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.
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Hauling my trailer when I depressed brake pedal and pedal went to floor brake line under drivers cab rotted after further inspection all lines on vehicle are rotted and will need to be replaced. Happy it didn't happen at a higher rate of speed. Lucky my 36ft fifth wheel has brakes so I could use my trailer brakes to stop the total unit. If I were on a main street doing regular speed I could have killed someone.
Brake line corrosion caused a failure. Pedal went to the floor and the truck crashed into the garage door. Brakes are completely non working. Brake lines are completely rusted through.
Started for the store. Went one block and had to hit the brakes for a red light. The pedal went to the floor with no brake indicator warning. Luckily didn't hit anything. Returned home and then drove it up to my mechanic late at night (no traffic). He diagnosed it as a rusted through brake line which he replaced. But he did indicate that most of the remaining lines are also badly rusted. I've had previous year Chevy trucks with many more miles and longer time on the road with no brake failure. This is definitely a safety problem. I live in northern va. Where we don't get a lot of snow and ice, consequently not much salt. I think GM knows about this problem and is trying to stall as long as possible. How many accidents will there have to be before the NHTSA does something. Remember the gov. Bailed GM out.
I was visiting my parents and I left to go to my friends house down the street for a few minutes then I got back in my truck and started to head to my place. I was approaching the first stop sign in my parents neighborhood and I pressed my brake pedal and it went to the floor while the truck slowly came to a stop. My wife and one year old son were in the truck with me. Thank god it was in a residential area. I turned right around using my parking brake as a way to stop so I could get back to my parents house to see what had happened. When I got there my brake fluid was low and I saw brake fluid dripping in front of the left rear wheel. I looked under the truck and had my father press the brake pedal and found brake fluid shooting out of my brake line that is above the gas tank. I looked online for info about this issue and found that there is/was a investigation about 99-03 GM trucks having this issue and I'm wondering if there had been any other GM trucks the same year as mine that has been experiencing this issue and if so then there should be a recall for it.
- Palm Harbor, FL, USA
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After starting my truck I had stepped on the brake pedal to shift into drive it held and then went completely to the floor. I then proceeded to shift back to park and investigate, and found one of my brake lines had completely split and a puddle of fluid lay on the ground under the proportional valve. My truck is only 8yrs old and less than 70,000 miles on it. GM must be using some really poor material in their brake lines.
Brake lines rusted out. Truck failed to stop within a safe distance on the highway. Brake line gave out on the highway no warning at all. Just a soft, non functioning pedal. Luckily I was able to pull the truck over to the side of the road no accident.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the air bag sensor light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic that determined a sensor inside the front bumper was the cause of the defect. The contact also reported that the driver's side rear brake line was rusted and ruptured, which caused the rear brakes to become inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired for the problem. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 72,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph and depressing the brakes, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The contact applied the emergency brake. The contact crashed and rear ended another vehicle. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that he was advised that the parts were on a national back order. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 102,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph and depressing the brakes, the pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 95,000.
Front brake line rusted through and ruptured. Lost all braking ability. Needed to replace all front brake lines. Rear brake line rusted through and ruptured on 12/3/13. Lost all braking ability. Rear brake line replaced. These lines do not stand up to the corrosive elements encountered in the northeast. There are lines that will however. Why put personal safety at risk just to save a few bucks?
Was driving on the turnpike when a trucked I was following slowed down, I hit my brakes to slow down and the rear brake line blew causing the break pedal to hit the floor. I was lucky nobody was in the left lane. Had to swerve to avoid a major accident. After having the truck looked at, I'm forced to replace all the brake lines because of rust. After reading countless complaints about rusted Chevy brake lines, and almost losing my life. I have decided to file this complaint.. you don't hear of any other manufacturer having this problem. I have an older Ford with well over 130K, that's driven much more. And I have had zero problems with the brake lines rusting. It is driven in the same area. GM needs to be held accountable for using cheap materials just to save some money.
Approaching a 4 way traffic signaled intersection when signal started to change to yellow. Decided to not proceed through intersection so applied brake pedal to stop. Pedal went directly to floor, brake dashboard light illuminated. Vehicle would not stop and proceeded through intersection, while vehicles to my right proceeded to move. I had no brakes at all. I maneuvered vehicle onto a parallel access road and vehicle eventually rolled to a stop. Upon inspection it was obvious that there was a failure of the braking system, as hydraulic fluid was on the road in the vicinity of the right front of the vehicle...only... I was always aware that I had some braking capacity when I had a brake failure. Following 8 days at a GM dealership and a bill for $2,000, the brake lines were replaced following the diagnosis "rusted/corroded brake lines". a complaint to GM has fallen on deaf ears.
I was driving my truck into my driveway when I put my foot on brake pedal it went to floor, no warning. When I looked under vehicle brake line was leaking, very rusted.
Rear steel brake line corroded and blew out causing brake failure. This has happened to four people I know. One of those people had a bad accident. All vehicles were Chevy Silverado.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floor board when depressed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the rear brake line that went over the fuel tank was corroded and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was being repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
As I was driving someone pulled out in front of me so close I had to press on the brake pedal pretty firmly as I did the brakes went to the floor, luckily I have a manual transmission I downshifted in time to miss the other car and pull over only to see the intermediate brake line rusted through along the frame rail.
On our 2005 Chevy Silverado 2500 hd the ABS system has been kicking in when coming to a stop and you almost hit the car in front of you. I have read a lot of issues with this and I have not seen a recall for this year of the Chevy truck. The recall only stops at 2002 trucks. How many people have to be injured or killed before you guys decide to recall this year of the Chevy truck"??"
The first incident occurred in August 2013. When backing up (at approximately 5 mph), I stepped on the brakes and the brakes failed. The brake line was replaced over the right side of the rear end housing. On October 3, 2013, another brake line failed causing the brake pedal to go to the floor of the truck. This time the brake line is on the left side of the frame under the driver's compartment.
While driving home this morning, a car pulled out in front of me from a side street. I hit the brakes and they went to the floor. I had to slam the truck in first gear and pump the brakes like crazy to stop. The brake lines are completely rusted out from front to back. GM refuses to acknowledge there is a problem and told me to have it repaired at my own expense since the warranty had expired. After some research, I find this is a common problem with Silverado and neither GM, nor the NHTSA has addressed this. There needs to be a mandated recall. How many people have to become statistics before someone takes action?
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- Goshen, NY, USA