Slowing down for a stop sign and pedal went to the floor and went through the intersection could not stop. The left rear brake line went.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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The rear brake line burst while driving in a parking lot resulting in a loss of braking. The mechanic showed me where it broke and it appeared to be due to corrosion of the line. It also looked like the fuel line was showing similar corrosion.
I stepped on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I stepped on the mechanical parking brake to stop. Brake fluid was on the ground.. I pulled all the wheels and no brake cylinders or calipers were leaking but after tracing the oil it was from a bundled of brake lines under the door.
Truck has an exhaust leak at manifolds. 4 bolts have broken off of the manifold. My mechanic said this is very common with this truck and could cost up to and over $1,000.00 to fix. Check engine light is on so unless I fix it I can't go to state inspection. Also the brake lines are corroded and also need to be replaced. These are all defects not maintenance issues. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg6wlbnzgi it explains the problem better.
The brakes failed on my truck and I hit a parked dump trailer. Upon inspection I found that the brake lines had severly rusted and failed. I was unable to stop safely and unable to pump them up. The brake line failure occured under the drivers door.
All 5 brake lines are badly corroded, 2 were leaking. Filled the reservoir, and drove it to local shop for repair, {about 2 miles}, using what little brake I had, {pedal on the floor}, and emergency brakes. Could have been very serious and was very expensive to get fixed. Talked to local chevy dealer who told me they replace brake lines on customers cars and trucks almost every day. Gm will not do recall because problem is localized to the "salt area" of north eastern united states. But gm does state that vehicle should stop without fluid. That is not true!
Luckily my wife was in her parking lot at work. She applied the brakes and the pedal headed for the floor. The line to the rear brakes rusted through mid point between the front and back. This is an 8 year old, well maintained truck! Inferior material failure?
Rusted brake line let go and had to use emergency brake to stop to stop. Pedal went completly to floor ,tried to pump no brakes. Replaced all brake lines.
When coming to a stop and suddenly without warning, my brakes began pulsating rapidly, eventually stopping about 10 feet beyond where I intended to stop. Fortunately there were no vehicles in front of me an none coming through the intersection. Shortly afterwards, I had the vehicles brake system evaluated only to find out the root cause is the anti-lock brake sensors activating due to corrosion and rusting. I was informed that this issue has been typical with these models of vehicles for many years. In reading online posts, I seen this is a common and known issue, but the dealer does not recognize it, therefore a recall should be issued because this is a serious safety concern which could have resulted in bodily injury or death!
While at a stop with foot on brakes, the pedal suddenly depressed all the way to the floor. A check revealed that the rigid brake line from the ehcu to the drivers side front wheel had failed due to corrosion.
The brake lines ,fuel lines and the frame crossmembers are all severely rusted. It just is a matter of time before I loose my brakes, go up in flames or drop my gas tank onto the highway. The body on this truck is not too bad. It has 92,000 miles on it, and it is cleaned quite often. The undercarriage is rusted very badly. I expected more from something that costs so much. Cant afford a new one and if I could it wouldn't be a gm. Have always owned gm in the past.
Severely rusted brake lines throughout. Line ruptured while vehicle was traveling at approximately 30 MPH on a residential street. No injuries or damage but for a vehicle of this age to look like it does underneath is despicable. I've lived in new england all of my life and have owned and worked on several older vehicles than my current truck and have never seen corrosion this bad underneath. Replacing all lines with stainless steel immediately. How this didn't happen sooner is difficult to believe.
Brake lines rusted and burst front and rear, pressed the pedal to shift from park to drive pedal went all the way to floor, luckily was setting in parking lot.
I was driving when the brake pedal went soft. I continued and the service brakes warning light came on. As I was less than 1 mile from home I continued carefully. When I got home I found the brake reservoir almost empty. I discovered the brake hard line to the rear brakes was corroded. This is the line that runs above the gas tank. It was corroded there and leaking fluid. Lucky I wasn't killed or stranded far from home !
While braking on all pavement conditions, as vehicle slows, brakes go into ABS mode and vehicle surges forward, requiring additional pedal force to stop. Occurs at 5 MPH or less even on dry pavement. Occurs with all pedal pressures.
Noticed my brake lines coming out of the brake master cylinder are rusting ! These lines are not near the road [ chemicals/ road salts ] but are in the engine compartment. My truck is located and driven in southern california in a warm location [ not in the mountains and winter cold]. I will have to check the rest of the lines and do something before they rust thru and cause an accident. This is a safety issue.
I was approaching a stop sign when I applied the brake the pedal went almost to the floor. I pushed my emergency brake pedal to help me stop.`I was going about 30 to 40 miles per hour. There should be a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the anti-lock braking system engaged without warnings. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.
When rolling forward to a stop, the ABS activates, pedal falls, and truck rolls past stop sign. At first it was random, now it happens all the time when stopping. I won't let my wife or daughter drive it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 9 MPH, the ABS activated and overrode the brakes without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but no failure codes generated for the brakes. The dealer then lubricated and cleaned the brakes. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 62,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed that the parking brake cable was wearing a hole into the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was due to normal wear and tear. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 69,000. Updated 10/27/11*bf updated 3/30/12
Abs engages when rolling to a stop sign at very low speeds. The brake pedal gets soft and you roll past where you think you would have stopped. The ABS light does not come on when this happens. I disabled the ABS by pulling the fuse and the problem does not occur. I think it is a ABS sensor issue as there are no leaks or loss of brake fluid and evertything else looks fine.
Abs low speed activation. As I was stopping around 5 MPH ABS would start to activate causing the truck to not stop correctly. This would happen most of the time when stopping. Took truck to devoe chevy dealer ,alexandria indiana, for repair. Both front ABS hub sensors needed replaced and hubs cleaned at cost of $359.10 truck has only 55900 miles.
Sudden loss of all brakes after pressing on brake pedal hard, able to use parking break only to stop. Found burst/leaking brake hydraulic line underneath vehicle in vicinity of drivers door. Line was heavily corroded.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the ABS would intermittently engage while driving 25 MPH and above on normal road surfaces. When the failure would occur, the vehicle would become increasingly difficult to stop. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The failure mileage was 29,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that when driving at low speeds on dry pavement and trying to decelerate the brakes would go straight to the floor board and would slowly come to a stop. He also noticed that the anti-lock warning would illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was also contacted and advised him to take the vehicle in for diagnostic testing, since there were no recalls issued on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that when decelerating, the brakes would pulsate and exhibit an abnormal vibration. The ABS light was also illuminated which the contact stated was the cause of the brake pulsation. The contact made repairs to the brake line and was later taken to the dealer for an anti-lock box. The failure mileage was approximately 15. Updated 3/1/11 *cn updated 12/14/11
When rotating my tires at 29,000 miles, I inspected the front disc brakes on my truck. I noticed that ton both front wheels. The disc brake pads were only touching the rotors in an area of 1/2" on the inside of the rotors. I took the truck to the dealer and they said it wasn't covered by the warranty because it had more than 25000 miles. I had to replace the rotors and brake pads at my own expense of $400.
2005 silverado- ABS engages when coming to a slow stop, on dry pavement. Abs will engage and pulsate when driving 5-10 MPH, with out brake peddle being touched. Abs engaging when stopping occurs on every stop, pulsating while in motion on rare occasion.
Abs problem with 2005 silverado.. System engages on dry pavement at speed 3 to 10 miles per hour. Extends the stopping distance.
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