2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Service Brakes Problems

WHILE ROUTINELY DRIVING MY 03 CHEV SILVERADO TRUCK, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHICH HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. AS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, I HAVE EXCELLENT DRIVING SKILLS WHICH HELPED ME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED!

Mileage: 210,515

BRAKE LINES, GAS LINE, TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES ALL RUSTED/CORRODED BEGINNING AT UNDER 50,000 MILES. * HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS AS THE BRAKE LINES BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS DECELERATING IN AN ATTEMPT TO COME TO A STOP..PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I CONTINUED ON (FOOT OFF THE GAS) UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH ON IT'S OWN, SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR & WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND GET TOWED. * SHORTLY AFTER BRAKE LINE INCIDENT, THE SAME THING WITH THE GAS LINE, RUSTED/CORRODED AND LEAKED GASOLINE WHEN IGNITION WAS ON AND PUMP WAS RUNNING... TOWED * A FEW ,MONTHS LATER, I WAS PARKING THE TRUCK AND FLUID STARTED SPEWING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK - AFTER CLOSE EXAMINATION I DETERMINED IT WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE LINES HAD RUSTED/CORRODED - AGAIN,TOWED. * REAR BUMPER ROTTED OUT COMPLETELY BEFORE HITTING 35,000 MILES- I HAD IT REPLACED, NOW THE WHEELS AND SIDE QUARTER PANELS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ARE ALSO ROTTING OUT. * CURRENTLY THE DASH LIGHTS/PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY BEGIN TO FLASH - THE WHOLE DASH GOES BLANK, LIGHTS OFF, THEN THEY COME BACK ON, WHILE DRIVING! **MY MECHANIC RECENTLY TOLD ME AFTER STATE INSPECTION, THAT THE FRAME IS THE NEXT THING TO GO, IT IS RUSTING OUT MORE THAN EXPECTED FOR A VEHICLE OF IT'S AGE/LOW MILEAGE. PERSONALLY, I FEEL THAT INFERIOR PRODUCTS WERE USED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT WITH TWICE THE MILEAGE AND 6 YEARS OLDER WITH BARELY ANY RUST/ROT/CORROSION.

FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPILLED BRAKE FLUID WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. HAD FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED. SIX MONTHS OR SO LATER, REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPILLED BRAKE FLUID WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. HAD REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ABS IS NOW CONTAMINATED AND IS CAUSING STOP TIME DELAY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. ALMOST CRASHED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY HEART DROPPED TO MY STOMACH. DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH RUST FREE COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 129,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE.

Mileage: 191,830

THE FRONT TO REAR BRAKES CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY BLEW OUT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 174,000

ON OCTOBER 22,2015 WHILE DRIVEING ON INTERSTATE 75 THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND RESULTING IN A NEAR DISASTEROUS SITUATION.RESULTS $751.81 REPAIR COST PLUS TOW. THEN ONE WEEK LATER,OCTOBER 29 2015 AT WILMINGTON PIKE AND INERTSTATE 675 RED LIGHT MY BRAKE LINES BURST AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A WRECK. REPAIR COST $870.17 .I WAS NOT NOTEAFIDE OF ANY RECALL. SO BE FAIR WARNING IF I HAD KNOWN OR BEEN I WOULD HAVE FIXED IT

Mileage: 154,457

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE OVER THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN HE NEEDED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A VEHICLE WHO TURNED ON UP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BLEW. PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT. HE BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION AND HAD TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY CHURCH PARKING LOT. NOW WE ARE OUT THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THE RUST ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT IN ALL OF THE OTHERS, IS THE SAME HERE THAT LED TO THIS. THOUGH IT HAS HIGH MILEAGE, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AS IT IS A REGENCY EDITION SILVERADO.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKE LINE BURST AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AT ONLY 15 MPH I HAD SOME STOPPING POWER BY PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL AND GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. THANKFULLY, I HAVE A VERY LONG DRIVEWAY AND WAS STILL ON MY PROPERTY. I WAS PULLING A HEAVY TRAILER AND DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH TRAFFIC AND AT A GREATER SPEED. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED THEY WERE ALL BADLY CORRODED. I AM HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TOMORROW. I SEE NO RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE SINCE READ ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM 66 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE MANY YEARS AGO ON A 1963 PLYMOUTH WITH VERY HIGH MILEAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 50 THOUSAND MILES. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE CONDITION OF THESE BRAKE LINES. WITHOUT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE LINES I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 50,231

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT AND ALL FOUR BRAKES FAILED. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TESTING THE BRAKES, I FOUND THERE WAS A LITTLE BRAKING CAPABILITY, BUT VERY LITTLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYS OUT THE LINE BELOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RISK. THANK GOODNESS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY! THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE IN OHIO. *TR

Mileage: 173,230

MY WIFE AND I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND AS WE STARTED TO MOVE I TRIED TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. I RETURNED TO MY DRIVEWAY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CHECKED AND FOUND THAT I HAD NO BRAKE FLUID. I GOT UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND ONE HAD A SEVERE LEAK. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR INCIDENTS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN CRASHES. I HAVE TALKED WITH A CHEVROLET REP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM THEY DO NOT PLAN A RECALL. SOMEONE EVIDENTLY HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

ON JANUARY 20, 2015, THE BRAKES ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAILED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MAKE A NORMAL TURN, ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT NO CARS WERE COMING THE OTHER WAY & I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY UNTIL I CAME TO A SAFE STOP. I NOTICED A TRAIL OF LIQUID ON THE GROUND & ALSO DRIPPING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK. THE LIQUID COMING FROM THE TRUCK WAS BRAKE FLUID. A LATER CHECK PROVED THE BAKE FLUID WELL WAS EMPTY. OBVIOUSLY THE BRAKE FLUID THAT WAS IN THE RESERVOIR WAS NOW ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. WELL IT WAS OPERABLE, IT WAS ALL GOOD TO GO. STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS ANOTHER MATTER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (LIKE INTERSTATE 95) WHERE SOME REAL DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED OR PERHAPS WORSE DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WERE REPLACED USING A KIT FROM CHEVROLET AT A COST OF $2330.00. *TR

Mileage: 79,852

WAS DRIVING AROUND 35MPH AND STARTED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT THE UPCOMING LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AND LUCKILY THE LIGHT WAS GREEN. LIMPED DOWN THE STREET TO A PEP BOYS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR MAIN LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. LIMPED IT A FEW MILES USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED ~$1500 TO REPLACE THE RUSTED OUT LINES FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR AXLE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 95 MY BRAKE LINE BROKE. IT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS. I HAD TO SWERVE ACROSS TRAFFIC AND DRIVE ON THE GRASS SHOULDER TO COME TO A STOP. VERY VERY SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 155,558

WHILE MOVING FORWARD IN LINE AT A DRIVE THROUGH MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WHEN STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD BARELY STOP MY TRUCK. BY THE TIME I RETURNED HOME I HAD TO BRAKE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO WOULD NOT FIX MY BRAKES FOR UNDER $4000 DOLLARS DUE TO LIABILITY REASONS. APPARENTLY THE "STAINLESS STEEL" HARD LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD ALL RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FAR AWAY FROM HOME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE COMING TO A STOP SIGN. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. THERE WAS ALSO NO OTHER VEHICLES AT STOP SIGN OR AT CROSS STREET. WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AT THE SHOP IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE AT THE ABS MODULE NEAR THE DRIVER DOOR OF ALL 6 REAR BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED THROUGH. THE SHOP NOTED THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT OF THE CHEVY SILVERADOS. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN COLD CLIMATES WHERE SALT AND SNOW ACCUMULATES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT. ALL 6 BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *JS

Mileage: 93,185

LOST BRAKES WHILE UNDERWAY - WAS ABLE TO NURSE VEHICLE BACK HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GEARING DOWN. EXAMINATION OF BRAKE LINES REVEALED A SMALL HOLE HAD RUSTED THRU ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES !! HAVING TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR . I HOPE GM WILL FOOT MOST OF THE BILL. THANKS , [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TOWN AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR INFRONT OF ME BUT HIT HER PASSENGER SIDE REAR. SHE IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE TRUCK FROM PARK, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR! PUMPING THE BRAKES DID NO GOOD. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING DOWN FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF THE ABS MODULES HAD SPRUNG A LEAK AT THE POINT WHERE IT BENDS OVER THE TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, AN ACCIDENT IS LIKELY, AS THERE WAS NO BRAKE, DESPITE THE DUAL MASTER CYLINDER! ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE OEM FACTORY FORMED BENDS ARE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE ACTUALLY AT THE POINT OF CRUMBLING IN PLACES. TO COUNTER ANY CLAIMS ABOUT SEVERE CORROSION ENVIRONMENT CAUSING THE PROBLEM, CONTRAST THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FUEL LINES ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAVE NO TO VERY MINIMAL CORROSION. I ALSO OWN ANOTHER 2003 GM VEHICLE WITH FAR MORE MILES, AND IT ALSO HAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. I HAVE OWNED BOTH THESE VEHICLES FROM NEW, AND THE SILVERADO HAS LESS MILES, AND LESS WINTER SALT EXPOSURE THAN THE OTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO OWNED OTHER VEHICLES FOR MANY MORE YEARS AND MILES THAN THIS SILVERADO, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THE HORRIBLE CRUMBLING OF THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL USED ON THE SILVERADO. PLEASE NHTSA, TAKE SOME ACTION ON THIS OBVIOUSLY SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER MATERIALS! *TR

Mileage: 84,900

BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECH TESTED MY BRAKES & THE BRAKE LINES BURST. AFTER INSPECTION, RUSTED BRAKE LINES, UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, ALL BURST. CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE COST TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 77,051

I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO TURN RIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKES ONLY IF I WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BROUGHT TRUCK TO BRAKE SHOP AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER MY TIRE . *TR

Mileage: 62,300

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 SILVERADO WHEN SHE WAS APPROACHING A BEND IN THE ROAD. SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES, SHE ENDED UP GOING OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND APPLIED THE EBRAKE. A TOW SERVICE WAS CALLED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THE SHOP HAD DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT ON A TRUCK WITH NO RUST, THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE THE FIRST THING TO RUST OUT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE CITY FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PUSHED BRAKE TO STOP FOR VEHICLES CHANGING LANES AHEAD. BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD PRESSURE BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NEARLY NO PRESSURE AND NO BRAKING EFFECT AT ALL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND NO WARNING LIGHT SIGNALING AN ISSUE. SWERVED INTO THE LEFT BERM TO AVOID HITTING CARS AHEAD. TRAVELED 20 PLUS CAR LENGTHS WHILE DROPPING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO LOWEST GEAR AND PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL TO NO AFFECT. FORCED TRUCK AGAINST BARRIER WALL TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS TRUCK STOPPED. A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS DUMPED BELOW RT REAR WHEEL AND LEAKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO. THE DUAL CIRCUIT SYSTEM PROVIDED NO PARTIAL BRAKING EFFECT AT ALL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND DISCOVERED A STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST FROM CORROSION AND ALL BRAKE LINES SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, IS DRIVEN EVERYDAY AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DEC 2002. *TR

Mileage: 265,890

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKE THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR SCARING ME HAVE TO DEATH.THANK GOD IHAD JUST STARTED UP A HILL AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOP BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 67,567

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A READ LIGHT, I DEPRESSED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME NOT TO STOP AND RUNNING A READ LIGHT. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HIT OR BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND LATER WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT MY BREAK LINES RUSTED THROUGH NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS KIND OF DEFECT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? *TR

Mileage: 110,000

LOST BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT LOST ALL BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH INTO MY GARAGE! BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED VERY BADLY. THIS IS A SPARE VEHICLE AND IS USUALLY ONLY USED IN THE SUMMER OR FOR QUICK TRIPS TO TOWN. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SUSPECT IN MANY PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 79,713

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE LINE LET GO AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

I WAS BACKING MY BOAT DOWN THE BOAT RAMP WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARKED THE TRUCK AND SEEN A PUDDLE UNDER DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE AREA. DROVE HOME SLOWLY ON BACK ROADS AND PULLED IT INTO MY GARAGE TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. FOUND THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED ABOVE THE FRAME JUST BEFORE IT TURNS TO COME DOWN TO THE BLOCK THAT CONNECTS TO THE RUBBER LINE. I SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION OF BRAKE LINE, BLED THE BRAKES AND OK AGAIN. WELCOME TO WI *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

BRAKES GAVE OUT , COULD NOT HARDLY STOP THE VEHICLE , COME TO FIND OUT AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH THE YEARS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003 THE ( NHTSA ) IS INVESTIGATING AND HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I CALLED TO SEE IF GM HAD A RECALL ON THE THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT. THE GM CUSTOMER ASSIST DEPARTMENT GAVE A CASE NUMBER. REASON CORROSION ON SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES. *JS

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2003 SILVERADO FROM WORK AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES FOR A CAR THAT HAD CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRIEFLY THEY CAUGHT AS NORMAL, BUT THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS TOO LATE FOR ANY WARNING AS IT HAPPENED WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH ALTHOUGH NARROWLY. THERE HAD BEEN NO SIGNS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THE INCIDENT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE BRAKE LINES HAD GIVEN WAY. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. BRAKE LINES SHOULDN'T SIMPLY RUST AND GIVE WAY. THE LINES SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY GM AND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL MADE. MY CASE IS NOT THE ONLY CASE THAT HAS HAPPENED AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS AND MESSAGE BOARDS FILLED WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I AM A VERY LOYAL GM CUSTOMER, BUT GM OWES IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND VERY WELL COULD LEAD TO DEATH AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY IF HAPPENING AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

ON JULY 18, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK. I NOTICE THAT THE FOUR BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR WERE ALL RUSTED AND ONE BROKE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I POINTED THIS PROBLEM OUT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY (2 OR 3 YEARS OLD) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOWING RUST AFTER A YEAR OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 109,500

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH A RACE CAR, THE TRUCK STARTED GRINDING DOWN WITH A KNOCKING NOISE..UNATTACHED TRAILER FROM TRUCK AND BROUGHT HOME...REAR-END COVER HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED OUT ALL THE FLUID...WHILE CHANGING THAT NOTICED THAT THE BREAK LINE UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD RUSTED IN TWO( THE BRAKE LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THIS COVER LOOKED GOOD IT WAS ONLY UNDERNEATH THE COVER) BUT UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE STARTING TO CORRODE... THERE ARE 3 SILVERADO IN MY FAMILY TWO 2003 AND A 2002. IN 2 DIFFERENT STATES( ONE OF THEM TRAVELS THROUGH THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN KENTUCKY (BLACK MOUNTAIN). WHEN TOLD THE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM THEY INSPECTED THERE VEHICLES AND SURE ENOUGH ALL OF THEM HAVE CORRODED AND BREAKING BRAKE LINES...HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR GOD WARNING US WITH THE GRINDING NOISES...WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO NOT ONLY ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVING BUT WHOMEVER WAS RIDING WITH THEM!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 84,997

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE I LOST BRAKING ACTION. THE LINE SERVICING THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED/CORRODED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE AND RESULTED IN NO BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 76,777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS REPEATEDLY APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING. I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR, THE DASH WARNINGS CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE HAPPENED. I CHECKED THE FLUID, IT WAS LOW, BUT IN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH. THE LEFT REAR UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COVERED AND DRIPPING WITH BRAKE FLUID, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE BREAKLINES ARE CORRODED THROUGH. SCHEDULED WITH A MECHANIC LATER THIS PM FOR A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL BRAKES FAILED. 3 BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO BEING RUSTED OUT @~$1700. 11 MONTHS LATER SECOND FAILURE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, AGAIN NO WARNINGS UNTIL BRAKES FAILED, ~$350 REPAIR FOR ADDITIONAL BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. 10 MONTHS LATER, SUDDEN TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NO WARNINGS UNTIL AFTER BRAKE FAILURE. ~$180 REPAIR FOR YET ANOTHER SECTION OF BRAKE LINES AND VERY CLOSE ACCIDENT. IN ALL 3 CASES THIS WAS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR ABILITY TO SLOW LET ALONE STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON TRUCK. NOTICED STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED, GIVEN THE CARE THIS TRUCK HAS RECEIVED. WHILE NOW 11 YEARS OLD, THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF CORROSION OR RUST. BUT THE BRAKE LINES ALONE ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEAR FAILURE WITH SUBSTANTIAL SCALING, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/INFERIOR MATERIALS, AND IT WILL BE EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME, AS DEALERS ARE QUOTING $1000 PLUS PARTS TO REPLACE ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE NOTICED BEFORE AN ACTUAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND AN ACCIDENT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, PUMPING WILL NOT HELP, AND NO WARNING UNTIL PEDAL REACHES THE FLOOR. SERVICE CENTER SAYS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 87,458

GOING 49MPH, THEN TURNED ON LEFT TURN, SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT, WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TOWNSEND BROS . CHEVROLET. MILES IN 64,143.0 ESTIMATE CHARGES ONLY $48.93 VERIFIED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED BRAKE LINES. REC.REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES FROM END TO END. COST TO REPLACE,$789.94..... ESTIMATE TOTAL TO BE, ,$1,442.99 WITH EXTRAS I DID WANT. ONLY WILLING TO PAY FOR FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT FOR $60.00... *TR

Mileage: 64,143

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD 3 BRAKE LINE FAILURES RESULTING IN NO ABILITY TO USE THE BRAKES. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 10, 2014 WHILE DRIVING IN A SUBURBAN AREA. LUCKILY, IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING WITH NO TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT (10567344) AFTER MY LAST FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2013. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

Mileage: 92,615

ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES IN FRONT OF THE ABS MODULE BURST DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS TO WARN OF BRAKE FLUID LOSS. .EA11001. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

BRAKE LINES FUEL LINES AND TRANS LINES ALL RUSTED OUT THE TRUCK IS RUST FREE BODY AND FRAME THE LINES ARE FAULTY AS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. *JS

Mileage: 118,200

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY DRIVING ON SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED. REPAIRS MADE $1,800+. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD ONE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAIL FOUND AT TIME OF REPAIRS THE OTHER WAS STARTING TO LEAK HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LINES. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. ONE WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR. FRAME HAS BEEN RUSTY SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63000 MILES. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR AN EXIT, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED, AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

I GOT OFF INTERSTATE HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AT LIGHT WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES IT MADE A NOISE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR HAD TO RUN A STOP LIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BAD THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED WHICH I HAD IT REPLACED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND IT DINGS. *TR

Mileage: 179,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON US19 IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL, WHEN TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND I LOST ALL BRAKES HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ALMOST GOT INTO A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, COULD NOT CHANGE THE GEARS, EVERYTHING JUST FROZE. WE JUST MOVED FROM CONNECTICUT A YEAR AGO. NOW THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING, RPM, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING AT ALL, IT JUST STATES ON 0, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN ABOUT 2 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 181,433

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK ARE SO RUSTED SO ARE THE FUEL LINES I'M SURPRISED EVEN STOPS OR THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVEN'T BURST YET I HAVE ABS LIGHT ON AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO RUSTED AND NOW HAVE A SHORT SOMEWHERE SO ANYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND IT STARTS DINGING AND WARNING LIGHTS FLASHES SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM... THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE RUSTED LIKE IT DOES THIS VEHICLE IS WASHED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT IS IN IMMACULATE SHAPE. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

ON THE LISTED DATE, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A CURVE WHEN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MY GREATEST CONCERN HOWEVER, IS THE POST ACCIDENT RESEARCH I CONDUCTED ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO REPORTED TO GM THAT THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK AS MINE HAD BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT PREMATURELY REACHED FAILURE. SPECIFICALLY, THEY RUSTED PREMATURELY CAUSING MY BRAKE SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN A DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL POSITION. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE LINES, EACH OF THE 5 LINES IN THE SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME RUST ISSUES AND NEEDED TO ALL BE REPLACED. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO REPLACE MY BRAKE SYSTEM VIA RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 67,200

WHILE BACKING MY TRUCK OUT OF MY HOME DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED AN ALERT TO "SERVICE BRAKES SOON". I HAD ALMOST NO RESPONSE AT FROM THE BRAKES; FORTUNATELY THE STREET WAS LEVEL SO I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY COAST TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A SMALL POOL APPROXIMATELY A FOOT IN DIAMETER OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY SURFACE JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, ALONG WITH A TRAIL THAT LEAD BACK TO THE STREET. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE LINES AT THE FRAME WHERE IT MAKES THE BEND UPWARD AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CAB. CLOSER INSPECTION WITH A FLASHLIGHT REVEALED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE OR MORE OF THEM APPEARS TO HAVE BURST WHERE THE LINES GO OVER THE FRAME RAIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED (60K MILES) IN FLORIDA IN 2006, MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE (SEATTLE AREA) IN 2008, AND THEN MOVED AGAIN TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN LATE 2009. IT HAS HAD MINIMAL EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT, ICE OR SNOW CONDITIONS IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR

Mileage: 104,520

WHILE DRIVING DOWN RTE. 188 IN SEYMOUR, CT (STEEP DECLINE) A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT ON ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY FIRMLY. AS THE TRUCK SLOWED, THE PEDAL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY (AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY RARE) THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN EITHER DIRECTION, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVENT. IT WAS ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY GOOD LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE FROM THAT POINT. *TR

Mileage: 105,230

I WAS STOPPED ON BOAT RAMP AND STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT LAUNCH BOAT AND TRUCK INTO RIVER AT THE SAME TIME. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW.THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR . CHEVY SAYS YOU DON'T LOSE COMPLETE BRAKING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CEO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO HIM. THIS PROBLEM WILL MAKE ME SELL THIS TRUCK .I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN ..I HOPE THE NHTSB WILL MAKE CHEVY EITHER ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OR FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE EITHER GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

2 PROBLEMS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE 6.0L EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN. CAUSING EMISSIONS CODES TO SET AND EXHAUST GASES INTO CAB. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1999 TO 2007 V8 ENGINES. GM SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY TO HOOK UP A SMALL TRAILER WHEN I FELT AND HEARD A SMALL POP AND THE BREAK PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED ON DASH PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

HAD STOPPED TO PUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE SCHOOL BUS. AFTER THE BUS LEFT WENT TO PUT TRUCK IN GEAR PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARKED IT TILL I GOT HOME AND LOOKED MAIN REAR LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

FRONT PASSANGER SIDE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED WHILE IN A TIM HORTONS DRIVE THRU, THANKFULLY NOT MOVING WHEN BRAKE PEDLE SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE LINE WAS REPLACED 1.5 YEARS AGO DUE TO RUSTING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE HARD ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A VEHICLE, MY REAR BRAKE LINE BURST, AND I LOST ALL BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. NOW I HAVE A $400.00 BILL TO REPLACE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER RUSTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS. LUCKILY FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IT WAS A LATE SATURDAY EVENING DURING A BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA SUMMER. I WAS DRIVING ON ULMERTON RD WHICH IS A 4 LANE RD IN PINELLAS COUNTY. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES PRETTY SOFTLY AS THE LIGHT WAS SOME DISTANCE AWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON THE DASH STARTED GOING OFF. I REALIZED I HAVE NO BRAKES. I START TO PANIC AND THEN DECIDE I BETTER TRY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS I DO NOT WANT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT AND GET INTO A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. I MUST EMPHASIZE THE ANGER I FELT AT THIS MOMENT AS MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THIS TRUCK AND THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS RATHER DIFFICULT TO USE IN THE FIRST PLACE IN THIS TRUCK AS IT IS UP AND TO THE LEFT A GOOD WAYS. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN PULLING THE RELEASE WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TASK TO DO. MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO RUSTED THEY EXPLODED DOING 45 MPH. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW BY MY FATHER AND WAS GIVEN TO ME WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HE HAD FREE CAR WASHES AT THE DEALERSHIP HE BOUGHT IT FROM AND HAD THE TRUCK WASHED CONSTANTLY. I AM FURIOUS THAT THIS $30,000+ VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTING ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. IN MY OPINION GM SOLD US A LEMON. THEY CHOSE TO PUT PROFIT BEFORE THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR AS THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR DAILY DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY OF ANY INNOCENT PEOPLE IN HER WAY. THIS REPORT IS BEING REPORTED 2 YEARS AFTER THE INCIDENT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THIS SITE EXISTED AND I JUST SAW THE SAME COMPLAINT ON A FORUM WHICH MENTIONED THIS SITE. *TR

Mileage: 73,025

WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MONDAY MORNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO THE HOUSE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE HOUSE. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH STEEP AND WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND HAVE TO DRIVE THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO WORK, THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THERE. IT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING, A FEW PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY PICKUPS. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE A BAD DESIGN, I LIVE IN PA. WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ARE SUBJECT TO SALT THEY SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL. I'M SURE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN PRODUCE A VEHICLE WITH STAINLESS EXHAUST THAT LASTS AS LONG AS THE TRUCK BUT STILL ASSEMBLE VEHICLE WITH STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT RUST THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. THERE ARE BETTER MATERIALS TO MAKE BRAKE LINES FROM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE FORCED TO USE THEM. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

BRAKELINE RUSTED OUT AND COMPLETE BRAKE LINE AND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN IF NOT REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MAIN HARD LINE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK IN SYSTEM RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED. THOUGHT CHEVY WAS BUILT " SOLID AS A ROCK" THEY SHOULD HAVE WENT WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES INSTEAD OF THE CHEAP STEEL BRAKE LINES THEY USED. CUT COST SOMEWHERE ELSE, DON'T PLAY WITH THE LIVES OF GOOD PAYING CONSUMERS. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS 2003 SILVERADO, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTING TO ACT UP WITH ONLY 67000 MILES ON TRUCK THINKING ABOUT TRADING FOR FORD OR TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 67,305

I WAS DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 70MPH WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE NOT THERE OR JUST VERY WEAK SO I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SEEN THAT THE BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I WAS IN A PARKED POSITION. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A ALARM BELL CAME ON. MESSAGE ON DASH SAID HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM LOOKED AT. I PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND ALL OF THEM NEED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW SIX OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM. TRUCKS FOR 2003 YEAR. I THINK THEIR NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THOSE YEARS TRUCKS! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT 3500 4WD CREW CAB WE WERE ON THE WAY TO GO ON A ROAD TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER HOOKED UP TO THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND IT WAS NO BRAKES LEFT. IT WAS NO WARNING BEFORE AND IT WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL ON THE TRUCK. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND LEFT FRONT WAS BROKEN. WE REPLACED ALL THE LINES ON THE TRUCK BEFORE WE COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN.TOTAL COST $ 665 IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I PROBABLY HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.THIS TIME WE WERE LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 69,057

WENT TO STORE AND CAME OUT . GOT INTO TRUCK AND STARTED IT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR . DROVE 2 MILES TO HOME ON BACK ROAD USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW GEAR TO BRAKE. EXAMINED UNDER TRUCK AT HOME AND FOUND DRIVER"S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING FLUID. EXAMINED ALL LINES AND THEY ALSO LOOK AS IF THEY WILL FAIL ANY TIME DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION IN ALL FOR BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 60,653

HAD SLOWLY COME TO A STOP THEN POP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. STEEL BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED DUE TO RUST THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE CHANGING MY OIL I NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE FLUID LINES RUNNING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE UNDER THE TRUCK (ALONG TO FRAME RAIL). I BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR PRE-BEND REPLACEMENTS AND FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND EXACT REPLACEMENT BRAKE FLUID LINES. IT APPEARS THAT PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THEM WITH STRAIGHT STOCK BRAKE LINES AND GETTING THE CORRECT SHAPE AND LENGTH IS DIFFICULT. THESE THINGS APPEAR TO BE HARD TO REPLACE. I WANT TO REPLACE THESE TO ENSURE THE TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT EVEN GM DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE A DIRECT REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 81,524

MY TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR 4 YEARS AFTER BEING IN VIRGINIA SINCE NEW. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH THE BRAKE ACTION LIGHT GOING OFF. INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE BRAKE LINE SEVERELY CORRODED ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WHEN I TRIED TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND .AFTER I PUMPED THE BRAKE THE LIGHT CAME ON I WAS DRIVING SLOW AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO SLOW DOWNSHIFTING AND STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 112,522

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO HEAR BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TRYING TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BECAUSE NO VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND $1000 REPAIR BILL FOR NEW BRAKE LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER. ALL LINES WERE BRITTLE AND CORRODED. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

DUE TO A SUDDEN BURSTING OF THE BRAKE LINES, 3 OF THE 5 LINES IN THE CLUSTER BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE MASTER CYLINDER EMPTIED OUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HAVE NO BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY DAUGHTER AND HER THREE CHILDREN WERE DRIVING IN A BUSY WASHINGTON, DC SUBURB. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT! VERY DANGEROUS! AFTER INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS INSIDE THE PLASTIC RETAINER CLIPS THAT HOLD THEM TO THE FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

I ENTERED MY 2003 MODEL YEAR CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK ON APRIL 19, 2013 AT MY RESIDENCE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND NO BRAKE STOPPING ACTION WAS APPARENT. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT I ROUTINELY APPLY THE MANUAL PARKING BRAKE WHEN I PARK THE TRUCK, SO IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES SEVERELY MALFUNCTIONED THE TRUCK WAS PREVENTED FROM MOVING FORWARD AS THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DRIVE. I PLACED THE TRUCK BACK INTO PARK AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER MY VEHICLE BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I WAS PARKED FACING A DOWNWARD ANGLE WHEN I EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. AND HAD I NOT EMPLOYED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ADVANCE THERE SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AFTER MY ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER MY TRUCK BRAKES PROVED FUTILE, I DISCOVERED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND DIRECTLY UNDER MY DRIVER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE TWO (2) BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE TRUCK'S MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE HAD A NUMBER OF RUST DETERIORATION HOLES IN THE STEEL LINES RENDERING THE TRUCK UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 36,095 MILES ON IT . I CAN NOT COMPREHEND HOW THIS "LATENT DEFECT" IN THE 2003 YEAR CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS BRAKE SYSTEMS COULD GO UNRECOGNIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND A RECALL NOT INITIATED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION NOT TAKEN. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL IS WARRANTED AND ADEQUATE REPAIR COMPENSATION TO ME IN PARTICULAR IS CERTAINLY JUSTIFIED, ALONG WITH ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME "LATENT DEFECT". THE MANUFACTURER MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PROVIDE ME COMPENSATION. *TR

Mileage: 36,095

VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKELINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD HOLES IN THEM. MECHANIC REPLACED ALL BRAKELINES, LINES WERE ALL IN VERY POOR SHAPE. (RUSTED) *TR

Mileage: 72,500

MID AUGUST 2012 APPROXIMATELY 5 PM AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES AND ROADS WERE DRY. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 83 SOUTHBOUND NEAR HARRISBURG PA AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE (BRAKE) PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST SAFE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UTILIZE WHAT BRAKE POWER I HAD LEFT WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO USE THE ENGINE TO ASSIST IS SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN APPROXIMATELY 2/10 OF A MILE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED THUS RELEASING BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING BRAKE LOSS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE RUPTURED LINE HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT ALL THE LINES BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD (BY THE SERVICE MANAGER) THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IS FROM THE TREATMENTS USED ON HIGHWAYS FOR WINTER DRIVING. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE IS REPLACING BRAKE LINES ON AT LEAST 3 TRUCKS A MONTH. I SPOKE TO OTHER GARAGES IN THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA. THOSE GARAGES CONFIRMED THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 13,600

MID AUGUST 2012 APPROXIMATELY 5 PM AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES AND ROADS WERE DRY. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 83 SOUTHBOUND NEAR HARRISBURG PA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE (BRAKE) PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST SAFE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UTILIZE WHAT BRAKE POWER I HAD LEFT WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO USE THE ENGINE TO ASSIST IS SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. WHILE USING THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN APPROXIMATELY 2/10 OF A MILE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED THUS RELEASING BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING BRAKE LOSS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE RUPTURED LINE HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT ALL THE LINES BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD (BY THE SERVICE MANAGER) THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IS FROM THE TREATMENTS USED ON HIGHWAYS FOR WINTER DRIVING. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE IS REPLACING BRAKE LINES ON AT LEAST 3 TRUCKS A MONTH. I SPOKE TO OTHER GARAGES IN THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA. THOSE GARAGES CONFIRMED THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE INSPECTING FLUID LEVELS, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. I CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE LINES TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, THEY TOO WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. WHILE DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH I DISCOVERED MANY OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SO NOW I HAD A DECISION TO MAKE, CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK UNTIL THERE WAS A FAILURE OR ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS, INCURRING AN EXPENSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF GM HAD INSTALLED BETTER QUALITY LINES. TRUCK IS NOW AT A LOCAL GM DEALER BEING REPAIRED. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT !!!! *TR

Mileage: 133,000

HOOKED UP A TRAILER AND HEADED OUT THE DRIVEWAY. WENT TO BRAKE AT DRIVEWAY/ROAD INTERSECTION, PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKE FURIOUSLY TILL PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THERE WAS NO BRAKING. I SWITCHED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, STEERED TO THE CURB AND SHUT OFF THE KEY. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED ALL BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND ONE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FLUID HAD BLED OUT. ALL LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS $985.80. *TR

Mileage: 61,430

APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, LOST COMPLETE BRAKE PRESSURE TO LATER FIND STEEL BRAKE LINE ALONG DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL HAD BURST AND IT WAS NOT THAT CORRODED. I WOULD HAVE HATED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS OCCURS AT A HIGHER SPEED OR EVEN WORSE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. VEHICLE WENT FROM FULL BRAKES TO AN ALMOST TOTAL LOSS. EVEN THOUGH BRAKES STILL FUNCTION, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 139,520

WHILE SLOWING DOWN JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE WARNING LIGHT/SIGNAL CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID WAS SEEN BELOW AND TO THE FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED (IDLE) TO A SAFE LOCATION, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. CHEVY'S CLAIM THAT THE "OTHER HALF" OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD FUNCTION WITH INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES IS NOT TRUE IN MY CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS (ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET, 361-884-5234). UPON DIAGNOSIS, VICTOR LANDA (SERVICE ADVISOR) INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. FURTHERMORE, HE STATED THAT THIS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE SALTY ENVIRONMENT (GULF COAST OF TEXAS) AND THAT HE HAS A MECHANIC THAT IS GETTING REALLY GOOD AT MAKING REPLACEMENT LINES. UPON INSPECTION, [XXX] INDICATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON MY VEHICLE SHOWED EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THEM ALL FOR SAFETY ALONG WITH THE "CONTROL VALVE". ALL THE LINES WERE CONSTRUCTED BY THE MECHANIC AT A COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDING $1800.00. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE BEACH LESS THAN 8 TIMES TOTAL IN ITS LIFE AND HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY WASHED AFTER EACH VISIT. IT APPEARS, BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH AND DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AT ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO COMMON THAT THE NHTSA HAS OPENED AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ON THE PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY ISSUING A RECALL SO THAT UNDUE REPAIR COSTS ARE NOT PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER FOR "FAULTY" BRAKE EQUIPMENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED PRIOR TO ANY CONSUMERS LOSING THEIR LIFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 148,907

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. WAS ABLE TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND COME TO A SAFE STOP. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION 4 OF THE 6 BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY BELOW MASTER CYLINDER WHERE MINIMAL BRAKE FLUID LEFT WAS BUBBLING OUT. BRAKE LINES WERE OEM AND NOT PROTECTED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY CUSTOM MADE LINES AT A COST OF OVER $800 PLUS TOWING. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

MOVING FROM PARKING SPACE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. BRAKE FLUID IS FULL. PEDAL MAKES SUCKING OR GURGLING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. PUMPING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP. *TR

Mileage: 75,625

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE OR FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILING. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ THE CONSUMER RETURNED FROM A 125 MILE TRIP, AFTER THAT DAY THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE CONSUMER BACKED THE TRUCK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

FAILURE OF THE BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE ABS UNIT. UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND WERE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 70,102

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ABNORMALLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

I CAME OUT TO VEH IN MORNING AND BRAKE WARNING/SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON AND LOOKS LIKE MY LINE FROM REAR TO FRONT IS RUSTED AND WHERE BRAKE LINE MEET TO SPLIT TO EACH REAR WHEEL IS RUSTED AND WET W/FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 225,500

BRAKE LINES RUSTED . BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO STOPPING POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THEN A NOTIFICATION CAME ACROSS MY DASH TO HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED. BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE BEFORE AND NOW THERE IS NO INDICATION FROM THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL NO BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 90,225

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THE ALUMINUM BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,400.

Mileage: 80,400

I WAS IN A DRIVEWAY AND WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE, PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKES AND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AS HE ENTERED A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DRIVING AGAINST THE HIGH CURB. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES LINES WERE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CALIBERS AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND HE WAS NEVER ADVISED OF A POTENTIAL HAZARD WITH THE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,412. UPDATED 10/31/12*LJ

Mileage: 97,412

MY WIFE HAD JUST DROPPED OFF OUR GRANDSON AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK,THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON EXAMINATION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED BAD. *TR

Mileage: 161,055

I WAS LEAVING MY SONS SOCCER GAME AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT AROUND 25MPH. AS SOON AS I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALARMS WERE GOING OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE ODOMETER. FORTUNATELY THE SOCCER FIELD IS CLOSE TO HOME. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING STEADILY FROM THE LEFT REAR. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

TRUCK WAS PULLING PARTIALLY LOADED TRAILER ENTERED CURVE IN ROAD GOING DOWNHILL & WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH OBVIOUSLY NO REAR BREAKS,TRUCK NOSEDIVED WHEN APPLIED AT BOTTOM OF PEDAL, TRUCK & TRAILER STARTED TO JACKNIFE HAD TO GET OFF BRAKES AND STEER MY WAY OUT OF TROUBLE & APPLY ONLY LIGHTLY UNTIL ENTERING STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. THIS MADE FOR AN EXTREMELY INTENSE RIDE DOWN THE HILL. ANY HAIRPIN TURNS OR STOPPED TRAFFIC IN FRONT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. STOPPED & PULLED OFF ROAD TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALS OBVIOUS BURST BRAKE LINE BUT WITHOUT REMOVING INNER FENDER OR WIRING HARNESS I CAN NOT ACTUALLY SEE THE RUPTURE AND IT MAY BE CONCEALED BY THE CLIPS ATTACHING THE LINE TO THE FRAME. ODDLY THE LINES HAVE SOME RUST BUT NOTHING WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT IS SO SEVERE TO HAVE ALLOWED A RUPTURE. THE ATTACHING HARDWARE MAY BE ALLOWING SOME MOVEMENT IN THE LINES ALLOWING ADDITIONAL RUST TO TAKE HOLD. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2003 IN OCTOBER I THINK AND ONE THING ABOUT IT THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE TWO PREVIOUS NEW CHEVY TRUCKS I BOUGHT WAS THE REAR BRAKES NEVER SEEMED TO APPLY AS HARD AS THEY SHOULD AND NOTHING EVEN CLOSE AS THE 2000 TAHOE OR THE 1994 SILVERADO. SINCE THE BRAKE LINES SEEM TO BURST IN FRONT OF THE ABS SYSTEM IT COULD BE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE FLOW CREATING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL LINE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,125

WHILE BEING SERVICED, MY MECHANIC OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON FUEL LINES, TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK, AS WELL AS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. LINES ARE NOT LEAKING AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WITHOUT WARNING, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKE LINE IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED!! *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AS I APPROACHED STOP LIGHT AN MY LIGHT WAS RED WITH TRAFFIC WAITING IN FRONT OF ME, WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN TO PROCEED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND FELT AN IMMEDIATE POP AND MY FOOT PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES!!! COMPLETE FAILURE! THANK GOD THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN AND TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I MISSED HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY INCHES. MY TRUCK IS 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH ONLY 64,994 MILES. VERY WELL KEPT AND MAINTAINED. WAS REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE SHOCKED THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AN NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 64,994

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO, CREW CAB, SHORT WHEELBASE WEST ON RT 140, WHEN I OBSERVE THE LIGHT AT BETHEL RD TURN RED. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I PUMPED TO NO AVAIL, THEN PUSHED HARD, AND REALIZED THAT I WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO I TURNED THE WHEEL AT THE LAST INSTANT AND DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID THE COLLISION. SCARED MY SON AND HIS FRIEND VERY MUCH. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, OF ANY KIND OF MALFUNCTION..ON THE DASHBOARD...EVEN AS I SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME!!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TAKEN BY SURPRISE LIKE THAT!!! *TR

Mileage: 68,285

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT SPEEDS OF NO MORE THAN 40 MPH. I BRAKED AT A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WENT WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND YET THE TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING. WHEN I APPLIED EVEN MORE PRESSURE (AT THIS POINT I WAS UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRACTICALLY STANDING UPRIGHT!) THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY POPPED ON WITH A RINGING BELL. I WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM HOME, SO I CONTINUED MY DRIVE, DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. AT A RED LIGHT, I SHIFTED INTO PARK TO AVOID ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER RETURNING HOME, I NOTICED A LINE OF FLUID DRIPS ON THE DRIVEWAY. I PUT A DISH UNDER THE AREA THAT SEEMED TO BE LEAKING (UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR) AND MY HUSBAND LATER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FLUID AND THAT A LINE HAD RUPTURED. TWO SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS CONFIRMED THAT FIVE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND ONE HAD RUPTURED. WE PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE PARTS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED OUT IF THEY HAD BEEN MADE WITH A RUST-PROOF MATERIAL RATHER THAN STEEL. IF THIS BRAKE LINE RUPTURE HAD OCCURRED ONE DAY EARLIER, THE SCENARIO COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH UGLIER: I HAD BEEN DRIVING TO THE BEACH, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS AS PASSENGERS. OUR SILVERADO HAS ABOUT 74K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE WITH PARTS RUSTING OUT BEFORE THEIR TIME. *TR .. UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF

Mileage: 73,697

LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. HAD A 5000 LB. BOAT ON. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO AVOID ACCIDENT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES ARE FORESEEABLE. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

Mileage: 80,403

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE SLOWLY HOME AS I WAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, I FOUND WHERE ONE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

Mileage: 64,402

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN DESCENDING HILL TO HOUSE. UNABLE TO STOP MY WIFE DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR TO TRY TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN BUT STILL COULD NOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. END OF ROAD IS CUL-DA-SEC (LUCK IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND KIDS WEREN'T OUT PLAYING YET) WITH A WALKING TRAIL TO WOODS AT THE END. SHE FIGURED THAT WAS BEST WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN SO AIMED TOWARDS TRAIL. AFTER ENTERING THE WOODS 75 FEET THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS NOT HURT AND ALSO THE TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT NOW MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO USE THE TRUCK. MECHANIC TOLD ME BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE NO LONGER STAINLESS STEEL. WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT AT GM TO CUT COST BY MAKING THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES NOT BE STAINLESS STEEL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF LINES NOT BEING STAINLESS AND SHAME ON ANY SAFETY INDUSTRY PERSONAL THAT DECIDED THIS WAS OK. I WOULD GLADLY PAY THE EXTRA $20 ON TRUCK COST TO HAVE IT STAINLESS. HERE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA THEY USE SALT ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER AND EVEN IF I RINSED OFF THE TRUCK EVERY DAY IT WOULD STILL CORRODE OUT THE LINES. GM GOT LUCK WITH THIS ONE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT, THEY OFFER RECALLS FOR OTHER ITEMS WHICH ARE WASTEFUL, BUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS THEY DON'T. I HAVE BEEN A GM OWNER FOR A LONG TIME BUT IF GM IS GOING TO TAKE RISKS WITH ME AND MY FAMILIES LIFE, THIS MAYBE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I OWN. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE TOWING A BOAT AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, BY BRAKES HAD GONE OUT (AS INDICATED WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON). I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND DOWNSHIFTED, BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP ME AND I NARROWLY MISSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING LEFT AT A RED LIGHT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAD FOUND ONE OF MY BREAK LINES WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED BY THE ABS UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BEHIND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. I ALSO NOTICED ALL OF MY OTHER LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE SOURCES, THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL PLACED??? *TR

Mileage: 79,102

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WITH A MINI EXCAVATOR ON TRAILER ATTACHED TO VEHICLE, STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED BEFORE ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC, BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND AND BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR RUPTURED LEAKING FLUID CAUSING BREAK FAILURE, TRUCK HAS NEW BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS INSTALLED WITHIN LAST YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 143,806

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH AT A STATE INSPECTION STATION, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SKID PAD FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE'S REAR DUST SHIELD WAS CORRODED AND HAD DISINTEGRATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO CONSIDER REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE/DUST SHIELD. UPDATED 07/30/12

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO (SLOW) STOPPING. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN QUICK ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD A FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND CLEANED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THESE LINES JUST SEEM TO KEEP RUSTING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE STORE, WHEN I SAW TRAFFIC LIGHTS TURNING RED, I SLOWLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT SO SOFT AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I TRY ONCE MORE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, SO THEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT (EMERGENCY LINE) AND APPLIED E-BRAKES AND I STOPPED JUST BEFORE THE CROSS ROAD. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER IT WAS LEAKING IN BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE TANK. IT WAS A FRONT BRAKE LINE THE GET SO RUST IT THAT BURST. LAST YEAR WHEN MY BROTHER IN LAW AND I WAS CHANGING BRAKE FLUID IN THE WHOLE SYSTEM THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. NOW I HAVE BRAKE LINES MADE OF NICKEL AND COPPER MIX, THOSE WILL LAST FOR EVER. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

CAME UP TO A STOP SIGN TRIED TO STOP AND REAR BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN. COULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION LUCKY NO ONE COMING. USED HAND BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. THERE WAS NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD LINE REPAIRED FOR $252.84 AND REPAIR SHOP SAID OTHER LINES WERE REAL RUSTY AND DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WILL LAST BUT NOT LONG. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

BACKING BOAT TRAILER ON BOAT RAMP, SUMMITT LAKE, TEKAMAH, NE. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE (PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR) WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. MANAGED TO GET TRUCK INTO DRIVE, AND PULL OUT BEFORE I WENT IN THE WATER. THE BRAKELINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD RUSTED THROUGH, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES WORKING. HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO BLAIR, NE, AND REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. BEFORE REPAIR, I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DILLON CHEVROLET IN BLAIR TO ASK IF COVERED, WAS INFORMED NO WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE DESPITE LOW MILES, AND COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE APPROX $1000 TO $1500 DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF CORROSION PRESENT. THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE REPAIRED FOR ~$800. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS NOTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET WEB SITES, AND I AM AWARE OF CURRENT INVESTIGATION DUE TO OTHER CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE OUTCOME MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOMENTS AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/15/2012 *JS

Mileage: 68,000