Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving various speeds and attempting to slow down by depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal traveled to the floor and made it very hard to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes lines failed due to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes complaints
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All my brake lines are corroded/rusting out. One line already had to be replaced. Very dangerous. All my fuel ines are starting to corrode and appear to require replacement soon.
Steel brake lines to ABS control and other steel brake lines rusted through and leaking, must be replaced before brakes fail.
Driving to pick up my son from work on side streets,traveling about 25mph when my brake went to the floor.almost rear ended car at stop sign. Got out of truck and found large spot under my truck,brake fluid. Had it towed to brake shop and mechanic informed me my brake lines were rusting though and needed to replace all brake lines. Also told me he has seen this with 3 or 4 other chevy trucks lately. Found other complaints after telling my story. Heard this is a known problem with these trucks..I bought this truck new & have had it rust proofed 12 times. Thank you
While backing out of my driveway I attempted to stop due to traffic traveling along the route I was entering. When I applied the brake the peddle went completely to the floor. Luckily I was able to stop with the emergency brake in time to avoid an accident with a trash truck that was traveling along that route. Using the emergency brake I was able to pull the vehicle back into my driveway safely and found that the brake line was corroded and was leaking just under the drivers side door. My vehicle is well maintain and I am often complemented for the care I take of both it's appearance and maintenance. The is no other area of this vehicle that is rusted and the underneath of this vehicle is in very good shape. I am the original owner of this vehicle and it has not been subject to any type of excess weather conditions. There is no reason these lines should have failed like this. I have been an ase certified auto tech for brakes and can tell you that is is not common to check the lines over the top of the frame during routine brake inspections and maintenance, only to check for signs of leaks in normal line locations and soft lines, calipers and other hardware related to the wheel area.
Corrosion in the brake lines caused a blowout of the brake lines and failure of the brakes.
I own a 2002 chevrolet silverado ls hd2500, original owner purchased in june of 2002, currently have 71,000 mile, beautiful truck very well maintained. This is my second complaint being filed on this vehicle concerning my brakes. My first complaint was filed in march of 2014, when my brake lines rusted through and I was left with no brakes. After searching on-line, I found that this is a known problem for these vehicles and there is a recall on some of these vehicles, but not all of them. My complaint today also has to do with my brakes. Once again, I found that some of the vehicles have a recall, but not all of them . The anti-lock brake system would activate, causing my brakes to not work. If I wanted to stop, I couldn't slow down to stop, I would have to brake hard to stop my vehicle, if I tried to slow down to stop, my anti-lock brake system would activate, causing my brakes to not work. I did contact gm, and was told that there was nothing they could do to help resolve this problem with my vehicle because mine was not included in the recall, even though some of my year, make and model had a recall notice. They are well aware of this problem, because they do have a bulletin out informing the dealer how to resolve this problem. Once again, this is the brake system, very dangerous, could be fatal. Not sure why this isn't a priority to resolve.
Unloading my boat, brake peddle went down to floor,didnnt know what happened, no light appeared on dash, secondary breaks didnt work either, held with parking brake.
I was attempting to hitch up my travel trailer when I noticed that the brake pedal began sinking to the floor. I pulled away from the camper and tried to park away from it and lost all brake pressure and collided with my garage.
I was driving home in my 2002 silverado 2500 hd, when I can to a stop at the stop sign, my brake pedal went to the floor and I could not stop. My truck went through the intersection, but luckily there was no oncoming traffic. I brought my truck to a local auto repair shop, where they replaced just faulty brake lines due to them rusting out prematurely. My repair bill was over $1500 dollars.
Rusted out brake line to rear brakes along frame rail on my 2002 silverado 4 x 4. Thank god no one was injured. This truck I purchased brand new and has never seen any winter weather until 2013. I was involved in a unrelated accident in jan. 2013 and the truck sat at a body shop until the end of may 2013. This year I had to use my truck. Should a brake line have rusted thru prematurely? I don't think so. I think gm should be accountable for this failure and reimburse all people affected by this substandard part failure.
About two days ago when I pushed my brakes they felt spongy and when I pulled into my driveway I could smell brake fluid.today I went to move the truck to check it out. The brakes were even more spongy,so I pushed them hard and the brake line ruptured above the fuel tank.the front brakes would not stop the truck, so I had to use the transmission to stop the truck. It must have sprung a small leak two days ago when I noticed the fluid smell and spongy feel.good thing I wasn't driving on the road when it burst today, because it would not have stopped.
Went to get safety check, mechanic noticed brake fluid leaking from undercarriage and noticed leak in brake line. Brake line corroded and rusty with puncture.
While driving , had to make a sudden stop, appled the brake peddle hard, brakes appled then went down to to floor. Brake lines behine the cab rupturd, do to badly rusted lines.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that the anti-lock brake system light illuminated for an extended period of time. The contact had to restart the vehicle to reset the computer, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the wheel speed sensor needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Observed fluid leaking under the truck onto the driveway, and determined that a brake line had developed a leak. An independent repair shop said that all of the brake lines were severely corroded and should be replaced. I had this repair performed november 10, 2009, at a cost to me of $574.61. I still own this vehicle.
Brake lines rusting , leaking, breaking and no brakes.
On my 2002 silverado, the ABS activates at low speeds causing brakes to pulse and increase stopping distance. Clearly the federal safety agency reference #05v379000 states that this only affects certain states. My vehicle falls into the manufacturer's recall date range as it was manufactured in august 2001. Chevrolet refuses to fix this issue under a recall and are telling me that they do not issue recalls that are state specific and that my vehicle does not qualify. Needing help getting this issue resolved.
Total brake failure. Started my truck and discovered I had no brakes.
I was backing out of my driveway and the brake peddle went to the floor. The rear brake line on the drivers side blew out. It's heavy rust. All the lines look the same way. I can not drive this truck. It is unsafe and I will need to put around $700 into it to get it safe again.
While towing a 7000 lb 5th wheel trailer the electrical plug between the vehicle and trailer became partially dislodged and affected the vehicle electrical system which made the gauge needles go haywire including the tachometer. Engine stalled with resultant loss of power steering and brakes. Luckily was able to pull into parking lot and stop using trailer brakes. Reinserted plug fully into socket and have not had a problem since.
Was backing out of the driveway and when I tried to stop the brake pedal went all the way down and I had no brakes. There was no warning whatsoever that I had a braking problem. When I looked underneath the truck I could see that the brake lines are very corroded and one is leaking. It looks like they will all need to be replaced and the truck will probably need to be towed in to have this done. It sounds like this will be a very costly fix. I bought this truck new and it has always been garaged and well taken care of.
On trip home from a vacation. Pulling a 28 ft fifth wheel camper and a motorcycle trailer. On interstate 65 north bound when an older gentleman merging into traffic thought it was a good idea to come to almost a complete stop to let other vehicle merge in front of him. At which point I had to lock the brakes and just after the ABS started to come into effect the brake pedal went to the floor. Luckily just before I was going to impact the vehicle in front of me he pulled away. I took the next exit off the interstate pulled to the side of the exit ramp to discover brake fluid dripping on the ground just forward of the drivers door. Inspected the brake fluid level to discover it was empty. All brake lines on this vehicle will have to replaced at an estimated cost from a dealer at $1500.00. This is a safety issue and should be in a recall status.
While parking, brake lines burst, almost pinned a person between my track and their parked car - probably would,have only broke legs/hips. Upon inspection, all brake lines were severely rusted. All brake lines in the entire truck needed to be replaced (used stainless steel). Upon investigation, saw this happened to millions of other chevy tracks, some involving crashes.
Same story as every other 99+ silverado: the brake line burst behind cab and all brake pressure was lost. Brake system defects are far more dangerous than a faulty ignition switch. Why are gm and the federal safety agency ignoring these complaints?
While driving on city streets , I went to stop behind a car at a stop light and the brakes went to the floor with no warning. I hit the car from behind and luckily no one war injured but minor damage to the rear of the car was observed. After the incident, oil continued to leak from the line under driver side door, the warning light did come on but after the accident had already occurred. This was the first failure. Brake line was repaired and a year later, the second brake line failed on may 23, 2014. While pulling boat out of boat ramp, I went to stop the truck and the brake pedal went to the floor again , luckily not going fast or down an interstate. Again the leak was from under the driver side door, but was the other parallel line going to the ABS block. This is a serious safety issue and I was very lucky twice. All brake lines will be replaced with stainless steel lines. I will not buy another gm product unless they make this right.
On may 9, 2014 I was backing up to hook up to a trailer with my truck. With absolutely no warning sign or indication, my brake line busted and I had no brakes whatsoever. The pedal went all the way to the floor. Even at this slow of speed in reverse I could not stop and ran directly into the trailer. My wife was standing at the trailer directing me and luckily did not get hurt because of this brake failure. I had to use the emergency brake to get stopped, and even that was very sluggish to stop the truck. I am now finding out that this is common issue with these vehicle and there is an open investigation into this matter. Gm needs to do something about this as the immediate failure of the brakes with no warning is sure to cause serious injury or death should it happen while driving down the road.
Stepped on the brake pedal to put the truck in gear and the pedal went to the floor. It blew out the brake line running from the ABS block to the rear. I replaced that one and when checking for leaks, a line running from the master cylinder then blew out. I decided to replace them all at that point. The AC delco kit for my truck was back ordered and it took over two months for it to come. Now I am concerned about my fuel lines. Chevy, gm, please help! These are major safety issues! Recalls!?!?!?
While backing down driveway the brakes were applied. The brake pedal went completely to the floor with total brake failure. Emergency brake was used to stop vehicle. Upon inspection, two brake lines had rusted to the point of failure and all brake fluid was on the ground. My 1987 f-250 does not have brake lines this rusted. I am glad I was not in city driving when this occurred. I will have vehicle towed to dealership to have all brake lines replaced.
My wife used my 2500 hd 4wd pickup to go to work during inclement weather. She called me while driving and thought the road was icy because she thought she slid through two busy intersections. I asked her how fast she was driving and she said not real fast but the truck did not stop. I told her to take it easy and approach intersections slowly. She made it to work and home later that night (2nd shift) safely. The next morning I drove the truck to work and promptly drove right through a busy intersection near home with the brake pedal on the floor. Wife did not notice pedal since she is only 5'1" and didn't have pedal to floor. Luckily there was no traffic early in the morning or results could have been catastrophic. Got truck home and did a thorough check of brake system. Line from front of master cylinder to ABS module on frame rail was rusted through. Other lines also looked like they were dug up from davey jones locker at the bottom of the ocean. I've owned this truck from new and have taken great care of it. My 1968 chevelle has better looking original brake line on it. Don't know what is going on but this is a serious problem, and not just brake lines from what I have read. Gm needs to address this through a recall before someone gets killed, if it didn't happen already. I did call dealer I bought truck from and they acknowledged knowing there is a problem, but offered no assistance other than free quote to repair (with oem steel lines). I bought an aftermarket set of ss lines for the entire truck and have installed both master cylinder lines so far. Waiting for warm weather for the rest....hope another doesn't fail in the meantime !
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