Rusted brake lines ! Driving down the street, hit brakes to slow down to turn into a drive, brake peddle went to the floor, no brakes at all, I found the brake line going to the rear had broken by the gas tank, brake lines are very corroded and rusty, truck is keep indoors, and came from new mexico, no rust on the body at all, tow bill was 200 bucks,around 50 miles from home. Stainless steel break lines are around 200 to 300 bucks, around 200 to 300 for labor, very expensive so far, and the truck is not fixed yet. The truck only has 90,000 miles on it. When the rear line broke, I should have, still had front breaks, in a two part brake system, but I had no brakes at all. I'm lucky, it caused, no accidents, or injuries, or any other damage. It could have been very worse, even deadly under different circumstances. You think they would have put stainless steel on the brake lines like they did on the exhaust. I mean, a rusty exhaust, probably wont kill anybody, but rusty brake lines have killed a lot of people, I'm sure.
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500: brake failure
8 of the 81 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- recalls
- 0
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Brake pedal went to the floor, vehicle did not want to stop, found all brake lines to be severely corroded from the master brake cylinder to the braking hardware at each wheel, dot3 brake fluild leaking quickly from brake line running toward the rear of the truck. Ref: http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/cars/problems/defect/results.cfm?action_number=ea11001&searchtype=quicksearch&summary=true
Complete rear brake failure in parking lot just as I was leaving work. Had to quickly pump brakes to keep truck from moving. Brake pedal went to floor in an instant. I put truck in park got out and there was fluid all over the place on the ground,and on the drivers side under carriage just behind the cab door. Looked underneath with flashlight and could see that the brake line had severe rusting where each plastic hold down is located and one had rusted to point of failure. Glad I hadn't pulled out and onto the highway at that point. Had to have most of the line replaced along the frame rail,( about 15').
Truck brake pedal applied and brakes went to the floor, lines hidden by gas tank ruptured, this truck was showroom condition and spent most of it's time clean and in the garage, no rust apparent anywhere else.
1999 silverado truck brake line failure. Went to stop brake pedal went to the floor. Problem brake line rusted thru. All the brake line are rusty pretty sad the trucks only 10 years old.
I own a 1999 chevrolet silverado 2500 extended cab long bed 4wd. While leaving work my brake pedal went straight to the floor resulting in no brakes. The metal brake line going to my right rear wheel rusted through resulting in brake fluid shooting out of the line leaving a puddle of fluid on the ground. After checking all the metal brake lines I found them to be all rusting and they will all have to be replaced. I have not repaired the brake lines or got an estimate on repairs as of yet. Luckily I was able to stop before entering a four lane road where the speed limit is 40mph.
Entire brake system (calipers, hoses, lines) everything, truck is not primary vehicle, has rusted hoses complete brake failure on road no accident fortunately. 1999 chevy silverado spent over $3,000 on brakes in one year because the brakes designed for this truck are faulty - keep failing.
G30, braking system malfunctioned, causing brake pads to wear out. Pads needed to be replaced 4 to 5 times which caused extended stopping distance, and could have resulted in a crash. Dealer was not willing to help, and could not determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information. *ak the vehicle rear ended someone due to brake failure, there were no injuries and the dealer is still refusing to work on the vehicle.
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Is brake failure a common problem on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
8 of 81 owner complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (10%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
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