While towing a heavy trailer at 30 MPH, I attempted to stop at a red light. With no brake warning light, the brake pedal went to the floor and I had no braking whatever. I stomped on the emergency brake and nothing happened. I was able to take a hard right turn to avoid a collision and coasted to a stop. Looking down, there was a trail of brake fluid leading to a large puddle under the driver's door. Looking under the truck revealed that incredibly rusted brakes lines had burst, draining the entire contents of the fluid reservoir. Closer inspection showed that every foot of brake line under the truck was in similar condition! After towing it home, I discover why the e-brake failed; the cable was rusted solid. I had to order a complete brake line kit and spent the entire weekend replacing them. It was then that I found out that thousands of owners have been fighting gm to make good on this defect. We narrowly escaped a serious accident and spent a considerable amount of time and money, besides having to borrow a vehicle to get to work for a week.
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Abs activates without any reason on dry pavement during low speed braking. Brakes will not work, then. Very dangerous situation, almost caused an accident! Truck is technically in best condition, has only 40000 miles!
1. Abs activation at low speeds when wheels are not slipping. When slowing the truck down the vehicle ABS activates preventing the vehicle from stopping unless you either release and reapply the brake or collide with the object in front of you. 2. Brake line failure due to rust and corrosion. While traveling down the highway pulling a 4,000 pound trailer the brake line ruptured under the drivers door causing a loss of brakes. I had thought the brake system was crossed type system and that I should have had brake pressure on the remaining intact lines but the pedal was so soft I don't believe there were any brakes. Very disappointed in the brake system under emergency failure.
I was driving down a 2 lane road road and a car slowed in front of me. As I applied the brakes the pedal went to the floor. I was able to avoid the car by going to the shoulder and then turing on to a side street. Once stoped I exited the truck and saw brake fluid leaking from below the drivers door. This exact problem happened to my grandfathers 2001 silverado not more that 3 months ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving between 5 and 15 MPH, the anti-lock braking system would erroneously activate and extended the braking distance. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v37900 (service brakes). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 120,000.
I was back out of driveway then my foot to floor .l lost brake psi .I am lucky that steel line broke in the driveway an on road or the highway . I kept clean after every snow I clean bottom of the truck .
No damage. The ABS control system failed. Warning light on dash. This happened twice on my truck. System had to be replaced. This is a very expensive part.
This truck was driven in minnesota since 1999. All the brake lines have been replaced on this truck due to corrosion. I drove the truck on a four line road. The traffic light turned to yellow and I tried to stop but the peddle went all the way to the floor.this truck had such bad brake lines that when bleeding the brake lines for the front line another leak started out one of the rear lines. This is a clear safety concern for owners of a chevrolet silverado.
Brake pedal went to the floor with no braking action backing out of the drive (thankfully not driving down the highway). Brake lines beneath the driver's side door were rusted and leaking fluid. Gm parts person said it was a known issue and that they sell a brake line replacement set but had not issued a recall and did not cover the cost of parts or labor (why?).
Was driving and noticed that the brake pedal felt sloppy. Upon investigation I had to replace all rear brake lines, and one of the front do to rust. As I was replacing these I noticed that the frame was rusted and cracked on the drivers side under the door. I had a patch put in, but just the other day I also noticed a new spot on the frame where it bends on the passenger side right behind the motor. The frame is so weak in this spot, I don't believe that it can be repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle hesitated to stop. The contact independently noticed that the brake line rusted and the frame on the vehicle was corroded. The brake line was replaced. The frame was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
1st time was pulling out of my driveway and left rear brake line broke just in front of the wheel,(replaced line) 2nd time on the road driving @ 60mph and go to stop and pedal goes to floor, luckily ii got into a corn field before anyone was hurt!! Front line broke at frame just forward of the master cylinder, who ever heard of the main safety figure of your vehicle would not be stainless steel!! Who in the world are watching over these manufacturers!
My daughter was driving and pulled into our drive. She stepped on the brake and pedal went to the floor. Found brake line failure under cab leaking brake fluid.
This is the 2nd incident to repair a rusted brake line. Luckily, I was not in traffic and it happened while I was coming up our driveway and when the brake pedal went to the floor, I knew what was wrong. It cost me $130.00 to tow the truck to our local chevrolet dealer in romney, wv and the repair will cost me $1000.00. Knowing this year chevrolet truck has the brake line rust problem, I always power wash the undercarriage.
Rusted rear tubing along driver side frame ruptured while approaching a red traffic signal at a busy intersection. Control of all 4 wheels was lost without warning. All steel tubing is extremely rusted.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet 1500. While driving at approximately 19 MPH, the vehicle stopped a longer distance when the brake pedal was depressed. The anti- brake system light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the speed sensor and all wheel bearings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 207,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that there was extensive rust and corrosion on the brake lines. As a result, the brake lines prematurely fractured several times. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the brake lines twice; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the ABS warning light illuminated and the brake pedal sank to the floor. The vehicle was to be towed to an independent mechanic a third time for inspection and diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the brakes were depressed and failed to operate without warning. The contact was able to avoid an accident. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the brakes malfunctioned and the driver was unable to immediately stop the vehicle. The contact indicated that when depressing the brake pedal, it traveled to the floorboard and the braking distance was increased. The vehicle not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 117,000.
Pulling into driveway at my brother's house and brake line rusted through causing my to on this downhill grade run into another vehicle at his house. Damaged the bumper and grill on my truck and his bumper and hood of his car in an olds alero. Replacing all brake lines with stainless steel and not repairing the damaged parts due to gm being cheap on such a vital part.
As I turned into the driveway, the brakes pushed all the way to the floor and the ABS system kicked in (on dry pavement). Vehicle was not stopping so I ran it into the frame of the garage door to stop, otherwise I would have ran through the garage door. The shop could not determine why the ABS light stayed on. Brake lines were totally rusted. Truck has a good engine, but terrible rust on brake lines, frame, lower body panel behind doors. Paint pealing off hood and roof.
While driving on the highway, the brake light on the dash came on. I drove 20 miles to my house and had soft brakes upon arrival. The brake fluid reservoir was empty and brake fluid was leaking from under the drivers position beneath the cab. The leak was coming from a bundle of brake lines next to the frame.
Was driving home when I had a another person pulled out in front of me, I hit the brakes and went straight to the floor. After further investigating, replaced the power air booster which took care of the original problem. But after starting the truck to check to make sure the brakes were working properly, the truck blew a brake line (sitting in park) that was rusted severely. Either way, I was lucky that I was not in an accident.
We have had several rust problems with this vehicle from brakes lines rusting through, gas tank straps rusting through. Now we have fuel line leak and our torsion bar has cracked due to rusting through and they will not repair unless the frame is replaced which is not cost effective due to the amount of rust throughout the vehicle. Unless frame is replaced it is unsafe to drive.
I have had right rear brake line rust out. I had front brake lines rust out. I had the brake line to the ABS from booster rust out. Had the fuel lines rust out(leaking raw gas) had oil lines for automatic transmission rust out. Each time I was lucky that it happened in the city at low speeds and not while pulling a trailer.I also had trouble with the ABS kicking in falsely at slow speeds(also rust build up at wheel sensor mounting place.
While braking hard for an animal in the roadway, the brake system failed. The brake pedal, when applied suddenly and hard, went to the floor. The brakes were ineffective at stopping the vehicle. The animal was struck. An inspection revealed that the front to rear brake line had rusted and burst. Further inspection revealed very rusty brake lines which appear ready to fail in many locations.
My 1999 silverado had brake failure. The brake pedal went to the floor. Upon inspection found a front and rear brake line had rusted and blown out. The warning light never came on. There are several lines that need to be replaced. I have six gm cars and never had this problem. My 1957 and 1963 and 1964 brake lines are in great shape. I live in nc and do not have the bad winter and exposure to road salts that some may say was the cause. Thanks for your help.
My vehicle will not stop at slow speeds. The ABS kicks in and extends the stopping distance by various amounts.
I have a 1999 silverado 1500 I had the brake lines replaced in july 2014 because of corrosion. Then yesterday november 4th 2014 I had the truck to a shop getting tires put on and when they started to lift it the rear end started to sag. They let it down and noticed rust holes in the frame. This truck is not safe to drive and gm needs to post a recall on these problems!
My wife drove the truck to winchester, va. And the brakes worked ok. When she was returning home she noticed the brake pedal was ?soft? And the brakes had to be pumped to stop. Upon returning home I noticed the brake fluid reservoir was empty. I filled the reservoir and took the truck to a local garage in capon bridge, wv. I inspected the reservoir after I got to the garage and it was again empty. The mechanic replaced a length of tubing from beneath the left driver's door to the engine compartment at a cost of $262.00.
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