2004 Chevrolet Suburban: brake failure

Filed Nov 22, 2016 · Brakes · 149,587 miles · MD · crash

While avoiding another vehicle I applied my brakes suddenly. The bake like connecting the ABS unit and the rear brakes failed due to corrosion/rust that was not observable due to the line being ran between the vehicles frame and body and gas tank. Although this location might have made for easy manufacturing it has LED to the line being in a location that cannot be visually inspected to prevent dangerous conditions from building up from lack of awareness. .

Filed Oct 9, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 93,267 miles · MD · crash

Total brake failure (vehicle has 95,387) miles) at 40 MPH in motion. Stabil-trac light indicated at the time of failure, service brake indicator on display information console. . Deployed 4wd low, dropped to lower gear and hit emergency brake to stop the vehicle on shoulder of road. Got out of vehicle saw brake fluid all over the skids and frame. Cause: towed to local shop indicated that brake lines on driver side and lines going to front wheel were completely rusty and "like paper". This was unsettling I don't live near saltwater but drive the vehicle a lot in winter. Had I been in a densely populated area, there certainly would have been loss of life. This vehicle weighs over 6000 lbs and no brakes is like to trying to stop a train. Please investigate similar failures as this failure in similar vehicles/any vehicle could cause loss of life.

Filed Aug 30, 2016 · Brakes · 133,282 miles · VA

2004 chevy suburban - sudden & complete loss of brake pressure at highway speed. Vehicle brakes were inspected in july through the va state inspection program - no issues found - today on 8/30/16 while exiting a freeway ramp at 60mph traffic came to sudden stop. When the service brake was applied in what would be considered a stab/emergency braking maneuver there was a complete and sudden loss of brake pressure - pedal went to floor without warning, brake would not pump up adequate enough to slow vehicle. I had to use a combination of parking brake application and utilizing the soft shoulder and ditch to stop the vehicle. The brake warning indicator (red) and service indicator did not illuminate until after the third or fourth application of the brake pedal. Suburban was towed. Causative factors = ruptured brake line.

Filed Feb 27, 2016 · Brakes · KY

Driving as normal attempt to stop and pedal went to the floor. No brakes. Coasted to stop luckily not traveling at high speed. Inspection revealed rusted through brake lines. And all fluid gone from master cylinder.

Filed Nov 20, 2015 · Brakes · 114,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet suburban. While driving 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the brakes seized. The service brakes warning indicator illuminated after the brake failure. The contact stated that the emergency brake was engaged in order to stop the vehicle. The contact also stated that brake fluid was leaking under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake lines failed due to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Brakes · 77,000 miles · KY

Went to back out of the driveway, brake pedal went to the floor, no brakes had to take extreme steps to stop the vehicle and all I was doing was backing out of a flat driveway onto the street. Towed vehicle to auto shop - brake lines before safety valve broke causing the entire braking system to fail. Previously I had a brake line burst, however it was post the safety valve which allowed me to stop safely. The lines busting before the safety valve is extremely dangerous and would have resulted in severe injuries had we been driving down the road at normal driving speeds. Gm has an issue and prior to this I was not happy with them saying it isn't an issue, now that it broke in a place that does not have any safety mechanism I consider it extremely poor of gm to cover their face and say there isn't an issue.

Filed Jul 17, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 115,000 miles · NY

I was driving at highway speed just starting to exit off ramp brakes went to the floor and dash lights came on for brakes,also stability loss message came on. Could have been killed or had serious accident.lucky did not but is a very serious issue.brought to shop and was told and shown all brake lines were rusted real bad and one broke open while I was exiting that off ramp.I called gm but they did nothing! I was very upset with this and feel this should be brought to the attention of someone who will really look into this for the safety of all.also my 1997 chevy conversion van,and my husbands 2005 chevy silverado the same thing happened to those brake lines while driving broke open due to rust,losing brakes while driving.van mileage was 70000,and silverado mileage was 75000.this is so dangerous I urge you to please check into it before someone gets killed.I recently saw on the news that suburu recalled cars in northern states for rusted brake lines same as this.gm should be doing the same.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 125,000 miles · IL

I had the vehicle in park, on a hill, and when I shifted it into drive, felt a pop in the pedal. Then the brakes would not hold the vehicle. I had a very difficult time stopping the vehicle due to the loss of brake pressure. The brakes pedal would just fall to the floor. My husband came out and found one of the rear brake lines was rusted and leaking fluid. The brake lines have visible rust on the outside of them.

Filed Feb 11, 2014 · Brakes · 70,000 miles · DE

Brake pedal went to the floor. Cause was corroded brake line that had leaked.

Filed Jan 16, 2014 · Brakes · 155,000 miles · PA

I was driving down the road and the brake pedal went to the floor when I tried to apply the brakes. I had to repeatedly pump the brakes to get the suburban to stop. I am lucky that I was not pulling the boat when this happened.

Filed Jan 20, 2013 · Brakes · 42,100 miles · PA

The brakes on my 2004 chevrolet suburban 2500 failed during an attempted stop. The pedal traveled all the way to the floor. Subsequent testing of the brakes revealed that there was at least one brake fluid leak from lines leaving the master cylinder which was spraying brake fluid onto the engine causing smoking. The vehicle was towed to a chevrolet dealership for repair and I was told that the brake lines had corroded through causing loss of brake fluid and loss of braking capability. It was stated by the dealership that this corrosion was due to road conditions where salt is used on the roads for winter driving. The vehicle had approximately 42,000 miles on it when the brake failure occurred. The cost of the repair was approximately $2,500. The vehicle has never been used for snow plowing or spreading road salt.

Filed Nov 21, 2012 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · NY

During stop and go traffic, the brakes were applied suddenly and the pedal went to the floor. The "service brake system" warning message came on as well as the brake "idiot" light.