2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Service Brakes Problems

BRAKE FAILURE TODAY ON CHEVY SIVERADO. DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLOWED AND I BRAKED. PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICAL. WAS ABLE TO COME TO STOP AND COULD SEE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BY DRIVER DOOR. HAD WIFE PRESS BRAKE PEDDLE TO SEE FLUID SRAYING FROM RUSTED AREA. HAD ZERO BRAKING POWER WHEN FIRST WENT OUT

Mileage: 150,000

REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR ANYTHING PEDAL JUST WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT TO AVOID A COLLISION AT A RED LIGHT! MECHANIC SAID THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ANOTHER ONE WAS TO FAIL.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME, THE ROCKER PANELS AND THE TAILGATE HINGES HAD ALSO RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 113,000

I WAS DRIVING ON RT.7 IN SCHENECTADY NY, SPEED WAS AROUND 35MPH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGED TO RED, AS I WAS APPLING THE BRAKES THE PEDDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKY FOR ME THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, OR IN THE INTERSECTION. MY TRUCK DID ENVETUALLY STOP, BUT IT WAS AFTER PASSING THRU THE INTERSECTION. THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON TILL THE BRAKES FAILED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED MAIN BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS BLEW DUE TO RUST.

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY MUSHY AT STOP SIGN COMING OFF OF FREEWAY. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN (3-WAY INTERSECTION ON 55-MPH COUNTY HIGHWAY) THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOBODY IN THE INTERSECTION OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. APPARENTLY GM'S POSITION IS THAT BRAKE LINES ARE MAINTENANCE ITEM, AND THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE OWNED OLDER VEHICLES (INCLUDING A NEARLY 50-YEAR OLD CHEVROLET TRUCK) IN SNOW COUNTRY AND HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES THIS RUSTY. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THE RUPTURE DID NOT OCCUR IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION.

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE EXITING OF A HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING 25 MPH MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE TRUCK. AS A RESULT I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NOW WARNING OR CHECK LIGHT FOR THE BRAKES PREVIOUS OR SINCE. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF MY TRUCK.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED I HAD TO START PUTTING THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LINE BLEW AND ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 108K MILES. I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME 3K+ TO FIX IT. IT INVOLVED AT LEAST 20 HOURS OF LABOR AND THEY NEEDED TO LIFT THE FRAME OFF TO FIX. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THEIR ARE NO RECALLS FROM GM OR ATLEAST THEM OFFERING ANY HELP TO PAY FOR THIS. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ME ANY HELP OR REMEDY TO THE SITUATION, JUST WANTED ME TO FORK UP 3K.

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONCE MORE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,527.

Mileage: 54,527

MY BROTHER INLAW OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES IN 2009. UPON INSPECTING MY BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 SILVERADO I OBSERVED THE THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAILED AS WELL. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME! AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I STILL HAVE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES, RECEIPT AND PICTURES OF LINES ON TRUCK BEFORE REPLACEMENT. KEEPING ALL EVIDENCE IN CASE OF RECALL. BY THE WAY, MY EXHAUST SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW. WHY DIDN'T THEY USE THE SAME MATERIAL FOR THE BRAKE LINES? I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS UNTIL CNN STARTS RUNNING STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM!

Mileage: 65,500

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. WHEN I WENT TO GET INTO MY TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY NO BRAKE PEDAL EXSISTED. YET AGAIN ANOTHER QUALITY GM PRODUCT MADE FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS.

Mileage: 142,310

THIS IS THE (2) TIMES LOSING MY BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. TODAY 7-11-2015 I LOST THEM AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I ENDED UP DRIVING INTO SOME BUSHES TO STOP AND JUST MISSING (2) TREES. IM NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THE US THAT IS HAVING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON THIS TYPE OF MAKE. I ASK THAT YOU RECALL THIS MAKE A.S.A.P. BEFORE ANY LIVES ARE LOST. ONCE AGAIN I REPEAT RECALL THIS MAKE A.S.A.P. IF I HIT THOSE TREES I'D BE DEAD!! P.S. HELP HELP!!!!!!

Mileage: 1,200,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON 301 SOUTH IN MARYLAND ON 10\27\2012 WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN PULLING OVER TO GET GAS. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WAS VISIBLE ON GROUND BY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SHE HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE GAS STATION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REPAIR. BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH I REPLACED IT AND GOT TRUCK HOME. REPLACED 2ND BRAKE LINE ON 11/08/15. NOW 07/10/2015 ANOTHER LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE REMAINING LINES.

Mileage: 80,112

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AT ALL TOOK ME A CITY BLOCK TO STOP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE BARELY WORK I'M GLAD I WAS NOT IN DC LIKE I WAS AN HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT

Mileage: 180,000

ABS LIGHT ON AND E B C M. PUMP WON'T STOP RUNNING UNLESS REMOVE FUSE I AM ORIGINAL OWNER

Mileage: 49,000

STEEL BRAKE, FUEL AND TRANSMISSION LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND FAILURE APPEARS TO BE IMMINENT, ESPECIALLY ON BRAKE LINES. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 96,100

HI, NOT SURE IF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE LINES. ON 2/21/15, MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK (VIN# [XXX]). HE WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. ONE LINE BURST, BUT ALL NEEDED REPLACING. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY GM/CHEVROLET. I DID SOME RESEARCH THROUGH THE NTSB, AAA, EDMUNDS, AND MOTOR TREND AND THEY ALL SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN YEARS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND THANKFULLY, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON KNEW ENOUGH TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,322.

Mileage: 110,322

I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HIT BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND BACK LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN OUT UPON LOOKING AT REST OF BRAKE LINES THEY TO WHERE RUSTED AND BULGING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED LUCKILY HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN THE MORNING WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING DOWN A VERY HILLY ROAD GM SHOULD NOT HAVE USED INFERIOR BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

DRIVING A WELL MAINTAINED TWO WHEEL DRIVE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 CREW CAB PICKUP AT 30 MPH ON A SUBURBAN ROADWAY. I APPLIED HARD BRAKING AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO LOW 1 AND APPLY E-BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE CRASH. EXAMINATION OF STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE DRIVERS FLOOR SHOWED EXCESSIVE CORROSION AS REASON FOR FAILURE. THE LINES THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED TRAVEL OVER DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL AND ARE OUT OF SIGHT FOR ROUTINE VISUAL INSPECTION. THIS VEHICLE OPERATED IN THE "SALT BELT" (NEW ENGLAND) AND ROAD SPRAY FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DIRECTLY IMPACTS THIS AREA. AFTER REPLACING ALL STEEL LINES WITH STAINLESS LINES (OVER $500.00 IN PARTS & LABOR) THE BRAKE SYSTEM WORKED AS DESIGNED. *TR

Mileage: 171,000

AFTER CHECKING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 04 SILVERADO 1500 4X4 FOR A FUEL FILTER( WHICH IT DOESN'T HAVE) I NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. MOST OF THE WORST AREAS WERE IN THE BENDS AROUND THE FRAME FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALONG THE FRAME. *TR

WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. MY TRUCK WENT OUT INTO THE ROAD WHERE I QUICKLY TURNED HARD RIGHT TO AVOID CROSSING THE ROAD. I THEN USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE, AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY TRUCK IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AS I AM ONLY THE SECOND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER HAD GARAGE KEPT THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. I DO NOT PLOW SNOW OR OFF-ROAD IT. I HAD A GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC FIX THE TRANSFER CASE ISSUE (GM ALSO KNOWS ABOUT THIS) LAST SUMMER. HE INSPECTED MY TRUCK THEN AND FOUND NOTHING TO BE ALARMED ABOUT. I DID TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES, TO WHICH HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE HIS IN HIS 2004 SUBURBAN. TWO OTHER FRIENDS OF MINE THAT BOTH HAVE 2004 TAHOES, HAD TO REPLACE THEIR BRAKE LINES DUE TO THE EXACT ISSUE. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS A 2006 SILVERADO, HE REPLACED HIS LINES LAST YEAR, AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND GM WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR OWN PRODUCT? I HAVE BEEN A GM OWNER SINCE I COULD DRIVE. I WON'T BE ANYMORE! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A RECALL OR SOME TYPE OF ACTION IS NOT BEING DONE. *TR

Mileage: 108,165

BACKING OUT MY DRIVEWAY I APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING TO GROUND BELOW DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR DUE TO A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT VERY SCARY. UPON INSPECTION I REALIZED EVERY METAL LINE IN THE TRUCK IS RUSTED AND EITHER ALREADY LEAKING OR WILL BE SOON. I'VE HAD 5 CHEVY TRUCKS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITH ANY OF THEM. IF I WANT TO KEEP MY TRUCK SAFELY ON THE ROAD THAT I STILL OWE $10,000 ON, I AM NOW FACED WITH THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING EVERY BRAKE LINE, THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES, THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES, THE POWER STEERING LINES, PUMP AND COOLER, AND THE FUEL LINES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! CHEVROLET GETS GOOD MONEY FOR THESE TRUCKS AND THEY OBVIOUSLY MESSED UP ON THIS DESIGN. THE RUST PROBLEM WITH THE WORKING PARTS UNDER THE TRUCK IS UNBELIEVABLE. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MORE THAN 100,000 MILES OUT OF A TRUCK THAT COST $40,000! I AM SHOCKED THAT CHEVROLET PUT A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST ON THIS TRUCK THAT WILL LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE OR THE BRAKE LINES THAT COULD KILL MY FAMILY ARE MADE OF INFERIOR RUST PRONE MATERIALS! GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND TUCK THEIR HEADS BETWEEN THEIR LEGS AS THEY WATCH THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS BECOME LOYAL TO ANOTHER AUTOMAKER THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE RELIABLE VEHICLES OR AT LEAST STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND DESIGNS. SHAME ON THEM! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL , IT FAILED. LOST OF BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND THERE WAS A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 46,499

APPROACHING STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKING. INSPECTION IDENTIFIED CORROSION THROUGH BRAKE LINE TUBING WALLS CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID. MASSIVE SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

BRAKE LINE BURST, VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER, HAD TO MAKE CRASH AVOIDANCE MANEUVER, SWERVING OFF ROAD. UPON INSPECTION NOTICED ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED BADLY. WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OFF ALL LINES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

OUT FOR A DRIVE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS WHEN EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STOPPING. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS 3/4 EMPTY DUE TO LEAKAGE IN LINES. TOOK TRUCK TO THE REPAIR SHOP. BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING OUT. THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00. I REGULARLY MAINTAIN MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

WAS PULLING A TRAILOR WITH TRACTOR AND BUSHHOG ON IT. 3 CARS WERE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE FIRST ONE TURNING LEFT. I WENT TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ME, PUSHING THAT ONE INTO THE ONE IN FRONT OF THAT ONE. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS FLOOR HAD BURST OPEN DUE TO RUST. TRACTOR ALSO CAME FORWARD EVEN BEING STRAPPED DOWN BREAKING THE HEAD GATE ON TRAILOR. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. VERY LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 192,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS TIME TO COME TO A GRADUAL STOP BECAUSE A QUICK STOP WAS NOT POSSIBLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. BRAKE LIES WERE "RUSTED THROUGH." COST TO REPAIR WAS $1199.29. *TR

Mileage: 145,385

PULLED OFF INTERSTATE 95 TO SWITCH DRIVERS. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WAS PUT INTO PARK THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. ON INSPECTION LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED (ALL 3). CHEVROLET CORPORATE REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFERIOR MATERIAL, DEALER IS CHARGING $3400 TO REPLACE LINES. EXACTLY 2 MINUTES EARLIER AND THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN ON 95 AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND PERHAPS FATAL. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

BRAKES HAD BEEN A LITTLE MUSHY, THEN AS THE DRIVER WAS COMING TO A STOP, HE NOTICED THAT HE LOST ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. HE USED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT TO A SAFE PLACE. LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 223,000

I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 AND EASING ON THE BRAKES WHEN I NOTICED THEY WERE SOFT, SO I PUSHED ON THEM HARDER AND STILL NOTHING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH BARELY ANY STOPPING POWER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE AT THE STOP SIGN AND I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO GET ENOUGH STOPPING POWER TO COME TO A HALT SHORTLY INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE "SERVICE BRAKES" LIGHT CAME ON ONCE THE COMPUTER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AGAINST THE CARPET AND THE TRUCK WASN'T SLOWING DOWN, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY TOO LATE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE IN THE BRAKE LINES JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE PLASTIC SUPPORT BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY RUN ALONG THE FRAME HAD FLUID DRIPPING OFF IT AND RUSTY BROKEN BRAKE LINES IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 150,305

WIFE WAS MOVING TRUCK TO GARAGE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; ON FURTHER OBSERVATION BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY OF FLUID. WE HAD JUST BEEN HAULING TRAILER LOADS OF HAY GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON OPEN ROAD WITH OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. BOUGHT TRUCK NEW NO ABUSE IN ITS HISTORY. BOUGHT 91 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK NEW AND STILL HAVE THAT ONE. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LINES ON THE OLDER TRUCK. I WILL DEFINITELY THINK TWICE BEFORE PURCHASING ANY MORE GM VEHICLES IF THEY ARE GOING TO PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER WITH POOR PARTS LIKE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT LOST BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 NB WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT, BRAKE PETAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD TO PUMP SEVERAL TIMES TO GET STOPPED. INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD REVEALED BRAKE HYDRAULIC FLUID COVERING THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. FLUID WAS COMING FROM A RUSTED METAL BRAKELINE. FURTHER INSPECTION OF OTHER LINES IDENTIFIED SIMILAR RUSTING. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST BRAKE FLUID AND ALL BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAVE INHERENT DESIGN/MATERIAL FLAWS AND ARE UNSAFE TO THE DRIVING AND PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC. I HAD 2 SEPARATE INSTANCES OF CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF ALL BRAKING EFFORT ON THE SAME TRUCK WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EACH OTHER. ON 10/6/2013 WAS DRIVING SAID VEHICLE, MILEAGE 80229, ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN APPROACHING A POINT OF INTEREST. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL ONCE TO REDUCE SPEED TO 40MPH AND THEN A 2ND TIME TO REDUCE SPEED FURTHER. HOWEVER BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED BRAKES 4 TIMES AND NO BRAKING EFFORT WAS AVAILABLE. PULLED PARKING BRAKE WHICH WAS RUSTED OUT AND ONLY PROVIDED MINIMAL BRAKING EFFORT. WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND REDUCE SPEED TO EVENTUALLY PULL OFF ROAD AFTER APPROX 1/2 MILE. SERVICED BY GM DEALER, REPAIR WAS "REPLACE RUSTED OUT REAR BRAKE LINE AND BLEED" AT A COST OF $850. TECH INSPECTED ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES AND TECH FOUND NO OTHER BRAKE LINES THAT HAD EXCESSIVE RUST. NEW BRAKE LINE IS AN UNCOATED METAL. ON 8/19/2014 DRIVING SAID VEHICLE, MILEAGE 86242, ABOUT TO TURN ONTO EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCE RAMP WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED. DEPRESSED BRAKE PETAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR; WAS TRAVELING APPROX 15MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE LOST. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PILOT VEHICLE AWAY FROM RAMP AND ONTO SHOULDER. PUMPED BRAKES OVER 10 TIMES; NO BRAKING EFFORT WAS APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. PARKING BRAKE AGAIN PROVIDED NO BRAKING EFFORT. WAS ABLE TO COAST SLIGHTLY UPHILL ON SHOULDER TO BRING VEHICLE TO A HALT AFTER APPROX 250 FEET. SERVICED BY SAME GM DEALER, REPAIR WAS "REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE LINES, TO BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND THE FOUR LINES FROM THE MASTER TO THE BPMV. FILL AND BLEED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. REMOVE RUSTED BRAKE BLEEDERS AND REPLACED" AT COST OF $1180. NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED ARE COATED WITH A BLACK PLASTIC OR FIBER. *TR

Mileage: 80,229

TRUCK WAS IN DON MEALEY CHEVROLET CLEMONT FL. 34711 FOR A FUEL LEAK. UPON COMPLETION OF WORK TECHNICIAN TOOK TRUCK OUT FOR TEST DRIVE. DURING THE RIDE HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND ALMOST STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME BY THE SERVICE WRITER [XXX] . THE RESULTS WERE REBUILD BRAKE LINES. 4000 FOUND REAR BRAKE LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO REAR WHEELS LEAKING REPLACE BRAKE LINE AND BLEED BRAKES PARTS $89.71 LABOR $698.21 TOTAL $787.92 PLUS $75.00 HAZ. FLUID DISPOSAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 96,924

I WAS LAUNCHING MY BOAT THIS MORNING AND NEARLY LAUNCHED MY TRUCK WITH IT. PUTTING THE BOAT IN THE WATER MY BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY I THOUGHT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE ESPECIALLY SINCE I CAN'T SWIM. AFTER DRIVING TO THE TOP OF THE HILL I HAD TO CRASH IN TO A BANK TO STOP! THEN I NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING ABOVE THE LEFT REAR TIRE. IT APPEARED TO BE A BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH.?.?.I HAD MY WIFE PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FIND WHERE IT WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. RUSTED BRAKE LINE! OF ALL THINGS DESIGNED TO SURVIVE RUST, THE BRAKE LINES WERE OBVIOUSLY LEFT OUT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS IS VERY COMMON. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE GM I KNOW TO PUT LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

WHILE DRIVING, I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AT STOP LIGHT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. AAA TOWED TO LOCAL GAS STATION AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD RUPTURED AT ONE POINT. TECHNICIAN ORDERED A BRAKE LINE "KIT" FROM GM AND INSTALLED IT FOR TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $1000.00. AFTER 3 MONTHS, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT SOFT, AND DISCOVERED IT NEEDED 3/4 CAN OF BRAKE FLUID. CLOSER INSPECTION UNDER VEHICLE DISCLOSED ANOTHER BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINE LOCATED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE FRAME & THE TRUCK BED. (IT APPEARS THE BED WILL HAVE TO BE LIFTED TO REPLACE THIS LINE. IT EITHER WASN'T PART OF THE KIT, OR THE REPAIR STATION SKIPPED REPLACING IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD TO GET TO.) MY COMPLAINT WOULD BE THAT NON-STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE USED ORIGINALLY, AND THAT THE LINES THAT WERE INSTALLED ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY THAT WILL RUST OUT AND FAIL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN MINE FAILED BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING THAT FAST, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, AND IT WAS EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I'M NOT SURE A YOUNGER DRIVER GOING FASTER IN TRAFFIC COULD STOP BEFORE A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. PULLED OFF ROAD AND SAW BRAKE FLUID FROM VEHICLE LEAKING . HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP, THIS IS SECOND TIME 1ST TIME FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, THIS TIME THE REAR LINES RUSTED THROUGH. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE SERVICE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT NEEDING REPLACEMENT. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHARGED $772.70. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS MANY PROBLEMS. GM OFFERS KIT TO REPLACE LINES. SHOULD BE RECALLED. NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE PROBLEM IN 50 YEARS AS I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES. I COULD NO LONG WAIT FOR A RECALL. THE BRAKE LINES WERE TERRIBLE. MY 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS TWICE THE MILEAGE AND LINES LOOK LIKE NEW. BRAKE LINES SHOULD LAST LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. HOW CAN YOU INVESTIGATE FOR 4 YEARS AND DO NOTHING? *TR

Mileage: 81,812

ON JUNE 27,2014 APPROX. 6:30PM MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS BACKING UP TO TURN MY TRUCK AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY. I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE CAB. I GOT A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. I ALSO NOTICED HOW EXTREMELY RUSTY THE BRAKE LINES WERE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE FROM RUST THAT REPAIRING IT WAS NOT AN OPTION. THE LINES NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO SHELOR MOTOR MILE IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VA ON 7/3/14. I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO RUSTED TO REPAIR AND I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH THE BRAKE LINES IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. I PICKED UP MY TRUCK ON 7/10/14 AND I ALSO GOT MY OLD BRAKE LINES THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK. AFTER I GOT HOME I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND LOOKED AT THE NEW BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED THEY HAD A BLACK COATING ON THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COATING WAS TO RUST PROOF THE BRAKE LINES WHICH THE OLD LINES DID NOT HAVE. I FELT VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN REAL BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 86,547

THE BRAKE LINES COLLAPSED LEAVING MY TRUCK WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER . THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN ONE MONTH. MY MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 70 MPH AND NEEDED TO BRAKE QUICKLY FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WITH DIFFICULTY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND BARELY MISSED THE VEHICLE WAY OUT IN FRONT AND THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND CREW. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

I WAS GETTING READY TO BRAKE MY VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I ONLY LIVED CLOSE BY SO I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN I INSPECTED THE TRUCK , BRAKE FLUID WAS ALL OVER MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I COULD SEE MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS ROTTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 96,884

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STEPPED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND THEN HAPPENED TWICE MORE. KNOW I HAD TO ORDER SS. BRAKE LINES BEFORE MY WIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE GOT KILLED!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 135,247

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO SPILL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE APPEARS SAFE BUT, THE NEW LINES APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR MATERIAL FROM THE PREVIOUS DEFECTED LINES. UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE , , I TRIED TO STOP, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP . ALL THE BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED OUT , I FIND OUT NOW GM SELLS A REPLACEMENT KIT WITH THE LINE COATED IN ABS PLASTIC. GM KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

IN PREPARATION TO LEAVE ON A CAMPING TRIP THE NEXT MORNING I ATTACHED A TAG ALONG TRAILER TO THE TRUCK. WHEN I PULLED FORWARD A LITTLE TO TEST THE BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE TRAILER AND TO ACHIEVE A MORE LEVEL GROUND, SO AS TO TURN ON THE REFRIGERATOR, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD HEAR LIQUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MY MECHANIC REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS HE DEEMED THEM ALL UNSAFE DUE TO EXTERIOR RUSTING. WE ARE SO GLAD THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE HAPPENED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND NOT ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *JS

Mileage: 98,000

STEEL BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALONG THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. *JS

Mileage: 90,423

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES JUST BEFORE EXITING ON OFF-RAMP AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES REVEALED THAT RF BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS UNDER THE RADIATOR RUPTURED AND IS SEVERELY CORRODED. ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES HAVING HEAVY CORROSION AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETLY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 96,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 89764 MILES WHEN SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR SHE WENT INTO OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE BY THE GAS TANK HAD RUPTURED. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON THING ON THESE TRUCKS HOWEVER CHEVROLET WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL GM GUY FOR 32 YEARS UNLESS THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND OFFER SOME KIND OF REPAIR "I WILL NEVER BUY FROM GM AGAIN" AND I WILL ADVISE EVERYONE I KNOW TO DO THE SAME. HOWEVER I DON'T THINK THEY REALLY CARE THEY WILL JUST GET MORE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY CAN'T SELL CARS. *TR

Mileage: 89,764

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY HILL WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COASTED THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN THE HILL IN LOW (AUTOMATIC TRANS) AND TURNED AROUND AND COASTED BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I COULD CHECK IT OUT. MY REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED IN TWO AND THE OTHERS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE METAL ON MY EXHAUST HAS NO RUST AFTER ALL OF THESE MILES BUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE OBVIOUSLY MADE OF A FAR CHEAPER METAL. I READ A LOT OF ARTICLES WHERE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS FROM 1999 TO 2003. GM, OLD OR NEW NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE CHEAP BRAKES. *JS

Mileage: 210,000

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK NEW THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. WHILE THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WILL STILL ROLL. AFTER NOTICING GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MODEL TRUCK FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS I CONTACTED THEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ON THE ABOVE DATE WHILE LAUNCHING MY BOAT THE TRUCK LUNGED BACKWARD WHILE I WAS BEHIND (PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED) AS A LIFE LONG GM OWNER THIS WILL BE MY LAST. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINE BROKE , CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WIFE WAS DRIVING HER NIECE AND NEPHEW AND COMING UP ON A STOP SIGN TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I CHECKED THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED/RUSTED AND HAVE A FAILURE IN AT LEAST ONE LOCATION. THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY BUT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN FATAL. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A TRUCK ONLY 11 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE BRAKE LINES RUSTING LIKE THIS AND HAVING COMPLETE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 162,280

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND A BRAKE LINE BLEW. LUCKY IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT COMING DOWN A HILL. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID ALL THE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE COST TO REPLACE THE LINES IS AROUND $950. *JS

Mileage: 91,700

I DROVE TO DENTAL OFFICE, PARKED MY TRUCK, ATTENDED APPOINTMENT. I RETURNED TO MY TRUCK, DROVE APPROX. 1-2 MILES BEFORE COMING TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE MY LANE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON THIS TWO LANE ROAD. 3 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WAS BARELY SLOWING DOWN. I SWERVED LEFT AND HAD TO CROSS DOUBLE YELLOW LINES INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH WOULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH THE TWO OTHER CARS AT THE LIGHT. ONCE THAT ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED, SOMEONE TURNED FROM A SIDE STREET HEADED DIRECTLY AT MY VEH. I MANAGED TO SLOW, CUT BACK INTO MY PROPER LANE AND NARROWLY AVOID HITTING THE STOPPED CARS AT THE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN. I REGAINED VERY LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY.ONCE STOPPED, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKE LINE BROKE IN REAR LEFT DRIVERS SIDE. BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 86,740

WHEN I LEFT OUR GARAGE I NOTICED THAT THE RED BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON. USUALLY MY HUSBAND DRIVES THIS TO WORK BUT WE SWITCHED VEHICLES BECAUSE I NEEDED TO HAUL A TRAILER TO HELP MOVE MY DAUGHTER. I HAVE ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ONE OTHER TIME SO I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH HOW IT HANDLED. I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO PRESS HARD TO STOP BUT THOUGHT THAT WAS HOW IT HANDLED. I DROVE OVER 120 MILES WITH IT THIS WAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, BY THE TIME I PULLED INTO OUR DRIVE, I COULD BARELY STOP THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT TO RELEASE THE TRAILER OUT BACK. HE GOT IN AND SAID, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BRAKES?" I SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" HE TOLD ME I HAD NO BRAKES AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IT WAS A NEAR MISS INCIDENT BUT I HAVE FOUND (AS A FORMER SAFETY MANAGER) THAT THOSE NEAR MISS INCIDENTS OFTEN SHOW A ROOT CAUSE) THAT IN THE FUTURE MEANS SOMETHING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE EVER IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT TO RECOUP THE MONEY WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF LINE. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS MANY MANY OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVROLET Z71 CREWCAB SILVERADO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING SIGN SUCH AS SOFT PEDAL OR WARNING LIGHT. I AVOIDED REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH IN TRAFFIC TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION IF FOUND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR BELOW MINIMUM AND NO VISIBLE LEAKS IN MY GARAGE SO I FILLED WITH DOT3 FLUID PER OWNERS MANUAL. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEKING A FIRM PEDAL THE REAR HARD BRAKE LINE BURST. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, NOT JUST THE BURST LINE. MY TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND SELDOM DRIVEN ON SALTED OR CHEMICAL TREATED ROADS. WHEN IT IS I ALWAYS TAKE IS TO MY LOCAL CAR WASH THAT HAS AN UNDERCARRIAGE WASH. I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON BRAKE LINES FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH NO RECALL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING TO FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER 20 YEARS OLD. PLEASE INSIST CHEVROLET DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND THOSE OF US THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE CAN BE REIMBURSED, RETROACTIVELY IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MY WIFE WAS TRANSPORTING ME TO MY FIRST CHECK UP AFTER MAJOR SHOULDER SURGERY, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON A MECHANICAL INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. WE WERE VERY LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK STOPPED WITH NO INJURY TO US OR ANYONE ELSE. NOT A GOOD SITUATION WITH MY SHOULDER TOTALLY IMMOBILIZED. *TR

Mileage: 197,000

DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING I TRIED TO STOP TO AND THE BRAKES WHEN TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MY BRAKE LINES NEAR THE DRIVERS DOOR ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL. *TR

Mileage: 162,125

ALL MY LINES UNDER TRUCK RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES SHIFT LINKAGE TRANSMISSION LINES. BRAKES WERE THE WORST LINES POPPED FROM RUST.I KEEP THIS TRUCK IN A GARAGE NOT USED COMMERCIALLY. I'M A HOSPICE NURSE AND NEED TO GET WHERE I'M GOING. I KEEP THIS TRUCK MINT DETAILED TWICE A YEAR PROFESSIONALLY MAINTAINED EVERY 3000 MILES.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 40,322

1ST INCIDENT NOV. 2013 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH THE KIDS AND WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND HER BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO SWERVE INTO SHOPPING PLAZA ENTRANCE TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE BRAKE LINE FIXED. 2ND INCIDENT WAS NOV. 2013 WHILE BLEEDING BRAKES AT THE SHOP ANOTHER BREAK LINE BROKE IN THE REAR SO I HAD TO HAVE THE SHOP FIX THAT ALSO. DEC. 2013 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO SUPERMARKET, WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC SOMEONE CUT IN FRONT OF HER AND WHICH CAUSED HER TO HIT THE BRAKES & ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BLEW WHICH WAS ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

STEPPED ON BRAKE AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WARNING CHIME AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. PULLED INTO CONVENIENCE STORE AND DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OUT OF BRAKE LINE ADJACENT TO DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL. LOCATION WAS AFT OF BEND RADIUS WHERE THE BRAKE LINES TURNS TO GO UP TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. DROVE VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEED ONE MILE TO HOME, PUMPING THE BRAKES TO GET SOME PEDDLE PRESSURE. INSPECTED BRAKE LINE AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY RUSTED. VEHICLE IS IN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. *TR

Mileage: 157,800

WHILE EXITING I95 AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND IT COST ME 200.00 TO GET REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 77,542

I WAS GOING UP A HILL IN VERMONT AND THE BRAKES LET GO, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. MY TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS, JACK KNIFED MY TRAILER WHICH SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED INTO THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK. TOOK MY TRUCK TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOTALLY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BREAK. MY GAS LINE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION NOW. IT IS SO RUSTED MY MECHANIC WAS AFRAID TO TOUCH IT FOR IT WOULD BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE LINES UNDER FORWARD SIDE OF DRIVERS DOOR TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. BRAKES FELT SOFT PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE BUT NO WARNING INDICATION IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE. BRAKE FLUID GUSHING ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

Mileage: 94,253

A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. AFTER INSPECTING THE REMAINING LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE METAL LINES , INCLUDING THE FUEL AND POWER STEERING LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED TO THE POINT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE REPAIR COST 1200 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 33,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM ERRAND RUNNING AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAB AND BED OF TRUCK. CALLED MY SERVICE PERSON AND HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE, AND FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE PUDDLE WAS IT WAS PROBABLY ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE THE LINE IS SECURED TO THE FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE CHEVY TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK AND ALL THE LINES ARE RUSTED, INCLUDING FUEL AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BECAUSE I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. A BRAKE LINE WAS GUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DUAL BRAKE SYSTEMS - I LOST ALMOST ALL BRAKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAD I BEEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

NOTICED THAT ALL THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR AND EVEN THE ROTORS ARE NOT BEING WORN (EITHER THE ENTIRE SURFACE (LF INNER ROTOR) OR JUST ON PART OF THE ROTOR SURFACES). THE BACK BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND SEEM TO BE WEARING FINE. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING ON THESE CHEVY TRUCKS? THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFINITELY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SEVERE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ...UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT STOPPED. THE CONSUMER OWNS ANOTHER BUICK GMC WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 11/12/2013 *JS

Mileage: 29,000

APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. DUE TO MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE, I DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF $3,500 DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST CORROSION, ALL BRAKE LINES FRONT TO REAR, ROTORS WITH CALIPERS AND BACKING PLATES & PADS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,671 AT TIME OF FINISHED REPAIR. TRUCK ALWAYS SERVICED AND TAKEN CAR OF WITH NEW TIRES, AND BRAKES IN PAST, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IF MANUFACTURER HAS TRUCKS OUT ON THE ROAD LOSING BRAKES AT LOW MILEAGES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. OWED TOYOTA TRUCK FOR 13 YEARS AND USE TO HAVE IT IN WATER ALL THE TIME WITH NO MAJOR CORROSION / RUST PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

BRAKES FAILED - LINES RUSTED - MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE GETTING SEVERAL SIMILAR SITUATIONS A WEEK ON THIS MODEL OF CHEV. HIS IS A SMALL ;SHOP. WHILE THE TRUCK DID STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I AM 70 AND HAVE OWNED LOTS OF CARS AND TRUCKS OVER THE YEARS IN MAINE, AND I CAN TELL YOU I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS. THE COMPANY IS USING A MATERIAL IN BRAKE LINES THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING IN MY CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS, WE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND I FELT PRESSURE BUT THEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDDLE SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A CONTROLLED, THOUGH DANGEROUS STOP. I PULLED OVER AND TESTED THE BRAKES AND I COULD HEAR A SOUND OF AIR ESCAPING BELOW THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UNDER AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY HAND AND NOTICE COMPLETELY CORRODED BREAK LINES AND DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. ON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED ALL THE BREAK LINES AND FUEL LINE WERE GROSSLY CORRODED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN TO OTHERS I'VE JUST NOW REALIZED AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE COMPLAINT LIST. I'M DISAPPOINTED AND RELIEVED THAT MY CAMPER WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME AS MY CHILDREN AND I WERE PREPARING FOR A CAMPING TRIP THAT LABOR DAY WEEKEND. COMPLETELY HAPPY NOBODY WAS HURT...BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. PLEASE REFER TO FILE EA11001 WHICH I RECENTLY REVIEWED CONCERNING THIS SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 182,079

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AS THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,296. GM INFOMRED THE CONSUMER, THEY NO LONGER MADE BRAKE LINES FOR HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/23/13

Mileage: 77,296

I JUST FOUND THIS WEB SITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR BRAKE LINES POPPING. IN MY CASE I WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK UP MY 24FT BOAT AND TRAILER. WHILE I WAS GETTING MY TRUCK IN POSITION TO HOOK UP THE TRAILER I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WERE GETTING SOFTER AND SOFTER VERY QUICKLY. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES AND REALIZING THAT I WAS NOT STOPPING I ENDED UP HITTING THE TRAILER WITH THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. ONCE I GOT OF MY TRUCK I NOTICED THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK AND TIRE. I WAS VERY VERY LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A 300 MILE TRIP TOWING A BOAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH THIS HAPPENING IT PRETTY MUCH RUINED A FAMILY VACATION THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR SOME TIME TO TAKE THE BOAT. WITH THE BRAKE LINES BREAKING I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY TRUCK TO PULL MY BOAT. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY FIX AND LET'S NOT FORGET TO MENTION THE TOW TRUCK FEES. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS SO I CAN SOMEHOW GET REMEMBERED FOR THIS ISSUE. I WOULD NOT HAVE EXPECTED THIS FROM A 9YR TRUCK AS WELL AS A PRODUCT FROM CHEVROLET. *TR

Mileage: 99,670

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE DISINTEGRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

THE FORWARD BRAKES LINES WHICH WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIGHT SURFACE RUST THREE YEARS AGO ARE NOW HEAVILY CORRODED AND PITTED AND ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF FLUID LEAKAGE. I DISCOVERED THE CONDITION JUST IN TIME WHILE WALKING PAST THE TRUCK IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. THE LIGHT HAPPEN TO BE HITTING THE LINES JUST RIGHT AND I NOTICED THE CONDITION OF THE RUN OF FOUR BRAKE LINES WHICH ARE MOUNTED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE HARD BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS. THIS IS A BABIED VEHICLE WHICH SEES ABOUT 5000 MILES OF USAGE A YEAR AND DOES NOT SEE THAT MUCH SNOW OR ROAD SALT. *TR

Mileage: 48,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT TRAVELED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 88 TOLLROAD NEAR AURORA, ILLINOIS. I HAD MY 3 HORSE TRAILER, LOADED WITH ONE HORSE, IN TOW. AS I APPROACHED A TOLL PLAZA, I SLOWED MY SPEED FROM 65 DOWN TO 35-40 AS I WAS NEARING THE TOLL BOOTH. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, AND USING THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I PAID MY TOLL, THEN SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A STEADY LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK. I NEEDED TWO SEPARATE TOWS, ONE FOR MY TRUCK, AND ANOTHER FOR THE HORSE TRAILER. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I CAME TO A STOP IN MY DRIVE WAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR.I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.I BLEW MY MAIN BRAKE LINE THAT EXITS THE MASTER CYLINDER.I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND REALIZED THEY WERE ALL CORRODED VERY BADLY.I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES CORRODE ON ME SO BADLY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2004 SILVERADO,IT IS NOT THAT OLD IN MY OPINION.I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES,AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THE WAY MY SILVERADO HAS.I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED,I COULD OF SERIOUSLY HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD,OR EVEN KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS.FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH,IT SEEMS THAT 99-06 CHEVY SILVERADOS HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO RUSTED THROUGH AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 48,000

GOING TO WORK, BACKED UP AND STARTED DOWN DRIVEWAY. AS I APPLIED BRAKES AT BOTTOM OF HILL, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP AND HE FOUND THE BREAKS LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING WITH ONE ALREADY SPLIT. WITH THE CONDITION OF ALL THE LINES, KNOWING THAT IF HE ONLY REPAIRED THE ONE BROKEN, THERE WAS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ANY OF THE OTHER LINES COULD GO AT ANYTIME. I HAD HIM REPLACE ALL 33 FEET OF BRAKE LINE AT A COST OF $395.46. *TR

Mileage: 123,986

APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. AFTER USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. ALL BRAKE LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CORRODED AND 2 BURST. ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY THE SILVERADO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING BEYOND COMPARABLE YEAR & MILEAGE TRUCKS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE IN THIS CONDITION REGARDLESS OF AGE AND THIS TRUCK HASN'T ACHIEVED 10 YEARS OFF THE LOT YET. *TR

Mileage: 99,706

THE BRAKE LINING ON MY 2004, SILVERADO WITH 49,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO THE LINES RUSTING AND CAUSING A MASSIVE LEAK. I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I NOTICED A TRAIL OF FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS MOVING MY TRUCK AND TRAILER AROUND. WHEN I STOPPED, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK ON A SET OF RAMPS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE CHASSIS SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT IT IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 62,900

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 3MI. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON THE REAR BUMPER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY WHEN I HIT HIM AND THERE WAS NOW DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND NOTICED A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER THE MECHANIC DID AN INSPECTION HE TOLD ME HE WAS SURPRISED THAT I HAD MADE IT THIS LONG.HE SHOWED ME THE LINES WHEN HE HAD IT ON THE LIFT AND ALTHOUGH THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED. I ASKED HIM WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LINES TO RUST SO QUICKLY AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF TRUCK . HOW COULD CHEVROLET ALLOW SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE TO EXIST. MUST SOMEONE DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 76,481

UNABLE TO STOP. AVOIDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WENT OFF ROAD NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE BUT LOSS OF BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES SEVERELY CORRODED AND SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSED LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID ON INTERSTATE 95. PEDAL WHEN TO FLOOR RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP BUT HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WENT TO SHOP FOR SCHED. SERVICE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT ON 5/14/13 AT CONSIDERABLE COST. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH A BRAKE LINE LEAK WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. VERY POOR DESIGN ON THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE.. *TR

Mileage: 160,541

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND TRAFFIC ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, BUT THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, I GOT IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS RUSTED AND HAD BURST, SPILLING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE WRECK DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER, AND BROKE THE GRILLE AND THE HEADLIGHT SUPPORT BRACKET. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN I CAME TO NEXT RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. TOOK VERY LONG TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NOTICED LATER BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. APPEAR TO BE RUSTING ALL ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE. LUCKILY NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS NOT TRAVELING ANY FASTER. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT AT A LITTLE LEAGUE PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED/RUPTURED. I DO NOT LIVE OR DRIVE IN THE "RUST BELT". THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE TO INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN OR OCCUPANT FATALITIES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING DOWN A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP, WHEN PUSHING THE PEDAL IT GAVE FREE AND DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWITCH LANES QUICKLY TO AVOID A CAR AND BLEW THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT IT WAS VERY SCARY. UPON INSPECTION OF MY BRAKE LINES 1 HAD BURST AND THE REST WERE SO RUSTED IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL THE REST BLEW. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Mileage: 63,000

TODAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM A DOCTORS VISIT I WAS LEAVING ROUTE 509 OFF RAMP FROM HEADING NORTH BOUND IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR CORRESPONDING WITH THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT TURNING ON. LUCKILY THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN SO I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AFTER MAKING THE TURN I DROVE SLOWLY UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO STOP AS THIS IS A VERY INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH NO PLACE TO STOP. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ONCE I WAS SAFE I EXAMINED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SAW FLUID DROPPING BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN I LOOKED CLOSER I FOUND A RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE DEPRESSURIZING THE SYSTEM. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND A VERY COMMON ISSUE HERE AND REALIZED I SHOULD SHARE MY STORY. THE TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD AND HAVING BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR BRAKE LINES TO FAIL LIKE THIS REGARDLESS OF THE REGIONAL CLIMATES. THIS TRUCK RESIDED PROMINENTLY IN FLORIDA AND TEXAS AND ONLY RECENTLY HAS ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON. I HOPE THIS HELPS AND CHEVY REALLY DOES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I CANT TRUST ANY OF THE LINES IN THE TRUCK AFTER THIS AND INTEND TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. HERE IS A BLOG FROM EDMONDS.COM WITH A LARGE COMPLAINT HISTORY I FOUND ONLINE THAT RAISED MY CONCERNS:HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D4FE5/281. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN I NOTICED THAT CARS AHEAD OF ME HAD STOPPED. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS DID A "SERVICE BRAKES" WHERE MY ODOMETER IS. THE BELL INSIDE THE CAB STARTED TO DING. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TOWARD THE CENTERLINE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR HARD AND EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY HUSBAND (WHO WAS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME) HAD ME PUMP THE BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID POURED DOWN FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I CALLED A TOW COMPANY AND THEY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED AND SOME WERE LEAKING AND OTHERS WOULD SOON BE. THEY SAID ALL THE BRAKES LINES FROM FRONT TO REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY WELL CARED FOR TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAD BRAKE LINES CORRODE AND I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN NEW ENGLAND. *TR

Mileage: 109,940

ON 7/7/09, DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE AFTER BOUNCING OVER CURB. TOOK THE CAR TO JEFF BARNES CHEVROLET AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINE THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. ON 6/26/12, DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, BRAKES WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AGAIN, USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. DROVE TO NEARBY MERCHANTS TIRE AND THEY REPLACED 20 FOOT OF BRAKE LINE AND COUPLINGS THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH LEAKING ALL BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 77,764

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH RUSTING BRAKE COMPONENTS SINCE THE CALIPERS RUSTED AND FELL OFF AT 36,000 MILES. NOW MY GARAGE KEPT SILVERADO HAS BRAKE LINES FALLING OFF THAT NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 86,600

I WAS NOTIFIED BY A GM SERVICE CENTER THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND NEEDED REPLACING.. WHILE REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING, NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND ALSO THE FUEL SENDER UNIT NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM ON MANY GM TRUCKS. I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 64,824

WHEN COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 153,652

I WAS DRIVING DOWN RTE 3 NEAR MY HOUSE GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR IN MID AFTERNOON. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MIDAS SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,400. I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT AT EXCESSIVE SPEED OR THAT ANYBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME AS THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR A FATALITY. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

NO BRAKES, ALL MOST WENT INTO OHIO RIVER. MAIN BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT UNDER DRIVER SEAT. AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUSTED OUT UNDER DRIVER SEAT. AFTER CHECKING ALL LINE AND CABLE NEEDS REPLACED $ 2000. DEALER SAID NOTING THEY CAN REPLACE FOR FREE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE GM PRODUCTS AGAIN . *TR *JS

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE GEAR WAS IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITH THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 66,800

THE VECHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

UPON LEAVING A PARKING AREA WITH A FULL LOAD OF WOODCHIPS ON MY TRUCK MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD WARNING, WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. COASTING TO A STOP AND APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE I STOPPED THE TRUCK WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. I HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM HAD CORRODED AND WAS FALLING APART. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO REPAIR DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE LENGTH OF TIME TO NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE ENTIRE BRAKELINE SYSTEM, ABS PUMP MOTOR AND VALVE WAS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED, CORRODED THROUGH AND NON REPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR COST $2,026.47. I AM APPALLED THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED NOR WAS A RECALL ISSUED TO HAVE THIS TRUCKS BRAKE LINES REPLACED BEFORE THEY BURST AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL COMPLETELY, WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 137,140

APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AS THERE WAS SOME BRAKE PRESSURE LEFT ONCE I GOT THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I CAREFULLY DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND NOTICE A LARGE PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. IN FACT, ALL OF THE BRAKES IN THAT AREA WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. I REPLACED ALL BRAKES ON THE TRUCK WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES TO INSURE THIS PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOW A LARGE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER WITH THIS TRUCK. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE I WAS TOWING IT. *TR

Mileage: 134,786

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE ROAD AFTER LEAVING MY HOME AND AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF A MAIN ROAD I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ACTUALLY WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING ON THE MAIN ROAD. ON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES THAT TRAVEL FROM UNDER THE HOOD ALONG THE FRAME TO THE ANTI-LOCK MODULE ARE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE HAD A HOLE IN IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND GM NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE WERE LITTLE KIDS IN THE CAR I ALMOST HIT AND I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINES IN THE SAME AREA ARE ALSO VERY ROTTED. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS MUCH OLDER. *TR

Mileage: 55,600

I WAS MOVING MY TRUCK FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER AT MY HOUSE TO MOVE AROUND SOME OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE SECOND TIME TO STOP THE TRUCK, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND MOVED THE OTHER VEHICLES I NEED TO AND WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK BACK TO THE ORIGINAL LOCATION. WHEN MOVING MY TRUCK I HAD HARDLY ANY STOPPING POWER, AND THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FLUID RUNNING FROM WHERE MY TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED TO WHERE I MOVED IT TO. MY TRUCK IS NOT USED OFF ROAD, AND HAD BEEN MAINTAINED. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH 245K MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. I LOVE MY TRUCK AND NOW IT HAS TO SIT, CAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT, AND CANNOT DRIVE IT WITH NO BRAKES. VERY DISAPPOINTED! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES OPERATE PROPERLY UNTIL JUST UNDER 10MPH. AROUND 10MPH IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES FADED AWAY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LURCH FORWARD. I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND BACK THINKING THIS WAS THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER INSTALLATION OF NEW BRAKE COMPONENTS. I LATER LEARNED THIS WAS AN ISSUE OF THE ABS KICKING AND WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE BEARINGS IN THE HUBS AND COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST OF $280 EACH. SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN DAILY I ASSUMED I COULD JUST BE CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW EXTRA BRAKING DISTANCE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PROBLEM. IN MAY OF 2012 I ENCOUNTERED A SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP FROM A SPEED OF 45MPH. AS MY SPEED DECREASED THE ABS ENGAGED CAUSING ME TO LURCH FORWARD AND I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND GM RECALL #05068C FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. THE SYMPTOMS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE PERFORMED THE REPAIR PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENT AND CAN REPORT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. HOWEVER, IT TOOK A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND ONE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THIS RECALL BEYOND THE 2002 MODEL YEAR. I AWARE OF AT LEAST 2 OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS (2005 MODEL YEAR) THAT HAVE REPLACED THEIR WHEEL HUBS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *JS *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DRIVING 04 SILVERADO NOTICED BRAKES FEELING FUNNY.......DRIVING TO WORK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,MADE IT TO WORK AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE LINE, AFTER CLOSER LOOK REALIZED ALL THE LIBES ARE COMPLETLY CORRODED......UNACCEPTABLE FOR 8 YEAR OLD VEHICAL......SUMTHING SHOULD B DONE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000