Tl* the contact owns a 2000 gmc sierra 1500. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle had a sudden loss of power steering and the brakes failed to engage without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would veer to the right independently. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier and spun around from the front and crashed in the rear. The drivers side and front passenger side air bags deployed. The contact sustained a dislocated left shoulder and a fractured right foot. The contact also sustained whiplash, neck pains which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The contact was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v005000 (power train) and the federal safety agency action number: ea04012 (service brakes, hydraulic, steering). The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 183,500.
2000 GMC Sierra 1500 brakes complaints
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We were traveling west on 495 heading to georgetown hospital in dc taking a friend for her weekly kidney transplant checkup from baltimore md. The traffic had slowed to a stop as I hit my brakes and they went to the floor with minute stopping power . Had I been in the next lane over it would have been a wipe out as I would have rear ended the stopped traffic. I was in the curb lane and got into the shoulder. Brake lines are totally corroded, rusted and just crumbling.. I noticed gm knows about the problem but refuses to do anything. Will they wait until a fatality happens before they warn the public of this problem.. Many of these vehicles still on the road..
Brake lines rusted out and caused truck to not be able to stop and almost caused an accident. First line went about 2 months ago and was repaired. I assumed that this was a singular incident and the repair was fine, and I would have no other problems. Now, a different brake line went. Same exact problem...rusted out appears that all of the lines are at issue and all of them must be replaced. I was lucky as I had just come off the interstate highway where I was doing speeds of 70mph and relying on my brakes as would be normal. Just as I got off the highway and pulled into work, the line blew out completely and my pedal went to the floor. I had no brakes at all...nothing. Luckily, I was in the parking lot, and going slow enough and I thought quickly and used my emergency brakes and stopped. Had the brake line gone out just two minutes earlier, or about two or three brake pedal presses before, I would have been in a serious accident.
While traveling on country road in quarryville pa. I came to a hill and a stop sign and pressed on the brake peddle. It went to the floor. I had very limited braking power and traveled through the stop sign across the intersection. It was a 4 way stop intersection. And no accident occurred . But oh boy did I get a dirty look! All the brake fluid was gone out one half of the container. Looking at the brake lines they are rusted through and leaking.
Multiple incidences of steel brake line corrosion, resulting in loss of fluid pressure, and therefore loss of braking ability. This has happened 3 different times already. Luckily I drive country roads with little other traffic.obviously this is a repetitive and serious issue for many other owners of these vehicles, as evidenced by the sheer number of complaints regarding the same issue filed to the federal safety agency for this vehicle. Does the federal safety agency even read or evaluate the volume and seriousness of complaints on the same issue? How many lives must be lost before this becomes a recall?
I was driving down the highway in my 2000 gmc sierra truck when I applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I couldn't stop at the red light, so I had to make a quick left turn, across on oncoming traffic into a parking lot before I could get the car stopped. This is the second time my brakes failed and in both cases it was because the steel brake lines rotted out. I've owned many gm vehicles and never had to replace the steel brake lines, not even on my 1969 olds cutlass that I still own. I read about others having the same problem and supposedly gm did not recall. But was going to replace parts and labor for $500. I called gmc and they said they didn't know of this and I called 2 dealers and they didn't know of this kit either. So, I guess I have a big bill on my hands. Cheap brake lines were used building this truck, and brakes are pretty important to stop. I'm lucky I was able to get out of this situation without wrecking.
Had a recall on the brakes, recall # 05068. Classic cheverolet (now out of business did the work) they only cleaned the parts, ABS light came back on a few months later so they just kept cleaning them until my warranty expired. Then when I brought it back it all of a sudden need over $2000 dollars of repairs. My wife got them to kick in a $1000. But I believe the parts should of been re manufactured out of stainless steel so they didn't rust & I wouldn't still be having his problem. Now I'm probably looking at another $2000 to continually fix the same issue. They basically did the same thing with the tail gate recall, just replaced with new parts of the same mat'l as the ones that were rusting and failing in the 1st place. So I replaced them since then again also. Which if they would of made them out of galvanized or stainless they would of held up better.
While driving home from work at approximately 35mph on a congested road, I applied the brakes to stop at an upcoming light and the brake pedal immediately went to the floor. I swerved into the adjacent lane to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. Luckily there was an opening in the adjacent lane and the car behind me was observant. I pulled off the road and opened the hood to confirm the brake fluid level. It was very low. I climbed under the truck to observe brake fluid everywhere and assumed a brake line failed. I took the truck to a repair shop and was informed the brake line was rusted through and needed to be replaced. A cost of $275. Upon researching this on the internet, I have seen that this is a major problem and gm is holding out doing a recall. This incident caused me to narrowly miss an accident and it made for a tense and anxious time. I believe gm should recognize this issue and do something quickly before more serious accidents occur.
Rear brake line failed when brake pedal was pressed. Upon inspection brake line showed major corrosion, and remaining lines appear to have major corrosion as well.
The steel brake lines going to the rear brakes rusted and blew. After a inspection all the steel brake lines needed to be replaced.
Corded brake lines caused the fluid to be loss upon stopping causing the brakes to go out, this happened in 2012 with all the main brake lines to all 4 wheels having to be replaced, then again in 2013 the brake lines attached to the rear differential, corroded causing a rapid loss in brake fluid and, and loss of brakes.
Hit brakes hard to avoid deer, ran up on curb vehicle came to a stop, drove off a short distance when known there was no brake pressure. Slowly was able to get vehicle to friend house, still broke was able to stop but there was not pressure. The whole brake line is rusted and corrosion. Updated 1/28/2015
Went to stop and ABS came on and pavement was dry and now it comes on every time you put on brakes and slow down to 5 or 6 MPH ...
I put my foot on the brake pedal to start the truck and the pedal went all the way to the floor. Fortunately the truck was parked. I had the car towed to the gm dealer and had the lines fixed for $890.00.
All brake lines rusted and leaked causing brakes to fail. Also the ABS system failed.
Brake lines running along frame have completely rusted out due to the way they were installed, they hold water and salt.
Vehicle was parked in my driveway when I noticed brake fluid leaking under it. Upon further inspection, I saw that the brake line was corroded and ruptured. When I started the vehicle and backed it back and forth in the driveway I noticed that the brakes only worked in the front from this point. I replaced the ruptured brake line but I am worried that the remaining brake lines may rupture at any point.
As I was leaving work I proceeded to stop at a red light and my brakes went completely out I was able to pull into a parking lot and that's where I was able to see that my brake line was ruptured.
I started smelling gasoline and found a corroded fuel line at the junction between the nylon line leading from the fuel pump to the steel line going to the fuel filter. Doing repairs, the hard brake line leading from the ABS unit under the driver's seat area to the rear flex line connector was leaking badly as well at the rear-most fitting. Purchasing these lines separately cannot be done, so I'm replacing all of the fuel/brake lines myself. I'm using stainless tubing for the brake lines not provided by factory gm parts.
I was on the ramp onto I-75 in detroit when I started to brake, the pedal went down to the floor. I had a little bit of braking power (approx.10%) so I was able to stop after some distance inwhich I had to maneuver onto the shoulder to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of me and the barrier wall on the ramp. Luckily, I was going slow on the ramp with the traffic. There had been no indication prior to this incident there was a problem. After this incident I checked the vehicle and noticed that brake fluid was leaking on the front driver's side. I had heard later about gmc offering a reduced charge for the repair at dealerships but when I called the person on the phone he had no knowledge of this offer.
Loss of braking effectiveness at low speed when turning wheel. While making left hand turn into driveway at low speed on dry pavement, anti-lock braking system activated causing loss of braking. Brake pedal "froze" at position and would not allow pedal to be depressed further. Vehicle continued forward until impacting the exterior garage wall causing structural damage to the home. Upon further testing vehicle in open, dry parking lot, the antilock system activates incorrectly when turning wheel left or right while braking at low speed. This vehicle had wheel sensor service for recall campaign 05068c performed on february 20, 2012. The gm wheel speed sensor recall campaign apparently is not a permanent fix for the root cause of failure, but only a temporary band-aid solution. Fortunately there was no one in vicinity of front of vehicle when this incident occurred, otherwise serious physical injury of loss of life could have occurred.
Metal brake line corrosion and failure, resulting in mass fluid loss, pedal traveling to the floor, and complete loss of braking ability.
Total brake failure caused by corroded brake lines.
Catastrophic brake failure. Went to brake at a stop sign and there was no brake pedal pressure; pedal went all the way to the floor. Inspection showed failure of brake line(s).
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the brake lines were rusted. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who confirmed the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 156,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact heard a popping sound after depressing the brake pedal. The brake pedal then suddenly dropped to the floor board. The contact was able to stop the vehicle with limited brake response. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed corrosion on the brake line underneath the driver's side seat. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
I was driving home from work and attempted to stop at a stop light when my brake pedal suddenly went all the way to the floor and my truck was majorly unresponsive to stopping. It took at least double the normal amount of time to stop and I almost hit the car in front of me. Thankfully, I was traveling at a low speed and had plenty of time to stop or else there would have been a very bad accident. The culprit of this incident was corroded brake lines on my gmc sierra, one of which ruptured suddenly during this incident.
21 year old step-daughter drove my truck to work this afternoon, when she went to leave at the end of her shift, she stepped on the brake pedal to shift out of park, it went all the way to the floor. Thankfully she was still in her parking space, and not out in traffic on a very busy 6 lane road. I found at least one of the 2 brake lines from the master cylinder rusted completely through where they are clipped into the plastic guide on top of the frame.
On my way to the store I noticed reduced brake pedal and increased stopping distance. No warning lights were on at this time. On my way home the brake warning light came on and I had even less pedal and needed extreme stopping distance. I went directly to the repair station and the mechanic found heavily rusted lines especially in the areas of the ABS module. One of the lines was rusted thru and leaking in the area of the ABS module causing the malfunction. I already have had the brake lines to the front calipers replaced in july of 2012 due to extreme rust. I am having all the brake lines replaced with stainless steel at the time of this posting. This vehicle gets very light duty personnel use and shows no signs of rust in the body.
Pulling on the in front of my home , no brakes use the parking brake. Look under the sierra on the driver side leaking brake fluid. Corrosion on brake line,71,295 miles on the sierra.
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