While driving at slow speeds and coming to a stop my ABS system will activate on dry pavement. This happens at every stop I make. This causes increase stopping distance and creates a large safety risk.
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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While driving my truck on highway 70, the traffic slowed, I attempted to slow down, but my brake pedal went to the floor (rusted brake lines ruptured causing total brake failure) and I was unable to stop. I whipped the steering wheel to the left to avoid rear ending up coming cars. I managed to slow the truck down by pulling down to 1st and was able to get to an off ramp, but was unable to stop, before hitting another car and a sign pole. I have owned many cars that had far more miles than my truck and were not taken care of like this truck. Never have I had a total brake failure on any other car. This should not ever happen, no matter where you live, snow removal methods, etc. I was lucky, I could have killed or seriously injured someone. I would bet there has already been many fatal accidents due to these poor brake line being installed on trucks.
Coming back from store ,went to turn in driveway to house no brakes ran off in grass and creek.front and back brakes both leaking and rusted bad.had this truck since 07 and taken care of .can not afford to pay what shop wants to fix. Gm needs recall trucks with this problem before someone gets bad hurt or killed.
I was driving to alabama from florida. When I was about three hours out I was going down the road hauling a lot of personal items since I was in the middle of moving. It started storming real bad so I slowed down to 60 MPH and as I was approaching another vehicle they all the sudden slammed on their brakes. I saw them as soon as they did it then I slammed on my brakes and the pedal went straight to the floor. I almost hit them but I turned sharp and went into the woods. I didn't hit anything but small trees so very little damage to outside of truck. Damage is still their because since the wreck I have not been able to work cause I destroyed my back and neck. After that I still had to drive the truck the rest of the three hour trip that ended up taking nine hours of extreme pain and shot nerves. Once I finally got home it took forever and a lot of money to half way fix the truck. Since you can't get replacement lines and had to have them custom made. Truck is still crap because now every single part of the brake system is shot along with the body and undercarriage. It is solid rust now and keeps braking down and will cost around three to five thousand at the cheapest to fix. If I would have known what I do now then I would have sued chevy and this worthless organization cause yall have known about this problem for a long time and did nothing. I think yall and chevy owe me and thousands of other people a lot of money. If you still do nothing I will go to every news organization or any other company or lawyer that will go after your company. You are here to protect people from things like this but all you have done is hope we all die. I will spend the rest of my life trying to shut you down and make every person that works for this crap organization responsible for every person that gets hurt or dies. Just do your job that's all I want.
The steel brake lines corroded and broke causing brakes to fail.
Unwanted ABS activation causing increased stopping distance during low speed brake applications. This is dangerous and will cause an accident when the brakes fail to stop the vehicle.
A car pulled in front of me as I was accelerating so I had to slam on the brakes which went straight to the floor and was unable to stop. I was able to swerve to avoid an accident and pull into a parking lot. After parked I opened door and pumped brakes and the brake line was broke on the rear passenger side. There was no way to stop as the brake pedal went straight to the floor and the brake fluid pumped out the broken brake line. There is no warning for this failure and no leaks or dash lights prior to this line breaking on the way to work. I have been reading of many people with the same issue of the brake lines rusting on these vehicles. This is a real issue and people will get in accidents. I am very lucky I was able to swerve and avoid an accident. Not everyone will be this fortunate. I hope there is a recall on this issue.
Abs activation on dry pavement at low speed and this happens consistently. This causes vehicle to travel further instead of stopping. Sometimes feathering the brake pedal can keep ABS from activating. I have read countless articles about this problem with many other chevrolet pickups.
Premature brake line failure of brake line from ABS unit to rear end caused vehicle brake pedal to go to floor. Vehicle was stopped by using emergency brake. 1 line failed and caused complete hydraulic brake loss.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 35 MPH with the brake pedal engaged, the brake pedal had to be depressed to the floor and an extended braking distance was required to stop the vehicle. The contact also had to apply the parking brake. While inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake fluid leak was due to corrosion of the brake lines. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 104,000.
While backing my boat up a small grade in my driveway, one of the brake lines broke causing me to loose complete braking system. No brakes at all. I was able to get the boat into the garage due to the fact I was pushing it up a small grade. I had just come off of the freeway during rush hour traffic. Had the line broke while trying to stop on the highway there could have been a major accident due to complete brake failure. After inspecting the brake lines they were all found to be covered with rust and had to be all replaces. Had over a $600.00 repair bill.
Yet another brake line story to throw on the heap. Full disclosure, I do mechanic work on my own cars and periodic inspections as a result. The areas of the failures, including mine, are difficult to see when inspecting. Anyway, on the highway doing about 65 went to start slowing down for my exit and the pedal just kept going. I feverishly pumped the brakes and started gearing down and trying the ebrake. No ebrake, which I though was odd because its mechanical and it worked just fine before. No warning lights, no indication of the brakes going bad and narrowly missed vehicles as I brought it to a stop. The brakes that you do have are so minimal, their just about useless. It was the main feeder line to the rear brakes, before the rubber flex line to the axle, right on a bend. Interestingly enough, 12" away from the significant blow out, not a pin hole, it was still have way decent to use a compression fitting for a temporary fix. Why are companies allowed to use steel for brake lines in the first place, even coated, once it scratches that's pretty much the beginning of the end. Both fuel and brake lines should have to made from that will not rust, along with the fittings. I understand routine maintenance, but brake lines are in no way routine maintenance. I actually contacted chevy about this matter and basically got nowhere, the senior adviser, [xxx], just kept telling me things I already knew and stating the warranty had expired. Just talking in circles and towing the company line. No assistance and really could care less. I wasn't looking for a handout, just some help with a significant expense that I did not anticipate having to pay. Dealer said it was going to be $1400 parts and labor. I really hope it does not take people dying to take action, I told them how about being proactive for a change, it fell on deaf ears. Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. While attempting to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal, there was an increase in stopping distance. When the failure occurred, the brake pedal vibrated and traveled to the floorboard. The failure occurred when driving at low speeds. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the brakes on all four wheels, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was unavailable.
Our truck was being painted at aamco. We got a phone call from the aamco that the brakes had failed while the vehicle was in their possession. We had the truck towed to a repair shop. The repair shop stated that all brake lines on the truck has rusted through completely. They also stated this is a well-known issue amongst chevrolet trucks, and they see this time and time again. The cost of our repair was approx. $1450.00. The good news is that no one was driving the vehicle at the time. Someone could have been severely injured or even killed. If this is a known issue with chevrolet trucks, then chevrolet should recall the trucks and perform a proactive repair.
My fiancee was on way home from work and was caught in stop and go traffic (thank god she wasn't going speed limit) and the brakes went completely out. Went completely to the floor and bumped a vehicle in front of her 3 times before she got it to stop. No damage was done and she was ok. Had the truck towed home and pulled into my garage to find the brake lines under the cab was severely rusted and 1 line had a stream of brake fluid spraying out from it. Now I will be spending the next few days replacing new lines threw the whole brake system front to back.
I brought my 2001 chevrolet to get new brakes on the rear. After the tech installed them he took the truck for a test run. He said that the brake pedal went to the floor and he didn't have brakes. He stated that the brake line had rusted through. He said that all 4 needed to be replaced. He said that these gm pick-ups are known to have this problem. We walked out with a huge bill. Luckily they didn't fail while I was driving 70 MPH or while towing our camper!
Complete brake failure, coming to stop sign at intersection. Brake pedal went to floor without warning or notice of a problem from dash. Coasted to stop and put transmission into park to complete the stop. Inspection after the incident, found major brake line corrosion (steel and rubber ) through out the vehicle. This vehicle was on it's way to the turnpike, for the trip home just prior to this incident.
Metal brake line rusted out.
I started noticing rust spots on the body of the truck. Then I realized it was rusting out holes in the truck in certain areas. After I started noticing these spots, I was driving down the road towing my lawn equipment and heading to my next jobsite. When all the sudden I went to hit the brakes and nothing happened. The truck would not stop at all and course I was going down hill. So I started to try and slow down the truck by downshifting to a lower gear and was able to slow down a few miles per hour but not near enough. As I was coming around a curve not long after the brakes started failing. Not to far in front of me was stopped traffic. I tried to do everything I could to stop but it was not enough. I only slowed down to 45 MPH before I was about to hit the back of a car head on. So I did the only other thing I could to maybe make it out without a fatal crash. I went off the road around the car and hit the parking brake and nothing happened because it failed as well. So I turned the truck real sharp to dodge the trees and slid sideways for a while and the truck finally came to a stop and I was so sick I had a bad panic attack and started throwing up and my heart felt like it was being hit by a hammer and my body hurt so bad from the truck coming to a stop and me slamming into the arm rest and the seat belt cut my neck stomach and chest. I got out and looked at my truck and noticed I hit a pile of logs and damaged my tires and the body of my truck in the several places. Then I took it to a auto shop and they found out chevy didn't put any corrosive protection under the truck or on parts. The brake lines had blew out cause of the rust. All the brake lines were shot along with all the other brake parts and just about everything under the truck and outside the truck is solid rust. I could have got killed if I didn't react well. Now I pay for a truck I can't drive.
Abs brakes do not stop vehicle at stop signs or intersections, have to put vehicle in park to stop! Multiple times, unplugged ABS sensor to drive with conventional brakes.
Second time I lost all brakes in this vehicle. Lost all brakes due to rotted lines.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floor when it was depressed. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed brake fluid leaking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Owned the vehicle since new. Vehicle now has approximately 81,000 miles. Each time the brakes needed replacement the rotors needed to be replaced due to "excessive pitting and corrosion" this was done twice during the years owned. During the most recent brake service I was informed and shown that the brake lines were so badly corroded as to be a hazard and that they could fail at any moment. I believe this is due to inferior materials being incorporated into the vehicle at the time of manufacture. A recall should be issued as the dangers of sudden unexpected brake failure are significant.
The brake's lost pressure and ended up rear ending the car in front of me. After further examination all the brakes lines are completely rusted and and one of the lines gave out completely which lead to the loss of pressure and cause of wreck.
As I was leaving my driveway, when I braked, my truck would not stop, made a loud sound, but after pumping the brake, it finally stopped. I had new brakes, plus rotors and calibers put on truck before all of this happened, I figured they did something wrong, but took it back to goodyear and they assured me the brakes were ok, and that it is the ABS. I almost broadsided another vehicle. I noticed that there is a recall on these in certain states, but my state is not listed in the recall. I can't understand this because if my ABS fails, they should include all the states in the recall, as mine evidently needs replaced. I would like to know why this is, please, because I think that it is an expensive fix and I think gm should replace it. I am afraid to drive my truck now and need to resolve this complaint as I do need to get back to driving it. Tks
While pulling boat out of water at marina,pulled truck up ramp to parking lot and when my buddy hit the brakes,the brake pedal went to the floorboard. When we looked under drivers side door, we could see break fluid leaking out of brake line. Took to mechanic ,lines all rusted out. Checked my lines on my 2001 chevy silverado when I got home,same problem, all rusted. Truck is parked until recall.
Brakes failed. Brake lines broke due to rust.
The brake pedal has been soft for quite a while. During a pa. State safety insp. It was discovered by inspection mechanic that the brake lines were leaking in multiple places. He was going to replace only the affected area at first but then discovered the lines were leaking in multiple places. Therefore all the lines had to be replaced.
I was changing the oil on my 2001 silverado 1500 ls which has about 115,000 miles in my driveway. While I was under the car, I noticed that the brake lines (around the ABS unit) along side the frame rails on the driver side is badly corroded. I may well have to change the lines asap as it is hazard to drive the vehicle on the road. It may well be fatal for me or for anyone else on the road in case the brake lines burst when I apply the brake. Did not expect this from gm. I have taken very good care of the truck so far and this is what I get back - glaring issues which can get anyone injured seriously/killed. Please do something about this and get gm to fix this for all affected consumers before a wake up call in the form of a fatal accident.
I left my parking and the brake light came on in the dash. I noticed a very spongy feel so pulled over and found that half of my fluid was missing. I inspected under the vehicle and noticed that all the brake lines were extremely corroded, even in the engine compartment. Based on this inspection, despite not being able to find a "smoking gun" leak, it is very apparent that the corroded brake lines are the cause of the leak. Fortunately, I was able to pull over with brake fluid still left in the system. It is ridiculous that such a critical safety item (brakes) should have a corrosion problem to the degree that this does.
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