Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc 1500 avalanche. The contact was driving approximately 20 MPH and the brakes failed to respond upon engagement. The vehicle crashed into six different vehicles. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle sustained minor damage and was towed to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that the brake lines fractured due to corrosion. The brake line tubing was replaced. The failure mileage was 85,000.
2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 brakes complaints
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Rusted brake line to rear brakes failed. Reduced braking ability prevented vehicle from stopping allowing vehicle to pass into an intersection. All rusted brake lines rear and front had to be replaced. Old parts may still be available.
Rusted out 2003 chevy avalanche brake line leading to brake failure.
2003 chevy avalanche had catastrophic brake failure while being driven. Upon inspection found severely corroded brake lines driver side above chassis rail.
Aproaching a stop sign behind another vehicale at about 50 MPH when applying the brakes I felt a pop and the pedal went to the floor. The brakes had completely failed. Using the parkinng brake and down shifting brought the vehicle to a stop before I hit the vehicle in front. It is an autometic. At the end I had it in 1st gear and turned off the ignition for the stop. It is a 2003 avalanch VIN# [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Weak brakes, long stopping distance, no wear on front pads, front pads stuck, taken to dealer 3 times and they say nothing is wrong, I believe I would not be able to stop in time under emergency conditions. The back brakes have been changed 3 times (wore to wear indicator) and the fronts pads and rotors look new (glazed over no friction) this has been ongoing since buying truck brand new in 2003.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet avalanche 1500. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH with the brakes depressed when the antilock brake system activated. The brakes became extremely spongy which made it difficult to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the brakes functioned normally. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 51,000.
Same problem as found in the federal safety agency id # 05v37900 in 2002 chevy avalanche is occurring in my 2003 chevy avalanche. The ABS is activated when reaching a speed of 5 MPH or less. This is causing my avalanche to not stop immediately at stop signs or red lights. My avalanche will travel approximately 2 to 3 feet closer to the car or intersection I am stopping at. If I roll through the stop sign or not go below 5 MPH while turning, the ABS do not come on.
Service brake system light comes on in information center, brake and ABS lights are on. The garage says the brake computer for the ABS is not functions disabling the ABS on the vehicle. The computer part for the vehicle is unavailable. The ABS brake system remains disabled. It is a 2003 model year vehicle. Brake parts should be available for the ABS system.
(2003 chevy avalanche 1500 ~ 67,000 miles) 1. This was a spontaneous failure - that is to say, there was no event leading up to it. 2. There is a spring-clip that retains the emergency brake shoe. This spring-clip (on the driver-side, rear wheel) came apart, allowing the e-brake shoe to come loose. This had 2 results: 1) the e-brake shoe fell out of position, wedged itself somewhere inside of the drum, and then the brake-shoe & drum ground against each other until they were both extensively damaged and/or destroyed, 2) the entire emergency-brake system was rendered completely useless. 3. The damage from the failure can be repaired by replacing the emergency brake shoe, brake rotor and spring-clip. (I will pro-actively replace the spring-clip on the passenger side which has not yet failed). The old parts are still available. I do not know if this spring-clip has been redesigned or not.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevy avalanche. While driving 40 MPH or greater he would have to depress the brake pedal to the floorboard to stop, which increased the vehicle stopping distance. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact also stated that there was a flapping noise coming from the windshield wiper. The dealer took the windshield wiper apart and glued around the sides, however the problem continued to occur. The current mileage was 29,500 and the failure mileage was 4,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet avalanche 1500. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stopped without warning. Approximately five minutes later, the contact was able to drive and heard a loud pop coming from the rear passenger side. He noticed the rear passenger side brake caliper hanging from the vehicle. The mechanic stated that the brake caliper bolts failed and made the repair. The failure mileage was 69,346 and current mileage was 69,350.
Abs pump motor will not shut off due to a failed electronic brake control module. Abs fuse must be removed to keep motor from burning up. Abs system is disabled. I am trying to find an affordable way to repair the problem. New factory part is to expensive. Must use vehicle with faulty ABS system until repaired.
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