2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 08/12/2014*LJ

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING UP TO AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES. THE CROSS TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING AT 50 MPH, AND MY ROAD STOPPED SO I HAD TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT. LUCKILY, BY SOME MIRACLE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST MISSED SLAMMING INTO ME. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM GM ASKING FOR ME TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES CHECKED, EVEN THOUGH I SEE ONLINE THAT I AM FAR FROM ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEE YOU STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE IN 2010 - WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I WAS ALMOST KILLED AND NO ONE IS WARNING OWNERS OF GM TRUCKS I GUESS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OWNS PART OF GM THEY DON"T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RECALLS....... THE CONSUMER STATED THE REASON THE BRAKES FAILED, WERE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES.

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING UP TO AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES. THE CROSS TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING AT 50 MPH, AND MY ROAD STOPPED SO I HAD TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT. LUCKILY, BY SOME MIRACLE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST MISSED SLAMMING INTO ME. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM GM ASKING FOR ME TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES CHECKED, EVEN THOUGH I SEE ONLINE THAT I AM FAR FROM ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEE YOU STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE IN 2010 - WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I WAS ALMOST KILLED AND NO ONE IS WARNING OWNERS OF GM TRUCKS I GUESS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OWNS PART OF GM THEY DON"T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RECALLS....... THE CONSUMER STATED THE REASON THE BRAKES FAILED, WERE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES.

Mileage: 78,000

FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED ON BOAT RAMP ON 9/15/2010 REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED ON 7/20/2011, TRANSMISSION LINES FAIL ON 5/10/2012 I AM SURE GAS LINES ARE NEXT. TRUCK IS A COMPLETE RUST BUCKET UNDERNEATH.

Mileage: 41,000

TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR OTHER WORK AND THEY REPORTED TO ME THE LINE WAS LEAKING AND ABOUT TO RUPTURE. I HAVE 2 JEEP PRODUCTS , BOTH IN THE LATE 80'S WITH ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE FINE. YOU WOULD THINK THAT A "YOUNGER VEHICLE WOULD BE UP TO THE TASK OF LASTING LONGER THAN 9 YRS. I'VE OWNED OLDER CARS AND TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, EVEN MY 1964 CHEVY C-10 DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I SOLD IT IN 1991 . A CO-WORKER BOUGHT MY OLD CHEVY AND AT THE 30 YEAR MARK FOR IT, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FINE. I BELIEVE THAT ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALSO, THEY ALLOW THIS SUBPAR EQUIPMENT ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS TO CARRY OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES, DO YOU THINK OBAMA'S KIDS WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO DANGER IN THIS MANNER. IF THE DIRECTOR OF NHTSA HAD A FAILURE OF THIS CALIBER HE OR SHE'D BE ALL OVER THIS DEMANDING AND ENFORCING A RECALL . *JS

Mileage: 141,000

DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR RAN INTO SNOW BANK UNABLE TO STOP. *TR

Mileage: 57,833

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DISCOVERED BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGH AND ALL NEEDED AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 57,480

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 10 MPH FROM FAILED BRAKE LINE, DUE TO EXCESS CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 50,329

BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND A CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT HAD FAILED. AS THEY INVESTIGATED FURTHER THEY FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE AND HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD OF CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON A 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK. THIS IS INSANE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE????? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED?????? I HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING THIS TO THE SUPREME COURT. WHEN DOES MONEY TAKE THE PLACE OF THE MOST BASIC SAFETY FEATURE KNOWN TO THE AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS???? I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY GM AUTO'S AND TRUCKS THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT!!!!!! HOW DO THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT? *TR

MANY COMPONENTS UNDER THE TRUCK ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. TWO BRAKE LINES FAILED IN AUGUST 2011 DUE TO RUST. THE REST ARE READY TO FAIL SOON. THE POWER STEERING LINE RUSTED OUT THIS MONTH (DECEMBER). RUST AT SENSORS OF ABS SYSTEM CAUSES ERRATIC ABS OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE ALSO SAW SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN AND SPRAYED FUEL ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS HOME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FUEL TO LEAK. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX ~30 MILES AN HOUR APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL DEPRESSED WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NO BRAKING RESPONSE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER, WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND RECEIVED LIGHT BRAKE RESPONSE, ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE JUST SHORT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN ASE-CERTIFIED NAPA AUTO CENTER, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED, AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES. THE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES/CABLE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND RENDERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE USELESS. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS UPWARDS OF $1800.00 THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARNING OF THIS FAILURE--NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN, ASSEMBLY OR MATERIALS FLAW THAT PUTS PUBLIC SAFETY AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 93,891

ON 09-30-2011 AS I LEFT MY RESIDENCE I GOT APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK AWAY AND STARTED DOWN A SMALL BUT STEEP HILL THAT INTERSECTS WITH AN OTHER SUBDIVISION STREET. AT THAT INTERSECTION THERE IS A STOP SIGN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW FOR THE STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND STILL HAD VERY LITTLE TO NO BRAKES. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE IN THE AREA, AND WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN AND ENDED UP SLOWING GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO THE HOUSE BY GOING VERY SLOW IN LOW GEAR AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. UPON PARKING THE TRUCK AND INSPECTING THE SYSTEM, FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVES SEAT AREA. ON CHECKING I FOUND THE BRAKE LINES IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE CONTROLLER AREA WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I WILL HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO AND FROM THE BRAKE CONTROLLER REPLACED THIS WEEK DUE TO THE EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION OF THE LINES FROM THE RUST. *TR

Mileage: 27,350

FORTUNATELY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED A LINE. HE WENT FOR A ROAD TEST AND ANOTHER LINE BLEW OUT. THIS WAS FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE LINES LOOK BAD AND IT WOULD BE $700 TO REPLACE ALL AND THIS SEEMED TO BE COMMON ON THE CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS. THIS TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT - WHY WOULD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES BE BAD? THIS IS A GMC SIERRA 2500HD EXTENDED CAB 4WD TRUCK. *TT

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL COASTING INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND HE DID NOT CONSIDER THE INCIDENT TO BE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE SUFFICIENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,692 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,750. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE DEALER REPALCED THE LEFT AND FRONT SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED 11/04/11

Mileage: 41,692

BRAKE LINES ARE ALL CORRODED AND RUSTY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD PULLING THE TRAILER WITH A 500 LB MOWER IN THE TRAILER. BRAKE FLUID POURED FROM THE BEHIND THE DRIVER DOOR UNDER FROM THE FRAME NEAR THE FUEL FILTER AND BRAKE LINE DISTRIBUTION BLOCK. FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO AFTER AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED AND FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED. 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 4WD WITH ABOUT 40K MILEAGE. BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH THIS VEHICLE...I HAVE ANOTHER CAR, DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH 97K AND NO BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS. STAYS IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY AND DRIVES THE SAME ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

RUPTURE BRAKE LINE ABOVE GAS TANK JUST APPLYING DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING ONE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE FROM RUST. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN TRAFFIC BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKE LINE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND BURST, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 119,380

BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE, 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD PICKUP. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH. ALL LINES WERE ROTTED AND HAD TO REPLACED. CRASH WAS AVOIDED BECAUSE OTHER CARS REALIZED I HAD LOST BRAKING AND MOVED OUT THE WAY. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL NOW(DEC 2010) BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. NOW FINDING OUT THAT IT IS PREVALENT, SO MUCH, THAT I HAVE WARNED FRIENDS ABOUT IT AND AM FINDING IT TO BE QUITE COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 70,700

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST. THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE FRONT WHEELS HAD TO REPLACED ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 66,600

ON 9/17/2010 WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE SYSTEM WENT INTO ABS MODE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. HOWEVER AFTER THAT STOP I LOST BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT AS A RESULT OF THE STOP. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD SPLIT. THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING IS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

HIT THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD FAIRLY HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO AVERT ANOTHER CAR, BUT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND BRAKE FLUID EXPLODED ALL OVER MY ENGINE. MY BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED AFTER THIS INITIAL BRAKING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND GET TOWED. VERY CLOSE CALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS (~5MPH). FRONT END CHATTER RESULTS AND STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES. ALSO PULLS CAR TO ONE DIRECTION. THIS IS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED CAUSING BRAKES TO RUST COMPLETELY AND NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LINES, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49000.

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER A BOAT INTO THE WATER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE COMPLETE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,583 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,566. UPDATED 09/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/13/10/*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THREE BRAKE LINES RUSTED SEVERELY. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

Mileage: 47,583

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND RUPTURED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 25 MPH. HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. THE CONTACT THEN SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD DECIDE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,948.

Mileage: 76,948

I WAS DRIVING MY '03 GMC SIERRA 2500HD ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN, TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, NO HARDER THAN I NORMALLY WOULD, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO STOPPING ACTION FROM THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BY DOWNSHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP, WHILE PULLING ONTO THE SHOULDER. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE ALONG THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRAME RAIL HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON IT, AS WELL AS DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHOES. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE CAME TO APPROXIMATELY $450.00, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REPLACEMENT CAME TO AROUND $900.00. THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO VERY CORRODED, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,450 TO REPLACE THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA RUPTURED FROM CORROSION BETWEEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE RUPTURE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE WALL. I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND HEARD A RELEASE OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AIR FROM AIR BRAKES, THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS LESS THAN A MINUTE APART. I NEW THE NOISE WAS FROM MY TRUCK BUT I WASN'T SURE FROM WHERE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WALKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND DETERMINED I DIDN'T HAVE A LOW TIRE. WITH THE TRUCK STILL IN PARK I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, WHICH LED TO THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURING. I SAW STEAM FROM THE BRAKE FLUID THAT SPRAYED ONTO THE MANIFOLD. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN SAFELY TO MY HOME, WHICH WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM WHERE I STOPPED THE TRUCK. I VISUALLY INSPECTED MY BRAKE LINES AND SAW CORROSION IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

ON NOV. 14 2008 MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD 4X4 BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE GMC DEALER SERVICE CONSULTANT STATED THAT 1 OF MY FORWARD LINES HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND THAT 3 MORE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THAT THEY WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. WITH ONLY 56,292 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND NOT LIVING ON THE GULF COAST I WAS SURPRISED TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAD TO PAY $ 1209.69 TO GET THE LINES REPLACED AT THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 56,292

2003 GMC SIERRA DENALI WITH BRAKE LINE FAILURE PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A VERY SOFT PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE DEALER CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, ON AN INCLINE, SHE TRAVELED BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN. SHE EXPERIENCED NECK AND BACK PAIN. THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TO FIND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME FROM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED WITH A HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. *JB

Mileage: 36,252

1) ABS SPEED SENSOR CORROSION CAUSING AN UNSAFE BRAKING SITUATION AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. 2) FAILURE OCCURS EVERY BRAKING SITUATION WHEN BELOW 10 MPH 3) 2003 MODEL YEAR NOT INCLUDED IN CURRENT RECALL BY GMC . *TR

Mileage: 38,000

DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP ON HIGHWAY FROM APPROX. 45MPH, DUE A TRACTOR TRAILER SUDDENLY STOPPING, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED TO FLUCTUATE, BUT TRUCK DID NOT STOP NORMALLY. AVOIDED COLLISION BY VEERING TO SIDE OF ROAD. LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE, AT CLIP NEAR WHEEL, LEAKED BRAKE FLUID THEREBY PREVENTING QUICK STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS SEEMED TO BE NO SECONDARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE FOR REAR BRAKES. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS HARDLY EFFECTIVE.TURNS OUT ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED IN NEARLY ALL AREAS, EVEN UNDER HOOD. TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILES AND IS 6 YEARS OLD. HAVE ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO POWER STEERING LINE CORROSION AND FLUID LOSS. POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROVIDES HYDRAULIC BOOST FOR BRAKES, THEREFORE BRAKES ARE IMPACTED ALSO. BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES SEEM TO BE MADE OF STEEL WITH INCORRECT OR POOR ALLOYS, THEREBY ACTING LIKE A SACRIFICIAL ANODE ON THE TRUCK, AS EVIDENCED BY THE RUST THROUGHOUT THE LINES, VS. LOCALIZED RUST. BRAKE LINES AND POWER STEERING LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. STILL HAVE SEVERAL RUSTY LINES FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 50,390

MY TRUCK ONLY HAS HALF OF IT'S BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKE PADS ARE RUSTED TO THE SLIDES & HAVE NOT MOVED FOR A VERY LONG TIME THE ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS ARE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN RUST. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO GMC FOR SERVICE [OIL CHANGE] & THEY STATED THE REAR ROTORS WERE "VERY RUSTY". I ASKED THE SERVICEMAN WHAT TO DO & HE SAID EITHER I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED OR THE BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME NOW [AFTER LOOKING AT THE BRAKES PERSONALLY] THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING OR THE ROTORS WOULDN'T BE RUSTY AT ALL. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING SAID ABOUT THE BRAKES NOT WORKING OR THE EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE OF A 3/4 TON TRUCK GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONLY HALF OF IT'S BRAKING POWER. I TALKED TO THE BBB AND THEY SAID WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN IT HAD 48000 MILES ON IT & WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS SITUATION STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. MY TRUCK IS A 2003 AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT [SERVICED REGULARLY AND GARAGE KEPT] AND THERE IS NO REASON THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE RUSTED THIS WAY UNLESS INFERIOR PARTS OR WORKMANSHIP IS INVOLVED. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR TRUCKS AND ONE OF THEM HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. WE LOOKED AT HIS AFTER I DISCOVERED MY PROBLEM. HE, AS I, WERE UNAWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST AN INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 48,809

I HAVE A COMPLAINT SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT NOS.10083555,10244075 AND 10151690. I OWN A 2003 GMC SERRIA PICKUP WITH 28,000 MILES. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT I HAD NO EMERGENCY BRAKE AND NO REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I FELT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. GMC REP CAME AND HE WANTED ME TO PAY HALF. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT THE OUTCOME OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THEY RELEASE THEMSELVES JUST AS IF I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER TO STOP. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S SCARY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT. OF 2006 AND STILL DOING SO. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ? *JB

STARTED FEELING LESS BRAKING POWER AND SQUEALING AT 25000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER TO CHECK IT , FOUND REAR BRAKES TO BE 100% WORE OUT. REAR ROTORS ARE FLAKING APART. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED. FRONT TIRE AXLE NUT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. ALSO, THE ROTORS AND BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 43,000