2003 Chevrolet Silverado Problems & Complaints

While driving down a 50 mph roadway there was a line of cars slowing for a vehicle to make a turn. When gently pushing the brakes to slow down, brake went clear to the floor and could not slow down. Truck was driven into the ditch to avoid rear-ending vehicles. This happened immediately without warning, all braking prior to this incident was normal. When taken to our mechanic, they advised the brake lines underneath were notorious for rusting out and failing, new stainless steel lines were then installed to correct the problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 equipped with Prinx Tires, Tire Line: High Country, Tire Size: 245/75/R16, DOT Number: 04N18HTPC1323. The contact had the tires rotated by an independent mechanic. Upon inspection of the tires, the contact discovered cracks along the base of the tire treads on all four tires. The contact notified the mechanic about the defect and was given a credit for the remaining mileage on the tires warranty. The contact notified the manufacturer about the failure through voicemail and email; however, the contact never received a response. The contact stated that the four tires were replaced. The tire failure mileage was 21,942. The vehicle failure mileage was 342,422.

My heater started to shut off then I’d turn it off then turn it back on then it’d come back on again. That went on for a few days. Started my truck in the morning and let it warm up for a few moments when I hear truck is on fire. The fire was in the cab of the truck. It was investigated and they said fire started in the right side of the dash which is where the faulty part is from what I’ve learned about other Chevy trucks same make model and year as my truck

Instrument panel stopped working. Speedometer, fuel gauge and ammeter not working.

The component that failed according to the Chevrolet dealer is the "transfer case pump clips", which came loose inside the transfer case and wore a hole through the case causing the oil to come out. If I would not have noticed the oil on the back of my truck, I could have continued to drive the truck, which could have caused the transfer case gears to lock up the front and rear axles while driving and could have caused me to wreck, causing injury to myself, my family or someone else. I marked the area of the leak with a sharpie as depicted in the photos.

When starting vehicle , after initial dash lights times out, I now get an AIRBAG 9malfunction light). Tried resetting, did not work. Now, every time I start the engine, the comes on and stays on.

The vehicle was being driven in a parking lot, fortunately, when there was a loud snapping noise that resulted in the total loss of steering control. The vehicle was moving at about 5 MPH at time of the incident. 10 minutes prior, it was being driven on the Freeway at 60 to 65 MPH. In the parking lot, at the time of the steering failure, it was put into Park, ignition was turned off and a Tow service was called to tow vehicle home. The next day, I (the owner) inspected the steering system and found the reason it failed. A threaded connection on the "Pitman Arm" had snapped in half, terminating the connection between the steering column and the center link, causing catastrophic failure of steering system. The vehicle was transported to a repair facility where my diagnosis was confirmed. The Pitman Arm was replaced, at a cost of about $600.00 and returned to service. There were no warning signs, that I was aware of, prior to the component failure. In my opening sentence, I use the term "fortunately" , which truly is an understatement . Had the incident occurred 10 minutes earlier while on the freeway or if it hadn't occurred in a parking lot at a relatively low speed, I don't even like to think about the death, injury and damage that would have occurred.

When I try and use my left turn signal the hazard lights turn on!! Read numerous instances of this problem online with no solutions! A gentleman online referred me to turn this in to you(nhtsa.gov). The problem is ongoing!!

Hydroboost valve pump shows a recall.,and it's not working properly

I had to replace the replace the housing on my transfer case as it wore a hole in and was leaking. At a cost of 1200 dollars due to myself catching it early as later with a fully disabled case would have been 2600 dollars. My mechanic who deals in transmission repairs told me this a very common problem for Chevy trucks from 1999 to 2006. He claimed he had done 7 transfer cases in one week and was actually replacing a fully wrecked one for 2600 dollars as I brought mine in to be worked on . It had worn a hole through the transfer case and was leaking. As this seems to be a serious defect . I feel it should have been under a recall and reimbursement should be in order for those who paid out of pocket for repairs. My mechanic also stated that he has replaced them at 35, 000 miles and on up. No rhyme or reason to when they fail or leak.

The undercarriage or frame of our recent purchase of our 2003 used chevrolet k1500 silverado was discovered recently after purchase to be rusted through and through and chipping off day by day. A private master mechanic has looked the truck over and said that it was not safe to drive. Upon further investigating, the panels that hold up the roof of the truck underneath the interior panels are rusting through and through to the point of breaking. Dealership we bought it from just shrugged their shoulders and said basically oh well, it was sold as is. under the truck on the frame where the wheels are attached, forgive my descriptions but im no mechanic, looks like they can break off at any minute. we have ony about 3/4 of a front and back bumper we later discovered, and the roof of the truck looks as if it had rusted and messed up beause someone before us put plaster to redo the roof of the truck. im scared to put my mother in law in this truck to go anywhere because if it got into a wreck... it would be devestating for everyone. truck has been in a wreck before. pictures and truck is available for inspection upon request,

My truck is a older model Chevrolet Silverado pickup HD the problem is it say engine power reduced. I have had it worked on a few times and keeps reducing if engine power. Can you tell me if there is a recall on this issue or at one point there was a recall? I have had the truck almost 2 years any info would be appreciated. I bought the truck from an individual.

2003 CHEVROLET Silverado1500 HD have power hydro brake liitle leaking when driving so loud same time steering to turning so loud and very hard apply brake step on brake so loud try to stop not easy scary and parked at home right now, i beleive fact recall now because your repoert said that "found none recall", it is now problems same my dad have van recall for 2003 Express 1500 and Express 2500 van problems hybro booster brake and steering system found recall now... as 2003 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 hd problem same thing the problem, you shoud add up recall because show " no found recall " ???, are you notice different? It parts are same problems with van and truck power hydro and brake/steering system . Please let me to know and email back to me sooner, Thanks.

UNKNOWN. I went out to the to go somewhere, got in and noticed several big cracks.

In the middle of the taxiway, while I was traveling my truck turned off while it was running and did not turn on again, putting my safety at risk by being in the middle of the taxiway, after several minutes the truck was able to be removed from the road, then I was able to investigate that I am not the only one that the same thing has happened to him, there is no Safety Recall in this regard, the GM fabric is aware of these cases but only wrote a TSB, it was diagnosed with the scanner and it gave code U1800, before the event there were no lights warning but after the event there is a check engine light on.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed causing the steering wheel to become hard to maneuver. The contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the hydro boost area when the brake pedal or accelerator pedal were depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the intermediate shaft was faulty. The intermediate shaft was replaced however, the failure recurred. The contact requested the dealer to replace the power steering pump but the dealer informed the contact that the failure was caused by the power steering pump. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 115,000.

I was driving in normal conditions around 45 mph with the air conditioner on high. Smoke starts pouring out from underneath the dash on the passenger side and once I get stopped the blower motor resistor had caught fire. I was able to put the fire out myself no incident report was filed. It caused damage to my dash but I was able to extinguish it rather quickly to avoid further damage. I just bought this pick up for my 17-year-old son and if he had of been driving things could’ve been a lot worse especially if his reaction time is any slower than mine.

My engine has been giving me lean condition codes p0171, p0174 and truck is lacking performance really bad and coolant problems too please message me back

IGNITION WILL NOT INTERMITTENTLY START VEHICLE. DASH LIGHTS COME ON

RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRE, TIRE LINE: SUNFIRE, TIRE SIZE: LT245/75 R16, DOT NUMBER: (NOT AVAILABLE). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE FELT VIBRATION AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PARKED SAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO TIRE BLOWOUT, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUMPER AND QUARTER PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTACTED TRIPLE A AND HAD THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CHANGED. THE CONTACT STATED HE EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE FOR A SECOND TIME ON 10/24/2020 TO THE REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE AND A THIRD TIME ON 11/9/2020 ON ANOTHER REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,107

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER- THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEEDOMETER IF I HIT A BUMP THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING MY TRUCK SOMETIMES DIES ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROADS, I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME IT'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT SINCE MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WASNT WORKING COULD NOT NARROW IT DOWN.. WINDSHIELD- FRONT MAKES A WHISTLE SOUND WHEN YOUR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT.. BATTERY- BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND SOMETHING KEEPS DRAINING IT SOMETIMES CAUSING IT TO HAVE HESITATION AND BOGS OUT.

NEW OPTIMA RED TOP KEEPS DRAINING. SECOND NEW BATTERY IN A MONTH. DEAD OVER NIGHT. I'VE READ THERE'S A RECALL ON OTHER VINS. YET MINE IS DOING THE SAME BATTERY DRAIN THING. LEFT MY WIFE AT MCDONALD'S TODAY HIGH AND DRY! WTF! DON'T MAKE ME GET A FORD!

1) BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2) A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED ONLY TO BE TOTALLY DEAD WITHIN 1 WEEK 3) ALTERNATOR REPLACED AS THAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM 4) FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS THE ABS SYSTEM AS THE MODULATOR / PUMP FOR THIS SYSTEM WOULD CONTINUALLY RUN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DOWNTOWN SUDDENLY MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND I HAD TO LIMP HOME ,FRIEND CHECKED TRUCK AND FOUND TROUBLE CODE P2135 REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ALSO SAID FOR ME TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM .

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WILL STOP WORKING. NO GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, OR TACHOMETER. USUALLY OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. KNOW OF SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING/HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MODEL. SOMETIMES THE CLUSTER WILL BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, BUT USUALLY DOESN'T.

BRIGHT LITE INDICATOR LITE COMES ON DASH WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION, KILLS BATTERY OVER NITE. GAS GAUGE IN DASH DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, TRUCK HAS TO GET MOVING, SOMETIMES RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE LONGER. HAD TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY CONTROL A COUPLE MONTHS PRIOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOLZ MOTORS (5961 S 108TH ST, HALES CORNERS, WI 53130, (414) 377-3584) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY CHEVROLET (5605 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191, (571) 200-4754) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURED BRAKE LINE AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED A PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,799.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 2 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY BUICK GMC (250 W SHIRLEY AVE, WARRENTON, VA 20186, (540) 987-2082) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,703.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FAILED, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,900.

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD 15 YEARS AGO AND GAVE IT TO MY 16 YEAR OLD SON. RECENTLY WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES AND STEERING WAS ACTING FUNNY AND MAKING A NOISE, SO WE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSES. THE PROBLEM ONLY STARTED GETTING WORSE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND AN OLD RECALL OR NOTICE RELATED TO THE HYDRO-BOOST RELIEF VALVE THAT WAS DEFECTED BECAUSE OF O-RING FAILURE. JUST SEARCHING THE VEHICLE WILL SHOW SEVERAL SITES REVEALING THE PROBLEM. THE NADA SITE GOES INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE PARKED THE TRUCK UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE WHEN STEERING AND LOOSES BRAKING.

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PEGGED OUT AND NOT WORKING ALSO GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT NOT WORKING CAN'T TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WHILE I WAS TURNING.I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT BUT NOTHING. I BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MUFFLER SHOP. AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM TRUCK STILL WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO MY RESIDENCE. BEFORE THIS I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE 2-3 ATTEMPTS TO CRANK THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WOULD START. ALSO PRIOR TO THIS I NOTICED I HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING AS GOOD OF GAS MILEAGE AS I SHOULD AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH MY SAME MODEL TRUCK HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THEIR FUEL PUMP.

THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED/CORRODED AND FAILED. THE RESULT WAS THE TANK STRAP SEPARATING FROM THE PORTION NEAR WHERE THE STRAP BOLTS TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON PRIMARY CITY ROADS DURING THIS ISSUE. THE SEPARATED FUEL TANK STRAP THEN RUBBED AGAINST THE REAR PORTION OF THE DRIVE SHAFT NEAR THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. THIS CAUSED IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND ENTER THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE RETAINING STRAP FAILED, THE REAR PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK WAS THEN HANGING DANGEROUSLY LOW TOWARDS THE ROADWAY.

BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SLOWLY WITH THE BATTERY RUNNING OUT BECAUSE SOMETHING IS STILL RUNNING IN THE VEHICLE BUT EVERYTHING IS OFF. THE GAS GAUGE GEAR CONTROL LIGHTING ON THE PANEL DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LOCK SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING WAS CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND HE ADDRESS THAT SOMETHING IS NOT CONSTANT RUNNING EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING IS TURNED OFF THAT CAUSE THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN WHEN IT IS OFF. ALSO THE LIGHTS DON'T LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE STAYS ON AND NEVER GOES OFF WHEN RUNNING THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THIS ON A LOT OF 2500 CHEVY TRUCKS. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECK. PLEASE HELP US TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU SUN.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN SEVERAL PLACES. WAS UNDER VEHICLE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. NOTICED FLUID ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE REAR MOST HARD BRAKE LINE LEAKING. CONTINUED TO INSPECT ALL HARD LINES AND FOUND SEVERAL AREAS WHERE LEAKS WERE PRESENT. REMOVED VEHICLE FROM USE AND STARTED REPLACING ALL HARD BRAKE LINES. NEW LINES ARE STAINLESS STEEL THUS I SHOULD NEVER RUN INTO THIS ISSUE AGAIN. GM SHOULD HAVE USED STAINLESS STEEL LINES IN THE FIRST PLACE RATHER THAN PLAIN STEEL LINES. THE ORIGINAL BRAKES LINES BROKE LIKE TWIGS WHEN I BENT THEM TO THROW THEM AWAY. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES IN THIS TYPE OF CONDITION ON A VEHICLE WITH 130,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON A VEHICLE LIKE THE CHEVY SILVERADO. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE GM TO PERFORM A RECALL AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

EMAIL FROM CONGRESSMAN SCHNEIDER ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. *LD *TR

2003 SILVERADO DRIVERS SEAT HEATER TURNS ON BY ITSELF AFTER START UP AND BECOMES A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION TO KEEP TURNING IT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER READING MANY FORUMS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE GM LIGHT DUTY TRUCK/SUV LINE OF VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE HAS JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO HAPPEN WITH MY TRUCK. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE RECENTLY IS THAT MY TRUCK IS BEING OPERATED IN MORE DAMP CONDITIONS THAN USUAL INSTEAD OF BEING PARKED IN A DRY GARAGE. I HAVE NOW DISCONNECTED THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE SEAT TO STOP FROM GETTING BURNED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED FOR RECALLS BY VIN AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.

VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS ON A STATE HWY. VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT.

REAR BRAKES RUSTED OUT FLUID BURST OUT NO BRAKES TWO YRS AGO. FAST FOREWORD SATURDAY 12/22/2018 BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ,LINE FROM BRAKE BOOSTER TO PROPORTIONING VALVE BLEW OUT RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH.

PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM CAR GEEKS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A GREAT TRUCK AND WE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. WELL WE TOOK IT ON A TRIP TO PHOENIX FROM TUCSON AND WE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT HANDLING VERY WELL WHEN WE GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS GOUGED OUT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE INSIDE BEAD OF THE TIRE ALSO NOTICED THAT ONLY THE UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD BEEN REPLACED AND NOTHING ELSE. ALL OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS IN REALLY BAD CONDITION ALSO. ALONG WITH THE STEERING YOU CAN ONLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE WAYS

SEVERAL OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE SNAPPED/SHEARED CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS BETWEEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST PORT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD. I'M LEARNING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS GONE UNADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IS CLEARLY AN EMISSIONS AND FUNCTIONALITY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP IN HOLDING THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS APPARENT MECHANICAL DEFECT. AS OF NOW, THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE ISSUE.

BODY AND UNDER BODY RUST AND ROT TO INCLUDE FRAME, BRAKE LINES AND SHOCK MOUNTS. BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THANKFULLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION AND STOP THE VEHICLE SLOWLY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE APPEARED TO BE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES WHERE THE FLUID WAS NOW POURING OUT.

AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS A 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, ALONG WITH THE RED ILLUMINATED SYMBOL INDICATING AIR BAG PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I'VE FOUND VIA INTERNET SEARCHES, THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON THE CHEVY TRUCKS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WOULD PREVENT THE AIRBAG(S) FROM OPERATING IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, BUT I CANNOT ASSUME THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD ACTUATE IF/WHEN NEEDED, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. IT CERTAINLY SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, WITH A REQUIREMENT FOR GM TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

MY WHOLE DASHBOARD STOPS WORKING THE GAUGES LIGHTS EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AND EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT ALL CAME BACK ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND IT ALL SHUT OFF AGAIN AND NEVER CAME BACK ON I MADE IT HOME AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND WENT INSIDE. I GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND CRANKED THE TRUCK AND NO GAUGES OR LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING STILL. I SLAMMED MY HAND DOWN ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING CAME ON AND WAS WORKING BUT THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL FRAME IS BREAKING AIRBAG LIGHTS ON DASH IS MESSING UP

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 ARE RUSTING COMPLETELY OUT. TWO YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THE PASSENGERS FRONT BRAKE LINE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE LINE THAT GOES FROM THE ABS TO THE REAR FLEXIBLE HOSE FITTING. TODAY I DISCOVERED THAT A LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN UNDERNEATH TO SEE IF IT IS THE FRONT OR REAR SUPPLY LINE. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD A 1968 CAMARO FOR 19 YEARS, SOLD IT IN 2004 AND IT'S BRAKE LINES WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION NEVER A PROBLEM. THAT'S 36 YEAR OLD AND NEVER A PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A 2006 COLBALT SS, IT'S LINES ARE OKAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A COATING ON THEM THAT PROTECTS THE METAL. WHY DOESN'T THE TRUCK HAVE THE SAME COATING? IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED. BY THE WAY ALL THE FAILURES HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, APPLYING THE BRAKES, NOT WHEN I WAS STANDING STILL.

THE TPS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK ENGINE CODE KEEPS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE TPS CODE GOES OFF THE ENGINE LOSES TOTAL POWER AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL REMAINING EVEN AFTER REPLACING DIFFERENT WIRES.

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THROUGH THE STATE INSPECTION LANES TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AREA WHERE FLUID WAS DRIPPING ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE LINES FAILED WHILE DOING THE BRAKE CHECK DUMPING THE WHOLE SYSTEM ON THE FLOOR. THANK GOD IT WAS IN THE INSPECTION LANE AND NOT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE OR MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER IN LAW! THE VEHICLE INSPECTOR SAID THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CHEVY TRUCK THAT HAS HAPPENED IN HIS LANE AND I SHOULD CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AS ALL THE LINES FRONT TO BACK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SYSTEM FLUSHED AND FILLED.

AIR BAD SERVICE LIGHT IS GOING ON. PLUGGED IN COMPUTER AND IT STATED THAT THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR IS FAULTY. AFTER CHECKING BOTH SENSORS NOTHING IS WRONG.

TAILGATES CABLES NEEDS TO BE REPLACE IT....

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL OF ALL GAUGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND GEAR SELECTION ' GAUGES CAN QUIT WORKING WITH NO WARNING , LEAVING THE DRIVER UNAWARE OF SPEED OR DISTANCE TRAVELED. ALSO NOT KNOWING WHAT POSITION THE GEAR SELECTOR IS IN . ( PARK, NEUTRAL , DRIVE ETC. ) COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT AWAY ON IT OWN WITH NO ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN . CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT , ANY PLACE !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR DID NOT ADJUST AND THE BUTTONS DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED PORTER CHEVROLET AT 302-722-4822 (LOCATED AT 414 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 173,000.

AS I GOT TO A BOTTOM OF A HILL AND APPLIED BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING USING PARKING BRAKE AND REVERSE. FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED BELOW DRIVERS SIDE. LUCKY NOT GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND HAVING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OR QUICK STOP, COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES IF NOT DEATHS.

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN COMING TO STOP AT BOTTOM OF HILL. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, USING PARKING BRAKE AND REVERSE. COULD OF BEEN SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF HAD TO MAKE A QUICK OR EMERGENCY STOP ON BUSY HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT SIGNAL IT TURNED YELLOW. KNOWING THAT I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE IT TURNED RED I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKES EVERYTHING FELT NORMAL WITH RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ITS RESISTANCE OR PRESSURE AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD LITTLE TO NO BRAKES. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AS I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I THEN PULLED OVER AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. CORROSION THAT WAS CAUSED BY USING INFERIOR PRODUCTS THAT CANT SUSTAIN THE ELEMENTS IT'S USED IN. I NOW SEE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM HASN'T INFORMED ITS OWNERS OR RECALLED. SHAME ON THEM. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN ON AN ISSUE SUCH AS BRAKE FAILURE. THEY GOT LUCKY IN MY CASE.

THE BRAKE LINE KEEP RUSTING OUT ON THESE VEHICLE AND THAT IS VERY DANGOURES TO ME AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE RODE

'TAKATA RECALL' MY AIR BAGS WERE FRAMED UNSAFE FROM BEING A VEHICLE FROM A WARM CLIMATE. REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFE GUARDS.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING ON THE 6.0 ENGINE. I THINK GM SHOULD DO THIS REPAIR SINCE I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND THIS IS VERY COMMON. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS AS IT STARTED AS A SMALL LEAK BUT IS GETTING WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 800 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A TAKATA SETTLEMENT NOTICE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE PARKED I ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR, BUT FOOT WENT TO FLOOR WHILE ENGAGING BRAKES. CHECKED UNDER CAR AND DIDN'T NOTE FLUID LEAK SO I CHECK RESERVOIR WHICH WAS FULL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SAID THAT LINES CORRODED AND FAILED. THEY DESCRIBED HOW THEY WOULDN'T ONLY REPLACE CORRODED LINE SINCE OTHER LINES WOULD BREAK OFF. FAILED TO MENTION THAT THIS IS COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR 1999-2003 TRUCKS IN NORTHEAST. QUOTED $150.00 FOR KIT AND $850 FOR LABOR TO INSTALL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY BOB FISHER (READING, PA) DEALERSHIP EACH YR. SINCE 2015 SO I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY NEVER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CEASED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

HAD TO REMOVE SEAT FOR REPAIRS. WHEN SEAT REPLACED RED SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND MESSAGE APPEARS THAT SAYS "SERVICE AIR BAG." I CAN NOT PURCHASE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT WHICH IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, BUT HAVE PURCHASE THE WHOLE UNIT WHICH INCLUDES THE MASTER UNIT UNDER THE DASH.

TAKATA RECALL, I CONTACTED HERNDON CHEVROLET AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE TAKATA HAS NOT SENT THEM REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT TAKATA WOULD NOT BE SENDING REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS SENSE THEY WERE BANKRUPT. HERNDON CHEVROLET REFUSED TO EVEN CONTACT ME IF REPLACEMENT PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE . I THEN CALLED LOVE CHEVROLET OF COLUMBIA AND WAS TOWED BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS AT THIS TIME.

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS). TRUCK JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING. HAVE IT CHECK TO LEARN THE FUEL PUMP IS NEEDS TO REPLACE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS TRUCK ... RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER DEPRESSING THE PEDAL A SECOND TIME, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. A CRASH ALMOST OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE RAIL HAD RUPTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN UNKNOWN INJURY WAS SUSTAINED TO THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO APPROVED AUTO (17 DANVILLE RD, PLAISTOW, NH 03865) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (GRAHAM CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 1515 W 4TH ST MANSFIELD, OH 44906) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

JUST HAD WORK DONE ON THE TRUCK AND IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUTOSHOP MY BRAKE LINE BURST CAUSING ME TO HAVE NO BRAKES. LIMPED THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET TO MY WORK UNTIL I COULD TOW IT HOME. THERE IS NO REASON EVEN WITH LIVING IN A SNOW STATE THAT MY BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE FAILED.

THE ISSUE I'M REPORTING TOOK PLACE IN MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD VIN: [XXX] BUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF WAS NOT AT FAULT. THE PROBLEM WAS FROM A EVERSTART MAXX BATTERY SERIAL# JCH1600480782 MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSON CONTROLS INC, SOLD BY WALMART. I NOTICED A PROBLEM ON 7/25/2017 AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN NEEDING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER TO CLEAN INSECTS OFF TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY. WHEN I USED THE CONTROL TO ACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE WASHER FLUID BUT IT WAS ALREADY HALF FULL. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND NOTICED LEAKING WASHER FLUID. I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE SO I INVESTIGATED IT. TO GET TO THE WASHER BOTTLE THE BATTERY MUST BE REMOVED AND WHEN REMOVED IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID EVERYWHERE. SOME ACID DID GET ON MY CLOTHING AND ATE THROUGH IT BUT THANKFULLY NONE MADE CONTACT WITH MY SKIN. THE BATTERY SITS ABOVE THE WASHER BOTTLE, PUMP, LINES, AND BATTERY TRAY - ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS WERE DESTROYED BY LEAKING ACID. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS INC, THE MAKER OF THE BATTERY AND THEY SEEM DISINTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE SAVED ALL DAMAGED PARTS, RECEIPTS, AND CORRESPONDENCE SO FAR. IN THE FOLLOWING PICTURES YOU WILL SEE THE WHITE CORROSION FROM THE ACID LEAK AND THE PARTS THAT WERE DESTROYED LEAVING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING AND REDUCING VISIBILITY. I'LL ALSO INCLUDE A PICTURE OF THE SHIRT THAT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ACID WHEN LIFTING THE BATTERY OUT AND THE HOLES IT ATE THROUGH THE FABRIC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AND MY FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSEING FUEL LEAK. THE BRAKES WENT OUT IN MOTION FUEL LINE ALSO.

4 RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LT265/75R-16 PURCHASED AT ODOMETER 91681. TIRES ROTATED AT 100955. FOLLOWING HAPPENED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. ON 8/19/2015, ODOMETER 109831, VEHICLE VIBRATING, FOUND BUBBLE (TREAD SEPARATION) ON LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ON 8/4/2017, ODOMETER 121840, VEHICLE VIBRATING, FOUND BUBBLE (TREAD SEPARATION) ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. HAVE NOT TAKEN TIRE TO DEALER YET. FRONT TIRES SEEM TO BE "SINGING" WITH A "RHYTHM" (BEST I CAN EXPLAIN). I'M HAVING ALL CHECKED OUT TODAY. I DON'T TRUST THESE TIRES ANYMORE.

THE BATTERY KEEPS BEING DRAINED WHEN ENGINE STAYS TURNED OFF. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS 2003 SILVERADO ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS. WHEN I RESEARCHED ON A RECALL I FOUND THE RECALL NUMBER (02066) BUT IT STATES THAT OUR TRUCK VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED BUT THEN WHY HAVE I BOUGHT 4 BATTERIES JUST THIS YEAR ALONE? PLEASE HELP BECAUSE IT NO LONGER CRANKS UP AT ALL. I HAVE TO JUMP THE TRUCK EVERY TIME I HAVE TO TURN IT ON.

NOT MY VEH. NEVER HAS BEEN, TOLD DEALER 3 TIMES, STILL GETTING NOTICES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CRASH DID NOT FIT THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND FRACTURES IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SURGERY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE PROPER SPEED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD DISPLAY ZERO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

GAUGE CLUSTER MALFUNCTION REDUCED ENGINE POWER

THIS ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 DOESN'T WORK EXCEPT FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE IS 68,901, HOURS DRIVEN 2,498.6. I CAN'T TELL WHAT THE AMOUNT OF GAS, OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, ETC. IS. I REALLY THINK WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE THIS PANEL SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER.

5 OUT OF 8 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND 2 ON DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE 120K MILES ON VEHICLE.

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW. 3 TIMES THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER WELD ON SEAT BACK FRAME.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING CREATING A FIRE HAZARD FROM THE HOT EXHAUST REACHING THE WIRING HARNESS, IT IS ALSO CREATING FUMES IN MY CAB. FIRST NOTED A NOISE A WEEK AGO, FOUND IT TO BE A EXHAUST LEAK AND THE LEAK HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. I AM UNABLE TO NOT DRIVE TO THE TRUCK DUE TO WORK.

LUCKILY, I WAS ON MY STREET NEAR MY HOUSE WHEN MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR...I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES AND WHEN I USED THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK.

ON 2/20/2017 MY 2003 SILVERADO HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE, CAUSED BY BRAKE LINES THAT WERE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ROAD SALT USED IN MICHIGAN, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AND DRIVEN.

ROCKER PANELS AND CAB CORNER RUSTED OUT, WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY FINGER THROUGH THE PAINT. HAD THEM REPLACED IN SPRING OF 2014. REPLACED A REAR BRAKE LINE AT THE TIME DUE TO EASE OF ACCESS WITH BOX REMOVED. SPRING OF 2016, I HAD A FRONT BRAKE LINE FAIL WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. HAD ENOUGH BRAKING LEFT TO STOP INT TIME. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST. REAR SECTION OF FRAME IS RUSTING ALONG WITH LINES ON DIESEL FUEL COOLER AND FRONT CONTROL ARMS. THIS IS NOT MY PRIMARY VEHICLE. WE USE IT FOR TRIPS AND TO PULL OUR CAMPER. I HAVE TRIED TO DRIVE IT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE ON SALTY AND SLOPPY ROADS. THE PAINT ON OUTSIDE AND THE INTERIOR LOOKS GREAT. I AM CONCERNED ON HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE AND TOW.

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE LEAKING AND DEVELOPING SMALL CRACKS IN THEM.

REAR WHEEL BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPDATED 08/30/2017*JS

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE OIL READER IS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REDUCED SPEED WARNING COMES ON THE ENGINE REDUCES SPEED AND CANNOT GO OVER 30 IN A 30 MILE RADIUS IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME 4 TIMES JUST THIS MORNING TO WORK. *TR

THE VEHICLE GOES INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LOSES POWER TO ABOUT 20 MPH. IF DRIVING 70 MPH IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SUDDEN REDUCED ENGINE POWER WILL CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY KILL SOMEBODY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE LAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PRODUCE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

OCT 29, 2016, 120,000MILES. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING ON RURAL HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FROM DRIVING 55MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES, WARN THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO AND UPON ARRIVING HOME I FELT MY BRAKE PEDDLE GO TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP AND BACKED INTO MY TRAILER, I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE UNDER MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THE STEEL HYDRAULIC LINE HAD RUSTED & BROKE. I AM DISABLED WITH 4 AUTO IMMUNE DISEASES AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP SO I ORDERED THE PART, REPLACED IT AND PROCEEDED TO BLEED THE LINE AND FOUND THAT 3 OTHER STEEL LINES HAD HOLES IN THEM OR HAD RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I ALSO HAVE RUST ALL UNDER THE TRUCK. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT SUPPORT BRACES AS THEY HAVE RUSTED ALL THROUGH. AT $120 EACH. SO FROM FRONT TO BACK ALL THE STEEL LINES HAVE RUSTED. I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN MY DRIVE. HAD I DRIVEN ANOTHER MILE OR SO I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I NOW HAVE A FEAR OF DRIVING. BEING DISABLED IT IS TAKING ME SEVERAL DAYS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, AND STILL HAVE ONE LINE TO REPLACE. I PURCHASED MY SILVERADO BRAND NEW AND I LIVE IN KENTUCKY SO I DON'T HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF ROAD SALT OR SEA SALT. I HAVE OWNED CHEVROLET PRODUCTS MY HOLE LIFE. PRIOR TO THIS TRUCK I HAD A 1989 SILVERADO PURCHASED NEW AND PRIOR TO THAT I OWNED A 1971 MONTE CARLO HANDED DOWN TO ME AND NONE OF THESE VEHICLE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH RUST LIKE THAT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO VEHICLE WITH THIS FEW OF YEARS. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND WE APPROACHED A ROUND ABOUT CIRCLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING EXTREMELY FAST WHICH FORCED ME TO BRAKE HARD, MY TRUCK STARTED TO BRAKE AND THEN ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. I SLAMMED THE TRUCK INTO 1ST GEAR AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, I'M JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY SON OR WIFE.THE TRUCK IS STORED IN A GARAGE AND I FEEL THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THESE BRAKE LINES TO RUST.

WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR SMOKE CAME OUT. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN TWO DAYS AND NOTHING WAS PLUG IN TO THE CHARGING OUTLET. THE ENTIRE DASH HAD MELTED. THE HEAT WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CRACK THE WINDSHIELD AND POP OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE VHELIHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVEWAY OF THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE.

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSIVE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE. $1500 REPAIR BILL.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE.

THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED A FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

THE BRAKE LINE TO THE FRONT BRAKES BURST AND RESULTED IN NO BRAKES. IN 2013 THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BURST AND HAD THE SAME RESULT. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN EITHER CASE. I REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND I EXPECTED YOUR ORGANIZATION TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE MY RESEARCH INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT A VEHICLE IN GOOD CONDITION THAT IS TEN YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 100,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE ITS BRAKES FAIL COMPLETELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. WHY ARE THESE VEHICLES ALLOWED TO BE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE LINES MADE OF MATERIALS THAT WILL CERTAINLY FAIL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DRIVER, ESPECIALLY AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER HAS THEIR BRAKES FAIL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. YOU SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLES INVOLVED.

INVOLVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO C2500HD, VIN: [XXX]; WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THIS VEHICLE,ON A FLAT SURFACE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL. NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE...MINUTES EARLIER I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A MAJOR MICHIGAN HIGHWAY. THERE IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO A FRACTURED ALUMINUM RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND RUPTURED RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE LOSS AND A CRASH. THE LINES FAILED AT A POINT DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. IT WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO DAMAGING THAT.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME A FEW NIGHTS AGO. WHEN APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE WERE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED. THANK GOD IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. IF IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. I AM GLAD IT HAPPENED AT A SLOW SPEED AN NOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD AND I COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE NOW GOING TO HAVE PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO HAVE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I BEG YOU FOR GOD'S SAKE ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

AT 60 TO 75MPH THERE IS A BAD VIBRATION OF THE TRUCK IT GETS SO BAD THE FREEWAY INTERCHANGES ARE SCARY...

THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES LEAKED AND WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS LINE LEAKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY, SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 110 MPH AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TACHOMETER WOULD READ 0- 1000 RPM AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HAD TO SEND CLUSTER FOR REPAIR. MAIN GROUNDING STRAP WAS BROKEN DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND REPLACED AFTER BEING TOWED TO DEALER. AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED.

TAKATA RECALL. THIS IS MY THIRD EVENT RELATING TO BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THIS EVENT, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID ABOVE MY FUEL TANK AND AT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THERE APPEARS TO BE FLUID ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO INSPECT THE LINE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE WET FRAME BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. IT SHOWS A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. THE FIRST TWO EVENTS MY JUVENILE SON WAS DRIVING. FOR ALL EVENTS WE WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO BE OPERATING IN OUR YARD, SO NO ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST TWO EVENTS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES THAT FAILED, SHOWED THAT THESE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, INSPECTING THE LINES THAT ARE VISIBLE, THEY ALL SHOW SIGNS OF RUSTING. I AM FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION, SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY DEALER PAPERWORK TO DOCUMENT THE REPAIRS. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF GENERAL MOTOR TRUCKS OUT THERE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND LIKE MYSELF DECIDED TO JUST REPAIR IT THEMSELVES, AVOIDING THE COMPLAINT PROCESS. OR, I QUESTION IF, LIKE MYSELF, THEY EVEN HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR THE LAST EXPRESSION OF FRUSTRATION. FINALLY, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BECOME SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL ORDER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS VERY SERIOUS MATTER!!!

I WAS PUTTING TRUCK IN REVERSE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD TO PUT ON PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM CAME ON. BRAKE LINE BUSTED. HAS LINES LOOKED AT AND THEY FOUND ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED. HAD REPAIRS DONE FOR 410.68. THE TRUCK WAS ON STEEP DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ *TR

I JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I WAS UNDER IT CHANGING THE OIL AND I NOTICED AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME MEMBERS AND THE BRAKE LINES. SOME OF IT LOOKS SO BAD THAT I AM CONCERNED OF HAVING EITHER FRAME BREAKAGE OR A BRAKE LINE FAILING. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER TRUCKS. I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE YET BUT I BELIEVE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. AFTER READING ALL OF THE HORROR STORIES FROM OTHER OWNERS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES, I AM TERRIFIED EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT THAT THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND $3000 TO $4000 TO HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED. ESPECIALLY WHEN I CONSIDER IT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF A SAFETY ITEM. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE THE FRAME HAS BROKEN OR THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED.

MY BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. VEHICLE HAS 133000 MILES ON IT. THEIR IS ALSO EXCESSIVE RUSTING UNDERBODY.

DRIVING THROUGH A RURAL TOWN GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE VERY SOFT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEAR THE FLOOR, EASED IT HOME ON FRONT BRAKES (AS REAR LINE HAD RUPTURED). UPON INSPECTION BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED IN TWO JUST BEHIND THE FUEL TANK (LONG SECTION HAD RUSTED AWAY). REPLACED LINE GOING TO REAR BRAKES.

WAS TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 158 AND PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ZOO ROAD AT A RED LIGHT WITH CARS COMING AND THE PEDAL WHEN TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK BRAKES GRAB A COUPLE OF SHORT TIMES BUT DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK , WENT THRU THE INTERSECTION JUST MISSING A CAR , SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK HAD TO PUSH ON EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE TRUCK STOP. GOT OUT AND LOOK AND A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BUSTED , WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS OCCURRED. .

265/65/16 MICHELIN LTX M/S2 TIRE, THESE TIRES WERE NEW AND PURCHASED ON 6/21/16, ON 7/11/16 LESS THEN ONE MONTH I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE 3 ROWS OF TREADS IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL FOUR TIRES BECAME SEVERELY SEPARATED AND WORN RENDERING ALL FOUR TIRES AS JUNK CAUSING THE PICKUP TO SHAKE BADLY WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE MICHELIN DIDN'T WANT HONOR ANY WARRANTIES, CLAIMS, ETC., INCLUDING THE MICHELIN PLUS GUARANTY. THIS IS WHERE IF YOU ARE NOT 100% SATISFIED WITHIN 30 DAYS YOU CAN GET A REPLACEMENT FREE. AFTER ONE BRAKING INCIDENT ALL THE TIRES WAS JUNK. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THESE TIRES TO ANYONE. THE TREAD PATTERN OF THESE TIRES IS THE DIRECT CAUSE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BLEW OUT JUST AS I PULLED IN TO DRIVEWAY,(THANK GOODNESS ) AS WE WERE JUST DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR DOWNHILL GRADE IN A VERY BUSY SHOPPING DISTRICT WHERE WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW. I AM 77 AND A RETIRED FORMER MECHANIC. THE TRUCK HAS 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKES AND A SEPARATE INNER DRUM ON THE REAR BRAKES FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT IS USELESS! THE SHOES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE A PAIN TO REPLACE AND DON'T WORK VERY WELL OR LAST VERY LONG. A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. I AM WIDOWED A DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT VERY OFTEN. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON THE PASSENGER AS I AM DRIVING DOING NORMAL STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE BELT IS UNLATCHED AND ROLLED ALL THE WAY BACK IN AND THEN WE START OVER AGAIN. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO A DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A CLIP I COULD USE TO HOLD SLACK IN IT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. UPDATED 09/27/16*LJ **UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT RUPTURED. UPDATED 01/05/17. *JB

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. PULLED OVER AND WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE CLUTCH PANEL ASSEMBLY FRACTURED INTO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PANEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,337.

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING,AS WELL AS THE RPM INDICATOR AT APPROX. 26,000 MILES DRIVEN ON THE PICKUP.. I HAVE LEARNED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECT RATHER THAN A RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER ADVISING ME OF THIS FROM GM, ALTHOUGH I OWNED THE PICKUP SINCE 2006. I STOPPED DRIVING THE PICKUP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO BE UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN HOW FAST I WAS I DRIVING. I LEARNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT WHEN I CALLED A DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THE REPAIR LAST MONTH, AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT USABLE. I THEN CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND HAS RENDERED MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A HIGH COST TO ME FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. I REQUEST THAT THEY COVER THEIR DEFECT.

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HARD LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. $590 REPAIR BILL.

BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES, FUEL LINES RECENTLY LEAKED AND UPON INSPECTION ARE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY RUST AS WELL, BAD MATERIAL USED IN THESE LINES, BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH LEAKING FUEL AND INABILITY TO STOP WHEN BRAKES GO OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE TWO CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR HEATER NUMBER 4 SETTING BLEW OUT. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. UPDATED 01/04/17.*JB

A FRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA AT THE 45 MPH LIMIT. WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED FOR A RED LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE STREET HAS A WIDE BERM AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND TRAFFIC AND ROLL TO A STOP AFTER ABOUT 75 YARDS, CROSSING 2 BUSINESS DRIVEWAYS AND TAKING OUT 1 REFLECTOR. THE CAUSE WAS A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. AN ON-LINE SEARCH FOR PARTS REVEALED THIS TO BE A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM THAT YOUR OFFICE IS WELL AWARE OF. I UNDERSTAND SUCH RUST HAPPENING IN THE NORTHERN STATES BUT MY TRUCK IS A FLORIDA VEHICLE THAT HAS MADE ONLY ONE WINTER TRIP NORTH AND I DON'T RECALL ANY SNOW EVEN THEN. THOUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES INSTRUCT THE OWNER TO INSPECT (OR HAVE INSPECTED) THE BRAKE SYSTEM, NO MENTION IS MADE OF RUST OR THAT THE LEFT FRONT INNER FENDER MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED TO SEE THE CRITICAL AREA (FOR RUST). WORSE IN MY OPINION, IS THE DUAL SYSTEM WHICH DID LITTLE TO SLOW MY TRUCK WHEN THE LINE FAILED. WHILE IT DOES STOP THE TRUCK IN NORMAL SLOW DRIVING, THE PEDAL HAS TO BE HELD ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IN NO WAY DOES IT SEEM LIKE A SAFE "BACKUP". I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALLS OR EVEN NOTICES TO OWNERS CAN BE EXPENSIVE AND THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES DUE TO THE RUST PROBLEM. BUT HAD THE STREET I WAS DRIVING ON NOT HAD A BERM TO ESCAPE TO OR HAD THERE BEEN A PEDESTRIAN ON THAT BERM, OR ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ONE OF THE BUSINESS ENTRANCES, MY INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC. AS IS I AM STILL FACING A COSTLY AND VERY DIFFICULT REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES. AND I'LL BE LOOKING AT EVERY CHEVY IN THE AFFECTED GROUP AS A "TIME BOMB".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,330.

WAS DRIVING HOME AND I HAD COMPLETE SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AS I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY.

INSTERMENT CLUSTER BAD SPEED,VOLTS,ETC.

WE ARE REPLACING ALL METAL BRAKE LINES AFTER A SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE TRUCK. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND GM FORCED TO REPLACE THE METAL TUBING. WHILE GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND AND FAILED ONE MONTH AFTER A BRAKE REPAIR- THIS YEAR WHEN IN FOR SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND SECOND LINE IS LEAKING AND WE WILL BE GETTING ANOTHER FAILURE SOON! RECALL BEFORE MORE FAMILIES DIE. WE ARE THANKFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY WHILE TOWING! FIRST FAILURE 5/20/2015

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. COMPLETE 100% BRAKE FAILURE, NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. CRASH OCCURRED. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. TRUCK HAD RECENTLY BEEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION 3 MONTHS PRIOR. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DID NOT REPORT PRESENCE OF CORRODED BRAKE LINES HOWEVER OTHER THINGS WERE REPORTED AND I AUTHORIZED FIXING. SINCE THIS IS KNOWN INCIDENT I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE A NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. I AM LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT AND I CAN'T IMAGINE IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY OR OTHER AREA WHERE WORSE THINGS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. AFTER THE COLLISION DAMAGE I AM HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT MY COST. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES FOR A ROUTINE STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL. I COULD NOT CHANGE LANES DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC. NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REACT TO GET TO EMERGENCY BRAKE. I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND HOUR I HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHIT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I REAR ENDED ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THEW EMERGENCY RAKEAKE. INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND THE BODY SHOP SHOWED THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE TRUCK PASSED STATE INSPECTION THE DAY BEFORE. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOW THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM (RUSTING) WHICH GM CONVINCED THE NHSTA WAS NOT A DEFECT AND DID NOT NEED A RECALL. THE LEAST THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WAS THAT OWNERS SDHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED. ALSO CONTRARY TOI WHAT GM SAYS IT RESULTED IN COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS...NOT PARTIAL.

WHILE ROUTINELY DRIVING MY 03 CHEV SILVERADO TRUCK, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHICH HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. AS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, I HAVE EXCELLENT DRIVING SKILLS WHICH HELPED ME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE USING THE FIRST THREE SETTINGS. THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY OPERATE IN THE NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE SETTINGS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

WHILE STATIONARY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES! A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BURST LETTING THE BRAKE FLUID RUN OUT.

THE CLUSTER THE GAGES STOP WORKING THE TAC, OIL PRESSURE, BATTERY THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM.ONE BY ONE GAGE STOP WORKING.

SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OF THE FUEL (GASOLINE) LINES CAUSING LEAK AND POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD (FIRE). SEVERAL FORUMS REPORT BRAKE AND FUEL LINE PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. GM NOT ADDRESSING THIS KNOWN PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NERVE PAIN IN THE BACK AND LEGS FROM THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM IS INCREDIBLY RUSTED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH CORROSION BEFORE ON A VEHICLES BRAKE LINES. LUCKILY, THE LINE THAT RUNS FRONT TO BACK RUPTURED WHILE MOVING SLOWLY DOWN MY OWN DRIVEWAY! I LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE LINES UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND WAS AMAZED AT THE CONDITION OF THESE LINES. I AM VERY DISTURBED THAT THESE LINES ARE SO BADLY EFFECTED BY "NORMAL" NEW ENGLAND ROAD CONDITIONS. IT IS QUOTED FROM THE DEALER THAT IT WILL COST ME $1300.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE THE LINE SET. DISGRACEFUL.

BRAKE LINES, GAS LINE, TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES ALL RUSTED/CORRODED BEGINNING AT UNDER 50,000 MILES. * HAD NEAR ACCIDENTS AS THE BRAKE LINES BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS DECELERATING IN AN ATTEMPT TO COME TO A STOP..PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I CONTINUED ON (FOOT OFF THE GAS) UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH ON IT'S OWN, SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR & WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND GET TOWED. * SHORTLY AFTER BRAKE LINE INCIDENT, THE SAME THING WITH THE GAS LINE, RUSTED/CORRODED AND LEAKED GASOLINE WHEN IGNITION WAS ON AND PUMP WAS RUNNING... TOWED * A FEW ,MONTHS LATER, I WAS PARKING THE TRUCK AND FLUID STARTED SPEWING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK - AFTER CLOSE EXAMINATION I DETERMINED IT WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE LINES HAD RUSTED/CORRODED - AGAIN,TOWED. * REAR BUMPER ROTTED OUT COMPLETELY BEFORE HITTING 35,000 MILES- I HAD IT REPLACED, NOW THE WHEELS AND SIDE QUARTER PANELS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ARE ALSO ROTTING OUT. * CURRENTLY THE DASH LIGHTS/PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY BEGIN TO FLASH - THE WHOLE DASH GOES BLANK, LIGHTS OFF, THEN THEY COME BACK ON, WHILE DRIVING! **MY MECHANIC RECENTLY TOLD ME AFTER STATE INSPECTION, THAT THE FRAME IS THE NEXT THING TO GO, IT IS RUSTING OUT MORE THAN EXPECTED FOR A VEHICLE OF IT'S AGE/LOW MILEAGE. PERSONALLY, I FEEL THAT INFERIOR PRODUCTS WERE USED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT WITH TWICE THE MILEAGE AND 6 YEARS OLDER WITH BARELY ANY RUST/ROT/CORROSION.

FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPILLED BRAKE FLUID WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. HAD FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED. SIX MONTHS OR SO LATER, REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPILLED BRAKE FLUID WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. HAD REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ABS IS NOW CONTAMINATED AND IS CAUSING STOP TIME DELAY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. ALMOST CRASHED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY HEART DROPPED TO MY STOMACH. DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH RUST FREE COMPONENTS.

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE POWER AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SHOWS ON MESSAGE DISPLAY. FIRST TIME WAS 9/8/2012. LAST TIME WAS FEB 24, 2015. HAS DONE THIS AT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, 35 MPH CITY STREET TWICE, AND 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THREE TIMES. AM AFRAID TO USE VEHICLE AS USUALLY TOW 5TH WHEEL AND DO NOT WANT IT TO DO THIS WHILE TOWING.

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING UNDERBODY CLEANING, HAS BEEN PERFORMED RELIGIOUSLY ON MY TRUCK REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE & WHEN IT WAS PUT UP ON THE RACK, THE MECHANIC SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. I WAS SHOCKED SINCE IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS EVEN MORE SO WHEN TOLD IT WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $900-$1,700 TO REPLACE THE LINES. HE SAID THE LINES COULD FAIL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING. RESEARCHING, I FOUND THIS IS AN ISSUE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF, HOWEVER INSTEAD OF THEIR ADDRESSING THE MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THEY PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY ONTO THE OWNERS. LIKE MYSELF, I'M SURE OTHERS ARE DRIVING TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE ISSUE SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.

SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN PUSH ON GAS,NO POWER ON RIGHT SIDE GEAR LIGHT DOESN'T WORK I SERVICE 4 WD IT'S TELL ME TO SERVICE I START UP IT'S PICKS WHICH GEAR (STATIONARY) DOOR ON RIGHT STOP WORKING LOST ALL POWER.

WITH MY 03 CHEVY SILVARADO 2500 HD THIS REDUCED POWER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF TO 30 MPH.THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS.DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOUR DRIVING.ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY.THE TRUCK WILL JERK ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THEN U HAVE NO SPEED NO CONTROL FOR A LITTLE BIT .VERY DANGEROUS.HAVE TO PULL OVER WHEN YOU GAIN CONTROL SHUT THE TRUCK OFF.THEN WAIT ABOUT A COUPLE MINUTES THEN START THE TRUCK AND OFF IL GO.HAPPEN ABOUT 5-6 TIMES A DAY NOW.THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED,EVEN IF YOU GO TO A DEALER THEY WILL REPLACE ALL THE SENSORS FOR THE THROTTLE YOU WILL SPEND A SMALL FORTUNE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND HAPPENS TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS.LOOK IT UP ON YOUTUBE OR GOOGLE IT.IM VERY SURPRISED NOT TO SEE THIS ON THE COMPLAINT BOARD.PLEASE IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM POST IT SO IT CAN BE RECALLED.I TRAVEL WITH MY DOG ALL THE TIME AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM IT WOULD BE VERY TRAUMATIC TO ME.WHAT IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR GUESTS IN YOUR TRUCK.ITS WRONG THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED.I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THIS COMPANY AND ALSO TO CHEVROLET TO NO AVAIL.IM WORRIED SOMEONE HAS TO BE HURT BAD OR KILLED TO HAVE THIS MATTER TAKEN SERIOUSLY.WOW THE TRUCK HAS A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE WIRES.THE BUMPERS ARE CRAPP AND RUSTY JUNK BUT NO RECALL THERE AS WELL.PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT IT CAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.I HATE THIS AND I REFUSE TO SPEND MONEY ON SOME DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AN ABSOLUTE MUST.I KNOW IM NOT THE ONLY ONE SO PLEASE POST YOUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT THAT RANDOMLY COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING.I KNOW YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO BE TOWING WITH THIS PROBLEM.ALSO YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL THIS VEHICLE HONESTLY.YOU WILL HAVE TO LIE TO SOMEONE AND IF THEY GET HURT OR YOU GET SUED THAT WILL NOT BE GOOD.

REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE IN RUPTURED WHILE PULLING A LOADED TRAILER. LUCKILY IT WAS AT A SLOW SPEED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC OR POSSIBLE DEADLY FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN IF I HAD BEEN ON WINDING BACK ROADS ON HAD A FULLY LOADED TRAILED BEHIND ME.

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINES.A LEAKING FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO RUST. GROUNDING CABLE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM ENGINE BLOCK TO TAIL PIPE HAS BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING BOTH MANIFOLDS, DUE TO RUST. THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ARE RUSTING THROUGH. NONE OF THESE DEFECTS HAVE RESULTED IN ANY ACCIDENTS.

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING AND I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC OR INSULATION. I PULLED OVER AND FIGURED OUT IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. LOGICALLY I PULLED THE BOTTOM COVER OFF FROM BELOW THE BLOWER ASSY.(FORMER MECHANIC). SMELL WAS COMING FROM PLUG HARNESS AND RELAY. MELTED WIRE INSULATION AND MELTED PLASTIC FROM PLUG HARNESS(OBVIOUS SHORT). I WAS NEAR AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY HAD THIS WIRING PLUG ASSY. AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID AND THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT GM HAD AND THERE HAD BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS. IT'S WINTER AND I NEEDED A DEFROSTER! ROADSIDE FIX, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. CONTACTED GM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WASN'T PART OF THEIR RECALL. GM CASE # 8-174060432. NOT DROPPING THIS, THIS COULD HAVE GOTTEN WORSE.

WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR - HAD NO BRAKES, HAD TO RELY ON PARKING BRAKE. ONE BRAKE LINE, FROM PROPORTIONING VALVE TO ABS UNIT HAD BLOWN. ALL BRAKES FAILED. UPON LOOKING, THE BRAKE LINES RUNNING ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WERE DETERIORATING FROM RUST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT, THE SEAT BELTS WERE TOO LONG RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER NOT BEING RESTRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING, NO MATTER THE WEATHER OUR TRUCK RANDOMLY DIES. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL SHE ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP RIGHT AWAY.HOWEVER DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, IT DOES ON CITY STREETS AT 25MPH AND HAD ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH. WE ARE UNSURE STILL AT THE MOMENT THE CAUSE OR SOLUTION. WE HAVE HAD 4 EPISODES OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM STARTING THIS YEAR ONLY, 2015 .

I WAS LUCKY TO SEE A SPOT OF FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY. FIGURED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID SO I HAD MY WIFE PUMP THE BRAKES WHILE I LOOKED FOR THE LEAK. WHEN SHE PUSHED DOWN HARD THE LINE BUSTED AND I LOST ABOUT ALL MY BRAKE FLUID. I'VE INSPECTED MY LINES AND THEY ARE ALL RUSTED. I HAVE THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP NOW TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. ONLY 127000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE.

BRAKE LINES RUST OUT COMPLETELY

THE FRONT TO REAR BRAKES CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY BLEW OUT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

ON OCTOBER 22,2015 WHILE DRIVEING ON INTERSTATE 75 THE FUEL PUMP STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND RESULTING IN A NEAR DISASTEROUS SITUATION.RESULTS $751.81 REPAIR COST PLUS TOW. THEN ONE WEEK LATER,OCTOBER 29 2015 AT WILMINGTON PIKE AND INERTSTATE 675 RED LIGHT MY BRAKE LINES BURST AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A WRECK. REPAIR COST $870.17 .I WAS NOT NOTEAFIDE OF ANY RECALL. SO BE FAIR WARNING IF I HAD KNOWN OR BEEN I WOULD HAVE FIXED IT

WITHIN THE LAST YEAR 3 BRAKE LINES HAVE BROKE. THE FIRST TIME 2 BROKE, AND DUE TO ITS AGE I DID NOT THINK ANYMORE ABOUT IT, THEN THE THIRD JUST BROKE, THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN SO MANY BROKEN BRAKE LINES, ANOTHER CUSTOMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TODAY I WAS TALKING TO MY NEIGHBOR AND HE JUST BROKE A BRAKE LINE ON HIS 2002 FORD TRUCK. ITS LIKE BOTH GM AND FORD BOUGHT THE SAME LOW GRADE BRAKE LINES IN THE EARLY 2000`S AND NOW THEY ARE FAILING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,444.

THE FRAME IS CRACKED BEHIND THE REAR SPRINGS IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON BOTH SIDES NOT RUSTED CRACKED.

THE FRAME IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES BEHIND THE REAR SPRINGS.

BREAK LINE RUSTED OUT. COULDNT STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

IN JUNE OF 2013 WHILE DRIVE MY 2003 SILVERADO THE BRAKES LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH NEARLY CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN A VERY BUSY SECTION OF US127S IN FRANKFORT, KY.. BY SURE LUCK I WAS ABLE TO MANOEUVRE THE TRUCK TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP,WITHOUT HITTING ANOTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE BY GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE AND PLACING IN PARK BEFORE ROLLING BACKWARDS IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO O'BRIEN & GAITES CHEVROLET IN FRANKFORT, KY. WHERE THE INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASK IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THESE LINES AND WAS TOLD NO. THE LINES WERE REPLACED BOTH THE FRONT FROM BOOSTER TO ABS AND THEN FROM ABS BACK TO REAR WHEELS AT A COST OF $400 PLUS. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES ON IT AND THE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 AFTER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I COULD DETERMINE THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE FRONT DOOR UNDERNEATH FROM THE FRAME RAIL. IT APPEARED OBVIOUS THAT AGAIN THE LINES WERE LEAKING. WHEN O'BRIEN & GAITS CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL TOW IN BILL AND THEN I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH I COULD SEE WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND RUNNING ON THE GROUND BY SIMPLY LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MYSELF. THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY DISCOVERED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE TRUCK.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAK AND NO OTHER VISIBLE OR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *JB

I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY BRAKE LINES ONCE ON THE TRUCK. AT A STOPLIGHT I HAD MY BRAKES GIVE OUT AGAIN. LOCAL MECHANIC STATES MY REAR BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND GM CONTINUES TO DENY THAT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. BRAKES ARE TOO IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONSTANT RUSTING ISSUES.

SLOWING DOWN FOR A YELLOW LIGHT TURNING RED SOON, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKING AT ALL. I PULLED BACK THE E-BRAKE LEVER AND PUSHED THE E BRAKE. ABLE TO PULL INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT OF A BANK (8:15AM) AND GET IT STOPPED. FLUID LEAKING FR L/RR PIPE AT L/RR TIRE AREA AND FROM L/F TIRE AREA. HALF HOUR LATER I COULD OF HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE. FEATHERED IT HOME AND FLUID LEAKING FROM HOLE IN L/RR PIPE AND L/F FROM SOMEWHERE I CAN'T TELL YET. NEVER HEARD OF THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAPPENING BEFORE THEN HAD 3 PEOPLE TELL ME AT WORK THAT IT HAPPENED TO THEM IN CHEVY TRUCKS. C'MON MAN, IS THERE A RECALL? SOMEONE GONNA GET INTO SOMETHING REAL SERIOUS HERE.

JUST AS WE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AS MY FAMILY WAS RETURNING FROM A CAMPING TRIP OUR BRAKES FAILED. CAUSE WAS A PINHOLE CORRODED IN A STEEL BRAKE LINE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS AND HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING THE TRIP INSTEAD OF MIRACULOUSLY AS WE ARRIVED AT HOME A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGH PROBABILITY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VERY MINOR CORROSION UNDERNEATH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED MUCH OF THE TIME AND HAS HAD VERY LIMITED EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE CHEMICALS. THIS WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE AND SHOCK. DUE TTO THE COST OF THIS VEHICLE WE LIMIT USAGE TO EXTEND LIFE AND WITH THE CARE GIVEN THIS VEHICLE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

LEAK UNDER DRIVERS DOOR JUST HAD OIL CHANGED SO THOUGHT IT WAS OIL FILTER NOT TIGHTENED , TOOK IT BACK TO OIL CHANGE PLACE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LINE AND THAT HE WAS SURPRISED IT HASN'T BUSTED ALREADY. HUSBAND DROVE IT HOME AND AND GOT HALF MILE FROM HOME AND THEY BURST AND HE HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN AND PARK IT. THIS SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED LONG TIME AGO .MIGHT OF KILLED MY HUSBAND OR SOMEONE ELSE. WHO THINKS TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES LOOKED AT .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

BRAKE LINE BROKE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUMP IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED A LEAK IN THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH ALLOWED THE TRANSMISSION TO DRAIN ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WENT OUT TO LEAVE IN MY TRUCK AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. MA 10/14 *CN

THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE FATAL COLLISIONS INVESTIGATED THIS YEAR BY MY OFFICE INVOLVING CHEVROLET PICKUPS THAT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISIONS. THIS WAS AN OFF SET HEAD ON, PASSENGER SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE. PASSENGER IN PICKUP WAS PINNED IN VEHICLE DUE TO CRUSH AND CONSUMED BY FIRE.

DRIVING APROX. 45 MPH ,CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DID HAVE ENOUGH BRAKES TO DRIVE TO A SAFE SPOT ,ON A SIDE ROAD.LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND . CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THRU. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION .

TRYING TO STOP RUSTED BRAKE LINE BLEW AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY USING PARKING BRAKE

CAME OUT OF A STORE AT A SHOPPING MALL AND NOTICED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. A BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND TRUCK BED HAS RUPTURED CAUSING AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF FLUID.

BRAKE LINES CORROSION AND LEAKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE OVER THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT IMMEDIATELY DEPLOY. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES, FRACTURED RIBS, AND AN INJURED LUNG. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND SCALP AND METAL FRAGMENTS WERE PRESENT ON THE FACE AND IN THE SCALP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HOPPED INTO MY VEHICLE FRIDAY MORNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED AWAY. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DAY BEFORE I WAS PULLING MY BOAT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THERE'S A SCARY THOUGHT. BTW, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE PAST THREE YEARS.

NO WARNING!!!(SOFT BRAKES OR DASHBOARD LIGHTS), TRUCK BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED IN TRAFFIC! AFTER STOP LIGHT, IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. SILVERADO CRASHED INTO SMALL CAR AND THEN, THAT CAR INTO ANOTHER. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. I LOVED THIS TRUCK. I HAVE A FOLDER AN INCH THICK ON THIS VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE! NEVER HAS IT'S SERVICE BEEN IGNORED! CHEVY SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP PARTS USED. MADE IN USA, CHEVY TOUGH!!!! WHAT A BAD JOKE!

HAD TO MAKE HARD STOP AND BRAKES FAILED, LATER IT WAS REVEALED BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT.. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS?

CONTACT OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, WHILEDRIVING ATAPPROXIMATED 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDALWAS DEPRESSED IN A PANIC SIITUATION AND THE PEDALWENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. 8BF

CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONTACTED STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN A PANIC SITUATION AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. *BF

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN HE NEEDED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A VEHICLE WHO TURNED ON UP AHEAD WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BLEW. PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT. HE BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION AND HAD TO PULL OFF INTO A NEARBY CHURCH PARKING LOT. NOW WE ARE OUT THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THE RUST ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT IN ALL OF THE OTHERS, IS THE SAME HERE THAT LED TO THIS. THOUGH IT HAS HIGH MILEAGE, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AS IT IS A REGENCY EDITION SILVERADO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSED AND THE STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND POSSIBLY THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,038.

JAN. 2014 IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE ALREADY STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND WAS NOT HIT AS I COASTED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE FOR STOPPING WHILE I MANEUVERED TO MY HOME. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE TRUCK FRAME AND FEEDS BRAKE FLUID TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD RUPTURED. I WAS ASTOUND WHEN I SAW THE CONDITION OF THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THE LINES WERE NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL OR SOME OTHER MATERIAL THAT WOULD NOT RUST WHEN EXPOSED TO THE ROAD SALT THAT USED HEAVILY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. I'M ALSO CONCERN ABOUT THE FUEL LINES BECAUSE THEIR CONDITION IS THE SAME AS THE BRAKE LINES AND APPEAR TO MADE OUT OF A FERROUS MATERIAL ALSO.

MY BRAKES FAILED COMING BACK FROM A 356 MILE TRIP. I WAS BACKING UP MY BOAT INTO THE GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. LUCKILY I STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING SOMETHING. I THINK I AM REALLY LUCKY THE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THERE LOOKS LIKE 4 BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE UNIT. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS BUNCH BELOW THE DRIVER SEAT FAILED. I WAS SUPPRESSED TO SEE HOW CORODED ALL THE BRAKE LINE ARE. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. LOOKING ON THE WEB THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ISSUE THE MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS DONE NOTHING.

THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS ALWAYS DRAWING POWER. BATTERY GOES DEAD IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICAL FOR ONE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

BRAKE LINING &FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM READING ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL CONNECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,289.

BRAKE LINE BURST AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AT ONLY 15 MPH I HAD SOME STOPPING POWER BY PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL AND GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. THANKFULLY, I HAVE A VERY LONG DRIVEWAY AND WAS STILL ON MY PROPERTY. I WAS PULLING A HEAVY TRAILER AND DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH TRAFFIC AND AT A GREATER SPEED. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED THEY WERE ALL BADLY CORRODED. I AM HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TOMORROW. I SEE NO RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE SINCE READ ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM 66 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE MANY YEARS AGO ON A 1963 PLYMOUTH WITH VERY HIGH MILEAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS JUST OVER 50 THOUSAND MILES. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE CONDITION OF THESE BRAKE LINES. WITHOUT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE LINES I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR BUG OFTEN DUE TO CORROSION AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED COVER OVER THE AC LINE AND THAT HAD LITTLE EFFECT. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,792.

THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST DAMAGE FROM INFERIOR COMPONENT. *TR

I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK AND AS I ROLLED TOWARDS THE STOP SIGN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND INTO THE NEXT LANE, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE TIME. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I IMMEDIATELY SAW THE TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID AND UNDER CLOSER INSPECTION I COULD SEE WHERE NOT ONE BUT TWO LINES HAD RUPTURED AT ONCE. I WAS LEAVING TO PICK UP MY SON FROM DAYCARE AND IT IS TERRIBLE TO THINK THAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN THERE AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BUSIER INTERSECTION. GM CLAIMS BRAKE LINES FALL UNDER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHICH ROUTINE THEY MEAN. NO GM TECH OR INSPECTOR HAS EVER MENTIONED RUSTY BRAKE LINES. IF THEY WANT TO MAKE THE CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE MAYBE THEY SHOULD TRAIN RESPONSIBLE TECHNICIANS. *TR

ON APRIL 11, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING ACROSS TOWN I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. MY BREAKS FELT VERY SOFT AND HAD ALMOST NO RESISTANCE. WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CREEP FORWARD VERY SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WITH NO NEED FOR SLOWING DOWN AND ARRIVED AT MY NEXT TURN. I WENT TO DEPRESS MY BREAKS AND AGAIN THEY WERE VERY SOFT. JUST AS I WAS ALMOST SLOW ENOUGH TO TURN MY FOOT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. AT THIS TIME THE SERVICE BREAK SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF THE ALERT TONES BEGAN. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND COME TO A STOP USING WHAT MINIMAL BRAKING POWER I HAD LEFT. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT MY RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE I JUST HAD ALL OF MY FLUIDS TOPPED OFF WITHIN THE LAST 15 DAYS WHEN I TOOK IT BECAUSE I HAD 3 BROKEN HEADER BOLTS. AFTER WORK, I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND IT WAS TOTALLY EMPTY I INSPECTED THE VISIBLE PORTION OF THE LINES TO FIND THAT ONE OF THEM HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING (LEAKING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID) AND THE REST WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED ALSO. OVERALL, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A COSTLY REPAIR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT INCLUDING CLEANING ALL OF THE SALT OFF IN THE WINTERS AFTER EVERY STORM AND AVOIDING DRIVING NEAR THE BEACH. I HAVE TAKEN ALL ACTIONS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING GOOD. I AM GLAD THAT I DID NOT FIND A NEED TO STOP SHORT THIS TIME BECAUSE I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AND BEEN INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED HESITATION ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER CIRCULATED WARM AIR WHENEVER ACTIVATED. THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR WAS NOT REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE MOTOR RESISTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS TOWING MY BOAT DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM HOME. AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT TURNED YELLOW AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING POWER AND I ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT. AS I COASTED I TRIED THE PARKING BRAKE, WHICH ALSO HAD NO BRAKING POWER. AS THIS OCCURRED, I HAD TO ROLL THROUGH ANOTHER RED LIGHT, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISIONS. SHORTLY AFTER I WAS ABLE TO EASE THE TRUCK AND BOAT UP A HILL AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ALL THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES NOW THIS LAST 2 MONTHS MY TRUCK STOPS RUNNING. AT FIRST IT WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN STOP, THE LAST TIME IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES FROM WORK TO HOME WHICH IS ONLY 10 MINUTES AWAY. THE IGNITION SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. I AM BRINGING THIS TO EVERYONES ATTENTION JUST IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. IF I WERE DRIVING 65 OR 70 MILES PER HOUR IT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR ME OR BOTH. MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS ALSO SHOWING A FAULT. IT SHOWS THAT IT NEEDS SERVICED.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A FLUID PUDDLE IN THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS PARKED. UPON INVESTIGATING,IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAS RUPTURED. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION,ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND SOON TO ACCOMPANY THE RUPTURED LINE. I'M DISPLEASED THAT SUCH A VALUABLE SAFETY ASPECT OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY GENERAL MOTORS. I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY 18 YEARS OF DRIVING THAT WERE OLDER AND HAD MORE MILES THAT HAD SHOWN NO SIGNS OF SUCH FAILURE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED DURING THE FOLLOWING YRS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR NOW FOR EACH YR FROM 2005 TILL 2015 COMING HOME FROM DAUGHTERS AND LOST ALL HEAD LAMPS AND DRIVING LIGHTS SO WAS DRIVING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS WITH NO LIGHTS , THANKFULLY WE MADE IT HOME THE LAST 2 MILES NEXT DAY TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE LAMPS , TWO WEEKS LATER GOT PULLED OVER DUE TO RUNNING LIGHTS ONE WAS OUT AND GOT WARNING ABOUT THAT .......................THIS HAS HAPPENED 12 TIMES SINCE WE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2005 AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY BUT NOW AFTER 6 MONTHS LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN AND GET PULLED OVER DUE TO ONLY ONE HEADLAMP IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING? MOSTLY THIS IS JUST ON DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP AND RUNNING LIGHT IT KEEPS BLOWING THE LAMPS OUT OCCASIONALLY IT BLOWS BOTH SIDES AND FRONT RUNNING LAMPS. *TR

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT AND ALL FOUR BRAKES FAILED. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TESTING THE BRAKES, I FOUND THERE WAS A LITTLE BRAKING CAPABILITY, BUT VERY LITTLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYS OUT THE LINE BELOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RISK. THANK GOODNESS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY! THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE IN OHIO. *TR

WHEN I TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, IT SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. SOMETIMES IT TURNS BOTH TURN SIGNALS ON LIKE THE HAZARDS. IF I HAVE MY CRUISE SET AND USE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, IT SHUTS THE CRUISE OFF. TR

NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE AS A RESULT OF BRAKE LINE RUST THRU. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ALL OF THE STEEL LINES IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL HAS LEAKED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NEARLY ON THE FLOOR, NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS ACTIVATED INDICATING A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. BECAUSE I HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE WORKING ON VEHICLES, I KNEW ENOUGH NOT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE STEEL BRAKE LINE MATERIAL HAS FAILED OR IS NEAR FAILURE THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

MY CHEVY TRUCK IS A 2003 WITH 52000 MILES ON IT, ONE OWNER,THE ABS SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES NOW, WHAT'S SCARY IS UNLIKE OTHER VEHICLES, THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, OTHER VEHICLES THE ABS JUST SHUT OFF, STILL HAVE BRAKES, ALSO I AM ABOUT TO PUT ON MY 3RD SET OF BACK BRAKES IN 52000 MILES, STILL ON THE FIRST SET OF FRONT BRAKES, SHORTLY AFTER PUTTING DISC BRAKES LIKE THIS ON THE REAR THEY WENT BACK TO DRUMS, I ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES LOOK PRETTY BAD WITH CORROSION, AND THE FUEL LINES, THEY MOUNTED THEM RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FRAME SO THERE IS NO WHERE FOR WATER AND ROAD CRUD TO DRAIN, BEING AN ENGINEER MYSELF, I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, THE TRUCK LOOKS VARY NICE UNTIL YOU LOOK UNDER IT, ALL LOOKS LIKE 200000MI 20 YR OLD JUNKER. THE ATTEMPTS THEY MADE TO PROTECT THE BACK DISCS ARE A JOKE, THE INFERIOR MATERIAL USED FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES IS CRIMINAL, AND THEN MOUNTING THEM TO SOMETHING THEY KNEW WAS GOING TO ROT PREMATURELY LIKE THE FRAME IS UNCONSCIONABLE.......AND NO RECALLS ON NONE OF THESE ISSUES IS A SURE SIGN NOBODY CARES. ONE MORE NOTE MY FRIEND HAD A 2002, AND HE HAD HIS BRAKE LINES RECALLED, 2003 ARE IDENTICAL, NO RECALL ?? ONE MORE THING, IN THE FIRST 1000MI MY BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED.. I WILL KEEP THIS SILVERADO UNTIL IT TURNS TO DUST , WHICH PROBABLY WON'T BE LONG , I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAN, AND HAVE THREE OTHER GM VEHICLES, MY TRUST IN THEM AND THE SYSTEM TO PROTECT CONSUMERS HAS FAILED MISERABLY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAIL AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE BRAKE LINES BASICALLY RUSTED OFF THE TRUCK, THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I WENT TO USE THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I STARTED SMELLING BRAKE FLUID. HAD IT TOWED TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE (06/04/2011) THE LINES THAT SHOWED THE MAIN PROBLEM WERE CHANGED FOR NEW. EXACTLY 2 YEARS I HAD MY BIG CAR TRAILER HOOKED UP LOADED WITH MY TRACTOR. ANOTHER LINE GOING TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK RUPTURED IN THE YARD. GOING BACK TO THE SHOP AGAIN, I HAD A COMPANY OUT WEST MAKE ALL NEW STAINLESS STEAL LINES FOR IT.(06/20/2014) AND NOW I'M AGAIN BROKEN DOWN AGAIN (03/07/2015). THIS HAS COST ME A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND I'M NOT THROUGH I FEAR. THIS TIME THE ABS SYSTEM WANTS TO CONTINUE TO RUN AND RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. GM SHOULD BE ON TOP OF THIS. *TR

WHEN STARTING UP TRUCK I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND THEN IT GOES AWAY. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

I WAS STARTING UP MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER ROLLING BACKWARDS FOR A LITTLE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RECEIVED THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE ON THE CONTROL CLUSTER. LOOKING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, I COULD TELL A BRAKE LINE HAD BROKEN OR HAD A SIGNIFICANT LEAK AS THERE WAS A PUDDLE BY THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE. I AM WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE MISSED AT LEAST A HALF DAY OF WORK. READING THROUGH THE WEBSITE REPORTS, I AM EXPECTING A LARGE BILL FROM THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON IN THIS CHEVY VEHICLE. BEING IN THE MILITARY MY TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN A NUMBER OF STATES, BUT NOT IN ANY NORTHERN STATES OR ON SALTED ROADS. I UNDERSTAND THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DATE BY CHEVY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME AND REAR SHACKLES. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH THE FRAME AND THE REAR SHACKLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILE OF BRICK BOULDERS. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK SHOULDERS, AND NECK. THE THREE YEAR OLD PASSENGER IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUFFERED AN INJURED BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT TO THE HOME TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ..UPDATED 11/21/16 *BF UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER GETTING PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT I INSPECTED THE LINES AND SAW THAT THEY ALL HAD BUSTED AND WERE ALL VERY RUSTY I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT WASN'T WORTH FIXING DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND GAS LINES IT WOULD COST MORE THAN THE TRUCK WAS WORTH. *TR

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, I HAD JUST LEFT A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PETAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND RATHER THAN RISKING A COLLISION WITH ANY CARS OR PEOPLE, I DROVE INTO A SNOW BANK. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, THE METAL BRAKE LINE HAD SPLIT AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL ON YOUR CAR, IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN YOU NEED THEM LEAVING YOU TO MAKE SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS, AND IN MY CASE THAT CONSISTED ENTIRELY OF NAVIGATION AS THERE WAS NO TIME TO THINK ABOUT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AN HOUR BEFORE OR AFTER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY. MY TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED, AND IS FREQUENTLY SERVICED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I ALWAYS HAVE ANYTHING REPAIRED THAT THEY SUGGEST FIXING. AS THIS TRUCK CARRIES BOTH FAMILY AND EMPLOYEES, SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND THIS IS A FRIGHTENING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL. I AM HAVING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED TODAY...IT IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST $2000 AND THAT IS BECAUSE MY CHEVROLET DEALER IS NOT CHARGING ME FOR THE TOW, OR LABOR. *TR

WHEN THE TRUCK IS CRANKED AND AT IDLE AND IN MOTION THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL PANELS BLINK. THE LIGHT ON THE PANELS DO NOT COMPLETELY GO OUT BUT IT DIMS. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT A FEW TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHT IS ON IT ALSO BLINKS AND DIMS. AT TIMES THE RADIO GOES HAYWIRE AND STARTS GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE STATIONS. THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING THAT GOES TO THE HEADLIGHTS IS VERY BRITTLE AND WHERE THE CONNECTORS PLUG INTO THE BULB WERE BURNT AND THE PRONGS ON THE BULB WERE ALSO BURNT AND MELTED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME AND WE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW,DOOR, AND MIRROR PANEL ONLY HALFWAY WORK. SOMETIMES THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL WILL NOT CONTROL THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR, LOCK, OR WINDOW EITHER. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND LOCK PANEL WILL NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

MY WIFE AND I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND AS WE STARTED TO MOVE I TRIED TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. I RETURNED TO MY DRIVEWAY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CHECKED AND FOUND THAT I HAD NO BRAKE FLUID. I GOT UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND ONE HAD A SEVERE LEAK. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE SIMILAR INCIDENTS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN CRASHES. I HAVE TALKED WITH A CHEVROLET REP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM THEY DO NOT PLAN A RECALL. SOMEONE EVIDENTLY HAS TO DIE BEFORE IT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES FAILED (LATER FOUND TO BE DUE TO CORROSION) CRASHED INTO GARAGE. *TR

DRIVING MY '03 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 (108,850 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) ON MY WAY TO GET MY OIL CHANGED, MY BRAKES SEEMED TO ALL OF A SUDDEN LOOSE MOST OF THEIR STOPPING ABILITY. I FIRST NOTICED IT APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AFTER TRAVELING ON A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON INDICATING A PROBLEM. THE NEXT SET OF LIGHTS, MAYBE A 1.5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, SAME THING, PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. THIS TIME A "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT FLASHED FOR A SECOND THEN WENT AWAY. I HAVE NOW TRAVELED ABOUT 6 MILES FROM THE FIRST INDICATION OF PROBLEMS TO WHERE I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED. AS I PULLED INTO THERE PARKING LOT, VERY SLOWLY (LESS THAN 5 MPH), I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO COME TO A STOP. I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK TO NOTICE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE MECHANICS THERE SAID THE LINE WAS SHOT AND RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING IT TIL IT WAS FIXED. THEY WERE NOT SETUP TO WORK ON BRAKE LINES AT THIS SHOP, SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. MY BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERALLY RUSTED. THE THING THAT CONCERNED ME THE MOST WAS HOW QUICKLY THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND BY THE TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS DID COME ON I ALREADY HAD NO STOPPING ABILITY IF I WAS TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. GM REALLY NEEDS TO CONSIDER THIS POOR DESIGN IN THE MATERIAL THEY USE FOR THEIR BRAKE LINES, BEFORE SOMETHING LIKE THIS LEADS TO SOME ONES DEATH. VERY DANGEROUS!!! SPEND THE TIME AND MONEY TO PUT A QUALITY BRAKING SYSTEM ON YOUR VEHICLES, IT SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU DO. *TR

WAS COMING TO A STOP AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I DID GET THE TRUCK STOPPED. GO THE TRUCK HOME AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID DROPPING FROM THE TRUCK. TOOK A LOOK AND IT WAS COMING FROM A BREAK LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED BADLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES DUE TO ROAD SALT. FIRST TIME BACK BRAKE LINES. THIS TIME FRONT BRAKE LINE. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES HE USES NICKEL AND WILL NOT ROT. HOW COME THE TRUCK IS NOT MADE WITH NICKEL BRAKE LINES? THIS WILL COST ME CLOSE TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS! EVERY MECHANIC I TALKED TO REPAIRS SEVERAL OF THESE PROBLEMS A MONTH. SOME JUST A FEW YEARS OLD. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS TIME WITH MY KIDS AFTER SLED RIDDING AND COMING DOWN A HILL TO A BUSY INTERSECTION READY TO STOP THEN NO BRAKES. WHEN YOU USES THE BRAKES YOU SHOULD HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT ARE GOING TO WORK. NOT GO TO THE FLOOR AND NOT WORK. WHY CUT CORNERS ON BRAKE LINES. IN CASES GM DOES NOT KNOW YOU NEED BRAKE LINES TO STOP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY AND MAKES THE ABS SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. *TR

ON JANUARY 20, 2015, THE BRAKES ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAILED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MAKE A NORMAL TURN, ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT NO CARS WERE COMING THE OTHER WAY & I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY UNTIL I CAME TO A SAFE STOP. I NOTICED A TRAIL OF LIQUID ON THE GROUND & ALSO DRIPPING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK. THE LIQUID COMING FROM THE TRUCK WAS BRAKE FLUID. A LATER CHECK PROVED THE BAKE FLUID WELL WAS EMPTY. OBVIOUSLY THE BRAKE FLUID THAT WAS IN THE RESERVOIR WAS NOW ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. WELL IT WAS OPERABLE, IT WAS ALL GOOD TO GO. STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS ANOTHER MATTER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (LIKE INTERSTATE 95) WHERE SOME REAL DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED OR PERHAPS WORSE DEATH. *TR

LUCKILY WE WERE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE TRUCK. WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A WEEK EARLIER WHILE WE (MY FAMILY OF 4) WERE TRAVELING ON RT 70 HAULING A GOLF CART WE AND/OR ANOTHER FAMILY MAY HAVE SUFFERED SEVERELY OR POSSIBLY DIED BECAUSE OF RUSTY, CORRODED BRAKE LINES. WE LIVE IN MARYLAND, HAVE SERVICE AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDES WASHING/CLEANING THE VEHICLE, SO THERE IS NO REASON THAT AT 107000 MILES THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE CORRODED. OUR ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR OF BRAKES/BRAKE LINES IS 1681.00. WE WILL GET THE VEHICLE FIXED BUT AFTER READING OTHER REPORTS ABOUT CHEVY TRUCKS AND BRAKES I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SEND IN MY COMPLAINT. LUCKILY NO LIVES WERE LOST BUT GM SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL BEFORE THEY GET SLAPPED WITH LAW SUITS. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WERE REPLACED USING A KIT FROM CHEVROLET AT A COST OF $2330.00. *TR

I WAS PLOWING SNOW, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GARDEN SHED. NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHT. I PARKED THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND THE NEXT DAY FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I ADDED AN ENTIRE QUART OF FLUID, FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK (IN THE AREA OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LOCATION), STARTED THE TRUCK TO SEE IF ANY OF THE BRAKING WAS WORKING AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS NO BRAKING WHATSOEVER, EVEN AFTER FILLING THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR . *TR

AT LESS THAN 18000 ODOMETER MILES, THE DTC CO265-EBCM MOTOR RELAY CIRCUIT HAD A FAULT. THE THREE: ABS, BRAKE AND SERVICE BRAKE NOW LIGHTS CAME ON. ON 1/12/2015 THE RUSTED EBCM GROUND HAD BEEN REMOVED AND CLEANED AS PER THE 2003 CHEVROLET K SILVERADO - 4WD SERVICE MANUAL DOCUMENT ID:2245394. THIS PROCEDURE DIDN'T SOLVE THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. THE SYSTEM IS APPARENTLY THE SAME IN 1999 TO 2007 SILVERADO YET GM ONLY RECALLED AND REPLACED COMPONENTS THROUGH THE 2002 MODEL. IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE ANOTHER GM MANUFACTURING COVER UP AND NHTSA SHOULD BE PRESSING GM TO COVER THIS SITUATION. BRAKES ARE GOOD TO HAVE IN MINNESOTA ABS BRAKES EVEN BETTER, I PAID FOR THEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT PROVIDED BY GM! *TR

WAS DRIVING AROUND 35MPH AND STARTED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT THE UPCOMING LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AND LUCKILY THE LIGHT WAS GREEN. LIMPED DOWN THE STREET TO A PEP BOYS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR MAIN LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. LIMPED IT A FEW MILES USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED ~$1500 TO REPLACE THE RUSTED OUT LINES FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR AXLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 95 MY BRAKE LINE BROKE. IT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS. I HAD TO SWERVE ACROSS TRAFFIC AND DRIVE ON THE GRASS SHOULDER TO COME TO A STOP. VERY VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE MOVING FORWARD IN LINE AT A DRIVE THROUGH MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WHEN STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD BARELY STOP MY TRUCK. BY THE TIME I RETURNED HOME I HAD TO BRAKE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO WOULD NOT FIX MY BRAKES FOR UNDER $4000 DOLLARS DUE TO LIABILITY REASONS. APPARENTLY THE "STAINLESS STEEL" HARD LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD ALL RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FAR AWAY FROM HOME THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2014, I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A HIGHWAY WAITING TO PULL INTO BUSINESS PARKING LOT, WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PULL IN, MY TRUCK MOVED FORWARD AND THEN WOULD ONLY REV UP THE RPM'S, ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, I COASTED IN THE PARKING LOT, AS THE RPM'S WERE STILL UP, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD WITH A LOUD THUMP. LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED A PART ($900) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. ON DECEMBER 27, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOUSE, ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND THE TRUCK JUST COASTED UNTIL IT ENGAGED CAUSING A LOUD THUMP. I CALLED AND LEFT MESSAGE WITH SERVICE WRITER. ON JANUARY 02, 2015, I WAS WITH 1/2 MILE OF MY HOUSE AND TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT, I WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND DRIVE BACK TO THE HOUSE AT A VERY LOW SPEED KEEPING THE RPM'S LOW. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR MY APPROVAL TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE WHICH HAS A PIN HOLE IN IT AND SOME OTHER PARTS FOR $3100. I REALIZE THAT PROBLEMS CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY MANUFACTURE, HOWEVER THIS GM ISSUE WITH A PINHOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT IS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL PART THAT BREAKS AND DRIVERS LOSING POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN IS A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. I FOUND MANY FORUMS AND SOLUTIONS ON THE INTERNET AND ONE ON NHTSA. AFTER MARKET PARTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO REPLACE THE CHEAP PARTS WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO HAVING THE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, I CALLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE TRANSFER CASE REPLACEMENT, I WAS TOLD THEY REPAIRED THREE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND TWO ARE IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN IS NOT SOMETHING TO IGNORE, FROM PERSONAL VEHICLES TO PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES, THIS POWER LOSS COULD TURN INTO SOMETHING MUCH LARGER THAN SOME ATF STAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY. THANK YOU

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AS I ATTEMPTED TO RELOCATE THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

I RECEIVED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WHEN IT CAME ON I COULDN'T TRAVEL MORE THAN 35 MPH. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY AND MY PASSENGERS LIFE AS WE WAS ON THE VERGE OF BEING HIT. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE CODES CHECKED AND RECEIVED 7 DIFFERENT CODES. *TR

AFTER MY TRUCK RECEIVED A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE A DECELERATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. *TR

IN APPROXIMATELY MAY OF 2014 I HOOKED MY 2003 SILVERADO UP TO MY CAMPER TO PULL IT. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO JENNINGS CHEVROLET IN CHAMBERSBURG, PA FOR REPAIR WHICH COST MORE THAN $400. THEN LAST NIGHT MY SON WAS USING THE TRUCK AND HE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. HE WAS ABLE TO GET TO A STORE TO BUY BRAKE FLUID. HE SAID THE TRUCK IS LEAKING FROM A REAR BRAKE LINE THIS TIME. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AGAIN. I'M HOPING THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS I'VE NEVER HAD THE BRAKE LINE FAIL ON THE SAME VEHICLE TWICE, EVEN A VEHICLE 12 YEARS OLD. *JS

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE ENGINE DIES. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE RESTARTS AND OPERATES NORMALLY FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE INTERVAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND OTHER MECHANIC SHOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE REASON FOR THE POWER FAILURE AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CAUSE IT TO DUPLICATE FAILURE WHEN THEY HAVE IT. THIS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURS AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN SHORT USAGE. *JS

THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE COMING TO A STOP SIGN. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. THERE WAS ALSO NO OTHER VEHICLES AT STOP SIGN OR AT CROSS STREET. WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AT THE SHOP IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE AT THE ABS MODULE NEAR THE DRIVER DOOR OF ALL 6 REAR BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ALL RUSTED THROUGH. THE SHOP NOTED THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT OF THE CHEVY SILVERADOS. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN COLD CLIMATES WHERE SALT AND SNOW ACCUMULATES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THIS DEFECT. ALL 6 BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *JS

I WAS DRIVING HWY 19W TOWARD BURNSVILLE, N.C. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY SOFT. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF A GARAGE AND I SLOWLY DROVE THE TRUCK TO IT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND ADVISED THAT I HAVE THEM ALL REPLACED AS THEY HAD ALL RUSTED OUT. THE FUEL LINES RUSTED IN TWO IN 2013. THE CAB STARTED RUSTING IN 2008, AND NOW HAS HOLES FROM FRONT TO BACK INCLUDING BUMPERS FROM RUST. THE CAB MOUNTS HAVE ALSO RUSTED. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR WHEN TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND I HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD INTO DITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS RUSTING AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING DIESEL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,173.

THIS TRUCK HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES SO THE BRAKES ARE NOT OVERUSED. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AND MY PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS NORMAL I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKE LINE BREAK IN THE SAME SPOT. A TRUCK SHOULD BE BUILT TO LAST MORE THEN 10 YEARS SINCE THEY WILL BE SOLD AND RESOLD MANY TIMES IN IT'S LIFESPAN. I DO LIVE IN SALT BELT, HOWEVER I ALWAYS SPRAY THE SALT OFF MY TRUCK AFTER I DRIVE ON SALTY ROADS. AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE RUST UNDER MY TRUCK EXCEPT THE BRAKE LINES. THIS IS CRAZY THAT A 5000 LB WORK TRUCK HAS CHEAP BRAKE LINES ON IT, JUST SO CHEVY CAN SAVE $5 PER VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A MIN REQUIREMENT ON PARTS THAT AFFECT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. AND AS TO HAVING THE LINES INSPECTED? HOW CAN SOMEONE INSPECT A LINE AND VISUALLY SEE THAT IT IS ABOUT TO BREAK. YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR BRAKE PADS ARE GETTING LOW AND THEY NEED CHANGED. CAN I SEE THAT THE METAL IS GETTING PRETTY THIN ON MY BRAKE LINES AND THEY NEED CHANGED?? NO. ALL BRAKE LINES GET A DEGREE OF RUST ON THEM, HOW CAN SOMEONE TELL IF THEY NEED CHANGED, TILL THEY BURST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A DOWN HILL ROAD WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM. I BEGAN TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK STOPPED AND ENDED UP IN AN EMPTY FIELD TO AVOID A WRECK WITH IMPACT. THERE WAS A HUGE WET SPOT ON THE STREET WHERE BY BRAKES FAILED. VERY SCARY WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED AND HAD GIVEN WAY. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP (AND THE INTERNET) THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I AM ALSO NOW HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING CRAZY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY I AM TRAVELING 110 WHEN I AM ROLLING UP TO A STOP SIGN. THE FAN BLOWER WILL BE ON 0 AND IT WILL BLOW OUT AT FULL FORCE AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN A DEAD BATTERY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SEVERAL JUMP STARTS. THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY VIN # PRODUCES NO RESULTS FOR RECALLS. SO LIKE MY SILVERADO BREAK DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ISSUES, THE SEARCH RESULTS HAVE LEFT ME STRANDED AS WELL, ONLY THIS TIME I AM NOT WALKING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

I LEFT MY HOME AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES BEFORE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION. AT THIS POINT THE PEDAL SEEMED TO TRAVEL FURTHER THAN USUAL. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT AND DROVE ABOUT 200' BEFORE HAVING TO STOP; THIS TIME THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD BUT SLOWED THE VEHICLE SOMEWHAT.(AT THIS POINT THE DASH SHOWED A CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM).BY DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE LINES WERE RUSTED AS WERE THE CALIPERS. PARTS AND LABOR=$1700 THE TRUCK IS 12 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 26,910 MILES ON IT. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RUSTED BRAKE LINES *CN WHEN THE DEALER TESTED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FIVE BRAKE LINES BURST UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AREA. *JB

PUSHED BRAKE WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND COULD CLEARLY SEE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND THAT BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. AFTER FURTHER LOOK COULD SEE THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD MORE THAN ONE LEAK. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT BRAKES WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. NO FLUID IN DRIVEWAY OR LACK OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. GOOD THING WE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE FREEWAY. *TR

LOST BRAKES WHILE UNDERWAY - WAS ABLE TO NURSE VEHICLE BACK HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GEARING DOWN. EXAMINATION OF BRAKE LINES REVEALED A SMALL HOLE HAD RUSTED THRU ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES !! HAVING TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR . I HOPE GM WILL FOOT MOST OF THE BILL. THANKS , [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EARLIER THIS YEAR HAD MONROE MUFFLER AND BRAKES REPAIR A BRAKE LINE. LAST WEEK A SECOND LINE RUSTED THROUGH. PEP BOYS STATED THREE LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

WAS COASTING DOWN A HILL AND WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL THEN FELT VERY SOFT. THE TRUCK PROCEEDED TO STOP AFTER SEVERAL FEET LONGER THAN NORMALLY. THE NEXT TIME I STEPPED IN THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY, VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTED TO COME TO A STOP. HAD TO LIMP THE TRUCK HOME AND ONLY LIGHTLY USE THE BRAKES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND BRAKES GAVE OUT. I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING MY NEIGHBOR'S CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUT ON THE EBRAKE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT NEEDS ALL NEW BRAKE LINES. ESTIMATE IS $1215 PLUS TAX. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SERVICE DONE AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED USED WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME, "TOO BAD, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, NOTHING WE CAN DO". I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! THIS IS NOT SOME POS TRUCK. THIS IS A GOOD TRUCK AND GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, EVEN THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN, BUT NO RECALL. VERY UPSETTING SINCE MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. NO BRAKES!! COME ON GM, THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO FIX YOUR REPUTATION. *TR

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WITHOUT NOTICE. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SPEED LIMITS <20 MPH. BRAKES STARTED FEELING STRANGE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I COULD RUB UP AGAINST THE CURB TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE. MECHANIC STATED THAT COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A MECHANIC HAS COMMENTED ABOUT EXTENSIVE CORROSION IN THE UNDER CARRIAGE. LAST TIME WAS WHEN THE COMPLETE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

WHILE LOOKING AT MY TRUCK AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM THE SHOP GETTING ALL 4 OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED, I NOTICED THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY LOVER, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NICE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. BOUGHT USED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. SO FAR WE HAVE NOTICED THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY RECALL FROM THE PAST WAS NEVER FIXED ON OUR TRUCK, SO WE HAD TO SHELL OUT ALMOST $900 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES FRONT TO BACK. NOW THE FUEL LINES, THE WINDSHIELD SEEMS LOOSE, THESE ARE ALL RECALLS FROM THE PAST. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO PUT A TIME FRAME ON RECALLS CONSIDERING SOME PEOPLE MAY NEVER FIND OUT TIL IT'S TOO LATE, AND OTHERS MAY NOT FIND OUT TIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TOWN AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR INFRONT OF ME BUT HIT HER PASSENGER SIDE REAR. SHE IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD GOING 30 MPH WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I HIT THE BRAKES AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. BABIED IT HOME AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO FIND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING IN THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE BACK BY THE FUEL TANK. WE LOOKED AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED WHICH IS WHAT CAUSE THE LINE TO BREAK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SUBDIVISION APPROX. 20 MPH I APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR, SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES WITH NO WARNING. BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM DRIVER SIDE LINES REAR OF MODULE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ?? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 DOWN A 3 LANE WIDE ROAD IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC UP TO A STOPLIGHT AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15-45 MPH. I NOTICED THAT MY BREAKS FELT DIFFERENT THAN THEY NORMALLY DID, REQUIRING ME TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET "MODEST" BREAKING, NOT NEARLY THE NORMAL EMERGENCY/QUICK BREAKING ACTION I'M USED TO. AFTER SLOWLY COMING TO A STOP, I NOTICED THAT IF I HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME PLACE/SAME PRESSURE, THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING AGAIN! I EVENTUALLY HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER 2 STOPLIGHTS WITH THESE SIMILAR SLOW BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE RED "BRAKE" LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT LIT UP AND A MESSAGE OF "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" POPPED UP ON THE DASH PANEL. WITH SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF NEARING RUNNING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY TO A LOCAL MIDAS LOCATION, AND THEIR TECHNICIANS EXAMINED THE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT. THE HOOD STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH AND MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. MY FRAME NEAR THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED IN BREAK FLUID, AND WHEN WE PRESSED DOWN ON THE BREAKS, WE COULD VISUALLY SEE THE LEAK COMING FROM THE RUSTED THROUGH BREAK LINES. THE SMOKE WAS FROM THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN RUST DO SO MUCH DAMAGE AND CREATE SUCH A SAFETY HABIT IN MY 13 YEARS OF DRIVING AND MAINTAINING MY VEHICLES. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CAKED IN RUST, AND HAD CLEARLY BURST WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANAGER TOLD HE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, WITH FEAR TO MY SAFETY. IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, TOWING A GREATER WEIGHT, OR HAD TO MAKE A QUICKER STOP...I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS AFRAID TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKE LINES FAILED IN 2 PLACES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO CORROSION. RUSTED THROUGH UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR AND AT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CALIPER. TRAVELING 40MPH APPLIED BRAKE TO MAKE TURN, INITIAL BRAKE RESISTANCE, THEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. REMOVED FOOT AND REAPPLIED PEDAL. ABLE TO MAKE TURN, TESTED UPON STOPPING WITH TWO ADDITIONAL HARD STOPS WHEN GOING LESS THAT 5MPH. BOTH INSTANCES PEDAL HAD RESISTANCE. BACKED INTO DRIVEWAY TO ATTACHED TRAILER, PRESSED PEDAL TO TEST TRAILER LIGHTS, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED. LOSS OF FLUID WAS OBSERVED ON THE STREET WHERE 2 ADDITIONAL TESTS TOOK PLACE, MAIN LOSS OF FLUID APPEARED IN DRIVEWAY DURING LIGHT TEST. *TR

TRAVELING 25 MILES HOME ON INTERSTATE VAN HAD BEEN CUTTING OUT IF I PULL OVER STOP WAIT, CAN RE-START AND GO A WHILE. CANT PREDICT IT SEEMED TO STAY RUNNING IF I WENT FASTER BIG MISTAKE MOVED TO PASS IT QUIT, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ALMOST HAD TO GO INTO MEDIUM AFTER YELLING AND WAVING ARMS AND PRAYING I GOT BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE PULLED OFF ONTO SHOULDER AND WENT TO PIECES. IT THEN STOPPED MORE AND MORE FINALLY GOT HOME AND HAVE NOT TOUCHED IT SINCE. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT SIMILAR EVENTS AND IT SEEMS IT IS THE CRANKCASE POSITIONING SENSOR. I AM JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. NEED TO FIX IT AND SELL IT. THANKS FOR LISTENING I AM SENIOR CITIZEN. *TR

WHILE TOWING A 6000 LB. TRAILER, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT DOWN NEAR FLOOR. I THOUGHT TRAILER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR HOME. NEXT MORNING I NOTICED LARGE POOL OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. I FOUND THAT BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON THE 2003 SILVERADO WERE LEAKING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED DUE TO BEING RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

HAD BEEN DUCK HUNTING WITH MY GRANDSONS PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED BACKING MY TRUCK INTO GARAGE WITH BOAT ATTACHED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AT THAT POINT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO PUSH PARKING BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. WHEN I GOT OUT I SAW PUDDLE OF LIQUID ON DRIVEWAY ( BRAKE FLUID) . I LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS FLOOR AREA IS RUSTED AND BLEW OUT. I JUST THANK GOD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN IT DID AND NOT AS MY GRANDSONS AND I WAS GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. I GOT ON INTERNET AND I SEE THAT THERE IS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE WITH BRAKE LINES ON CHEVY TRUCKS. I JUST MUST ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT OR DIE BEFORE GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM???? I THINK IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ... *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PULLING A TRAILER WHEN A DOG JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF US. HE PUT ON HIS BRAKE BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY. THERE WAS A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE, A DROP OFF ON OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A DOG IN FRONT OF US. WITH GOD'S HELP MY HUSBAND MISSED ALL OF THAT. MY HUSBAND STARTED CHECKING AND FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE PROBABLY DUE TO THE RUST ISSUE. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE AND REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES - WHICH WON'T BE CHEAP. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE TRUCK FROM PARK, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR! PUMPING THE BRAKES DID NO GOOD. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING DOWN FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AREA. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF THE ABS MODULES HAD SPRUNG A LEAK AT THE POINT WHERE IT BENDS OVER THE TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, AN ACCIDENT IS LIKELY, AS THERE WAS NO BRAKE, DESPITE THE DUAL MASTER CYLINDER! ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE OEM FACTORY FORMED BENDS ARE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE ACTUALLY AT THE POINT OF CRUMBLING IN PLACES. TO COUNTER ANY CLAIMS ABOUT SEVERE CORROSION ENVIRONMENT CAUSING THE PROBLEM, CONTRAST THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FUEL LINES ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAVE NO TO VERY MINIMAL CORROSION. I ALSO OWN ANOTHER 2003 GM VEHICLE WITH FAR MORE MILES, AND IT ALSO HAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. I HAVE OWNED BOTH THESE VEHICLES FROM NEW, AND THE SILVERADO HAS LESS MILES, AND LESS WINTER SALT EXPOSURE THAN THE OTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO OWNED OTHER VEHICLES FOR MANY MORE YEARS AND MILES THAN THIS SILVERADO, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THE HORRIBLE CRUMBLING OF THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL USED ON THE SILVERADO. PLEASE NHTSA, TAKE SOME ACTION ON THIS OBVIOUSLY SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER MATERIALS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD, FOR NO REASON ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY REDUCED WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. CALLED GM. NO RECALLS. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM, NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

I FILED COMPLAINT 10650327 YESTERDAY AFTER LOOSING BRAKING ABILITY BECAUSE OF A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN THE SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES OF MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TODAY THEY TOLD ME THE HYDRAULIC MODULE THE BRAKE LINES CONNECT TO IS CRUMBLING APART WHEN THEY TRY TO UNSCREW THE LINE CONNECTIONS. THEY TOLD ME THE MODULE IS ALUMINUM AND THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE STEEL WHICH IS AN APPARENT DESIGN FAILURE. WHAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING IS ACCELERATED DETERIORATION BETWEEN THE TWO METALS CAUSED BY GALVANIC CORROSION. SURELY THIS CONDITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED DURING ES TESTING IN THE PROTOTYPE STAGES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND IS A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT STEEL CONNECTED TO ALUMINUM ESPECIALLY IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER OR ESPECIALLY SALT WATER WILL EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ACCELERATED CORROSION AND POTENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND LOSS OF BRAKES. SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES, DRIVER SIDE ALONG FRAME AND LEADING TO ABS MODULE ARE SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF DELAMINATION CAUSING ABRUPT LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND ANY ABILITY TO STOP. FORTUNATELY THIS RUPTURE HAPPENED WHILE MANEUVERING THE TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE ON THE ROAD AS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PULLING A 27 FOOT CAMPER TO A WEEKEND CAMPING DESTINATION ALONG WITH MY FAMILY INCLUDING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. UPON OUR ARRIVAL AT THE CAMPGROUND, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY FOOT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ENTIRELY TO THE FLOOR! I HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING! I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ON MY TRAVEL TRAILER SOMEWHAT AIDED IN SLOWLY BRINGING MY TRUCK TO A STOP AS I PULLED INTO OUR WEEKEND CAMPING DESTINATION. UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE ENTIRELY COATED WITH RUST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRUCK. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO RUST WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE TOTAL LOSS OF MY TRUCKS BRAKING SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT DRIVING IN THE HILLS AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE PULLING MY 6000 LB CAMPER DURING OUR ROUTE TO OUR FAMILY CAMPING DESTINATION. I HAD YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND ONE STRAPPED IN A CAR SEAT. THANK GOD THE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE GOING DOWNHILL WITH PULLING THE CAMPER THROUGH SOME OF THE VERY STEEP HILLS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA! WHEN WILL G.M. ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE DANGEROUS STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT ARE ENTIRELY RUSTING THROUGH? CHILDREN AND MY FAMILY COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN INJURED OR DIED DURING A WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP DUE TO THIS TOTAL BRAKE LINE FAILURE! AT CURRENT TIME, I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY DEALERSHIPS, THEY ESTIMATE A COST OF $1500 - $2000 TO REPLACE ALL THE RUSTY BRAKE LINES AND TO MAKE THIS TRUCK SAFE AGAIN! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS TRUCK AND PUT IT BACK INTO A WORKING SAFE DRIVING CONDITION AT THIS TIME. I CAN ONLY EXPRESS MY CONCERNS AND HOPE PEOPLE DO NOT GET INJURED OR DIE FROM A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY G.M.S RUSTY BRAKE LINES ON AUTOMOBILES SIMILAR TO MINE. WHY CAN WE NOT GET G.M. TO RECALL THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINES OR PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE TO AID WITH REPLACEMENT COST TO MAKE THESE AUTOMOBILES SAFE AGAIN? *TR

APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED YELLOW, PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK SLOWED A LITTLE, AND I ENDED UP COASTING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY THE CROSS TRAFFIC HAD NOT MOVED YET WHEN I WENT THROUGH. GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED AROUND TO INSPECT, FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON LEFT REAR TIRE AND INSIDE WHEEL WELL. FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM FRAME AND I COULD FEEL THE HOLE IN BRAKE LINE. MADE IT HOME BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP. *TR

3 OF THE 6 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF ON LEFT SIDE ,2 ON THE RIGHT SIDE . I NOW HAVE THE EXHAUST TICKING SOUND AND ON OCCASION GET EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE CAB.I NOTICED THE FIRST BROKEN BOLT AT APPROX 55000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 112000 MILES. *TR

CORRODED BRAKE LINE FAILED. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. NO BRAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT THERE BRAKES SUDDENLY AND I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE TRUCK BRAKES ACTED LIKE THERE WAS AN ABS EVENT AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN US AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND BARELY GOT STOPPED. TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN A POP-UP IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READ "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM". COMPLETELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND BEGAN LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK AND YOU CAN SEE BRAKE FLUID IS DRIPPING UNDER THE DRIVERS FLOOR PANEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE PRIVATE MECHANICS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECH TESTED MY BRAKES & THE BRAKE LINES BURST. AFTER INSPECTION, RUSTED BRAKE LINES, UNDER DRIVERS SEAT, ALL BURST. CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE COST TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO TURN RIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKES ONLY IF I WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BROUGHT TRUCK TO BRAKE SHOP AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER MY TIRE . *TR

UPON TRYING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNING RED A RIGID BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SEAT BURST OPEN AND BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR PAN AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND OTHERS TRYING TO AVOID ME RUNNING THE RED LIGHT GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROLL AS I STEERED TO THE SHOULDER ENGINE RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME. ONCE I WAS SAFELY IN SHOULDER OF 4 LANE ROAD I USED E-BRAKE TO BRING TRUCK TO A HALT, AS MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS IN EFFECTIVE AT STOPPING MY TRUCK, GM SAYS MY BRAKE SYSTEM IS INDEPENDENT AND IF (A) LINE IS LOST THE OTHER WILL OFFER HALF THE BRAKING OF THE AUTO, THIS IS NOT TRUE, I LOST A BRAKE LINE, NOT MORE THAN 1 AND MY TRUCK HAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. EITHER I HAVE A UNIQUE TRUCK, I'M 2ND OWNER N BOUGHT IN 05 WITH 30K ON IT , OR GM IS MISTAKEN IN THE BRAKE DESIGN CAUSE 1 LINE FAILURE YEILDS NO BRAKES AT ALL. I THINK IF OUR CORPORATIONS CAN'T OR WON'T FOR THE SAKE OF ALMIGHTY DOLLAR DO THE RIGHT THING AND PUT OR USE BETTER MATERIALS, THEN YOU FOLKS NEED TO REQUIRE IT OR THAT THEY THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE PAYS FOR REPAIRS AND LOSSES. SINCE WHEN IS IT EXCEPT ABLE TO BUILD SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ONLY LAST 5-10 YRS. AND YOU FOLKS ALLOW THEM GET AWAY WITH IT. SO THE CONSUMER IS SCREWED, SO NOW WHEN FORD, DODGE, NISSAN, TOYOTA, MAZDA, N OTHERS DO THE SAME WE KNOW WE CAN'T LOOK TO NHTSA TO SAFEGUARD OUR KIDS OR OUR INVESTMENT OR OUR SAFETY. *TR

A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, SERIOUSLY IMPAIRING THE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED ON A DAY THAT ICE WAS ON THE ROAD, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED, AND OTHERS INSPECTED AND DEEMED SAFE. ON OCTOBER 3, 2014, ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE AT LOW SPEED. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. I WILL HAVE THIS RUPTURED LINE REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL BUY IN MY LIFETIME. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND CAME TO RED LIGHT,APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR, I APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP TRUCK, NO WARNING OF A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, MY ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT A METAL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED THE LINE TO RUPTURE, HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND ALSO THAT GM AND THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR ANY TYPE OF NOTICE TO THE CONSUMER WARNING THEM OF A POTENTIALLY FATAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE THAT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

AFTER LOANING MY DAUGHTER MY TRUCK WE MET AT A LOCATION TO EXCHANGE VEHICLES. I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE ANY PEDAL PRESSURE. I HAD MY TRUCK TAKEN TO MY RESIDENCE AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR STEEL LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND CREATED A LOSS OF FLUID. IN MY OPINION THIS LINE RUSTING OUT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE OLDER AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE OR FUEL LINES RUSTING OUT. *TR

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP, IT LEAKED ALL THE BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LINES RUSTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH I APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP FOR SLOWING TRAFFIC. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TOWARD THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK REVEALED SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES WHERE A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINE RESULTED IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE. CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE FAR SURPASSES THE LEVEL OF CORROSION OF OTHER PARTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR

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. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, LUCKILY I LIVE 4 MILES FROM MY JOB. I HAD BRAKES AT THE STOP LIGHT I DROVE FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES MY PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. SOMEHOW I MADE IT HOME, I OPENED THE HOOD MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND I HAD PIN HOLE CRACKS EVERYWHERE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THEM. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC HE SAID THE LINES WERE ALL TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. I HAVE READ THAT GM HAS USED SUB-PAR METALS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF SOME VEHICLES. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 SILVERADO WHEN SHE WAS APPROACHING A BEND IN THE ROAD. SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES, SHE ENDED UP GOING OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND APPLIED THE EBRAKE. A TOW SERVICE WAS CALLED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THE SHOP HAD DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT ON A TRUCK WITH NO RUST, THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE THE FIRST THING TO RUST OUT. *TR

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. I PARKED IT IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE OF THE SHOP AND WENT IN AND SAT DOWN TO WAIT. ALL OF A SUDDEN AN EMPLOYEE FROM THE SHOP CAME IN AND ASKED ME IF I HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES, I REPLIED NO AS THEY HAD BEEN WORKING JUST FINE. HE TOLD ME WHEN HE WENT TO PUSH THE BRAKES TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THEIR GARAGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID SPEWING OUT ONE OF THE LINES WHICH HAD BUSTED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM PRIOR TO THEM COMPLETELY GIVING OUT. THEY TOOK ME BACK TO SHOW ME THE LINES AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN COMPLETELY ERODED AND RUSTED. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE CITY FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PUSHED BRAKE TO STOP FOR VEHICLES CHANGING LANES AHEAD. BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD PRESSURE BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NEARLY NO PRESSURE AND NO BRAKING EFFECT AT ALL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND NO WARNING LIGHT SIGNALING AN ISSUE. SWERVED INTO THE LEFT BERM TO AVOID HITTING CARS AHEAD. TRAVELED 20 PLUS CAR LENGTHS WHILE DROPPING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO LOWEST GEAR AND PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL TO NO AFFECT. FORCED TRUCK AGAINST BARRIER WALL TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS TRUCK STOPPED. A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS DUMPED BELOW RT REAR WHEEL AND LEAKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED 20,000 MILES AGO. THE DUAL CIRCUIT SYSTEM PROVIDED NO PARTIAL BRAKING EFFECT AT ALL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND DISCOVERED A STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST FROM CORROSION AND ALL BRAKE LINES SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, IS DRIVEN EVERYDAY AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DEC 2002. *TR

I HAD JUST PULLED OF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SMALL ROAD . I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.THANKFULL THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE EMERGENCY BRAKES EVENTUALLY BROUGHT ME TO A STOP,I GOT OUT THE TRUCK AND NOTICED A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD. TO MY SURPRISE THE METAL BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH . THANK GOD I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING ON 9/23/14 AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WHILE DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION AND NARROWLY MISSING HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BENEATH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I PURCHASED A LARGE BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID FROM A GAS STATION AND CONTINUED TO FILL THE BRAKE RESERVOIR UNTIL I MADE IT BACK TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR FACILITY. DURING THE SHOP'S INVESTIGATION, THEY DISCOVERED THAT A STEEL BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO RUST. IN FURTHER INVESTIGATION THEY NOTICED THAT ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000.00. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES THAT WERE MUCH OLDER THAN THIS TRUCK THAT NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH BRAKE LINE RUST OR FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE FAILURE. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, BUT IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS LINE OF GM TRUCKS SOMEONE COULD SERIOUSLY GET HURT OR WORSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THEY FAILED. THANK GOD THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS NEAR ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLOWING OUT. *TR

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. *TR

FUEL LINE LEAK ALONG DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF FUEL LINE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FAMILY ABOARD AT THE SPEED AROUND 75+ MPH AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOOSES SPEED WHILE TRAVELING AMONG OTHERS AT AROUND THE SAME SPEED OR HIGHER WHEN SUDDENLY THE SPEED DECREASES TO NO SPEED, AND A THIS WARNING COMES ACROSS THE DASH PANEL, THAT SAYS REDUCED SPEED AND ALL THESE 18 WHEELERS ARE BEHIND ME AND AROUND ME. THE MORE I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD DO NOTHING BUT ALMOST COST MY WIFE A HEART ATTACK FROM THE BIG TRUCKS BLOWING THERE HORN AND FEARING THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF MY FAMILY. THEN A WEEK LATER THE CLUSTER STARTS ACTING ALL CRAZY WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OUT AND ON, AND NOW THEY AREN'T WORKING AT ALL. THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING THE SPEED ALONG WITH GAS GAUGES ETC... WHILE I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING OTHER THAN "CHEVY'S", TRUCKS AND CARS I HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN CONSIDERING ANOTHER NAME & MAKE IN MY NEXT CHOICE OF PURCHASE.... SO A LOYAL FRIEND ADVISED ME TO SEND GM A E-MAIL EXPLAINING MY ISSUES... *TR

WHILE DRIVING LOST BRAKES , PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR . HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. BRAKE LINE BLEW . *TR

THE 2003 SILVERADO 1500 SHORT BED PU U-JOINTS KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE REPLACED THEM ATLEAST 6 TIMES. PU HAD 30,000 WHEN PURCHASED IN 2006. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE BUILD OF THE PU THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, DON'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF TIRES I PUT ON THE PU IT HAS A VIBRATION ALL THE TIME. THE VIBRATION COULD BE WHATS CAUSING THE U-JOINTS TO GO OUT. I HAVE HAD 10 PLY TIRES ON IT FOR OFF ROAD USE AND NOW I'M RUNNING HIGHWAY TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE VIBRATION, SO I DON'T THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TIRES IT'S MORE OF A DESIGN IN BUILD PROBLEM RETHER THAN A MECHANICAL PROBLEM I THINK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND ONLY WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKE THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR SCARING ME HAVE TO DEATH.THANK GOD IHAD JUST STARTED UP A HILL AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOP BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN MY TRUCK IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DAY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. IF THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO COME ON, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I START AND STOP THE TRUCK. IF THE TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT AND IS RESTARTED THE CLUSTER FUNCTIONS NORMALLY UNTIL THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AT WHICH TIME THE CLUSTER FAILS TO COME ON. ALL GAUGES, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, BATTERY, ENGINE TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND ODOMETER FAIL TO OPERATE AT ALL. ON THE RARE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH A NON FUNCTIONAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THE CLUSTER WILL SUDDENLY TURN ON. IF I TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT THE CLUSTER FAILS TO COME ONLINE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NOW THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK RUNS WITHOUT THE CLUSTER COMING ON I CANNOT DETERMINE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO SAFELY OPERATE MY VEHICLE. AND, AS THE MILEAGE IS STORED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, IT IS PROBABLY NOT REGISTERING MILEAGE WHEN IT IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

ON 12/15/13 I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL BRAKES. I WAS HELPLESS TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH MY POWER BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP MY VEHICLE WAS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. ON 12/17/13 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT TWO BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED AND THE OTHERS WERE LEAKING BADLY. THIS, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, WAS DUE TO THE CHEMICALS USED TO TREAT THE ROAD SURFACE IN THE WINTER. THE CHEMICALS HAD CORRODED EACH BRAKE LINE TO THE POINT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. AT A COST OF $834.21 ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. *TR

ON 09/18/2014 WHILE DRIVING IN MY DRIVEWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY GOING 5-10 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED A TRAIL OF FLUID AND A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DRIVES DOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

JUST LEAVING HOME TO GO LOOK AT SOME PARTS FOR A POLE BARN AND LEFT DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP SIGH , I PROCEEDING TO GO DOWN MITCHELL HILL RD AND ON THE SECOND TURN NO BRAKES , LUCKILY I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA AND INSTANTLY APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT TRUCK INTO LOWER GEAR . THIS WAS ENOUGH TO SLOW ME DOWN SO I DIDN'T GO OVER THE GUARD RAIL BUT DID HIT IT ROUGHLY . I MADE IT TO THE BOTTOM AND COASTED TO A STOP . GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND TRUCK TO FIND BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING ON TO THE GROUND. I HAD IT TOWED HOME . UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I LOCATED THE CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE LINES BROKE DUE TO HEAVY RUST ALL OVER THEM .. NOW I DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS OF CHEVROLET SILVERADO'S . WHY HASN'T THEIR BEEN A RECALL . WHY IS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED AND GM DOESN'T WANT TO PAY . SO SOMEONE ELSE WILL BE PAID , BUT NOT THE OWNERS . OR A FATALITY WILL HAVE TO OCCUR FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A DECISION . THAT'S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW ! SAD BUT TRUE . *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND MECHANIC SAID ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT SEEMED ODD WITH THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AND FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

WHILE USING THE TRUCK TO REMOVE A ROOT BALL WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. OUR MECHANIC REPLACED FOUR BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST, CORROSION AND LEAKS. WE ARE EXTREMELY THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED WHILE WORKING IN THE BACK YARD AND NOT WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TOWING OUR 3000 POUND BOAT! AFTER SEEING ALL THE REPORTED PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A READ LIGHT, I DEPRESSED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME NOT TO STOP AND RUNNING A READ LIGHT. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE HIT OR BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND LATER WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT MY BREAK LINES RUSTED THROUGH NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS KIND OF DEFECT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? *TR

LOST BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT LOST ALL BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH INTO MY GARAGE! BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED VERY BADLY. THIS IS A SPARE VEHICLE AND IS USUALLY ONLY USED IN THE SUMMER OR FOR QUICK TRIPS TO TOWN. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SUSPECT IN MANY PLACES. *TR

THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 4WD 1500 FAILED, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A 4 LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, PLAY CONTORTIONIST AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP.UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BELOW THE DRIVER DOOR. THE RECOVERY VEHICLE OPERATOR TOLD ME I WAS HIS 3RD TRUCK TOWED THIS YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WONDER HOW MANY BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT GM RECALLS THIS YEAR, I WONDER IF THIS AN ITEM I SHOULD BRING TO MEDIA ATTENTION? HAVING NO BRAKES IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE MECHANIC DECLARED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE LINE LET GO AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. *TR

BRAKE LINES WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING - NO LIGHT SHOWING COMPRESSION OR FLUID LEAKING. STILL NO LIGHTS HAVE COME ON. IF WE HAD BEEN GOING FASTER, WE COULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HE KNEW HOW TO REACT BY DOWN SHIFTING TO SAVE US. THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE FEEL THAT GM USED CHEAP METAL FOR THESE LINES AND COULD HAVE COMPROMISED OUR LIVES. *TR

8/21/14- LEFT WORK AT 5PM, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SAFELY TURNED, PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE. FOUND BRAKE FLUID POOLING ON THE ROAD UNDER BED OF PICKUP. FOUND A BADLY RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT REAR BRAKE LINE. HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME, REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WITH AFTERMARKET STAINLESS STEEL PRE BENT LINES AS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WAS RUSTED. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT CALIPERS AS THEY TOO WERE SO RUSTED THAT THE BLEEDER SCREWS BROKE OFF AS I TRIED TO OPEN THEM. TOTAL COST FOR ME DOING ALL OF THE REPAIRS WAS OVER $500.00 HOW CAN GM CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM "NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE" ? BELT'S ,HOSES, LIGHTS, BRAKE PADS, THEY ARE NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS, NOT BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR IN PARKING LOT AND "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM " WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP USING PARKING BRAKE. FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAK UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

YES,I WAS BUYING A NEW TRAILER WHEN I WAS GOING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION,THE BRAKE PEDAL, WENT TO FLOOR,LUCKILY USING TRAILER BRAKES,I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOP,NOTICE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST,I REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL FROM A COMPANY WHO PRE-BEND NEW PIECES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS TRUCK,DUE TO COST,NOW FUEL LINE LEAKING CAUSING BRAKING DOWN ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY,UNTIL AAA CAME BUT HAD TRAILER ON THAT MADE THE SITUATION HARDER,SO AFTER INCONVENIENCE,HAVE TO PUT NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINES.THANKS FOR THE TIME TO READ[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ALL SIX BRAKE LINES ROTTED AWAY, LOST 2 LINES WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, NO WARNING, THANK GOD I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, 2 FRONT CALIPERS ROTTED SO BAD, I COULD NOT BLEED THE LINES... ALL THIS AFTER THE HEADS LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL AT 40,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD CHEVY NEW ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE HEADS, BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BULBS BLEW, GAS GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN SHIFTED BACK INTO PARK. SERIOUS FRAME RUST SHOWING.....AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING!!!!!! *TR

JUST LEFT HOME AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WENT TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. THE TRUCK STARTED TO BRAKE AND THEN MY FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. MY PICKUP DID NOT STOP AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO HONK AND WARN THE OTHER CARS GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THAT I COULDN'T STOP. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND PULL OVER. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKES RUPTURED IN TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS. BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I WAS LEAVING MY PARENTS HOUSE SUNDAY NIGHT AUGUST 24, 2014 AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR THE STOP SIGN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I FELT ANY BRAKING ACTION. MY BRAKE LIGHT/ALARM WENT OFF INSIDE THE CAB OF MY TRUCK AT THIS TIME SAYING I NEED TO SERVICE MY BRAKES. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND THEY WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES, THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST ON THE DRIVE SIDE AND SPEWED ALL OF MY REAR BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE PAVEMENT. *TR

REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS, HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVEN AFTER REPLACING: ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVER ON THROTTLE BODY AS WELL AS CHECKING WIRING HARNESS FOR ISSUES. ESSENTIALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE THE FUNCTION OF THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE USE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHY IT STILL IS HAVING THIS ISSUE...THE OTHER DAY THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE SET IN AND AT THE SAME TIME THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME WAS A ONE TIME DEAL BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE HAD THIS ISSUE ON THE HIGHWAY THE OTHER DAY AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT IS SHOCKING THAT THERE ARE NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, IF YOU LOOK UP FORUMS ON THIS TOPIC THERE ARE OVER 200,000 THREADS ON THIS VERY ISSUES. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORUM COMPLAINTS ABOUT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND HOW PEOPLE HAVE SPENT $1000 PLUS AT THE DEALER AND THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. THE DRIVE BY WIRE FUNCTIONALITY INSTEAD OF USING A THROTTLE CABLE SEEMS TO BE HAVING ISSUES THAT EVEN GM DOESN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY LOOKING INTO ON THIS SUBJECT. *TR

OK THE PROBLEM I'M ABOUT TO STATE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 1500 HDS SINCE THEY WHERE NEW AND CHEVY HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER THE YEARS WITH A REFUSAL TO REPAIR. THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL IS WHAT THE PEDAL SENSOR TELLS TO MOVE THE THROTTLE BODY. EVERY SO OFTEN (SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY) THIS MODULE WEIRDS OUT AND PUTS THE TRUCK IN TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER (LIMP MODE) AND WON'T DO OVER 25 MPH WHICH IS VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN TRAVELING FREEWAYS AND TURN PIKES WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS HIGH.I MYSELF HAVE BEEN ALMOST RAN OVER BY BIG RIGS BECAUSE MY TRUCK DECIDED TO GO INTO THIS REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. I MYSELF HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH CHEVROLET CORPORATE WITH THEM TELLING ME THAT I'M SCREWED AND TO GET OVER IT. DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT I JUST WISH CHEVY WOULD STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES INSTEAD OF BLOWING US OFF. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO MY CIRCLE COMING DOWN THE HILL AND MY BRAKES STARTED TO FEEL VERY SOFT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL JUST BELOW THE CURB. I WAS JUST GRATEFUL THAT THERE WERE NO CARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL THIS TIME. WHEN I GOT OUT I SAW A TRAIL OF FLUID ON THE STREET COMING DOWN THE HILL UNDER MY TRUCK. I GOT DOWN AND LOOKED UNDER AND THERE WAS A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. I TOWED IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL MY BRAKE LINES LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE FROM A 40 YR. OLD CAR, ALL RUSTED OUT. COST ME A BOAT LOAD TO REPLACE, THAT IS AFTER THEY TRACKED DOWN REPLACEMENT LINES (TOOK THEM OVER A WEEK). THANKS CHEVY, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE LINES ON THIS TRUCK. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING MY LIFE INTO CONSIDERATION AND RECALLING THESE BRAKE LINES. O WAIT, YOU DIDN'T? THAT'S RIGHT. *TR

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! *TR

GOING OUT OF DRIVE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LATER TURNED OUT TO BE A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM BEING CORRODED. TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A TREE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. NOT REPORTED TO INSURANCE BECAUSE DEDUCTIBLE HIGHER THAN DAMAGE. THIS FAILURE OF THE BREAK LINE HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN 10/2009. LUCKILY NO INJURIES BUT THE NUMBER OF THESE INCIDENTS POINT TO A HAZARDOUS FLAW THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND SLAMMED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE I HAD ZERO BRAKING FROM THE PEDAL. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND SAW A RUSTED BRAKE LINE DRIPPING FLUID. IF I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY I WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE BECAUSE I LOST ALL BRAKING FUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPLACED THE STARTER RELAY BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

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. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED SEVERELY. NO FLUID LEAKS OR FAILURES YET, BUT I WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT NEW BRAKE LINES FROM GM DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE BEFORE THE LINES FAIL. SEVERE RUST, APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE THICKNESS OF THE LINES IS GONE DUE TO RUST. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON A ROADWAY IN THE TOWNSHIP WHERE I LIVE, AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND " I HAD NO BRAKES!" I NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING THRU THE INTERSECTION. I WAS NEAR MY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL SLOWLY HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE, NEAR THE REAR (BED AREA) OF THE TRUCK HAD EXPLODED DUE TO A HIGH VOLUME OF RUST IN WHICH I DISCOVERED THAT ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. BRAKE FLUID HAD SPEWED EVERYWHERE. I FEEL THAT THIS DEFINITELY IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT PEOPLE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A HUGE ISSUE WITH GM TRUCKS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A "NORMAL WEAR ISSUE" FOR A 2003 MODEL. *TR

I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS USELESS FOR STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION BECAUSE ITS FOOT PEDAL IS POSITIONED SO HIGH YOU CANNOT STEP ON IT IN TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF A RUSTED THROUGH STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RAN FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT PROVIDED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FOR BOTH REAR BRAKES.THE POINT WHERE IT RUSTED THROUGH IS ABOVE THE GAS TANK COVER AND NOT VISIBLE FOR INSPECTION. I REALIZE THAT THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN USED IN THE NORTHEAST BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SERIOUS BODY RUST AND HAS RECEIVED REASONABLE CARE. IT ALSO HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THE "DUAL DIAGONAL BRAKE SYSTEM" DID NOT FUNCTION TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING ACTION. IT PROVIDED NO NOTICEABLE BRAKING ACTION. THIS IS ABOUT AS SERIOUS A SAFETY DEFECT AS I CAN IMAGINE. I AM LUCKY IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND MY BRAKES WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR NOT ABLE TO A STOP, I SPEED UP LITTLE TO MAKE IT THRU THE LIGHT AND PULLED OVER IN TO A VACANT LOT TO I CAME TO A STOP. THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE BRAKES SYSTEM POPPED UP. I GOT OUT MY TRUCK WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. BRAKE LINES BUSTED. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY BOAT DOWN THE BOAT RAMP WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARKED THE TRUCK AND SEEN A PUDDLE UNDER DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE AREA. DROVE HOME SLOWLY ON BACK ROADS AND PULLED IT INTO MY GARAGE TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. FOUND THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED ABOVE THE FRAME JUST BEFORE IT TURNS TO COME DOWN TO THE BLOCK THAT CONNECTS TO THE RUBBER LINE. I SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION OF BRAKE LINE, BLED THE BRAKES AND OK AGAIN. WELCOME TO WI *TR

THANK GOD MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND KNEW WHAT TO DO. I WAS DRIVING. AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WE HEAR A NOISE NOT HAVING A CLUE IN THE WORLD. HE SAID WE NEED TO FIND A PULL OFF AND SEE WHAT THAT COULD BE. AS I WENT TO EXIT OFF I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKES. NONE WHATSOEVER. AS MY HUSBAND GETS IT TO A STOP WE DISCOVER BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT FROM BEHIND THE FUEL TANK AND BETWEEN THE CAB. I WAS PANICKING. MY HUSBAND CRAWLS UP UNDER IT TO DISCOVER ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND BUSTED. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE FIRST OF MARCH 2014 FROM JERRY (TODD) HUNT AUTO SALE IN LEXINGTON NC. HOW COULD HE EVEN BE ALLOWED TO SELL SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE? THAT WAS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. HOW CAN CHEVROLET EVEN PUT SUCH BRAKE LINES ON AS THAT? AS I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING. I CALLED TODD HUNTS TO HAVE THE LADY YELLING AT ME! RUDE! THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT...I SEEN DEATH BEFORE MY EYES THAT DAY. I FOUND ON CONSUMER AGENCY WHERE OUT OF 473 COMPLAINTS 101 WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE THE SAME TRUCKS THE YEARS 1999-2003. I ALSO FOUND IN NEW YORK TIMES WHERE GM ISN'T WANTING TO DO A RECALL CAUSE IT WAS GOING TO COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO NOW WHAT? WE ALL JUST GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

I WAS APPROACHING MD HIGHWAY 97 ON NICODEMUS ROAD WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. FORTUNATELY NO VEHICLE WAS COMING AS I COULD NOT STOP. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INSUFFICENT FOR STOPPING THE TRUCK. I FINALLY HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE TO STOP. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES NEAR THE ABS UNIT HAD BURST DUE TO RUST. ALL OF THE LINES AT THAT LOCATION WERE RUSTY. I REPLACED ALL LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES FROM AN AFTER-MARKET SUPPLIER. I SEE THAT THE FUEL LINES NEAR THAT LOCATION ARE ALSO RUSTY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

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 NHTSA 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.

TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MPH INTO A CONGESTED INTERSECTION APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GAVE NORMAL RESISTANCE, THE ABOUT A SECOND LATER WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THINKING MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, I ADDED 12 OZ OF DOT 3 FLUID, PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GET IT HOME. UPON DAYLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THAT ALL OF THE REAR LINES ON THE TRUCK WERE IN A RUSTED CONDITION. *TR

I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED. AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK AND LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINE (METAL LINE) ABOVE THE REAR-END HAD RUSTED CAUSING THE TUBE TO WEAKEN AND CRACK. *TR

THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

RUSTED BRAKE LINES CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO BURST AND NO LONGER FUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE RUST ON ALL SIX BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL SIX BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THE CALIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME AND I WAS TOWING MY BROTHER IN LAWS SMALL TRACTOR ON MY DAD'S TANDEM AXLE TRAILER. WE HAD ALREADY DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES AND COMING UP TO THEIR HOUSE TURN OFF. I TURNED INTO THERE DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO TURN SO WE COULD THEN BACK UP THE TRAILER TO HIS BARN TO UNLOAD HIS TRACTOR. THE TRUCK STOPPED PERFECTLY BUT THE BRAKES FELT WEIRD AT THAT POINT SO WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED I PUT INTO PARK THEN WE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND UNLOADED THE TRACTOR AND WHEN WE WAS UNLOADING THE TRACTOR I WENT UP TO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND OPENED THE DOOR BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD HELP HOLD MY TRUCK IN PLACE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE TRACTOR HIT THE BACK OF THE TRAILER WHICH IN TURN WOULD MAKE THE REAR OF MY TRUCK REALLY LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ABSOLUTELY NO PEDAL AT ALL. THEN I NOTICED THE SMELL OF BRAKE FLUID THEN LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SURE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CRAWLED UNDER THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK JUST A BIT AND NOTICE ALL THE BRAKE LINES RIGHT THERE IN ONE AREA BUT THE ONE HAD BUSTED/SPLIT. SO I KIND OF NOTICE ALL THE OTHER ONES ALL IN THAT AREA WERE REALLY RUSTED UP SOME AS WELL. IT ALMOST IN THAT AREA ONLY LOOKED AS IF THE TRUCK HAD 200,000 MILES ON IT BUT JUST ON THE BRAKE LINES NOTHING ELSE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I ONLY HAVE TWO VEHICLES AND I WORKED IN TWO DAYS SO I WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTOPARTS STORE AND BOUGHT WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO FIX THE TRUCK. GOT HOME AND STARTED IN ON IT. AND REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ONE FITTING I NEEDED SO LUCKILY FOR ME MY DAD WAS ALREADY OUT AND HE PICKED UP WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE PART. NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN HE GOT TO MY PLACE THE PARTS THEY GAVE HIM WASN'T THE CORRECT PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING T 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES HOWEVER, THE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,776.

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND ON JULY 29, 2014 I WANTED TO DRIVE IT TO A STORE AND COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 93000 MILES AND IN THE PAST 8 YEARS AND WE DID NOT DRIVE IT EVERY DAY. MANY DAYS AND WEEKS WAS JUST PARKED. THEREFORE, THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT HAVE SO MUCH USAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO PICK OUR 2 YEAR OLD UP FROM THE BABYSITTER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A WARNING ALARM SIMULTANEOUSLY ALERTED ME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THANKFULLY, THIS HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON THE WAY TO PICK UP OUR CHILD! I CAN'T IMAGINE THE POTENTIAL TRAGEDY HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, THEY WERE SERIOUSLY RUSTED AND PRACTICALLY CRUMBLED IN MY HUSBAND'S HANDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT, THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKE LINES WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

ON FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2014 WHILE ON A FRIENDS PROPERTY IN PLACERVILLE, CA, MY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I'D BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2003 AND DON'T RECALL EVER HAVING USED THE TIRE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A COUPLE OF THE PARTS THAT SECURED THE SPARE UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. IN ONE SENSE, I WAS GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE ON A FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH. WHAT A CATASTROPHE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR OFF-ROAD PURPOSES. *TR

BRAKES GAVE OUT , COULD NOT HARDLY STOP THE VEHICLE , COME TO FIND OUT AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH THE YEARS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003 THE ( NHTSA ) IS INVESTIGATING AND HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I CALLED TO SEE IF GM HAD A RECALL ON THE THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT. THE GM CUSTOMER ASSIST DEPARTMENT GAVE A CASE NUMBER. REASON CORROSION ON SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES. *JS

WHILE APPROACHING A LEFT TURN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW FROM 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE FORCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRAKING PROCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE REAR DRIVERS BRAKE LINE APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES AHEAD OF THE UNION JOINT JOINING THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE T TO THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS UNIT. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE LINE AS WELL AS THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES APPEARED TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *JS

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.

FRAME RUST ENOUGH TO VOID INSPECTION. RUST NOTICED WITHIN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. VEHICLE NOW FAILS INSPECTION. I HAVE ANOTHER OLDER GM VEHICLE HOUSED IN THE SAME PLACE, DRIVEN IN THE SAME AREA WITH DOUBLE THE MILEAGE AND THREE YEARS OLDER WITHOUT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL IT IS DESIGN/MATERIALS ISSUE. *JS

DRIVING TRUCK OUT OF PARKING AREA AT HOUSE ENTERING STREET AND BOTH BRAKE LINES SUPPLY TO ABS BROKE. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES TO FRONT OR BACK. JUST ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN BACK INTO PARKING AREA BEHIND MY HOUSE. HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO FULLY STOP TRUCK. CALLED FOR A FLAT BED TRUCK TO HAUL MY TRUCK TO LOCAL AUTO SHOP TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED. THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED ,CORROSION PROBLEM !. $1000 BRAKE LINE REPAIR. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS TIME IF I WAS ON THE BUSY STREET ONE MORE BLOCK FARTHER IN MY TRAVEL.SECOND TIME BRAKE LINE BROKE ON THIS TRUCK. ^ MONTHS AGO REPLACED ONE LINE ON BACK BRAKE, SAME PROBLEM.NOW LINES UNDER DRIVERS CAB BOTH BROKE UNDER PEDAL STRESS. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON BOTH LINES. HAD MANY OTHER TRUCKS AND CARS AND NEVER SAW SUCH POOR QUALITY BRAKE LINES. IF THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL ABOUT IT.WIFE WAS IN TRUCK ALSO AND PULLING A 14FT BOAT.ANY DAMAGES OR BODILY INJURY WOULD BE PUT ON GM AND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT SELECTION OF BRAKE LINES. SHOULD BE A RECALL YEARS AGO. THOUSANDS OF GM TRUCK OWNERS HAVE PROBLEMS. MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY HAVE HAD SAME BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS. ONLY 70,000 MILES ON TRUCK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2003 SILVERADO FROM WORK AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES FOR A CAR THAT HAD CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRIEFLY THEY CAUGHT AS NORMAL, BUT THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS TOO LATE FOR ANY WARNING AS IT HAPPENED WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH ALTHOUGH NARROWLY. THERE HAD BEEN NO SIGNS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THE INCIDENT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE BRAKE LINES HAD GIVEN WAY. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. BRAKE LINES SHOULDN'T SIMPLY RUST AND GIVE WAY. THE LINES SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY GM AND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL MADE. MY CASE IS NOT THE ONLY CASE THAT HAS HAPPENED AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS AND MESSAGE BOARDS FILLED WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I AM A VERY LOYAL GM CUSTOMER, BUT GM OWES IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND VERY WELL COULD LEAD TO DEATH AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY IF HAPPENING AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT FOUR OF THE EXHAUST HEADER MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ON JULY 18, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK. I NOTICE THAT THE FOUR BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR WERE ALL RUSTED AND ONE BROKE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

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?!! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A SMOOTH PAVED COUNTY ROAD WITH MY A/C ON. IT WAS ABOUT 78 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I HAD THE A/C RUNNING ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE AIR JUST TURNED WARM. I TRIED 3 TIMES TURNING OFF THE A/C AND BACK ON, AND THE AIR FAILED TO COOL. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, TURNED THE A/C ON, GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS NOT ENGAGING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. 2 OTHER MECHANICS FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM AS WELL. THE SYSTEM WAS CHARGED CORRECTLY, NOT LEAKING, AND EVEN REPLACED THE HVAC CONTROL MODULE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CASES JUST LIKE MINE AND I WOULD LIKE GM TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. I AM PROUD TO BE A GM CUSTOMER AND HAVE ALWAYS LIKED MY GM PICKUPS. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I POINTED THIS PROBLEM OUT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY (2 OR 3 YEARS OLD) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOWING RUST AFTER A YEAR OR SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. ..UPDATED 08-28-14 *BF UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH A RACE CAR, THE TRUCK STARTED GRINDING DOWN WITH A KNOCKING NOISE..UNATTACHED TRAILER FROM TRUCK AND BROUGHT HOME...REAR-END COVER HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED OUT ALL THE FLUID...WHILE CHANGING THAT NOTICED THAT THE BREAK LINE UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD RUSTED IN TWO( THE BRAKE LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THIS COVER LOOKED GOOD IT WAS ONLY UNDERNEATH THE COVER) BUT UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE STARTING TO CORRODE... THERE ARE 3 SILVERADO IN MY FAMILY TWO 2003 AND A 2002. IN 2 DIFFERENT STATES( ONE OF THEM TRAVELS THROUGH THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN KENTUCKY (BLACK MOUNTAIN). WHEN TOLD THE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM THEY INSPECTED THERE VEHICLES AND SURE ENOUGH ALL OF THEM HAVE CORRODED AND BREAKING BRAKE LINES...HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR GOD WARNING US WITH THE GRINDING NOISES...WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO NOT ONLY ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVING BUT WHOMEVER WAS RIDING WITH THEM!!!!!!!! *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

DURING COMMUTE TO WORK ON 22 APRIL 2014, AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AND PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE MAIN CONSOLE CHIMED, SHOWED A MESSAGE TO CHECK BRAKES, AND I WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE LEVER TO THE FLOOR. I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE STOPLIGHT. I SLOWLY RETURNED HOME (ABOUT A MILE) AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK NEARBY, THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE IN DRIVE. WHEN PLACED ON THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE BED. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANICS STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEHIND THE MASTER CYLINDER. ADDITIONALLY, I HAD ASKED THEM TO INSPECT WHY I SOMETIMES HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THIS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE FUEL TANK (DUE TO CORROSION), AND I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TANK SYSTEM TO REPLACE THE PUMP. *TR

HAD TO MAKE QUICK STOP AND REQUIRED ME TO STEP ON BRAKES FAIRLY HARD. BLEW A BRAKE LINE AND LOST ALL BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO SERVE TO AVOID ACCIDENT, AND THEN USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MYSELF. HAD TRUCK TAKEN TO SHOP, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. $1000+ JOB. *TR

TRAVELING NORTH ON 95 JUST OUTSIDE OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE IN MIDDLE TRAVEL LANES WHEN STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. HAD TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND TRAVEL ONTO MEDIUM TO AVOID ACCIDENT. I CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND OBSERVED BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID UNDER DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BACKING PLATE FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE BACKING PLATE, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND FRACTURED CAUSING AN EXTENSIVE LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V161000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO ALMOST 2 OUT OF 10 ON THE PRESSURE GAUGE. I STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND LET THE ENGINE COOL FOR 20 MINUTES. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND COLOR. IT WAS OK IN BOTH RESPECTS. AFTER ANOTHER 30 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED HOME. I WATCHED THE PRESSURE GAGE FOR ANOTHER HOUR AND SAW THE PRESSURE READING CONTINUE TO FALL TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL BUT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN EL CENTRO, CA 92243 FOR THEIR ANALYSIS. THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY POOR OIL AND NEEDED CHANGING. I LET THEM SERVICE THE TRUCK AS THEY WISHED. THEY ALSO SCANNED (SWEPT) THE GAUGES AND CHANGED THE OIL AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING. I DID NOT RETURN TO THE DEALER AS I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR AN ARGUMENT. *TR

GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH A 700 LB LOAD IN THE BACK ON RT. 44. SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF RT. 44 ONTO A SIDE STREET. WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN STREET THERE WERE LIMITED BRAKES. WHEN SHE CAME UPON OUR STREET SHE USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. SHE AGAIN APPLIED THIS METHOD TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. ONCE IN THE DRIVEWAY SHE TOLD ME THERE ARE NO BRAKES IN THE TRUCK. I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A SPRAYING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT. I GOT OUT AND SAW BRAKE FLUID AROUND THE WHEEL WELL AND DRIPPING ON THE GROUND FROM THE BRAKE LINE. *TR

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 ! *TR

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. *TR

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING AND PARKED VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLUID UNDER LEFT REAR AXLE AREA. BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. I DO NOT THINK A TEN YEAR OLD TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY SON [XXX] WANTED A 4X4 TRUCK SO THIS GUY [XXX] SAID HIS WAS FOR SALE HE COULD TEST DRIVE IT,WELL THE 4X4 DID NOT WORK ON THE TRUCK THE MINUTE MY SON SHIFTED IT IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE TIRE ROD AND SOMETHING ELSE,SO MY DAUGHTERS FATHER [XXX] WORKS ON VEHICLES AND SALES THEM TOO. WELL I ASKED [XXX] TO HELP GET MY SONS TRUCK BACK FROM [XXX] AND FIX NICKS TRUCK SO WE COULD HAVE A VEHICLE BECAUSE WE WERE SHARING ONE VEHICLE. NICK WANTED AND [XXX] WANTED FINALLY [XXX] FIXED [XXX] TRUCK AND WHEN WE GOT MY SON TRUCK BACK IT WAS MAKING A NOISE,SO [XXX] SAID HE THINKS ITS THE FUEL PUMP NO BIG DEAL,I SAID OK. HE GAVE ME AND ESTIMATE TO FIX NICKS TRUCK OF 2000.00, WELL SOMEONE AT [XXX]"S WAS RIPPING ME OFF IT WAS ONLY 600.00 R AROUND THAT AMOUNT. WELL ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE GOING THROUGH A BAD DIVORCE HE HAD JUST SIGN OVER THE TITLE AND REGISTRATION TO ME,AND IT WAS LEFT IN GLOVE BOX MY FAULT,BUT HE FORGED THE DOCUMENTS PLUS CASH A 500.00 CHECK THAT I STOPPED PAYMENT ON. I MADE TO POLICE REPORTS PLUS THERE'S 2 911 CALLS WHERE WE R CHASING HIM BUT THE SPEED WAS GETTING OUT OF HAND I TOLD MY SON TO BACK OFF,WE PAID 1500.00 FOR THE TRUCK OUR LIFE IS WORTH MORE. I GOT THE COMPLAINT NUMBERS COPS DID NOTHING. WENT TO DMV HE TRIED TWICE THERE TO SWITCH IT THEY TURNED HIM DOWN,SO HE WENT TO A TITLE COMPANY IN LAFAYETTE,LA ON JOHNSTON STREET AND GOT IT DONE. PLUS I PAID MY INSURANCE FOR SIX MONTHS AHEAD, I REPORTED IT TO PROGRESSIVE THEY WERE MAILING MY REFUND CHECK,HE STOLE THAT AND APPLIED IT BACK I THINK HE R SOMEONE GOT IN A WRECK AND TRIED TO CLAIM A INSURANCE CLAIM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE I LOST BRAKING ACTION. THE LINE SERVICING THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED/CORRODED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE AND RESULTED IN NO BRAKES. *TR

ON WED, JUNE 25TH APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY DUE A STOP LIGHT CHANGING ON ME AND I FELT MY BRAKE PEDAL GET "SQUISHY" WHEN TRYING TO STOP. I VERIFIED THIS WHEN I TRIED STOPPING AT THE NEXT LIGHT AND THE PEDAL SUNK EVEN FURTHER AND IT TOOK EVEN LONGER TO STOP. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME MY BRAKES WERE ABOUT USELESS FOR ANY SPEED OVER AN IDLE AS THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARDS WHEN PRESSED. LUCKILY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE ROAD, SO I DID NOT NEED TO STOP QUICKLY. I THEN LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES HEAVILY CORRODED/RUSTED IN A SPOT JUST BEHIND MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. I HAD MY WIFE PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I WAS WATCHING THE LINES AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEM HAD BLOWN OPEN AND WAS SQUIRTING FLUID. I SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO GET MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AS IT WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE REQUIRED PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER INCREASING MY REPAIR BILL. AND AFTER TALKING WITH MY MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE PARTS, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED AS THEY HAVE HAD TO DO THESE SAME REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS USING MY TRUCK TO HAUL HER HORSES AROUND AS I DO NOT THINK SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AT ALL WITH THAT EXTRA WEIGHT BEHIND HER TRAILER BRAKES OR NOT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. BRAKE LINE FAIL DO TO RUST. TRUCK'S STOPPING DISTANCE HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND I WAS LUCKY WASN'T IN TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCUR, TIMING WAS A FACTOR FOR THAT. OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND IN TRAFFIC. NOTE: I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CHEVROLET TRUCKS FOR OVER 39 YEARS, AND NEVER HAD BRAKE LINE FAIL, ESPECIALLY FOR RUSTING. TRUCK'S LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED BY GOODYEAR BARRY ROAD TIRE & SERVICE, COST OF $181.20. *TR

DRIVING ON I271 NORTHBOUND, HEADING TO 77N, LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, THE ROAD WAS DRY. I WAS DOING 70 -72 MPH. SPEED LIMIT ON 271 IS 70. DRIVER IN RIGHT LANE SUDDENLY DECIDED TO SWITCH TO LEFT LANE, CUTTING IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES VERY HARD. I ALSO HAD TO HIT BRAKES, BUT NOT QUITE AS HARD, AS I HAD SOME SPACE. AS I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY CHOICE I HAD TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO HER, WAS SWERVE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN, ALL THE WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES HOPING FOR SOMETHING. BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM FISHTAILING IN THE GRASS, STRAIGHTENED OUT, PASSED THE WOMAN WHO I ALMOST REAR ENDED, AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT STILL NO BRAKES. I EVENTUALLY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND COASTED TO A STOP.I WAS VERY LUCKY---THERE WAS ROAD CONSTRUCTION COMING UP WITH SIGNS IN THE MEDIAN,AND TRAFFIC BARRELS IN THE ROAD, AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A MILE OF THAT AREA. HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO FIRESTONE, AND THEY TOLD ME BOTH BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE ABS UNIT BLEW OUT. IF GM WANTS TO SAVE MONEY BY USING CHEAP MATERIAL, IT SHOULD BE ON NON SAFETY RELATED PARTS, NOT SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS BRAKE COMPONENTS. AS THE AVERAGE AGE OF MOST VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY IS 10 YRS., CAR MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE FORCED TO MANUFACTURE OR USE PARTS, ESP., PARTS AS BRAKES, THAT WILL LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. *JS

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE LOST MY BRAKES. THANK GOD BOTH TIMES WERE AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS 2ND TIME OCCURRED IN A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT. AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD JUST LEFT WITH THERE ORDER OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THEM. I THEN DROVE VERY SHORT DISTANCE USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. PLEASE RECALL AN FIX THIS PROBLEM. ..ITS THE RIGHT THING FOR GM TO DO. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

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. *JS

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! *JS

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.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN I FOUND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. REPAIR MECHANIC SAID BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE RUSTED OUT. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *JS

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS REPEATEDLY APPLIED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER TO THE TRANNY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DIAGNOSTIC CENTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTOR, MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL BUT I CANT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR IT ACCELERATES SLOWLY GAINING SPEED. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY 2500 HD HAS AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AND THIS IS AN ONGOING AND CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CAN SEE EVIDENCE OF HOT EXHAUST GASES LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING. I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR, THE DASH WARNINGS CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE HAPPENED. I CHECKED THE FLUID, IT WAS LOW, BUT IN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH. THE LEFT REAR UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COVERED AND DRIPPING WITH BRAKE FLUID, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE BREAKLINES ARE CORRODED THROUGH. SCHEDULED WITH A MECHANIC LATER THIS PM FOR A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND FORTH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH NUMEROUS TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL UPON MAKING A TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,829.

DRIVING UP TO RED LIGHT. BEGAN TO BRAKE. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW ME AND STOPPED. UNDER FURTHER INSPECTION THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FATHERS 2003 SILVERADO 3 WEEKS EARLIER. *TR

MADE A SEMI-HARD STOP, DUE TO A CAR PULLING IN FRONT, BRAKE LINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING, THIS COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE AIR VENT DUCT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,403 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL BRAKES FAILED. 3 BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO BEING RUSTED OUT @~$1700. 11 MONTHS LATER SECOND FAILURE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, AGAIN NO WARNINGS UNTIL BRAKES FAILED, ~$350 REPAIR FOR ADDITIONAL BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. 10 MONTHS LATER, SUDDEN TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NO WARNINGS UNTIL AFTER BRAKE FAILURE. ~$180 REPAIR FOR YET ANOTHER SECTION OF BRAKE LINES AND VERY CLOSE ACCIDENT. IN ALL 3 CASES THIS WAS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR ABILITY TO SLOW LET ALONE STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

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. *TR

PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON TRUCK. NOTICED STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED, GIVEN THE CARE THIS TRUCK HAS RECEIVED. WHILE NOW 11 YEARS OLD, THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF CORROSION OR RUST. BUT THE BRAKE LINES ALONE ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEAR FAILURE WITH SUBSTANTIAL SCALING, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/INFERIOR MATERIALS, AND IT WILL BE EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME, AS DEALERS ARE QUOTING $1000 PLUS PARTS TO REPLACE ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE NOTICED BEFORE AN ACTUAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND AN ACCIDENT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL INJECTORS PROBLEM . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS MIS-DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER NEVER CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS, IN WHICH WHITE SOME WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE GLOW PLUGS, WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.

HIT BRAKES AND A LINE BLEW ALMOST HIT CAR INFRONT OF ME. LIKE ALL GM TRUCKS IN SNOW COUNTRY MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU ALONG WITH MY REAR BACKING PLATES RUSTING OFF. GM DEALERS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING IS EVER DONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED FROM BLOWN BRAKE LINES FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING. I GUESS ALOT SINCE THEY HELD OFF TEN YEARS ON THERE CURRENT PROBLEM. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN ACOUPLE OF PEOPLE GET HURT OR DIE AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IT ISN'T DELT WITH. MAYBE BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE IN BED TOGETHER AND IT WILL COST SOME ONE SOME MONEY. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT SIGNAL LIGHT. BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT BRAKE BROKE WITH PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON 6/23/2014. UPDATED 3/16/15 *JS

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUST QUIT WORKING ALTOGETHER. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THE CLUSTER WILL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST TWO WERE ON GM; THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE ON ME. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH GM OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PART. WHY DO THEY KEEP PRODUCING CRAP? UNTIL THE CLUSTER IS REPLACED, I HAVE NO IDEA OF ENGINE FUNCTIONS AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY GPS, I'D HAVE NO IDEA OF MY SPEED. *TR

ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES AND ETC., INTERMEDIATELY DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD IS NOT WORKING, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN IT COMES BACK ON WORKING. IT'S GETTING WORSE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD? *TR

CAME OUT OF STORE ,STARTED VEHICLE BRAKE WARNING LITE AND CHIMES CAME ON .BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. DROVE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP (A SHORT DISTANCE) WAS TOLD THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CONTAMINATING THE SYSTEM THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS $1823.86. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK WHETHER ON A REGULAR STREET OR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY EITHER DIES, REDUCES DOWN TO IDLE SPEED OR IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. THE REDUCED POWER SIGNAL COMES ON, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON REGULAR STREETS. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AT PENSKE CHEVROLET, AND ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 8/2013, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO US. SINCE 12/2013, THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND NOW WE DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS. THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THE CHEVROLET COMPANY HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, FIVE MILES PER HOUR OR BELOW THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO REAR END COLLISION. THEY HAVE RECALLED MANY OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM (SPEED SENSORS AND BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURES) AND IT IS OBVIOUS MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR CORRECTION FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AND REPLACED, ROCKER PANELS TOTALLY ROTTED, AND EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR G M FRAME ,G M SAYS THEY ONLY COVER FOR ONE YEAR. SO I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THIS CAN RECTIFIED BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

STEPPED HARD ON BRAKES TO AVOID DEER AND THEN LOST ALL BRAKES ACCEPT EMERGENCY FOUND OUT CHEVY SILVERADOS HAVE LINE PROBLEMS. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, NOTICED THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,938.

BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH RESISTORS, DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY. RESISTORS GET SO HOT THEY MELT AND MELT THE END OFF THE FACTORY WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRES AND BLOWER MOTOR ARE SUPPOSE TO BE PROTECTED BY A FUSE BUT THE FUSE NEVER BLOWS. REPLACED RESISTORS IN 2013 BUT IT DID NOT LAST 1 YEAR AND BURNED UP AGAIN IN 2014! GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS BUT DOES NOT CARE IF THE WIRES OVER HEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, PUMPING WILL NOT HELP, AND NO WARNING UNTIL PEDAL REACHES THE FLOOR. SERVICE CENTER SAYS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

GOING 49MPH, THEN TURNED ON LEFT TURN, SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT, WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TOWNSEND BROS . CHEVROLET. MILES IN 64,143.0 ESTIMATE CHARGES ONLY $48.93 VERIFIED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED BRAKE LINES. REC.REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES FROM END TO END. COST TO REPLACE,$789.94..... ESTIMATE TOTAL TO BE, ,$1,442.99 WITH EXTRAS I DID WANT. ONLY WILLING TO PAY FOR FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT FOR $60.00... *TR

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

FIRST TIRE, THE THREAD BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE GOING 50 MPH ON STATE HIGHWAY BUT DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE PUT $3000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SAM'S REPLACE TIRE , BUT BF GOODRICH SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIRE . SECOND TIRE ON [ 5-24-14] FROM SAME SET 7 MONTHS LATER LOSE THREAD AND BLEW OUT WHILE DOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RUNNING ME THROUGH RIGHT HAND DITCH ON TO SERVICE ROAD . BELT CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRUCK AGAIN , BUT LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT OR DAMAGE TO OTHERS. *TR

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! *TR

WAS LEAVING STORE NEAR MY HOME AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER DROVE HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE ON INSPECTION FOUND LEAKING BRAKE LINE IN REAR OF TRUCK THEN INSPECTED ALL OTHER LINES AND FOUND THEM VERY RUSTED AS WELL THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY LEAK. *TR

I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WHERE MY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL WAS RED AND I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY 2003 SILVERADO C1500, WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW AND I COULD NOT STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I STEERED TO THE RIGHT OF TWO WAITING CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION BEYOND THE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING AT THAT MOMENT ON THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY CROSSROAD SO A CRASH WAS AVOIDED. ALL OF THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE INSPECTED AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED (RUSTED), WITH THE REAR BRAKE LINE LEAKING ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM WHERE IT EXITS THE ABS UNIT UNDER THE CAB. THE MASTER CYLINDER FLUID LEVEL WAS NORMAL AND THERE WERE NEVER ANY PREVIOUS LEAKS, WARNING LIGHTS, OR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND I AM THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER. THE VISIBLE LEVEL OF CORROSION SEEMS EXTREME ON THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT FUEL LINES COULD ALSO LEAK AND INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A FIRE DUE TO THEIR LIKEWISE POOR CONDITION DUE TO EXTREME RUST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 5/1/2014 TRAFFIC STOPPED SHORT. I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE TRUCK STOPPED OK. TRAVELED ABOUT ANOTHER 2 BLOCKS AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDEL TO STOP. IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I AD NO BRAKES. I HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP, AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE RUSTED, BROKEN BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOUND UP TOTALING THE TRUCK DUE TO THE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A TURN FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SLOWLY LOSING BRAKES SOFT BRAKE PEDAL NO WARNING LIGHT. DROVE TO DEALER, TOLD ME RUSTY LEAKING BRAKE LINES ' WOULD COST ME $991.00 TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. I TOLD THEM I COULD NOT PAY THAT, I ASK ABOUT A RECALL WITH NO AVAIL, THEY LET ME DRIVE IT HOME, BY THE TIME I GOT THERE I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL, THE LIGHT FINALLY CAME. I AM THE ORGINAL OWNER. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK, IT WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. NOW. *TR

BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO RUSTING OUT. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. I LOST BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TRUCK COLIDED WITH GUARD RAIL. BOUNCED OFF, HIT VEHICLE 1, THEN INTO VEHICLE 2 THEN STOPPED AFTER HITTING VEHICLE 3 A SEMI TRUCK. ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. SILVERADO WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT. AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DURING ONE OF THE IMPACTS. *JS

VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, WHEN THE WHOLE TRUCK SHUTTERED, I LOST THE DRIVE CAPABILITIES OF THE TRUCK THEN STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE TO FIND FLUID COMING OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE. IN MY CASE THIS HAPPENED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME ON A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE. UPDATED 12/01/2014 *JS

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD 3 BRAKE LINE FAILURES RESULTING IN NO ABILITY TO USE THE BRAKES. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 10, 2014 WHILE DRIVING IN A SUBURBAN AREA. LUCKILY, IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING WITH NO TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT (10567344) AFTER MY LAST FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2013. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

RADIO SPEAKERS WENT OUT WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER TINKERED WITH BUT NEVER FOUND EXACT PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE. THEN LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 4 YEARS AGO STILL DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. FUEL GAUGE INOP. 2 YRS AGO. THEN SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC SINCE AUGUST LAST YEAR. AND SINCE OCT 2013 VEHICLE JUST DIES AT LOW RPMS OR IDLES ERRATIC. ONE OUT OF 53 DAYS MOST EVERYTHING. WORKS FINE EXCEPT FUEL GAUGE. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN ALL THE PROBLEMS COME BACK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ALL PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BUT WITH THE IT BEING OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND SINCE JUST SWAPPING OUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY NOT FIX ANY OF THE PROBLEMS I SHOULD JUST LIVE WITH IT. *JS

I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LT MANUFACTURED IN NOV 2002, FOR THE PAST YR AND A HALF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY OUTSIDE TEMP AND DIRECTION INDICATOR LOCATED ON THE REAR VIEW, THE HEATED SEATS, THE REMOTE ENTRY HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING AND SOMETIMES THE STEREO WILL COME ON AND WORK PROPERLY BUT WITH NO SOUND, CONSTANTLY HAVING TO GET A JUMP START BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED WHILE PARKED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS I FOUND OUT THAT THOSE ITEMS I JUST LISTED ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE OR (BCM). ALSO THAT IT WILL DRAW POWER OFF OF THE BATTERY. THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM RECALLED ON THE OTHER GM VEHICLES, WHY IS THE RECALL NOT BEING ADDED TO THE CHEVY TRUCKS AS WELL. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME TIME AS THE MALIBU'S AND OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PART. *TR

VEHICLE WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE CRASH EARLY ON. WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FRONT TO REAR 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 TIMES, PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. I SPENT 3 DAYS IN ICU AND AM NOW RECUPERATING AT HOME. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT . THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *TR

THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF IN THE MANIFOLD, AFTER CHECKING YOU-TUBE I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THE GM HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE. *TR

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. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF IN BLOCK CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS COMPUTER GETTING MIXED SIGNALS, O2 SENSOR AND WILL CAUSE MOTOR TO GO BAD IN TIME. *TR

ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES IN FRONT OF THE ABS MODULE BURST DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS TO WARN OF BRAKE FLUID LOSS. .EA11001. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 08/18/2014 *JS

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED GOING SOFT. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. I WAS IN A PANIC BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY BASS BOAT. I WASN'T SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, I HIT MY PARK BRAKE, THEN BRAKE FAIL INDICATOR ALARMS SOUNDED, I USED MY GEAR SHIFT JERKING IT INTO REVERSE BUT HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAD NO PRIOR NOTICE OR PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING OUT OF EMERGENCY CARE. I OPENED MY HOOD, AND NOTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP, AND THEY NOTED MY BRAKE LINES TO BE RUSTED. TO REPLACE IT COST ME $1270.43. NOW I SEE WHERE YOU INVESTIGATED THIS AND FAILED TO ORDER RECALL. WHY HAVE THE NHTSA IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PROTECT US, THE PUBLIC. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS UNSTABLE, AND DOES NOT FULLY FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *TR

POWER STEERING IS LOST AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

WENT TO BACK UP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE WAS CORRODED THROUGH AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. *JS

FIRST COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON 10/21/10. COMPLAINT #10361641. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN DTR LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE OUT,SMELLED BURNING WIRE SAW THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WIRES LEADING TO LIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND ALSO MELTED THE SOCKET AGAIN. I THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FIXED THE PROBLEM MYSELF THE FIRST TIME AND WILL DO SO THIS TIME. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RESET THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ALONG WITH THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

HAD A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING INTO MAY DRIVEWAY STOPPED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. METAL BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED ALL BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED/CORRODED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED (ALL METAL LINES) AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST. *TR

RUSTED BRAKE LINES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT TEMPERATURES <32 DEGREES AND PAVEMENT IS WET OR SNOWCOVERED, ICE BUILD-UP STOPS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. I HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS GOING THROUGH RED LIGHTS OR ALMOST REAR-ENDING OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

BRAKE LINES FUEL LINES AND TRANS LINES ALL RUSTED OUT THE TRUCK IS RUST FREE BODY AND FRAME THE LINES ARE FAULTY AS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. *JS

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT START UP DID NOT GO OUT, GOT BACK HOME NOTICED SPONGY PEDAL PARKED NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON GROUND APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM LINE AROUND ABS UNIT UNDER TRUCK, ALMOST ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SUFFERING FROM SEVERE CORROSION AND NEED REPLACED, SAFETY SENSITIVE ITEMS SUCH AS BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM CORROSION. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY DRIVING ON SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED. REPAIRS MADE $1,800+. *TR

WHILE PARKED, I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND PRESSED THE BRAKE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND MY SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE ACTIVATED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT. BRAKE FLUID IS SQUIRTING OUT OF A METAL BRAKE LINE IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, JUST ABOVE THE DRIVER REAR TIRE. *TR

I HAD ONE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAIL FOUND AT TIME OF REPAIRS THE OTHER WAS STARTING TO LEAK HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LINES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED GOING SOFT. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. I WAS IN A PANIC BECAUSE AS I ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY, I WASN'T SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, AND HIT MY HOME. AS I ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY, MY PEDAL WAS AGAINST THE FLOOR, AND MY TRUCK WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST SHY OF MY CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. ONCE I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, THE BRAKE FAIL INDICATOR ALARMS SOUNDED, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE WHEN THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STARTED TO FAIL. I OPENED MY HOOD, AND NOTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP, AND THEY NOTED MY BRAKE LINES TO BE RUSTED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, AND WE DON'T USE ROAD SALT, SO I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THE LINES ARE ALL COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR

I HIT A DEER HEAD ON AND TOTALED MY SILVERADO. I HIT IT AT 55 MPH AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

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. *TR

I STARTED TO LEAVE MY HOME AND THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. NO SLOW LEAK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE. IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE LINE IS VERY CORRODED. DEALER TOLD ME 2200.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. ONE WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR. FRAME HAS BEEN RUSTY SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63000 MILES. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN HIGHWAY. *TR

THIS STARTED IN 2007 WITH THE PURCHASE OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES. THEY HAVE FAILED IN 2009 (PAID TO REPLACE), 2013, 2014. THESE TIRE ARE USED ON MY2003 CHEVROLET 2500 DIESEL PICKUP AND WE PULL A 5TH WHEEL. THE TIRES CONTINUE TO SEPARATE AND THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MARCH 6TH, 2014. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT IT COULD. WE WERE TRAVELING TO PHOENIX AZ FROM GRAPEVINE, TX WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE NM AND GRANTS NM. THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE IN SEP 2012 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 18000 MILES. IN AUGUST OF 2013 I HAD TO REPLACE 3 MORE TIRES BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR WILL REPLACE THEM FOR A PRICE AND IT'S STARTING TO GET VERY COSTLY. THEY REIMBURSE FOR ABOUT 20% OF THE COST OF A TIRE. I WILL BUY NEW TIRES BUT NOT GOODYEAR. THEY ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. LEFT REAR LINE BUSTED WHILE GOING 60 MPH AND LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

AFTER MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALERTING ME TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED. PULLED IN TO PARKING LOT (AFTER THE LIGHT) AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK FROM THE BRAKE LINES LEADING INTO THE ABS CONTROLLER AND FROM A SHARP BEND IN THE LINE THAT OPERATES THE REAR AXLE. LINES HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. *TR

FIRST FAILURE WAS THE DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM I WAS HOOKED UP TO A TRAILER AND STARTED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY (ABOUT 0.4MILE LONG) AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARDS. THERE WAS NO STOPPING EFFORT FROM THE BRAKES. I USED THE MANUAL CONTROL OF THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BOTH BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAB AREA HAD RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED AT THE SAME TIME. HAD I BEEN ON THE ROAD AT SPEED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. THE DEALER WHO PICKED UP THE TRUCK COMMENTED THAT THIS HAPPENS "SOMETIMES". HE REPLECED THE LINES WITH NON-GM ONES SO THEY WOULD LAST LONGER. THIS WINTER I WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE TRUCK IN COLD WEATHER AND NOTED THAT I NEEDED TO OPERATE THE MANUAL FUEL PRIMING PUMP TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED. (TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL DIESEL ENGINE. THE DEALER WHEN WORKING ON THIS NOTED THAT THE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY SAFETY CONCERN THIS TIME WAS THE SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL WEEPING OUT OF THE RUSTED AREAS UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE EXHAUST. AND ONTO THE GROUND. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OF RUST OCCURRING ON THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. THIS WORRIES ME AS THE TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 36,000 MILES ON IT AND I LIVE IN A STATE (VERMONT) THAT USES SAND AND NOT SALT ON THE ROADS AND TRAVEL ONLY MINIMALLY IN SNOW WITH THE TRUCK. WHEN I WAS HAVING THE FUEL LINES REPLACED AND WHILE THERE THE OTHER TWO CUSTOMERS IN LINE WERE ALSO HAVING RUSTED BRAKE LINES REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE REQUESTED THE RUSTED FUEL LINES FROM THE DEALER AND STILL HAVE THEM IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR AN EXIT, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED, AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUCTION THAT I WAS ATTENDING. WHEN I HEARD A NOISE I PARKED THE TRUCK AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE A WOMAN ROLLING A TIRE TOWARDS ME. SHE SAID YOU LOST YOUR TIRE. SURE ENOUGH THE TIRE ALONG WITH THE MECHANISM THAT DROPS AND RAISES THE TIRE CAME OFF THE FRAME. I`M SO GLAD IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE FREE WAY. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING, WE WERE RETURNING FROM PRESCOTT AZ. WE WERE ON A SMALL DOWN HILL PART OF THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I TOLD MY SON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO RESTART IT. THAT FAILED, IT MADE THE SAME NOISE AS A DEAD BATTERY WOULD. I TOLD HIM TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE DID SO AND PUT THE TRANSMIT ION IN PARK. I TOLD MY SON TO TRY AND RESTART IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK IN 2003 NEW OFF THE LOT AT [XXX] IN ROSEVILLE CALIFORNIA. WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER. I NEARLY HIT A HOMELESS MAN WITH A SHOPPING CART, AS I CAME UP OVER A SIDEWALK. I CALLED CHEVY AND GOT TOWED BACK IN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SOLENOID? THEY FIXED IT AND THAT WAS THAT. A YEAR LATER, I AM DRIVING DOWN A BUSY MAJOR STREET AND MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS TURNING I LOSE POWER AND MY TRUCK DIES. CARS BEHIND ME HONKING. LIGHT CHANGES TO RED AND CARS STILL BEHIND ME. NOW OTHER LIGHTS ARE GREEN. I TURN MY KEY AGAIN AND IT TURNS ON AND I GET OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE 4 TEENAGERS IN MY TRUCK WITH ME SCREAMING. I TAKE MY TRUCK TO [XXX] AND THEY TEST DRIVE. NOTHING HAPPENS. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. COULDN'T GET IT TO DIE ON THEM. A YEAR LATER, MAKE A U TURN ON BUSY STREET. IT DIES AND LOSES POWER. I HAVE NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. CARS HONKING. AGAIN TAKE IT TO [XXX]. NOTHING. A YEAR LATER, TAKING A CAR LOAD OF WOMEN OUT TO DINNER AND DRINKS. ALL HARD WORKING MOTHERS. I AM THE ONLY NON DRINKER. AT MIDNIGHT I AM TAKING THE WOMEN HOME. U-TURN AT INTERSECTION, AND TRUCK DIES. AGAIN. NO BRAKES OR STEERING. SCARED WOMEN. TURN IT OVER AND IT GOES. I TAKE MY TRUCK TO [XXX]. THEY HAVE JUST MOVED TO ANOTHER BUILDING DOWN THE STREET. ALL MY RECORDS OF IGNITION PROBLEMS GONE. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE ANY OF THEM WENT. THEY TEST DRIVE. NOTHING. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX ANYTHING ON IT. IT HASN'T DONE IT IN OVER A YEAR. BUT NO TELLING WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. IT JUST HAPPENS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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. *TR

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A 2 WEEK VACATION (30 MILES FROM HOME) SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET IN WOODLAND, CA, THE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO ENGINE, TOTAL ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO MAKE THE TURN AND PULL TO THE RIGHT. AT THE TIME I WAS PULLING MY 2009 BIGHORN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. IT WAS A SCARY TIME. I FINALLY STOPPED, LUCKY THERE WAS NO CARS PARKED ON THE RIGHT NEAR THE CURB. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THEN WE CONTINUED THE TRIP HOME TO WINTERS, CA. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO IMLER DIESEL IN SACRAMENTO TO CHECK THE ENGINE OUT. THEY REPLACED THE INJECTORS WHICH WE HAD AGREED TO DO PRIOR TO MAKING THE TWO WEEK TRIP. THE NEXT TRIP WAS TO BODEGA BAY ON JANUARY 14, 2014. WE TRAVELED ABOUT 100 MILES. AGAIN WE WERE PULLING OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. SLOWING DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO 15 MPH, PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN DORAN BEACH PARK AT BODEGA BAY, THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AGAIN.I CAME SO CLOSE TO HITTING A TREE. ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED JUST IN TIME AS THE SPEED LIMIT AT 55 MPH SEEMED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING GIVING ME TIME TO RESTART AND MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH SHAKEN UP A BIT, BUT ALSO FEELING VERY LUCKY NOT HAVING A CRASH. WE CONTINUED HOME 4 DAYS LATER. WE PARKED THE TRUCK.THE MILEAGE WAS 143579 AT THE START OF THE TRIP AND 143819 AT END. I HAVE NOT USED THE TRUCK SINCE. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS LUCKY TWICE, DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO RISK A THIRD TRY. LOOKING BACK, THE SHUTDOWN DID HAPPEN TWO OTHER TIMES BUT I WAS NOT PULLING THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATES. CHEVROLET LT 2500 HD 4X4 DIESEL 2003 TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE NOTICED A TICKING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AND THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE BEARING AND TIMING CHAIN WERE DAMAGED. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSFER CASE DID NOT CONTAIN ANY FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

A FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. HE WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH WHEN THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE NEEDLE SAID IT HAD HALF A TANK. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO LOCKED UP AND ALL THE NEEDLES ON THE DASH STARTED GOING CRAZY ALL THE EMBLEMS ON THE DASH LITE UP. WE PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE TRUCK. AS SOON AS WE WENT TO TURN BACK WE HAD JUST STARTED IT NOT EVEN 3 MINUTES LATER ALL OF THE GAUGES AND LIGHTS ON THE TRUCK IT STARTED FREAKING OUT AGAIN AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND WINDOW CONTROL WOULD NO LONGER WORK. EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD TAKEN IT IN A REPUTABLE SHOP TO GET THE TRUCK SMOGGED AND GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE TRUCK PASSED SMOG AND THEY SAID THE TRUCK HAD NO PROBLEMS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. *TR

I GOT OFF INTERSTATE HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AT LIGHT WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES IT MADE A NOISE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR HAD TO RUN A STOP LIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BAD THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED WHICH I HAD IT REPLACED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND IT DINGS. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON US19 IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL, WHEN TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND I LOST ALL BRAKES HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ALMOST GOT INTO A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, COULD NOT CHANGE THE GEARS, EVERYTHING JUST FROZE. WE JUST MOVED FROM CONNECTICUT A YEAR AGO. NOW THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING, RPM, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING AT ALL, IT JUST STATES ON 0, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN ABOUT 2 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM START GOING OUT LAST WEEK. TOOK IT TO MY GMC DEALER , WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM. THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ISSUE IS SO EXTENSIVE THAT THEY CANNOT DO WORK TO IT. I NEED TO FIND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I PURCHASE A PREMIUM WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE TRUCK FOR THE LAST 1 1/2 YEARS. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES (ONE IN 2010 AND ONE IN 2013) RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. IN BOTH CASES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS QUICKLY USED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOTH BRAKE LINE FAILURE WERE DUE TO CORROSION ACCORDING TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE CALIPER AND A FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (DUE TO ABS SENSOR FAILURE).

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. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS TURNING INTO GAS STATION AND MY BRAKES FAILED I GOT STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING .BRAKE LINE BROKE ON FRONT LEFT SIDE HAD TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINE AND WAS TOLD ALL OTHER LINES CORODED AND NEED REPLACED TOO EXPENSIVE IBROUGHT TRUCK HOME

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.

THIS WAS NOT A WRECK BUT COULD HAVE BEEN. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON MY TRUCK. LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. GOOGLED THIS AND HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. CHEVY DOES NOT MAKE THE LINES ANYMORE AND HAVE REDESIGNED THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2004 UP TRUCKS. $3100 TO REPLACE IF YOU CAN FIND THEM. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THANK GOD IT WAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SLAM IT INTO 4WD AND PUT TRANS IN LOW THEN NEUTRAL AND THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK ARE SO RUSTED SO ARE THE FUEL LINES I'M SURPRISED EVEN STOPS OR THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVEN'T BURST YET I HAVE ABS LIGHT ON AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO RUSTED AND NOW HAVE A SHORT SOMEWHERE SO ANYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND IT STARTS DINGING AND WARNING LIGHTS FLASHES SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM... THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE RUSTED LIKE IT DOES THIS VEHICLE IS WASHED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT IS IN IMMACULATE SHAPE. *TR

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! *TR

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. *TR

WENT TO PARK MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL BUT IT STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND LOOKED AT THE UNDER SIDE AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF A BRAKE LINE. AND I LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER AND SEEN THAT MOST OF THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED VERY BAD. HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINE MUST BE REPLACED OR I COULD HAVE A BAD WRECK. AND THE PRICE. NOT GOOD. *TR

UPON LEAVING MY HOUSE IN SAID TRUCK YESTERDAY, 12/14/2014, FORTUNATELY I WAS STILL WITHIN MY SUBDIVISION, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS A SNOW BANK. THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE GETTING READY TO FAIL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK INTO MY DRIVE WAY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CALLED AAA. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE UNDER THE TRUCK. THEY TOWED MY TRUCK TO AAA CARE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE HOLE IN THE LINE DUE TO RUST. THEY REPLACED THE LINE FROM THE LF WHEEL TO THE ABS PUMP WITH TOTAL REPAIRS COMING TO $415. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING AND COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. I UNDERSTAND THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD HOWEVER I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ALWAYS WASHED AND MAINTAINED VEHICLE INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE CLEANING. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES, THEY DID NOT WORK. WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKES, CAME TO A STOP. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE, THANK GOD I WAS ONLY AROUND THE BLOCK. UPON EXAMINING THE BRAKES UNDER THE CAR, ALL OF THE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME AND I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM, DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO BE KILLED FIRST BEFORE THIS IS CONSIDERED A RECALL? *TR

ON THE LISTED DATE, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A CURVE WHEN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MY GREATEST CONCERN HOWEVER, IS THE POST ACCIDENT RESEARCH I CONDUCTED ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO REPORTED TO GM THAT THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK AS MINE HAD BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT PREMATURELY REACHED FAILURE. SPECIFICALLY, THEY RUSTED PREMATURELY CAUSING MY BRAKE SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN A DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL POSITION. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE LINES, EACH OF THE 5 LINES IN THE SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME RUST ISSUES AND NEEDED TO ALL BE REPLACED. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO REPLACE MY BRAKE SYSTEM VIA RECALL. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY FROM THE DRIVE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN PARK POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V161000 PARKING BRAKE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. LI

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND I AM ONLY ABLE TO TRAVEL BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH AND ALSO AS I COME TO A STOP LIGHT/SIGN THE TRUCK WANTS TO SPUTTER OUT AND DIE. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP THEY TELL ME ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BUT I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED IT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANTLY HAPPENING SOMETIME 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME WITH CAUTION. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. KJ

AS I WAS DRIVING AND USING THE BRAKES I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING FURTHER AND FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAK WAS FROM A REAR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I LOOKED AT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WERE ALL SEVERELY CORRODED. TOOK THE TRUCK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES COULD LEAK AT ANY TIME. I HAD THE LINES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $2600.00. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

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. *TR

DRIVING ALONG COMING TO A CURVE, I APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN BY DOWNSHIFTING AND STOPPED ON SIDE OF ROAD USING PARKING BRAKE. I LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME BY DRIVERS DOOR. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED HOME. FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS COMPROMISED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS PUMP. I REPLACED BOTH LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS PUMP. THE REST OF BRAKE LINES HAD SOME RUST BUT LOOKED LIKE SURFACE ONLY. SECOND INCIDENT: ON 18 NOVEMBER 2013, I WAS CARRYING AROUND 800 POUNDS OF STONE FOR MY LIVING ROOM WALL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT AROUND 45 MPH, AS I WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. I RAN THE LIGHT AND TURNED RIGHT AND GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING OFF FRAME BY THE FUEL TANK. NURSED THE TRUCK HOME THE LAST MILE WITH A FRIEND DRIVING HIS TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE REAR BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR END RUSTED THROUGH BEHIND THE FUEL TANK. NO WAY OF SEEING THIS FAILURE COMING. MILEAGE ON TRUCK AROUND 91,500. *TR

2003 SILVERADO STARTED BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS PUTTING GAS IN . KEY WAS IN IGNITION BUT WAS NOT TURNED ON. IT STARTED IN REDUCED POWER MODE. I DO NOT HAVE A REMOTE START INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE AND BECOME ABNORMALLY HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT SEATS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT BURNED BY THE SEATS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE BACKING MY TRUCK OUT OF MY HOME DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED AN ALERT TO "SERVICE BRAKES SOON". I HAD ALMOST NO RESPONSE AT FROM THE BRAKES; FORTUNATELY THE STREET WAS LEVEL SO I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY COAST TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A SMALL POOL APPROXIMATELY A FOOT IN DIAMETER OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY SURFACE JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, ALONG WITH A TRAIL THAT LEAD BACK TO THE STREET. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE LINES AT THE FRAME WHERE IT MAKES THE BEND UPWARD AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CAB. CLOSER INSPECTION WITH A FLASHLIGHT REVEALED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE OR MORE OF THEM APPEARS TO HAVE BURST WHERE THE LINES GO OVER THE FRAME RAIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED (60K MILES) IN FLORIDA IN 2006, MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE (SEATTLE AREA) IN 2008, AND THEN MOVED AGAIN TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN LATE 2009. IT HAS HAD MINIMAL EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT, ICE OR SNOW CONDITIONS IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR

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. NHTSA 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 NHTSA, 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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. STEPPING ON THE GAS DOES NOTHING. THE VEHICLE JUST COASTS ALONG AND RUNS ROUGH. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLEAR THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY, ON BUSY EXPRESSWAYS OR ON MAIN ROADS AND SIDE ROADS. THE GAS PEDAL LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS NERVE WRACKING WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WONT RESPOND TO STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TRYING TO GET OVER SEVERAL LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. IT IS ALSO BAD WHEN ON A BUSY, MAIN ROAD, THE VEHICLE "ACTS UP". I HAVE TO PULL OVER, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, UNTIL I CAN GET IT GOING AGAIN. *TR

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF IN BIG SPOTS. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS CLEAN AND WAXED. THE PAINT IS NOT STICKING TO THE PRIMER. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS SAYING THE SAME THING. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. LOVE MY TRUCK BUT IT LOOKS RAGGED OUT. *TR

I APPLIED BRAKES COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. APPLIED E-BRAKE TO STOP AND RESUMED TO REPAIR SHOP ON OTHER SIDE OF LIGHTS. FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD PIN HOLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILERADO/K1500...IN NOVEMEBER 2012 A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED INTO THE CHEVY DEALER IN PARAMUS WHERE I LIVE...OVER THE HOLIDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE...THE DEALER TOLD ME HE WAS DOIDN A SINILAR JOB ON A CAR FROM THAT YEAR OF VEHICLES....IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINES CAN RUPTURE LEVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKESTHE DEALER IS ORDERING ME A STAINLESS STEEL KIT ...NOT FROM CHEVY OR GM BUT THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS HE EXPECTS THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WILL ALSO FAIL SOON.... CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINESBEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE ABS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON DRY PAVEMENT AND CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 NHTSA 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? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN RTE. 188 IN SEYMOUR, CT (STEEP DECLINE) A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT ON ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY FIRMLY. AS THE TRUCK SLOWED, THE PEDAL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY (AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY RARE) THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN EITHER DIRECTION, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVENT. IT WAS ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY GOOD LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE FROM THAT POINT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRUCK JUST STARTS STALLING OUT. GOT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS THERE IS RUST IN THE TANK AND THE FUEL FILTER IS FULL OF IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. THESE TRUCKS NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THE FUEL TANKS. I'VE HAD VEHICLES THAT HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THE RUST. THEY AT LEAST NEED TO BE CHECKED OUT. *TR

I WAS STOPPED ON BOAT RAMP AND STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT LAUNCH BOAT AND TRUCK INTO RIVER AT THE SAME TIME. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW.THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR . CHEVY SAYS YOU DON'T LOSE COMPLETE BRAKING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CEO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO HIM. THIS PROBLEM WILL MAKE ME SELL THIS TRUCK .I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN ..I HOPE THE NHTSB WILL MAKE CHEVY EITHER ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OR FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE EITHER GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GAUGES FLUCTUATED,STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS SPEEDOMETER. CALLED GM THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY,COST APROX 600.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

ON AUGUST 7, 2013, I WAS HEADING INTO RICHMOND, KY AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. I BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. AS I CONTINUED TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES ON THE DASH BOARD AT THIS TIME. I CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. WHILE STILL PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL NEAR THE FLOOR, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP AT THE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR AT THE INTERSECTION AS I APPROACHED IT. I USED THE UPCOMING HILL TO CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO A VACANT PARKING LOT. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD LIGHTS APPEARED ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL GM SERVICE STATION, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR AND SLOWLY MAKE MY WAY TO THE SERVICE LOCATION ON SIDE ACCESS ROADS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND SEVERAL HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE AND THEY ALL NEEDED REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $2300. MY TRUCK HAD 185,591 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD RECENTLY MOVED TO KY BUT WAS LIVING IN OHIO FOR MOST OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE TRUCK. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. HAD TO DRIVE 60 MILES AND CHOSE EARLY MORNING DUE TO HAVING ALMOST BRAKING POWER. WE HAVE A FORD TRUCK OF THE SAME YEAR AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE STILL VERY GOOD. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS OTHER THAN A GOOD COMPANY GOING ON THE CHEAP. !!!! *TR

2 PROBLEMS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE 6.0L EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN. CAUSING EMISSIONS CODES TO SET AND EXHAUST GASES INTO CAB. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1999 TO 2007 V8 ENGINES. GM SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY TO HOOK UP A SMALL TRAILER WHEN I FELT AND HEARD A SMALL POP AND THE BREAK PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED ON DASH PANEL. *TR

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. *TR

HAD STOPPED TO PUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE SCHOOL BUS. AFTER THE BUS LEFT WENT TO PUT TRUCK IN GEAR PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARKED IT TILL I GOT HOME AND LOOKED MAIN REAR LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP ON SECONDARY STATE ROUTE. WHILE DESCENDING AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE INTO A RIGHT HAND TURN AT BOTTOM SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR THE GRADE AND TURN AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE SERVICE BRAKE MESSAGE CAME UP IN THE DIC AND THE DOOR CHIME SOUNDED. SHE PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS SHE WAS SHAKEN FROM RIDING OUT THAT HILL AND TURN WITH MINIMAL BRAKES AND CALLED ME. I WENT OUT AND DROVE THE TRUCK BACK TO OUR HOME AND PUT IN THE GARAGE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. ONCE UNDER THE TRUCK I FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK AND FRAME AREA UNDER THE CAB AND BED OF THE TRUCK. THE SERVICE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS BLOCK TO THE REAR FRAME POINT WHERE THE BRAKE HOSE TO THE REAR AXLE MOUNTS WAS CORRODED THROUGH AND LEAKING. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ALL BRAKE HARD LINE PLUMBING TO BE IN POOR CONDITION AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES SHOWING HIGH CORROSION. A CALL TO A LOCAL GM PARTS COUNTER REVEALED THAT GM DOES NOT MAKE A REPLACEMENT SET FOR THESE LINES AND THAT A TECHNICIAN WOULD NEED TO FIELD BEND AND MAKE UP EACH LINE. LATER RESEARCH PROVED THIS TO BE WRONG AS GM OFFERS A DEEPLY DISCOUNTED UNADVERTISED LINE SET FROM AC DELCO. IN RESEARCHING FINDING PARTS TO REPAIR, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCKS FROM ABOUT 1999 UP ACCORDING TO THE VARIOUS TRUCK OWNER FORUMS ONLINE. DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME AT SLOW SPEED, BRAKING WAS VERY MINIMAL WITH THE REAR BRAKE CIRCUIT OUT,AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF POOR BRAKE OPERATION, SO THEREFORE IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES WITH THE POTENTIAL OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH WHEN ALL THE FACTORS COMBINE POORLY, AND AT THE LEAST, GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE, IF NOT RECALL AND REPAIR THOSE EFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN FRONT OF A STORE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I SHIFTED INTO PARK TO AVOID HITTING THE PERSON IN THE CROSSWALK. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THE GM REP TOLD ME IT WAS AN OLD TRUCK WITH MANY MILES AS A RETIRED GM EMPLOYEE AND A LICENSED MECHANIC I HAVE DRIVEN MANY OLDER CARS AND NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES . WILL IT TAKE A FEW DEATHS AND LAWSUITS BEFORE OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS ARE WARNED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND WINDOW MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500.

THE A/C HAD ENGAGED(TURNED ON) ITSELF FOLLOWING MY USE EARLIER THIS DAY, THE HEATER HAD WORKED WELL PREVIOUS THIS MORNING. THE TEMP WAS NINETEEN DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING, BY PRESSING THE BUTTON NOR WOULD ANY OF THE CONTROLS CAUSE HEAT TO COME FROM THE VENTS. I REMOVED THE DASH TRIM AND UNCLIPPED THE RADIO MOUNTS AND REMOVED THE RIGHT ELECTRICAL PLUG FROM THE BACK OF THE HEATER CONTROL UNIT AND THEN RECONNECTED. THEN THE HEATER BEGAN TO WORK. THE DEALER SAID THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS BUT THEY OFFER A REBUILD PROGRAM THROUGH THE DEALER. DEPENDING ON IN STOCK REPLACEMENT AND AVAILABILITY. IT WOULD TAKE TWO DAYS TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER WOULD REUSE THE FACE PLATE FROM MY UNIT PART. THE COST IS 135.00 PLUS SHIPPING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED,AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN A POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND MILEAGE. *TR

THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING AS WE WERE DRIVING TO WORK. MY WIFE CAREFULLY DROVE THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND BARELY MANAGED TO STOP IT. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT SEVERAL BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. THAT'S NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH THE CHASSIS IS CORRODING RAPIDLY. MOST CORROSION PRONE VEHICLE I'VE OWNED IN 25 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR CORROSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH I'M CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO MY HOUSE. LOOKING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, BRAKE FLUID COULD BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM A BRAKE LINE. *TR

PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALMOST HIT MY OTHER CAR. STEERED AROUND IT AND WENT INTO THE YARD. AFTER CHECKING MY TRUCK I FOUND A METAL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. VERY LUCKY IT HAPPENED AT HOME I GUESS. *TR

FRONT PASSANGER SIDE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED WHILE IN A TIM HORTONS DRIVE THRU, THANKFULLY NOT MOVING WHEN BRAKE PEDLE SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE LINE WAS REPLACED 1.5 YEARS AGO DUE TO RUSTING OUT. *TR

PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL GOING OVER A HILL AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING PEDAL DID NOT HELP TO BUILD ANY PRESSURE. PULLED OFF THE ROAD BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND FLUID WAS ALL UNDER LEFT REAR OF TRUCK. MECHANIC INSPECTED RUPTURE IN FACTORY STEEL LINE AND ALL OTHER LINES RUSTED. *TR

WHILE HARD ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A VEHICLE, MY REAR BRAKE LINE BURST, AND I LOST ALL BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. NOW I HAVE A $400.00 BILL TO REPLACE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER RUSTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

WELL ABOUT MID 2012 THE BRAKE LINES JUST RUST OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK AND THE REAR. MY GIRL FRIEND WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND LOST ALL THE PEDAL PRESSURE. THANK GOD SHE WAS GOING UP IN THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT NOW I'M TRYING TO REPLACE LINE FUEL LINES. IT JUST STARTED POURING GAS OUT AFTER I JUST GOT TO WORK. I NURSED IT HOME AND MADE IT. THE RETURN LINE IS JUST ALL RUSTED OUT. THEN I NOTICED ALL THREE LINES WHERE ALL RUSTED OUT. IT'S TO BAD NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET I CAN'T AFFORD THIS! IT IS WELL KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD BY MANY THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. ALSO TO TOP THAT THE FRAME LOOKS MORE RUSTED THAN THE 1989 DODGE I JUST GOT RIDE OF. I WASH UNDER THE TRUCK THROUGH OUT WINTER AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S SO BAD ALREADY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LATE AT NIGHT WHEN A DEER ENTERED MY LANE OF TRAVEL. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I LUCKILY AVOIDED THE DEER BY SWERVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY RESIDENCE BY DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME (DRIVER'S SIDE) WHERE IT BENDS TO GO INTO THE ABS MODULE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED CLEAR UP ALONG THE FRAME AND WHERE THEY ENTER INTO THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. NOTICING THIS, I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE LINES SO THAT I DON'T HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THESE LINES ARE A DANGER AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY HAPPENED. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE THAT IS READING THIS TO VISUALLY INSPECT YOUR BRAKE LINES. A LARGE PORTION OF THE LINES CAN BE SEEN BY SIMPLY LAYING DOWN IN THE AREA OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO THE FRONT WHEEL, AND LOOKING AT THE FRAME TO WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS. LUCKILY FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IT WAS A LATE SATURDAY EVENING DURING A BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA SUMMER. I WAS DRIVING ON ULMERTON RD WHICH IS A 4 LANE RD IN PINELLAS COUNTY. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES PRETTY SOFTLY AS THE LIGHT WAS SOME DISTANCE AWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON THE DASH STARTED GOING OFF. I REALIZED I HAVE NO BRAKES. I START TO PANIC AND THEN DECIDE I BETTER TRY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS I DO NOT WANT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT AND GET INTO A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. I MUST EMPHASIZE THE ANGER I FELT AT THIS MOMENT AS MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THIS TRUCK AND THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS RATHER DIFFICULT TO USE IN THE FIRST PLACE IN THIS TRUCK AS IT IS UP AND TO THE LEFT A GOOD WAYS. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN PULLING THE RELEASE WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TASK TO DO. MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO RUSTED THEY EXPLODED DOING 45 MPH. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW BY MY FATHER AND WAS GIVEN TO ME WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HE HAD FREE CAR WASHES AT THE DEALERSHIP HE BOUGHT IT FROM AND HAD THE TRUCK WASHED CONSTANTLY. I AM FURIOUS THAT THIS $30,000+ VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTING ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. IN MY OPINION GM SOLD US A LEMON. THEY CHOSE TO PUT PROFIT BEFORE THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DURING RUSH HOUR AS THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR DAILY DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY OF ANY INNOCENT PEOPLE IN HER WAY. THIS REPORT IS BEING REPORTED 2 YEARS AFTER THE INCIDENT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THIS SITE EXISTED AND I JUST SAW THE SAME COMPLAINT ON A FORUM WHICH MENTIONED THIS SITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES AND THE CALIPERS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,305. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN

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. *TR

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. *TR

FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE NEAR FRONT OF GAS TANK. UPON INSPECTION, FUEL LINE WAS ROTTED THROUGH. FURTHER INSPECTION BY MECHANIC FOUND FUEL AND VAPOR RETURN LINES WERE ALL CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A LEAKING FUEL LINE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO CORROSION AND FAILURE OF A BRAKE LINE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE CORROSION. CHEVY DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BROKEN LINE, INSISTING THAT ALL BRAKE LINES MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSION. REAR BRAKE SHIELDS HAVE ALSO ROTTED AWAY, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER IS ALSO ROTTING. THESE WILL ALSO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. NONE OF THE CORRODED PARTS DESCRIBED HERE HAVE ANY KIND OF COATINGS TO PREVENT CORROSION. BRAKE AND FUEL LINE CORROSION ARE COMMON PROBLEMS ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR, AND CHEVROLET OR NHTSA DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ABLE OR WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CREEP FORWARD TOWARD PEOPLE IN THE CROSSWALK. DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER RESULTED IN IT FADING, ENDING IN A FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION WITH NO MORE PEDAL TRAVEL AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD INTO THE CROSSWALK. PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL STOPPED VEHICLE MOVEMENT. AFTER STOPPING AND INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHOWED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM ONE OF THE METALLIC BRAKE LINES SERVING THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND PLACING IT ON THE SERVICE RACK, INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ALL THE METALLIC BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE LINE SURFACE. THE RIGHT FRONT LINE DISINTEGRATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE LINE SEPARATED WHILE CHECKING THE CONDITION OF THE LINE. THE OTHER BRAKES LINES ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE FAILURE IS IMMINENT. ALL THE METALLIC BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER, DOWN TO THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND THEN OUT TO EACH BRAKE CALIPER MUST BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM CREATED A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN BODILY INJURY TO THE PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK. WITHOUT PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL IT WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKE LINES, THE FUEL LINES SHOW EXCESSIVE RUST AS WELL. THE DEALER DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINES AT THIS TIME, BUT REPLACEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

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. *TR

I WAS COMING TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WASN'T PROVIDING ANY STOPPING POWER. THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY HAS AN INCLINE AND I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE TRAVELING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR TANK AND IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY. I ADDED MORE BRAKE FLUID AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, FLUID WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. IT WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ALSO FROM SOME PLACE FURTHER BACK ON THE TRUCK. I COULDN'T VERIFY WHETHER THE SOURCE NEAR THE BACK WAS A SEPARATE LEAK. ALL FOUR OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUST AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVE-ABLE BECAUSE ANY NEW BRAKE FLUID IS IMMEDIATELY LEAKING OUT AND NOT PROVIDING ANY RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I'VE CHECKED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND THEY ARE STILL IN ALMOST NEW CONDITION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION AND YET SEEMS VERY COMMON WITH THIS LINE OF TRUCKS IF YOU CHECK THIS FORUM AND OTHERS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. HTTP://WWW.CHEVYTALK.ORG/FUSIONBB/SHOWTOPIC.PHP?TID/274830/ *TR

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT TOWING A TRAILER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES AND GO IN CIRCLES TILL VEHICLE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DRASTIC HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION, I OR SOMEONE ELSE WOULD CERTAINLY HAD BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA AND CHEVY ARE AWARE OF THE BRAKE LINE RUSTING OUT PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ? *TR

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. *TR

WAS MAKING A 3-POINT TURN ON A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREET, AND SUDDENLY, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, AND NEEDED A RUSTED-OUT BRAKE LINE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTY, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLES TO THE POINT YOU THINK IT IS COMING UNDONE, TURNING, DRIVING STRAIGHT, IT DOESN'T MATTER. VERY UNSAFE IN OUR OPINION IN OUR COMPANY TRUCK. *TR

WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MONDAY MORNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO THE HOUSE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE HOUSE. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH STEEP AND WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND HAVE TO DRIVE THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO WORK, THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THERE. IT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING, A FEW PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY PICKUPS. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE A BAD DESIGN, I LIVE IN PA. WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ARE SUBJECT TO SALT THEY SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL. I'M SURE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING SOUNDS OR LIGHTS. MADE IT HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE NEXT MORNING A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DRIVEWAY. (DRIVER SIDE REAR) AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A LARGE LEAK CAUSE BY CORROSION ON A BRAKE LINE CONNECTION WAS DISCOVERED. ALL BRAKES LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS INJURY. SUSPECT MATERIAL DEFECT. REQUEST A GM RECALL TO REPLACE DEFECTED PARTS/MATERIALS. *TR

TRIED TO USE MY BRAKES TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. PULLED OVER TO FIND MY BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE THAT HAS FAILED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500. THIS TIME MY 8MONTH PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE NEARLY DROVE RIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THESE LINES BLOW BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND DOESN'T EVEN SLOW YOU DOWN! LUCKILY SHE THOUGHT FAST AND KICKED DOWN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN IS SOMETHING GOING TO GET DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS AND OR DEATHS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE ? *TR

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. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

LOST POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FAULT ON DASH SHOWED (REDUCED ENGINE POWER). PULLED TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ENGINE STARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND HAVE STILL BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT WILL SOMETIMES DRIVE FOR A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, BUT SOME DAYS IT WILL OCCUR 10 OR MORE TIMES IN A DAY. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEBSITES ONLY TO SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN ON DIFFERENT MODELS AND YEAR VEHICLE'S. THIS COULD AND MAY WELL HAVE CAUSED DEATHLY AUTO ACCIDENTS. I HAVE LOOKED FOR A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND ONE. MY QUESTION IS, "ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO RECALL EFFECTED VEHICLES FOR THE ISSUE OF "REDUCED ENGINE POWER?" PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ASAP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN.

GOT IN TRUCK TO RETURN HOME, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT ALL. LUCKILY WASN'T GOING BUT 5 MPH. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, COST OF REPLACEMENT TO BE 900.00. TRUCK HAS ONLY 53000 MILES. HAVE HAD 15 TO 20 CARS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINES ON ANY OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO PUT OUT THIS KIND OF PRODUCT. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED.

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. *TR

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. *TR

ON 09/10/13, 1:45 PM, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON S.R. 73 NEAR I-75 INTERSECTION. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. I BRAKED SOMEWHAT HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THERE WAS NO BRAKING CONTROL AT ALL AND I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED SIGNAL. APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AFTER GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION I MANAGED TO STOP IN THE MEDIAN. FORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, NO CONTACT OCCURRED. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION REVEALED A BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. I TRAILERED THE TRUCK TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO FOUND NOT ONLY "ALL" THE BRAKE LINES WERE DANGEROUSLY RUSTED, BUT THE GAS LINES ALSO WERE DANGEROUSLY RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CHEVROLET SILVERADO. REPLACEMENT OF THESE ITEMS REQUIRED REMOVING THE TRUCK BED WHICH REVEALED THE BRAKE ROTOR BACKING PLATES RUSTED "AWAY." SEVERE FRAME AND COMPONENT RUST WAS ALSO FOUND. ONLY REPAIRED BRAKE AND GAS LINES. COST, $1,765.11 OH, BY THE WAY, THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BRAKE FAILURE.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES, FAILED TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST BILL WAS $1200 FOR THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES AND $600 FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

TRAVELING DOWN BUSY FOUR LANE BOULEVARD AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, PUMPING BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. HAD TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE BY PUTTING IN A LOWER GEAR AND THEN ROLLED TO A STOP IN ABOUT 200 YARDS DOWN A SERVICE ROAD. MOBILE MECHANIC STATED ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT. LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED DEATH OR INJURY. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF CORRODED AND RUSTED BRAKE LINES ON A TEN YEAR OLD SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN THROUGH CAR WASHES INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE WASHES AT LEAST SIX TIMES A YEAR HERE IN NEW JERSEY. AS I SLOWED FOR A LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND AS I THE PRESSED THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. ONLY QUICK REFLEXES AND JUMPING A CURB INTO A EMPTY PARKING LOT PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT, THE CHECK BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND NOT A DROP REMAINED. I BROKE DOWN NEAR A BRAKE REPAIR BUSINESS AND GOT THE TRUCK TO THEM THE NEXT DAY. ONE WEEK LATER 36 FEET OF NEW STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS ADDED AT A COST OF $1113.87. I RETAINED THE OLD RUSTED OUT LINES IN CASE NEEDED DOWN THE ROAD. APPARENTLY NO SENSOR TO INDICATE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. RESEARCH AFTER INCIDENT REVEALS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL YEAR. AT THE VERY LEAST WARNINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. *TR

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. *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE LEFT TURN, I HAD TO STOP TO LET TRAFFIC CLEAR. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE IN LOW GEAR WITH BOAT IN TOW TO NEAREST PARKING LOT. CHECKED TOSEE WHAT WAS WRONG. FOUND A HOLE BRAKE LINE, LINE ALL RUSTED.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ON MARCH 1 2013 DIDN'T NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT A SLIGHT ENGINE NOISE. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS TAPPING VALVES, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS NOT ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL FOR THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THAT THE REAR MANIFOLD BOLT WAS MISSING, LOOKED AT THE OTHER SIDE, THAT WAS MISSING ALSO. I HEARD I COULD E-MAIL YOU TO REPORT A PROBLEM SO I DID.

BEGAN HEARING LOW MOANING SOUND WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO DETERMINE CAUSE. FOUND TRANS FLUID LEAKING FROM ALLISON TRANS. TRANS. SHOP FOUND CRACKED EXTENSION HOUSING AND OLD METAL FRAGMENTS IN TRANS PAN. OLD METAL FRAGMENTS WERE CAKED INSIDE PAN INDICATING A LONG EXISTING PROBLEM AND NOT THE RESULT OF CURRENT CRACKED HOUSING. TRANS SHOP INFORMED ME THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE CHEVY ALLISION TRANS, BUT WAS RARE IN VEHICLES WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE (69000) AND WELL MAINTAINED LIKE MY TRUCK. INFORMED GM OF PROBLEM. GM DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ALLISONS AND ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING ISSUE. CONTACTED ALLISON DIRECTLY AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANNY WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY THEM BUT IS MANUFACTURED BY GM AND THAT GM HAD MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR DESIGN. THIS TRUCK ALSO EXPERIENCED $7000 WORTH OF FUEL INJECTOR ISSUES AT 50000 MILES. *JB

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN PRODUCE A VEHICLE WITH STAINLESS EXHAUST THAT LASTS AS LONG AS THE TRUCK BUT STILL ASSEMBLE VEHICLE WITH STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT RUST THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. THERE ARE BETTER MATERIALS TO MAKE BRAKE LINES FROM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE FORCED TO USE THEM. *JB

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. *JB

NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE "SPONGY" THE NIGHT BEFORE. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DASH BOARD INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED "SERVICE BRAKES". I GOT OUT AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO DETECT THE ISSUE. I SAW FLUID LEAKING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I NOTED THAT IT RUPTURED. THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN EXITING MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS 100 FEET ELEVATION FROM THE ROAD. EITHER WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I RESEARCHED SIMILAR INCIDENCES WITH THE SILVERADO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFAULT THAT SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, SOME YEARS OLDER THAN THIS 2003 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. *JB

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.*JB

WHEN CHANGING OIL FOUND VERY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, STARTED DOUSING WITH USED, OIL HASN'T HELPED. UNDER TRUCK TODAY 2013 EVERYTHING IS CORODED 70,000 MILES. *JS

I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. MADE A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE WARNING DISPLAY STATED SERVICE BRAKES. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK, ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE SERIOUSLY BUBBLING WITH RUST AND ONE OF THE LINES RUPTURED. I PLAN ON REPLACING THEM WITH AFTERMARKET STAINLESS LINES. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND MAY COST LIVES IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL AND REPAIR THESE BRAKE LINES! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGEMENT. THERE WAS ALSO A DELAYED RESPONSE IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKELINE RUSTED OUT AND COMPLETE BRAKE LINE AND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN IF NOT REPLACED. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

BRAKES FAILED COMING HOME FROM A ROUTINE ERRAND. APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. LOST BRAKE FLUID AND USE OF FRONT BRAKES. ADVISED BY AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED QUARTERLY FOR OIL AND/OR FLUID CHANGES. TRUCK ALSO SERVICED ANNUALLY FOR A CHECK UP. NO ISSUES REPORTED BY DEALER (07/2012). FROM DOING MY OWN RESEARCH THERE HAVE BEEN AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THESE BRAKE LINES IN GM TRUCKS BUILT FROM 2000-2003. *TR

MAIN HARD LINE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK IN SYSTEM RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED. THOUGHT CHEVY WAS BUILT " SOLID AS A ROCK" THEY SHOULD HAVE WENT WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES INSTEAD OF THE CHEAP STEEL BRAKE LINES THEY USED. CUT COST SOMEWHERE ELSE, DON'T PLAY WITH THE LIVES OF GOOD PAYING CONSUMERS. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS 2003 SILVERADO, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTING TO ACT UP WITH ONLY 67000 MILES ON TRUCK THINKING ABOUT TRADING FOR FORD OR TOYOTA. *TR

I WAS DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 70MPH WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE NOT THERE OR JUST VERY WEAK SO I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SEEN THAT THE BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED OUT. *TR

MY DOG AND I HOPPED INTO MY 2003 SILVERADO SS TO VISIT MY MOTHER WHO LIVES ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY. AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT "A BUSY ROUTE" THAT WAS TURNING YELLOW AND I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR! LUCKILY WE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT THROUGH. MY MOTHERS HOUSE IS JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE AND I USED THE E BRAKE TO MAKE IT INTO HER DRIVEWAY! I GOT OUT CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE THE MAIN HARD BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND FOUND IT LEAKING. I THOUGHT TO MY SELF [XXX] WHAT IF I 20 SECONDS LATER? WHAT IF THE LIGHT WAS ALREADY RED? MY DOG MYSELF AND MY BELOVED TRUCK COULD HAVE ALL BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AND COULD OF ALSO INJURED ANOTHER INNOCENT DRIVER! SO I DECIDED TO GOOGLE IT TO FIND THAT THERE IS [XXX] TON OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL WHAT A LOAD OF BS!!! AND THIS IS WHAT BROUGHT ME TO HERE. A TRUCK DOWN AND A VERY UNHAPPY CAMPER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS IN A PARKED POSITION. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A ALARM BELL CAME ON. MESSAGE ON DASH SAID HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM LOOKED AT. I PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND ALL OF THEM NEED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW SIX OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM. TRUCKS FOR 2003 YEAR. I THINK THEIR NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THOSE YEARS TRUCKS! *TR

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY BRAKE PEDAL WHEAT TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED SLOWER THAN USUAL. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. ALL THE OTHER BAKE LINES ARE IN TERRIBLE RUSTY CONDITION. *TR

MY WIFE AND NEWBORN CHILD WERE IN THE TRUCK, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. FURTHER INSPECTION INDICATES THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. LUCKILY THEY WERE TURNING AND GOING AROUND 10 MPH OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

I STOPPED AT A FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND WHEN I CAME OUT, I SAW BRAKE FLUID PUDDLED BY THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF VERY CORRODED LINES. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AS I WAS FAR FROM HOME. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

I WAS PULLING A TRAILER FULL OF FIREWOOD OUT OF A PASTURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER GOING ABOUT ANOTHER 10 FEET AND I GOT OUT AND FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A PIN HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE FLUID WOULD SPRAY OUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND I WAS ABLE TO SNAP THE BRAKE LINE IN HALF WITH LITTLE PRESSURE WHEN I REPAIRED IT THERE IN THE FIELD TO GET HOME. *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT 3500 4WD CREW CAB WE WERE ON THE WAY TO GO ON A ROAD TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER HOOKED UP TO THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND IT WAS NO BRAKES LEFT. IT WAS NO WARNING BEFORE AND IT WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL ON THE TRUCK. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND LEFT FRONT WAS BROKEN. WE REPLACED ALL THE LINES ON THE TRUCK BEFORE WE COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN.TOTAL COST $ 665 IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I PROBABLY HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.THIS TIME WE WERE LUCKY. *TR

I HAD JUST GOT WORK AND STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, WHEN I APPROACHED THE FIRST STOP LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK IN TIME BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT TO SEE IF THERE WAS FLUID ANYWHERE AROUND THE TRUCK. IT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE DRIVER DOOR. I GOT DOWN TO LOOK UNDER IT AND NOTICED 4 LONG BRAKE LINES NEXT TO THE FRAME THAT WERE RUSTED VERY BADLY. I DIDN'T TAKE NOTICE TO WITCH WAS LEAKING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THEM. I THEN BEGAN TO LOOK AT ALL THE LINES AND THEY ALL APPEARED TO BE RUSTED VERY BADLY. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED AND HAVE NOT YET HAD IT FIXED. IM PRICING OUT COMPLETE KITS AND DO HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT YET. I HOPE THAT GM CAN COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION SO THAT OTHER OWNERS DO NOT HAVE ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES DO TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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!!! *TR

WENT TO STORE AND CAME OUT . GOT INTO TRUCK AND STARTED IT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR . DROVE 2 MILES TO HOME ON BACK ROAD USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW GEAR TO BRAKE. EXAMINED UNDER TRUCK AT HOME AND FOUND DRIVER"S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING FLUID. EXAMINED ALL LINES AND THEY ALSO LOOK AS IF THEY WILL FAIL ANY TIME DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION IN ALL FOR BRAKE LINES. *TR

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? *TR

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. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER SHORTS OUT. WE HAVE HAD EVERY PANEL REPLACED TRYING TO FIX IT, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCKS BRAKES ROTTING OUT AND BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED 2/2013. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SEATBELT. BOTH HAVE COMPLETELY BROKEN IN THE TRUCK 5/2013. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS TRUCK. *TR

RECENTLY, MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED/DIAGNOSED. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY FUEL PUMP/FILTER COMBO AS WELL AS ALL THE INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME JUST UNDER $6000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION TODAY AFTER RESEARCHING THAT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE TO THE POINT THAT GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND MODIFIED THE BULLETIN TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME AND/OR TOTAL MILEAGE, BUT THAT TIME EXTENSION HAS EXPIRED BEFORE MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE BULLETIN ADDRESSES. WITH SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM SUCH AS THE NATURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE, WHY DOES THIS NOT FALL UNDER A MANDATORY RECALL FROM NHTSA? I USE MY VEHICLE FOR ONLY WEEKEND RECREATION, AND AS SUCH, I ONLY HAVE 42K MILES ON MY VEHICLE, AND FOR AN ENGINE THAT I PAID A PREMIUM FOR, I THINK THAT IT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG TO EXPECT TO PAY SUCH AN OUTRAGEOUS BILL FOR AN ENGINE THAT IS ADVERTISED AS A 'TOUGH, LONG-LASTING ENGINE'. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE GM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY LIKE ME OUT THERE, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT OWN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

HAD SLOWLY COME TO A STOP THEN POP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. STEEL BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED DUE TO RUST THROUGH. *TR

GM HAD A INJECTOR PROBLEM (RECALL ) IN 2006. THEY REPLACED MINE ON SEPT,27 2006. ON MAY 21 20013 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN WHICH GM CONVEYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT AGAIN. THE MILEAGE ON MAY, 21 WAS 84362, JUST ABOUT HOW LONG THE OTHERS LASTED. I WAS TOLD FROM MY LOCAL GM DEALER THAT THEY ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM (THOUSANDS). I JUST WAITED TO PASS MY GRIEF ALONG TO LET SOMEONE ELSE KNOW HOW YOU ARE TREATED BY ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT WE BAILED OUT WITH OUR MONIES. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR INJECTORS IN OUR 2003 INJECTORS, NOT ONE INJECTOR...ALL 8. LUCKY THIS TIME JUST 4 HRS. FROM HOME AND SOMEBODY TO COME WITH TRAILER TO PICK US UP. SEEMS INJECTORS ONLY LAST 20 TP 30,000 MILES AND THEY ARE GONE CRACKED. GM WONT BACK THEM KNOWING THEY ARE A PROBLEM, AND $5,000.00 EACH TIME THEY ARE REPLACED. GM INJECTORS ARE JUNK OUT THE DOOR AND LEAVING HUNDREDS OF OWNERS STRANDED ON HIGHWAY AND SUFFERING TOW BILL AND REPAIRS, BUT THIS TIME WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK WHICH SLAMMED ON HIS BREAKS BLOWING A TIRE TO MISS US AND OUR HORSE TRAILER WITH 3 HORSES IN IT. THE ABF TRUCKER THAT ALMOST HIT US IN THE REAR PULLED OVER AS WE DID, AND TOLD HIM THE TRUCK JUST STALLED, WE PULLED THE HOOD AND DIESEL FUEL WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND HE STATED I CRACKED MY INJECTORS, THE LOCAL GM DEALER TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND THAT YEAR HAS PLENTY OF PROBLEMS WITH INJECTORS BUT GM WONT REPLACE THEM. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE, ANOTHER BUS LOAD OF KIDS KILLED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE?? ANOTHER $5,000.00 DONATION TO GM. *TR

INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HEADS ON SEVERAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF. REPORTEDLY, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN GM P/U TRUCKS AND SUV'S. FROM WHAT SOME TECHNICIANS HAVE SAID, GM USED SUBSTANDARD BOLTS FOR THIS APPLICATION, AND THAT THEY SIMPLY CANNOT BEAR UP UNDER THE HEAT FROM MANIFOLDS. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY VEHICLE OWNERS, BUT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND INSTITUTE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COSTLY AND CAN CAUSE (AND HAS CAUSED) ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE CHANGING MY OIL I NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE FLUID LINES RUNNING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE UNDER THE TRUCK (ALONG TO FRAME RAIL). I BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR PRE-BEND REPLACEMENTS AND FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND EXACT REPLACEMENT BRAKE FLUID LINES. IT APPEARS THAT PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THEM WITH STRAIGHT STOCK BRAKE LINES AND GETTING THE CORRECT SHAPE AND LENGTH IS DIFFICULT. THESE THINGS APPEAR TO BE HARD TO REPLACE. I WANT TO REPLACE THESE TO ENSURE THE TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT EVEN GM DOES NOT APPEAR TO PROVIDE A DIRECT REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR 4 YEARS AFTER BEING IN VIRGINIA SINCE NEW. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH THE BRAKE ACTION LIGHT GOING OFF. INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE BRAKE LINE SEVERELY CORRODED ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR

TO PREPARE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS LOOKING OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN I NOTICE SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY WE PUT CAR ON RACK AND SAW SIGNIFICANT (90%) RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I AM HAVING ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TO KNOW I AM OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT I WILL STOP WHEN I NEED IT TO. I SEE NO VIABLE ALTERNATIVE ACTION. I'VE BEEN DRIVING 20 YEARS WITH SUBURBANS AND NEVER HAVE SEEN SUCH POOR QUALITY MATERIAL FOR AN IMPORTANT SYSTEM. *TR

ON THE LISTED DATE, WHILE IN TRAFFIC, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND WARNING SENSORS CHIMED NOTIFYING ME MY BRAKES ARE FAILING. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED MY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT EMPTY. I INSPECTED THE LINES AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BEHIND MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE LINE ATTACHED TO THE ABS WAS LEAKING AND COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE OTHER LINES WERE INSPECTED AND MY MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE LINES LOOKED AS THOUGH THEY WERE ON A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY FIX. THANKFULLY I WAS THE ONE DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE OR KIDS. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

DRIVING SOUTH ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NEW JERSEY, STOPPED TO GET NJ NUMBERS, TRUCK STOPPED FINE. UPON GETTING BACK INTO TRUCK PLACED IN REVERSE STEPPED ON BRAKE, RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. WENT BACK INTO STORE BOUGHT SOME BRAKE FLUID FILLED RESERVOIR PUMPED BRAKES BACK UP AND DID GET SOME PEDAL. UPON STARTING TRUCK APPLIED BRAKES, RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK, FLUID LEAKING FROM REAR, APPEARED TO BE FROM ABOVE THE PUMPKIN. UPON HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED HOME APPROX 30 MILES, NEXT DAY CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE, BRAKE LINE RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH, LEAKING ALL OF EXTRA FLUID OUT ONTO PUMPKIN. I DO BELIEVE IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING NORTH ON THE PARKWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE AFTERMATH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL FOR SOMEONE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH AND POP WITH OUT ANY WARNING, VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LINES ARE MAJORILY FLAWED, SUCH A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL, NOT SOME CHEAP STEEL THAT COULD HAVE PROVEN FATAL. THANK U FOR LISTENING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ALMOST HOME AND WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STILL HAD A LITTLE STOPPING POWER SO I SLOWLY DROVE IT ON HOME. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT FRONT HAD RUPTURED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED IT BUT ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES LOOK SEVERELY CORRODED AND LOOK LIKE THEY COULD RUPTURE AT ANYTIME. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST AND RUPTURE BEFORE. I GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THIS COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND IF THE TIMING IS BAD IT COULD CAUSE A DEATH. I'M SURE THAT THE NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED ARE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE INCIDENTS. I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2004 FREESTAR AND THEY'RE IN GREAT CONDITION. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WHEN I TRIED TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND .AFTER I PUMPED THE BRAKE THE LIGHT CAME ON I WAS DRIVING SLOW AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO SLOW DOWNSHIFTING AND STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH ALSO WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TR

HIT BRAKES AS ATTEMPTED TO STOP AFTER TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. BRAKES FELT SOFT AS BEING APPLIED. APPLY PRESSURE TO STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DID MANGE TO STOP BY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AFTER STOPPING LARGE OIL POOL UNDER CAR. BOTH BRAKES LINES TO FRONT ANT REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED AND HAD RUPTURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO HEAR BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000. *TR

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. *TR

I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS BEHIND 2 CARS IN FRONT OF ME. CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY FAILED. SWERVED HARD INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID COLLISION. CHECKED THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE CORRODED AND BURST AT THE POINT OF CORROSION. *TR

TRYING TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BECAUSE NO VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. TERRIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND $1000 REPAIR BILL FOR NEW BRAKE LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER. ALL LINES WERE BRITTLE AND CORRODED. *TR

IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC FOR APROX 4 MINS AND STOPPING AND STARTING HIT THE BRAKES , PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE NO BRAKES. AFTER ACCIDENT POLICE OFFICERS NOTICED FLUID COMING FROM UNDER TRUCK, CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE NO BRAKES AT ALL, WHEN ON TOW TRUCK{ FLAT BED} THEY SAW THAT BRAKES LINES THAT RUN ALONG FRAME WERE TOTALLY ROTTED OUT AND POPPED CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. TRUCK AT THE SHOP AS WE SPEAK GETTING ALL NEW LINES INSTALLED AT THE COST OF 1000.00. ALWAYS BOUGHT A AMERICAN VEHICLE ALL MY LIFE 55YRS BUT WHEN I GET THIS BACK IT WILL BE FOR SALE....NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A CHEVY OR ANY OTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE.....I BEEN A UNION PIPEFITTER 40 YRS 3RD GENERATION,,,,,AND WILL BE SPREADING THE WORD..................... *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FOR A MOMENT WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TRUCK WAS IN DRIVE AND WOULD ENGAGE AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ACCELERATING. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED 2,000.00 REPAIR. *TR

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. *TR

DUE TO A SUDDEN BURSTING OF THE BRAKE LINES, 3 OF THE 5 LINES IN THE CLUSTER BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE MASTER CYLINDER EMPTIED OUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HAVE NO BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY DAUGHTER AND HER THREE CHILDREN WERE DRIVING IN A BUSY WASHINGTON, DC SUBURB. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT! VERY DANGEROUS! AFTER INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS INSIDE THE PLASTIC RETAINER CLIPS THAT HOLD THEM TO THE FRAME. *TR

BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PRESSED BRAKE TO STOP AND PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY EXTREMELY SOFT AND WENT VERY FAR DOWN. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AT THIS POINT. I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP WHILE ONLY GOING A FEW MILES AN HOUR. I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS EARLIER AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING BRAKES WERE ABOUT TO COMPLETELY FAIL, NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING FROM INSTRUMENTATION AT ALL, AND NO PRIOR SOFT PEDAL OR POOR STOPPING CAPABILITY. I WANT GM TO PAY FOR ALL NEW BRAKE LINES FOR THIS TRUCK NOW! UPON INSPECTION, ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE IN AN ADVANCED STATE OF CORROSION. *TR

I LOSS ALL MY BRAKES AND ALMOST HIT SOMEONE. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM BACK DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. AFTER CLIMBING UNDER TRUCK FOUND ALL MY BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED. I LOOKED AT CARS THAT ARE WAY OLDER AND HAD A LOT MORE MILES IN MY AREA AND THEY HAVE NO CORROSION. I EXPECT CHEVROLET TO FIX ALL MY LINES AT THEIR COST BECAUSE THIS IS NOT NORMAL TO SEE WITH A VEHICLE WITH 55000 MILES AND TO FIX ONE LINE WILL NOT FIX ALL THE LINES ON THE TRUCK. *TR

STOPPED TO GET GAS. AS I WAS PULLING OUT THE LOT, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRIED TO PUMP BRAKES TO PRESSURIZE. I DECIDED TO PULL OVER. AS I WAS TURNING OFF ROAD TO INVESTIGATE I HEARD A LOUD POP. CHECK BRAKE LIGHT AND AUDIBLE CAME ON. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY ONLY TO DISCOVER BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALL BRAKE LINE TUBINGS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. CHEVY HAD FINALLY MADE WISE DECISION TO GO STAINLESS STEEL FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM. PUZZLING WHY THEY DID NOT MAKE SAME DECISION FOR THE BRAKE LINES. BRAKE SYSTEM IS CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM THAT SHOULD MANDATE HIGHEST SAFETY MEASURES. NOT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM! I WAS FORTUNATE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING STALL AT THE DEALER, I HEARD ANOTHER LOUD POP. AND EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON BRAKES, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK TO STOP. IT APPEAR THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH STOPPING POWER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. MUST ADVISE ANYONE WHO EXPERIENCE THIS NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE HOME! NO MATTER HOW CLOSE. I WAS CONSIDERING THIS OPTION. GOOD THING MY GOOD SENSE PREVAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *TR

DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 IN A 45 MPH ZONE. TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT. DECIDED TO PANIC STOP, PRESSED THE PEDAL HARD, IMMEDIATELY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE WARNING CAME ON. TRUCK DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT BRAKING TO STOP AND I HAD TO PLOW THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THANK GOD I MADE IT THROUGH SAFELY. FROM THIS POINT UNTIL I REACHED HOME, VERY LITTLE BRAKING WAS POSSIBLE, VERY UNSAFE. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR LINE HAD BURST, REQUIRING $200 IN REPAIRS. A FEW MONTHS EARLIER THE GAS LINE RUSTED THROUGH ALSO, COSTING ANOTHER $200. *TR

SLOWING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I NOTICED THE PEDAL DEPRESSING MORE THAN NORMAL. AT LIGHT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. UNSAFE RIDE HOME WITH ALMOST ZERO BRAKING. LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT. *TR

FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED ALL 8 INJECTORS AT 34901 MILES, AGAIN AT 85039, AND AGAIN AT 141,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 185,000. *TR

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 NHTSA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TRUCK EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHEN A CORRODED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DURING AN ATTEMPTED HARD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION DOWN AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RUPTURE DRAINED THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED SEVERE CORROSION AND PITTING AT MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK. DESPITE HAVING THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON SEPARATE HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING CAPABILITY REMAINING TO SAFELY DRIVE THE TRUCK, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL AND IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKE LINES IS SUBSTANDARD, POSING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG COASTING AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL SPEED, (FORTUNATELY) BECAUSE I SAW THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAY AHEAD OF ME TURN RED....NOT TOWING ANYTHING...NO LOAD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES,IN A NORMAL/NOT PANICKED MANNER, THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THERE NEVER WERE ANY WARNINGS/LIGHTS, EVEN AFTER THE FAILURE. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH TIME, AND PIECE OF MIND, TO MANIPULATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND COME SCREECHING TO A STOP (BY JUST THE REAR BRAKES) WITH ONLY A COUPLE FEET TO SPARE. IF I HADN'T, (OR IF THE E-BRAKE HADN'T WORKED) I WOULD HAVE PLOWED INTO SEVERAL SMALL CARS THAT WERE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT., WITH MY BIG CREW CAB TRUCK. CERTAINLY SEVERELY INJURING MANY PEOPLE! I DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED...TOTALLY...IT IS A PILE OF RUST...RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE! I CAN SEND YOU A PHOTO....I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU A PHOTO! ALL OF THE LINES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO SAFELY OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN... I HAVE ALSO FOUND (WITH A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH) COUNTLESS OTHER IDENTICAL INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING IN SIMILAR MODEL YEAR GM TRUCKS.. MANY, YEARS PRIOR TO IT HAPPENING TO ME! MINE ONLY HAS 50K MILES ON IT, AND IS GARAGE KEPT...AND ALWAYS KEPT SPOTLESS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF A BRAKE LINE FAILED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS SUPPOSED TO SHIFT OVER TO SHUNT/PREVENT THE LEAKING LINE FROM BLEEDING PRESSURE...SO THE REST OF THE BRAKES WOULD WORK?? (NOT LIKE IN THE MOVIES) THE GOV'T MANDATES 5 MPH BUMPERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER THE SUN, BUT NOT THIS TYPE OF REDUNDANT BRAKE FEATURE? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? THEY DO A RECALL BECAUSE THE TAILGATE CABLES RUST, AND MIGHT DAMAGE THE TAILGATE, BUT DON'T FOR RUSTING BRAKE LINES THAT COULD KILL PEOPLE!!?? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!! I'M VERY ANXIOUS TO HEAR A REPLY TO THIS.. *TR

THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO. AFTER THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RETAILER WITH PEELING ON ALL FOUR SIDEWALLS. I CHOOSE TO HAVE THESE TIRES MOUNTED WITH THE WHITE LETTERING TO THE OUTSIDE AND THE PEELING WAS ON THE BLACK PART OF THE TIRES ALL OVER EVEN BETWEEN THE LETTERING. THE MANAGER INFORMED ME I HAD RAN AGAINST SOME CURBING-NOW HOW DOES ONE RUN UP AGAINST CURBING WITH ALL FOUR TIRES AT ONE TIME AND NOT EVEN SCAR UP THE TIRE OR THE LETTERING? IN MY ESTIMATION THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. HE INFORMED ME IT WAS A COSMETIC DEFECT AND WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE SITUATION BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF TIME WITH NUMEROUS FLATS, UNEVEN WEAR AND EXTREME VIBRATION. THIS IS A COMPANY VEHICLE AND DUE TO LIABILITY REASONS AND LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE RETAILER, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONLY 10,000 MILES PER YEAR ON THESE TIRES. MY EMPLOYEE CALLED AND INFORMED ME OF A FLAT ON THE VEHICLE AND THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE AT THE POINT WHERE THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH. AT THIS POINT I CONTACTED THE MANAGER AT THE RETAILER ONLY TO BE TOLD I WOULD BE GIVEN CREDIT OF $49.00 PER TIRE EVEN THOUGH I HAD TROUBLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST FROM THE VERY BEGINNING BUT NOW I WILL BE FORCED TO PAY FULL PRICE AT ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR FOR ANOTHER SET OF TIRES. THE TIRES ON OUR VEHICLES ARE OUR LIVELIHOOD SINCE THIS IS A SALESMEN VEHICLE AND MANY MORE DOLLARS IN SALES COULD HAVE BEEN MADE HAD I NOT BEEN AFRAID FROM A LIABILITY STANDPOINT. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS SINCE NEW TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN BUDGETED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WE HAVE NO EXTRA ONES AT THIS TIME. FOR DISCOUNT TIRES SAKE I HOPE THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I ENTERED MY 2003 MODEL YEAR CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK ON APRIL 19, 2013 AT MY RESIDENCE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND NO BRAKE STOPPING ACTION WAS APPARENT. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT I ROUTINELY APPLY THE MANUAL PARKING BRAKE WHEN I PARK THE TRUCK, SO IN THIS INSTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES SEVERELY MALFUNCTIONED THE TRUCK WAS PREVENTED FROM MOVING FORWARD AS THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DRIVE. I PLACED THE TRUCK BACK INTO PARK AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER MY VEHICLE BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I WAS PARKED FACING A DOWNWARD ANGLE WHEN I EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. AND HAD I NOT EMPLOYED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ADVANCE THERE SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AFTER MY ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER MY TRUCK BRAKES PROVED FUTILE, I DISCOVERED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND DIRECTLY UNDER MY DRIVER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE TWO (2) BRAKE LINES RUNNING FROM THE TRUCK'S MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE HAD A NUMBER OF RUST DETERIORATION HOLES IN THE STEEL LINES RENDERING THE TRUCK UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 36,095 MILES ON IT . I CAN NOT COMPREHEND HOW THIS "LATENT DEFECT" IN THE 2003 YEAR CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS BRAKE SYSTEMS COULD GO UNRECOGNIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND A RECALL NOT INITIATED AND CORRECTIVE ACTION NOT TAKEN. AN IMMEDIATE RECALL IS WARRANTED AND ADEQUATE REPAIR COMPENSATION TO ME IN PARTICULAR IS CERTAINLY JUSTIFIED, ALONG WITH ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME "LATENT DEFECT". THE MANUFACTURER MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PROVIDE ME COMPENSATION. *TR

I NOTICE A TICKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I ASSUMED IT MAY BE AN EXHAUST LEAK AND I WAS CORRECT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME YET THERE SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS WHICH POLLUTE THE AIR AND RUIN OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I AM ALSO THINKING THAT THE MANIFOLDS ARE WARPING CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAK. THESE REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND/OR TIME CONSUMING. STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS 1999 TO 2007 VEHICLES AND I HEREBY REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE FORCED UPON THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN BUILDING CARS LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER. THERE IS ALSO A VIDEO ON YOU - TUBE THAT EXPLAINS THIS CONDITION. *TR

(*AFFECTED PART - IT DOESN'T LET ME TO TYPE IPC - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) FUEL NEEDLE IS NOT OPERATING - COMPLETELY. BATTERY VOLTAGE NEEDLE - IS NOT OPERATING - COMPLETELY. SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING. LIGHTS AT DASHBOARD ARE DIM, TAKES COUPLE MINUTES TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. GM IS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCT (IPC - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER) THAT WAS INSTALLED ON ALL 2003 AND 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO, BUT IS REFUSING TO CORRECT A PROBLEM. THEY ISSUED ONLY SHORT TERM "SPECIAL COVERAGE", WHICH EXPIRED IN 04/2010, WITHOUT EVEN NOTIFYING ALL OF OWNERS ABOUT DEFECT, SO - GOD FORBID - THEY WON'T GO TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT REPLACED AT THAT TIME. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING IT. I AM DRIVING NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS IN MY TANK, IS MY BATTERY VOLTAGE OK OR REALLY HAS PROBLEM, WHAT IS MY SPEED AND IF IT COMPLIES WITH SPEED LIMIT, AND AT NIGHT I EVEN DON'T SEE DASHBOARD INFO. GM SAYS - "IT'S YOUR PROBLEM, NOT OUR. TAKE CARE OF IT ON YOUR OWN". I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH THAT ALL PARTS ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. IN REALITY THAT WAS NOT A CASE. GM INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLE AND SHOULD CARRY FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THEM WITH GOOD ONES. *TR

APPROACHING A 3 WAY STOP INTERSECTION, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LAMPS OF ANY SORT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING OF THE PEDAL DID NOT PRODUCE ANY RESISTANCE. AFTER COUPLE MINUTES THE "SERVICE BRAKES" WARNING CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP BY SLOWING DOWN. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER THE TECHNICIAN, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT, AND I ALL OBSERVED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, THEY WERE ALL BADLY CORRODED, ONE OF THE LINES HAD DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAD RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES FAR OLDER AND WITH FAR MORE MILEAGE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN IS FLAWED (THE ROUTING AND PLACEMENT OF LINES AND MODULE) OR THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL (STEEL, INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL) IS INSUFFICIENT. *TR

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK SWITCHED TO FWD LOW ALL ON ITS OWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER . I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2WD. LATER THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO HAVE OCCASIONS WHEN ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND ALL THE GAUGES DROP AND NOW MY ABS LIGHT FLASHES AND THE WARNING BELL RINGS AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

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. *TR

STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED OUT AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. ALL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,974. UPDATED 05/10/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED CAUSING BRAKE FLUIDS TO LEAK OUT. UPDATED 05/28/2013 *JS

I HAVE READ IN THE INTERNET THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS. IT IS SORT OF RIDICULOUS TO TAKE OFF A BATTERY TO CLEAN IT . PUT BACK ON AND NOTHING BUT HOT AIR ON PASSENGER. MY WIFE IS PRETTY UPSET ABOUT THIS, SHE WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE IN MY TRUCK ANYMORE. WHAT A CRYING SHAME! *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LINES HAVE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE AND A REPORT ISSUED TO NHTSA. 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

BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR, SO BAD THAT THEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE ABS UNIT, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, SO VULNERABLE TO CORROSION FROM SALT. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS LINES, OR ROUTED DIFFERENTLY. SAME WITH THE FUEL LINES. I WAS A DIE HARD CHEVY GUY, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. SOOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS, GM NEEDS TO STEP UP. I CAN'T WAIT TO SELL THIS TRUCK AND BUY AN ANTIQUE. *TR

HAD JUST DRIVEN 30 MILES ON BACKROADS TO MY PARENTS HOUSE TO PICKUP AN ENCLOSED RACE TRAILER (FULLY LOADED) AND WAS BACKING UP TO HOOKUP, HAD GOTTEN OUT TO CHECK LINEUP AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN TO BACKUP FURTHER THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT A "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING ON THE GAUGES. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL IN THE ENGINE BAY THAT RUNS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEXT TO THE ENGINE HAD BURST AND THE LINES WERE RUSTED. I WOULD HATE TO WONDER WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING TRAILER ON COUNTRY BACKROADS AS I WAS GETTING READY TO DO......GM REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

COASTING TO A STOP SIGN. PRESSED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ENGAGED EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST BEFORE REAR END COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AT STOP. A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID REMAINED AFTER A TOW HOME. *TR

VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKELINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD HOLES IN THEM. MECHANIC REPLACED ALL BRAKELINES, LINES WERE ALL IN VERY POOR SHAPE. (RUSTED) *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45MPH AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I DID NOT HAVE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, HOWEVER, IF THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITION, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND FLUID CAME OUT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FAILURE. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT BE MADE OUT OF MATERIAL THAT CAN RUST. *TR

MID AUGUST 2012 APPROXIMATELY 5 PM AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES AND ROADS WERE DRY. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 83 SOUTHBOUND NEAR HARRISBURG PA AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE (BRAKE) PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST SAFE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UTILIZE WHAT BRAKE POWER I HAD LEFT WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO USE THE ENGINE TO ASSIST IS SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN APPROXIMATELY 2/10 OF A MILE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED THUS RELEASING BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING BRAKE LOSS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE RUPTURED LINE HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT ALL THE LINES BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD (BY THE SERVICE MANAGER) THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IS FROM THE TREATMENTS USED ON HIGHWAYS FOR WINTER DRIVING. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE IS REPLACING BRAKE LINES ON AT LEAST 3 TRUCKS A MONTH. I SPOKE TO OTHER GARAGES IN THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA. THOSE GARAGES CONFIRMED THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. *TR

MID AUGUST 2012 APPROXIMATELY 5 PM AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES AND ROADS WERE DRY. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 83 SOUTHBOUND NEAR HARRISBURG PA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE (BRAKE) PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY LOST SAFE BRAKING DISTANCE. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UTILIZE WHAT BRAKE POWER I HAD LEFT WHILE DOWN SHIFTING TO USE THE ENGINE TO ASSIST IS SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN. WHILE USING THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN APPROXIMATELY 2/10 OF A MILE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED THUS RELEASING BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING BRAKE LOSS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE RUPTURED LINE HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT ALL THE LINES BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD (BY THE SERVICE MANAGER) THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IS FROM THE TREATMENTS USED ON HIGHWAYS FOR WINTER DRIVING. HE ALSO TOLD ME HE IS REPLACING BRAKE LINES ON AT LEAST 3 TRUCKS A MONTH. I SPOKE TO OTHER GARAGES IN THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA. THOSE GARAGES CONFIRMED THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING AND DESCENDING A HILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO, PURCHASED NEW WITH 92K MILES ON THE CLOCK NOW. WHILE STARTING OUT FROM MY DRIVEWAY, I STOPPED FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE RESISTANCE. I RETURNED TO THE GARAGE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT FRONT. A QUICK EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT A STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST OBVIOUSLY DUE TO MASSIVE RUST. THIS IS A SERIOUS, UNEXPECTED AND A CRITICAL DESIGN FAILURE. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SEEN SNOW/SALT AND THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ALONG THE UNDERBODY ARE LIKE-NEW (EVEN THOUGH THIS WOULD BE THE AREA THAT CORROSION WOULD BE EXPECTED!). I AM NO LONGER YOUNG AND HAVE DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES WITH OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON MOST OF THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD A STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST. TO SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS DATABASE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS --- TO DATE --- BEEN IGNORED. IF NOT A RECALL, AT LEAST PROVIDE NOTICE TO OWNERS THAT THERE EXISTS A POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN THE MATERIALS USED IN THE BRAKE SYSTEMS OF THESE VEHICLES. SINCE I'M STILL ON THE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE PADS, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY I AM A GENTLE DRIVER AND HAVE NOT ABUSED THE BRAKES. THANKS. *TR

OVERHEATED CONNECTOR IN DASH, POSSIBLY LOOSE AT ASSEMBLY. ORIGIN BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, DRIVER SIDE OF DASH. *TR

WHILE INSPECTING FLUID LEVELS, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. I CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE LINES TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, THEY TOO WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. WHILE DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH I DISCOVERED MANY OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SO NOW I HAD A DECISION TO MAKE, CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK UNTIL THERE WAS A FAILURE OR ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS, INCURRING AN EXPENSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF GM HAD INSTALLED BETTER QUALITY LINES. TRUCK IS NOW AT A LOCAL GM DEALER BEING REPAIRED. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT !!!! *TR

HOOKED UP A TRAILER AND HEADED OUT THE DRIVEWAY. WENT TO BRAKE AT DRIVEWAY/ROAD INTERSECTION, PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKE FURIOUSLY TILL PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THERE WAS NO BRAKING. I SWITCHED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, STEERED TO THE CURB AND SHUT OFF THE KEY. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED ALL BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND ONE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FLUID HAD BLED OUT. ALL LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS $985.80. *TR

VEHICLE RESIDES IN "SALT BELT" STATE BUT RARELY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER MONTHS; MAINLY TO LEAVE FOR A 2-MONTH TRIP SOUTH. THANKS TO GOD THAT MY WIFE, OTHERS AND I ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY. JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE/CHECK. PREVIOUS BRAKE WORK AT 47K MILES IN 02/2010 PADS ON ONE WHEEL COMPLETELY GONE AND PADS ON OTHER WERE WORN TO 1/16? THICK. FRONT PADS AT 85% AT THAT TIME. TECHNICIAN BLAMED ?ROAD SALT?. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM BUT ONLY GOT A REMINDER THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 01/11/13 APPROX. 11 MI FROM NASHVILLE, TN. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, TRAFFIC AHEAD BEGAN SLOWING DOWN FAST. I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WHEN I PUSHED DOWN HARDER TO STOP AS TRAFFIC STOPPED, I HEARD A "SOUND" LIKE A LOW THUMP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO WHIP THE TRUCK AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONTO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID COLLISION, AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT I HAD SOME BRAKING POWER REMAINING, AND WE SLOWLY CONTINUED IN TO NASHVILLE. LOCATED A DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND SAID FRONT BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE/BRAKE LINE WAS SHOT. IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SO IN ADDITION TO THE $2100 IN REPAIRS, WE INCURRED MEAL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR 3 DAYS/NIGHTS (APPROX. $600), BEFORE THE REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY. AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT BRAKE DETERIORATION WAS DUE TO ROAD SALT. I DISAGREE WITH THIS FIRST, VEHICLE IS RARELY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER AND SECOND, I'VE NEVER HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE LIVED IN "SALT BELT" STATES. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN INHERENT DESIGN DEFICIENCY WITH THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE THE PARTS IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION. I CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE AT # LISTED IN COMPLAINT THRU 03/15/13. AFTER THAT AT PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS (LISTED). *TR

APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, LOST COMPLETE BRAKE PRESSURE TO LATER FIND STEEL BRAKE LINE ALONG DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL HAD BURST AND IT WAS NOT THAT CORRODED. I WOULD HAVE HATED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS OCCURS AT A HIGHER SPEED OR EVEN WORSE WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. VEHICLE WENT FROM FULL BRAKES TO AN ALMOST TOTAL LOSS. EVEN THOUGH BRAKES STILL FUNCTION, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER MORITZ CHEVROLET IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS REPLACED A PASSENGERS DOOR MODULE. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AFTER I RESTARTED THE TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I ALMOST HIT A CURB AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK, BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF I WERE GOING ANY FASTER. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE WARNING LIGHT/SIGNAL CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID WAS SEEN BELOW AND TO THE FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED (IDLE) TO A SAFE LOCATION, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. CHEVY'S CLAIM THAT THE "OTHER HALF" OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD FUNCTION WITH INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES IS NOT TRUE IN MY CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS (ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET, 361-884-5234). UPON DIAGNOSIS, VICTOR LANDA (SERVICE ADVISOR) INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. FURTHERMORE, HE STATED THAT THIS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE SALTY ENVIRONMENT (GULF COAST OF TEXAS) AND THAT HE HAS A MECHANIC THAT IS GETTING REALLY GOOD AT MAKING REPLACEMENT LINES. UPON INSPECTION, [XXX] INDICATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON MY VEHICLE SHOWED EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THEM ALL FOR SAFETY ALONG WITH THE "CONTROL VALVE". ALL THE LINES WERE CONSTRUCTED BY THE MECHANIC AT A COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDING $1800.00. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE BEACH LESS THAN 8 TIMES TOTAL IN ITS LIFE AND HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY WASHED AFTER EACH VISIT. IT APPEARS, BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH AND DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AT ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO COMMON THAT THE NHTSA HAS OPENED AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ON THE PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY ISSUING A RECALL SO THAT UNDUE REPAIR COSTS ARE NOT PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER FOR "FAULTY" BRAKE EQUIPMENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED PRIOR TO ANY CONSUMERS LOSING THEIR LIFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO COLLEGE AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AND WHEN LOOKING FOR A SPACE TO PARK THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP GOING LONG ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT BUT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT. G.M. STATES THAT THE SALT THAT THEY TREAT THE ROADS WITH ALONG WITH THE WEATHER CAUSED THE LINES TO RUST OUT. IF THAT WAS THE CASE THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING TO ALOT MORE VEHICLES. I THINK THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS TOWING A NEW RANGER BASS BOAT HOME FROM FISHING. I WAS COMING DOWN HILL TOWARD A STOP SIGN AT A INTERSECTION AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE CHECK BRAKES CAME UP ON INFO CENTER. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO JAM IT DOWN IN TO FIRST GEAR AND USE PARKING BREAK TO GET IT SLOWED ENOUGH TO TURN. IT WAS ALSO A 55MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS COMING. I GOT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CHECKED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE HARD BREAK LINE GOING TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WAS BLOWN APART. IT HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE LINES THEY ARE ALL IN EXTREMELY BAD SHAPE. THEY ARE ALL RUSTED AND NOW STARTING TO LEAK IN PLACES. ALONG WITH THAT MY GAS LINE IS NOW RUSTED IN HALF AND NOW LEAKING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. WAS ABLE TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND COME TO A SAFE STOP. *TR

HAD HOOKED TRUCK TO A CAR TRAILER AND STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THAT THREE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALSO THE FUEL LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT BLEWOUT CAUSING SPONGEY BRAKE AND BRAKE FLUID LEAK. LINE RUSTED OUT. REST ARE VERY RUSTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION 4 OF THE 6 BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY BELOW MASTER CYLINDER WHERE MINIMAL BRAKE FLUID LEFT WAS BUBBLING OUT. BRAKE LINES WERE OEM AND NOT PROTECTED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY CUSTOM MADE LINES AT A COST OF OVER $800 PLUS TOWING. *TR

AFTER NOTICING A GAS LEAK, I ASKED MY FATHER TO DRIVE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WHEN HE PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE HE HAD NO BRAKES AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE ROLLING INTO MY MOTHER'S CAR BEHIND HIM. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP, ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND GAS LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPON RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM QUITE WIDESPREAD AND EXPENSIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED. I DO WANT TO KNOW THAT CHEVROLET/GM IS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND IS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM.

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 PICKUP. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY. BRAKES ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOUND A MAJOR BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN ONLINE WEB SEARCH REVEALED TOO MANY INCIDENTS REGARDING THE SAME TOPIC. ANY MALFUNCTION OF A VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THIS IS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, REGULAR CAB, 5.3L V-8. IT HAS ABOUT 164500 HIGHWAY MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. THE BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT, AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES...WITHOUT WARNING. GM WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCH AND JUST HEARING OTHERS TELL OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM; AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP REPAIRING AN OBVIOUS FLAW THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT BLEWOUT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER SLOWLY DECREASED TO 0 MILES PER HOUR. NOW AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR MY SPEEDOMETER QUITS. IF THERE IS ONE THING WITH A GUARANTEED LIFETIME WARRANTY IT SHOULD BE THE THING THAT TELLS ME HOW FAST IM GOING. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED, AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,253. UPDATED 1/29/13 *CN UPDATED 02/06/13*JB

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. *SMD AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID HAD DROPPED FROM THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH IN TURN SEIZED UP. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 2,033.87. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN A FEW EARLIER. HOWEVER, HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *JB

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 ... *TR

MOVING FROM PARKING SPACE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL. CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. BRAKE FLUID IS FULL. PEDAL MAKES SUCKING OR GURGLING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. PUMPING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP. *TR

ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO MY INCIDENT MY FATHER HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WE BOTH OWN 2500 HD 2003 CHEVY TRUCKS BOUGHT ON SAME DAY. MY INCIDENT WAS I WAS LEAVING MY SISTERS HOUSE AND STARTED MY TRUCK BACKED UP THEN PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE STARTED FORWARD THERE IS A STOP SIGN CLOSE TO THE DRIVEWAY SO I STARTED BRAKING BUT PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR SO I DID IT AGAIN SAME THING NO BRAKES. SO I USED E BRAKE TO STOP MYSELF GOT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH BUSTED BRAKE LINE UNDER CAB DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SAME PLACE MY FATHERS BUSTED A COUPLE WEEKS BE FOR MINE. HE LOCAL GARAGE WHERE MY DAD HAD HIS FIXED SAID HE HAVE CHANGED SEVERAL BRAKE LINES WITH SAME PROBLEM. ALSO NET AND FOUND THIS IS COMMON. WAY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS YET COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND LIFE THREATENING. *TR

APPLICATION OF BRAKES UPON SLOW DOWN OF GETTING OFF OF EXIT RAMP WAS SOFT AND FARTHER THEN NORMAL. 3 OR 4 APPLICATIONS FOR TURNS SEEMED OK. FINAL APPLICATION TO TURN INTO PROPERTY HAD BRAKE FAIL APPEAR AND BRAKE GO TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE NOT SLOW QUICKLY ENOUGH AND TRUCK RUNNING INTO MY FENCE SCRAPPING THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK DOWN FENCE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND RESERVOIR EMPTY AND FLUID LEAKING FROM RUPTURED RUSTED LINE ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE AT DRIVERS DOOR. INSPECTION FOUND MANY AREAS OF THE LINES BADLY RUSTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO ON A RURAL BUT RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH A STEEP DECLINE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES SO I ATTEMPTED PUMPING THE BRAKES HOPING TO PREVENT ANY MORE ACCELERATION DOWN THE HILL AND THAT IS ABOUT ALL I GOT. I COULD NOT STOP AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RIDE IT OUT UNTIL I CROSSED THE BRIDGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND STARTED UP THE OTHER SIDE.WHEN MY TRUCK FINALY CAME TO A STOP I QUIKLY PUT IT IN PARK TO PREVENT IT FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. I POPPED THE HOOD AND GOT OUT. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS ALMOST FULL SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW AIR COULD GET IN THE BRAKE LINES.UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS SNOWING OUT SO I COULDN'T TELL IF I HAD A LEAK. I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM MY HOUSE SO I DECIDED I WOULD DRIVE IT HOME ON A DIFFERENT "FLAT" ROAD AT VERY LOW SPEED, ABOUT 10MPH. ONCE HOME I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY WIFE PRESS ON THE BRAKES WHILE LYING UNDER THE TRUCK AND I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKES WAS RUSTED OUT AND HAD A SEVERE LEAK. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A STATE HIGHWAY DOING 45 TO 50 MPH WITH OTHER VEHICLES. WHY ISN'T CHEVY/GM BEING MADE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS ? *TR

CAME TO A STOP BUT THE PEDAL FELT SOFT, WENT TWO MORE MILES TO MY DESTINATION AND BRAKES FELT EVEN SOFTER. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR, I PUT SOME ON MY FINGER TO SMELL IT AND KNEW IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A BLOWN BRAKE LINE CAUSED BY RUST, HE SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS ON ALOT OF SILVERADOS. I CALLED MY CHEVY DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY RECALLS OR DISCOUNTS SO I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACES ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED AS BAD AS THE BLOWN LINE , ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO CALIPERS BECAUSE THE BLEEDERS WERE SO RUSTED THEY COULDN'T BE REMOVED. TOTAL COST 850.00 I'VE HAD ALOT OF TRUCKS WITH ALOT MORE MILES AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LINES. I THINK G.M. SHOULD REIMBURSE AT LEAST 50 % OF THE COST. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO HD2500. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 70 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH IT. I'VE SPENT $1000'S FIXING THIS PIECE OF JUNK GM CALLS A TRUCK. I MUST HAVE REPLACED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ON THIS TRUCK, SOME THINGS TWO OR THREE TIMES. THE LATEST BEING THE BRAKE LINES, THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED THROUGH WITH NO WARNING. I WAS TOWING 4000 POUNDS OF WOOD WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE DROPPED TO THE FLOOR ? I ALMOST GOT KILLED! THIS TRUCK WAS MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER FOR THE 1ST 7 YEARS, UNTIL I FELT LIKE I WAS GETTING SCREWED BY GM AND USING THERE JUNK PARTS. IT IS A[XXX] SHAME WHEN AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE MUCH BETTER QUALITY THAN GM OEM PARTS ? I WILL NEVER USE GM PARTS AGAIN. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS UNTIL I REPLACED THEM FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH AFTERMARKET ROTORS AND NOW THEY SEEM TO BE FINE NOW. GM MUST BE GETTING THEIR JUNK OEM PARTS FROM CHINA!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VEHICLES BEING UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO THE CONSUMER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP AND PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR,BLOWING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER ROAD.I HAVE READ MANY ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM,WITH CHEVY PRODUCTS.THANK HEAVENS I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. ENOUGH SAID SHOULD BE A RECALL,OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ALL READY FINISHED ON THESE CORRODED LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK ARE EXTREMELY CORRODED, AREAS AFFECTED ARE CROSSING THE REAR END ALONG THE CHASSIS AND UNDER THE HOOD WHERE NO MOISTURE IS PRESENT. ALL LINES ON TRUCK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SECURED FOR THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE OR FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION/RUSTED CAUSING A LEAK(S). LINES GOING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE LEAKING. LINES GOING FROM THE ABS SYSTEM TO THE RESERVOIR WERE ALSO RUSTED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. LINES FROM THE ABS SYSTEM TO THE REAR BRAKES BEGAN LEAKING A WEEK LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILING. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ THE CONSUMER RETURNED FROM A 125 MILE TRIP, AFTER THAT DAY THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE CONSUMER BACKED THE TRUCK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND RUPTURED A BRAKE LINE,WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL CHEVROLETS AND HAVE HAD BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS WITH THE LAST THREE I'VE OWNED ,ALL RUSTED PREMATURELY IN MY OPINION. I THINK WITH A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS GM SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE WITH STAINLESS BRAKE LINES ALL VEHICLES OF LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD. *TR

AUG. 1,2012 RIGHT FRONT LINES BURST. NOV.15,2012 LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINES BURST. SHOP RECOMMENDED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACED. ESTIMATED $1600 TO 1800 PER RACETRACK AUTO BERLIN MARYLAND. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $200 FOR THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE AND EXPECT APPROX THE SAME BILL FOR THE LEFT CORRODED LINE. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DRAINING THE POWER CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND LIGHT DIMMING WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING. I WAS TOLD THE CHANGE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WAS DONE BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ENTIRELY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS GONNA HIT MY GARAGE. THANKFULLY I HAVE GOOD REFLEXES AND WAS ABLE TO HIT THE PARKING BRAKE (WHICH ISN'T AN EASY TASK IN A P/U TRUCK. WHEN I GOT OUT, I NOTICED A LARGE LEAK UNDER MY DRIVER DOOR. WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. ONE OF THEM HAD SPRUNG A LEAK AND WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. THE OVER ALL STATE OF THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE IN MY '93 CHEVY TRUCK... BUT ITS EXPECTED AT TWICE THE AGE OF MY '03 TRUCK. I SAW THE NHTSA HAD AN INVESTIGATION THAT WAS ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. *TR

FAILURE OF THE BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES GOING TO THE ABS UNIT. UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND WERE REPLACED. *TR

STARTING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE NEAR PEORIA, IL, I LOOKED DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 95 MPH. I LOOKED AT MY GPS AND IT READ 54 MPH. WITHOUT TAKING MY EYES OFF THE NORMAL VIEWING SCOPE, I NOW HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH SILVERADOS. *TR

BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS POOR, BUT BRAKES DID WORK BEFORE SERVICING THE SYSTEM. REPLACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. BRAKES BLED SUCCESSFULLY. WAS BEGINNING A TEST DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH DASH WARNING OF BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. INSPECTED AND FOUND ABS UNIT TO REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND LINE FROM ABS UNIT TO RIGHT FRONT FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. INSPECTED LINES MORE CAREFULLY AND FOUND MULTIPLE AREAS OF CORROSION ON ALL LINES THAT APPEARED TO BE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF FAILING. CORROSION SEEMED TO BE PRIMARILY WHERE LINES WERE PLACED IN PLASTIC CLIPS TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE. THE COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE WAS NOT PRECEDED BY ANY WARNING AND RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY. FORTUNATELY VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR BAY AND NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SILVERADO ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY PULLING MY 7 X 14 TRAILER IN TRAFFIC AND WENT TO APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG, TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL AND NOTHING WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO HELP OF STOPPING, THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT ME FROM A CRASH WAS THE TRAILER BRAKES AND THE E-BRAKE OF THE TRUCK. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR WERE EMPTY, I STARTED TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW WERE THE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINES AND DOWN THE FRAME RAILS, NOW WITH NO BRAKES AND PULLING A TRAILER I HAD TO CALL A WRECKER AND HAVE THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TOWED 35 MILE TO MY MECHANIC AND REPLACE 4 RUSTED BRAKE LINES THAT RUN UNDER THE TRUCK, MINE RUSTED THRU ALMOST RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR.. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED AS ARE FUEL LINES, BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED LEAK AFTER HARD STOP, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, REPAIR SHOP IS NOW REPLACING BRAKE LINES. *TR

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AS APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND PULL INTO EMPTY LANE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO MECHANIC. BRAKE LINE WAS SO BADLY CORRODED IT BROKE AND ALL BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN LOST. ALL BRAKE LINES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. BRAKE ROTORS ARE SO RUSTED THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE SO BADLY RUSTED ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND ROTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATE $1500.00. I HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HAD TO BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ABNORMALLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID BEING CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD BURST, CAUSING A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,711. UPDATED 12/6/12*LJ UPDATED 12/06/12

I CAME OUT TO VEH IN MORNING AND BRAKE WARNING/SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON AND LOOKS LIKE MY LINE FROM REAR TO FRONT IS RUSTED AND WHERE BRAKE LINE MEET TO SPLIT TO EACH REAR WHEEL IS RUSTED AND WET W/FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE AROUND THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING BRAKE FLUIDS TO LEAK OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED . BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND PULL INTO MY DRIVE WAY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH MY GARAGE DOOR AND IT WAS DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP AND THE LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SLOWDOWN IN A NORMAL FASHION. JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL PROCEEDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AT THAT MOMENT, AND NOT BEFORE, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A SYSTEM MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED SAYING TO SERVICE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO REPAIR A HOLE FOUND IN A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FELT FINE THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES WHAT'S SO EVER. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY WENT TO THERE FLOOR AGAIN AND WAS NOT STOPPING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY DOWN SHIFTING THE TRUCK AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK BRAKES WHERE THE MAIN LINE COMING FROM THE ABS GO TO THE CONNECTIONS ON THE BACK BRAKE. THE HOLE WAS TWO INCHES ABOVE THE CONNECTION. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND A HOLE STARTED. AFTER LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINES THEY ALL APPEAR TO BE RUSTING. THIS COULD OF CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT OR EVEN SOMEONE'S LIFE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TO START OFF, MY BRAKE LINE ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AS THE WAS A NEW ENGLAND TRUCK FOR THE FIRST 8 YEARS OF ITS LIFE. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK YESTERDAY. UPON STARTING IT, I RECEIVED THE MESSAGE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN. I ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY AND SEVERAL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE WET WITH BRAKE FLUID. I HAD JUST CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID (WITH ALL OF MY OTHER FLUIDS THIS WEEK AS I WAS ON A CAMPING TRIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET WHEN I GOT HOME AND FOUND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP10003 THAT DISCUSSED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ON THE STATUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO STOPPING POWER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THEN A NOTIFICATION CAME ACROSS MY DASH TO HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED. BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE BEFORE AND NOW THERE IS NO INDICATION FROM THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. STILL NO BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHERVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE LINING REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. WHICH WAS IN ACCORDANCE TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPIGN ID NUMBER: 05V161000 (PARKING BRAKE), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND TH E CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THE ALUMINUM BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,892.

I WAS IN A DRIVEWAY AND WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE, PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKES AND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AS HE ENTERED A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DRIVING AGAINST THE HIGH CURB. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES LINES WERE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, CALIBERS AND ROTORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND HE WAS NEVER ADVISED OF A POTENTIAL HAZARD WITH THE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,412. UPDATED 10/31/12*LJ

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK VEHICLE AND CAMPER TRAILER DOWN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BRAKING FORCE. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE IT AND TRAILER WENT OVER THE HILL, (AN APPROXIMATE 15 - 20 FOOT DROP IF IT HAD OCCURRED). UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THAT A BRAKE LINE LEADING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS CONTROLLER WAS LEAKING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND READY TO FAIL. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH RUST IS PRESENT ON THE BRAKE LINES AND THE FUEL LINES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

MY WIFE HAD JUST DROPPED OFF OUR GRANDSON AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK,THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON EXAMINATION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED BAD. *TR

I WAS LEAVING MY SONS SOCCER GAME AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT AROUND 25MPH. AS SOON AS I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALARMS WERE GOING OFF, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE ODOMETER. FORTUNATELY THE SOCCER FIELD IS CLOSE TO HOME. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING STEADILY FROM THE LEFT REAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH COMMERCIAL TIRES, SIZE: TA 245/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUT SUPPORT RODS AND THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BECAME DAMAGED FROM THE TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHIPPED THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY INSPECTED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT AN OBJECT HAD STRUCK THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE TREAD SEPARATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 23,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,900. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED EBERHARDT TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT TIRE AND WAS GIVEN THE INFORMATION TO REACH MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA. A MICHELIN REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT APART OF THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER AND CLAIM PACKET ANYWAY. EBERHARDT AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A LARGE PROTRUSION ON THE OUTER EDGE. THIS TIRE WAS IN THE COURSE SEPARATING.. THIS INFORMATION WAS DOCUMENTED ON THE REPLACEMENT RECEIPT FROM EBERHARDT'S TIRE. MICHELIN DENIED THE PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIM CAUSED BY THE LEFT REAR TIRE. MICHELIN STATED THEIR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A RADIAL BREAK THROUGH THE CASING IN THE CROWN AREA CAUSED BY AN IMPACT BY OBJECT OR OBSTRUCTION. UPDATED 1/7/2013*JS

TRUCK WAS PULLING PARTIALLY LOADED TRAILER ENTERED CURVE IN ROAD GOING DOWNHILL & WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH OBVIOUSLY NO REAR BREAKS,TRUCK NOSEDIVED WHEN APPLIED AT BOTTOM OF PEDAL, TRUCK & TRAILER STARTED TO JACKNIFE HAD TO GET OFF BRAKES AND STEER MY WAY OUT OF TROUBLE & APPLY ONLY LIGHTLY UNTIL ENTERING STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. THIS MADE FOR AN EXTREMELY INTENSE RIDE DOWN THE HILL. ANY HAIRPIN TURNS OR STOPPED TRAFFIC IN FRONT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. STOPPED & PULLED OFF ROAD TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALS OBVIOUS BURST BRAKE LINE BUT WITHOUT REMOVING INNER FENDER OR WIRING HARNESS I CAN NOT ACTUALLY SEE THE RUPTURE AND IT MAY BE CONCEALED BY THE CLIPS ATTACHING THE LINE TO THE FRAME. ODDLY THE LINES HAVE SOME RUST BUT NOTHING WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT IS SO SEVERE TO HAVE ALLOWED A RUPTURE. THE ATTACHING HARDWARE MAY BE ALLOWING SOME MOVEMENT IN THE LINES ALLOWING ADDITIONAL RUST TO TAKE HOLD. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2003 IN OCTOBER I THINK AND ONE THING ABOUT IT THAT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE TWO PREVIOUS NEW CHEVY TRUCKS I BOUGHT WAS THE REAR BRAKES NEVER SEEMED TO APPLY AS HARD AS THEY SHOULD AND NOTHING EVEN CLOSE AS THE 2000 TAHOE OR THE 1994 SILVERADO. SINCE THE BRAKE LINES SEEM TO BURST IN FRONT OF THE ABS SYSTEM IT COULD BE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE FLOW CREATING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL LINE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD WITH 70,100 MILES MY 15 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A SHOPPING CENTER WITH HIS DAD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND NO KNOWN CAUSE AT THE TIME. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE LOCATED AT LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL AS CORRODED BRAKE LINES COMING ALONG CHASIS FROM BRAKE VALVE BODY MASTER CYLINDER. NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF DATE OF INCIDENT (YESTERDAY). *TR UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 12/3/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND REMAINED AT THE LOCATION WHERE THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,101. UPDATED 12/3/2012 *JS

HVAC SYSTEM SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR WHILE ON AC POSITION. THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE STOPPED WAS TO STOP THE TRUCK, SHUT OFF ENGINE & RE-START ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) AND THE FRONT RIGHT STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST AND I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKE FLUID. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK FOR THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, I NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND TWO OF THE FUEL LINES WERE BADLY CORRODED. I TOW TRAILERS OFTEN AND I'M THANKFUL I WASN'T TOWING OUR 11,000LB 5TH WHEEN CAMPER WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC CRASH! I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLIANTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR PICKUP. IS THERE A RECALL AND HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED? I AM OUT OF WORK ON MEDICAL LEAVE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND "WAIT" FOR GM TO THINK ABOUT RE-EMBURSING ME. *TR

WHILE BEING SERVICED, MY MECHANIC OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON FUEL LINES, TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK, AS WELL AS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. LINES ARE NOT LEAKING AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS ABS COMES ON AND FEELS LIKE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. ABS LITE DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BODY WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES AND BURNED PARTS OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE INSULATION FIREWALL, THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE WHEEL WELL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHOWING BRAKE FAILURE WARNINGS. I COASTED TO A LOCAL MECHANICS AND MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REWIRED WITH NON-CORROSIVE MATERIAL. HE TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,925.

I HAVE A 2003 SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN HAVING ROUGH IDLING ISSUES. THE TRUCK DOESN'T IDLE ROUGH EVERYDAY,BUT WHEN IT DOES THE VOLTAGE FLUXUATES BETWEEN 10-14 VOLTS. BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING IT STAYED AT A STEADY 14 VOLTS. NOW THE VOLTAGE IS DROPPING AND THE RPM'S ARE DROPPING TO AROUND 200-300 RPMS THEN SOME TIMES IT WILL DIE IN MOTION. I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND HAD THE BATTERY TESTED THEY ARE GOOD. THERE WAS LOW FUEL PRESSURE SO I REPLACED THE PUMP,STILL NOTHING IS HELPING. I FOUND A INTERNET SITE (WWW.TOPIX.COM) THERE IS 15 PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOBODY CAN FIND A DEFINITE PROBLEM. THERE IS PEOPLE SPENDING THOUSANDS ON THEIR VEHICLE TO FIX IT AND THE PARTS DON'T ALWAYS HELP. I HAVE NO WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON,SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START ANYMORE. I'M BROKE. I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR *JS

I PARKED MY TRUCK AT A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT NO PROBLEM. WE FINISHED EATING, STARTED TRUCK, PUSHED ON BRAKE TO PUT IN REVERSE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES OR RESISTANCE. INSPECTION REVEALED NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND EVENTUALLY A SMALL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL WELL AREA. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS AN EXTREMELY KNOWN ISSUE. AS A CHEVY OWNER I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT IT EASILY COULD HAVE AS WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME ABOUT 30 MILES ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT REMEDIES ARE BEING OFFERED. THIS COULD BE A DEADLY PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKE LINE IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED!! *TR

TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH. CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVER SHIFTING INTO MY TRAFFIC LANE. HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD. REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN TO AVOID ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

WHILE BACKING-UP TO UNLOAD A 24 FT BOAT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED VEHICLE BY APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER. COST $1836.15 TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES, PLUS $85 FOR TOW. *TR

ON A DOWN HILL ROAD , A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK AND I WENT TO APPLY BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. NO PRESSURE FELT AND I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND AVOIDED COLLISION. I HAD 50% OF BRAKE FLUID IN MASTER CYL. AND FLUID DRIPPING ON GROUND UNDER TRUCK AT BRAKE DISTRIBUTION . ANTILOCK CONTROLLER W/FLASH LITE ON. REAR LINE DRIPPING ALSO. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. HAD ALL NEWBRAKE LINES INSTALLED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

THE BOLT HEADS ON THE EXAUST MANIFOLD ARE SNAPPING OFF CAUSING AN EXAUST LEAK AND A POSSIBLE EMISSION FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND I REALIZED THE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND NOTICED FLUID DIPPING FROM JUST BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL. I OPENED THE HOOD AND REALIZED THAT I HAD BLOWN A BRAKE LINE.WHEN I LOOKED AROUND UNDER THE HOOD AT THE BRAKE LINES, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THEY WERE RUSTED. MY NEIGHBOR HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH HIS 2001 SILVERADO, IT'S DEFINITELY AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AS I APPROACHED STOP LIGHT AN MY LIGHT WAS RED WITH TRAFFIC WAITING IN FRONT OF ME, WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN TO PROCEED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND FELT AN IMMEDIATE POP AND MY FOOT PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES!!! COMPLETE FAILURE! THANK GOD THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN AND TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I MISSED HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY INCHES. MY TRUCK IS 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH ONLY 64,994 MILES. VERY WELL KEPT AND MAINTAINED. WAS REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE SHOCKED THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AN NO RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO, CREW CAB, SHORT WHEELBASE WEST ON RT 140, WHEN I OBSERVE THE LIGHT AT BETHEL RD TURN RED. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I PUMPED TO NO AVAIL, THEN PUSHED HARD, AND REALIZED THAT I WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO I TURNED THE WHEEL AT THE LAST INSTANT AND DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN GRASS TO AVOID THE COLLISION. SCARED MY SON AND HIS FRIEND VERY MUCH. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, OF ANY KIND OF MALFUNCTION..ON THE DASHBOARD...EVEN AS I SLOWLY DROVE IT HOME!!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TAKEN BY SURPRISE LIKE THAT!!! *TR

I STARTED DRIVIN WHEN MY BRAKE WARNING CAME ON. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE ADVISED ME THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND HE COULDN'T ORDER A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAGS WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. JUST NOTICED THE SAME YEAR EXPRESS VAN HAD A RECALL AND THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A REPORT FOR WRK ALREADY COMPLETED ON MY TRUCK LAST YEAR. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUSTED. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK WHEN IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. EVER SINCE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS ARE DIFFICULT UNLESS ENGINE RPMS ARE OVER 2000 MECHANIC SAYS STEERING BOX NEEDS REPLACED DON'T KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL I'VE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH ON UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID ANIMAL AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DROVE VEHICLE SLOWLY BACK HOME AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT LEAKING ABOVE REAR END. BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED BADLY. THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IS TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM A 9 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME THURS. AUG 23, 2012 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. WHILE AT HOME I INSPECTED THE TRUCK, AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES JUST IN FRONT OF THE ABS MODULE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT SPEEDS OF NO MORE THAN 40 MPH. I BRAKED AT A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WENT WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND YET THE TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING. WHEN I APPLIED EVEN MORE PRESSURE (AT THIS POINT I WAS UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRACTICALLY STANDING UPRIGHT!) THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY POPPED ON WITH A RINGING BELL. I WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM HOME, SO I CONTINUED MY DRIVE, DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. AT A RED LIGHT, I SHIFTED INTO PARK TO AVOID ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER RETURNING HOME, I NOTICED A LINE OF FLUID DRIPS ON THE DRIVEWAY. I PUT A DISH UNDER THE AREA THAT SEEMED TO BE LEAKING (UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR) AND MY HUSBAND LATER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FLUID AND THAT A LINE HAD RUPTURED. TWO SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS CONFIRMED THAT FIVE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND ONE HAD RUPTURED. WE PAID OVER $1000 TO REPLACE PARTS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED OUT IF THEY HAD BEEN MADE WITH A RUST-PROOF MATERIAL RATHER THAN STEEL. IF THIS BRAKE LINE RUPTURE HAD OCCURRED ONE DAY EARLIER, THE SCENARIO COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH UGLIER: I HAD BEEN DRIVING TO THE BEACH, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS AS PASSENGERS. OUR SILVERADO HAS ABOUT 74K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE WITH PARTS RUSTING OUT BEFORE THEIR TIME. *TR .. UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE FROM THE ABS MODULE TO REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE LINE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND I CAN SEE BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OFF THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I BELIEVE IT RUPTURE IN MY DRIVEWAY RETURNING FROM A TRIP WITH MY CAMPER ATTACHED TO THE BED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORRODED AND BROKEN BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,823.

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND SPRUNG LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES (TO THE FLOOR) EVEN WITH PUMPING BRAKES THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING. *TR

DURING REPAIR, ALL BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPAIR IS $1300.00. DEALER STATED HE IS REPAIRING MANY EARLY 2000 CHEVROLET PICKUPS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES. HAD A 5000 LB. BOAT ON. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO AVOID ACCIDENT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES ARE FORESEEABLE. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

ON EXCEPTIONALLY WARM DAYS AND THE VEHICLE IS IN NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. THE VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM WILL LOOSE ITS PRIME WHILE PARKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM LOSING ITS PRIME. DURING THE TIME WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE PRIMER PLUNGER, DESIEL FUEL LEAKS AROUND THE PLUNGER MAKING PRIMING THE FUEL SYSTEM DIFFICULT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PRIME THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS ON WARM TO HOT DAYS AND AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR OR SO. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS PRIMED AND FINALLY STARTED, THE VEHICLE WILL RUN NORMALLY. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF LESS/MORE THAN AN HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CRADLE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SAFETY LATCH IN ORDER TO DROP IT DOWN. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SEVERE CORROSION ON ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES - VERY CLOSE TO RUSTING THROUGH AT LEFT REAR CALIPER TO AXLE MOUNT AND ALONG SIDE RAIL OF FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC TO STOP AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. I PASSED THE RED LIGHT AND MY TRUCK CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN I THROUGH IT INTO PARK AND APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE. I NARROWLY MISSED A MOTORCYCLIST THAT WAS LEGALLY PASSING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. THIS REQUIRES A RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE SLOWLY HOME AS I WAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM HOME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES, I FOUND WHERE ONE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I BACKED INTO A TREE BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP. BENT MY BUMPER INTO THE FENDER. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE METAL BRAKE TUBE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR HAD FAILED AND ALL THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT. IT LOOKS AS IF THE HOSE RUSTED THROUGH. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND MANY OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

COMING TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO STOP BEFORE I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. MADE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP BARELY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. MECHANIC FIX THE ONE THAT BROKE BUT SAID THE OTHERS ARE ABOUT TO GO ANY TIME . NOW I'M DRIVING WITH THE FEAR OF MY BRAKES GOING AT ANY TIME BECAUSE OF $900.00 REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED.*TR

ON 6/28/2012, ENCOUNTERED NO BRAKING CONDITION WHILE DRIVING AT 25-40 MPH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER WHO DISCOVERED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WAS HEAVILY RUSTED AND HAD BURST. NEW LINE INSTALLED. ON 8/10/2012 SAME CONDITION OCCURRED TO ANOTHER BRAKELINE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND ALL LINES HEAVILY CORRODED AND NEED REPLACEMENT EXCEPT FOR THE ONE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. *TR

THE UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT. ALL THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, AND FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED BADLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BRAKE LINES ALREADY. ALSO THE FRAME IS RUSTED. *TR

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHEN DESCENDING HILL TO HOUSE. UNABLE TO STOP MY WIFE DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR TO TRY TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN BUT STILL COULD NOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. END OF ROAD IS CUL-DA-SEC (LUCK IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND KIDS WEREN'T OUT PLAYING YET) WITH A WALKING TRAIL TO WOODS AT THE END. SHE FIGURED THAT WAS BEST WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN SO AIMED TOWARDS TRAIL. AFTER ENTERING THE WOODS 75 FEET THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS NOT HURT AND ALSO THE TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT NOW MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO USE THE TRUCK. MECHANIC TOLD ME BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE NO LONGER STAINLESS STEEL. WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT AT GM TO CUT COST BY MAKING THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES NOT BE STAINLESS STEEL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF LINES NOT BEING STAINLESS AND SHAME ON ANY SAFETY INDUSTRY PERSONAL THAT DECIDED THIS WAS OK. I WOULD GLADLY PAY THE EXTRA $20 ON TRUCK COST TO HAVE IT STAINLESS. HERE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA THEY USE SALT ON THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER AND EVEN IF I RINSED OFF THE TRUCK EVERY DAY IT WOULD STILL CORRODE OUT THE LINES. GM GOT LUCK WITH THIS ONE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT, THEY OFFER RECALLS FOR OTHER ITEMS WHICH ARE WASTEFUL, BUT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS THEY DON'T. I HAVE BEEN A GM OWNER FOR A LONG TIME BUT IF GM IS GOING TO TAKE RISKS WITH ME AND MY FAMILIES LIFE, THIS MAYBE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS INOPERABLE AND THE PLASTIC WIRES THAT CAME FROM THE UNIT WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPEATED THOSE SENTIMENTS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, MY FOOT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE APPLICATION, I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE AND PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE LOWEST GEAR TO SLOW AND STOP THE TRUCK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME, THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE OPTIMAL AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION. I HAD MY WIFE AND 16 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHICH MOST DRIVERS MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE QUICK THOUGHT TO REACT THE WAY I DID AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. UPON INSPECTION ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING HEAVILY FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A ROTTED BRAKELINE IN A SPOT NOT VISIBLE TO INSPECTION. THE BRAKE LINE WAS THE ONE THAT RUNS FROM THE ABS DITRIBUTION/CONTROL UNIT TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK; AN ALMOST 12 FOOT LINE. IT ROTTED OUT WHERE THE LINE RUNS ALONG THE LEFT FRAME RAIL, ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I AM NOT SURE WHY GM DID NOT USE STAINLESS STEEL FOR THE BRAKE LINES ON THESE TRUCKS OR HAS NOT ISSUES A WARNING TO OWNERS OR OFFERED TO REP[LACE THE LINES AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS IS A TRULY UNSAFE SITUATION! STAINLESS STEEL COULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE FOR A MINIMAL EXPENSE AND PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. AFTER ALL THEY USED STAINLESS STEEL FOR THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM....WHY NOT THE BRAKE LINES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ENTERING A GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT OWNED A REPAIR SHOP AND REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES THAT LED TO THE PROPORTIONING VALVES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,273. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ UPDATED 09/10/2012 *JS *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT WHEELS ROTTED AND BURST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE ROTTED. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A LOCAL 2-LANE HIGHWAY, HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CAR THAT MOVED INTO MY LANE, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RECALL? DOES A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK NEED TO GET KILLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES THE RESPONSIBLE THING? BRAKE LINES RUN AROUND $1500 TO REPLACE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LINE IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BURST. IN REVIEWING THIS ONLINE, I SEE MANY MANY MANY MANY CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING HE SAME PROBLEM. NEVER GM AGAIN. WHAT HAPPENED TO PRIDE AND QUALITY IN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING? IT'S A SHAME, MY TOYOTA AND INFINITI DO NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH, AND WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED. *TR WENT UNDER THE TRUCK, AND NOTICED ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING A MECHANIC TO FIX THE LINES. BUT WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL, NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. VERY LUCKY ONLY PERSON ON ROAD, AND DID NOT INJURE MYSELF OR OTHERS.

IN DRIVEWAY PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND REAR BRAKE LINE HAS LEAK IN SECTION BEHIND FUEL TANK. INSPECTED OTHER FOUR LINES GOING INTO ABS UNIT AND FOUND THOSE LINES RUSTED BADLY ALSO. NOTED UNDERCARRIAGE HAS LOTS OF RUST EVERYWHERE. FUEL LINES ALSO VERY RUSTED. *TR

EVERYTHING RELATED TO MY TRUCK'S BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I HAD JUST DRIVEN THE TRUCK ~100 HIGHWAY MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER REACHING MY DESTINATION, I BACKED MY TRUCK UP AND HITCHED MY BOAT TRAILER TO IT. THE TRUCK BRAKES WORKED FINE AS I MANEUVERED THE TRUCK TO ALIGN IT WITH THE TRAILER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY IMMINENT FAILURE - NOTHING ON THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A NORMAL FEEL TO IT. AS I BEGAN TO PULL AWAY WITH MY BOAT IN TOW AND PREPARED TO TURN, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED - NO WARNING LIGHT AND ABSOLUTELY 100% LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I QUICKLY PLACED THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE DRAG OF THE TRAILER ACROSS THE LAWN SLOWED THE TRUCK ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. I ADDED 12 OUNCES OF THE APPROPRIATE BRAKE FLUID, RESTARTED THE TRUCK, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE, WHO WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE TRUCK (SHE WAS BEHIND IT AS I BACKED UP - THANK GOD THE BRAKES DIDN'T FAIL AT THAT POINT), NOTICED A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND NEAR THE FIREWALL. I CALLED AAA AND HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL AAA APPROVED SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MY BRAKES LINES WERE LEAKING, SEVERELY CORRODED THROUGHOUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE SHOP. I'M SAVING THE BILL AND ALL OF THE RELATED PARTS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY INCONVENIENCED - NOT HURT. *TR

SEVERE CORROSION LEAD TO A BRAKE LINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO STOP. BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED WAY BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE, AND MUCH MORE THAN THE FUEL AND STEERING LINES. THE LINE LEADING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT WAS THE ONE THAT FAILED, BUT ALL ARE SHOWING SEVERE CORROSION. *TR

GOING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES FELT WEAK. PUSHED HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE RESIDUAL BRAKING CAPABILITY LEFT. STOPPED VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED ALONG THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL WELL FROM EXCESSIVE CORROSION. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES ELSEWHERE ON THE VEHICLE SHOWED CORROSION ON ALL BRAKE LINES THAT WILL NECESSITATE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE HARD FORMED BRAKE LINES FOR SAFETY REASONS. ALSO NOTED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED DIRECTLY ONTO THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FULLY WARMED UP, THERE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN A FIRE. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN STOPPED QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WENT TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. STOPPED THE TRUCK AND HAD BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A FAILED RUSTY LINE. MOST LINES HAD MAJOR CORROSION JUST BEHIND THE ENGINE AND ABOVE THE GAS TANK. GETTING ESTIMATE TO FIX NOW...WON'T BE CHEAP AS I UNDERSTAND IT REQUIRES CUSTOM BENDING OF BRAKELINES. *TR

WHILE TOWING A BOAT AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, BY BRAKES HAD GONE OUT (AS INDICATED WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON). I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND DOWNSHIFTED, BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP ME AND I NARROWLY MISSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING LEFT AT A RED LIGHT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I HAD FOUND ONE OF MY BREAK LINES WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED BY THE ABS UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BEHIND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. I ALSO NOTICED ALL OF MY OTHER LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AS WELL. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE SOURCES, THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL PLACED??? *TR

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WITH A MINI EXCAVATOR ON TRAILER ATTACHED TO VEHICLE, STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED BEFORE ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC, BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND AND BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR RUPTURED LEAKING FLUID CAUSING BREAK FAILURE, TRUCK HAS NEW BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS INSTALLED WITHIN LAST YEAR. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT & CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE X 3.

ON MY WAY HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION IN OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, WHILE GETTING OFF RT1 IN DELAWARE I SAW THAT THE LIGHT WAS RED, APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP AT SAID RED LIGHT WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. PULLED OVER AND HAD MY SON IN LAW LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK FOR A LEAK OF ANY KIND AND HE NOTICED A LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. DURING CLOSER INSPECTION (WITH ONE OF US UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE OTHER APPLYING THE BRAKES) THE SAID LEAK WAS COMING FROM ONE OF FOUR EXTREMELY RUSTED METAL BRAKE LINES ATTACHED TO THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE BRAKING FOR TURN. LINE BROKE THAT SUPPLIED DRIVERS FRONT BRAKE. HOLE IN BEND BEFORE FLEXIBLE LINE TO CALIPER. NOTICED ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES VERY RUSTED THOSE EVEN GOING TO THE MASTER CYL. NOT DROVE THAT OFTEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, NOT FROM SALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH AT A STATE INSPECTION STATION, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SKID PAD FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE'S REAR DUST SHIELD WAS CORRODED AND HAD DISINTEGRATED PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO CONSIDER REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE/DUST SHIELD. UPDATED 07/30/12

AFTER A 3 MILE RIDE, BACKING UP TRUCK NOTICED SMOKE THEN FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE MELTED ALL ELECTICAL LINES, DESTROYED HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. WEATHER WAS PERFECT, AIR CONDITIONING MAY HAVE BEEN ON. *TR

BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO (SLOW) STOPPING. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN QUICK ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD A FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND CLEANED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THESE LINES JUST SEEM TO KEEP RUSTING OUT. *TR

WE WHERE DRIVING ALONG A STATE ROUTE WITH OUR 21 FOOT BOAT IN TOW HEADING TO THE LKE. WE WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO ENTER A GAS STATION. PEDAL WENT TO MUSH, AND I KNEW I HAD LOST THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK. GOT IT STOPPED WITH OUT INCIDENT, AND GOT IT TOWED BACK HOME. THE STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID WOULD TELL ME I COULD ONLY STOPPED IT ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES. THE CORRISON IS RIGHT WHERE THE BED AND THE CAB MEET ONTO OF THE FRAME RAIL. YOU CAN AD MINE TO THE EVER GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE STORE, WHEN I SAW TRAFFIC LIGHTS TURNING RED, I SLOWLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT SO SOFT AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I TRY ONCE MORE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, SO THEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT (EMERGENCY LINE) AND APPLIED E-BRAKES AND I STOPPED JUST BEFORE THE CROSS ROAD. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER IT WAS LEAKING IN BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE TANK. IT WAS A FRONT BRAKE LINE THE GET SO RUST IT THAT BURST. LAST YEAR WHEN MY BROTHER IN LAW AND I WAS CHANGING BRAKE FLUID IN THE WHOLE SYSTEM THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. NOW I HAVE BRAKE LINES MADE OF NICKEL AND COPPER MIX, THOSE WILL LAST FOR EVER. *TR

CAME UP TO A STOP SIGN TRIED TO STOP AND REAR BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN. COULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN AND WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION LUCKY NO ONE COMING. USED HAND BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. THERE WAS NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD LINE REPAIRED FOR $252.84 AND REPAIR SHOP SAID OTHER LINES WERE REAL RUSTY AND DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WILL LAST BUT NOT LONG. *TR

HAD CORRODED FUEL LINES REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THAT BRAKE LINES LOOKED IN BAD SHAPE AND SUGGESTED THEY BE REPLACED ALSO. HAD LIMITED USAGE OF MY TRUCK WHILE I LOOKED INTO HAVING THEM REPLACED. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH MY WIFE IN TRUCK, AS I WENT TO STOP, LINE RUPTURED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I CAME CLOSE TO GOING THROUGH STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING CAR. I REPLACE THE LINE SINCE IT WAS EASY, AND NOW ON 7/8/2003 TWO MORE LINES HAVE RUPTURED. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FROM A MECHANIC, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED (ONE WAS ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE LINE). WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS LINE AND CALIPER HAD SEVERE ROTTING. UPON MY RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS. I HOPE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SO ADDITIONAL CHEVROLET OWNERS DO NOT HAVE SEVERE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE ISSUES. MY HUSBAND AND 4 YEAR OLD SON HAD TO WALK QUITE A FEW MILES IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE MY COMPLAINT WILL HELP FURTHER THE INVESTIGATION. *JS *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM CHARLESTON SC ON HWY 526 GOING TO ISSLE OF PALMS SC WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME,AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT BY THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I STOPPED AND SAW THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS OUT OF FLUID. I REFILLED THE TANK AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE BRAKES WERE STILL SPONGIE, AND WHEN I GOT HOME BY DRIVING A LOT SLOWER. I MADE IT HOME AND FOUND OUT,THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE PASSENGER WHEEL WAS CORODED AND RUPTURED,MAKING IT TO LEAK AND AFFECT THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE VECHILE. IT WAS GOOD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO STOP SUDDENLY OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *JS

PUT THE BRAKES ON IN TOWN OF GREENVILLE AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OVER THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR

BACKING BOAT TRAILER ON BOAT RAMP, SUMMITT LAKE, TEKAMAH, NE. SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE (PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR) WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. MANAGED TO GET TRUCK INTO DRIVE, AND PULL OUT BEFORE I WENT IN THE WATER. THE BRAKELINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAD RUSTED THROUGH, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES WORKING. HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO BLAIR, NE, AND REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. BEFORE REPAIR, I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DILLON CHEVROLET IN BLAIR TO ASK IF COVERED, WAS INFORMED NO WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE DESPITE LOW MILES, AND COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE APPROX $1000 TO $1500 DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF CORROSION PRESENT. THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE REPAIRED FOR ~$800. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS NOTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET WEB SITES, AND I AM AWARE OF CURRENT INVESTIGATION DUE TO OTHER CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE OUTCOME MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. *TR

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY WIFE AND NEWBORN, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT "SPONGY" AND HAD NO MORE RESISTANCE TO THE PRESSURE MY FOOT APPLIED TO IT. I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AT THE SAME SET OF STOP LIGHTS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BEING MY ONLY FORM OF VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THANKS BE TO GOD FOR KEEPING MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD SAFE THAT DAY FROM THE POTENTIAL DEVASTATION THAT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH SUCH A CRITICAL FAILURE IN THE MECHANICS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

AN ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICING DEALER DIAGNOSED RUSTED THROUGH FUEL LINES, ALL OF WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOMENTS AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/15/2012 *JS

METAL BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO CORROSION. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ONCE HOME, I FOUND THAT A BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME HAD BURST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ALMOST HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE DRIVEWAY. UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING OUT AND THE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY ARE RUSTED EVERY WHERE. THE FRAME ALSO HAS RUST EVERY WHERE. I AM TAKING PICTURES OF UNDER THE TRUCK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY RESIDENCE SO I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FLUID WAS LOW. I REFILLED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD MY SON PUMP THE BRAKES AS I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK LOOKING FOR ANY VISIBLE FLUID LEAKS. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED NEAR THE FRAME RAIL. AFTER REPAIRING THE BRAKE LINE AT THE POINT OF RUPTURE WE RE-FILLED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BEGAN TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AGAIN AT A POINT UNDER THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT.

SINCE DAY 1 WITH THIS VEHICLE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NOTICEABLY WEAK. IN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS OR NEAR EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS REQUIRING A QUICK STOP WHEN I AM STANDING WITH FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO RESPOND AS EXPECTED. IT'S AS IF ONLY HALF THE BRAKES ARE WORKING AS THE VEHICLE EASES TO A STOP ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN NORMAL BRAKING. *JS

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BLOWING HOT AIR WHEN ON COOL. WHEN IT STARTED DOING IT, I NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE MY AC UNIT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I BELIEVE THAT MY ACTUATOR BLEND DOORS NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS, I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AS USUAL. SUDDENLY THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER CAR APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION AS I APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. BUT IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE BRAKE LININGS WERE CORRODED AND RUSTED THROUGH. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED, I FOUND MANY DOZENS OF EXAMPLES. (SEE LINK BELOW) THE USE OF AN INFERIOR ALLOY INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL FOR THE BRAKE LINES HAS RESULTED IN CORROSION AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING SIGNS, ESPECIALLY IN STATES LIKE NJ SUBJECT TO WINTER CONDITIONS. THIS BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA., BUT NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED. OWNERS OF MILLIONS OF GM VEHICLES ARE AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH FROM THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL DESIGN FLAW. RECALL NOTICES SHOULD BE SENT TO OWNERS AND GM SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS IN THE INTEREST OF THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. HTTP://TRUCKS.ABOUT.COM/B/2011/09/23/NHTSAS-ONGOING-INVESTIGATION-OF-GM-TRUCK-BRAKE-LINE-CORROSION.HTM. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE COMMUTING TO WORK THE MORNING OF 4/6/2012. A CAR IN FRONT OF US PUT THEIR BLINKER ON TO TURN LEFT...I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TO MY SURPRISE THE BRAKES FAILED!! THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND WITH THE LOW MILES OF THE TRUCK AND BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER I KNEW THAT PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DONE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO BARELY MISS HITTING THIS VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 45MPH. IF THE CAR HAD TO HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I WOULD HAVE NO DOUBT PLOWED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH MORE THAN LIKELY RESULTING IN VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. AFTER THE INCIDENT AND TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE GARAGE I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS SOMEWHAT BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CERTAIN GM VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003. THIS MUST BE MADE PUBLIC BEFORE MORE INCIDENTS HAPPEN RESULTING IN INJURIES AND FATALITIES TAKING PLACE!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO GO GET LUNCH I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME AND I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK. WHEN I CLIMBED UNDER I NOTICED THE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ONE OF THE HAD RUPTURED. AFTER ALL OF THIS I STARTED TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF GM TRUCKS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL YET!!! ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED FIRST. *TR

ON APRIL 19, 2012, THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT TWO OR THREE OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DIESEL FUEL INJECTORS, PART# 97729095, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RECOMMENDED ALL EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,260,18. I ASKED IF THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED BY CHEVROLET AND THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SAID MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THE TIME LIMIT HAD EXPIRED. HE SAID IF THE VEHICLES FUEL INJECTORS HAD FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST 200,000 MILES OR WITHIN THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS AT NO COST. ON THAT DATE, APRIL 19, 2012 MY VEHICLE HAD 36,273 MILES AND WAS 9 YEARS OLD, I ASKED WHY THE DEALERSHIP HADN'T NOTIFIED ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY ME AND REFUSED TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. STARTED THE TRUCK AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LIVED IN INDIANA FOR 8 YEARS OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALL LINES FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO THE ABS MODULATOR ARE RUSTED. THE REAR LINE IS OK. THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY RUNNING THE LINES WHERE THEY ARE. THE FUEL LINES APPEAR TO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT YET FAILED. *TR

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.

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. *TR

COMING TO A RED LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WENT THRU A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT W/ THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. INSPECTION REVELED THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR

BRAKES FAILED WILE DRIVING, HAD TO USE MECHANICAL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. COMPLETED STOP ACROSS TWO TRAFFIC LANES, ON COMING TRAFFIC STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES "RUSTED" THROUGH AND BLOW OUT LETTING ALL BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT ONTO STREET. *TR

WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND HAD TO MAKE A HARD BRAKE APPLICATION DUE TO UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE STOPPAGE AHEAD. WHEN SPEED DECLINED TO ABOUT 25 MPH THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM WAS ENGAGING SINCE THE PAVEMENT WAS WET ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO GO FARTHER DOWN THAN NORMAL. AT THIS TIME THE MULTIPLE BRAKE SERVICE WARNINGS CAME ON. JUST AS I WAS BEGINNING TO VEER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID REARENDING THE CAR AHEAD, IT STARTED MOVING AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. I DROVE HOME ABOUT ANOTHER MILE AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

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 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10003 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

REDUCED ENGINE POWER GENERIC CODE P2135. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A VERY SLOW STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I TESTED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MOVING VERY SLOWLY, AND THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO TO THE FLOOR WITH A SWOOSHING SOUND. I HAD SOMEONE CHECK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND HE CONFIRMED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS SHOOTING ALL OVER. MY TRUCK IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT IT HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES, THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND HAS HAD ONLY 2 BRAKES REPLACED JUST RECENTLY I BELIEVE THAT IT IS PREMATURE FOR THE BRAKE LINES TO HAVE SUFFERED A COMPLETE BLOWOUT. MY FORMER CHEVY TRUCK WHICH I HAD FOR 13 YEARS HAD NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINES. *TR

MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS BACKING MY TRUCK UP TO HOOK UP MY BOAT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WHEN I INSPECTED WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM IT WAS FROM SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT BURST. THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AS WELL. I HAVE NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY TOWING MY BOAT. *TR

I CONTACTED CHEVY CONCERNING MY FAILED INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WHY IT WASN'T UNDER A SAFETY RECALL AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER A COURTESY WARRANTY RECALL UP TO 7 YRS OR 80,000 MILES, WHICH I HAVE SUCCEEDED WHEN I COULD AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. CHEVY SAID THAT IT WASN'T UNDER A TOTAL RECALL BECAUSE A SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING IS NOT A FEDERAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER A RECALL BECAUSE OF SO MANY THAT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE ROAD SALTS USED IN THE WINTER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *BF UPDATED 06/18/12

WHEN I GOT HOME TODAY I NOTICED A CLEAR PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK I SPOTTED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. I FOLLOWED THE LINE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND SEVERAL PLACES WHERE THE LINE WAS SEVERALLY CORRODED. THIS IS PLAINLY THE RESULT OF INFERIOR MATERIALS USED BY GM IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

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. *JS

WE HAD BRAKE LINING FAILURES WHICH RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. LUCKY FOR US WE JUST GOT OFF OF A MAIN ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. WE HAD TWO BREAKS AND LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID INSTANTLY. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF BRAKE LININGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN OUR TRUCK AT A COST OF $827.00! *JS

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.

RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE BRAKING AND CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE IS GROUPED TIGHTLY WITH TWO OTHER LINES, THUS IT IS CAPTURING SALT & WATER CAUSING CORROSION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUATE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID CRASH AND INJURIES TO OTHERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PILE OF DEBRIS. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF ANY SILVERADO'S ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 05/16/12*LJ

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. *TR

BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT. *JS

LOST BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE. (CAR WOULD NOT STOP.) *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT IN 2009 WITH THE NHTSA 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. *KB

BRAKES ARE SOFT AND BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN IS PUSHED REQUIRING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FOOT PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER AND DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS A NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, NEW BRAKE PADS, NEW ROTORS, AND NEW BRAKE FLUID. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THE VIN HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR SERVICE BRAKE FAILURES FOR THE HYDRO-BOOST RELIEF VALVE RECALL (ID # 04V045000) OR FAULTY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *JS

A PERSON RAN INTO THE STREET AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE IN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION AND THE MAINLINE BROKE OPEN IN TWO PLACES. SERVICE MANAGER AT THE CHEVY DEALER ADMITTED THAT THEY MADE THE TUBING OUT OF NON-NICKLE PLATED TUBING FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEY WERE ROTTING THROUGH. HE MENTIONED TO CHECK MY FUEL LINE AND SURE ENOUGH, AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FUEL FILTER THE TUBING IS ROTTING APART. ALL OF MY LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. GM HAS REFUSED MY CLAIM FOR BEING DEFECTIVE. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A BANK TELLER BOX I APPLIED THE THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD A DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL BRAKING FUNCTION, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 04/27/12*LJ UPDATED 04/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOOR BOARD ABNORMALLY. THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE AND PARK. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,100.

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.

WAS INFORMED DURING A STATE INSPECTION THAT ALL OF MY METAL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. THE INSPECTION WAS DONE AT THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND I WAS TOLD THE CORROSION WAS PROBABLY FROM NOT PUTTING MANY MILES ON IT. *TR *JS

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 *JS

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, APPROX 70MPH, VALVE STEM SEPARATED FROM NEW TIRE CAUSING COMPLETE DEFLATION WITHIN ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF HITTING SOMETHING IN ROAD, NO TRAUMA TO RIM OR STEM ITSELF (OTHER THAN THE SHARP SPLIT FROM WHERE IT SEPARATED FROM TIRE), NO EXTREME CONDITIONS, JUST NORMAL CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. TIRE WAS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. TOOK TIRE TO GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPLACED TIRE AND VALVE STEM WITH NEW ONE. OLD TIRE AND STEM LEFT WITH GOODYEAR. TIRE: GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR, LT245/75R16, DOT MD11 Y5JV 2810. *TR

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO BEING RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR TIRES, LINE SIZE: LT265/75/R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND TOOK THE FAILED TIRE TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SHOP REPLACED THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12T003000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 03/28/12*LJ UPDATED 03/29/12

MY 2003 SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A COMMON AND RECURRENT PROBLEM. EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK, AND ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR, THEY CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. A FEW MINUTES OF WEB SEARCHING ON THIS TOPIC PRODUCED A NUMBER OF RESULTS AND MY CONCLUSION IS THE ISSUE IS COMMON. THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS ALSO INDICATE THAT THE SUCCESS RATE FOR THE REPAIR IS NOT GOOD, WITH MANY REPAIRED VEHICLES HAVING SUBSEQUENT BOLT FAILURES. MY VEHICLE IS IN AN AUTHORIZED CHEVY SERVICE GARAGE HAVING THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS FOR $486, IF CYLINDER HEAD DID NOT NEED TO BE REMOVED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN BROKE A TAP OFF IN THE REAR MOST BOLT LOCATION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAPPENED BEFORE HEAD REMOVAL OR AFTER. IT BECAME NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE CYLINDER HEAD AND WAS REQUOTED AT $1600. A CALL WAS MADE TO GM 3-6-12. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE FORE THEY COULD BE OF NO ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER. I AM CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE WARRANTY TERMS. MY ISSUE IS WITH THE SCALE OF THIS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE COST TO THE OWNERS. THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE AND FURTHER EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE REAR BRAKE LINES BEING CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY SPEEDOMETER NEVER GOES BELOW 20MPH EVEN SETTING STILL AND WHEN I'M MOVING IT READS 90 PLUS EVEN IF I'M GOING 40 MPH. WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF IT STILL READS 20 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REVISED THE STEERING BOX BECAUSE OF THE FAILURES, BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I HAVE SEVERAL BROKEN BOLTS ON MY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF FOR EMISSIONS RELATED CODES. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS A SMOG TEST UNLESS THIS IS FIXED. SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS WANT ABOUT $1,000 TO FIX THIS. ITS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS KNOWN BY CHEVY/GM AND YET THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP OR FIX IT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND LEAKING EXHAUST AROUND HEAD GASKET. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS (4) MY LATE 2002 CHEVY Z71 DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTED BANGING AT IDLE OR AFTER PARKED. ENGINE HAS BLACK EXHAUST ON THE HEAD WHERE WE FOUND THE MAIN LEAK. SO, CARBON MONOXIDE HAS BEEN COMING INTO THE CAB AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SEEMS HOTTER THAN NORMAL. WHEN CHECKING INTO THE ISSUE, I FOUND EVERY TRUCK IN OUR COMPANY FLEET HAS THIS SAME ISSUE AND OUR ASSOCIATES THAT HAVE PERSONAL TRUCKS DRIVING TO WORK CHECKED THEIRS AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FROM 1999 THRU 2008 YEARS. WHEN CONTACTING OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. EVERY PERSON I MENTION THIS TO, CHECKS THEIR TRUCK AND HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE BROKEN BOLTS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CONTRACTING AND EXPANDING TOO MUCH- CHEAP STEEL ATTACHED TO ALUMINUM HEADS APPEAR ON ALL OF THE V-8 TRUCK ENGINES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH HEAT AND CARBON MONOXIDE AS WELL AS THE COSTS TO REPAIR. *TR

WIPERS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT CHANGE SPEED. SOON AFTER, THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP THEM, AND HAVE HAD TO STOP AND REPLACE THE FUSE IN THE RAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I QUICKLY PUMPED THE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND THE STOPPED VEHICLE AND COAST TO A STOP. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE AFTER TAKING DOWN THE GAS TANK FOUND A RUSTED AND DETERIORATED BRAKE LINE. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ON A SUPER HIGHWAY AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD THIS HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. I BELIEVE A RECALL ON ANY VEHICLE IS NECESSARY IF THIS SITUATION HAS ARISEN BEFORE. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE ASAP. THANK YOU; *TR UPDATED IVOQ 04/19/12 UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 05/30/12 UPDATED IVOQ 05/31/12

I BOUGHT A USED CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, 2003, WITH 55,000 MILES FROM THIS DEALER. WITHIN ONE WEEK, IT SUFFERED A BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED BACK, REPLACED THE LEAKING TUBING, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER BRAKE FAILURE, TOWED BACK, AND THIS TIME EVERY STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAD BEEN GARAGED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE STEEL BRAKE LINES.(VIN-[XXX] THIS ISSUE IS NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS, BUT BECAUSE IT IS BENEATH THE VEHICLE, IT IS VERY HARD TO DETECT BEFORE HAND. THIS ISSUE NEEDS VISIBILITY AND SAFETY ALERTS SO MECHANICS AND AUTOMOTIVE AND TRUCK DEALERSHIPS CAN PERFORM MORE THOROUGH INSPECTIONS TO PRECLUDE FATAL ACCIDENTS. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER MECHANICS, THEY ARE SEEING AN INCREASED FREQUENCY OF CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINES. I CAN GET CORRODED BRAKE LINES, IF NEEDED FOR EXAMINATION. BUT WE NEED MORE ATTENTION FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN & THEN WE NEED TO STOP USING THE DE-ICERS OR REQUIRE VEHICLE BUILDERS TO USE CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL TUBING (SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL TUBING).I KNOW IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE! I HOPE YOU CAN GET THE ?BALL? ROLLING. LET ME KNOW WHAT MORE YOU NEED / WANT. KIND REGARDS, [XXX] OFFICE:[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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????? *TR

SEAT BELTS ARE CLEAN AND FREE OF DEBRIS, BUT DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BELTS. *TR

SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT IN 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, APPLIED BRAKES AND FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES! AT A REPAIR SHOP, TRUCK WAS PUT ON A LIFT AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING. TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NOT USED OFF-ROAD OR IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS CONDITION. APPARENTLY IT IS A DEFECT AND COME TO FIND OUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS BRAKE CORROSIAN ON CHEVY TRUCKS AND DRIVERS HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. NO RECALLS ON IT YET. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CHEVY FESSES UP AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS? *TR

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. *TR

DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR..VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BUT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE...FOUND LINE UNDER L/S ALONG FRAME RAIL ROTTED AND LEAKING...AFTER A FULL INSPECTION AT THE DEALER.FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE ROTTED OR RUSTED PREMATURELY...THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A WORK TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT.. *TR

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... NHTSA 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

I WAS PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT TODAY 01/15/12 AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND WOULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD HIT A BUMP PREVIOUSLY AND HEARD THE DOOR CHIME THEN LESS THAN 10MINS LATER THIS FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES UNTIL THEN

I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 (66K MILES) CORRODE AND LEAK CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY, SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE 2ND FAILURE I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO REVIEW THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM AND ALL THE LINES COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK ARE TERRIBLY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THEY ARE BUNCHED SO TIGHTLY TOGETHER RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK THAT MOISTURE CAN'T ESCAPE AND CAUSES CORROSION. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN, AND THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL FOR THIS DESIGN TO HAVE BEEN USED. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT $300 DOLLARS ON THE TWO LINES THAT DID FAIL, AND I AM NOW FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES AT A COST OF OVER $1000 DOLLARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THIS DUE TO POOR DESIGN/CHOICE OF MATERIALS. *TR

HIT IN REAR OF DRIVER SIDE CORNER OF BED AND SENT TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONT OF TRUCK THEN ROLLING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HALTING TO A STOP. HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT TAKEN. *TR

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. *TR

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE EQUALIZER RUSTED THROUGH AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE NEXT MONTH ANOTHER LINE GOING FROM THE EQUALIZER TO THE LEFT REAR RUSTED THROUGH, THEN IN AUGUST A LINE GOING TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY IN ALL 3 CASES I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE TRUCK TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. WHY FOR THE SAKE OF A FEW DOLLARS AREN'T THE BRAKE LINES MADE OF STAINLESS OR A BETTER GRADE OF MATERIAL. *TR

WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT, I APPLIED EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IN TIME. THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND THE DASH INFORMATION SCREEN NOTED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. SINCE NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, I TRAVELED WELL INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE TECH STATED THAT MY BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED IN ONE LOCATION, AND WAS GOING TO RUPTURE IN SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT OF DETERIORATION IN THOSE LINES. I AM VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW, AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER. *TR

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. *TR

WHEN FUELING MY 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD PICKUP I NOTICED FUEL SPILLING OUT WHEN I TOOK THE SCREWDRIVER TO REMOVE THE CLAMP I NOTICE THE FILLER NECK WAS RUSTED THRU AND THE RUBBER HOSE WAS JUST FLOATING. NOW I CALLED CHEVROLET PARTS DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $400.00 FOR THE PART BECAUSE IT IS SOLD ALL ONE PIECE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WERE REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETECTED THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY INCREASES, DECREASE OR WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. OIL GAUGE FLUCTUATES ALSO THE HEATER RESISTORS BURNED UP. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. *TR

THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE BREAKING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *KB

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WENT INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND IDLE SPEED. IT TOOK SEVERAL RESTARTS BEFORE IT CLEARED AND WOULD RUN CORRECTLY. ABOUT THE TIME I MADE IT HOME IT WENT BACK INTO THIS MODE AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER READS 125+ MPH WHEN I'M ONLY DRIVING 55MPH ACCORDING TO MY GPS. MY OIL PRESSURES GAUGE AND AMMETER ALSO INDICATE READINGS IN EXCESS OF MECHANICAL LIMITS. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. HAS DONE THIS 5 TIMES NOW.IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS VERY SCARY! *TR

TRUCK HAS 82,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER BEEN ACTING UP LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.SITTING PARK IT READS 40MPH.I SEE WHERE EVERYONE WHO OWNS A SILVERADO HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CLUSTERS. ARE ALL MY GAUGES GONNA GO OUT NOW?....HOW BAD ARE THE ALL GONNA BE OFF?.....THIS IS BAD.....AND EVERYONE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM TOO...THATS THE WORST PART. MY NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A TOYOTA! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CREATE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT WENT TO STOP AND LOST BRAKES. I GOT IT BACK HOME AND INSPECTED IT AND FOUND THAT IT BLEW A REAR AND FRONT BRAKE LINE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED SO BAD WE REPLACED THEM ALL. UPON REPLACING BRAKE LINES I NOTICED THAT FUEL LINES WERE ALSO ROTTED SEVERELY AND ONE WAS WET WITH DIESEL. THE TRUCK IS USED EVERYDAY AND DOESN'T SIT. THESE LINES SHOULD NOT ROT THIS BAD THIS FAST. SOME THING GM SHOULD ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. 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 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

WHILE UNDER HARD BRAKING THE DRIVERS REAR BRAKE FAILED JUST ABOVE AXEL. AFTER THE REPAIR DURING THE TEST DRIVE 3 LINES RUPTURED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL JUST BELOW THE DRIVERS FEET NEXT TO THE ABS MODULE. I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11001 ALREADY STARTED ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RETAIN ITS PASSENGER. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERALLY CORRODED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER IN 2007, I HAD THE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED BOUNCING AROUND AND IN ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT STUCK AT 117 MPH AND HAS NOT MOVED SINCE. THEN AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO OUT, ALL THE GAUGES AND THE ODOMETER, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE BACK LIGHTING STILL WORKS, BUT NOTHING ELSE THE FUEL GAUGE, OIL GAUGE, TRANSMISSION TEMP GAUGE, TACHOMETER NONE OF THESE WILL WORK NOW. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW IT IS THAT THIS IS A HUGE OVER ALL PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLES IN THE CERTAIN YEAR, AND MODEL. BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND UP TO THE MISTAKE AND FIX IT, I UNDERSTAND THAT I BOUGHT IT USED BUT ITS AND ON GOING PROBLEM IN THE CLUSTER FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, I THINK IT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY GMC. I HAVE OWNED 8 GMC VEHICLES AND USE TO THINK I WOULD NOT BY ANYTHING ELSE, BUT MY MIND IS ABOUT TO CHANGE OVER THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE ATTITUDE I HAVE GOTTEN FROM THE DEALERSHIPS AND EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

JUST TAKING THE TRUCK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE. CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND SAW THAT THE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED. *TR

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. *TR

FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED DRIVERS SIDE ON TOP OF FRAME FROM RUST AND DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE AS SEEN IN THE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, RECALL? GLAD IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. OTHERS WERE NOT SO LUCKY. I READ THERE WAS/IS A INVESTIGATION. RESULTS? *TR

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. *TR

BELOW IS A LIST OF HISTORY WITH REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK. IN MARCH 2004 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500HD .FIRST 2 YRS FRONT ROTARS TURNED COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN 1-21-09 FRONT ROTARS AND CALIPARS REPLACED DUE TO ROT.1-30-09 TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACED ROTTED.ON 6-19-09 NEW STARTER. 8-29-09 REAR CALIPERS AND HOSE ROTTED 35455 MILES.ON 9-2-09 ABS SENSOR AND LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE ROTTED. ON 8-28-10 POWER STERING PUMP REPLACED. ON 8-24-11 BRAKE LINES TO ABS ROTTED 46763 MILES. 10-27-11 LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE ROTTED 47943 MILES. MY WINDSHEILD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED LEAKING INSRUMENT PANEL SHOWS EMPTY. I'M HAVING MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE REPLACED NEXT WEEK...ITS THE ONLY ONE LEFT AND I DONT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT. MT MECHANIC STATES HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDNT KEEP RECORDS IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OWNERSHIP BUT I CANT BELIEVE TRANSMISSION LINES,BRAKE LINES ,CALIPERS CAN ROT THAT FAST. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH PAST TRUCKS I HAVE OWNED. I BELIEVE THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF FACTORY DEFECT THAT IS CAUSING THIS. *TT

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GUAGES ARE ALL FAILING. I DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR SPEEDING AND FOUND OUT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *TT

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 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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. *TT

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.

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. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE EMITTED FROM UNDER OF THE DASHBOARD INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCONNECT THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH STOPPED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,254 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,620.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED 90 DAYS AGO THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES LINES FAILED. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE, BUT NOT BEFORE IT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKES LINES WERE CORRODED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING ALL OF THE BRAKING FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHILE RIDING ON MERRICK ROAD,I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THRU THE RED LIGHT WITH NO BRAKES. NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CARS ON THE SIDE STREETS SAW ME COMING AND DID NOT GO. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT 2 TO3 FEET OF MY BRAKELINE WAS CORRODED AND BLEW OPEN WEND I HIT THE BRAKES,THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES WERE GOOD. *TR

BRAKE LINE CORROSION. *TR

ON THE ABOVE LISTED DATE THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE, THIS WAS NOT A COMPLETE FAILURE AS I WAS ABLE TO STOP, GET TURNED AROUND AND GO HOME. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND A BRAKE LINE THAT RUSTED THROUGH. WHILE LOOKING ON LINE FOR PARTS AND GUIDANCE I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE WHICH PROMPTED ME TO FURTHER INSPECT THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK. I MUST SAY THAT I TOTALLY AGREE ALL THE COMMENTS MADE REGARDING RUST ON THESE VEHICLES, IT IS QUITE EXCESSIVE. AS I LOOKED CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF RUST ON ALL COMPONENTS OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE, IE CAB MOUNTS, BED MOUNTS ALL BRAKE LINES, SPRINGS, SPRING SHACKLES, THE ENTIRE FRAME AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. MY OTHER VEHICLE IS A 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH HAS BEEN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK SINCE NEW. THE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS NEW COMPARED TO THE CHEVY. I FEEL G.M. MUST HAVE USED A VERY POOR GRADE OF UNDER COATING ON THESE VEHICLES AND TO LEAVE SOMETHING LIKE BRAKE LINES UNPROTECTED LIKE THAT IS JUST WRONG. I'M JUST GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL. I ALSO FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LAST YEAR BRAKE LINES BROKE WHILE ON ROAD DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION LINES . WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT REPLACED ALL LINES ON VEHICLE. NOW ALL ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON THEM . POOR QUALITY OF ROTORS AND CALIBERS ON VEHICLE . WE ONLY HAVE 38,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DEFECT NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

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

I HAVE HAD A EXHAUST LEAK THAT I FINALLY PINPOINTED TO BE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW BY ME AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY EXHAUST WORK DONE. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR DONE. APPARENTLY THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTENSIVE PROBLEM, WITH THESE BOLTS. THIS I UNDERSTAND TO BE AN EXTENSIVE REPAIR. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BOLTS, WHY WONT THEY MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO GOES INTO GEAR WITH OUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, ALSO THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO GEAR WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE E-BRAKE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE, THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK. MY 2 YRS OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE TRUCK ON 9/20/2011 WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO GEAR. I LIVE ON A INCLINE MY TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHILE I WAS CHASING THE TRUCK ON FOOT, THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A 98 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY ACROSS THE STREET. THE E-BRAKE WAS SET , THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING! MY SON COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THE FACT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE! *TR

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.

ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED, FROM THE PROP VALVE TO EACH RUBBER LINE ON ALL FOUR CALIPERS.IT APPEARS THAT GM USED STEEL LINES INSTEAD OF A MATERIAL THAT DOESN,T RUST(SS).IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SAFTEY CONCERN? I WAS LUCKY NO ONE OR ANY PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. *TT

THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE. WHO HAS TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS RECALLED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,200.

CHEVY TRUCK HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AT ALL. GOT THE TRUCK HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FOOT AREA. BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. GOT TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND FOUND REAR BRAKE LINES HAD PREVIOUSLY RUSTED THRU. NOW FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THRU. HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES.I DID SO WITH AFTERMARKET SS LINES. FRONT LEFT CALIPER WAS FROZEN. MECHANIC SAYS REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPER NEED REPLACING ALSO. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND CALIPERS ON THIS TRUCK. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT THE TRUCK FRAME NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND COATED DUE TO RUST. THIS IS LAST GM PRODUCT I'LL EVER PURCHASE. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE. FORTUNATELY, IT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT AS I BACKED OUT OF THE SPOT. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPING SOMEONE REALIZES THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. *TR

LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. FOUND SEVERLY ROTTED BRAKE LINE . THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES ATER FIRST ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BUT THE CONTACT CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND COULD SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. IN JULY 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE COVERED WITH RUST CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,451. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,120. UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE INNER BRAKE PADS WERE DESTROYED BY RUST, BUT THE OUTER PADS WERE STILL LIKE NEW. UPDATED 01/03/12

WAS DRIVING ON MY COUNTRY BACK ROAD AROUND 35 MPH AND THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ENTERED A 4 WAY INTERSECTION LUCKILY NO ONE WAS GOING THRU AT THE TIME COULDNT STOP.BRAKE LINE BLEW FLUID UNDER TRUCK COULDNT BELIEVE THE LINES ARE TOTALLY ROTTED OUT,GM COULD NOT USE STAINLESS LINES THIS COULD OF BEEN TRAGIC THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS SOMEONE HAS TO PROTECT THE PUPLIC HERE WE NEED HELP.HEY WE WERE THERE FOR THEM DURING THE BAILOUT NOW THEY CAN HELP US OUT WE NEED A RECALL AND GIVE US WHAT WE PAID FOR.I NO THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUES WITH THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES WE JUST NEED SOMEONE TO ACT UPON THESE ISSUES I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFTEY REASONS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION ON LOW SETTINGS AND THERE WERE STRONG FUMES EMITTING FROM THE VENTS. THERE WAS VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR CORROSION ON THE WIRING CONNECTOR AND HVAC BLOWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE INDICATED IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN OUT AND MAKE THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL TUBING, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL TO AVOID RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. THESE LINES SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS WHICH HAVE BEEN MANY YEARS OLDER AND HAVE HAD MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THEM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING BEFORE. *KB

VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE WAITING FOR FUEL PUMP. PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DURING FILL-UP, INSPECTED UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM FRONT END. IDENTIFIED LIQUID AS BRAKE FLUID. REAR BRAKES STILL FUNCTIONED MINIMALLY. TOOK INTO MECHANIC. FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. NEARLY ENTIRE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. AT MECHANIC'S SUGGESTION BASED ON SAFETY, REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES -- $2100 (APPROX $300 PARTS, $1700 LABOR). MECHANIC APPLIED UNDERCOAT SPRAY TO BRAKE LINE AS RUST PROTECTION. I KEPT A SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. NOTE: PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1991 CHEVROLET C1500 HAD SIMILAR FAILURE ON THE BRAKE LINES AROUND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY DECELERATE, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO EXTEND TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONTACT DEALER DID REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 2/28/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THEY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MASSIVE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,700.

THE SUBURBAN WOULD STALL WHILE WAITING IN DRIVE THRU LINES. SEVERAL TIMES. DIES WHILE IN GEAR, PUT IN PARK AND WOULD THEN START UP. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I KNEW I HAD GOTTEN A BAD TANK OF GAS, 2 MONTHS EARLIER. SO WE TRIED FUEL INJECTIONS, ETC... THE SUBURBAN WOULD DIE AND WOULD BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY DECIDED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL MODULE. $800 LATER AND IT WAS STILL HAPPENING. THE DEALER WAS DRIVING MY CAR MORE THAN I. PUTTING MILES ON THE CAR AND GMC DECIDED I HAD TOO MANY MILES ON THE VEHICLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW, IT DIES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ONE YEAR LATER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NO ONE HAS FIGURED IT OUT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND MOSTLY DISSATISFIED THAT I SPENT 45K ON A VEHICLE AND THEN WHEN IT FAILS NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. THEY JUST WANT YOU TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOWS THAT THEY ARE RUSTED, ESPECIALLY AT THE POINTS WHERE THE CLIPS HOLD THEM TO THE FRAME. THERE APPEARS TO BE LEAKS IN MULTIPLE SPOTS WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION (SPOTS UNDER THE VEHICLE) OF ANY PROBLEM. I JUST HAD IT INSPECTED A WEEK PRIOR AND IT PASSED. I ALSO OWN A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRAY WITH 250K + MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PEDAL ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PEDAL WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL, AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2011, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. ALSO, I WAS ACCOMPANIED IN THE VEHICLE BY 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. I HAD TO STEER MY VEHICLE AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION DUE TO THE LACK OF EFFECTIVE BRAKE ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR DASH ILLUMINATION TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE ISSUE. THANKFULLY, A TRAGIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY OR DEATH WAS AVOIDED. ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2011, I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. I INFORMED CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE BRAKE LINE ISSUE. AT THIS TIME I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER (71984021797) AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CONDUCTED BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE GARAGE. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON MY TRUCK AND THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION WERE RELAYED TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. LATER THAT DAY, I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND CORRODED. SHE FURTHER STATED THE TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LOW MILEAGE AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT AN EXCELLENT CASE FOR REPAIR ASSISTANCE. SHE FORWARDED THIS INFORMATION TO A HIGHER DEPT. AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2011, I WAS CONTACTED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE . THEY INFORMED THAT CHEVROLET DETERMINED THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT BRAKE LINES ARE A WEAR ITEM. I REMINDED HER THAT BRAKE LINES ARE NOT A WEAR ITEM AND THEY DONT FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF TIRES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE PADS. I THAN ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR SO I COULD BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BASIS OF THE DECISION TO NOT PROVIDE REPAIR ASSISTANCE. AT THIS POINT, CUSTOMER SERVICE LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID THEY WOULD TELL ME THE SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,900. UPDATED10/13/11 *BF UPDATED11/07/11*JB

BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND ALL BRAKING WAS IMMEDIATELY LOST TO THE VEHICLE. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 2500 HD DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2002. LUCKILY, MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN SAFELY HOME. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THEM. I FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE SAME PROBLEM VIA GOOGLE SEARCH AND THE NHTSA INCIDENT EA11-001, WHICH DESCRIBES THE SAME SYMPTOMS I EXPERIENCED. *TR

WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT THE SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES BECAME PREVALENT INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IT WAS DETERMINED 5 OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAD PREMATURELY FAILED ALLOWING EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY USED SPARINGLY WHERE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK UNTIL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE REPAIRED. *TR

STEEL BRAKE LINES ROTTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US WERE IN EXTREME DANGER OF BEING INJURED OR KILLED AS THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED DUE A TRAFFIC JAM. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE ROTTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED SPILLING THE BRAKE FLUID OUT TO THE ROAD. TO PREVENT INJURY TO OTHERS I DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A GUARDRAIL AT A GLANCING BLOW UNTIL IT STOPPED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO VISIT HER DYING GRANDMOTHER FOR LAST TIME. MY DAUGHTER WAS CRYING HYSTERICALLY AND CLEARLY DISTRAUGHT AT THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MOVING AT 30 MPH TOWARDS INTERSECTION WITH LIGHT , WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ( NO BRAKE RESPONSE). APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRUCK SWERVED SIDEWAYS. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING THE OTHER WAY. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS NEAR MISS. SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS A RECALL ASAP AS ITS HAPPENING ON TOO MANY OF THESE CHEVY TRUCKS. *TR

THERE IS A RUBBING AND THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT ONLY DOES IT AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 TO 25 MPH, OR WHEN I TRAVEL OVER A ROUGH ROAD, OR IN OR OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CHEVY OR GM WON'T REPAIR IT WITHOUT ME FORKING UP THE MONEY FIRST. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 1999 THROUGH ABOUT 2007 CHEVY AND GM TRUCKS. GM SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBLY FOR THIS AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

MY BRAKE LINES RUPTURED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT BY THE ABS BOX. I INSPECTED ALL OF THE BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION LINES AND THEY ARE ALL RUSTED BADLY AND NEED REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS PULLING MY SEADOO'S WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAVE READ A TON OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET TODAY. WHEN IS ANYONE GOING TO MAKE CHEVY REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION LINES? THIS TRUCK IS ONLY A 2003 AND LOOKS LIKE A 1903 UNDERNEATH. THE WHOLE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTING BADLY. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STATED THAT IT FELL ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

2003 SILVERADO 2500HD. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING A NORMAL STOPS WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FARTHER THAN EXPECTED AND REQUIRES EXTRA PEDAL PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE STOP. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED AND IT IS IN THE LEFT FRONT AND ACTIVES AT 3 MPH. IT GIVES NO LIGHTS OR CODES. THE RECALL GOES UP TO 2002 (RECALL 05V379000) BUT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE 2003. THE DESCRIPTION SAYS IT ALL, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I CAN'T BE UNDER THIS RECALL WHEN I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I EVEN LIVE IN THAT REGION. *TR

CHRONIC FAILURE OF FUEL INJECTORS ON 2003 DURAMAX CHEVY TRUCK, DEAL HAS REPLACED INJECTORS THREE TIMES, NOW THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN AND WANT 5K TO FIX THEM. LAST FIX WAS 40,000 MILES AGO. HERE IS THE SHORT AND SKINNY. I WAS INFORMED (DURING AN INJECTOR SWAP IN MY TRUCK) THAT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INJECTORS THAT WERE TESTED BY GM AND THEIR PARTNERS (ISUZU AND BOSCH) PROVIDED GOOD DATA FOR THE ONGOING SERVICE CAMPAIGN, BUT WILL NOT BE RELEASED THROUGH GM PARTS. GM AND PARTNERS (BOSCH) HAVE MADE 2 MODIFICATIONS (DOCUMENTED) TO THE INJECTOR DESIGN FROM ORIGINAL AND HAS DEEMED THE CURRENT INCARNATION OF THIS INJECTOR ADEQUATE. THAT IS GM'S SOLUTION APPARENTLY. WILL IT BE A PERMANENT SOLUTION? WHO CAN SAY, BUT IT PROBABLY WILL BE THE ONLY SOLUTION WE EVER SEE. THE PRODUCTION AND DESIGN COST COMBINED WITH A "LIMITED" CUSTOMER BASE DICTATES THAT WE WILL PROBABLY NOT SEE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT UNIT OF NEW DESIGN COME INTO THE MARKETPLACE. MANY FAILURE CAUSES HAVE BEEN THEORIZED, TWO MAIN MODES OF PREMATURE FAILURE HAVE EMERGED, BUT I AM OF THE THOUGHT THAT A WAVEFORM ANALYSIS OF THE POWER TO THE INJECTORS DONE OVER LONG TERM MIGHT YIELD SOME INTERESTING RESULTS. HAVING BEEN THROUGH THE MILL ON THESE INJECTORS PERSONALLY, AND HAVING READ VOLUMES OF INFORMATION, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE EFFECT OF A PROBLEM ON A WEAK POINT (INJECTOR BODIES), AND NOT THE ROOT CAUSE. SO THE BUY IS STUCK WITH A POORLY ENGINEERED TRUCK. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE??? COME ON GM COME CLEAN AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT, AFTER ALL WE THE PEOPLE BAILED YOU OUT! *TR

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500HD INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. KNOW THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME AROUND 10 PM WITH SMALL CHILDREN; MY TRUCK STARTED TO SURGE, BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND THE GAUGES DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING ( ALL AT 0). THIS ROAD WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND OUTSIDE A BAD AREA, SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME FOLLOW ME HOME AND I DROVE HOME SLOWLY ALL THE WHILE ENDURING A CHUGGING MOTION. WHAT IS NORMALLY A 20 MINUTE TRIP BECAME AN HOUR AND A HALF TRIP. WHEN I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT THINKING THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS COULD BE THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAD JUST BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START WHEN HE WENT TO RESTART IT AND THE DASH SAID 'UNKNOWN DRIVER". THROUGH SOME RESEARCH WE DISCOVERED IT IS A FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. WE WENT THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY AUGUST 18, 2011 WHILE DRIVING AND I NOW CAN NOT START MY VEHICLE OR HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE PUT ON A TRUCK BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP TIGHT AND CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED. WE CHANGED THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOBS TO NO AVAIL. THE WINDOWS ARE STUCK OPEN AND IT IS RAINY SEASON HERE. THEY LIGHTS COME ON AND THE INFORMATION CENTER KEEPS SAYS 'UNKNOWN DRIVER." I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR FEAR THAT THE NEXT TIME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I HAVE AN 18 YEAR OLD THAT DRIVES MY TRUCK TO COLLEGE AND I LIVE IN GREAT FEAR THAT HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IF IT DOES THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING IT. *TR

VEHICLE IS A CHEVY 2003 4X4 3500 DUALLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 87,000 MILES. SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE LEAK I SINCE HAD FIXED. WHILE BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL SLAMS TO THE FLOOR AND IN REVERSE THERE IS ALSO A LOUD CLUNK THAT SHAKES THE TRUCK. *TR

FULL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. DURING A PANIC STOP TO AVOID A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT ALL THE METAL BRAKE LINES BETWEEN THE ABS MODULE AND THE WHEEL ENDS BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION BUILD UP. ALL THE METAL LINES MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW. *TR

SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID EA11001, BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH ON FRAME BEHIND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. FRAME/UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE IS VERY RUSTED FOR VEHICLE'S AGE/MILEAGE. CHEVROLET DEALER ESTIMATING $2,700 TO REPLACE WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. LUCKILY, NO CARS/PEOPLE WERE IN FRONT OF TRUCK WHEN BRAKE LINES BURST AND GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING POWER/INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *KB

2003 CHEVY SILVERADO - I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOING ALL THE WAY UP AND ALL THE WAY DOWN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CHEVY HAD A "SPECIAL POLICY" WHICH INTELS "THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE COVERS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR A PERIOD OF 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES (110,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP". I HAVE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTION" IN A LOT OF CHEVY'S. THAT BEING STATED WHY WOULD THERE NOT BE A RECALL ON ALL?? I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR AROUND 2 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. THE "SPECIAL POLICY" STATED "CUSTOMERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT IF THEY BELIEVE THEIR VEHICLE HAS THIS CONDITION". SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOW HAVING THE PROBLEM AFTER THIS "SPECIAL POLICY' RUNS OUT ARE HAVING TO PAY AROUND $385.00 ON THERE OWN TO FIX CHEVY'S PROBLEM WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CHEVY DEALERSHIPS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED/RUSTED LINES. WHILE MAKING A HARD STOP IN TRAFFIC THE LINE RUPTURED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAB. MY BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, AS THEY ARE ALL EXHIBITING HEAVY RUST DAMAGE. I KNOW THERE IS AN ACTIVE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC MODEL AND YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2003 SILVERADO 2500HD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DO TO CORROSION IN LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED HOME, WHERE THE CONTACT EXAMINED IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. WHILE ADDING BRAKE FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED SO SUDDENLY THAT I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AROUND THE WHEELS OR TRUCK. I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. I HEARD A SQUEEZING SOUND AND SAW FLUID SQUIRTING FROM BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE TRUCK FRAME WAS RUSTED AND DEVELOPED A HOLE FROM WHICH THE BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTED. THERE IS SECOND STEEL BRAKE LINE ON TOP OF THE THE FAILED LINE, WHICH IS ALSO RUSTED. THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. MY LAST VEHICLE HAD OVER 135,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE IN GREAT CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGEMENT AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,967.

BRAKE FAILURE, 2003 CHEVROLET SIVERADO 1500 LS Z71. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WENT TO STOP AT INTERSECTION,BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STEER OFF THE ROADWAY IN TO A GRASSY AREA TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO PRIOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. VEHILCE ONLY HAS APPROX, 55000 MILES. ONCE STOPPED OBSERVED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE LINE FOUND TO BE RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD BURST, OTHER BRAKE LINES ALSO HAVE HEAVY RUST AND APPEAR TO BE READY TO BREAK. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED YET,SINCE FAILURE JUST OCCURED THIS DATE 8/8/11. CHECKED ON LINE FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS AND TSB FOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE / SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS. FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT MY INCIDENT ALSO. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z-71. THE CAR IS 8 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 17,714 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT HAS BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE ON MY ASPHALT DRIVE WAY. THE VEHICLE LOOKS TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NON-GENERAL MOTORS REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HOISTED UP AND INSPECTED, I WAS ASKED TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME, DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, BRAKES, CALIPERS, ETC. THE RUST WAS SO BAD THAT IT WAS LITERALLY FLAKING OFF THE FRAME AND DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING. THE MECHANIC WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 22, 2011, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (SULLIVANS O'NEILL'S CHEVROLET AND BUICK, INC. IN AVON, CT) THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK A LOT AS IT WAS, IN THE SERVICE MANAGER'S OPINION, UNSAFE. THE SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME A CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBER FOR GM. I CALLED THE NUMBER, SET UP A CASE FILE NUMBER AND WAITED TO HEAR A RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT. NONE OF THE 3 PEOPLE WHO WERE PUT ON THE CASE WOULD EVEN GIVE ME THEIR LAST NAMES. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF, ON AUGUST 2, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM "MARIA" WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT GM WOULD DO FOR ME. IT WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY, ETC. I ASKED FOR A WRITTEN RESPONSE OF THEIR POSITION AND WAS REFUSED. WE ARE NOW LEFT WITH AN OTHERWISE PERFECTLY GOOD TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS ENOUGH PRIOR WORK PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK BY THE DEALER THAT THE SEVERE RUSTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

LEAVING WOODS GOING DOWN A HILL WITH A LOAD OF FIREWOOD IN BED. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CORRODED TO REPAIR. 2ND INCIDENT: BACKING TRAILER INTO WATER TO TAKE BOAT OUT. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS OCCURRED ON 07/28/2011 WITH MILEAGE @ 105,000. AT THIS TIME ALL I KNOW IS THE BRAKE LINE BLEW.

2003 SILVERADO 1500 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ALL GAUGES WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2003 SILVERADO WITH 66000 MILES DUE TOO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. CHEVY DEALER DOESN'T HAVE PARTS(PRE-BENT BRAKE LINES) AND GAVE ME A PRICE OF 2500 BUCKS CAUSE THEY HAVE TO BEND EACH LINE BY HAND. I BABY THIS TRUCK. IT STILL SMELLS LIKE A NEW CAR AND WAS DEALER SERVICED ALL ITS LIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO. THIS AIN'T RITE. LOOKED UNDER MY FRIENDS 2002 AND HIS LOOKS JUST AS BAD. IF I DIDN'T SLAM ON THE EMERGENCE BRAKE WHEN I DID IT COULD HAVE BIN BAD. I HAVE IT PARKED, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BATTERY NO CHARGE LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE JUNCTION BOX FED BY THE POSITIVE BATTERY CALBE WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 10/31/11

2003 CHEVY SILERADO TAILGATE POPS OPEN, HARD TO CLOSE AND HAS BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES. THIS IS AN ACCIENDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE CARGO CAN FALL OUT OF THE BED. I SPOKE WITH OTHERS AND THEY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME. *TR

STEERING CLUNKS ON TURNS. DEALER REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY PER TSB. PROBLEM RESURFACED ON 09/29/2006 AT 44,045 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY . PROBLEM SHOWED UP AGAIN ON 06/17/2007 AT 54, 451 MILES. DEALER WANTED $280 FOR THE JOB. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM IS NOW WORSE AT 84,618 MILES. PROBLEM # 2 STOP LIGHT SOCKETS HEAT UP AND LOOSE CONTACT TO THE BULB. DEALER WANTS AROUND $75 FOR EACH OF THE TWO SOCKETS REQUIRED. PROBLEM #3 RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GMAC STATING THERE MAY BE AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM. DON'T COME TO THE DEALER UNLESS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. NATURALLY, MY GAUGES FAILED AT 79,000 AND 7 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. DEALER WANTS OVER $400 FOR PARTS ALONE. UPDATED 07/05/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING INACCURATELY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,900.

BRAKE LINE FAILED ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 HD WITH 25,000 MILES. TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY GM DEALER AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS SINCE PURCHASE. AFTER DEALER CLOSED, TRUCK HAD BEEN SERVICED ONCE BY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS. LESS THAN 500 MILES AFTER THE LAST SERVICE, THE BRAKES FELT A LITTLE SPONGY; WE DROVE THE TRUCK A FEW MILES AND PARKED. AFTER AN HOUR, WE RETURNED TO THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE AXLE. WE DROVE TO THE NEAREST BRAKE REPAIR SHOP; DURING THIS 5 MINUTE DRIVE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE SHOP, THEY PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT; BY THIS TIME, IT HAD NO BRAKE FLUID LEFT IN THE SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE LINE WAS CORRODED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS BRAKING GOING DOWN A HILL. PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RUNNING INTO A CURB. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST OUT, 35,000 MILES ON PU TRUCK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ROAD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON LINE I FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF FAILURES FOR BRAKE LINE RUST OUTS FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME 1999-2004, THIS IS A 2003 CHEVY PU UP, NOT A 1959 PICKUP! I AM DISMAYED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR

GM PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS LEAVING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED . THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

FULL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL TO FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT, WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE DUE TO LOW SPEED. CORROSION ON HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE. *TR

REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE. 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. DRIVING DOWN MAJOR 3 LANE HIGHWAY, MESSAGE APPEARS AND TRUCKS POWER GOES TO 15 MPH. TRIED TO GET INTO SLOWER LANE AND OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO NO POWER. TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN THIS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE WITH CHEVROLET. OTHER THAN DINGER GOING OFF AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT TRUCK LOOSES ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. CODES ARE READING THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS IT SEEMS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER YEAR AND MODELS DOING SAME WITH PEOPLE SPENDING $1,000.00 OR MORE AND PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. AFTER UNHOOKING BATTERY FOR APPROX. 10 MIN. IT WILL RESET ITSELF AND MESSAGE WILL BE GONE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINE DRIVER SIDE. PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL TO GET PRESSURE BUILT BACK UP IN ORDER TO BRING TRUCK TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY RUSTED INCLUDING THE LINE THAT RUPTURED. OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR FINE, NO RUST. GM MUST HAVE HAD A BAD QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. HOW WOULD SOME BRAKE LINES BE FINE AND OTHERS HAVE COMPLETE RUST OUT? DID GM HAVE MULTIPLE SUPPLIERS FOR THESE BRAKE LINES? THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET 2500HD 2WD EXT CAB PICK UP TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FLUID WAS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING TO SERVICE BRAKES SOON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND RUST ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR BRAKE LINES ON THE FRONT AND ONE IN THE REAR WHICH WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $1,100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,477.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE TUBING RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE RUST. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, A SECOND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

BRAKING WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AND TWO SEPARATE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. IN PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL STEEL LINES DO TO HIGH LEVEL OF CORROSION. *TR

BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRUCK. RUSTED LINES WERE THE PROBLEM. GM WANTS $1650. TO FIX PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO. I'VE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTRONIC DASH. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO IT SOMETIMES CAME ON THEN OFF, BUT NOW IT JUST STAYS OFF. NOTHING SHOWS UP. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOW MANY MILES ON THE TRUCK ETC... NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT HAPPENS A LOT WITH CHEVY'S. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT FIXED IS TO BRING IT IN AND TAKEN APART THEN HAS TO GET SENT OUT SO THEN CAN COMPUTERIZE IT TO THAT TRUCK. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY, AND THAT WILL TAKE BETWEEN A WEEK OR TWO. CRAZY!!!! NOW I HAVE TO RENT A CAR IN THE MEAN TIME. CHEVY NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

GM 2004 1500HD TRUCK: GM CAN'T FIX THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER PROBLEM. THE CODE THAT THEY CAN'T FIX KEEPS SAYING ITS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. I HAVE HAD GM DEALER TRY TO FIX WHAT THIS CODE IS TELLING THEM BUT STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. BASED OFF RESEARCH THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS. WHEN THIS SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON & DISPLAYS REDUCE ENGINE POWER THE TRUCK BASICALLY SHUTS DOWN. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN RUNNING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR HWY AND ALMOST GOT RUN OVER. PLEASE HAVE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I'M SURE IF IT HASN'T KILLED ANYONE YET IT WILL. ONLY THING DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE TOYOTA PROBLEM AND THE GM PROBLEM IS ONE SPEEDS UP AND THE OTHER SLOWS DOWN TO 20MPH. AS I HAVE STATED THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS A LOT SO DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE INCIDENT DATE I HAD TO ENTER. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. BRAKE LINE IS CORRODED AND RUSTY . I REGISTERED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE REAR LINES IN THE PAST AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THE FRONT LINES HAVE FAILED THIS TIME. FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED EITHER TIME. *TR

5/12/2011 2003 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 85,000 MILES WHILE APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. STRUCK THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHICH STRUCK THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF THEM. LUCKILY NO INJURIES REPORTED AT TIME OF INCIDENT. $1,500 REPAIRS TO FRONT END OF MY TRUCK AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DAMAGES TO REPAIR OTHER AUTOMOBILES. BOTH WERE DRIVABLE ALTHOUGH APPROX. SAME AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AS MINE. TRUCK WAS TOWED FROM SCENE. DEALERSHIP FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED, $1,600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING TO A STOP WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A SMALL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 180 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED RATE WITH THE TACHOMETER AND GPS NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRAKES ON A TRAILER IT WAS HAULING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10003 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERDO 1500 EX CAB TRUCK. I BOUGHT IT IN 2008, I STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN I HIT 80,000 MILES. THERE WOULD BE TIMES IT WOULD WORK AND THEN QUIT. NOW THAT I HAVE 120,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM BACK IN 2007 AND THE ONLY REMEDY IT FOR GM TO PAY FOR IT WAS YOUR TRUCK WAS TO BE LESS THEN 7 YEARS LESS THEN 70,000 MILES ON IT TO RECEIVED THE SPECIAL EXTENDED THING. I CAN NOT GET IT FIXED FOR I CAN NOT AFFORD THE 500-700 TO FIX IT. GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE MANY THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE NET THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS I HAVE. I CAN T HAVE MY TRUCK DOWN FOR ANY MOUNT OF TIME DUE TO I AM DISABLED AND NEED MY TRUCK TO HAUL MY WHEELCHAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED IMPROPER READINGS OF EMPTY AND FULL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED IMPROPER SPEED READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN 1 YEAR, AND HAS UNDER 90,000 MILES. I LEFT MY HOUSE AND GOT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE STREET AND THE ENTIRE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE. HAD TO CALL 911 AND HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME TO THE SCENE. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ABOVE THE HEAD LINER KILLED THE ELECTRONICS IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. NO LIGHTS, POWER SEATS, RADIO, DASH CLUSTER, EXTERNAL LIGHTS AND SIGNALS, HORN, WINDOWS,NOTHING WORKS, ENGINE WONT START. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEXT TO THE ON STAR SPEAKER IN THE HEADLINER. *TR

CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, SOMETIMES EVERY DAY. NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FUEL GAUGE OFTEN SHOWS INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS WARM THAN WHEN IT IS COLD. IT HAPPENS A LOT WHEN THE CAR IS HOT (E.G. HEATER IS ON VERY HIGH OR IN THE SUMMER). I'M AFRAID THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL TELL ME THAT I HAVE MORE FUEL THAN I REALLY DO AND, AS A RESULT, CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS STILL HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLE OFTEN. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS NOT ONLY TO THE FUEL GAUGE, BUT ALSO THESE OTHER GAUGES: THE SPEEDOMETER (WHICH COULD CAUSE ME TO DRIVE TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS OR BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT), OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE TEMP, VOLTMETER, TRANSMISSION TEMP AND TACHOMETER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265/75/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND IMPACTED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BED, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,717. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF THE REMAINING TIRES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/13/11

I DRIVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500HD. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE REVIEWS. WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY, SOME PRESSURE WAS PRESENT BUT AFTER PUMPING MORE, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I SAW A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. PUTTING MORE BRAKE FLUID IN THE TRUCK DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM , AS IT IS ONLY FORCED OUT UPON PUMPING THE BRAKES - THE FAILURE IS PERMANENT AND CRITICAL - THE TRUCK IS NOT ROAD WORTHY AT THIS POINT! UPON CLOSE INSPECTION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CHASSIS, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINES TO ALL FOUR WHEELS IS RUSTED AND ONE OF THE LINES IS COMPLETELY BROKEN (WITH A HOLE EXPELLING BRAKE FLUID) UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER READS "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND A BELL RINGS REPEATEDLY TO WARN OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE YET AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THESE RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES ON ANY VEHICLE RUSTED LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PARTS PROBLEM. I INTEND TO CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD PICK UP W/ A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES. THIS WINTER WHILE DRIVING THE BREAK PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR AND COULD NOT STOP. A SNOW EMBANKMENT STOPPED ME LUCKILY WITH NO INJURY AND NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED RIGHT THROUGH THE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED AT THE BLEEDER VALVE AND ROTORS WERE DELAMINATING . THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SEE A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE W/ LOW MILES HAVING SUCH A MAIN MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE AS THIS. THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $3,200 I CANNOT AFFORD THIS SO THE VEHICLE (WHICH IS MINT CONDITION) IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. *TR

TRAVELING ON MAIN ROAD, HAD TO STOP QUICK TO AVOID VEHICLE IN FRONT MAKING SUDDEN STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO RIGHT OF STATED VEHICLE TO AVOID CONTACT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, OBSERVED FLUID DRIPPING FROM BENEATH TRUCK BY DRIVER'S DOOR. BRAKE LINE CLUSTER ATTACHED TO FRAME RUSTED THROUGH.

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHILE DRIVING. CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMS METAL BRAKE TUBING HAS CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED WHEN BRAKES FAILED. COST TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES, $ 1633.00. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. IN MY CASE IT WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH APPROX. 1000 LBS OF MATERIAL. FORTUNATELY IT WAS JUST THE REAR LINES SO I STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS EVENT I FOUND CASES THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES RUSTED THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT THESE TRUCKS CAN HAUL OR TOW I BELIEVE THE CHANCES OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ARE GREAT ENOUGH TO WARRANT NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS FARTHER. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE,RUSTED CORRODED LINE IN BRAKE LINE ABOVE GAS TANK LED TO A LEAK,CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHT. STEERED AWAY TO AVOID CRASH. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. REPAIRED AT GM DEALERSHIP ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD W/ 8.1L ENGINE. WITH 59,000 MILES. I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR SOME OTHER SERVICE AND HAD THEM CHECK THIS NOISE ALSO. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WARPED RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I ALSO KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME ENGINE IN THERE MOTORHOMES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MOSTLY PARKED INSIDE A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS AND BELIEVED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SHIFT TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11

2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC DASH *TGW THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY WORKING SINCE JULY 2010. THE GAUGE WOULD BE FINE AT FIRST, WHEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD REGISTER SPEEDS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND THE NEEDLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN SPEED AND IT WOULD NOT DROP TO ZERO WHEN THE CONSUMER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WOULD USUALLY CORRECT ITSELF OVERNIGHT, BUT NOT ALWAYS AND IT WOULD REMAIN NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT INTERMITTENT EPISODE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT BRIEFLY, ALL OF THE DASH DISPLAYS AND SIDE DOOR LIGHT PANELS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER HEATED SEATS WOULD JERK AND MAKE NOISES. *JB

ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING. THEY WILL WORK EVERY NO AND THEN. *TR

BRAKE LINES CORRODE EASILY WHICH LEADS TO LEAKING AND LOSS OF BRAKES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A SECTION OF BRAKE LINE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER. MAY GO TO 65 MPH SITTING STILL. WORKS PERIODICALLY AND THEN SUDDENLY WILL JUMPED TO 90 MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY WHEN HAULING GRANDCHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE EMAILED GM THREE TIMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE OF ANY KIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATD 03/30/11

BRAKE LINE CORROSION / FAILURE. BRAKE ROTOR CORROSION / FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING A STATE OF MARYLAND FLEET 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 VEHICLE . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INITIALLY HAD BRAKING AND THE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH ZERO BRAKING. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND A HARD RIGHT TURN WAS MADE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND DRIFTED TO A STOP USING LOW GEAR. AFTER STOPPING THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FULL. BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED DRIPPING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11