Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact was driving 10 MPH and applied the brakes but the vehicle did not respond. The contact had to engage the pedal until it was depressed into the floorboard before the vehicle would respond. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the brake lines were rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes complaints
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Steel brake line to rear of truck rusted through, which caused brake fluid to leak out & system could not generate sufficient pressure to stop the vehicle quickly. Fortunately traffic was relatively light and I had a significant gap in front of me. The brakes functioned normally several times prior in the same trip, and no warning light came on, even during the failure. At the next key off & on, the warning light did actually come on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact noticed a deer in the road and immediately engaged the brake pedal.the brakes did not respond and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle was driven off the road and over a ditch in order to stop and avoid crashing into the deer. The contact suffered no personal injury. The vehicle sustained no damage and was towed to the residence. The contact inspected the vehicle and stated that the rear brake line was completely rusted. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. There was an open and closed investigation for the failure under the federal safety agency action number: dp10003 (service brakes, hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that he applied the brakes in an attempt to stop and the brake pedal depressed all the way down to the floor. When the vehicle was stopped, the contact noticed brake fluid leaking from the brake lines. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, where they replaced all the brake lines. They also had to replace the calipers. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls or warranties covering the failure. They offered no other assistance. The contact stated that the fuel lines were also rotted and corroded. This was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,900. Updated 10/23/2014*lj updated 04/7/2015
Comming to a stop light I was slowing down and when I went to come to a final stop the brake pedal went right to the floor and I rolled through the intersection. I have owned a lot of cars and never in my life have I had this happen even in the oldest of cars or trucks, before this with only 20000.00 miles on the truck I had to replace all four rotors due to such bad corrosion that they could not be cut. And now with only 75000.00 miles I have to replace all the brake lines for the same reason.
Brake lining has premature rust, in which, caused it to leak and failed to stop vehicle. I was the fourth vehicle to pull up to a red light, when I noticed that I didn't have any brakes. The speed limit is 45 MPH at this road location and I was trying to slow my acceleration to come to a stop. The brake went to the floor on my first attempt to slow down and come to a stop. I did not have time to stop my truck before hitting the smaller car in front of me! I swung my truck to the burm of the road and passed all the vehicles stopped at the red light, eventually going through the light by way of the burm of the road. My driver side mirror was broken in this incident. The brakes did slow me down and allow me to come to a stop with the use of my emergency brake but, it was after my vehicle passed all the cars stopped at the red light and me stopping in the middle of the intersection. Lucky there was no cars in the way! The brakes had some stopping power but, were not enough for this size truck and the pedal did not engage till it was just about to the floor. *js broken lining has been replaced by inspection mechanic but, stated he will not inspect this vehicle until all the lines are replaced. He has stated that all the lines have premature rust and could break at any time and will not take the responsiblilty to say they are okay to pass inspection. I also, had to replace all 4 factory brake rotors at 14,752 miles. The brake pads wore out prematurely and when I had my mechanic replace them, I was told that the rotors were rusted and pitted prematurely. I still have them, I can't beleive how bad they deterorated! I was surprised with such little mileage that the rotors and brakes went bad.
The brakes failed without warning, I.e., were operating perfectly fine up until the failure and no warning light came on. Had truck towed to our dealership; all brake lines were replaced at a cost of almost $1500. Regular maintenance performed on truck throughout its life by the same dealership. Gm refuses to cover cost. Have another chevrolet silverado 2500hd, a 2004, and will need to have dealership check the brake lines on that truck and possibly replace the lines, for additional cost. Could have been killed; could have killed others. Never received any communication from gm, chevrolet or the dealership about making sure that I have the brake lines replaced or inspected. I am in a "salt belt" state.
I filed a complaint in 2009 with the federal safety agency and have yet to hear anything from the agency regarding this problem. In the same year as the complaint, I had my local chevrolet dealer's service department replace a section of brake line by the ABS module that had failed due to extreme corrosion. This past week I returned to the same dealer to have them repair another section that had also failed. I was told that, due to possible litigation they would not repair the line as they had in the past, but would replace the entirety of the line for an estimate of $1200.00. The service manager also stated that figure could go higher as more was discovered. I can't see putting this kind of money into this vehicle knowing that more failures are sure to follow even though the truck has only 95,000 miles on it now. Gm knows there is a problem. They could care less and the customer is going to foot the bill for their malfeasance as usual.
Tl* the contact own a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500hd. The contact stated that the brake lines, fuel lines, fuel straps and the exhaust manifold were rusted and corroded. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for routine maintenance and when the contact was advised of the failure. The dealer was notified who advised the contact that they would not repair the vehicle because most vehicles within the eastern region experienced the same rust failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 62,000.
Brake line to rear end burst causing my truck to be unable to stop at a red light. Fortunately, no cars were coming the other way. *tr
This vehicle failed state safety inspection due to corroded brake lines and leaking exhaust around head gasket.
2003 chevy 2500hd truck brake pedal went to the floor when leaving garage.....under vehicle found brake fluid puddle....upon inspection found severely rusted brake line was leaking.....year prior had same issue with a different line, so changed out line. Even changed a rusted line that wasn't leaking....when filled reservoir with fluid and pressed pedal, brake line going to rear of truck in an obscured, above the gas tank location, started to leak....once again .....severely rusted brake line, in an area free from any road debris....so alas, after dropping the gas tank and replacing this line, which meant every line has been replaced......no leaks!!! What is going on with these lines.....I baby this truck and it is in the garage 95% of the time always clean...this should never have happened!!!! After being a chevy man all my life.......I'm done.... Drive shaft, fuel tank guard, and fuel lines and filter all rusted.....from what?????
Came home from getting fuel, backed up to attach trailer brake pedal went to floor, inspected and found steel brake line failed due to corrosion.
In late dec my diesel fuel return line rotted out from rust, and was leaking diesel fuel all over the road while driving or stopped at idle. I didn't notice it until I stopped to re-fuel and realized fuel was dripping from the under carriage of the truck. I was on travel for christmas, about 500 miles from home and there were no open auto shops around that I could find. I was able to cut the rotted section out and band aid fix the system with some rubber fuel line and hose clamps from autozone. This fix has seemed to hold up fairly well for the time being, but I have not been using my truck. Fast forward to last week when my brake line decided to burst, spewing brake fluid all over the road and the under carriage of my truck. Luckily I was able to control the vehicle and get it towed back home where it now sits. I've been doing the research and there are thousands of others with these same rusted out line issues on these gmc vehicles. I have yet to contact gm about it but I am sure they will not do anything for me as the truck does have higher millage. However, this is something that is happening to people with under 100k on their vehicles! Here are some of the links... The federal safety agency action number: dp10003 http://trucks.about.com/b/2011/08/01/brake-line-corrosion-suspected-in-gm-trucks.htm http://trucks.about.com/od/generalmotorstrucks/a/brake-line-corrosion-problems-in-gm-trucks.htm http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx/.f0d4fe5?displayrecent
Recently I had a close call with my 2003 2500hd silverado. I was pulling out of a parking lot and applied the brakes to stop but the pedal just went to the floor. I quickly downshifted to 2nd and used the emergency brake to assist in getting the truck stopped. I narrowly missed causing a serious accident. I discovered that atleast 1 of my brake lines had ruptured due to corrosion. I've taken the truck to the dealer and they recommend all the brake lines be replaced due to the extensive corrosion in all the lines. I was able to inspect the problem at the dealership with the truck on the lift. The underside of the truck is in excellent condition except for the brake lines. This is my personal truck. The truck has been kept very clean inside and out and is only used lightly. I believe the lines are defective. Brake lines don't typically rust out in an 8 year old vehicle. I don't live near the ocean, so the only salt it may see is in the winter months. This shouldn't have happened and gm should stand by their product and make the repair.
Went out to the truck, started it and brake pedal went to floor along with a warning beep indicating a problem with the brake system. No symptoms prior to this was given, which is very scary as I could have been driving when the failure occurred. Had it towed to dealership, upon inspection (word for word from invoice) "brake line from ABS to unit to rear axle and one rusted thru from master cylinder to ABS unit, other lines from ABS unit very rusty also, replaced all rusted brake lines, free up brake bleeds and bleed brake system, road tested and rechecked okay" this kind of failure should be unacceptable, truck with this low miles and age, really? Cost to fix $1,010.64 with tow. The dealership replaced the lines with brake lines that will never corrode, why wasn't this done at factory to begin with? I regularly tow heavy equipment, granted the trailers have brakes, but this issue should be recalled immediately before someone gets hurt.
This is the second time the brake lines broke while driving. First time had to stop sudden almost hit car in front of me,replaced one line, no replacement lines available at the time . Second time was this morning 12/6/11 put brakes on to avoid animal different line ruptured . Getting tired of it . There should be a recall or at least a place I could get replacement lines. Furthermore the vehicle is garaged overnight in the winter ,vehicle has never been near salt water.
While traveling on I-95 at approximately 50mph traffic in front of me stopped to avoid road way debris. When I applied my brakes the pedal went to the floor. Pumping didn't help although the truck did slow down before hitting the vehicle in front of me. Luckily no one was injured. My truck sustained many thousands of dollars to the front end. The dealer tells me that the brake line burst and all brake lines are corroded and need replacing. There were no prior brake problems.
I'm currently replacing more brake lines as they have failed and started to leak. The first time this happen was in 2009 where my brake pedal went to the floor after making a sudden stop to avoid hitting a deer. It blew out a corroded brake line. I've replaced the rotors in 2009 cause they were all rotted out from the inside area, and now the brake lines near ABS module need to be replaced because they are leaking and pedal and ABS keeps pushing in too far and ABS goes off prematurely. My frame has bad rust all over it and I am very meticulous about cleaning my truck off when road salt is on it. The under chassis has corrosion on the cross members, frame, and torsion bars, it all looks bad. Though I have an extended warranty through a third party and have had many other parts replaced through them due to failure, they do not cover cost of brake lines due to rot.
While driving the vehicle I noticed that the brake pedal was on the floor. I was traveling slow enough that I was able to avoid any collisions. Upon inspection under the hood my husband found that there was no brake fluid and it must have blown a line. We added brake fluid and got it home. Upon further inspection my husband found that the brake and fuel lines are completely corroded. He is a corrosion control specialist and knows defective materials when he sees them.
At speeds at or below 10 MPH the ABS comes on in all types of weather causing longer stopping distances allowing the truck to go into oncoming traffic or hitting the car ahead. The pedal goes almost to the floor.
Brake lines in my chevrolet 2500hd 2003 burst. The amount of rust is very excessive. The amount of complaints about the same issue is astounding.
While backing to attach a single axle trailer, trying to stop the brake pedal went to the floor and no brakes. Finding a rusted brake line had broken.
A steel brake line located on the drivers side of the vehicle in front of the tire on the radiator support cross member burst due to rust. More to follow after a complete inspection of the brake system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact was driving 10 MPH into a parking lot but was unable to engage the brakes. The contact mentioned that the pedal was depressed into the floorboard and once he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 53,000.
My 2003 silverado 2500 hd with only 55k miles on it did not pass a recent safety inspection due to corroded brake lines. The truck gets very little use and I find this to be very disturbing that brake lines are failing without warning. Had I not gotten an inspection I would not have been notified of this emminent and dangerous problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the brake was depressed and the vehicle exhibited an unusual humming and rubbing from the brakes. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who was unable to locate the cause of the failure. After inspecting the brake lines and hoses, he contact found corrosion and rust. The mechanic stated that he could replace the lines and hoses but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact referenced a concurrent investigation of the defect that could have been related to the failure under the federal safety agency action number: ea11001 (service brakes, hydraulic service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that the brake line corroded, causing the brakes to fail while driving 35 MPH. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who inspected the brakes and advised the contact that the brake line was corroded. The brake line was replaced at the owners expense. The dealer was notified who stated there were no recalls for the vehicle and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 69,871. Updated 11/16/11*lj updated 02/01/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the brake pedal was applied and began extending abruptly to the floorboard. The vehicle continued to accelerate. The emergency brake was immediately engaged and the vehicle came to a stop. An authorized dealer was notified of the failure and they advised that the failure was contributed to faulty brake lines. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact planned to inform the manufacturer of the brake malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
The brake line has rusted through on the drivers side in more than one place. Who has to die before this is recalled.
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