While backing into my driveway the brake pedal went all way to the floor. Had trouble stopping. Luckily, I was on level ground. Discovered brake fluid along the drivers side frame. The brake line was ruptured and I had to have all brake lines replaced due to extreme rust.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes complaints
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Excessive corrosion to rear brake lines caused braking malfunction. Could not stop effectively. This happened in my driveway while moving vehicle to another parking space. Both rear brakes do not work. Section of brake line forward of brake line tee on differential failed. I am the original owner of my 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500hd ls crewcab duramax 6.6l.
I was traveling along at 45 MPH., and gently applied brakes as I was nearing an intersection. The brake pedal suddenly went to the floor, and I had no brakes. Luckily I thought quick enough to step down on the parking brake, or there would have been a major wreck. Turns out that a steel brake line burst that runs along the frame in behind the fuel tank. Has there been any recalls on this problem? Seems like they should have been made out of stainless steel so they don't rust. Thank god my 16 year old daughter wasn't driving when it happened!
Brake lines roted out total system failed no brakes got to stop on e brake clamped line added fluid to get home changed all lines.
I was riving down the a road in georgia. Traffic light at bottom of hill changed (right at that point where you have to make a quick decision), I hit brakes pretty hard to stop, brake pedal went to the floor, vehicle didn't even slow one bit. It was too fast to hit parking brake, went right through intersection swerving wildly to miss two other vehicles. So glad I wasn't towing my 8000 pound boat or I would have either killed people or driven off a cliff. There was no warning or any leak before this incident. When I got it towed home, I discovered that a brake line that runs from junction box under the driver's seat to the left front tire had burst. It had some rust on it, but every brake line on every car does. I have never seen one burst. The proportioning valve did not divide the brake pressure to other wheels, the pedal simply went to the floor with no stopping action whatsoever. Maybe if I was gently applying the brakes it would have worked differently, but hitting them hard, it did nothing. Successive pumps were equally useless. I just purchased $450 worth of brake lines and tubing and I will find someone to replace them and bleed the brakes. I read online that there has been a the federal safety agency investigation for years on this. I could have killed 10 people. Why is there not at least a notice to owners telling them of this problem. I wouldn't risk lives over $1000, I would have had it fixed. Please tell me how I can contact someone beyond this complaint. Owners knowing about this would save lives.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the brakes failed when the pedal was depressed. The contact had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. An independent mechanic stated that the brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.
I was driving down the road when all of a sudden, without warning, when I pressed the brake pedal I heard a loud pop and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I had no brakes. Cause corrosive rear brake line. This should be recalled. I almost crashed and could have been much worse if I had my family with me. How many people have to be injured before gm will take responsibility and recall a part that should have been recalled years ago?!!
The brake lines rusted threw while driving making the truck unsafe for driving.the fuel lines are going to go next after inspection all the brake and fuel lines are bad.
Had total brake failure, no warning till slowing down at intersection of busy road. Apx. 100 yards before stop light I applied brakes, pedal was soft,pumped brakes and pedal went all the way to floor! I quickly pumped brakes and came to stop in the intersection not 2 seconds after motorcycle with passenger passed in front of me! No brake warning light ever alerted, found steel brake line had rusted and ruptured. This truck has only 65000 miles on it, found another line is very rusted in same place as it crosses over frame. After research on repairs, found that this is common problem with these trucks from 1999 to 2003. This one could have been fatal,as motorcycle was traveling at least 45 MPH. These trucks are all coming to the age of failure. Thank god, I was not pulling my boat that weighs 6700 lbs as this truck can no longer be trusted. I will be checking into repairs,and it will be sold !
Truck was parked at home on a hill. I put it in reverse and started to backup when the brakes completely failed causing me to go into a tree. This caused damage to the rear drivers side quarter panel. Brake fluid is leaking from the brake line in the rear of the vehicle. Vehicle would not shift back into park. I had to shut the vehicle off and now calling a tow truck.
Was backing out of parking spot to leave work and stepped on the brake to shift into reverse. Brake pedal went to the floor. Being a chevy truck and knowing that they are notorious for brake lines rusting out, I got out of the truck to look underneath and saw brake fluid leaking from the rear of the truck, along the driver side frame rail above the fuel tank. Had rusted out brake lines replaced by local service center for $605.60. I only drove the truck this day to pick up items from a home improvement store. Normally this truck is only used by my wife to pull a horse trailer. Other than that it sits in our garage out of the weather. I am so glad this happened to me while at a stop as opposed to her while driving on the winding northern kentucky roads pulling a trailer loaded with horses!
In april of '14, a front brake line failed and that line was replaced. On 6/3/14, I had another brake line failure directly under the drivers seat. This affected both rear breaks. On inspection of the vehicle, it was observed that all of the steel tubing of the break lines were badly rusted and needed to be replaced. Further inspecting the vehicle, I also found that the transmission lines were also rusting badly and needed to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the brake pedal traveled abruptly to the floor when depressed. The vehicle failed to slow down until the gear was shifted into park and the emergency brake was engaged. The vehicle was then driven to the residence with caution. The contact was a certified mechanic, who replaced the four brake lines, which ruptured due to rust corrosion. The failure recurred shortly after the repairs. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
Blew a hole in brake line at boat landing. Luckily I got it stopped before it went into the lake. All brake lines are rusted and need to be replaced. This could have caused severe injury or death if it happened at a different time. I think a recall is necessary as this is a major safety issue. I also have a friend that had the same thing happen on his 2004 sierra.
During test drive for unrelated repair the brakes completely failed. The emergency brake had to be applied to stop the vehicle. Inspection resulted in finding the brake line had "blown" out due to excessive rust/corrosion. The entire brake lines had similar corrosion and when touched would practically disintegrate. Result was entire brake line system had to be replaced/fabricated to avoid future blow out of the other lines. No warning of "soft" brake was experienced prior to the incident. Thankfully, incident occurred on small side road with no traffic.
Tl - the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while reversing, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard when depressed. On a second occasion, while driving approximately 20 MPH, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard when depressed and as a result, the vehicle crashed into a tree. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries reported. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake lines were rusted and corroded. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. Pm
I was loaded up on my 2003 2500hd chevrolet silverado for the weekend holiday camp trip with truck camper, and boat on trailer behind. For last minute safety my partner was inside the truck and I outside to test the brake lights, signals usual stuff before taking off. For no reason at all the brakes went to the floor and brake fluid all over the ground on the driver side of the vehicle. In looking closer the second line from the driver door on top of the frame has a split in it. I have now looked at the numerous complaints on this happening to other people. I have looked at gm's response for this obvious defect in the brake system and tend to wonder how many persons at gm would purchase a vehicle for themselves or their loved ones knowing of this huge safety issue. The complaints are not just in salt related places. Even if they were does gm not build their vehicles for all states and road conditions??? I can say I am one of the lucky ones that this just happened in our driveway. Where were going entailed mountain driving and I do not believe the outcome would have been the same if it were to happen then I keep thinking about this daily and the fear that goes with the thought of, what if we were in the mountains? Does not go away. I will not drive this vehicle again until I have replaced all the brake lines with stainless steel ones and it is going to be costly. I should not have to do this nor should have all the other persons who have had to. This is an unbelievable safety issue that needs to be addressed immediately before some fatality happens if not already. These vehicles need to be safe in all driving conditions and areas period. Gm needs to recall these vehicles on this which I understand is 6.1 million. I am appalled they have not already recalled on this and portrayed such a lame excuse as to not do something about it. Please fix this now!
My 2003 chevy silverado 2500 hd 4wd long bed pickup truck experienced complete failure of (hydraulic boost) brake system at 35 MPH. Brake lines were corroded heavily and condition of brake lines verified by gm dealership. Vehicle is registered and driven primarily in virginia. Owner has never received any communication from manufacturer regarding potential problems.
Rusted brake lines, vehicle would not stop.
Hit brakes the ABS system activates and the brake pedal goes to the floor truck does not stop. This happens at all speeds. The ignition shuts off when driving down the road around 35 MPH. The truck has been to multiple shops and lots of parts replaced cannot get the brakes or ignition fixed. This has been going on for over 6 months.
While my truck was being serviced, the mechanic noticed that the steel hydraulic brake lines were severely corroded and rusted at the driver's side frame. The mechanic stated that the lines could rupture at any time due to the amount of heavy rusting. The brake lines appeared to be in good shape when viewing from the driver's side wheel well, but on closer examination, where the lines come down the firewall and transition to on top of the frame rail (below driver's feet) is where the extreme rusting had occurred. Upon searching the internet for replacement brake lines, I was made aware of the scope of this issue and the vehicles involved with this issue. I was shocked that there has been no recalls issued for brake lines failing since this seems to be a very important safety issue. Since inspecting my vehicle, I have inspected several other friends vehicles in the affected model years with all of the vehicles having extreme corrosion of the brake lines. I feel that this is very widespread in the rust belt states, but that numerous owners are unaware of the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, who stated that the brake lines were rusted and fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 150,568.
On wedfeb15/12 the ABS light was on fully and upon braking the truck pulled towards on coming traffic sounding like metal on metal.-letter feb20/12 to gm.the steering wheel was pulled out of my hands-letter dec9/13 to gm.I have complained by letter to gm.mar14,apr5,jun4,oct19 and dec9/13 about this ABS problem and they keep closing my file and as of jan9/14 by phoning me refuse to respond to my complaints.mr roesti-owner bradley chev has stated by letter if a sensor is not working properly all sorts of strange things could happen.barnes wheaton chev service mgr jessie-if one brake sensor isn't working properly the computor will send all the braking power to the opposite wheel.nov13/13 preston chev service advisor-he has had problems with these ABS systems at low speeds-replaced controller to correct problem.
Started the truck and put into reverse. There was no brake and no steering control. I had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. All fluids were topped off as normal and I regularly maintain this vehicle. After reviewing this issue in the diesel forum numerous duramax owners have endured the same problem with some ending in crashes. This is a major safety issue!!!!!!!!!!!! Simultaneous brake and steering failure. Are you kidding me? Wow! I tried chatting with gm and was dumped during the chat. No help there! I'll try again!
The brakes failed while I was hooking the truck to a trailer. I was backing the truck to align the ball to the hitch and the brake pedal went right to the floor. Very lucky this happened in the driveway and not going down the road with a 8,000 trailer behind it. I live in ohio, but this is a two wheel drive truck that is used strictly to tow a race car trailer. It's never been driven in the snow. Cost almost $800 to replace every brake line on the truck as they were all badly rusted and it would be just a matter of time before another line failed.
Brake line burst do to rust. Had vehicle towed and found all the brakelines very bad. Also the fuel lines are rotted with the return line leaking fuel. I had 1 rear brake line replaced in 2012 which was also rusted out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH the brake pedal was engaged and there was no response. The brake pedal suddenly traveled to the floorboard without warning. The contact began to down shift in addition to applying the emergency brake. The vehicle came to a stop and the contact was able to drive to his residence. The contact noticed that the hydraulic brake line ruptured and caused fluid to leak excessively onto the ground. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000.
Was backing into my drive and the pedal went to the floor. Couldn't stop and backed right into my 5th wheel travel trailer. The brake line were so corroded it was unbelievable. Took the truck to belle tire and had the brake lines replaced which cost nearly $700. This should be a recall people could get seriously injured or killed.
Went to dealer for oil change. They indicated brake lines were getting rusty and needed to be replaced. A few weeks later a brake line burst while pulling in the driveway. After a bit of research on line (web) and talking to gm and their customer service dept., it is clear that this is a large wide spread problem. There are many hundreds of thousands of chevy trucks with faulty brake lines. This should absolutely be a recall. This is an obvious materials defect from new that shows itself after a few years. No other car I own, (two that are older and higher miles), have this problem. I will sue gm after I replace these lines. As a physicist and expert mechanic, this is an obvious materials defect with significant danger and safety issues. The federal safety agency and gm will both be culpable for injuries and death in not protecting the public from this obvious danger. The brake lines crumble in your hands after 9 years of use, totally unacceptable. Gm admitted to me that they used bad materials and blamed it on using foreign metal suppliers. This does not admonish them from their responsibility. Come on the federal safety agency, make gm stand up and recall these potential death traps. The least you can do is let people know their brake lines could burst at any time with no warning.
I was traveling in icy conditions (rain and 26 degrees) and was turning the corner to go into a local mall when I stepped on the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. There was no warning whatsoever and had to apply the brakes with both feet to coast to a stop. I added in a bottle of brake fluid into the master cylinder and had my son step on the brakes, and a gusher came out of the line right under the drivers door. In looking underneath the vehicle, all of the lines seem to run there and all look extremely rusted to the point where I can't tell which is bad. If this had happened 4 minutes before, I was traveling down an extremely steep grade and feel that both my son and I would have been killed. After searching the internet on this issue, it looks like this has been investigated by the federal safety agency since 2010 with no findings whatsoever. This is absolutely in excusable. I'm not sure what I am looking for as far as repairs go but am really thankful that my son and I are still alive. What is it going to take to get a ruling on this? Does someone have to die?
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