Brake line rusted out. Started the truck and when I pushed on the pedal it went to the floor. I lived in indiana for 8 years of owning the truck. I have lived in florida for the last two years. All lines from the front of the truck to the ABS modulator are rusted. The rear line is ok. The problem is exacerbated by running the lines where they are. The fuel lines appear to have a similar problem but have not yet failed.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Coming to a red light at a major intersection and applying the brakes the pedal suddenly went to the floor. The truck went thru a red light. I was able to stop it w/ the emergency brake. I can't believe I didn't hit another vehicle. Inspection reveled the brake lines were completely rusted out.
Brakes failed wile driving, had to use mechanical emergency brake to stop. Completed stop across two traffic lanes, on coming traffic stopped in time to avoid accident. Brake lines "rusted" through and blow out letting all brake fluid sprayed out onto street.
My brake pedal went to the floor as I was backing my truck up to hook up my boat. When I got out of my truck there was a puddle of brake fluid under the truck on the drivers side. When I inspected where the leak was coming from it was from severely rusted brake line that burst. The other brake lines are rusted as well. I have no brakes what so ever. I would not have been able to stop if this had happened while driving especially towing my boat.
I was coming to a very slow stop when the brake pedal went almost to the floor. I tested the brake several times while moving very slowly, and the pedal continued to go to the floor with a swooshing sound. I had someone check underneath the vehicle while I depressed the brake pedal, and he confirmed that brake fluid was shooting all over. My truck is 9 years old but it has only 50,000 miles, the original tires and has had only 2 brakes replaced just recently I believe that it is premature for the brake lines to have suffered a complete blowout. My former chevy truck which I had for 13 years had no problem with brake lines.
When I got home today I noticed a clear puddle under the drivers side rear axle. Upon investigating the underside of the truck I spotted a hole in the brake line. I followed the line toward the front of the truck and found several places where the line was severally corroded. This is plainly the result of inferior materials used by gm in their vehicles.
We had brake lining failures which result in total loss of brakes. Lucky for us we just got off of a main road into a parking lot. Advised by an independent repair shop that this is a common problem with this vehicle make model and year. We had two breaks and lost all brake fluid instantly. Repair shop said the entire system of brake linings needed to be replaced in our truck at a cost of $827.00!
Rusted brake line ruptured while braking and caused immediate loss of braking control. The ruptured brake line is grouped tightly with two other lines, thus it is capturing salt & water causing corrosion. Luckily, I was able to actuate parking brake to avoid crash and injuries to others.
Brakes are soft and brake pedal travels almost to the floor when is pushed requiring a substantial amount of foot pressure to get the vehicle to stop in a timely manner and distance. Vehicle has a new brake master cylinder, new brake pads, new rotors, and new brake fluid. Chevrolet customer service was called and they stated the VIN has not been recalled for service brake failures for the hydro-boost relief valve recall (id # 04v045000) or faulty corroded brake lines.
Was informed during a state inspection that all of my metal brake lines need to be replaced due to heavy corrosion. The inspection was done at the dealer where truck was purchased and I was told the corrosion was probably from not putting many miles on it. *tr
Failure of the brake lines due to being rusted out.
I bought a used chevrolet, silverado, 2003, with 55,000 miles from this dealer. Within one week, it suffered a brake failure. It was towed back, replaced the leaking tubing, and returned to service. About 4 weeks later, another brake failure, towed back, and this time every steel brake line was replaced. This truck had been garaged by the original owner and was in excellent condition, except for the steel brake lines.(VIN-[xxx] this issue is not only very dangerous, but because it is beneath the vehicle, it is very hard to detect before hand. This issue needs visibility and safety alerts so mechanics and automotive and truck dealerships can perform more thorough inspections to preclude fatal accidents. In conversations with other mechanics, they are seeing an increased frequency of corroded steel brake lines. I can get corroded brake lines, if needed for examination. But we need more attention focused on the immediate safety concern & then we need to stop using the de-icers or require vehicle builders to use corrosion resistant steel tubing (such as stainless steel tubing).I know it is more expensive! I hope you can get the ?ball? Rolling. Let me know what more you need / want. Kind regards, [xxx] office:[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Slowing for a red light in 2003 chevy silverado 1500, applied brakes and foot went down to the floor. No brakes! At a repair shop, truck was put on a lift and the mechanic showed me how all the brake lines were corroded and leaking. Truck is well taken care of and not used off-road or in any way that would cause this condition. Apparently it is a defect and come to find out after researching the problem online, that there are many complaints concerning this brake corrosian on chevy trucks and drivers have had numerous accidents because of it. No recalls on it yet. How many people have to be killed before chevy fesses up and there is a recall on these trucks?
Driving my vehicle to work and applied brakes to stop and pedal went to floor..vehicle did come to a stop and did not hit anything but had no brake pressure...found line under l/s along frame rail rotted and leaking...after a full inspection at the dealer.found all brake lines to be rotted or rusted prematurely...this vehicle is not a work truck is very well kept..
I was pulling into a restaurant today 01/15/12 and hit the brakes and the ABS system engaged and wouldn't stop the vehicle. I had to use the emergency brake to avoid a collision. I had hit a bump previously and heard the door chime then less than 10mins later this failure. Previously I have had no problems with brakes until then
I have had 2 brake lines on my 2003 chevy silverado 1500 (66k miles) corrode and leak causing brake failure over the last 3 months. Fortunately this happened when I was traveling slowly, so no accident occurred after the 2nd failure I took it to a mechanic to review the entire brake line system and all the lines coming from the ABS unit to the front of the truck are terribly rusted and corroded. They are bunched so tightly together running along the frame of the truck that moisture can't escape and causes corrosion. This is a poor design, and the brake lines should have been stainless steel for this design to have been used. So far I have spent $300 dollars on the two lines that did fail, and I am now forced to replace all the lines at a cost of over $1000 dollars. Please investigate and recall this due to poor design/choice of materials.
One of the brake lines from the master cylinder to the equalizer rusted through and I had no brakes. The next month another line going from the equalizer to the left rear rusted through, then in august a line going to the front of the truck rusted through. Luckily in all 3 cases I was able to safely control the truck to have repairs made. Why for the sake of a few dollars aren't the brake lines made of stainless or a better grade of material.
Total brake failure due to rusted out brake lines under driver side of truck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brake lines were rusted and caused the contact to create a hole in the brake line whenever the brakes were depressed. The dealer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was going through state inspection, the inspector advised that all of the brake lines were severally corroded. There was an investigation under the federal safety agency action number: ea11001 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) that could have been related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
Just taking the truck out of my garage and my front brake line broke. Checked to see what happened and saw that the lines were all rusted.
While riding on merrick road,I stepped on the brakes to stop for a red light. The brake pad went to the floor and I went thru the red light with no brakes. No cars were in front of me and the cars on the side streets saw me coming and did not go. I was able to put the car in neutral and coast to a stop further down the road. I had the car towed and the mechanic informed me that 2 to3 feet of my brakeline was corroded and blew open wend I hit the brakes,the rest of my brake lines were good.
All the brake lines are rusted, from the prop valve to each rubber line on all four calipers.it appears that gm used steel lines instead of a material that doesn,t rust(ss).is there a recall for this problem as it is a saftey concern? I was lucky no one or any property was damaged.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated while driving the vehicle at a low speed in the driveway, the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle was leaking brake fluid. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test that confirmed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 18,200.
Was driving on my country back road around 35 MPH and the brakes went right to the floor when I entered a 4 way intersection luckily no one was going thru at the time couldnt stop.brake line blew fluid under truck couldnt believe the lines are totally rotted out,gm could not use stainless lines this could of been tragic this is a huge issue with these trucks someone has to protect the puplic here we need help.hey we were there for them during the bailout now they can help us out we need a recall and give us what we paid for.I no they are looking into this issues with the rusted brake lines we just need someone to act upon these issues I can no longer drive this vehicle for saftey reasons.
The brake lines on this vehicle have rusted through causing the brake fluid to drain out and make the brakes inoperative. The brake lines are constructed of steel tubing, they should have been stainless steel to avoid rusting. The manufacturer claims normal wear and tear. I totally disagree. These lines should have lasted much longer. I have owned many cars which have been many years older and have had more than twice the number of miles on them. I have never heard of such a thing before.
Brake line running to the rear ruptured under the driver's side door and all braking was immediately lost to the vehicle. Only way to stop the vehicle was by use of the emergency brake.
Brake failure, 2003 chevrolet siverado 1500 ls z71. I was traveling approximately 45 MPH, went to stop at intersection,brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I was able to steer off the roadway in to a grassy area to stop the vehicle. No prior brake problems. Vehilce only has approx, 55000 miles. Once stopped observed leaking brake fluid. Brake line found to be rusted through and had burst, other brake lines also have heavy rust and appear to be ready to break. Vehicle not repaired yet,since failure just occured this date 8/8/11. Checked on line for possible recalls and tsb for brake line failure / similar complaints. Found other complaints. Felt it was important to report my incident also.
Brake lines rusted and broke while my wife was braking going down a hill. Pedal went clear to the floor and she was unable to stop the vehicle without running into a curb.
Full brake failure. Pedal to floor when trying to stop. Luckily no accident, was able to control and stop vehicle due to low speed. Corrosion on hydraulic brake line.
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