANK DUE TO CORROSION. HAD THAT AREA OF THE LINES REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER BURST IN THE BRAKE LINE IN DIFFERENT PART OF THE LINES (JUST BEHIND FRONT WELL WELL) JUST TWO DAYS LATER. THIS IS A VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR TOWING. I WAS TOWING A LARGE, HEAVY BOAT AT THE TIME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES AND A TRAILER WITH BRAKES. THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE TOLD ME THEY ARE SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKES WHICH TOOK LONGER FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKES WHICH TOOK LONGER FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WOULD NED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN

Mileage: 119,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN

Mileage: 119,400

FAILURE OF BRAKES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. RUPTURED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO REAR LEFT. LOTS OF RUST ON LINE THAT IS VISIBLE. COST OF REPAIR 300.00 PLUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKES FAILED WENT TO FLOOR ON 2001 CHEVROLET HD 2500 4X4. HAD WHOLE FAMILY IN VEHICLE AND BRAKELINE BURST ON REAR. ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 CHEVY CREW CAB 2500 HD TRUCK IN AUGUST 2001. THE TRUCK NOW (OCT 2010) HAS 50,300 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES, THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 36,400 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BRAKES AND THE ALTERNATOR. AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND SPEED SENSORS ON THE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW WITH 50,300 MILES, THE TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY NEEDING ANOTHER ALTERNATOR AND THE REAR BRAKES / ROTORS ARE WORN OUT AGAIN. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK I HAVE ALREADY SPENT APPROXIMATELY $2800 ON BRAKES, BRAKE LINES, WHEEL / SPEED SENSORS AND NEW ROTORS AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND POWER DOOR MOTOR. THE TRUCK HAS STRANDED ME TWO TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND ONCE WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERSHIPS AND GM KNOW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BUT JUST TRY TO GET THEM PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS I OFFERED TO HAVE THE METAL / ROTORS ANALYZED TO DETERMINE WHY THEY FAILED BUT GM WASN'T INTERESTED. THEY PAID HALF ON THAT REPAIR AND REQUESTED THAT I LEAVE THE ROTORS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE WE WERE GOING SLOW AND ON RURAL ROADS WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC, THE OTHER TIME THE TRUCK STRANDED US WE CAMPING ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHEN WE WERE ABOUT 10 MILES FROM THE CAMP. THESE TRUCKS ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. I THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A TECHNICAL REVIEW CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE LINES. WHEN MY BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED THEY CRUMBLED LIKE FLAKES OF RUST AND THE ROTORS BOTH FRONT AND BACK WERE DAMAGED FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE OVERHEATING. THERE WERE SURFACE STRESS FLAWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTORS. I HAVE OWNED OTHER GM PRODUCTS, AND CURRENTLY HAVE A 1997 CHEVY TRUCK WITH NO BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY 2001 SILVERADO HD IS HEAVILY CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS BACKING MY BOAT IN THE WATER AND HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. P/S LINES ARE CORRODED AND FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. THE LOWER CAB CORNERS ARE RUSTED OUT AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE HAS AROUND 90,000 MILES AND IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BUT PERTAINED TO THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND NOT THE SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD FORCE THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED TO THE END OF MY ALLEY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT DOWN MORE THEN NORMAL AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP UNTIL I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO SKID AND STOP THE TRUCK, I CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY REVERSED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVE WAY AND PARKED IT. THERE WAS A WET SPOT IN THE ALLEY THAT UPON INSPECTION WAS BRAKE FLUID. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM A RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK UNDER ABOUT WHERE YOUR LEFT FOOT WOULD BE WHILE SITTING IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE VINTAGE TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME MINE WAS THE 3RD TUCK HE TOWED TODAY WITH THE SAME CONDITION. I DO NOT WANT THIS INCIDENT REPORT TO REFLECT BADLY ON THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. BURSTING BRAKE LINES ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSES ME GREAT CONCERN. I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINE IS OF THE SAME STEEL MATERIAL AS THE FAILED PART AND NOT STAINLESS STEEL. *TR

Mileage: 92,600

I OWN A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD TRUCK. I HAVE HAD BRAKE FAILURE 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ONCE WHILE PULLING A HORSE TRAILER GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING INTO THE CITY. SAME THING. LUCKILY NO ONE IN FRONT. AND RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TRAILER AGAIN LOADED WITH HORSES THE LINE HAD RUSTED THRU AGAIN IN ANOTHER PLACE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO MIDAS IN FRANKFORT KENTUCKY 2 TIMES TO REPAIR RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE OTHER TWO TIMES HAVE TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. EVERY MECHANIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. ALSO THE FACE PLACE FOR THE REAR AXEL THAT HOLDS THE OIL FOR THE REAR DRIVE HAS RUSTED THRU AND BEEN REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE THE LUBRICANT WAS LEAKING OUT OF IT. THIS WAS DONE THRU A CHEVROLET DEALER TWO YEARS AGO. THE PLATE IS AGAIN VERY RUSTED AND WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN VERY MUCH ANYMORE SINCE IT IS NOT RELIABLE. THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE THAT I HAVE IS TO REPLACE EVERY SINGLE BRAKE LINE WHICH IS TOO COSTLY FOR ME AT THIS TIME. I BELIEVE WITH ALL THAT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAD WITH THEIR TRUCKS. THE TRUCK IS SITTING IN THE DRIVE RIGHT NOW WITH THE MOST RECENT BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE MOST RECENT ONE GOES FROM THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. TOO MUCH RUST AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPEED SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE CONTACTS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

WE WERE JUST HEADING DOWN OUR DRIVE ON VACATION TOWING OUR TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN MY HUSBAND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAD STOPPED WORKING. WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO FIXED THE BRAKE LINE AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP. WE RETURNED YESTERDAY AND MY HUSBAND MOVED THE TRUCK THIS MORNING AND ANOTHER CORRODED BRAKE LINE BLEW! I THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR TRAILER THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OR OUR FAMILY WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES TODAY OUT OF CONCERN FOR OUR SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED/ RUSTED BRAKE LINES IN MY 2001 CHEVY 2500HD. BOTH INCIDENTS INVOLVED NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS. PERSONAL INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES SHOWS A LEAK THIS TIME ABOVE THE GAS TANK THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES IN THE VEHICLE SHOW SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST. *TR

Mileage: 72,148

BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. FOUND OUT THAT BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO PROPORTIONAL VALVE HAD RUSTED AND A HOLE HAD FORMED ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. SECOND BRAKE LINE RUSTED BUT INTACT. AM CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HAVE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING WHEN A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. BRAKE HARD AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE RUSTED OUT. REQUIRES REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERE RUST ON ALL LINES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST THROUGH ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD LED TO LOSS OF BRAKING AND NEARLY AN ACCIDENT. THE RESULTING LOSS OF THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2000. *TR

Mileage: 64,087

REAR DISC BRAKE ROTORS ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD ARE RUSTING TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME AT 68,000 MILES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 7/28/2005 AT 38,000 MILES, NOW AT 68,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE HAS SEVERELY DEGRADED TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BRAKING ONLY WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSONAL THAT THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, NOT BECAUSE OF WEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF RUST. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE, CAUSING HIS VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE FRONT AND REAR OF HIS VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 130,000

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD 50,000 MILES HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND HAVE FAILED I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEELS. BRAKE LINES BROKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. FRAME IS ALSO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. IN NOVEMBER 2009 ALL ALLISON TRANSMISSION LINE WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE COOLER COIL. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 25 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A VEHICLE OCCUPANT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING. I HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING GARAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 132,937

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY A HUMMING NOISE AND A NO POWER RESPONSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO FADE AND THEN RESPONDED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED IN 2006. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 113,000

LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. *TR

Mileage: 238,446

LOW SPEED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. *TR

Mileage: 238,446

CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED, CAUSED CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 98,080

CHEVY 2001 2500HD - I HAVE JUST OVER 25,000 MILES ON IT. AT 16,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE ROTORS, ETC. BECAUSE OF RUST AND PITTING. THIS PAST SATURDAY, I RETURNED FROM A SHORT ERRAND AND I NOTICED SOMETHING DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CRAWLED UNDER AND NOTICE HOW PITTED AND CORRODED THE BRAKE LINES WERE. IT APPEARED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS OOZING FROM THE LINES. LATER, I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SEE HOW BAD THE LINES WOULD BLEED AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR - I COULD FEEL THE PRESSURE RELEASE - LIKE SOMETHING RUPTURED IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 CREW CAB HAVE ALL RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE RUSHED OUT AND I WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. STOPPED TRUCK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD IT TOWED. WHAT IF I HAD KILLED SOMEONE IS THAT WORTH THE EXTRA 40 DOLLARS FOR STAINLESS STEEL LINES. COME ON YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLICS SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. IT'S A CRAP SHOOT EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 63,545

ANTI-LOCK ON BRAKES FAIL GOING AT SLOW SPEED AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE DEALER SAID TO SAND THE RUST OFF THE SENSORS, AND WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

BOTH ANTILOCK SPEED SENSORS WENT FAULTY AFTER 3.5 YEARS AND WERE REPLACED BY MFG. NOW 7 YEARS AND 70K MILES BOTH ARE FAULTY AGAIN AND GM SAYS YOUR PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH A RECALL IS IN PLACE MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED??? $900.00 I WILL NEED TO PAY. *TR

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DEFECT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND NHTSA # 05V379000, THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO MY (AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES) ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL AND THE REPAIR IS IDENTICAL. THE ABOVE NHTSA# DOES NOT COVER 2500HD AND 3500 SERIES TRUCKS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE STILL SILVERADO MODELS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE ONCE IN 11/2005 AND NOW 11/2008. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ANTI-LOCK - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DEFECT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AND NHTSA # 05V379000, THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO MY (AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES) ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL AND THE REPAIR IS IDENTICAL. THE ABOVE NHTSA# DOES NOT COVER 2500HD AND 3500 SERIES TRUCKS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE STILL SILVERADO MODELS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE ONCE IN 11/2005 AND NOW 11/2008. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

PROBLEM WITH 2001 SILVERADO 2500HD ABS BRAKES PULSATING IN LOW SPEED STOPS CAUSING PROLONGED STOPPING DISTANCE. REFERED TO LOCAL GM DEALER, WHICH STATED TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM HAVING CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIR THE PROBLEM(NOT GM)ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 46,295

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE TRUCK PULSE AT LOW SPEEDS AS I COME TO A STOP AND IT SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP IN MANY INSTANCES. IN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (GM RECALL 05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000) THAT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. UPON CALLING CHEVROLET, I WAS INFORMED FIRST THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL. UPON CHALLENGING THAT INFORMATION, I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE RECALL STOPPED SEVERAL THOUSAND UNITS BEFORE MY VEHICLE AND THUS DID NOT APPLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP BETWEEN 1-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

SAFETY RECALL FOR LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. *TR

CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE FOR 2001 MODEL SILVERADOS. THE RECALL INCLUDES ALL RUST BELT STATES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR BELOW. THEY CLAIM THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT THEY ADMIT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT THAT IS ON MY TRUCK. HOW CAN THEY ISSUE A RECALL AND NOT INCLUDE ALL MODELS THAT HAVE THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. GM HAS AGREED WITH ME THAT MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WHAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR, BUT THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BECAUSE "YOUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL GROUP." THEY STATE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD REGULAR SERVICE DONE ON MY VEHICLE AT A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT FOR THAT REASON. MY TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, AND WELL CARED FOR, JUST NOT A DEALERSHIP. THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES THAT YOU MUST HAVE YOUR VEHICLE SERVICED AT A DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE PROPER REPAIRS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEEMED NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 77,858

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,848. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE LINES. UPDATED 12/12/07

Mileage: 97,848

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN FOR THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 113,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. LEFT MESSAGE 10/16/07 . * LJ

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASEXPERIENCING ABS FAILURE, AND FOUND RECALL # 05V379000 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT SENSED VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED AND LOOKED SATISFACTORY. THE VIBRATIONS PRODUCED A RUMBLING NOISE THAT INCREASED THE HARDER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,450, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,700.*AK

Mileage: 129,700

FOUND FLUID ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH MOTOR AREA. CHECKED POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT TO BE FULL. I FOUND I HAD LOST POWER STEERING, WHEN I PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF GARAGE AREA, I FOUND THAT I HAD ALSO LOST MY BRAKES. (PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR) I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY PULLING A TRAILER AT THIS TIME. NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. I CONTACTED POWER CHEVROLET IN VALENCIA AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE TOW TRUCK, A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT IT HAD BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DROVE THE TRUCK AROUND THE LOT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS LAST TRIP AROUND THE LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTING THAT I CHANGE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS SUGGESTION SINCE I HAD ALSO LOST MY BRAKES. THE ONE COMPONENT PART THAT AFFECTS BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IS THE HYDRO-BOOSTER. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HYRO-BOOSTER. THEY CLAIM THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ON EITHER OF THESE PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 53,800

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING UNDER LOW STOPPING SPEED CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO RON CURRIER CHEVROLET IN SOMERWORTH NH. WAS TOLD THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR IS OUT OF CALIBRATION. TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH CHEVEROLET AS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 25,400 MILES WHEN INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED. WAS TOLD OF OTHER VEHICLES COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

Mileage: 25,700

UNDER LOW BRAKING MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HAVE LOW BRAKING ABILITY AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *JB

Mileage: 25,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT ANY SPEED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE INOPERATIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE ROAD SALTS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, BUT NO CORROSION WAS NOTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 75,872

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE ROTORS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE. THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED BECAUSE THEY WERE HEAVILY RUSTED. THE LEFT POWER WINDOW FAILED, THE MANUFACTURER USED A STEEL CABLE FOR THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO SEEP IN WHICH CAUSED CORROSION. THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE AXLE WAS LEAKING. THE A/C IDLER PULLEY AND TENSIONER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW FAILED. THE TIRES WERE CRACKING ALONG THE EDGES CLOSE TO THE RIM. GREASE LEAKED OUT FROM THE CV JOINT. THE REAR OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE RIMS WERE DELAMINATING. THE CD WOULD NOT EJECT FROM THE PLAYER. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS LOOSE, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK SOMETIMES AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 07/10/06. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE SPEED SENSOR HUB WAS CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE ROTORS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE. THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED BECAUSE THEY WERE HEAVILY RUSTED. THE LEFT POWER WINDOW FAILED, THE MANUFACTURER USED A STEEL CABLE FOR THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO SEEP IN WHICH CAUSED CORROSION. THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE AXLE WAS LEAKING. THE A/C IDLER PULLEY AND TENSIONER WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW FAILED. THE TIRES WERE CRACKING ALONG THE EDGES CLOSE TO THE RIM. GREASE LEAKED OUT FROM THE CV JOINT. THE REAR OIL SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE RIMS WERE DELAMINATING. THE CD WOULD NOT EJECT FROM THE PLAYER. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS LOOSE, THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK SOMETIMES AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 07/10/06. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. RECALL NUMBER:05V379000. *JB

Mileage: 20,012

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE GRINDING NOISES AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DISCS DEFOLIATED AND THERE WAS METAL ON METAL RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 59,271

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE GRINDING NOISES AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DISCS DEFOLIATED AND THERE WAS METAL ON METAL RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 59,271

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE GRINDING NOISES AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE DISCS DEFOLIATED AND THERE WAS METAL ON METAL RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 59,271

MY CHEV TRUCK 2500HD VIN [XXX] ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE AT SLOW SPEEDS IT WORKS FINE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL 05V37900 AND WAS TOLD THIS TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS. IT SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME THING AS THE RECALL STATES. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 53,500

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE END OF APRIL 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL FOR THE 1999'S WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ONLY VEHICLES MADE AT A CERTAIN PLANT, THAT WAS WHY THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Mileage: 45,500

TWO FAILURES OF HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR BRAKES AND STEERING. PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT NO CHARGE. TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. *JB

Mileage: 21,000

LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING! CAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING SHAFT BROKE INTERNALLY. *NM

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, I LOOSE MY BRAKING AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES AN HOUR. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT GM IS HAVING A RECALL ON MY TRUCK IN OTHER STATES, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE WISCONSIN. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED. *NM

Mileage: 41,000

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE - SALT CONTAMINATION - ABS ENGAGES ERRONEOUSLY - LOW SPEED INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE - MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS JUST REPAIRED AT A DEALER AT HIS COST. *JB

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE TAKING MY PICK UP IN FOR ITS 18000 MILE MAINTENANCE CHECKUP, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ALL 4 ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DELAMINATION OF METAL FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ROTOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE ROTORS MYSELF, IT WAS OBVIOUS THIS WAS THE CASE. PRIOR TO THIS VISUAL INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. TALKING TO VARIOUS MECHANICS, AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, I COULD NOT GET A BELIEVABLE ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT GM WAS HAVING THIS SORT OF PROBLEM, BUT THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE. SEVERAL DAYS AND $1200 LATER, I RECEIVED MY TRUCK BACK WITH WORKING BRAKES. HOWEVER, HAD THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN FOUND AT THIS TIME, I'M CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES COULD HAVE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WITH OBVIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

Mileage: 18,100

DT: THE BRAKES JUST DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ABS BRAKES PULSATE, THE BACK TIRES LOCK UP AND THE BRAKES START SMOKING. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AND I TOOK THEM TO A GARAGE TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ON MY TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME RUST AND DETERIORATION. I STILL HAVE THE ROTORS IN MY GARAGE. *AK

Mileage: 40,155

MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BRAKING AND STEERING FUNCTION. THIS IS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO ME AS I FREQUENTLY TOW A 10,000 POUND FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2003 AND THE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 24,707

STARTED COLD VEHICLE. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE I HAD NO POWER BRAKES NOR POWER STEERING. REMOVED POWER-STEERING PUMP RESIVOIR CAP AND AIR AND FLUID BELCHED OUT. AFTER THAT IT PERFORMED NORMALLY.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD DISINTERGRATED. *AK THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED PREVIOUSLY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB

Mileage: 11,900

2001 CHEVROLET 2500HD PICKUP HAD A COMPLETE POWER BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FAILURE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH AS I WAS ALMOST NOT ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MECHANIC STATES THAT PUMP SHAFT HAD A BREAK IN IT. I'VE STILL GOT THE PART IF THAT WOULD HELP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOWING MY 10,000 POUND RV TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE OR I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 54,613

POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES LOCK UP. *LA

Mileage: 37,422

THE FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND PEELED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS USED. THE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE QUALITY OF THE ROTORS WERE BAD AND THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 42K MILES. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 42,979