2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES CORRODED CAUSING LEAKS AND BRAKE FAILURE

Mileage: 90,000

76000 MILES; ISSUE ONGOING BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2018 ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 10 MPH) BRAKING IS COMPROMISED BY ABS SYSTEM ENGAGEMENT ISSUE. BELOW 10 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING DRY PAVEMENT BRAKING TO BE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE NORMAL DISTANCE TO STOP PRIOR TO THE ABS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ABS SYSTEM PULSING OF THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT IS UNEXPECTED. AT A STOP SIGN/CROSSWALK, THIS HAS CAUSED A VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTER. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 80000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED ROUTINELY BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. REPLACEMENT/SERVICE OF ABS SPEED SENSORS AND RUST ISSUE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE RECALL THAT EXISTS FOR THIS ISSUE. REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO DETERMINE WHY A VEHICLE WITH THIS MILEAGE HAS THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND GM HAS PROVIDED NO RELIEF.

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN TOWN, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND THEN I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE! THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS LIGHTS OR WARNING SIGNALS NOTIFYING OF A BRAKE PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS FULL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED CAUSING THE BRAKE FAILURE.

Mileage: 203,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT ABRUPTLY PULLED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THAT HE COULD REPAIR THE FAILURE BY CUTTING OUT THE ROTTED SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW SECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 127,600

LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINES. WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH PONTOON BOAT, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN STOPPING I SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES. JUST CAME OFF THE FREEWAY BUT WAS GOING SLOW WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. NEED TO REPLACE NOW. ALSO, RUSTED THROUGH POWER STEERING LINES. ALREADY REPLACED. ALSO, RUSTED TRANS COOLER LINES. WILL NEED TO REPLACE SOON.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE REAR BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BETTEN BAKER GMC LOCATED AT 749 W MAIN ST, LOWELL, MI, 49331) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A PUDDLE UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR AND REALIZED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PAINT ON THE FRAME WAS FAILING AND WAS WET DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE OF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE THE COMPLAINTS ON HIS VEHICLE AND FOUND A CLOSED INVESTIGATION DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

MY TRUCK HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING AMISS THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT. THE TRUCK IS PARKED AT THE TOP OF A APPROX. 40FT. LONG DRIVEWAY THAT IS MODERATELY STEEP. I STARTED THE TRUCK AND SLOWLY BEGAN BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT FLEW DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, GOING BETWEEN A PARKED CAR AND ANOTHER STEEP HILL, WINDING UP IN MY NEIGHBORS FRONT YARD, WHERE I MANAGED TO ABRUPTLY TURN IT AND BRING IT TO A STOP BEFORE GOING THRU HIS LIVING ROOM. FREQUENTLY, THERE ARE AS MANY AS 6TO8 KIDS PLAYING THERE, BUT BEING A BAD WEATHER DAY(COLD),, LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. THE POSSIBILITIES OF A TERRIBLE DISASTER ARE FRIGHTENING. AS IT STANDS, THE ONLY 'DISASTERS' ARE THE RUTS IN MY NEIGHBORS YARD, A DESTROYED RECYCLING CONTAINER AND MY BANK ACCOUNT,-TO A TUNE OF JUST OVER 1700$. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS DONE OVER A HALF DOZEN OF THESE REPAIRS LATELY. TO MY WAY OF THINKING, GM IS SERIOUSLY NEGLIGENT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I HAVE DISCOVERED IS FAIRLY COMMON. ARE THEY WAITING TO SEE HOW MANY HORRIFIC EVENTS OCCUR BEFORE ADDRESSING THIS? AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD GIVE REIMBURSEMENT TO THOSE OF US THAT HAVE GONE THRU THIS. AND WHERE IS NHTSA'S ACTION ON THIS ISSUE??? *TR

Mileage: 180,000

STARTED MY VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER WHERE THE DRIVERS SEAT IS. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I'M LUCKY THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND NOT WHILE I NEEDED STOP BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKES FAILED WHILE ON BOAT RAMP CAUSING BOAT TO KNOCK ME DOWN UNDER TRAILER AS I WAS PULLING DRAIN PLUG .DRIVER WAS ABLE TO APPLY PARKING BRAKE AND PUTTING TRUCK IN DRIVE . BRAKE LINES FAILED BRAKE PETAL WHEN TO FLOOR RUSTED LINES . THEN FOUND OUT THAT IS VERY COMMON WITH GM TRUCKS IN THIS YEAR . RESULT I AM PISSED , A NOTICE FROM GM WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE . WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO STOP AT A INTERSECTION OR ON THE INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,917.

Mileage: 144,917

THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED BRAKING UNDER DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE TIRES LOCKING UP. THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AS IF I WERE ON ICE WITH THE TIRES LOCKED UP. BRAKING EFFECT IS REDUCED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WHEN IT DOES I CANNOT BE SURE IF I CAN STOP IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE OR OBJECT IN FRONT OF ME.

Mileage: 62,000

82K MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION.LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE AHEAD OF ME AND NOBODY WAS HURT. DIC LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE LIMPING MY VEHICLE BACK HOME.

Mileage: 82,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HWY OFF RAMP.

Mileage: 50,000

PULLING TO A STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY MY BRAKES SLOWED THE TRUCK AND THEN COMPLETELY GAVE WAY WITH THE PEDAL HITTING THE FLOOR. I STOMPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE PORCH. I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN AT LOW SPEED OFF THE ROAD. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY ON THE HIGHWAY. TURNS OUT THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE OF THE 2 LINES COMING OFF THE MASTER CYLINDER NOW HAS A PINHOLE LEAK IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE FRAME WHERE IT BENDS 90 DEGREES TO GO BACK TO THE ABS MANIFOLD. APPLYING THE BRAKES JUST SQUIRTS FLUID OUT OF THE LINE. I THOUGHT A SINGLE FAILURE WAS SUPPOSED TO RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING POWER, NOT COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. NOTE THAT MY TRUCK IS IN OTHERWISE GREAT SHAPE AND I SIMPLY HAD NO IDEA. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN BAMBOOZLED BY GM. BRAKE LINES ARE A CRITICAL LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM, INSTALLED ON AND IN SOME PLACES IN THE CHASSIS BEFORE THE VEHICLE BODY AND BED ARE ATTACHED. IT IS NOT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO RINSE THE BRAKE LINES LET ALONE REPLACE THEM. GM PUSHING THIS BACK ON THE CUSTOMER IS COMPLETE BS. YOU CAN BUY NYLON COATED OR STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES FOR LESS THAN 100 $. THE INCREMENTAL COST TO GO FROM STEEL TO SOMETHING THAT WOULD LAST THE OPERATIONAL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 50 $. I'M WAITING ON AN ESTIMATE FROM MY NON-DEALER SHOP, BUT A DEALER CHARGING 3600 $ IS NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF LABOR THAT MUST BE INVOLVED. THE NHTSA DECISION ON THE ISSUE IS UNCONSCIONABLE. GUESS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF THEY HAD RUN OVER A CHILD AT A CROSSWALK OR IF THEIR CHILD WAS MOWED DOWN BY CORPORATE GREED. HOPEFULLY THAT NEVER HAPPENS, BUT WITH SO MANY ROTTING GM TRUCKS ON THE ROAD, WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME RUNNING 45 MPH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THEM ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN AND LUCKILY I WAS ONLY THREE BLOCKS FROM MY HOME. I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT HOME. I RAISED THE HOOD AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTY. I HAD MY WIFE STEP ON THE BRAKE AND YOU CAN SEE ONE LINE BUSTED. I CHECKED WITH DEALER AND THEY DON'T OFFER REPLACEMENT PARTS. YOU HAVE PAY SOMEONE TO MAKE THE LINES FOR YOU.

Mileage: 96,000

TURNING INTO AN AUTO PARTS STORE, FROM THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. MY TRUCK SLOWED BUT NOT ENOUGH IF ANYONE WALKING OR A CAR HAD BEEN THERE I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I WAS VERY LUCKY. OF THE FOUR BRAKE LINES ONE BURST, TWO WERE SEEPING, BUT NOT DRIPPING AND THE REAR LINE WAS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE OTHER LINES AND ITS A WONDER IT DIDN'T BREAK AT THE SAME TIME. GOING HOME I WOULD HAVE GONE DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL WITH A STOPLIGHT AND A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE TRUCK, SELDOM DRIVEN IN SNOW.

Mileage: 41,765

I WAS TOWING MY 33' TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY VERY WELL MAINTAINED 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. AFTER A FOUR AND A HALF HOUR TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH, I ARRIVED AT MY CAMPGROUND. AS I WAS BACKING MY TRAILER INTO MY CAMP SITE, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS. I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK. RIGHT BELOW THE DRIVER SEAT, BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE WHICH HAD BURST OPEN. I HAD NO BRAKES. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS BACKING THE TRAILER IN AT 2 MPH. MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, TOWING A 33' TRAILER. I SHUTTER TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS LINE BURST WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE AND I WERE FREAKED OUT FOR DAYS THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND ENDURE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BEING FIXED I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY, MANY, COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM CONCERNING 1999 - 2003 GMC AND CHEVY PICK UP TRUCKS AND OTHER MODELS. GM CLAIMS THAT YOU WOULD STILL HAVE SOME BRAKES BECAUSE THERE ARE SEPARATE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THIS IS TRUE, BUT I LOST SO MUCH FLUID, SO FAST, I HAD NO BRAKES. DOES SOMEONE ALWAYS HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FORCE A RECALL? THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER AND I KNOW THERE IS AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. ENOUGH INVESTIGATING, FORCE THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

Mileage: 104,816

ON 8/9/15 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25PM AN INDIVIDUAL PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING HIM, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I NOTICED AT THE TIME THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" INDICATION WAS SHOWING ON THE DRIVER CID. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO A SAFE LOCATION AND PARK IT. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALSO CHECKED AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING UP WHEN THE HOOD WAS UP. AT THAT TIME, HE NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO CUNNINGHAM GMC IN SPRINGFIELD, TN.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FAILURE WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD AND A CHIME WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. ..UPDATED 05-26-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH BRAKE LINES FAILED. UPDATED 11/20/2015*JS

Mileage: 112,000

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE. SPENT $1008 TO FIX THE VEHICLE. NO PREVIOUS WARNING, NO MESSAGE UNTIL THERE WAS THE COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 112,187

WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY PRE-WARNING OF A BRAKE ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT CRASHING AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ROUTED OVER THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH SPILLING OUT BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR TO EMPTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH NHTSA IS WELL AWARE OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON GM MODELS, SO I AM NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING NEW. I EXPECT ALTERNATORS, STARTER MOTORS, AND OTHER MECHANICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACED BUT BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MANUFACTURED USING STAINLESS STEEL. HOW CAN THIS BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN A CAR IGNITION TURNING OFF CAUSING POTENTIAL CRASHES AND LOSS OF LIFE. NHTSA SHOULD HAVE GM RECALL VEHICLES AND/OR REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THIS HIGHLY POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC AND AS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED PETAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS STOPPED TRAFFIC. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE LINE ON DRIVERS FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK AND LAYING ON TOP OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY IN HALF! QUICK THINKING AVOIDED ACCIDENT .THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AND NEVER OFF ROAD FOUR WHEELING AND FEEL THIS IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS STAINLESS STEELS LINES SHOULD NOT RUST IN HALF IF IN FACT THEY ARE STAINLESS STEEL TO BEGIN WITH.TRUCK IS AT GMC NOW TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 56,455

ENTERED 1ST LANE OF TRAFFIC , ACCELERATED AND ENTERED SECOND LANE. AT THAT TIME TRAFFIC SLOWED ABRUPTLY. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR--PUMPED BRAKE, TOTAL FAILURE CAUSING ME TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE, HOWEVER TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BEHIND HONKING HORN , CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING ME. WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, FORCED TRUCK TO BREAKDOWN LANE. LUCKILY NO INJURIES--JUST CAR DAMAGE INCLUDING A NEW FRONT BUMPER THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CHRONIC GM RUSTING. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED--DRIVER NOTICES SEVERE BRAKE FLUID DRAINAGE ON GROUND AND ON TRUCK BED WHEN RAISED UP. TRUCK BROUGHT TO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE MECHANIC REPORTED ALL BRAKE LINES BURST DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. MECHANIC STATED--NO WONDER YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES BECAUSE ALL LINES FAILED--NOT SURPRISED DUE TO GMC HAVING BRAKE LINE ISSUES. NEEDLESS TO SAY--TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE UNDER DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THINK ABOUT CHILD RUNNING ACROSS ROAD--TRACTOR TRAILER NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN TIME....HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY-- THINK ABOUT IT--I CERTAINLY AM!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. SWERVED TO NOT REAR-END CAR IN FRONT. RAN RED LIGHT BECAUSE UNABLE TO STOP. PULLED INTO RESIDENTIAL SIDE STREET AND SLAMMED INTO PARK. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. NOT TOWING ANY LOAD. NO LOAD IN TRUCK BED. UPON INVESTIGATION AFTER STOPPING, BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE NEAR AXLE WHEN PEDAL DEPRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70-75 MPH), PEDAL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. PEDAL HAD HELD FIRM MOMENTS BEFORE. NO REDUCTION IN SPEED FROM PUMPING PEDAL. NO WARNING OF MALFUNCTION UNTIL DANGER WAS IMMINENT. A CERTAIN CRASH WAS AVOIDED IF EVASIVE DRIVING WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED WITH A COMBINATION OF SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, KICKING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND SHIFTING TO THE BERM. STOPPING DISTANCE ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST A HALF MILE TO 3/4. VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE FROM USING THE BERM TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A HARD STEEL REAR BRAKE LINE ABOVE FRAME HAD FULLY RUSTED THROUGH. IT HAD COME APART WITH A LARGE WINDOW, RATHER THAN A SMALL PERFORATION WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED SOME BRAKE MODULATION. *TR

Mileage: 199,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT. VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED REAR DRIVERS SIDE STEEL LINE TO BURST AND LOSE MOST OF THE TRUCK'S BRAKING ABILITY. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AT THE TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE LINE THAT RUSTED THROUGH, ALL LINES WILL NEED REPLACING AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING DOWN MIDDLEBELT ROAD COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO STOP, LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 66,500

I WAS BACKING UP A TRAILER WITH MY 2003 GMC SIERRA AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP. CHECKED OUT THE BRAKES AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED BAD AND ONE HAD FAILED. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM . THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE BRAKE LINES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE! THERE ARE NO WARNINGS, AND MOST OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES, LIKE MYSELF ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT MAKES ME SICK TO KNOW THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS THEY USED TO MAKE THESE BRAKE LINES AND BY DOING SO PUTTING OUR LOVE ONES IN DANGER AND PUT MONEY FIRST. *TR

Mileage: 51,850

YOU MUST TAKE ACTION ON THE GM BRAKE LINES IN THE EARLY 2000 TRUCKS. THE CORROSION IS NOT NORMAL COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES. EITHER THE METAL IS THINNER OR THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE METALLURGY ALLOWING INCREASE CORROSION. WITH THE WORST WINTER IN RECENT MEMORY, THESE BRAKE LINES WERE SUBJECTED TO MORE SALT THAN EVER. I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE TWO SETS OF BRAKE LINES AND IF ONE OF THEM FAILS THE VEHICLE STILL MAY STOP ALBEIT AT AN INCREASE DISTANCE. WHILE THIS MAY BE FINE FOR A SMALL CAR. THE VEHICLES WE ARE DEALING WITH ARE LARGE VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SUBJECTED TO THE MOST PRESSURE WHEN THE BEDS ARE LOADED AND/OR PULLING A TRAILER. THAT ALSO IS THE WORST TIME FOR THE BRAKE LINES TO FAIL. THESE VEHICLES ARE ALSO THE LEAST MANEUVERABLE IN CASE EVASIVE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. ARE WE JUST WAITING FOR A FEW DEATHS FIRST?? *TR

Mileage: 67,000

APPLIED BRAKES WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. STEEL BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE RUPTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION JUST ABOVE THE FITTING WHERE THE STEEL LINE CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE HOSE. PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR, BOTH BRAKING CIRCUITS FAILED. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. VEHICLE IS NOT A SOUTHERN VEHICLE - WAS IN VERMONT FROM PURCHASE IN EARLY 2003 UNTIL MOVING TO VIRGINIA IN AUGUST OF 2013. *TR

Mileage: 135,250

PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON EXIT RAMP. NO WARNING. TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID CARS STOPPED AT RAMP END. *TR

Mileage: 110,500

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 59,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE APPROACHED A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED AND ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,635 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,599.

Mileage: 113,635

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY MY BRAKE LINES BURST IN TWO PLACES FAILED FROM BEING WEAKEN BY RUST....I HAD NO CHANCE TO STOP OR ADVERT THE CAR AND CRASHED INTO AND TOTALED A NEW BUICK.....THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL...THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK NEED REPAIR....GM MADE THE LINES OUT OF STEEL EVEN THOUGHT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FUEL LINE WERE MADE OUT OF RUST RESISTANT MATERIAL ( GO FIGURE)....I HAVE MY TRUCK SERVICED AT THE LOCAL GM DEALERS AND THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE POTENTIAL HAZARD....WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE.....I HAD ALSO BEEN ON THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS YET GM BUT THEY NEVER ADVISE ME OF THIS CONDITION, AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER....UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES IT COULD OF BEEN MUCH WORSE...MY INSURANCE WENT UP 1000.00 AND THE AGENT SAID THE BREAK LINES ON HER GM TRUCK HAD JUST BURST AND CRASHED IN A DITCH...PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THEIR CARS LONGER AND THERES GOING TO BE A BAD ACCIDENT...I SEE ON THE NET YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YET NO ACTION....YOU COULD AT THE VERY LEAST ADVISE OWNERS OF THE DANGER....I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD THE BRAKE LINED REPAIRED.... *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DURING MAJOR SNOW FALL AFTER NEW YEAR 2014, UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WITH MY WIFE AND ANOTHER PASSENGER, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR, NOTHING, NO BRAKES. I NEARLY DROVE THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. I HAD TO CUT THE WHEEL AND PUNCH THE GAS TO PERFORM A "HALF DOUGHNUT" TO AVOID HITTING MY HOUSE. HAD THERE NOT BEEN SIGNIFIGANT SNOW ON THE GROUND, THIS MANEUVER WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE NAVIGATING VEHICLE INTO GARAGE, WE HAD AN INCIDENT , CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO TRUCK & GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY FRAGILE DO TO RUST. 2 LINES FROM PROPORTIONING VALVE TO ABS UNIT, & 2 LINES FROM ABS UNIT TO FRONT WHEELS DETERIORATED UNDER BODY NEAR CHASIS. ONE OF THE LINES FROM PROP VALVE TO ABS FAILED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I WENT TO ABELOFF GMC WHERE I WAS INFORMED ONLY LINES FROM PROP VALVE TO ABS WHERE AVAILABLE. I PURCHASED AND CHANGED THEM. HOWEVER, AS I SUSPECTED THE FRONT LINES WOULD LEAK DUE TO THE FACT THEY WOULD BE DISTURBED WHILE CHANGING PROP V. TO ABS LINES. THEY FAILED BEFORE I GOT THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE, CAUSING A MINOR ACCIDENT IN GARAGE . I THEN FOUND A COMPANY ONLINE, CLASSIC TUBE, WHICH PROVIDED ME WITH A KIT CONTAINING ALL BRAKE LINES MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL. SO, NOT ONLY COULD WE HAVE QUITE POSSIBLY BEEN KILLED, BUT I NOW HAVE [2] EXTRA BRAKE LINES THAT COST ME $125.00 THAT I DON'T NEED. GM COULD AT LEAST HAD THE DECENCY TO MAKE ALL THE LINES AVAILEABLE. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON. HAD THESE BRAKES FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, SAY ON RTE 80 W IN PA, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC FOR ME, MY WIFE ,MY PASSENGER, AND ANYONE IN THE WAY! *TR

Mileage: 118,000

THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND ALL BREAKING POWER STOPPED. I NEARLY SLID INTO THE INTERSECTING STREET WITH TRAFFIC COMING. THE ROADS WERE ICY/SNOWY, BUT NO STORM WAS OCCURRING ON THIS NIGHT. THE TEMP. OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 0 DEGREES IN NH. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SPOT JUST UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS THE FIRST PART TO RUPTURE. *TR

Mileage: 97,800

AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A LOUD POP/SNAP NOISE WAS HEARD. THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND BURST. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND BEING INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THE EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE BRAKE LINES IN FULL SIZE GM VEHICLES FROM THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS IS THE SECOND GM TRUCK I HAVE OWNED THAT A BRAKE LINE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED; EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WITH MY 1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

BACKING UP TOWARD 60 FT DROPOFF TO UNLOAD DEBRIS.WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.STOPPED WITH E-BRAKE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN DOWN THAT 60 FT DROP.CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT A BREAK IN THE LINE FROM RUSTING THROUGH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE,NOT AT A FITTING.WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I STOPPED IN TIME.THAT WOULD HAVE LEFT A MARK! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

OUR TRUCK WAS AT COLLISION SHOP FOR A REPAIR FROM A HIT AND RUN IN A LOWE'S PARKING LOT.. WHEN THEY FINISHED, THEY TOOK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE TO TAKE FOR A CAR WASH. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THEIR BUSINESS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THEY PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT AND RESTARTED AND TESTED THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THEY LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE BRAKE FLUID FLOWING OUT ON THE GROUND. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND ONE OF THE LINES WAS BROKE. HE REPLACED IT ($298.00). HE TOLD US THE OTHER LINES WERE ALSO IN BAD SHAPE. WE BECAME AWARE THAT GM HAD A PROBLEM AFTER SEEING A TELEVISION NEWS STORY. WE TOOK COPIES OF THIS STORY TO OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER, THE COLLISION SHOP AND OUR MECHANIC. OUR GMC DEALER SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 WE HAD THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES REPLACED. ($984.80). WE HAVE SINCE ENCOUNTERED TWO ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN MICHIGAN, BUT WE SPEND OUT WINTERS IN FLORIDA, SO IT HAS LIMITED EXPOSURE TO SALT USED DURING THE WINTER. WHAT SCARES US ABOUT THIS IS: ON THE DAY BEFORE WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE COLLISION SHOP, WE WERE GOING TO DRIVE 45 MILES TO ANN ARBOR, MI FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY. WE DECIDED AT THE LAST MINUTE NOT TO GO. IF WE HAD GONE THAT DAY, THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH! THIS IS A SCARY THING. TO QUOTE THE NEWS STORY: "GM, IN A STATEMENT TO 7 ACTION NEWS STATES THIS IS 'NOT A SAFETY ISSUE' AS THE BRAKES STILL OPERATE WITH A BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND ADMIT THAT RUSTY BRAKE LINES ARE A PROBLEM THAT 'CAN HAPPEN OVER TIME', PRESUMABLY FROM LIQUID SALT USED IN COLD WEATHER STATES. GM HAS A SOLUTION. THE COMPANY IS OFFERING WHAT THEY CALL A DEEPLY DISCOUNTED BRAKE REPAIR KIT THAT RUNS $2-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ONLY $500". GM NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND LET OWNERS KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 88,755

LEAK

A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY SON LAST NIGHT ON HIS WAY TO A BOY SCOUT MEETING. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45. MY SON HIT THE BRAKES WHICH LOCKED UP THEN LET LOOSE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . HE AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT ON HIM AND WHEN I ARRIVED FOUND THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME HAD RUPTURED AS IT BENT TO GO ACROSS THE FRAME BEHIND THE CAB. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO PREMATURE RUST. I OWN AND 1971 DODGE DART AND A 1978 PONTIAC FIREBIRD WITH ORIGINAL METAL BRAKE LINES ON BOTH WITH NO RUST ON LINES AT ALL AND I LIVE IN OHIO AND THEY ARE DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. I FEEL FORTUNATE MY SON AND NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED DUE TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE GM METAL BRAKE LINE. HOPE OTHERS WILL BE JUST AS FORTUNATE. TOYOTA WAS FORCED INTO A RECALL OF THERE TRUCK LINE DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING PROBLEMS AND GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FOLLOW SUITE. THESE VEHICLES ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. I ALSO OWN A 1994 GMC C2500 SUBURBAN THAT HAS NO VISIBLE RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES EITHER WITH 170,000 MILES THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR 15 YEARS. . THE 2003 GMC CHASSIS IS TRULY SUB STANDARD TO SAY THE LEAST. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES I HAVE READ THE FORUMS OUT THERE AND I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY GMC PICKUP ( ALWAYS DEALER MAINTAINED ) TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, HE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS NOT INJURED BUT IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. WHEN LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM, I FIND THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. I ALSO HAVE FOUND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT INJURED. I HOPE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO DRIVE WILL BE AS LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, UNABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH PUMPING BRAKES. PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH NO SUCCESS, ULTIMATELY SLOWED DOWN WITH PUTTING TRUCK IN LOW GEAR AND COSTING TO A STOP. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER OF RUSTED AND BLOWN BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 79,617

SLOWING FOR TURN BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO HEAVY RUST. COMPLETE REPAIR NEEDED FOR LINES FROM MASTER CYL. TO WHEELS.$400.00 REPAIR COST. VERY SCARY SITUATION.FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM SAYS IT WILL STOP. IT DID,BUT THEY OMITTED HOW [XXX]FAR IT TAKES.THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 74,420

I WAS PULLING UP TO A BUSY INTERSECTION I WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES THEY WERE GONE. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO JUMP THE CURB AND COME TO A STOP, BEFORE HITTING ANY ONE. UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH!!!!!!! NOTE!!! I HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND 27 POINT INSPECTION THE DAY BEFORE. AT THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 105,407

I WENT TO PUT IT IN DR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THE METAL LINE BLUE . THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPER TOO. IT COST ME $475.89 TO GET IT FIX. NOT HAPPY. I HAD CHEVY WITH 200,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER REPLACE ANY BRAKE PARTS. I UNDER STAND THIS A BAD PARTS ON THE 1999 TO 2003 MODELS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 89,725

WHILE BACKING IN MY DRIVEWAY SLOPED DOWNHILL, APPLIED BRAKE PEDDLE TO SLOW BEFORE STOPPING. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD MIND ENOUGH TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP BEFORE RUNNING THROUGH MY GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED FLUID RUNNING OFF THE FRAME RAIL ONTO DRIVEWAY. I NOTICED BRAKE LINES IN FRAME RAIL WERE CORRODED BAD. CALLED DEALER, THEY SAY THEY REPLACE BRAKE LINES ALL THE TIME IN THESE VEHICLES. THEY WANTED $1100. A LOCAL GARAGE REPLACED ALL THE LINES FOR $800. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF VEHICLE. IS THIS A CLASS PROBLEM? SHOULD THIS BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL? HAPPY TO SUPPLY VIN IF NEEDED, JUST DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AFTER REPEATEDLY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10010 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: HYDRAULIC: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 155,000

DEAR SIRS; WE OWN A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXTRA CAB TRUCK. IT WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2003. IT HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT AND GARAGED. ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012, OUR SON WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. (THIS VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY HUSBAND TO WORK AND BACK DAILY. NO INDICATOR LIGHT EVER CAME ON.) THERE WERE CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE STREET. AFTER AVOIDING A BALL THAT HAD ROLLED DOWN A DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET, HE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE THEN PRESSED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK. ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE CURB AND THROW THE TRUCK INTO PARK TO STOP. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO KIDS IN HIS PATH. HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AND HIS LIFE WOULD BE ALTERED FOREVER. NOT TO MENTION OUR LIVES AND THAT OF AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER/ CHILD. LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS REPORTED, WE FOUND THE NHTSA HAS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS GMC TRUCKS AND SUV?S. THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK WERE DONE BETWEEN 70,000 AND 80,000. ALL PADS WERE REPLACED, 2 NEW ROTORS AND 2 ROTORS WERE CUT. NO MENTION OF BRAKE LINE DETERIORATION, CORROSION, OR VISIBLE PROBLEMS WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS USED MAINLY BY MY HUSBAND WHO DRIVES IT 6 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK DAILY. NO PROBLEMS, SQUEAKING, OR PEDAL CHANGES HAD BEEN NOTED. WE WERE ALL REALLY QUITE SHAKEN BY THIS INCIDENT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WENT THERE DURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THUS DELAYING THE REPAIR. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT. ANY INFORMATION OR DIRECTION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NOTHING... NO BRAKES AT ALL, PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC, NARROWLY AVOIDING A SERIOUS OR POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT.THIS VEHICLE HAS 78000 MI. AND IS GARAGE KEPT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS NOT A FREAK OCCURRENCE MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE HERE IS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I THOUGH MODERN BRAKE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE A COMPLETE FAILURE? THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. SHOULDN'T THE SYSTEM WORK IN A WAY THAT PARTIAL BRAKE FUNCTION REMAINS POSSIBLE WITH THE LOSS OF A BRAKE LINE. I THOUGHT THE SYSTEM IS PARTITIONED TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. IF THE CURRENT SAFETY STANDARD IS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, CLEARLY THE STANDARD HAS NOT BEEN MEET! GM NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AT THE VERY LEAST WHY ISN'T GM REQUIRED TO USE A HIGHER QUALITY BRAKE LINE TO AVOID THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE SHOP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY THREW IT IN PARK AN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND IT AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HEARD BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT. I PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND RAISED IT UP TO INSPECT THE ISSUE. AFTER DOING SO I FOUND VERY RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND COMPONENTS. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. SEEMS MAYBE GM SHOULD BE FIXING THE ISSUE. I WOULDN'T THINK A TRUCK LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE SUCH RUSTED BRAKE PARTS. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE EXHAUST IS MADE FROM STAINLESS, WHY NOT BRAKE LINES? *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY WIFE WAS PARKING AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 40,300

ON MAY 20, 2012 WHEN MOVING MY GMC 1500 PICK UP TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 21, 2011 I ALSO LOST MY BRAKES WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL STRIP MALL. THE REQUIRED REPAIR WAS FOR A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THANK GOD THAT BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD EASILY HAVE BE KILLED. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT!! *TR

Mileage: 32,278