Brake lines rusted and ruptured causing vehicle to lose braking ability.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Brake line started leaking while driving through a parking lot. Took it to a gm dealer to have it repaired and he said all the brake lines were rusty and needed to be replaced.
While driving on south miniville road in prince william county va, the brake peddle went from working fine and then straight to the floor. Its was lucky that traffic was light because I wouldn't have been able to stop. This is very common problem with these trucks and something chevy should be responsible for fixing.
Pedal went to the floor while driving suddenly. Brakes lines rusted through. Brought to dealer to fix 9/17/13/. Had to return vehicle to dealership and inform them to replace all brake lines as they are all rusted through, they were not aware of the gm issue (I found the issue online) . They had only repaired rear lines and didn't bring the line to the front, joined it to old line with union. Leaked again in my driveway on 10/1/13 . Brought in 10/4/13 insisted on total brake line replacement. Requested the gm offered kit $500.00 for this purpose that gm as offered to owners and dealers about this problem . Requested dealership credit the prior bandaid work it did.
Driving in a normal situation, braking to get over into turn lane and the brakes went right to the floor. Found brake lines under left front of cab rusted through causing complete braking system to lose pressure. Fortunately I was not in a critical situation because I lost all braking power, very scary.
Luckily I was sitting still at a stop light. The pedal just dropped to the floor board. It wasn't until after several attempts to pump the brakes back up that a warning light even came on. Upon inspection the hard line supplying the rear brakes had rusted through and caused the brakes to fail. Also contrary to other reports I have heard the entire brake system failed, not just the rear brakes.
Backed up out of turnaround. Drove to end of driveway and stopped. Turned left out of driveway and accelerated up to speed. Drove about a mile and approached crossroad to turn right. Started to slow down and the brake pedal went to the floor so I pumped it and had nothing with no warning lights. Luckily there was nobody at the crossroad and I went past it and managed to come to a stop down the road. My mechanic found that a rusted brake line had burst near the proportioning valve located under the drivers door. All the brake lines were rusted and needed replaced. I found through research that this a very common event in these vehicles. The owners of this type of vehicle should at least be warned before serious injuries or worse since there are still many on the roads. This poor design and use of inferior materials should not happen on such an important part of vehicle safety.
Driving home from a morning of shopping, I went to stop to make a turn into walgreen's parking lot when I noticed the truck was difficult to stop.. I proceeded to make a purchase at walgreen's, but when I was finished I decided to look under the hood. I could smell an odor that smelled like brake fluid, but wasn't sure because the container was still at an acceptable level. I proceeded to drive the truck home, approximately a half a mile, and noticed the brake pedal down to the floor. Upon arriving at home, I checked under the hood again, and noticed brake fluid on the exhaust pipe on the driver's side. I could see a break in the brake line above the exhaust pipe and noticed vapors coming off the pipe. The truck has only 60,000 miles on, so I was very concerned about the quality of the materials used for insuring people's lives with these inferior lines. The truck was towed to a chevy dealership, and was told the cost could be in the neighborhood of 1800 dollars. Is this where our quality manufacturing has taken us? No wonder the japanese are winning.
Had to stop at a red light on a hill. Brake pedal went to floor no brakes.had to use emergency brake to stop. Had brake line to rear replaced.3 years later (today) brake line to front failed rusted. There are several brake lines on this truck they are all severely rusted an need repair. I am in the autobody repair business and have seen this problem on almost all silverados 6 years and older . Starting 1999 and up.
Backing up to launch boat on ramp and brake pedal went to the floor. Drove truck 2 blocks to house used emergency brake to stop. Saw brake fluid on the road. Brake lines are severely corroded and one has failed. Master cylinder has lost all fluid.
Rusty brake lines cause safety issues. Poor design and product by gm. What a piece of crap. Brake line blew.my son and wife almost died. This truck is a rusty crap truck. The rocker panel are rusted thru. Oh, and gm does not make original equipment brake line replacements either in the parts department. Shame on you gm.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The contact mentioned that the emergency brake was required in order to stop the vehicle and that the brake warning light failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake lines were fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 152,000.
Replaced front brake rotors and pads. When I tried to get brake pedal pressure, the pedal went to the floor, and brake fluid was leaking from the left rear wheel. I brake line was badly corroded and broke through. I had zero braking ability and had to back the truck out of the garage using only the emergency brake. This is the second occurrence of broken brake lines due to bad corrosion on this vehicle. The first incident also resulted in a broken, badly corroded brake line breaking and leaking fluid, and resulted in zero braking ability. I had to have the truck towed for repair that time. Not sure how im going to get it fixed this time. All remaining brake lines are also badly rusted and are sure to brake shortly if not replaced. The undercarriage of the truck is also severely rusted to a point that appears that the truck is 100+ years old. The frame is nearly to the point of being rusted through. These are serious and dangerous conditions with these trucks that needs to be addressed by chevrolet. Someone is going to get killed because of this negligence by using inferior material for brake lines and frame steel.
After driving for around 30 miles I was pulling up to the garage at home slowing down when the anti-lock brake system engaged at about 3 miles per hour. In a panic, the truck kept moving without stopping for approximately 3 to 4 feet, then I put the truck in park and it stopped. Without doing that I would have hit my garage door, missing the door by inches. This issue is still ongoing as of 8/18/13. In order to stop, the brakes have to be pumped at all times when trying to stop. The anti-lock bake system activates at 3 to 4 miles per hour all the time if not pumped. I am a mechanic and started searching the internet to see what could be the problem. Upon my finding there are many others with the same issue as mine. I have not addressed the issue because the truck isn't used much, although it needs to be address very soon. I feel that this issue should not be at my expense when this issue is more wide spread then just my truck. Some have said that a earlier model of SUV had a recall when the anti-lock system would activate at 3 to 10 miles per hour and was a design flaw. On a larger note, the anti-lock brake light doesn't come on either.
I own a year 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500 pickup truck. On april 15, 2013, while driving home from the nearest village, I lost all power in my brakes. The truck was going downhill and as I applied the brakes the vehicle continued to increase in speed. I was quickly overtaking a slower passenger car ahead of me, so I had to veer off the road onto the shoulder and into a rough ravine. Eventually I slowed to a stop. I got out and examined the brake fluid and found it to be less than the minimum level. I also saw fluid leaking out from underneath the rear axial. Since the incident happen in the evening, I called a friend who helped me bring the truck to my home. The following day I had the vehicle towed to a chevrolet dealership where they diagnosed the failed (rusted through) rear brake line. The other rear bake lines were extremely rusted and at the suggestion of the service technician, I had them all replaced. The cost of the repair was $1625. The truck had approximately 99,000 miles at the time of repair and was garaged during winter months since it is primarily a farm vehicle. I believe that the brake line wear and rust is a safety hazard since the truck lost all brake power and was increasing in speed even though I had the brake pedal fully engaged. Only by steering off the road and driving up an elevated road embankment was I able to stop the truck safely.
Each of the 3 brakes lines under the master cylinder has failed on separate occasions, fortunately all noticed when backing out of a parking spot. On all 3 occasions, the vehicle experienced a near total brake failure. All the line had rusted through and required replaced at my expense. The dual brake master cylinder does not provide acceptable emergency braking with a ruptured line. I am reporting my incidents following a report on the local news about these same failures happening on many gm trucks. My vehicle was purchased used with approximately 61,000 miles on it. Previous history is unknown. Date of original incident is probably not accurate.
Had to replace all brake lines. Lines were severely rusted causing failure and loss of brake fluid and loss of brakes. Thankfully failure occurred in my driveway. Three months earlier front rotors were badly pitted and had to be replaced. Some parts in rear brakes badly rusted. Bad rust on parts of under carriage.
Brake failure on interstate 65 sb when attempting a panic stop. A semi-truck trailer blew a tire which sent shrapnel/debris flying in the air. Traffic immediately behind the truck and directly in front of me panicked and "slammed" on their brakes to avoid the flying objects. In turn, I had to fully apply my brakes to the point of ABS intervention. There was one to three cycles of the ABS before I lost all brake pedal pressure. At this point I had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid rear ending the car immediately in front of me. Subsequent inspection of the brake system shows that one of the three metal brake lines running along the drivers side frame rail, under the cab ruptured (hence loss of pedal pressure). This failure occurred where the brake lines transition from above the frame rail to along side the frame rail. All three brake lines in this area are corroded but it is difficult to visually tell the severity of the corrosion due to a spiral shielding that is wrapped around the entire length of brake line. Thankfully no one was injured as a result of this failure; however had the circumstances been slightly different, this failure could have resulted in a very bad accident.
During a scheduled maint./repair visit at a major chevy dealership, they advised the shock absorbers couldn't be replaced; the upper mounts for both rear shocks were gone. The dealer suggested I take the truck to an auto body shop for the needed restoration work, then return. I later inspected the undercarriage of my truck and found extensive rot and rust on major frame structures. Both upper shock mounts appear to have rotted away. Both frame spreader tubes, to which the upper shock mounts and the rear fuel tank support strap are attached, have lost most of their structural integrity. I also noted most main fastener bolts appear to have lost their structural integrity,due to rot and rust. In december of 2009, I replaced the fuel straps. One brake line failed (rotted open), causing brake loss, as I was departing the service visit. All the brake lines had deteriorated to the point that replacement was necessary. In july of 2011, I had to replace the rear rotted out bumper. I am now seeing rot and rust breaking through the front bumper of my truck. In light of the major rust and structural failures I have experienced recently, I started researching the federal safety agency's data base to see if others were experiencing these issues with their silverado, or if this was an anomaly. I was quite startled to find numerous reports being cited for identical problems and failures for this vehicle. Two issues concern me: first, major rust & rot has been reported on this model and later ones for over a period of 10-13 years. Second, do, or should service shops have a responsibility to advise when signs of major deterioration occur, so we can make repair/investment choices? I've owned several trucks, keep them for 8-10 years, then replace them. I've seen surface rust over the years, but not this kind of frame/undercarriage deterioration over a relatively short truck life.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle reduced speed only slightly. The contact then applied the emergency brake but the shift lever became fractured and exhibited an abnormal noise when engaged. The contact shifted into reverse and was able to stop the vehicle, which was then towed to an independent mechanic for inspection. The mechanic advised the contact that both of the brake lines and cables were fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.
Brake pedal went to the floor with no warning and pumping the brakes did very little to assist. Went through a stop sign since this was at the bottom of a lower grade, and was able to nurse it to a large parking lot. Inspected the cause and seen the corroded brake lines and could not tell which of the 5 lines were the cause.
The fuel line supplying the engine fuel rail ruptured due to excessive corrosion because of the location it is in and fuel was spraying out underneath the truck,. Dangerously close to the hot catalytic converter. The defective fuel line is an extremely difficult repair, due to having to remove the bed/cab for replacement and access to it. The fuel and brake lines are improperly routed from the factory, causing premature failure due to corrosion and salt damage. In my opinion, there should be a recall and this inherently dangerous problem rectified. The brake lines on this same truck failed from corrosion two years ago. Same scenario, improper routing causing excessive and premature failure from rust and corrosion due to the location they are in.
I had the oil changed on my 2000 chevy silverado 1500 2 wheel-drive pick-up truck by a local shop and when I started the truck after the oil change and put the truck into drive in the shop parking lot, I noticed that I had to depress the brake pedal down to the floor. Prior to this, I never had to press the brake pedal to the floor. The brakes previously were strong and required a slight push. I drove a short distance and found that stopping required the brake pedal to be pressed all the way down to the floor and immediately returned to the same shop and asked the shop to take a look. The shop found that one of the brake lines was leaking fluid (under driver side) and explained that all of the brake lines looked rusted. This truck primarily was used by a highway dept outside of buffalo, ny (road salt/rust belt geographic area) - the exposure to amounts of road salt/ice-melting chemicals may have been a contributing factor. The truck has been towed to another mechanic and I am waiting to hear back about the repair options. If the federal safety agency would like any evidence (such as photographs or the actual rusted brake lines), please let me know.
During the annual safety inspection the dealer advised me that all of the brake lines would need to be replaced before the next inspection due to rust ($1200), and the rear brake backing plates would also need to be replaced due to rust. The rear brake backing plates were already replaced once due to rust-through. This vehicle has been routinely maintained and commercially washed throughout its life, driven on a daily basis up (until the last 5 months) only in eastern pa, de, md area (no snow belt travel). In my 40 years of vehicle ownership, I have never experienced or even heard of brake backing plates rusting through during the life of a 12 year old vehicle (let alone twice) and, have never experienced (or heard of) all brake lines on a vehicle rusting through to the point where they all need to be replaced. This is not normal wear or deterioration. It is most definitely a vehicle safety issue to have critical safety (brake) components rusting through at a highly accelerated rate for no apparent reason to the driver/owner.
Was towing a trailer. (light load) going approx 35mph stop light turned yellow, with plenty of time for me to stop. I applied the brakes and they let loss. I then had no choice but to run the yellow/red light. Luckily it did not turn our worse. But I then had to make my way to a parking lot with no brakes. My truck is manual so that helped make thing a little easier. I then looked and found out the one of my brake lines had busted from corrosion. I have not yet replaced the lines. Plan to do so soon.
Backing up truck, moved it forward and the brakes went, couldn't stop the truck. I was moving forward after having it on reverse, so the speed was slow (5mph). Noticed there was a puddle on the ground of brake fluid, and to further investigate, there was a lot of rust and corrosion that came from underneath. I was on vacation when this happened, called aaa for a tow on the date listed. Replaced brake lines, master cylinder, and noticed while replacing the brake lines, there's more corrosion coming from underneath.
I was headed to the store when my truck just shut off in the middle of the street I took to my mechanic and he said that the fuel pump and sending unit needed to be replaced as well as the fuel lines due to there being excessive corrosion. Also ABS system activates when coming to a stop at low speeds. And I have also had to replace the brake lines due to excessive rust. At 118000 miles I had to have my heater core replaced due no heat and once again at 121,000 miles I have lost heat again.
Sitting at drive thru window waiting on food with my foot on the brake, went to the floor all of a sudden and found that the brake line burst. Fluid everywhere. This is a manufacturer defect. I bought this truck new.
When I turn left into a parking spot the ABS system goes on (even on dry surfaces where there is no slipping) and the vehicle doesn't stop as quickly as it should. This has happened many times.
While pulling into my driveway, the brake pedal stated chattering like the anti-lock brakes were activating. The ABS light came on intermittently and when the truck was being parked in front of the garage it would not stop and went through the garage door.
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