2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

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

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

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...

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.

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. .

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 RUST OUT COMPLETELY

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.

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.

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.

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 .

BRAKE LINE BROKE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

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.