2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Service Brakes Problems

RUSTY BRAKELINES

Mileage: 110,000

ABOUT 165,000 MILES BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO PULSATE AT LOW SPEED WHEN STOPPING.STARTED OUT ONLY WHEN I WOULD BE TURNING LEFT,NOW DOES IT GOING STAIGHT,ABOUT 170,000 MILES NOW.HAD NEW CALIPER ON DRIVER SIDE,NEW HUB ASSEMBLIE AND SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE,BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHED,STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING,DOES NOT MATTER WHAT KIND OF ROAD I'M ON.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ABS KICKED IN; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION. THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A WHEEL BEARING SENSOR FAILURE. THE ENTIRE WHEEL BEARING WITH THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

ABS STOPPED BRAKE PEDAL FROM GOING DOWN. BY THE TIME I LIFTED AND PUMPED AGAIN VEHICLE STRUCK YOUNG GIRL. TRAVEL WAS ABOUT SIX FEET. THERE IS A RECALL IN OTHER STATES BUT NOT KY.

Mileage: 120,000

WAS STARTING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON SLIGHT SLOPE. APPLIED BRAKES AND ANTILOCK SYSTEM KICKED IN. UNDER 5MPH. ROLLED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A TRUCK HAD TO VEER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH US. BECAME AWARE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT VEHICLE HADN'T BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS IN KENTUCKY. #05V379000 RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO KY BECAUSE OF SALT FOR SNOW AND GRAVEL ROADS.

Mileage: 129,569

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,610.

Mileage: 99,610

WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING REAL SLOW OR PARKING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN MAKING I DIFFICULT TO STOP. I TALKED TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME DESIGN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE RECALLED ON RECALL #05V37900, THE SAY MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO, AND I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES FAIL ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES THE FIRST TIME I ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE WAS IN EARLY JANUARY WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I HAD NO BRAKES AND MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE STREET LUCKILY I WASN'T GO VERY FAST AND THERE WERE NO CARS COMING SO I DIDN'T GET HIT. THE REPAIRS COST ME 175$, THAT WAS REPAIRING THE PROBLEM TO BARE MINIMUM (SINGLE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT). AFTER I FIXED THAT ISSUE I RAN INTO ANOTHER PROBLEM, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOW SPONTANEOUSLY TURN ON WHEN I COME TO A STOP, IT RESULTED IN A THREE CAR CRASH, I WAS GOING TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I PULLED MY TRUCK FORWARD I TRIED TO STOP AND THE ABS LOCKED UP MY TRUCKS BRAKES (NOT SLIPPERY OUT) AND FORCED ME TO HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES, ONE WAS MAJORLY DAMAGED AND ANOTHER WITH MINOR YET STILL SEVERE DAMAGE, THIS ACCIDENT ENDED WITH ME PAYING MORE IN INSURANCE AND HAVING TO FIX THE DAMAGES ON MY OWN VEHICLE OUT OF POCKET. I WILL ALSO IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE NEED TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF FAILING AND I AM BEING PRICED NEAR 900$ FOR THE REPAIRS, I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH THE ABS PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES ARE COSTING ME A LOT OF MONEY AND HARDSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN

Mileage: 103,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF UPDATED 6/22/2015*JS

Mileage: 63,000

AS I WAS DRIVING I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. AS I APPLIED THEM, THE PEDAL NEVER OFFERED MUCH RESISTANCE AND EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SUSPECTED THAT A FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED SO I GOT OFF THE STREET AS QUICKLY AS I COULD. I EXAMINED THE INSIDE OF ALL OF THE WHEELS WHERE I THOUGHT THAT BRAKE FLUID MIGHT BE EVIDENT. THERE WAS NONE TO BE SEEN. I LIMPED HOME WITH THE VEHICLE AND EXAMINED IT MORE CLOSELY. THERE WAS A MAJOR LEAK UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE IN A RIGID BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT GM HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR RUSTED BRAKE LINES. IN MY OPINION THESE LINES SHOULD BE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIAL TO BE FOUND. GM, HOWEVER, MUST NOT THINK THAT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WARRANTS ANY BETTER MATERIALS THAN THE RUST PRONE METAL THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM. *TR

Mileage: 149,221

ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2011 SAID VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE ALL BRAKE LINES AND OTHER BRAKE PARTS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST/RUSTING OUT AT 71,012 WELL MAINTAINED MILES AT A COST OF $1300.00 PLUS. ON 30 DECEMBER 2014 SAID VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE ALL FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILLER TUBE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST/RUSTING OUT AT 90,790 WELL MAINTAINED MILES AT A COST OF $1800.OO PLUS. *JS

Mileage: 71,012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4 PICKUP. MY BRAKE LINES FAILED TODAY AND CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A PARKED CAR AT WORK. MY FATHER HAS A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 THAT HE BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND GARAGE KEPT AND STILL ALMOST HAD A BAD ACCIDENT DUE TO HIS BRAKE LINES FAILING 3 YEARS AGO. WHEN I GM GOING TO REALIZE THAT BRAKE LINES ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I OWN MULTIPLE VINTAGE CHEVY CARS THAT ARE BETWEEN 25 AND 37 YEARS OLD WITH THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. WHY IS IT GM IS WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO BE KILLED DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. I CHASSIS WASH MY TRUCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH SILVERADOS IS YEAR CLOSE TO MINE. ALL HAVE SAME ISSUES. ITS SAD THAT OLDER GM CARS HAVE SURVIVED BETTER THAN THESE NEWER BUILT MODELS. NOW TOMORROW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON A PART THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL. WHY IS IT THAT MY EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY CAR HAS STAINLESS STEEL PARTS BUT YET THE ONE PART THAT SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL IS NOT! SAD THAT MY EXHAUST WILL BE IN GREAT SHAPE AS MY BRAKE LINES FAIL! I HAVE OWNED GM CARS AND TRUCK MY WHOLE LIFE AND WILL NO LONGER BUY GM PRODUCTS. I HAVE MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES THAT MANY, MANY OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE. HOW CAN THOUSANDS OF SILVERADOS AND OTHER MAKE OF GM CARS AND TRUCK HAVE SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GM NOT RECALL THEM. MY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE 2 BROKEN BOLTS CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO BROKEN BOLTS! I HAVE ENGINES FROM THE 1960'S WITH FACTORY MANIFOLDS STILL INSTALLED AND NO BROKEN BOLTS. PUT THE [XXX] AMERICAN MADE STEEL MILLS BACK UP AND STOP BUYING THIS CHEAP METAL BECAUSE FOR WHAT MOST OF US PAY FOR OUR CARS AND TRUCK THE LEAST GM CAN DO IS PUT QUALITY PARTS IN THEM. OFFERING A BRAKE LINE KIT TO HAVE INSTALLED IN GM DEALERSHIPS IS NOT HELPING PEOPLE THAT NEED THERE TRUCK LIKE I DO DAILY. RECALL THE [XXX] BRAKE LINE PROBLEM MODELS AND FIX THEM RIGHT! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHILE COMING OVER A HILL TO A KNOWN STOP LIGHT. APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. NO WARNING LIGHT, NO OTHER INDICATOR. WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID COULD BE FOUND UNDER THE TRUCK. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY HAD RUSTED OUT TOTALLY. LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT IF I HAD BEEN CLOSER INTO THE CITY IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PRETTY. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AFTER RECENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

WE HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK AT LEAST 3 TIMES ALREADY IN THE LAST IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. LUCKILY EVERY TIME BUT ONE IT WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO INFERIOR, UNSAFE MATERIALS, SUBJECT TO CORROSION, USED TO MANUFACTURE BRAKE LINES. BRAKE LINE SUDDENLY BURST, LUCKILY AT VERY SLOW SPEED, WHILE LEAVING A PARKING PLACE. GM DEALER "REPAIRED" BRAKE LINES IMMEDIATELY, INDICATING THAT THE BREACH WAS AT A SINGLE CORRODED SPOT IN THE LINE. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER, BRAKE LINE, AGAIN,SUDDENLY BURST, AGAIN, LUCKILY AT VERY SLOW SPEED IN A FARM FIELD. SAME GM DEALER REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES, INDICATING THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. BRAKES AND STEERING ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEMS ON A VEHICLE; ONE CANNOT KILL/INJURE ONE'S SELF IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RUN, WILL NOT START OR LOOKS TERRIBLE. THESE ESSENTIAL SAFETY SYSTEMS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED OF NONCORROSIVE MATERIALS, FOR PENNIES IN EXTRA COST TO GM. GM HAS RESPONDED PUBLICLY THAT THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND THESE VEHICLE ARE SIMPLY "TOO OLD". THIS IS A LAME EXCUSE FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM! PLEASE ASK GM WHY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT PRESENT WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES OF A SIMILAR AGE. *TR

Mileage: 76,467

WENT BACK UP TO A BOAT TRAILER PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR! HAD NO BRAKES PUMP PEDAL TO HAVE ANY BRAKES WENT TO REPAIR SHOW HAD USE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUMP BRAKE PEDAL HOLIDAY WEEK LUCKY SOMEBODY HAD PARTS ALSO GET USE IN! ALSO PULLED A 5TH WHEEL WEIGHT OF AROUND 8,900PDS BEFORE THAT LUCKY I WASN'T TOWING IT THREW BROWN COUNTY AND MONROE RES IN INDIANA ARE IT WOULD KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY COULD NOT KEEP IT SLOWED DOWN HAVE USE MY TRAILER BRAKE ON THE 5TH WHEEL IF THAT COULD EVEN STOP USE! *TR

Mileage: 114,999

WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED. AFTER INSPECTING MY BRAKE LINES, I FOUND EXTREMELY HIGH AMOUNTS OF RUST THROUGHOUT THE EXTERIOR OF THE LINES. THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUPTURED HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE REPLACED THE TWO LINES THAT WERE RUSTED THE WORST AND HOPE TO REPLACE THEM ALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT BRAKE LINES SHOULD RUST ALL OF THE WAY THROUGH AT THIS LOW OF A MILEAGE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO DEAL WITH ON ITS TRUCKS AND CARS AS IT COULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS CRASH AND POSSIBLY DEATH TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE OR HOW TO CHECK FOR IT. *JS

Mileage: 125,000

BRAKES FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING, COMING TO A STOP. AT ABOUT 5 MPH THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL STOPPING CONTROL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHO TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ONE FAILED CAUSING ALL PRESSURE TO GO OUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CORRODED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE/REBUILD THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. TOTAL COST TO FIX THE BRAKES WAS $2464.47. *TR

Mileage: 87,145

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH AND STEPPED ON MY BRAKES TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN. THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I FELT NO BRAKING. LUCKILY, I DID NOT NEED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, AND THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES AND JUST HOLDING THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS SLIGHTLY ENOUGH BRAKE ACTION TO ALLOW ME TO SLOW DOWN A BIT AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A SERVICE STATION. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND COULD SEE THE TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID I HAD LEFT BEHIND ON THE PARKING LOT AND COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY UNDERNEATH THE FRAME BELOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE SERVICE STATION HAS TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF I HAD NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY I WOULD HAVE CRASHED FOR SURE AS I HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. VERY SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ORIGINAL INCIDENT TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP. NEXT INCIDENT WAS TRYING TO STOP AND WASN'T ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, REGAIN COMPOSURE, BRAKES WERE BASICALLY GONE. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO COME TO A SLOW STOP, REQUIRED MANY EXTRA FEET TO COME TO A STOP. TRUCK IS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY DUE TO EXPENSE TO REPLACE ALL 4 TOTALLY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 105,206

18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CAME HOME COMPLAINING THAT BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. FOUND HOLE IN RUSTED BRAKE LINE BY THE REAR CONNECTOR. *TR

Mileage: 187,408

BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. PARKING TOTAL FAILURE . REAR CALIPER FROZE WILL NOT RELEASE. FRAME HAS RUST OUT HOLES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

RETURNING FROM FISHING TRIP AND APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT HOME (35MILES) AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKES UPON TURNING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINE APPEARS TO BE RUSTED AND IS LEAKING FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND BRAKES WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING, ALL LINES HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE. NOT ONLY THE BRAKE LINES HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST BUT THE GAS LINES, ROCKER PANELS AND COMPLETE UNDERSIDE SHOW THE SAME. MANY OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 97,000

BRAKE LIGHT WITH (!) (P) RED CAME ON DASHBOARD WITH IN 10 MIN NO BRAKES BRAKE LINE BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. BUMPED INTO SMALL RETAINING WALL. A TRAIL OF FLUID LED TO AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, ONE OF WHICH RUPTURED. ALL OTHERS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED AND LOOKED READY TO BREAK AT ANY TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DOES NOT LEAD TO A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 194,203

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO PICK UP OUR CHRISTMAS TREE AND MY BRAKE LINE BURST AND RAN INTO A DITCH. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND SINCE I'VE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE IT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HASN'T ISSUED ANY RECALLS OR INTENDS TO STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

METAL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES CAUSED A LEAK LEADING TO ABS PROBLEMS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DOING APPROX 45 MPH TRAFFIC WAS STARTING AND STOPPING FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP I PUT ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WTH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER AND I STRUCK THE REAR OF ONE VEHICLE , AND THAT DRIVER HAD INJURIES WHICH I DO NOT KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP WHICH I HAD $3,252 OF DAMAGE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED HOWEVER IN THE PROCESS OF THIS THEY NOTICED I STILL DO NOT HAVE BRAKES AND AFTER THE MECHANIC INVESTIGATED IT IT WAS NOTICED A BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING MY BRAKE FAILURE AND ALL MY BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF A MINIMUM OF $1600.00 BUT PROBABLY CLOSERT TO $2000.00 I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW AND FIND IT HARD TO FATHOM THAT GM DOES NOTHING FOR SAFETY WITH AN ISSUE AS THIS. THIS VEHICLE HAS 128,000 MILES ON IT AND BEEN MAINTAINED WITH CARE AND HARDLY DRIVEN IN WINTER MONTHS SINCE I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES FOR MY WORK FOR THE LAST 9 YEARS SO ROAD SALTS MAY EFFECT IT BUT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT SEE DAILY USE FOR YEARS. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH A LONG TIME AGO. I QUESS IT WILL TAKE INCIDENTS LIKE MINE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE, I AM JUST THANKFUL NO ONE WAS KILLED, WHICH EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW WITH NO BRAKES SOME ONE IS BOUND TO IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 128,121

MY 2002 SILVERADO HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS KEPT VERY SPOTLESS AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED THEY ARE ABOUT TO BURST. HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THE MILES ARE THIS LOW , GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. MY BROTHER JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS 2003 SILVERADO. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GM. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WAS HOOKING UP TRAILER AND STARTED TO MOVE TOUCHED THE BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY INTO . ALL BRAKE LINES VERY RUSTY. BECAUSE OF RUST I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS,ALL 4 CALIPERS ALL 4 SHOCKS, ALWAYS PARKED IN GARAGE.THE TRUCK FRAME IS TOTAL RUST. THE RIMS HAD TO BE PAINTED BECAUSE OF RUST THE SPARE IS SOLID RUST. *TR

Mileage: 85,777

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK EARLY ONE MORNING. A SAAB WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGNED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES. ALL BRAKE LINES BLEW.. COST ME OVER $600.00 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. FAULTY BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF I DIDN'T SWERVE AROUND SAAB ! THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED... *TR

Mileage: 137,800

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF STEEL LINE. WHEN I TOOK TO GET REPAIRED THEY PUT TRUCK ON LIFT AND I SAW THAT STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HOLES OPENED UP IN LINES.THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 126,900

I STARTED MY TRUCK IN ORDER TO PUT IT AWAY IN THE GARAGE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID BELOW THE TRUCK. I ALSO SAW THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPAIR COSTS, AND WAS TOLD THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE OVER $1,000.00. I HAVE NEVER SEEN CORROSION LIKE THIS IN ANY VEHICLE THAT WAS LESS THAT 25 YEARS OLD. I HAVE RESTORED MANY VINTAGE CARS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A STEEL BRAKE LINE DUE TO CORROSION. I HAD MY TWO YOUNG GRANDSONS AND MY WIFE IN THIS TRUCK WITH ME LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, AND IF THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, IT IS LIKELY THAT WE ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THESE VEHICLES ARE TICKING TIME BOMBS, AND MUST BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROADS. I HAVE GARAGED THIS TRUCK SINCE I PURCHASED IT AS A NEW VEHICLE, AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP PER THE MANUFACTURER'S SCHEDULE. THE CORROSION ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO NEGLECT, BUT RATHER TO THE USE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. THIS IS AN URGENT ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED AND RECTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 86,638

ABS SENSORS FAULTY NO BRAKES,NEXT BRAKE PROBLEM ON 5-31-2011 BRAKE LINE ROTTED NO BRAKES,NEXT BRAKE PROBLEM 6-24-13 NO BRAKES AGAIN ABS SENSORS BROKE AGAIN,NEXT BRAKE PROBLEM,7-20-2013 ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED NEED TO BE REPLACED NO BRAKES AGAIN COST TO ME SO FAR ALMOST $2800.00. *TR

Mileage: 99,752

I WAS COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, I WAS SLOWING DOWN NORMALLY THEN BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. ABOUT HALF-WAY OF PEDAL TRAVEL, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE AND I COULD NOT STOP MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2002. I HAD TO SUDDENLY VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME THAT ALREADY HAD STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I THEN HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN, THEN AFTER THE TRUCK HAD SLOWED DOWN A LOT, I SHIFTED INTO PARK TO FORCE THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP THE TRUCK, I EXISTED THE TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE WHEELS AND SAW BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO FIX IT AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. HE ALSO INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES FOR THE OTHER THREE WHEELS AND RECOMMENDED ALL OF THEM GET REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY SILVERADO GMT800 TRUCKS FROM MODEL YEARS 1999 AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 251,100

WHILE BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER CHANGING REAR CALIPERS FOUND A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE ON THE FRAME BY THE FRONT TIRE. THE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FAILED. LUCKILY IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK (LUCKILY) .BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. ALL 4 BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS ARE RUSTED AND ALL MUST BE REPLACED. ALSO PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK EVEN THOUGH ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

CATASTROPHIC FRONT BRAKE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES, BUT REPAIRS INCLUDED BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS AND PADS DUE TO CORROSION OF SAID LINES AND CALIPER ASSEMBLIES. SHOP SAID THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR GM PRODUCTS REGARDLESS OF AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I BACKED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY PROCEEDED DOWN PUDDING STREET TO GET ON TACONIC PARKWAY WHILE DRIVE DOWN SINGLE LINE ROAD APPROACHED A CURVE GOING DOWN A GRADE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 40 MPH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR I PUT TRUCK IN LOW GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP USING PARKING BRAKE WHILE HOLDING RELEASE HANDLE TO BRING TO STOP AT BOTTOM OF GRADE. CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK BRAKE RUSTED THRU UNDER DRIVER ARE LOCATION ATTACHED TO FRAME RAIL. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKELINES RUSTED OUT, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKELINES. POWERPLANT COMPANY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES APPEARED TO BE DECAYING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH , HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE USED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE BACKED OUT WITHOUT LOOKING. I HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AND I HEARD A LITTLE POP AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HIT THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH STOPPED ME WHICH KEPT ME FROM HITTING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP WHEN NEEDED. AFTER LOCATING THE LEAK, I NOTICED ALL THE LINES WERE SO BADLY CORRODED, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL LINES TO GET THE RIGHT ONE. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP BECAUSE EACH LINE HAS TO BE BENT IN SPECIFIC SPOTS. WHY GM DOESN'T SELL PRE BENT LINES IS UNBELIEVABLE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE JOB COSTING ME @ $950 WHICH IS ABSURD. I COULD DO IT MYSELF IF I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ACTUAL PARTS NEEDED. I GUESS GM WILL STILL FIND A WAY TO GET MORE MONEY FROM YOU EVEN AFTER YOU BUY ONE OF THEIR OVER PRICED VEHICLES...! TERRIBLE SHAME.. *TR

Mileage: 175,563

CORRODED FUEL AND BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN PERFORATION OF METAL LINES AND FUEL AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

SERVER CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED A UNEXPECTED BRAKE LINE FAILURE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, NO WARNING LIGHTS WHERE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH TO LET YOU KNOW OF A POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE THAT WAS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 63,310

WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT HARDEES DRIVE THRU,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WALL TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTING THE TRUCK I FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH HAD RUSTED AND ONE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED ALL THE WAY THRU. I REPLACED THIS LINE WITH A CARBON COATED STEEL THAT COST ONLY $8.99. HOWEVER I DO FEEL PRETTY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE WERE HEADED UPON A MOUNTAIN GOING DEER HUNTING. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE COMIN OFF "HIGH KNOB" AND THIS LINE HAD BLOWN. I ALSO THINK GM IS VERY LUCKY THAT SOMEONE HASN'T GOTTEN SERIOUSY HURT OR KILLED YET BUT I THINK IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNLESS THEY RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH A BETTER GRADE OF STEEL OR A COATED STEEL TO PROTECT THEM FROM CORROSION. ALSO I READ SOME OF GM RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO REPLY TO THEM THAT ONCE A LINE IS BLOWN BEING FRONT OR BACK THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND ONCE THE FLUID IS GONE YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT THE PARK BRAKE, IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT IT DURING ALL THE PANIC OF PUMPIN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO GET A VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS REALLY IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 38,060

WAS UNDER THE TRUCK FEW DAYS AGO AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK IS SERIOUSLY CORRODED, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES, NOTICED THAT ALMOST ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON THE PICKUP ARE SERIOUSLY CORRODED AND A FEW UNDER THE CAB CONNECTING TO THE ABS MODULE ARE BEGINNING TO LEAK, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK TILL I HAVE THE TIME AND MONEY TO REPLACE THEM, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER FOR THEM FROM GM, HOWEVER CLASSIC TUBE INDUSTRIES MAKES A STAINLESS STEEL SET THAT I WILL BE PURCHASING WHEN THE FUNDS ALLOW, TILL THAT HAPPENS THE PICKUP WILL NOT LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY AS IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, OTHER THEN THE BRAKE LINES I ALSO FOUND THE ENTIRE CHASSIS TO BE RUSTED BADLY FOR A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE!! *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS REPLACING LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER AND STARTED TO BLEED THE BRAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE KEPT GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. I FOUND OUT IT WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE LINES THAT GO TO THE ABS CONTROLLER. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING BRAKE LINES THEY ARE ALL RUSTED BAD,I HAVE OWN THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW CANT BELIEVE I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON IT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 166,678

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET IN PHILADELPHIA, WHEN A COUPLE OF CHILDREN STARTED TO CROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CHILDREN AND NARROWLY MISSED THEM AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY INDICATED THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD DETERIORATED AND RUSTED THRU. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE DRIVER WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERD THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD.THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM VACATION THANKFULLY I STOPPED TO USE THE RESTROOM. WHEN I LEFT THE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY STOPPED. SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD SAW A BURST BRAKELINE ABOVE THE LEFT WHEEL. I WAS OUT OF STATE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. NOTICED ALL THE BRAKE LINES BADLY RUSTED AND OPTED TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM AT A COST OF $1100. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I HAD JUST EXITED AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF THE FIRST INCIDENT. CAN REPORT IF NECESSARY. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012, AFTER A STOP AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PROCEEDED ACROSS THE STREET AND STOPPED AGAIN AT MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY TO PICK UP THEIR MAIL. UPON CLIMBING THE HILL OF THEIR DRIVEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP IN FRONT OF THEIR GARAGE WHEN MY BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK BEFORE HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR. I HAD MY MECHANIC TOW THE TRUCK TO HIS SHOP AND HE SAID IT WOULD COST A "COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS" BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO LIFT THE CAB OFF THE FRAME TO REPLACE THE LINES. LAST YEAR, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE CALIPER, ROTORS, PADS, PARKING BRAKE PADS AND BACKING PLATE AND ALL OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES WHICH WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. I HAVE LESS THAN 33000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. THE TOTAL COST OF THOSE REPAIRS WAS 2800. ADD THE 2000 OR SO FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT COMES TO ALMOST 5000. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE SOME RELIEF FROM GM DUE TO THE UNUSUAL WEAR AND CORROSION AND THE LOW MILEAGE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

SLOWING DOWN TO PARK, PUSHED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BARELY STOPPED BEFORE PINNING SOMEONE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER TRUCK. REAR BRAKE LINE BURST BELOW DRIVER SEAT, BRAKE FLUID PUDDLE UNDER TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, ALL 4 BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME TOTALLY RUSTED, ABOUT TO BURST. NEED TO REPLACE ALL LINES ON WHOLE TRUCK. ON THE FLATBED TOWTRUCK, NOTICED THE DRIVER REAR LEAF SPRING WHERE IT WRAPS AROUND THE BUSHING WAS MISSING THE TOP HALF. THIS IS WHERE FORCE IS TRANSMITTED FROM AXLE TO FRAME (BACK IS A HANGER / PIVOT). THE WHOLE REAR AXLE COULD HAVE TORN OFF. NOTICED WHERE IT HAD CRACKED AND HAD RUSTED 1/2 THROUGH BEFORE FALLING OFF, LIKELY SOMETIME RECENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

BOTH BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVE SIDE RUPTURED/LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WIGGLED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE ERRONEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, INCREASING THE BRAKING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I FOUND THE MAIN BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR AXLE HAD BLOWN. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND EVERY ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMING OFF OF THE ABS BLOCK TO BE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED/RUSTED. EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT RUSTED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DIFFERENCE IN THE METAL USED AT THE TIME. ALSO SHOULD BE NOTED, THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS NOT COMPLETELY DRAINED WHEN THE LINE BLEW. *TR

Mileage: 56,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND A BRAKE HOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EACH TIME. THE BRAKE HOSE AND BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 07/13/12*LJ UPDATED 07/1912

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, THE PEDDLE WENT DOWN AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME, WHILE TURNING LEFT AND GOING SLOWER THAN 10 MPH. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR "SALT BELT" STATES. TENNESSEE IS NOT CONSIDERED ONE, EVEN THOUGH THE ROADS ARE SALTED SEVERAL TIMES PER WINTER SEASON. *TR

Mileage: 110,000