My trucks brakes catastrophically failed for the third time two weeks ago. Luckily these failures happened in a driveway or low speed with no accident results. The latest brake failure happened without warning, just a week after hauling my loaded horse trailer through the mountains. We could have been killed or killed someone if this brake failure happened a week earlier. While backing up, about 6 inches from hitching the trailer, the brake pedal went to the floor and brake fluid poured out. The same thing happened aug. 2014. I have spent thousands of dollars in the past fixing issues with the ABS sensors, brake lines, et al. This truck just turned 100,000 miles. This should not happen, ever! I live in the northeast, lots of salted roads but these parts must be junk. I have never had another vehicle with problems like this. This is a major safety issue and gm has to remedy this problem asap. It has been happening for a long time and they are dragging their feet in recalling the '05 and newer trucks.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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Brake lines corroded thru causing acute brake failure. Almost caused bad wreck. After researching the huge number of similar complaints and gms unwillingness to correct I will be sure to never purchase another gm vehicle ever.
I just got home after driving 100 miles on the parkway, and I was just getting ready to pick up my fianc kids from school when I started my truck and applied the service brake to shift into drive and then the brake pedal went to the floor. I got out of the truck and saw brake fluid leaking behind the drivers side wheel. I crawled under to take a look and the leak appeared to be where the plastic bracket was holding the brake lines to the frame. The brake lines appear to be severely rusted and brittle and just by touching them the rust flakes off. Thank god this happened at home and no one got hurt or killed. I live on a mountain and the road down it is a 25% incline. Something needs to be done about this before something fatal or serious happens. If you have a brake problem similar to this please file a complaint so this gets recalled. I don't understand why so many people complained about this same problem and nothing is being done. Is gm this powerful and will not fess up to this even though this could be fatal?? Please join me and speak up...
On 1/8/2015 at about 5mph my brakes failed. I took my truck to a car mechanic and he replaced the brake lines .I had the brake pad and rotor, drums and shoes replaced. The cost was 1200 dollars.
While slowing down and letting off the gas while making a turn the truck started speeding back up, braking did stop the truck and no revving occurred. After breaking to a complete stop and letting of the gas the truck would start moving forward as if the gas is being applied-speeding up gradually. Put the truck in reverse and same thing happened. Turned truck off and back on the problem did not persist.
This complaint is to document brake line failures on 3 separate occasions for my 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While bleeding my brakes in june of 2011, one of the rear brake lines burst and the pedal went completely to the floor. Thankfully, this happened in my driveway and the burst was in a section of the line accessible for me to replace. Then, in august of 2013, my brake pedal went all the way to the floor while attempting to stop suddenly after someone pulled out in front of me. I was traveling 25 to 30 MPH. With some maneuvering, I was able to avoid hitting the person but drifted well through the intersection before coming to a slow stop. Thankfully no one else was there. Fortunately, I could literally see my house (and my children who were waiting for me to return from work), and was able to pull into the driveway and have my truck towed to a service shop the next day. The shop replaced a section of the rear brake lines and felt the remainder of the lines were still safe. It should be noted that the break was in a different place than the first brake line failure. The third brake line failure occurred on december 5th, 2014 when my brake pedal went all the way to the floor when I attempted to come to a sudden stop when another driver came into my lane without warning. Again I was traveling 25 to 30 MPH and nearly ran head on into another driver after my truck drifted slowly to a stop (probably took 3 times the distance it would have normally taken to stop). At the time of the incident, my vehicle had roughly 67,100 miles on it. Roughly two-thirds of the total brake line system was completely rusted and needed to be replaced. Seeing the other complaints filed for chevrolet silverado?s and gmc sierra's, I sincerely hope that something is done to address this issue before someone is seriously hurt or killed by these failing brake lines.
While coming to a stop, vehicle keeps going. Rolls about 5 feet farther than expected. Seems the brakes just quit before it finally stops. Abs?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brake lines were rusted and corroded. The contact replaced the brake lines, but the failure recurred. In addition, while driving approximately 50 MPH, the brake lines fractured. The vehicle was taken to private mechanic, who diagnosed that the driver and passenger front brake lines and the rear driver and passenger brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
Noticed a need to top off brake reservoir due to dash warning light. Brake lines failing due to corrosion, fortunately no accident has been the result so far.
As I was leaving my home there was a complete loss of brakes in my driveway. After checking I discovered that the brake line had burst due to corrosion. I had a hard time trying to understand how there could be a complete loss as all vehicles now have a dual line master cylinder. I then remembered I had seen a oily spill and trail up the shared gravel drive several months ago. Apparently I had lost half the brake system months ago. There was no warning light or different feel to the brakes during this time. I managed to get the truck in the garage and while checking what was needed for repair I discovered that every single brake line on the vehicle needs to be replaced. I have another chevrolet pickup that I bought new in 1989 and the brake lines are in better shape than the 2005's.
Put my foot on brake to put vehicle in gear and pedal went straight to floor. The brake line burst. If I got out of the driveway and headed down the hill to the stop sign and the brakes failed, I would find myself in oncoming traffic doing 40mph+ during rush hour. There was no warning, and no brakes at all!!! This vehicle only has 51,000 miles and is always garaged, washed and very well maintained. I have no doubt that if the brakes failed on the road instead of in the driveway, I would have been involved in a very serious accident. You need to do something before multiple deaths and/or injuries. At least a letter to owners to inspect the brake lines.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to apply the emergency brake and shift into the park position in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,600.
Brake line broke in my driveway as I was putting the truck in gear. There is no rust on truck except brake lines.
Rear brake line ruptured while braking for a highway exit. All the brake fluid leaked out when I attempted to pump the brakes to stop. I was able to use the emergency brake to come to a complete and safe stop. When I looked to find the problem, I found the rear brake line directly under the driver door was completely rusted and blown out.
Brake lines ruptured. Brake pedal went to floor.
Brake lines rusted; brake line leak; truck would not brake/stop in driveway; had truck towed to repair shop to replace brake lines completely rusted.
Brake lines bursting due to faulty (cheap) material. I have owned several chevy trucks without any problems but this is the worst I have ever seen. Looks like all lines will need to be replaced. They are made from cheap material.
While driving I lost all brake pressure and was unable to control the speed of my truck, at the service shop I was shown that the brake lines were extremely corroded and had failed.
Upon having my truck inspected for 2014, it was revealed to me that all of the brake lines on the truck were severely corroded and needed replaced. I was told that this is a "common" problem on chevy trucks. The cost of repairing the brake lines has been estimated at a much higher number than the $500 that gmc quotes. On top of that I fail to see why they can create stainless steel exhaust systems, but apparently use cheap metal for their hard brake lines. I actually had the truck undercoated at the chevy dealership so that I would not have to deal with these type of issues. I'm not sure who undercoated the vehicle, but I will never get it done by chevrolet again. I have had much older vehicles (1982) that went double the amount of years before needing any hard brake repairs. I have read about the investigation into these vehicles up to the year 2003, but I think that the problem must still exist in newer vehicles such as mine.
I bought the truck new in 2005, it has been a piece of junk from the start, I have had multiple problems with this truck, replaced both front rotors & hubs, the dealership said this was normal but I think that it is just normal for a junky chevrolet, the main power supply plug on the heater motor melted off and would no longer work, front speakers quite working, front brake lines rusted away and the reservoir was dry and the brake light on the dash never came on for a warning, had to replace all brake lines on the front end of the vehicle, brakes are very weak and most of the time the pedal is very soft and goes to the floor and scares me to death, you don't think that the truck is going to stop, this brake issue is a very big problem !!!, several people that I know have the same model truck have the save exact issues, I will never in my life time buy another chevrolet product as long as I live and I spread this info with anyone who might even think of buying a chevrolet, don't do it, they are junk !!!!!!!!!!!!
On 7/1/2011, my 2005 chevy silverado lost brakes. The loss of brakes was caused by a leak from a corroded section of brake line. I had that section of the line replaced and continued to drive. On 6/12/2012, the same thing happened to another section of the brake line. The corroded line split and brake fluid was gushing out. Luckily, on both occasions I was able to stop my vehicle before crashing into someone or something. When I had my vehicle towed to my mechanic, he said that the brake lines were so corroded that he would recommend replacing the entire line for safety. I also had an opportunity to look at the lines and was in complete agreement with the mechanic. My vehicle at the time of the first incident was 6 years old and had 57,751 miles on it. The second incident occurred about a year later and the mileage was 62,719.
After I backed out of my driveway I started down the street and when I applied the brakes the brake pedal started to pulse and I had to really push hard to get the truck to slow down. Above 35 MPH the brakes worked fine. This is the second time this vehicle has been for this same trouble. It happened around 20,000 miles and the dealer took care of the problem. The problem is the ABS sensor. It gets dirty and either has to be cleaned or replaced. This can be very dangerous at slow speeds, under 35 MPH. I was told there are no recalls. It was repaired at a chevrolet dealer.
When I applying the brakes the peddle went to the floor. Upon having it towed to cover chevrolet windber pa. 15963 I was informed that the brake lines were rotted and would need replaced.
I bought a 2005 silverado from my mother, and she bought the truck off of a used dealer lot purchasing for 12,500 four years ago. Since then the truck has had an air bag sensor replaced and it once again showing the air bag needs serviced, which can be very dangerous to truck owners in situations of a crash. Was told they go out commonly. The truck has also had an ABS issue since it was purchased on the lot, we sent it back to be fixed, and the issue was never solved, it has been looked at by three technicians. This is also a public safety hazard if the ABS causes the brakes to fail. The truck also has numerous electrical issues, such as the gear selector does not illuminate, in which case someone may not be able to determine what gear they are in and cause an incident, the headlight, tail light, brake light, and marker lights are always blowing bulbs, the dash cluster doesn't always want to illuminate either, this could cause a crash especially at dark when you cannot see the RPM, speedo, oil press, temp, or any other gage present.
Had just made a left turn onto my street, approximate speed about 5 MPH. After the left turn was made, I proceeded about 200 feet to my driveway. Upon pulling in, I attempted to stop and the pedal went to the floor. The brakes were not hit abruptly however there was snow on the ground. Moving at 10 MPH when coming to a stop, the truck did not slide but eventually stopped, without incident. After parking the truck, 20 minutes later I decided to see if it was still the same or if this was just a "fluke" (no the ABS light did not come on when parking). So as I opened the drivers side door, I looked down and noticed the snow was a golden/bluish color. I looked underneath the truck and saw brake fluid dripping slowly onto the ground. The leak is coming from under the drivers side door, near where the group of brake lines is located. I checked out possible fixes online and noticed I am not the only one with this complaint. It was suggested I file this complaint, which I am glad I did so. This needs to be addressed before someone is not as lucky as I was (pulling into my driveway at a slow speed). Thank you.
Brake lines failed due to corrosion.
Hit the brakes, line busted....no brakes. Luckily nobody was hurt. Very dangerous situation.
Instrument cluster panel (shift indicator) stopped illuminating. All other items work in cluster. Its so dim you cant tell which gear your in. (there is a recall but we were told we were not covered). The entire cluster must be replaced. And you can only get the part at the dealer because they need to the VIN and mileage on the vehicle. 2. One of the main brake lines burst..yesterday 10-16-2013 while my wife was driving with my son. I am told all the lines must be replaced because they are all corroded.
I went to move this truck in my driveway, when I put it in reverse, the brake pedal went to the floor, nearly hitting my car which was behind me. I got out and opened the hood and noticed that the brake fluid reservoir was very low, and that brake fluid had squirted all over the front of the engine and was also leaking from a second place just under the master cylinder along the frame. The brake lines were wet and are very rusty, to the point of scaling. Now, I can't use my truck, which I very much needed on 09/14/2013. This is very disgusting!
While slowing down at a stop light I pressed the brake pedal only to have it fall all the way to the floor. I was cruising to a stop light with crossing traffic and was completely terrified at the loss of braking power. I had the idea to put the truck into neutral and jam the emergency brake while honking my horn. The truck slowly came to a stop well within the intersection narrowly missing traffic. I looked under the truck and found brake fluid leaking from the rear near the axle. A mechanic has confirmed this was a burst brake line due to rust and that he see this brake line fail at the same spot on chevrolet/gmc trucks frequently. This vehicle has frequent car washes with undercarriage rinsing year round.
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