Without any warning, or warning lights while in reverse brake pedal went to the floor with little to no braking. Noticed brake fluid coming from underneath driver side door.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes complaints
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I was driving down a hill when a car went through a stop sign at an intersection. I slammed on my brakes, in a panic stop, and my brake pedal went to the floor. I didn't have any brakes so I drove around the car almost hitting it. The other car didn't stop and I drove 5 MPH to a parking lot where I looked and found a puddle of brake fluid under the driver side of the truck. I took it to my auto shop and he said I blew out two brake lines. I had all the brake lines replaced at the cost of 2,269.99.
I was driving in a parking garage when the vehicle in front of me stopped to pull into a space. I applied my brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. I was barely able to stop to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front of me. I was able to pull into a parking space and stopped before hitting the wall in front of me. When I got out of my vehicle, I observed fluid pouring out from underneath the drivers side front end behind the tire. I was not able to drive my vehicle and called a tow truck to tow it to midas to have my vehicle inspected. When they put my vehicle up on the lift, the drivers side brake lines were all rusted and corroded. They were able to repair the brake line system. I did not have any warning that this was going to happen and there was no evidence of any fluid leaking in my driveway. I take very good care of my vehicle getting the oil changed when scheduled to be changed, having the preventive maintenance done when scheduled, rotating the tires when I get the oil changed, having all of the differential fluids and transmissions fluid changed when scheduled, changing all belts when scheduled to be changed, taking the vehicle immediately to the dealership when there is a recall, etc. I have all of my receipts and vouchers when all of the above was completed. I am very upset that this repair cost me $630.44 including sales tax. I would appreciate a refund because a recall needs to be issued.
Traveling at 25mph, my wife lost complete braking and ran through a red light. Fortunately the timing was such that there was no accident. The brake pedal went to the floor. No indicator lights illuminated and have not illuminated since the incident. Determined that the rear brake line had corroded and ruptured causing loss of hydraulic braking capabilities. Thank god for emergency brakes, 1st gear, and an experienced driver.
As my son was pulling out of the driveway going down the street, we noticed a large puddle of fluid in our driveway. We called him to let him know and he commented "that must be why I all of sudden have no brakes." what an extremely dangerous situation this could have been if he was going 55 MPH on a highway. As a new, young driver, I am not sure if he would know how to react quick enough to use emergency brake or how to stop a truck this size without brakes working. After much investigation on-line, I found out that this make/model/year had an enormous amount of issues with brake lines corroding which is exactly what happened. I am extremely disappointed in chevrolet for not issuing a formal recall if they are aware of this issue. This could have caused an extremely bad accident or fatality. You can't put a price on my son's or anyone's life. They need to acknowledge and pay for the repairs at the very least before someone gets killed.
Brakes went out in my driveway as I was leaving. Inspection revealed that the brake lines going back to the anti-lock brake mechanism had rusted trough.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, he applied the brakes but the vehicle did not decelerate. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle into a parking lot and shifted into park. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that three of the brake lines would need to be replaced due to severe corrosion. The contact was advised that the modulator valve would also require replacing. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure mileage was 84,498 and the current mileage was 84,550.
Exiting highway and brake pedal went to the floor. Made it home slowly. Checked today and found a large puddle of fluid on the ground. Found brake line split and others appeared to be close to follow. First time ever having rusted brake lines.
Brake warning light illuminated along with chime and "service brake system" message on dash display. Chevy service technician diagnosed ruptured connection from line to brake modulator caused by corrosion and recommended replacing all brake lines at cost of $1700. Ordinary steel in this application is a poor materials choice--stainless steel would have lasted the life of the vehicle without this safety issue. I am told new lines are rubber coated for longer life. Antique vehicles (over 25 years old), are expected to have this issue, not a 10 year old truck.
While driving home from work, I attempted to brake and my foot went to the floor. I was able to pump the brakes and get the vehicle stopped but would lose pedal pressure quickly. After I arrived at home I inspected my brake master cylinder and it was empty. Inspecting under the vehicle, I noted that brake fluid was covered on the under carriage of the truck immediately under my seat. The brake lines appeared both corroded and rusted. Fortunately, I have been driving emergency vehicles for 30 years so I was able to avert disaster and make it home safely.
Driving along and brake pedal went to the floor. Pulled over and brake fluid gushing out. Had to have it towed. All of the brake lines were rusted out! Almost everyone of them. No rust on truck. No rust on underbelly, no rust anywhere except brake lines and transmission lines. Garage kept and for 6 out of the 10 years, not driven in the winter. Have the same problem with the transmission lines but have not had them replaced yet. Had to replace every brake line on the truck. $1000 bill. Have receipt.
The brake line on my truck corroded and blew out. I was lucky that I did not get in an accident. This is a dangerous situation. I needed to put the truck in neutral and engaged the emergency brake.
I backed truck up to dock to load boat on it and set the emergency brake. Getting ready to pull away I released the emergency brake then pushed on brake and it went straight to the floor. I then pulled forward to see why I had no brakes, only to find brake fluid spraying everywhere. This is a huge problem for chevy and gmc trucks, just glad that no one got hurt. Thank you for looking into this matter.
We were traveling east on I-90 in mass. Traffic came to a sudden stop. When the brakes were applied the truck began to slow and then the brake pedal went to the floor. Upon investigation after the crash we found at least two badly corroded brake lines that had burst.
My rear steel brake line burst in a parking lot after applying the brake to shift into gear. The main line that runs from the ABS module to the rear differential was so rusted it burst unexpectedly.
I was driving my son home from football practice and had to brake hard for a car that stopped suddenly in front of me. My pedal went to the floor and I barely stopped in time. There was a puddle of brake fluid on the ground and one of the steel lines running under the vehicle (near the driver side door area) had burst.
This is the second incident(first time in 2011 on the rear brake line),applied brake to shift from park and pedal went to the floor! This time it was the front brake lines about a foot from ABS unit above the frame! Thank god I was not moving on the road cause it might have been serious!! Very poor design,should be a recall!!!
I was driving down rt85 with my 03 silverado 2500hd with a 16' trailer and came up to a intersection and applied the brake and the pedal went to the floor. A car was in front of me, I had to turn into a front yard of the house at the intersection, I just missed the car in the driveway and ended up in there driveway. If it was not for the trailer brakes I can't think of what would have happened. The brake line coming down the frame rail rotted off. Looking at the lines more they all are rotten and need to be replaced. Why did I buy another gm?
Applied brakes to stop abruptly when traffic stopped in front of me. Brake pedal went to floor. Found brake fluid running down front drivers side frame. Steel brake lines severely rotten all over truck.
Depressed brake pedal while hooking to trailer preparing to haul farm equipment. The pedal went to the floor and I found fluid running down the frame of the truck checked lines and found burst line and all lines looked terribly rusted/rotten. This could have been classified as a near miss since I was on a gravel hillside and had I been hooked to the trailer I would have had a vehicle totally out of control merging into traffic.
While driving the brakes completely failed with no warning. The pedal went to the floor and just kept going into the rear of the car in front of me. I was traveling about 25mph the front bumper has to replaced. No air bag deployment.
On saturday 6 july, while exiting a shopping center, I pulled up to a red traffic light and applied the brakes. The pedal went to the floor and the vehicle kept rolling. I pumped the brakes but the pedal went to the floor each time. I did manage to stop before going through the light and entering cross traffic. I pulled into a parking lot after I went through the green light. A quick inspection determined the brake line along the drivers side going to the rear of the vehicle was corroded and failed in three different spots. I am in the process of inspecting and replacing all brake lines due to corrosion.
Went to apply brakes. Brake pedal went to the floor, no braking ability. Able to coast to a stop with out hitting anything. Had vehicle towed to local firestone, brake line rusted out from master cylinder back. $700 for repairs. Had brake line repaired last year for similar problem.
Broke 3 brake line in less than one year. Corrosion issue with brake lines and when you go to stop fast to avoid hitting something the brake line blows out and pedal goes to the floor and you hit object. All of the chevy trucks are doing this from 2000 to 2005.
Pushed brake pedal while traveling slow (thankfully) on country road. Lost pressure and pedal went to floor, pulled over and stopped with the emergency brake. Brake hard line ruptured, presumably due to corrosion but unverified at this time, at the approximate location beneath driver's feet. Please do whatever you can to initiate a recall. There can be no excuse allowed for the braking system, and mine was far from a unique case. As it turns out, I know several people locally that have experienced brake line failure on gm trucks that never reported to the federal safety agency.
While driving on a main city street with heavy traffic the cars ahead of me started to brake. I started to apply my brakes lightly when the pedal went right to the floor, I went for the emergency brake and pulled to the side of the road. I was able to stop the truck. After inspection the main brake line to the rear of the vehicle was rusted and ruptured ! All of the other brake lines on the vehicle are in just as bad shape and need to be replaced also.
This is the second time the brake lines have failed on this vehicle and a report issued to the federal safety agency. This time, my son was driving and applied the brakes to stop at a stop sign. The brake pedal went to the floor. He went through the stop sign, crashed into a median that slowed him down, and ended up on top of the median. Thank goodness the truck was empty and no one was using the right-of-way at the intersection. Inspection showed yet another corroded brake line. This brake line was oem. The brake lines were replaced after the previous incident look fine and are not corroded. It appears that all of the brake lines need to be replaced to correct this safety defect. *tr the consumer stated he experienced hydraulic brake failure at 51,848 miles due to corroded brake lines. The lines burst in an area that was weakened by corrosion and failed under normal usage and brake line pressure. There was no indication that failure was eminent. The dealer replaced the rusted brake lines from the master cylinder. Updated 04/03/13
Forward driver's side brake line broke resulting in immediate loss of brake fluid and all vehicle braking. Fortunately no one was in front of vehicle. Pulled off of road. Car towed.
While backing out of driveway the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Upon investigation a ruptured brake line was found. All the lines were very rusty. Two sections were replaced to get the vehicle on the road again and most of the rest will need replaced before the vehicle can be trust worthy. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer here in pa this past summer and no mention was made of this condition.
I made a panic stop and then lost brakes ..lines from master cylinder to brake module and from module to front and rear brakes burst at rusted area ........seems to be leaking where line mounting clips are located ...
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