Noticed brake fluid was low. Could not find any leaks, while backing truck up, I applied my brakes and the brake pedal went clear to the floor. I used my emergency brake to stop my truck. I immediately looked underneath the truck and brake fluid was dripping from the rear axle. I investigated the brake lines and found them to be completely rusted and corroded. I was just lucky that this did not happen on the highway as it would have been a certain collision causing injuries or death.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Left rear steel brake line blew out. Upon inspection, brake line was found rusted with a 1/16 inch hole on the 3/16 inch tubing.
Brakes failed as I was coming to a stop sign. No cross traffic at time so no collision occurred. Had vehicle towed to repair facility. All brake lines had to be replaced. Total bill $750.
While driving in normal traffic, I was preparing to stop at a red light with vehicles ahead of me. Upon applying brakes from approx 30 MPH, I was able to brake like normal, until approx 5-10 MPH, when the ABS kicked on for no reason, sending my truck within inches from striking another motorist in front of me. It continued to do this for about 3 miles until I arrived home.
My wife complained to me the brakes on our 2002 chevy silverado pick-up, felt funny. I backed our pick-up truck out of the driveway and went to the end of the street, the brakes felt mushy. As I got to the end of our street is a stop sign. I was going approximately 15 to 20mph. I went to stop the truck and the brake pedal went right to the floor. I was unable to stop. I pumped the brakes and then held firmly on the pedal. I quickly observed cross traffic in the road before me and I turned sharply onto the shoulder of the highway west just being narrowly missed by west bound traffic. I had my wife follow me to the dealership and I coasted into the dealership without any brakes at all. The following day I was told by the dealership I needed all new brake lines and brake calibers. They asked me to come down and view the under portions of our pick-up and I did so. The truck was up on the hoist and mechanic and service rep showed me he was unable to take the broken line out of the brake caliber without snapping off the nut holding the brake line. They showed me the remaining brake lines all in stages of rusting out including the one line that blew open causing the sudden leak and "no brakes" problem. The repair service cost me approximately $2800,00. I complained to the service manager [xxx], I told him I have driven gm cars for decades on michigan roads and never had any brake line rust out and fail. I was told the brake line failure was due to the salty conditions driving in michigan winters. His explanation still did not make much sense to me. I know car manufactures are very aware of these type road conditions in the midwest and north east. The dealership that I took my truck to is the only repair facility I have taken it to for maintenance and repairs. That was a very expensive repair bill. We were lucky not having an accident on that day. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
This complaint relates to the federal safety agency action number ea11001 regarding corroded brake lines on chevy trucks. I was coming up to a red light, some cars ahead of me, going about 30 MPH. I applied the brakes. Initial pressure on the pedal felt normal, then the pedal resistance dropped to zero. By pushing the pedal all the way to the floor I was able to stop the vehicle. I pulled in to a gas station. Brake fluid was pouring out of a location along the brake line running to the back of the vehicle. Location about where the cab and bed meet. I was able to drive slowly to a nearby chevy dealer for repairs. Total repair bill was $2200.
I was driving home and pulled up to a traffic light and was preparing to stop, as I applied the brake pedal it went to the floor as I was pushing the pedal down and even tried pumping the brakes up a bit nothing worked and it would not stop and I almost hit a police car but luckily the light turned green and I applied the emergency brake that stopped me enough to give me time for the cars in the front of me to move on. This is the 2nd time this happened the first time was a similar situation and I got that part fixed and I was informed that other lines were fine but after last winter and the truck being parked outside for the first time it happened again. This truck does not have a lot of miles on it and even though I live in a state that uses salt in the winter this truck was never driven in the winter and parked in a garage and only driven in the summer months which is why the miles are so low and why I purchased it from a private owner. Upon further inspection the brake lines are extremely rusted now and leaking and I cannot even afford the cost at this time to get this fixed due to having my hours at work lowered to 5 a day.
Want 1600 dollars to replace every line on the truck due to rust...including flexible hose to wheels. Don't have VIN no truck at shop until I decide what to do.
While backing out of my garage I applied the brakes to change direction and go forward. I heard a sudden hissing noise through the open driver side window and my brake pedal went to the floor, bottoming out. Upon investigation I noticed brake fluid coming from rusted brake lines behind the left side front wheel. When the brake pedal bottomed, it didn't appear that I had any brake action at all. Very fortunate to have been in my driveway and not at a busy intersection or other dangerous location.
Went to stop at stop sign, brakes went to floor, no cars were coming, went thru sign by time e-brake was hit.
2002 chevrolet silverado.ABS issue. Driving at less than 10mph, ABS pump was engaged and I was barely able to stop the vehicle, I had to use parking brake and downshift in order to get my vehicle to stop. I was within one car length from striking another car on the road. Abs is constantly running and kicks in at lower speeds. Very unsafe.
Went to put on brakes and nothing found that they have rusted through and not from rubbing or clamps. Was able to keep from hitting another car.
While towing my boat I was approaching a stop sign while pressing my brake pedal it went completely to the floor. I was barely able to get out of the way of the other stopped cars at the stop sign I had just enough pressure to stop in the oncoming traffic lane just past the cars in my lane which I was lucky enough to avoid hitting. Thankfully also there was no cars coming in the other direction. I then pulled over and got out of my truck and noticed brake fluid leaking from under my truck under the drivers side door entrance. I then looked under and noticed the rusted lines the fluid was coming from as it was dripping out. This could of been a disaster because if I had made it to the interstate and got on the highway to head home I surely would of not been as lucky. So far my towing cost me 298.00 to get my truck home and to my mechanic where it sits in their lot until monday morning. Luckily my fishing partner was not far behind me and saw me pulled over and then pulled over to see what was wrong. He has a truck and towed my boat all the way home for me which was 60 miles. This was by far the scariest event I ever have had in my truck while towing but do realize that it could of been much worst. After reading all the countless issues that most have had with this I cannot imagine why gm has not stepped up to fix the problem through a recall.
My girlfriend was driving my truck went to pull in to a parking spot when she hit the brakes ABS kicked in and would not stop the truck causing her to hit a parked car with a good amount of damage to the other car the brakes have never giving me problems and now its got no brakes 2002 chevy silverado.
2002 chevy silverado 4x4 ext cab truck was recalled in 2005 for anti lock brake activation at low speeds the dealer cleaned put on anti corrosive material on sensor (after truck was in a accident I got the notice in the mail 3 days later) now 7/11/2013 its happening again, they will not fix it again only once, cost for new hub and sensor I about $700 per side $1,400 total to fix problem, this is a safety issue gm, chevy should fix not put a band aid on the fix. Also the chevy dealer said to me its a lifetime warranty on parts and labor wow that's great at my expense. Why didn't they put the lifetime warranty when its new, now I have to pay twice some deal.
Lost most of my braking as a result of heavy rust on brake lines and other brake parts. Mechanic said this was way more rust than there should of been in these areas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the brakes were applied and the anti lock brake system engaged independently. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was repaired previously under the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.
Went to stop for a red light and the drive side rear brake line blew,I went through the intersection with no brakes. That was a thrill.
Sometimes when I apply the brakes at low speed 5 -10 MPH on dry pavement the ABS will start to cycle making the stopping distance extremely long.
The emergency brakes have never worked, the pedal goes to the floor and will not hold the truck. I have a 4 wheel drive with an automatic transmission. When on an incline in park the truck will sometimes start to roll down hill.
I had traveled approximately 1/2 mile from my house when I applied the brakes to slow down. The pedal had barely any pressure as I applied the brake, fortunately I had a little bit of pressure and I was able to bring the vehicle to a stop, by a combination of downshifting and using what little brakes that I had left. The brake warning light on the panel came on at that time. The vehicle was taken to a local shop to have the problem checked out. I was told that my brake lines were completely rusted out and that they all had to be replaced. I was approximately 1/8 of a mile from my entrance to the highway, and I was fortunate that this happened before I got on the highway. I would have been in congested morning traffic traveling at a speed of 60mph. I had no prior warning. I was told by the repair shop that the lines were rusted so bad that it was senseless to try to fix just one section, and that if they did that I would be returning shortly to repair additional parts of the lines. They told me that this was a very labor intensive repair and that it could cost approximately $1000 dollars. I was also told that this was a common problem with many chevrolets manufactured in the 2000 years. This is a very dangerous situation and their should have been a recall on this issue.
Leaking fluid found to be brake fluid coming from rust ruptured brake lines, all lines rusted and deemed by dealership to require replacement of lines and front brake calipers.
Upon requiring an emergency stop from 50 MPH approaching a stop light at a busy intersection, one of the brake lines burst. The brake pedal went to the floor. (no brake warning light, no low brake fluid light, and no loss of ABS light). I pumped the brakes and dropped the transmission into 1st gear in hopes of slowing down before a crash. I made the right turn at the intersection, which was up hill and eventually brought the vehicle to a complete stop. I put the truck in park and applied the emergency brake. Fortunately, the light just changed so the intersection was still clear. The vehicle was towed after confirmation of the damaged brake line. Further inspection has revealed that all the steel brake lines are heavily corroded and are in need of replacement. This issue seems pretty frequent with this particular year and model. A weak or poorly designed brake line should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. Proof of fault is indicated in gm's decision to change the brake lines to stainless steel in newer models. If no recall is issued at least a warning should be given to current owners!!!
My antilock brakes kicked in when I was going 5 MPH. I drifted right into a road that I was about to enter. I could not stop the vehicle at low speeds.
My brake lines rusted through and burst when I used my brakes. Could not keep my truck from moving when stopped at an intersection.
Service brakes failed due to corroded brake line above rear axle. Park brake failed to slow the vehicle due to the rear brake dustshield being corroded to the point is was completely gone. The lack of a dust shield allowed the park brake shoe and linkage corrode and become inoperative.
I was quite fortunate to have been leaving a parking spot and had just left "park" shifted into drive and applied the brake because a pedestrian stepped out. At that time the pedal hit the floor, I steered the truck in the opposite direction from the person, headed for a part of the lot where there were no cars, applied the parking brake, it did'nt work either, so I put it into park. All this and I hadnt applied the gas to the vehicle. Only moments before I parked, I had been traveling on the expressway at 70 MPH. When I got out of the truck, all the brake fluid was on the ground. Upon closer investigation, we noticed the brake lines were rotted out completely. We feel lucky that no one was injured or killed. Very angry at chevrolet.
This vehicle, at 46,000 miles had to have all the rotors and brake pads and two calipers replaced because they rusted up and locked up. Had to do it again about 65,000 miles, then had a back caliper seize up and replaced both rotors and one caliper along with new pads. I then had to have all the rotors replaced, both front hubs, one new caliper and pads again at beck chevrolet a year ago. On my way down to fl this past fall, with about 84,000 on the truck, another caliper seized up and had to replace the caliper, both back rotors and brake pads. Yesterday, 3/27/13, on my way home from town, with 85,000 miles on the truck, the pedal went to the floor and no brakes. Inspection showed a ruptured brake line on the driver's side. My repairman said every brake line is swiss cheese and need to be replaced. This is ridiculous. I've spent several thousand dollars and have replaced brakes 3 times, all rotors, most calipers and two front hubs because of rust. The frame and everything under my truck is rusted very badly. I've owned this truck since 2004, and bought it when it had 26,000 miles on it. It drives beautiful and is like new, but it's going to rot right out from under me. Please help!
I was driving my 2002 silverado on a narrow two lane road with a few steep grades and my brakes went to the floor on one of the down grades. I pumped the brakes but nothing happened. Luckily, I had enough time to react and use the emergency brake to get stopped at the bottom of the grade before running through the stop sign at the t intersection and possibly over the embankment directly across from me. Once I got home I realized that all the lines running along the frame to the ABS box were corroded as well as the ones going to the front calipers. Once I started researching this I found out that it was a known problem. Also, one that just about everone that I know with a silverado around that same year has had. I'm just glad that my wife or my 16 year old step-daughter wasn't driving when this happened!
While exiting freeway, on "off ramp" removed foot from gas pedal to start braking and pedal went to floor. Literally stopped two (2) feet from rear of already stopped car. Upon underneath inspection found leaking brake fluid at rear, severely corroded brake line.
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