2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Service Brakes Problems

I pulled the truck out of the garage in working condition, left it running while parked in the driveway. It emptied the entire brake fluid reservoir through a leak in the distribution junction on the rear axle, leaving the truck with no brake function whatsoever. Had I not parked the truck in the driveway, I would have been involved in a serious collision due to sudden complete brake failure.

While driving on US60 East of Lexington Kentucky I was preparing to turn left using the left turn lane. There was another car in front of mine and as I approached it I began to lightly apply the brakes. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no decrease in speed. Fortunately I was able to switch back to the through lane and avoid an accident. While I was able to avoid an accident there was definitely a risk of injury to myself and the occupants of the other vehicle. When I was able to inspect the vehicle I found that the brakeline adjacent to the fuel tank was rusted through which caused a complete brake failure. I do the vehicle maintenance personally and have since made necessary repairs to the brake system. I was aware of problems with the brakelines on this vintage truck being prone to failure due to rusting. As I was making repairs it was obvious the routing of the brakelines was such as to making the rusting more likely to happen.

HARD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION FROM POOR QUALITY PARTS WITHOUT PROPER CORROSION PROTECTION OR CORRECT MATERIALS (I.E. STAINLESS STEEL VS MILD STEEL) WHEN VEHICLE IS USED IN AREAS WHERE DE-ICER IS USED ON THE ROADS.

Mileage: 182,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING IS BAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I BRAKE, I GOT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED

Mileage: 265,000

MY ABS SPEED SENSOR GOT SHEARED BY BACK OF MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IN WHICH I HAVE SEEN ON MULTIPLE SIGHTS A DEFECT THAT WAS DEEMED A RECALL FOR BEING POORLY SET UP ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. SECONDLY, IVE SPENT THOUSANDS AND LOOKING ONLINE FOR A VARY SERIOUS ISSUE IVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE DUE TO INTERMEDIATE STALLING, BACKFIRING, AND VEHICLE DIEING DUE TO WHAT HAS FINALLY BEEN FOUND TO BE THE INFAMOUS CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. REPLACED MY COMPUTER, ALL 02 SENSORS, EGR VALVE EXC... THAN UPON LOOKING AND RESEARCHING, I FIND IT WAS A MAJOR ONE ON RECALL AS WELL FOR FAILING ALL THE TIME. I JUST FEEL IF THESE ARE FACTORY ERRORS AND BEEN ON THE RECALL, AND MY WOMAN WHO TRAVELS WITH ME THAT IS PARALYZED DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, I SHOULD BE ENTITILED TO THE RECALLS GIVING THEY WERE KNOWN FLAWS ON THE ASSSEMBLY LINE AND A DANGER TO OTHERS. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, IT STARTS CHOKING, BACKFIRING, AND BUCKING AND WANTS TO LOCK UP AND LOOSE CONTROL. NOT COOL. IVE BEEN CHASING THIS PROBLEM SPENDING THOUSANDS IN PARTS AND REPAIRS TO MAKE THIS TRUCK SAFE FOR WORK AND FEEL IF THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS FOR ALL THIS, WOULD BE NICE TO REAP SOMETHING OUT OF MY INVESTMENT IN THIS TRUCK

Mileage: 267,000

DRIVING UP TO CITY INTERSECTION WAS APPLING BRAKES, CAR IN FRONT APPLIED HIS QUICKER CAUSING HIS REAR TO RAISE UP, INDICATING PANIC STOP, I FOLLOWED AND APPLIED HARD PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES, PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LOST ALL BRAKE ACTION, THIS LEAD TO MY TRUCK REAR END OF OTHER CARS

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE AND RUST. THE CONTACT DID NOT ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE BRAKING ABILITY AND AN ACCIDENT WITH MINOR VEHICLE DAMAGE..

Mileage: 170,000

EXCESSIVE METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE LINES CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND RESULTED IN ZERO BRAKING ABILITY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY CITY STREET. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. INFERIOR MATERIALS HAVE BEEN USED TO PRODUCE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE LINE PLACEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH INFERIOR METAL THAT IS PRONE TO CORROSION IS AT FAULT. COST TO REPAIR THIS FLAW IN MANUFACTURING WILL BE NEARLY $2000.00

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROLL FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND MADE IT VERY HARD TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

ALL MY BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED/RUSTING OUT. ONE LINE ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED. VERY DANGEROUS. ALL MY FUEL INES ARE STARTING TO CORRODE AND APPEAR TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT SOON.

Mileage: 158,000

STEEL BRAKE LINES TO ABS CONTROL AND OTHER STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, MUST BE REPLACED BEFORE BRAKES FAIL.

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVING TO PICK UP MY SON FROM WORK ON SIDE STREETS,TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH WHEN MY BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR.ALMOST REAR ENDED CAR AT STOP SIGN. GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND FOUND LARGE SPOT UNDER MY TRUCK,BRAKE FLUID. HAD IT TOWED TO BRAKE SHOP AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTING THOUGH AND NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. ALSO TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS WITH 3 OR 4 OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS LATELY. FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS AFTER TELLING MY STORY. HEARD THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS..I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW & HAVE HAD IT RUST PROOFED 12 TIMES. THANK YOU

Mileage: 64,850

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I ATTEMPTED TO STOP DUE TO TRAFFIC TRAVELING ALONG THE ROUTE I WAS ENTERING. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRASH TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING ALONG THAT ROUTE. USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY SAFELY AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MY VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAIN AND I AM OFTEN COMPLEMENTED FOR THE CARE I TAKE OF BOTH IT'S APPEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE. THE IS NO OTHER AREA OF THIS VEHICLE THAT IS RUSTED AND THE UNDERNEATH OF THIS VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY TYPE OF EXCESS WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE IS NO REASON THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE FAILED LIKE THIS. I HAVE BEEN AN ASE CERTIFIED AUTO TECH FOR BRAKES AND CAN TELL YOU THAT IS IS NOT COMMON TO CHECK THE LINES OVER THE TOP OF THE FRAME DURING ROUTINE BRAKE INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE, ONLY TO CHECK FOR SIGNS OF LEAKS IN NORMAL LINE LOCATIONS AND SOFT LINES, CALIPERS AND OTHER HARDWARE RELATED TO THE WHEEL AREA.

Mileage: 84,425

CORROSION IN THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED A BLOWOUT OF THE BRAKE LINES AND FAILURE OF THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 270,000

UNLOADING MY BOAT, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT DOWN TO FLOOR,DIDNNT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, NO LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH, SECONDARY BREAKS DIDNT WORK EITHER, HELD WITH PARKING BRAKE.

Mileage: 73,250

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LS HD2500, ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2002, CURRENTLY HAVE 71,000 MILE, BEAUTIFUL TRUCK VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT BEING FILED ON THIS VEHICLE CONCERNING MY BRAKES. MY FIRST COMPLAINT WAS FILED IN MARCH OF 2014, WHEN MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND I WAS LEFT WITH NO BRAKES. AFTER SEARCHING ON-LINE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. MY COMPLAINT TODAY ALSO HAS TO DO WITH MY BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN, I FOUND THAT SOME OF THE VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM . THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE, CAUSING MY BRAKES TO NOT WORK. IF I WANTED TO STOP, I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN TO STOP, I WOULD HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO STOP MY VEHICLE, IF I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP, MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE, CAUSING MY BRAKES TO NOT WORK. I DID CONTACT GM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAD A RECALL NOTICE. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A BULLETIN OUT INFORMING THE DEALER HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS THE BRAKE SYSTEM, VERY DANGEROUS, COULD BE FATAL. NOT SURE WHY THIS ISN'T A PRIORITY TO RESOLVE.

Mileage: 71,008

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO HITCH UP MY TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN SINKING TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED AWAY FROM THE CAMPER AND TRIED TO PARK AWAY FROM IT AND LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AND COLLIDED WITH MY GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2002 SILVERADO 2500 HD, WHEN I CAN TO A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP. MY TRUCK WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED JUST FAULTY BRAKE LINES DUE TO THEM RUSTING OUT PREMATURELY. MY REPAIR BILL WAS OVER $1500 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 149,207

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES ALONG FRAME RAIL ON MY 2002 SILVERADO 4 X 4. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS TRUCK I PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS NEVER SEEN ANY WINTER WEATHER UNTIL 2013. I WAS INVOLVED IN A UNRELATED ACCIDENT IN JAN. 2013 AND THE TRUCK SAT AT A BODY SHOP UNTIL THE END OF MAY 2013. THIS YEAR I HAD TO USE MY TRUCK. SHOULD A BRAKE LINE HAVE RUSTED THRU PREMATURELY? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK GM SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAILURE AND REIMBURSE ALL PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS SUBSTANDARD PART FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 79,985

ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO WHEN I PUSHED MY BRAKES THEY FELT SPONGY AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I COULD SMELL BRAKE FLUID.TODAY I WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO CHECK IT OUT. THE BRAKES WERE EVEN MORE SPONGY,SO I PUSHED THEM HARD AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK.THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK, SO I HAD TO USE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP THE TRUCK. IT MUST HAVE SPRUNG A SMALL LEAK TWO DAYS AGO WHEN I NOTICED THE FLUID SMELL AND SPONGY FEEL.GOOD THING I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN IT BURST TODAY, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WENT TO GET SAFETY CHECK, MECHANIC NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE AND NOTICED LEAK IN BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND RUSTY WITH PUNCTURE. *TR

Mileage: 86,432

WHILE DRIVING , HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, APPLED THE BRAKE PEDDLE HARD, BRAKES APPLED THEN WENT DOWN TO TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES BEHINE THE CAB RUPTURD, DO TO BADLY RUSTED LINES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

OBSERVED FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I HAD THIS REPAIR PERFORMED NOVEMBER 10, 2009, AT A COST TO ME OF $574.61. I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,750

BRAKE LINES RUSTING , LEAKING, BREAKING AND NO BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 52,722

ON MY 2002 SILVERADO, THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSE AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. CLEARLY NHTSA REFERENCE #05V379000 STATES THAT THIS ONLY AFFECTS CERTAIN STATES. MY VEHICLE FALLS INTO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DATE RANGE AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST 2001. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX THIS ISSUE UNDER A RECALL AND ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY DO NOT ISSUE RECALLS THAT ARE STATE SPECIFIC AND THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY. NEEDING HELP GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. STARTED MY TRUCK AND DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 116,984

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT. IT'S HEAVY RUST. ALL THE LINES LOOK THE SAME WAY. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK. IT IS UNSAFE AND I WILL NEED TO PUT AROUND $700 INTO IT TO GET IT SAFE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 146,650

WHILE TOWING A 7000 LB 5TH WHEEL TRAILER THE ELECTRICAL PLUG BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER BECAME PARTIALLY DISLODGED AND AFFECTED THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH MADE THE GAUGE NEEDLES GO HAYWIRE INCLUDING THE TACHOMETER. ENGINE STALLED WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO PARKING LOT AND STOP USING TRAILER BRAKES. REINSERTED PLUG FULLY INTO SOCKET AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THAT I HAD A BRAKING PROBLEM. WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK I COULD SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY CORRODED AND ONE IS LEAKING. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE TOWED IN TO HAVE THIS DONE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL BE A VERY COSTLY FIX. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 91,929

ON TRIP HOME FROM A VACATION. PULLING A 28 FT FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AND A MOTORCYCLE TRAILER. ON INTERSTATE 65 NORTH BOUND WHEN AN OLDER GENTLEMAN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO LET OTHER VEHICLE MERGE IN FRONT OF HIM. AT WHICH POINT I HAD TO LOCK THE BRAKES AND JUST AFTER THE ABS STARTED TO COME INTO EFFECT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY JUST BEFORE I WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HE PULLED AWAY. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP TO DISCOVER BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON THE GROUND JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL TO DISCOVER IT WAS EMPTY. ALL BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST FROM A DEALER AT $1500.00. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE IN A RECALL STATUS. *TR

Mileage: 289,324

WHILE PARKING, BRAKE LINES BURST, ALMOST PINNED A PERSON BETWEEN MY TRACK AND THEIR PARKED CAR - PROBABLY WOULD,HAVE ONLY BROKE LEGS/HIPS. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. ALL BRAKE LINES IN THE ENTIRE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (USED STAINLESS STEEL). UPON INVESTIGATION, SAW THIS HAPPENED TO MILLIONS OF OTHER CHEVY TRACKS, SOME INVOLVING CRASHES. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

SAME STORY AS EVERY OTHER 99+ SILVERADO: THE BRAKE LINE BURST BEHIND CAB AND ALL BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOST. BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTS ARE FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WHY ARE GM AND NHTSA IGNORING THESE COMPLAINTS? *TR

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS , I WENT TO STOP BEHIND A CAR AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. I HIT THE CAR FROM BEHIND AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAR INJURED BUT MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS OBSERVED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM THE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE WARNING LIGHT DID COME ON BUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FAILURE. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED AND A YEAR LATER, THE SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILED ON MAY 23, 2014. WHILE PULLING BOAT OUT OF BOAT RAMP, I WENT TO STOP THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN , LUCKILY NOT GOING FAST OR DOWN AN INTERSTATE. AGAIN THE LEAK WAS FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT WAS THE OTHER PARALLEL LINE GOING TO THE ABS BLOCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TWICE. ALL BRAKE LINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT UNLESS THEY MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ON MAY 9, 2014 I WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK UP TO A TRAILER WITH MY TRUCK. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGN OR INDICATION, MY BRAKE LINE BUSTED AND I HAD NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EVEN AT THIS SLOW OF SPEED IN REVERSE I COULD NOT STOP AND RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE TRAILER. MY WIFE WAS STANDING AT THE TRAILER DIRECTING ME AND LUCKILY DID NOT GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET STOPPED, AND EVEN THAT WAS VERY SLUGGISH TO STOP THE TRUCK. I AM NOW FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLE AND THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES WITH NO WARNING IS SURE TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH SHOULD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *JS

Mileage: 187,000

STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT BLEW OUT THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS BLOCK TO THE REAR. I REPLACED THAT ONE AND WHEN CHECKING FOR LEAKS, A LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER THEN BLEW OUT. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL AT THAT POINT. THE AC DELCO KIT FOR MY TRUCK WAS BACK ORDERED AND IT TOOK OVER TWO MONTHS FOR IT TO COME. NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FUEL LINES. CHEVY, GM, PLEASE HELP! THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES! RECALLS!?!?!? *TR

Mileage: 129,600

WHILE BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, TWO BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND. MY 1987 F-250 DOES NOT HAVE BRAKE LINES THIS RUSTED. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT IN CITY DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WILL HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 110,928

MY WIFE USED MY 2500 HD 4WD PICKUP TO GO TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. SHE CALLED ME WHILE DRIVING AND THOUGHT THE ROAD WAS ICY BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE SLID THROUGH TWO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I ASKED HER HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING AND SHE SAID NOT REAL FAST BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. I TOLD HER TO TAKE IT EASY AND APPROACH INTERSECTIONS SLOWLY. SHE MADE IT TO WORK AND HOME LATER THAT NIGHT (2ND SHIFT) SAFELY. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE TRUCK TO WORK AND PROMPTLY DROVE RIGHT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION NEAR HOME WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR. WIFE DID NOT NOTICE PEDAL SINCE SHE IS ONLY 5'1" AND DIDN'T HAVE PEDAL TO FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC EARLY IN THE MORNING OR RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. GOT TRUCK HOME AND DID A THOROUGH CHECK OF BRAKE SYSTEM. LINE FROM FRONT OF MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE ON FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED THROUGH. OTHER LINES ALSO LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE DUG UP FROM DAVEY JONES LOCKER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. MY 1968 CHEVELLE HAS BETTER LOOKING ORIGINAL BRAKE LINE ON IT. DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND NOT JUST BRAKE LINES FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS THROUGH A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALREADY. I DID CALL DEALER I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FREE QUOTE TO REPAIR (WITH OEM STEEL LINES). I BOUGHT AN AFTERMARKET SET OF SS LINES FOR THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND HAVE INSTALLED BOTH MASTER CYLINDER LINES SO FAR. WAITING FOR WARM WEATHER FOR THE REST....HOPE ANOTHER DOESN'T FAIL IN THE MEANTIME ! *TR

Mileage: 105,672

MIDDLE BRAKE LINE CORRODED IN HALF CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. NOW NEED TO CHANGE ALL BRAKE LINES AT A $289.00 COST WITH ADDITIONAL COST OF 8 HOURS LABOR. WAS TOLD CALIBER BLEEDERS ARE PROBABLY CORRODED TOO SO WILL NEED NEW CALIBERS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN WILL GM SOLVE PROBLEM WHEN SOMEONE FINALLY GETS KILLED? *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO 2500HD WITH VERY LOW MILES(63,868), EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLE. MY PROBLEM OCCURRED, FORTUNATELY FOR ME, WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT. AS I SAT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED AND THOUGHT MAYBE I'D PUMP MY BRAKES UP AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. NO SUCH LUCK. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW MY FLUID LEAKING VERY BADLY, COMING DOWN OVER MY GAS TANK. SINCE I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOME AND WAS VERY CLOSE, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND HAVE A BETTER LOOK. AS I DROVE THE HALF MILE DRIVE, MY BRAKE FLUID COMPLETELY DRAINED DRY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS AND NO OBSTACLES IN THE WAY. ANYWAY, WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW THAT MY BRAKELINE LOOKED LIKE IT COMPLETELY EXPLODED AND WAS RUSTED OUT, I CALLED MY DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THESE BRAKE LINES, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE NEVER HAS BEEN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO REPAIR MY BRAKELINE, SO I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER, AND THEY PRECEDED TO WORK ON MY TRUCK. AS THEY INSPECTED IT, I WAS INFORMED THAT "ALL" OF MY LINES WERE RUSTED OUT BADLY AND UNSAFE. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR ALL OF THE LINES, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT A LOT DIFFERENTLY. WE HAVE 8 CHILDREN, 12 GRAND CHILDREN, AND FORTUNATELY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ANY OF THE LITTLE ONES IN IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT CIRCUMSTANCES WERE WHAT THEY WERE. ANYWAY, AFTER SURFING THE WEB, I FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE, THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE A TRAGEDY HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 63,868

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS FOUND THAT CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES HAS RESULTED IN A FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 84,235

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 9 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT DUE TO RUSTED STEEL LINE AND LOOSE (STRETCHED) PARKING BRAKE CABLE. RESIDENTIAL DRIVING UNDER 25 MILES AN HOUR I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE WITH ABOUT 100 FEET FROM LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY I APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO BOTH ACTIONS. THE TRUCK ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MAIN LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES ABRUPTLY FAILED CAUSING PERSONAL AND PROPERTY DAMAGES. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED AND FIXED, AND THINKING THAT THE TRUCK WAS SAFE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING WERE NON RESPONSIVE. HAD I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE HIGHWAY GAVE ME AMPLE TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND GET MY FAMILY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED AND DIAGNOSED. A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS PUT IN. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BRAKE NEXT. *TR

Mileage: 118,500

HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CORRODED BRAKE LINE BROKE. LIVED AT THE END OF THE ROAD SO WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOW TO AT LEAST GET IT HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. EXAMINED ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALL ARE SO CORRODED THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T BREAK AWAY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. CHEVY TRYIN TO KILL THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR

Mileage: 160,000

HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKES PRETTY HARD, THE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

I JUST PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN JUNE FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013, I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE HEAVILY AT AN INTERSECTION. I FELT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION AND WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY DOWN SHIFTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE SO I MADE A VERY DANGEROUS RIGHT TURN NEARLY STRIKING VEHICLES IN ANOTHER LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AGAIN AND ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WOULD LOCK UP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DISTANCE. I THOUGHT THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION. A BRAKE LINE HAS SPLIT AND IS EXPELLING BRAKE FLUID. THE LOCATION OF THE HOLE IS WHERE THE BRAKE LINE PASSES DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR BEFORE THE CONNECTION TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHERE THERE IS NO BRAKES AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

AFTER DROPPING OFF A BOAT FOR WINTER STORAGE, I WAS LEAVING THE STORAGE LOCATION AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TAKE A VERY SLOW ROUTE HOME AS THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO DROP TO THE FLOOR ANYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD, THE ABS SYSTEM DID ACTIVATE. FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO PULL THIS VEHICLE INTO MY GARAGE FOR EXAMINATION ON 11/8/13 AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS' FLOORBOARD AT THE FRAME-RAIL EXTREMELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE OF ONE OF THE FIVE LINES. THE OTHERS ARE MOST CERTAINLY NOT FAR BEHIND. THIS VEHICLE IS MAINLY USED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THE PROBLEM SURFACED NOW BEFORE THE SNOWMOBILE SEASON WHEN I AM HAULING A 24 FOOT TRAILER WITH FOUR PASSENGERS AND FOUR SNOWMOBILES ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE TO BEGIN WITH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST! GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE - THESE OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS. *** PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE HAS YET TO BE A SINGLE WARNING LAMP TO COME ON AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LEAST TWENTY FIVE TIMES - NO MIL, NO BRAKE, NOTHING! *** I WILL BE TAKING A COMPLETE SERIES OF PICTURES OF THE CONDITION OF THESE LINES BEFORE THE REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 109,720

TRIED TO MAKE A SLIGHTLY ABRUPT STOP AT 50 MPH,FELT A LITTLE ABS PULSE THEN PEDAL BEGAN TO SINK TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED PEDAL, I THEN GOT A LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND SLOWED A LITTLE. TURNED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO A LONG EVENTUAL STOP. THEN TOWED. *TR

Mileage: 204,000

BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY COME IN TO TELL ME, HEY, YOUR BRAKE LINE BLEW. I WENT DOWN TO CHECK IT OUT, THE LINES ARE PRETTY SEVERELY RUSTED, AND SURE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT ONE OF THEM. BRAKES GO TOTALLY TO THE FLOOR, ABSOLUTE MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. GOES RIGHT TO FLOOR EVERY TIME. IT DOESN'T COUNTERACT THE LOSS OF PRESSURE BY ALLOWING THE BACK BRAKE PRESSURE TO STILL WORK (THE FRONT LINE WAS THE LEAKER) LIKE GM SAYS THEY SHOULD. NO BRAKING AT ALL. HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME WITH E BRAKE, AND REPLACE ALL CORRODED BRAKE LINES. I'VE HEARD OF LOTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, GM BRAKE LINES AREN'T UP TO PAR. *TR

Mileage: 165,200

WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS I BACKED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARDS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. A CLOSER VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE REAR WHEELS (NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK). I INSPECTED THE REMAINING LINES AND ALL APPEAR SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED. I WILL NEED TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I HAD NOT LEFT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED. AND, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK, PARTICULARLY THE CROSS PIECES HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE AND BRACKET FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER, HAVE RUSTED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT WILL HAVE TO REINFORCED/REPLACED. CORROSION THIS SEVERE COULD BE EXPECTED OF THE SHEET METAL, BUT NOT THE FRAME.

Mileage: 173,000

WHEN I STARTED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY & HIT THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. EMERGENCY BRAKE SLOWED, BUT WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKE LINES BEHIND LEFT FRONT WHEEL ON TOP OF FRAME HAD HOLE(S) RUSTED IN THEM & FLUID RUNNING OUT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE OF LEAKING RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEAL THAT HAD GREASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES. TRUCK HAD TO BE HAULED TO A GARAGE, WHERE IT IS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO HOOK UP A TRAILER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COME TO FINED OUT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PETAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES.THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER THREE FEET BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AT THE TOP OF FRAME AND NO APPARENT CORROSION PROTECTION SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVE WAY, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

THE TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED FOR TOWING TRAILERS. ONCE IN 2012 WHEN TOWING A 10K LBS TRAVEL TRAILER A REAR BRAKE LINE THAT APPEARED SOLID DEVELOPED A HOLE AND RELEASED ANY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE TRUCK WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND REPAIRED. AUGUST OF 2013 WHILE TOWING PWCS ON A TRAILER ANOTHER LINE THAT APPEARED TO BE SOLID BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND LEAKED OUT THE BREAK FLUID. TRUCK WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND IS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE TRUCK APPEARS TO HAVE AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES BRAKE COMPONENTS FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FOR THE AGE OF TRUCK. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO RUST ALSO. BODY OF THE TRUCK HAS NO RUST OR DAMAGE TO IT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING AN RV. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE MOMENTS AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT WITHOUT ISSUE, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, AND WITH MORE PRESSURE, SUNK TO THE FLOOR. FLUID WAS FOUND TO BE RUNNING OFF OF THE TRUCK FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE TIME. LATER, APPARENTLY WHEN THE FLUID HAD DRAINED DOWN ENOUGH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ON INSPECTION, ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE VERY BADLY DECAYED JUST FORWARD OF THE ABS UNIT, WITH ONE HAVING FAILED. THIS IS NOT AN OFF-ROAD TRUCK. IT HAS HAD CONSERVATIVE ROAD USE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT TOWING MY 8000 POUND TRAILER AT THE TIME. I RECENTLY SOLD A 1972 CHEVROLET WHICH HAD NEVER REQUIRED ANY BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS. WHY ARE THESE RELATIVELY NEW TRUCKS BRAKES ALL FAILING? *TR

Mileage: 91,268

I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT A LOCAL GARAGE, WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARDS. I PULLED OVER AT THE FIRST SAFE PLACE, FOUND A FLUID JUST GUSHING OUT AROUND GAS TANK AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT HAD JUST RAINED FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST WATER. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER, THEN DECIDED TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE GARAGE, ONLY ABOUT A MILE AWAY, AFTER SMELLING BRAKE FLUID AND VERIFYING THE MY RESERVOIR WAS SERIOUSLY LOW. MORE DRIPPING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THIS TIME I'M SICK TO CONFIRM IT IS BRAKE FLUID. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE, HE SAID HE'D LOOK AT IT TOMORROW, BUT I SAID I'D DRIVE IT HOME ALL OF 2 MILES DOWN THE STREET. GOT HOME NO ISSUES, CAUSE I USED THE E-BRAKE, AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR NEARLY DRAINED. NOTHING AROUND THE WHEELS; THIS WAS THE ONLY LEAK. NOW I'M THINKING THE BRAKE LINES MUST HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY RUSTED (AGAIN!) AND GOTTEN DISTURBED WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD THIS HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. I PAID GOOD MONEY BACK THEN TO HAVE THE 'STAINLESS STEEL' BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS HEAD REPLACED BACK THEN. WHY ARE THEY RUSTED THROUGH AGAIN!?!?! HAD NO IDEA THEY RAN UP BY THE TOP OF THE TANK, BUT HEY, WHY NOT? I'M CERTAIN THE LINE HAVE RUSTED OUT AGAIN - WHY?!?!? THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STAINLESS STEEL; SINCE WHEN DOES STAINLESS EVER RUST? I HAUL A 12,000LB FIFTH WHEEL; THANK GOD I WASN'T HAULING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED (AGAIN!) AND KILLED MYSELF AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN AN AUTO CRASH. JUST SICK OF IT; TAKE CARE OF YOUR BAD ENGINEERING CHEVY! *TR

Mileage: 117,433

REPEAT OCCURRENCE ON 6/22/2013. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST OF 2010. BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED. HAVE KEPT UNDER WATCH, HOWEVER THE RATE OF RUST SEEMS TO INCREASE. WITH THIS LAST INCIDENT, ALL BRAKE LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING WELL OVER $1000. VERIFIED WITH 3 LOCALS GARAGES THAT THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND AROUND THIS YEAR OF CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THEY HAVE ALL HAD TO DO REPAIR DUE TO VERY POOR QUALITY MATERIALS USED FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THIS TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED TO PULL A HORSE TRAILER. I FEEL WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE TOWING. GM SHOULD FEEL VERY LUCK. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TOWING THE HORSE TRAILER, GM WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. AS IT IS, TIME FOR THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND INITIATE THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 79,876

BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND STILL DOES NOT SHOW A PROBLEM. RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND BRAKE FLUID COMES OUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I JUST SOLD A TOYOTA 1995 4WD THAT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE RUST COMPARED TO THE CHEVROLET. IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THAT ALL THE LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOT DRIVING UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

VEHICLE WAS TOWING TRAILER IN HAYFIELD AND BRAKES WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW AND IN 1ST GEAR. MY HUSBAND GOT IT BACK TO THE BARN WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY AND THEN IT HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND OUR BRAKES WERE NOT OLD. WE FOUND A LEAK IN OUR MAIN BRAKE LINE AND MY HUSBAND PINCHED THE LINE OFF SO WE WOULD HAVE SOME FRONT BRAKE SO WE COULD GET THE TRUCK HOME SO WE COULD WORK ON IT. HE REMOVED THE LINE AND IT WAS SO BADLY RUSTED, THAT IT HAD GOTTEN 3 MAJOR HOLES IN THE LINE AND WE DID HAVE MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE. THE LINE IS WAS VERY RUSTY IN SEVERAL PLACES, BUT THE WORST IS WHERE THE CAB AND BED COME TOGETHER. UPON RESEARCHING WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LINE RUSTING AND CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. WE REGULARLY HAUL HORSES TO HORSE SHOWS AND HAUL OTHER HEAVY LOADS ON THE ROAD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. WE BOUGHT OUR TRUCK NEW AND MAINTAIN IT WELL. WE HAVE NEVER HAD LINES RUST ON ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND NEVER HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT IT IS SERIOUS. WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, EMISSIONS ARE LOW AND I FEEL THAT BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT RUST OUT AND CAUSE A MAJOR FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST - WE HAD BRAKE AND THEN WE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKE. I THANK GOD THAT WE WERE IN THE HAYFIELD. WE HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND WE ALSO TALKED TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT SAID HE HAD A LOT OF THESE COME INTO HIS SHOP ALSO. WE JUST WANT THIS MADE KNOWN AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT ALSO A WAKE UP CALL TO USE BETTER MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 79,275

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT A HOLE THERE ARE 4 LINES GROUPED ON THE FRAME AT 67000 MILES 2 LINES RUSTED OUT AND AT 131,000 MILES 2 MORE RUSTED OUT BOTH TIMES . COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES PUSHES FLUID OUT USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP 2 TIME ALMOST REARENDED A CAR SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID COLLISION.HAVE 2004 HD 2500 WITH SAME CONDITION S AT 48000 MILES. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO PEOPLE . *TR

Mileage: 67,000

ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE MAJOR RUST OR CORROSION AND APPEAR TO BE AT THE POINT OF RUPTURING. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THIS IS MY VEHICLE'S THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT SAFE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SUCH POOR MATERIALS. STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED! MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY WASHED DURING WINTER MONTHS OF SALT AND DEBRIS. FUEL LINES ARE NEAR FAILURE AS WELL. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE RUSTING AND LEAKING. OIL COOLING LINES ARE RUSTING AND SEEPING AS WELL. RUST HAS A MUCH HIGHER TENDENCY WHERE ANY OF THESE LINES ARE HELD IN PLACE BY THE PLASTIC CLIPS. (USUALLY LOCATED ALONG THE FRAME) IN ADDITION, RUST IS FORMING HEAVILY AT TRANSITIONS FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE LINES. FOR EXAMPLE: RUST IS HEAVY WHERE THE FUEL LINES HAVE CRIMPED HOSES ATTACHED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 113,560

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. LATER ON I EXAMINED THE BRAKE LINE AND NOTICE THAT IT WAS CORRODED. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. I CONTACTED GM, AND THEY HAD A DEALER LOOK AT THE BRAKE LINES AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE CORRODED. THE CORROSION IS A LATENT DEFECT AND AS I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEBSITE AND OTHER BLOG, GM HAS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT THEY REFUSE TO REMEDY. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SOME ONE MAY GET SERIOUSLY INJURED, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE. I WAS FORTUNATE... THANK THE LORD!. *TR

Mileage: 173,004

WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CURB ACROSS THE STREET STOPPED ME. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO KIDS RIDING BIKES OR PLAYING IN THE STREET.... LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ONE HAD APPARENTLY BURST. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WHERE I WAS PARKED. I'M JUST SO GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT ITS PROBABLY JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DOES. *TR

METAL BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH AND I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING UNLOADED. THE WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT, I WAS HAULING LARGE LOADS OF HAY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE AND HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *TR UPDATED 05/10/13*LJ UPDATED 05/21/2013 *JS

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE I NOTICED SEVERE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE TRUCK WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IS NOW HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THANKFULLY THE BRAKE LINES DID NOT FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING OR TOWING A TRAILER. I HAVE A 1989 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 THAT HASN'T HAD CORROSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS NEWER ONE. AFTER SOME GOOGLING I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION IN TO THIS MATTER AND THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE. SURE, IT WILL BE AN EXPENSIVE RECALL BUT IF GM DOES THE RIGHT THING IT WILL SHOW THAT THEY CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS AND WILL MAKE MANY BRAND-LOYAL CUSTOMERS HAPPY. THIS MATTER IS VERY SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE HD TRUCKS ARE USED FOR...HAULING, TOWING, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

BRAKES FAILED ,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; MAIN LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER SPRUNG A LEAK,NOTICED ALL LINES NEAR DRIVERS SIDE INNER FENDER RUSTY , HAD WIFE PUMP BRAKES; BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED. I REPLACED MAIN LINES TO DISTRIBUTION BLOCK AND ONE FRONT LINE. CALLED DEALER HE SAID THEY NEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO CHECK REAR LINE GOING OVER GAS TANK. I WILL REPLACE IT SOON . ANY OF THESE TRUCKS STILL ON THE ROAD NEED TO BE REPAIRED .I'VE DRIVEN THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

LOST SUDDEN BRAKE PRESSURE. HAVE NO WARNING LIGHT. FOUND A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER MIDDLE OF TRUCK BED THIS MORNING. A BRAKE LINE APPEARS TO HAVE RUPTURED ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THANK GOD I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM AT HOME AND DID NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 125,680

THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS MODULE IN WHICH AT SLOW BRAKING SPEEDS THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED PRIOR TO THIS DATE FOR OVER 800,000 SILVERADO TRUCKS INCLUDING THE YEARS 99-2002 FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS DEMONSTRATING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE NATIONAL RECALL BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM SMALL SPOT. CAUSED BY CORROSION. BREAKS BECAME SOFT PEDAL PUSHED TO FLOOR. LINE WAS IN THE FRONT OF TRUCK . ALL LINES ARE FOUND TO BE IN POOR CONDITION RELATED TO RUST ON ENTIRE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

HARD BRAKE LINE FAILURE. BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS IS THE 2ND HARD BRAKE LINE FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE APPROACHING THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HAD NONE, THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP. I DOWN SHIFTED THE TRUCK INTO LOW GEAR WHICH IS WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES ARE ROTTED AND LINE RUPTURED. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LINES ON THESE VEHICLES AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THEM. SURELY THEY ARE MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT HAPPENING WITH OTHER TRUCKS MODELS LIKE FORD, DODGE, OR TUNDRA. TRUCK IS NOW AT STEVE'S ACCURATE AUTO REPAIR, MADBURY NH. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT & LEAK WHILE TRYING TO STOP PULLING A TRAILER WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT STOP SIGN ALL LINES RUSTED OUT. I AM A AUTO MECHANIC AND HAVE 3 CHEVROLET TRUCKS WITH RUSTED LINES + A CHEVROLET CAVALIER CAR WITH RUSTED LINES ALSO ALL AT THE SAME TIME! *TR

Mileage: 62,352

I WAS TRAVELING ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP TOWING A 35 FOOT CAMPER. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE CAMPER BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP.I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A NEARBY GARAGE[IN NEW MEXICO] WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND DISCOVERED THEY WERE SEVERELY RUSTED ONE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THRU. NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON AT ANY TIME DURING THE 3 THOUSAND MILES I DROVE ON THAT TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 97,501

ON AUGUST 3, 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. AT SOME POINT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE VERY BOTTOM AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE SITUATION WAS VERY SERIOUS, SINCE I WAS DRIVING ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY, STATE ROUTE 287 IN NJ. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. BECAUSE I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK, I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO SHOP AND HAD IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AT THE SHOP I FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED UNDERNEATH AND ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES BROKE BECAUSE OF IT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE 40 FEET OF BRAKE LINES AND REFILL THE BRAKE FLUID THAT WAS LOST AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN LINES. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT NOT ONLY THE BRAKE LINES, BUT FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED TOO. ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED. MOREOVER, THE VEHICLE?S SPRINGS AND CHASSIS ARE RUSTED TOO. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A SPECIAL PROTECTIVE COATING UNDERNEATH TO AVOID THAT IT FALLS APART. AT THIS TIME I'M TALKING TO GMC COMPANY REGARDING MY ISSUE, WHICH DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY WILL COVER MY EXPENSES OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON RECALL BASIS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL DO THE INVESTIGATION, AND WILL CONTACT ME SOON. I FEEL RESPONSIBLE TO REPORT SUCH AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION, SO IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER, IN ORDER FOR OTHERS TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS. *TR

Mileage: 108,150

REAR ENDED A LADY AND HER BABY YESTERDAY AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THEM GO TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE BURST. AFTER TALKING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON EARLY 2000 GM TRUCKS. JUST LOOKED AT MY WIVES 2002 YUKON AND ITS WORSE THAN MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

BRAKE LINES ROTTING OUT UNDER MY DRIVERS DOOR ON MY 2002 SILVERADO ,NEVER SAW SO MUCH RUST IN MY LIFE AND I LIVE IN A FAIRLY WARM CLIMATE,DEALER WANTING 1500.00 TO REPLACE ,THERE AREA LOT OF OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ,,,SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS.... *JS

Mileage: 132,000

BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND RUPTURED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKES. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH NARROWLY MISSING TREES. BY SHEAR LUCK THIS FAILURE DID NOT INVOLVE BRAKING IN TOWN OR TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE ORIGINAL FACTORY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH IN VARIOUS PLACES. THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR RUNS CONCEALED FROM VIEW AND RUSTED, THE LINES GOING INTO THE ABS MODULE ARE LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT DEVELOPS CORROSION TOO. MY BRAKE PEDAL FELT WEEK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE RESULT OF THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED . THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE COST ME A WEEKEND TRIP THAT I HAD TO USE THE TRUCK FOR, AT LEAST A $2,000 LOSS PLUS THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES COMPLETELY ROTTED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

PUSHED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE PARK BRAKE TO STOP. THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED WITH LARGE HOLE IN THEM. *TR

Mileage: 38,850