I was trying to come to a stop at a red light when pressing on my brake pedal it went completely to floor. Luckily there was no one in front of me & was able to turn the truck into the nearby store parking lot. When I got the truck home & took a look to see what the problem was, I seen that there was a brake line, on the drivers side, under the hood, that had a hole in it & was spraying fluid everywhere. The line also looked to be rusted. To make note the truck was able to come to a stop when driving very slowly, however, I was traveling at about 35 MPH when trying to stop & traveled (just guessing) about 30 to 40 yards to the red light & was still unable to stop.
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Truck was bought new. First incident was 7/2012 at my lake property when the brake system failed. Truck was limped to a local garage for repair. The second failure was on an alignment rack after the application of new tires. The jig to hold the steering wheel to the brake peddle was applied, the brake line burst while on the rack.
Massive brake line failure due to rust and corrosion of brake lines.
There have been consistent problems with this vehicle since we bought it on june 18, 1999. The frame and suspension looked as if it was driven in a salt bath - totally rusted. Saw this right after buying it but the dealer would not do anything. We have never received any recall notices. The worse thing that happened was when the brakes went out on my wife while driving on the expressway about an hour away from home. The front shocks were bad with 553 miles. The egr valve went out the first week we had the truck. The brake lines, brake sensors and rotors have been replaced 7 times. As of today this truck has 52,000 miles and it is 15 years old. We will never buy another gm vehicle. Does someone have to get killed or injured before anything is done?
Driving home from work brake peddle went to the floor. My mechanic said brake lines rusted through. This happened again last year in another place on the truck.
Brake line rusted thru. I have have two different instances where the steel brake lines have corroded and caused brake failure. I have been involved in the automotive industry for most of my life, have only ever had this happen one before with a gm car (1972) eldorado.
While applying brakes the pedal went to the floor, I took the truck to the mechanic and he said all the brake lines where rusted out and would need to be replaced.
Hit the brakes relatively hard after being cut off by another driver. Pedal went to the floor and had to have aaa give me a tow home. Found a leaking brake line and repaired it. While test driving I hit the brakes firmly and it appeared as though it was resolved. As I pulled in my driveway I gave it one last good brake, and lo and behold the pedal went to the floor only to find another leak in another line. The brake lines are completely rusted and rotted underneath the vehicle.
Coming to red light push brake pedal no brakes, brake line broke due to rust.
While driving on the highway my brake light came on. Then as I applied the brakes under normal usage I felt the pedal go all the way to floor. Was able to get it home. Took to dealer who said all 4 brake lines had burst due to corrosion. Charged me over $1500.00 to fix for new lines and bleeding the system.
On at least 6 occasions since I purchased this truck, the brake lines have failed and ruptured. In all cases, the pedal sank to the floor, and only very limited braking was available. I have patched the brake lines in many places. Most recently today, a brake line failed at the front right side near the frame rail. I made the needed patch repair, and the truck is ok for now. I have inspected those sections of the brake lines which have not been replaced, and can tell that they are deteriorating, and will be the next to fail. I am worried to drive this truck when I may need to stop in an emergency situation, and will not have adequate stopping distance.
Brake line failure due to corrosion two different times very lucky was not going fast, after inspection all brake lines are badly rusted.
While driving on a freeway in heavy traffic three vehicles in front of me came to a sudden stop, two of them moved to the left. I had plenty of time to stop and when I pressed the brake pedal my brakes started working normally. As I got closer, about two car lengths, I lost braking power and sped up as if I had hit an icy patch in the road. I went to the right and hit the vehicle in front of me in the right rear quarter. At this point I coasted to a stop on the shoulder. When I was able to check out my truck I found a lot of brake fluid in the right front wheel well area that appeared to have come from the metal brake line which was rusty. The truck was so heavily damaged I could not get a picture or see the hole in the line. The air bags did not go off. The truck was totaled.
A few years ago I was driving my truck (1999 chevrolet silverado z71 4x4) on a connecting road (dirt) when I hit the brakes to turn. The ABS pump started running. I thought it was odd that it kept running but didn't think about it. When I returned back to my apartment, it was still running. I got up the next morning and the battery was dead. After charging the battery, I noticed the ABS control unit (under the cab on the drivers side) was still running. I took it to a chevrolet dealership which proceeded to tell me I needed a new ABS unit $1100. As I cannot afford an $1100 part on a 9 year old truck. I just unplugged it. Both the brake and the ABS light stay on in the cab any time the engine is running. I have attempted to find a used unit to no avail. The vehicle now has over 240000 miles on it, with exception of a little rust, the only issue I have is the anti-lock braking system.
Badly rusted brake lines burst causing no brake situation. No brake light lit before or for a day after the incident. Looking at the condition of the rest of the brake lines it appears that the material of the lines is defective as the remaining brake lines are very rusty also.
Sudden loss of brake pressure. Upon inspections brakes lines rusted and failed. These should be made from non-corrosive material! Thank gosh we were not going highway speeds when we lost brakes.
Brake lines rusted needed replacement,pin holes in lines.
This is the 3rd time I lost brakes,in 2005,w 54000 miles, I lost all brakes and had to replace all rusted calipers rotors and rear rusted hand brake cables and drums.in8/10/10 w/74000 miles and had rusted brake line repaired. Now on 10/ 10/13 lost all brakes, due to another rusted brake. I had all rusted brake lines tested and replaced, by a auto repair shop. These repairs cost me 2300.00 dollars. Ps/this vehicle has only 88000 miles,6000 miles a year and always,always has a undercarriage wash in salt road conditions.the only major problem with this truck is the bad brake rust problems.no other vehical I owned has had rust as this truck. I still own a 1972 vw that has all original brake lines w/ no rust.
Apparent brake line failure. Appears to have corroded and is leaking fluid.
While driving down the highway my chevy silverado 1500 brake line ruptured leaving me to think quick to avoid a crash. After pulling over I inspected the brake line to find the rear driver side hard line rusted completely thru right before it converts to a soft line. Since I bought this truck 10 years ago I've had nothing but problems with the brakes.
I had a brake line break and was lucky to not hit any thing or persons. I have never had a brake line go ever...
Brake pedal went to the floor during application, lost control of braking and had to use emergency brake to stop. Checked underneath the vehicle and brake lines are all badly corroded.
I was braking at red light brake pedal when to floor did stop after I all ready went trough red light.
I was traveling at 48 MPH while approaching a stop light when I applied the brakes, the pedal went all the way to the floor. I did a quick head check and had to quickly turn into the left turn lane to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. I was very lucky to bring the vehicle to a stop after I crossed 3 feet into the intersection where a vehicle traveling from the west had to swerve to miss the protruding front clip of my truck. Once I got the vehicle home, I proceeded to locate the problem, I found it was a severely rusted brake line under the driver side door going into the anti-lock control modual that had ruptured. At that point I realized that all the break lines were in the same severely rusted condition and must be replaced before taking the vehicle back on the road. I cant believe this has been under investigation since early 2012 & nothing has been done to correct this safety issue. What else can I do to speed the resolution up? This needs to be addressed before someone gets badly injured or killed!
I was traveling at 48 MPH while approaching a stop light when I applied the brakes, the pedal went all the way to the floor. I did a quick head check and had to quickly turn into the left turn lane to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. I was very lucky to bring the vehicle to a stop after I crossed 3 feet into the intersection where a vehicle traveling from the west had to swerve to miss the protruding front clip of my big red silveradro truck
We were driving down the road after applying the e-brake and something sounded like it was dragging. We took the truck to the local shop and were told that the brake lines that go into the ABS were rusted out and corroded. We had just replaced the driver's side brake line in feburary of this year. I see that this is a known problem for this year truck. Why isn't chevy taking care of it???
This is the second of two incidents of when I was pulling my truck out of my driveway to find I had no brakes as a result of corroded brake lines. Both incidents did not resolve in an accident since I am an aware driver. But the fact that I have had to separate brake lines corrode through has me nervous to drive the vehicle as I'm unsure when it could occur. I am having all the lines replaced even if the mechanics don't recommend it.
I was driving down the highway and the light turned red. I pushed on the brake and the pedal went to the floor. I swerved around a car and ran through the light. Luckily no one was going through it at that time. I then pulled over after I down shifted and used the emergency brake to stop. Upon inspection, the line was rusted through and the rest of them were right behind the one that ruptured. Gm should be ashamed. Think they're waiting for someone to die, if they haven't already.
I came up to a red light, engaged the brakes and the brake pedal slowly went to the floor. Luckily there was not a vehicle in front of me or in the cross traffic, for I was not able to stop until I was well though the intersection. I was able to stop safely without injury. Left rear brake line was rusted through.
On driving my vehicle, my brakes slowly sank to floor, upon pumping my brake warning light came on, I pulled over to find brake fluid coming from under the truck, located under the driver door area. Having my vehicle towed to my brothers house we noticed that the brake lines where rusted and rotted, right before they go into the ABS, my vehicle has been sitting in his driveway since then, I do not have the money for repairs.
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