2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THE TOW/HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, THEN THE GAS GAUGE. EVENTUALLY, WITHIN A YEAR, ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES THEY GO ON AND LATER OFF AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE EVEN ACCURATE TO ANY DEGREE WHEN THEY DO COME ON. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT AFTER I WAS SAFELY OFF THE ROAD IT STARTED AGAIN. THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT AS OF NOW I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. MYSELF OR MY MECHANIC, WHO WORKS FOR THE COUNTY AND IS VERY CAPABLE. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR VEHICLES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON. I ALSO OWN A 2003 SUBURBAN AND THESE THINGS ARE STARTING WITH THAT TRUCK TOO. THESE HAVE BEEN GOOD TRUCKS BUT I WANT TO BE SAFE AND NOT HAVE TO GET RID OF MY VEHICLES. ABS,WIPERS,DEFROST,HVAC, AND ALL GAUGES ARE AFFECTED. I HAVE REPLACED HVAC CONTROLS AND DASH GAUGES AND OTHER PARTS BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS. SUCH AS WHATEVER HVAC CONTROLS THAT I PUT IN IT STILL ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. WATCH OUT IF YOUR SPEEDOMETER ACTS STRANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ABRUPTLY WHEN ENGAGED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION ONTO A GRASSY SURFACE UNTIL REACHING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED A RUBBER HOSE OVER THE HOLES IN THE FAULTY BRAKE LINES AND SECURED WITH SUPPORT CLAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES AND MAIN LINES HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES SPLIT OPEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING A ROUTINE DECELERATION TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW. I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP IN AN ADJOINING PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION THE BROKEN LINES AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WE SEEN. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR LOST NEARLY 10OZ. OF FLUID. THE BRAKE LINES ARE WELL KNOWN IN THE AUTO REPAIR TRADE CIRCLES TO BE MADE OF INFERIOR STEEL AND GM SHOULD OFFER REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. FOR JUXTAPOSITION, I OWN A 1995 JEEP WRANGLER WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES AND HAS STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND THE LOOK WEATHERED, BUT NO CORROSION AND NEVER A FAILURE. *TR

ON 09/21/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS I HAD JUST COME OFF INTERSTATE 66 WEST.I WAS ENTERING A GATED COMMUNITY IN GAINESVILLE, VA. I STOPPED AT THE GUARD BOOTH TO SHOW I.D. I NOTICED SOME SMOKE AT THE GUARD BOOTH AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME. I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO THE NEXT CROSS STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND I STILL HAD NO BRAKING. I HAD TO UTILIZE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE SMOKE WAS FROM MY VEHICLE. IT WAS FROM THE BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES ONTO THE EXHAUST. THE REASON I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BOTH LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. THE LOCATION OF THE LINE FAILURE WAS ON THE FRAME RAIL CLOSER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (NOT FURTHER DOWN BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR). I AM THANKFUL THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGH SPEED AND OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS PRESENT THAT I HAD TO BRAKE FOR AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AFTER THE INCIDENT AND HAVE FOUND THE CORROSION EXCESSIVE. I HAVE ORDERED A KIT TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER REPORTED ANY DEFECT ON ANY VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS THAT SERIOUS OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL AND DESIGN ARE AT FAULT. *TR

AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PRESSING IT AGAIN, AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. UPON INSPECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. THANK GOD THAT I WAS NOT ACTUALLY IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AS I NEED TO BACK INTO A VERY BUSY STREET (ACTUALLY, IT'S A HIGHWAY) AND THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS I HAVE COME ACROSS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND ACTUALLY I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED THROUGH SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY, CHEVROLET DOES NOT THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THEY ARE WRONG! *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. THOUGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY MECHANISM TO PREVENT THE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. NO STOPPING POWER FROM FRONT BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THEM. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. *TR

I WAS MOVING A CAMPER AND LOST ALL BRAKES, FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEEDS. I GOT OUT TO OBSERVE A BLOWN BRAKE LINE BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO STOP. I REPAIRED THIS FIX AT $500.00 ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN 50 MILES LATER. THIS TIME I WAS LAUNCHING A BOAT WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK. I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE TO AVOID SUBMERGING ALL OF US IN THE WATER. OBVIOUSLY, THESE BRAKE LINES ARE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER CAR CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES UPON REALIZING THAT THE PEDAL HAD WENT TO THE FLOOR I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SLOW STOP AND I MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE BY MERE INCHES I LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO WORK AVOIDING GETTING TOO CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES AND DOWNSHIFTING TO HELP SLOW DOWN WHEN I GOT BACK TO WORK I PRESSED THE PEDAL AND HEARD A HISSING SOUND I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BY THE REAR AXLE UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAD A FRIEND SLOWLY DEPRESS THE PEDAL AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR HAD A HOLE AND NOTICED THE ENTIRE LINE HAD RUSTED SO I STARTED LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE LINES A NOTICED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ARE READY TO BURST JUST LIKE MY BRAKE LINE DID I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T GOING FASTER OR HAD MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY A VEHICLE DRIVING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MAKE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO FAIL LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE FOR THE DRIVE HOME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. TWO YEARS AGE THREE BRAKE LINES FAILED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOAD SNAPPING SOUND HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER A LARGE CRACK IN THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHERE HE OBSERVED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING CAME THROUGH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACED THE SHACKLE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,294. UPDATED 10/24/14*LJ UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES AND WHEN IT DOES THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. VERY BAD TIMING WHEN ON MY WAY TO WORK THE STREETS WERE WET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DECIDED TO STOMP ON THEIR BRAKES AND TAKE "THAT"EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY.BRAKES LOCKED UP AND IT WASN'T FOR LEAVING ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN CARS AND MY QUICK REACTION TIME IT COULD OF BECAME QUITE UGLY. *TR

1ST TIME - STOPPING AT DEALER. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LINE FROM ABS TO LF BRAKE FAILED. DEALER QUOTED ~ $1000 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES. REPLACED FAILED SECTION. 2ND TIME: ABOUT TO EXIT FREEWAY. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND ENTERED RAMP MUCH TOO FAST. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SOME HYDRAULICS. LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE FAILED. REPLACED LINE. 3RD TIME - EXITING TURNPIKE. BRAKE LINE FROM ABS TO REAR BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NOT TRUE THERE IS BRAKING AVAILABLE WHEN ONE LINE FAILS. REPLACED LINE. GUESS I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED AFTER FIRST FAILURE. *TR

PULLING BOAT, COME DOWN HILL TO STOP SIGN, BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMED OUT, HIT THE PARK BRAKE TRUCK STOPPED AS TWO VEHICLES WERE AT INTERSECTION. BRAKE LINE BUSTED, HEARD OF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, IS IT REAL OR NOT. GOOD WAY TO GET KILLED. *TR

1 OF 5 BRAKE LINES (MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE) RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY AS I WAS TO TURN LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS $1346.95 WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF 4 ADDITIONAL LINES THAT WERE RUSTED AND REPLACEMENT WORTHY. FOR GM TO SAY THAT 1 LINE WOULDN'T CAUSE A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IS WRONG. I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WITH ONLY 1 LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. VEHICLE SPENT 2000-2002 IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, 2003 IN HAWAII, 2004-2006 IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, 2006-2013 IN CONNECTICUT AND 2013 TO PRESENT IN HAMPTON ROADS AREA VIRGINIA. *TR

TO DATE I HAVE HAD THREE (3) OF THE 4 BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK REPAIRED BECAUSE OF LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE FT. WAYNE, IN AREA WHERE THEY USE SALT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM MY WIFE'S SISTER. I KNOW THE TRUCK WAS GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT EXPOSURE TO SALT FOR SEVERAL YEARS CAUSED THE LINES TO CORRODE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT MY REPAIRS YOU CAN CONTACT:... CLAYTONS CAR CARE 3701 N. DUKE STREET DURHAM, NC 27704 THEY HAVE DONE ALL 3 REPAIRS TO MY BRAKES. *JS

2000 SILVERADO RUSTED BRAKE LINE GAVE WAY AS MY FAMILY WAS TOWING OUR CAMPER DOWN I-94 IN WISCONSIN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE AND REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED AND NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HAD JUST STARTED TO BACK UP. THE SECOND TIME WAS ALSO IN MY DRIVEWAY RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT IN A 35 MPH ZONE. ON THAT LAST OCCASION, I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO THE LOWEST GEAR AND TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT I HAPPENED TO BE NEAR. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A REST IN A SNOW BANK AND AWAIT A TOW TRUCK. THE MECHANICS THAT REPLACED THE LINES EACH TIME STATED THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE A FAILURE AGAIN BECAUSE THIS WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL LINE THAT WAS CORRODED. *TR

THERE WERE 2 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT PORTION OF BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2000 EXTENDED CAB. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE PROBLEM APPEARED WHILE BACKING OUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE COMPLETELY NO BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON DEC. 29 (OR 28), 2011. I WAS TAKING MY SON FOR HIS DENTIST APPOINTMENT AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I DID NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM AT THE BEGINNING UNTIL I WAS OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND TRYING TO STOP AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN. IT WAS REALLY REALLY SCARY BUT I MANAGED TO STOP MY VEHICLE. IT COST $364 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WAS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON MARCH 18, 2014, WHILE I WAS GOING TO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. I DID NOT GO ANY FURTHER THAN OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. THIS TIME IT COST $1235 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 4X4 EXTENDED CAB SHORT BED WITH 5.3L AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SLT PACKAGE WITH 165000 HIGHWAY MILES. I TRAVEL AROUND 62 MILES A DAY. ON JUNE 4TH, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH AND I BEGAN SLOWING TO EXIT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUMPED OR HELD DOWN THE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT EVEN SLOW. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MANUALLY TO LOWER MY SPEED WHICH DID HELP AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH SEEM TO WORK FOR A SECOND THEN SEIZED AS I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL. IT WAS JUST STUCK AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN ANY FURTHER. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THE EXIT WAS BACKED UP FROM THE LIGHT AND I WAS RUNNING OUT ROOM QUICKLY. HAVING NO SHOULDER ON THE EXIT, I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND VEER OFF INTO A GAS STATION LAWN WHICH I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLIDE AROUND AND STOP BEFORE HEADING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SEEING IT ALMOST EMPTY I TOWED THE TRUCK HOME. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I FIND A LEAKING BRAKE LINE. THEN I START TO NOTICE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH FROM THE FRONT CALIPERS TO THE REAR. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 14 YEARS OLD WHICH TELLS ME THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE BRAKE LINES WERE NOT ADEQUATE. THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY HAVE RUSTED IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 14 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I WATCHED MULTIPLE NEWS CHANNELS HAVE REPORTED ON THIS ISSUE BUT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THEIR FAUL

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND I WENT TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID SOMEONE PULLING OUT OF FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SO NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE PEDAL I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT TO AVOID OTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BY DOING THIS I RIPPED THE VALANCE OFF THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. I THINK THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS HAD ONE OF THESE TRUCKS FOR A FEW YEARS HAS HAD A BRAKE LINE OR TWO BLOW ON THEM, AND I GUESS ITS NOW MY TURN. I'M JUST LUCKY NOT TOO MUCH DAMAGED WAS CAUSE AND NO ONE GOT INJURED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED AROUND I FOUND OUT MY DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE LEAF SPRING SHOT UP AND TORE A HOLE IN MY TRUCK BED. LUCKILY THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED AT THE TIME. THE SHACKLE RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. *TR

AT DIFFERENT TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A CHATTER NOISE AND THEN NO BRAKES. IT SEEMED TO HAVE BRAKES AFTER I WOULD HIT THE PEDAL AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY CHATTERED AS I WAS STOPPING TO PULL ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS PROCEEDING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOADED 18 WHEELER WITH LOGS BEARING DOWN ON ME. I SAW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPENED SO I ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SHOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY OUT OF THE TRUCKS PATH. THANK GOODNESS NO VEHICLES WAS IN THE OTHER LANE. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE NORTHERN STATES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT IN OUR AREA. HE SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND 1200 TO 1400 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LAST FALL I WAS TOWING MY CAMPER HOME AND THE BRAKE BUSTED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN I WAS LUCKY AND HAD NO ACCIDENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE LINES RUSTING ON THE GM VEHICLES. I KNOW THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL BUT I HAD A 1958 CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. SEEMS LIKE THE NEW IMPROVED SAFETY PRODUCTS ARE NOT SO SAFE AFTER ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. *TR

UPON LEAVING THE ZILPO CAMPGROUND IN KENTUCKY, TOWING A 15 FOOT BASS BOAT WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN AGES 5 AND 6 YEARS IN THE BACK SEAT, I APPROACHED THE PARK RANGER CHECK STATION AY 30-35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING NO BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS FORCED TO SWITCH TO THE ON-COMING LANE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY FRIEND [XXX] WHO WAS STOPPED AT THE CHECK STATION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE ON-COMING LANE. WITH THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR ON A SEVERE DOWNHILL GRADE I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COME TO A STOP AT A PULL-OFF ABOUT A MILE LATER. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED 50 MILES TO CRAIG'S AUTO REPAIR IN WINCHESTER, KY. THEY FOUND MANY RUSTED BRAKE LINES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $1,000. HAD THE LANE CIRCUMSTANCES BEEN DIFFERENT, THIS COULD HAVE PROVED TO BE FATAL. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 65-70 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL BUMP SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROADWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE AND THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

'THE PADS RUSTED TO THE ROTORS, DESTROYING THE ROTORS. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS AND THE BACKING PLATES AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSORS AND GREASE BOOT S ON THE FRONT AXELS. REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHES TWICE, THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS, THE TAIL GATE STRAPS AND THE LEVER--WHICH ISN'T WORKING RIGHT AGAIN, THE GAS TANK STRAP, RUSTY FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER THAT RUSTED OUT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING PULLEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD THE SQUEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD WAS WORN QUICKER THAN USUAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES AFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45MPH, HEADING SOUTH, FOUND ROAD I NEEDED TO TURN ON, TO HEAD EAST, HIT THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED ME TO MISS TURN DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING. TOWED VEHICLE HOME AND FOUND BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND BLOWN BY ABS MODULE. REMAINING BRAKE LINES IN VERY RUSTY/ DETERIORATED SHAPE, ALL NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *TR

THIS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINES. I COMPLAINED TO MECHANIC A NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT BRAKES SHUDDERING AND GOING DOWN VERY LOW BEFORE CATCHING, THEY DROVE IT AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO IT. MORE RECENTLY THEY ARE SHUDDERING AND FEELING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE IS GOING ON WHEN JUST SLOWING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ON THURSDAY FEB 20, THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY FINALLY STOPPED. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY SAID WHILE MANY OF THE TRUCKS IN THIS CATEGORY WERE RECALLED FOR BRAKE ISSUES, THIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT. HOW IS THAT?? I HAVE YET ANOTHER APPT TO GO BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND SEE ABOUT REPLACING SENSORS, WHICH THEY SAID ARE ONGOING ISSUES ON THESE TRUCKS DRIVEN IN THE NORTHEAST. I DID READ THE RECALL AND IT DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT THIS TRUCK IS DOING, BUT THE GM REP I SPOKE WITH SAID THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL I READ SAID ALL THESE TRUCKS IN THE SNOW BELT WHICH INCLUDED VERMONT WERE RECALLED. I AM FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED HOW THEY CAN KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND SKIP AROUND WHICH MODELS THEY WILL SERVICE. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP I HAD NO BRAKES. TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE CAB NEAR THE GAS TANK. *TR

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN AND YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP. I USUALLY PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. *TR

THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE RUSTED THROUGH LEAKING ALL THE FLUID. ONE MONTH LATER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LINES THE REAR BRAKE LINES BLEW CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO STOP FROM AN INTERSTATE SPEED OF 70 MPH. EXAMINATION OF ALL THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM SHOWS SEVERE EXCESSIVE RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WHICH WILL REQUIRE A TOTAL BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH BRAKE LINES RUSTED LIKE THIS FOR A VEHICLE WITH THIS MILEAGE AND AGE. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLES BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS. ITS A MIRACLE SOMEONE WASN'T KILLED DUE TO THE LACK OF COMPONENT QUALITY. *TR

IN AUGUST 2013 REAR BRAKE LINES UNDER REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING. HAD REPAIRED WAS INFORMED THEY WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED, 2 BRAKE LINES REPLACED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. I ALSO NOTED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WERE ALSO WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED - SUGGESTED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES BE REPLACED. MECHANIC ADVISED NOT NECESSARY AT THAT TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO FLOOR WHEN DRIVEN, NO BRAKE FLUID IN RESERVOIR, NOTED PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT THAT TIME. JANUARY 12, 2014 - BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON IN VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HALF EMPTY. I WALKED AROUND AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE - LEAKING FROM REAR BRAKE LINES NOTED, ALSO NOTED AGAIN THE CORROSION AND RUST OF FRONT BRAKE LINES. BROUGHT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AGAIN - STATED IT WAS DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE THEN ONE REPAIRED DURING AUGUST 2013. STATED AFTER EXAMINING CONDITION OF ALL BRAKE LINES - RUST/CORROSION - HE WAS GOING TO NOW REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER BACK. THERE WAS A RECALL MANY YEARS AGO FOR BRAKE LINE DEFECT - BUT DID NOT ADDRESS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY THIS REPAIR WAS NEEDED BEFORE I WENT ON LONG TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA, WITH HILLY TERRAIN AND SLICK ROADS - EARLY DETECTION MAY HAVE AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN ICE COVERED ROAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THEN WENT DOWN A HILL AND WHEN I PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST WRECKED UNABLE TO STOP ON ICE COVERED ROAD. BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL I GOT HOME ABOUT HALF HOUR AFTER BRAKE LINE FAILURE. HAD A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 7 YEAR OLD WITH ME THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SOMETHING'S ARE MORE IMPORTANT THEN MONEY. I HAVE HAD VEHICLES THAT WERE 30 AND EVEN 40 YEARS OLD THAT HAD ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES ON THEM AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THAT. THIS IS SIMPLY USING CHEAP METAL JUST LIKE THEY USE ON THE BODIES OF THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS. WHETHER OR NOT ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS BY GM MAKES ME LITTLE DIFFERENCE BUT I WILL BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AM SELLING THE TRUCK AND BUYING A DIFFERENT MAKE THAT ISN'T SO DANGEROUS TO ME AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

VEHICLE CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF ME. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. LEARNED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LEAK. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, AND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION EA11001 THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS. 800+ REPORTS EXIST. THOUSANDS MORE UNREPORTED IN VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS. WHEN WILL THIS BE RESOLVED WITH A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED? THIS IS A BAD DESIGN, DUE TO STEEL BRAKE LINES, AND DESIGNED TO COLLECT MOISTURE AND SALT BY MEANS OF SPRING MATERIAL ON EXTERIOR OF LINES, AND LINES GROUPED TOGETHER DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SPLASH COMING OFF THE FRONT TIRE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW. FURTHERMORE, GM APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE GM REPLACEMENT (CERTIFIED?) SET OF BRAKE LINES. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATAL CRASH TO FINALLY RESOLVE THIS? *TR

MY TRUCK HAS THE BAD GM CASTECH CYLINDER HEADS THAT LEAK COOLANT INTO THE OIL. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM VIA GM TSB. DEALER AND MFG. REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I FEEL THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL WEAR ISSUE. IT IS BAD HEADS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. *TR

HAD DRIVEN TRUCK HOME FOR LUNCH.WAS RETURNING TO WORK. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT REDLIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK INTO PARKING LOT. PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND UNDER DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. I WAS SCARED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. BRAKE LINES RUSTED. I HAD NO WARNING. ONE MINUTE I HAD BRAKES AND THE NEXT MINUTE I HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TRUCK TOWED. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKES! *TR

DRIVING ON A SECONDARY RD STOPPED TO TURN. BRAKE LINE BLEW UNDER DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT USUALLY STAY ON.THE OTHER DAY THEY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AVOIDING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK THANKFULLY THEIR WERE NO PEOPLE WALKING. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SAME VEHICLE AS ME I SEE THE SAME LIGHT ON THERE INSTRUMENT PANEL.HAVE HEARD THAT THEIR ARE PLACES REBUILDING THE EBCM BECAUSE OF INFERIOR PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE TURN FOR HOME, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT DOWN IN GEAR AND MAKE TURN, I THEN DRIFTED TO STOP AND USED PARKING BREAK TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DRASTIC BECAUSE I DID HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD IN CAR SEAT IN BACK. THE BREAK LINE THAT RUNS ACROSS FRONT OF VEHICLE TO SUPPLY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BREAK HAD SPLIT AND MOST OF MY BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE. I THOUGH CARS HAD A BACK UP SYSTEM TO PREVENT THIS, BUT MY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT PUMP UP. AT MOST THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE SLOWED A LITTLE, BUT A COMPLETE FAILURE IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY. *TR

BRAKE LINE STARTED LEAKING WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND HE SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY. BRAKES LINES RUSTED THROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO FIX 9/17/13/. HAD TO RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORM THEM TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AS THEY ARE ALL RUSTED THROUGH, THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE GM ISSUE (I FOUND THE ISSUE ONLINE) . THEY HAD ONLY REPAIRED REAR LINES AND DIDN'T BRING THE LINE TO THE FRONT, JOINED IT TO OLD LINE WITH UNION. LEAKED AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 10/1/13 . BROUGHT IN 10/4/13 INSISTED ON TOTAL BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT. REQUESTED THE GM OFFERED KIT $500.00 FOR THIS PURPOSE THAT GM AS OFFERED TO OWNERS AND DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . REQUESTED DEALERSHIP CREDIT THE PRIOR BANDAID WORK IT DID. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTH MINIVILLE ROAD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VA, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT FROM WORKING FINE AND THEN STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ITS WAS LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND SOMETHING CHEVY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. *TR

DRIVING IN A NORMAL SITUATION, BRAKING TO GET OVER INTO TURN LANE AND THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND BRAKE LINES UNDER LEFT FRONT OF CAB RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM TO LOSE PRESSURE. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN A CRITICAL SITUATION BECAUSE I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER, VERY SCARY. *TR

LUCKILY I WAS SITTING STILL AT A STOP LIGHT. THE PEDAL JUST DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE BRAKES BACK UP THAT A WARNING LIGHT EVEN CAME ON. UPON INSPECTION THE HARD LINE SUPPLYING THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. ALSO CONTRARY TO OTHER REPORTS I HAVE HEARD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, NOT JUST THE REAR BRAKES. *JS

BACKED UP OUT OF TURNAROUND. DROVE TO END OF DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED. TURNED LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATED UP TO SPEED. DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND APPROACHED CROSSROAD TO TURN RIGHT. STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SO I PUMPED IT AND HAD NOTHING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE CROSSROAD AND I WENT PAST IT AND MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP DOWN THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT A RUSTED BRAKE LINE HAD BURST NEAR THE PROPORTIONING VALVE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS A VERY COMMON EVENT IN THESE VEHICLES. THE OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE SHOULD AT LEAST BE WARNED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR WORSE SINCE THERE ARE STILL MANY ON THE ROADS. THIS POOR DESIGN AND USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF VEHICLE SAFETY. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM A MORNING OF SHOPPING, I WENT TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN INTO WALGREEN'S PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP.. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PURCHASE AT WALGREEN'S, BUT WHEN I WAS FINISHED I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD SMELL AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID, BUT WASN'T SURE BECAUSE THE CONTAINER WAS STILL AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME, APPROXIMATELY A HALF A MILE, AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME, I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN, AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I COULD SEE A BREAK IN THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE AND NOTICED VAPORS COMING OFF THE PIPE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES ON, SO I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS USED FOR INSURING PEOPLE'S LIVES WITH THESE INFERIOR LINES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THE COST COULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 1800 DOLLARS. IS THIS WHERE OUR QUALITY MANUFACTURING HAS TAKEN US? NO WONDER THE JAPANESE ARE WINNING. *TR