This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Frame and suspension components excessive rusting to the point of failure. Leaf spring shackle failed last year, causing leaf spring to put a hole in truck bed while driving. Brakes lines rusted to failure last week and caused near brake loss while operating. Had to use E-brake to avoid hitting my garage. Cross members supporting shock failed. Gas tank about to fall off due to rust failure. Cannot drive truck. Brakes no longer function and truck is unsafe due to frame being compromised.
Driving my Chevy Silverado down the road. Hit the brakes for a deer and the brake pedal went to the floor. Smoke started coming out from under the hood. Fluid was all over the engine and on the road. Found that the metal brake line blew out. Talked to 3 companies about repairs. All the lines are rotten. Minimum cost is $500. All places said this is a common problem with GM trucks-even the dealer said oh brake lines go bad all the time on vehicles over 10 years old. I have been driving for almost 50 years; owned at least 20 vehicles and never heard of this happening. In case you don't know it-brakes are pretty important! I was lucky. No one was hurt. I was on a back road. I read that GM used low quality material for their lines. If so, it should be easy to break it down and verify. Was this metal susceptible to corrosion" they know all the conditions that their trucks will be in. How many more of unreported issues are there" sooner or later it will be people's lives that will be lost. Thank you for your time.
At 45,000 mi. ABS began activating, at slow speed, when stopping. ABS light was not lite and brakes were effective. Based on the C0040 diagnostic code, replaced rt front hub/ABS sensor assy. At a cost of $400. Eventually, all hub sensors began giving false indications. Was told by dealer it was attributed to a defective design, but there was no bulletin or recall to remedy the problem. Cannot afford to replace all hubs if it is only going to happen again. GM should make good on these repairs.
Moving boat in my yard when brake pedal went to the floor, used emergency brake to stop. Brake line to left front was completely split open. Line is severely rusted in spots.
Brake lines rotted/rusted out, front to back. Fluid leaked out everywhere. Had to drive ten miles per hour, but made it home from work safely! ($950 repair bill). Thank you General Motors. My next truck will be a Ford.
Was driving vehicle on us 131 in holland mi. I was traveling at approx 50mph when I had to brake for stopped traffic ahead. Vehicle began to slow when suddenly brake pedal fell and I lost much of my braking. Had to veer off to the shoulder of the road to avoid possible collision with stopped traffic. When I pulled over to inspect my truck, I noticed fluid dripping from the frame rail near the fuel tank. It was brake fluid. The brake line that goes from the ABS unit to the rear brake hose was rusted through and leaking. This is a 10yr old truck with only 122000 miles on it. I don't believe this type of failure is acceptable for a vehicle of this age and mileage. I was able to carefully drive the truck home and parked it. I contacted my local dealer service manager, who could only repair it at my expense. I got general motor customer assistance # from her and contacted them. They opened a case, #8-2572108769, and said they also would do nothing to assist in the repair of this condition. They are lucky not to have a death or injury lawsuit on their hands. I've seen several other complaints online from other owners of this model. These need to be recalled before somebody gets killed.
The brakes failed while in motion. The cause was the steel hydraulic brake line to the rear wheels rusted and became too weak to hold braking pressure. Upon further inspection, all steel brake lines were very rusty.
Brake hydraulic metal pipe failed to right front wheel, brake pedal went to floor. Vehicle was stopped by downshifting and using park brake. This occurred at low speed in city traffic. No accident occurred.
While traveling at highway speed the breaks were applied to stop for a red light, the front break line broke and the breaking petal went to the floor. The breaks were then pumped but there was no real reduction in speed allowing the truck to travel thru the intersection at a high rate of speed thru the red light. The truck did eventually come to a stop with the continued pumping of the breaks
The brakes went to the floor and completely failed; through the intersection we went. I was able to use the emergency brake to slow and then stop the truck. Somehow, we were able to avoid an accident. I was able to get the truck the rest of the way home using the emergency brake. The brake fluid reservoir was full, but I could see fluid leaking under the truck from the frame area near the driver's door. Looking under the truck, I noticed the brake lines were rusted; every brake line on the truck was rusted. Looking on-line, I noticed I wasn't the only one with this problem. I ordered a complete set of stainless steel brake lines. We had the truck towed the truck to the Chevy dealer ($200). They replaced every brake line on the truck as well as the front calipers ($2100). The dealer did a great job; $1600 of the cost was for labor.
Was traveling approximately 55 mph down a state highway. After coming around a blind curve, came upon stopped traffic due to road work. Applied pressure to brake pedal when pedal went soft and depressed all the way to the floor. After releasing brakes and pushing again still had no brakes. Had to swerve out of road-way to avoid rear ending multiple vehicles. After running out of road, hit 2 culvert pipes along with road work signage, finally bringing the truck to a stop in a residential yard. Truck brake lines for front brakes had corroded and ruptured causing the incident. Further investigation into this matter shows an apparent issue with this model gms for brake line corrosion that GM has failed to address through the recall process.
Parked vehicle in driveway, moved it about three feet and braked. The pedal went to the floor. Looked under the truck and found a large puddle of brake fluid coming from a rusted through brake line. Upon further inspection the others were in the same state. Lucky this didn't happen with family onboard while driving on a roadway, could have resulted in a terrible accident.
Rusted/ruptured brake line in 2012 while braking at an intersection - swirved to miss a vehicle. Pulling out of driveway in 2016 another line ruptured. Vehicle undercarrage washed after each winter but excessive rust on all parts and frame. Both incidents with low miles [20K & 30K] on a lightly used vehicle.
Brake lines are rusting away. I noticed a soft brake pedal, on my way back to St. Louis from atlanta, ga. I noticed fluid under the truck in my driveway after I got home. I started looking around the truck. The master cylinder was low on fluid. No warning light came on. I noticed fluid under the drivers side door. It was brake fluid coming from a rusted thru brake line. After inspection, all of the other brake lines were badly rusted. The repair(reichers auto and tire-Washington, mo) shop is replacing all of the brake lines due to heavy rust. Cost is going to be over $800.
Rear brake line rusted completely through during normal driving operation which resulted in a brake fluid spill and reduced braking capacity of the vehicle. Vehicle was on a city street turning onto a highway when the incident happened. Further inspection found that all brake lines on the vehicle had extensive corrosion and had to be replaced. Vehicle had 120,000 miles on it with no accident history.
Brake pedal went to floor on rural road. Able to stop by downshifting and running off road. Brake lines had rotted out. During this repair it was found that gas line had also rotted and was leaking. Total cost of repairs, nearly $2,000
Driving to work today the metal brake line under the driver door burst leaving me with very little stopping power. This is the second time this line has failed.
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