Multiple brake lines ruptured, causing brake failure. Crashed into metal gate.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Some friends borrowed my 2000 chevy silverado to haul some sheet rock headed down to hardware store and ended up calling me with a smoking engine told them to bring it back to the house. My buddy said the brakes didn't stop all that good on the way over and went right to the floor looking under the hood I had him push the brakes and fluid shot out of the break lines running along the body frame they look all corroded in one location and one of them burst. We are fortunate the only ran to the hardware store and not on the highway it could of ended very badly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that he attempted to stop the vehicle but once the vehicle reached 3 MPH, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was advised that the wheel speed sensor needed to be removed and cleaned. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was 75,000.
I stepped on brakes and they went to floor. Had to go to garage and replace entire brake line system. This is a major problem because I have asked a few people who own chevy pickups and they all have had same problem.
I was driving and pushed the brakes to slow down and the pedal went close to the floor and just barely slowed down enough to turn off the road. Luckily no other vehicle in my way because I couldn't stop quick enough. Turned out one of the brake lines rusted through and the rest are that rusted that they'll have to be replaced.
The brake line running from the ABS module to the front passenger wheel corroded to the point of leaking brake fluid. The brake warning light came on. The truck was then parked until it could be serviced. All brake lines were found to be severely rusted & corroded. A second line (from the ABS module to the rear axle) disintegrated upon removal. The worst corrosion was at the points where the brake lines were clipped into the plastic brackets.
When coming to stop sign, brake pedal went to floor.
Applied brakes to stop initally started to stop and then peddle went to floor and could not stop until another 50 feet or so.
Took veh. In for headlight alignment. Got into veh. To leave and the brake pedal went to the floorboard. Mechanic said the brake line had rusted through. He check and said all lines were completely rusted and needed to be replaced. The veh. Had to be towed to a chev. Dealer to bleed the line. Total cost including one caliper that was too rusted was $794.11. I had been traveling on the expressway moments prior to going to the service station. Had I not stopped there when I did, I have no doubt serious injuries would have occurred as the brake line rusted through.
I was going down a street in our city someone stopped in front of me and when I applied the brakes the pedal went to the floor. I turned to avoid a crash and ran into a fence. I checked when I got the truck home I noticed a puddle under the truck when I checked it was brake fluid. I replaced the rusted line and two weeks later it happened again to different brake line,the truck is now sitting in my drive and I cant move it.
Lost brakes while pulling into parking spot at local grocery store. Had to stomp e-brake to keep from hitting car in front of me. Looked underneath to see brake fluid running down frame rail. Brake line ruptured due to rusting out. Got lucky this happened a mile from my brothers garage... He loaded me up on his car trailer and took to garage. Up on the lift we went. Rust rust rust. Need to replace brake lines front to back...fuel lines look like crap too. Had this happened the next morning I would probably have to type this out from the hospital as the wife and I were due to leave the next morning on our anniversary trip. Come on gm recall!!!
While driving on the nj turnpike my brakes failed. I had my 12 year old son with me, so you can imagine my fear. I was traveling about 35 miles per hour. Luckily I was approaching the rest area and was able to use the service road to slow myself down. I had to have the truck towed to my mechanic. He replaced the brake line( at my expense)and when he showed me the broken line I could not believe how rusted it was. This was in 2011. The following year (2012) the same thing happened. While traveling in town the brakes failed. I brought it to my mechanic and he pointed out how rusted all the brake lines were and how dangerous the vehicle was. I had to replace all the brake lines. This was an expense that was not anticipated when purchasing an american made chevy truck. Very disappointing. Upon investigating this situation I have come to realize that it is a defect with the chevy vehicles. Chevy should make this right. I was lucky enough not to have had a crash, the thought of what could have happened is very disturbing.
On 9/18/12 I was traveling in rush hour traffic on rt 29n in columbia md when traffic slowed and then stopped. I stepped on the brakes of my 2000 chevy silverado 1500. The vehicle slowed somewhat but then the brake pedal went to the floor and I couldn't stop. I rear ended an unmarked police vehicle at approx 20-25mph. My truck suffered frt bumper damage as well as the back window blowing out. The police car suffered rear bumper damage. The officer stated that he was ok from the crash. I also suffered not injuries. I was able to get the truck out of the traffic lanes and opened the hood to check the brake fluid. The master cylinder was empty. I had the truck towed to my local chevy dealer for inspection. My insurance company came out to inspect the damages. The auto adjuster stated that the brake lines had rusted through causing all the brake fluid to leave the system. My insurance company says the brake lines are a wear item and are not covered but the damage to the truck from the accident will be covered. Gm says that they will not cover the brake lines and that there is no recall on the lines. I am having the brake lines replaced with stainless steel brake lines to stop this from ever happening again at considerable cost to me. After reading up on the subject it appears gm knows about this problem but won't do anything about it. I could have killed/injured someone due to these faulty brake lines.
Rear brake line rusted out. Thank god I was going slow and there was not much traffic. When fixing the brake line I notice the rear dust shields were completely gone and the frame had alot of rust. Fast forward 8-20-12 when working on the front brake lines because they rusted out too. I had the truck up on jack stands. Came home to find the front end on the ground. The frame broke completely into, at the cross member for the torsionbars. I have been told that is one of the strongest parts of the frame. What would of happened if I was going down the road. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH the ABS and emergency brake warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that there was a failure with the wheel speed sensor. The contact was also informed of a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:anti-lock). The dealer and manufacturer were notified and both advised the contact that the vine was not included in the recall. The failure and current mileages were 80,001. ..updated 11/28/12 *bf updated 11/29/12.
The brake lines on my truck rusted out, causing a loss of vehicle braking power. Of all the vehicles that I've owned over the years, I have never had a brake line rust out! On 11/13/2010, the driver side front line rusted through when my children and I were in the truck. In a restaurant parking lot, I noticed that the brake pedal went low, but the vehicle seemed to still have braking power. I drove about 3/4 of a mile to a gas station and had almost no braking power when I got there. I looked under the truck and brake fluid was spraying out! My truck was towed home and the next day I spliced in a replacement brake line, but noticed that they all seemed to be very rusty. In august of 2012 another brake line rusted through, this time while the truck was in my driveway. I had started the truck to leave, and pushed on the brake to shift out of park and the pedal went to the floor. I exited the vehicle and saw brake fluid spraying underneath the truck. At this point, I decided to replace all of the faulty factory brake lines with after-market stainless steel brake lines. I'm still in the process of doing this job, as it is very maintenance intensive job, and I don't have a lot of time to work on the vehicle, but luckily I have other vehicles to drive. I do not think that the brake lines should have failed so quickly, considering I've never experienced a brake line failure on any other vehicle. It appears that chevrolet selected an improper type of steel to use for the brake lines.
While driving on main st. In newark, delaware my braking system completely failed. It was a good thing I was not on interstate and had to stop quickly or someone could have been killed. I had to have truck taken to nearest garage for complete brake line replacement at cost of 885.00 dollars. I looked up this model for complaints and have found many trucks with brake system failure.
While driving at 45 MPH, my brake light came on. I immediately started to pull over and noticed that I felt less pressure on brake pedal. I was able stop the vehicle, but notice no puddles. Resumed drive home. Check fluid reservoir, fluid almost gone. Filled reservoir and pumped brakes back up. Noticed some drips in driveway. Also noticed slight gas smell. Took vehicle to mechanic and he determined that not only was the brake line rotted, the gas lines were rotting out as well. The areas that were rotted the most is right where the support brackets are. These were underneath driver side door, headed up into engine compartment. Lines were replaced with stainless steel lines to prevent from happening further.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, he depressed the brake pedal and it dropped to the floorboard. As a result, the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 79,800.
I was traveling on I-83 north in the right lane from baltimore md to hershey park pa. A driver attempting to merge into my lane from the market st on ramp in york pa., at very low speed caused me to jam on the brakes. The brake pedal went to the floor. Pumping the brake pedal and pushing it all the way to the floor yielded no results. I had no braking whatsoever. Luckily the car trying to merge stayed on the shoulder or I would not have been able to avoid a collision. I coasted down a long hill - downshifting with hazard lights on, until I came upon an available shoulder to pull onto. Checked the brake fluid reservoir and it was half full. Found brake fluid leaking on the drivers side frame rail a couple feet behind the drivers side door. With plenty of level shoulder to test - I went up and back about 5 MPH to see if I had any brakes at all and determined there were none.. I was towed to a repair shop and ended up paying $973 to have the 2 brake lines from the master cylinder to the ABS unit, and the 2 lines from the ABS unit to the front wheel replaced. I still need to have the rear lines replaced although the mechanic said they looked ok. Vehicle was purchased at jba chevrolet glen burnie( used ) has been titled in md until january of this year va.
This is the second time my brake lines have busted open !!!!!! They are all rusted out . My only recourse is to replace them all . The first time, I took it to a dealer thinking they would fix it right .big mistake they pieced it together with compression fittings for $400.00. At least I wasn't moving fast thank god. This must become a recall , is anybody listening !!!
A car pulled out from a side street and when braking pressure was applied the pedal went to the floor. After driving around the car and further brake pressure the truck slowed. I also had my fuel lines replaced last year. And yes. There is a lot of frame rust in the frame and other areas. When is chevy going to pony up. This happened to my friends takoma and they gave him $12000 for a 13 year old truck. Very disappointed with chevy.
Hi I was hauling debris from my yard and taking to land fill.about 800 to 900lbs total. Stopped at convenience store for gas and food. Pulling out of parking lot, brakes gave out, brake pedal went to the floor. No warning lights. No warning at all...barely any brakes at all. I was just about to get on expressway?? Wow! There would have been no stopping this thing in an emergency?? I see gm already knows of this failure. I think a heads up would have been in order??? I've called all the people I know with similar vehicles. Only one person was aware of the issue and he has spent over a 1000.00 in repairs. Replaced rusted brake lines. He told me he just replaced the transmission lines also. Has anyone been injured or killed?? I called the dealership, jerry's chevrolet for information. I purchased it new. Waiting for service department to return my call.
Brake line leading to the rear brakes failed due to excessive rust. Failure occured without notice. No accident resulted from failure. Inspecting the remaining lines revealed all were rusted to the point of needing replaced.
When applying the brakes to make a turn, the brake pedal sank to the floor. Unable to slow down, I pumped the brakes with no result. I down shifted to third, then second, to first and made a turn into an uphill driveway. Upon stopping, brake fluid leaked under the cab. The truck was towed to a repair shop. Thank god no one was in front of me, and I did not crash!
Both front and rear brakes went at the same time resulting in total loss of brakes due to rusted out brake lines. Severe corrosion on frame cross member.
I own a 2000 chevy silverado ext. Cab. I'm retired and drive the truck about 1000 miles a year or so. In january 2004 to pass the new york state inspection I needed to have the entire rear axle brake assembly from the axle bearing's out replaced. At the time I had between 6000 and 7000 miles on the truck. The cost was almost $800.00 now on may 4 2012 with 23,400 miles on the truck, I needed to have the front brake rotors and pads replaced, cost approximately $400.00! I had both repairs done by a qualified ace mechanic, who also is a friend of the family so he can be trusted! I also want to add there is not a speck of rust on any of the body panels, and the under carriage is rinsed frequently. This truck is well taken care of.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact was driving 40 MPH and applied the brakes when they failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that one of the brake lines was fractured and the others were corroded from rust. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 150,000.
While traveling north on rte 3 in nh I was in traffic and a construction area had slowed travel all the cars in front of me slowed down and as I tried to slow down the brake pedal went to the floor and I hit the vehicle in front of me and my truck was spewing brake fluid from under the drivers door. Upon examination I can see all brake lines are severely corroded. The man I hit had a back injury thank god I had my seatbelt on!
The brake lines of the chevy silverado 1500 have all rusted out. The undercarriage and brake lines have corroded causing brake failure. Some of the lines were replaced within a few years. Brake calipers affected as well. *jb
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