2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. OTHER TRUCKS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR HAD A RECALL UNDER GM RECALL NO. 06083. I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE BUT THEY SAY MINE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. *TR

ON THE WAY TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS FROM A RELATIVE THAT LIVED 42 MILES, APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES INTO THE TRIP IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, WITHIN 4 MILES OF OUR DESTINATION, THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. FORTUNATELY, WE MADE IT, HOWEVER AS SOON AS WE PARKED AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WE HEARD A POP AND LIQUID BEGAN SPRAYING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT GRILL NEAR THE HEADLIGHT. A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF LIQUID THEN BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE BY THE BUMPER AS WELL. ORIGINALLY WE BELIEVED IT TO BE COOLANT AS IT HAD A GREEN TINT TO IT, HOWEVER THIS DIDN'T EXPLAIN THE POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. WE THOUGHT PERHAPS THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, AND CHECKED THE RESERVOIR. THE RESERVOIR HAD SOME STILL, BUT SHOWED LOW. WE ADDED SOME, BUT IT POURED OUT ALMOST AS FAST AS IT WENT IN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THE LEAK NOT TO BE COOLANT, BUT THE ACTUAL BRAKE LINES HAD BLOWN OUT DUE TO RUST, AND WHAT SPRAYED OUT WAS BRAKE FLUID MIXED WITH RUST. HAD THIS HAPPENED 20 MINUTES LATER, AFTER WE WOULD HAVE LOADED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRICKS IN THE BED, AND WE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND EVEN DEADLY. WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS SITE BY LOOKING ONLINE AND SEEING THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING - CHEVROLET SAVING A FEW DOLLARS AND USING STEEL FOR BRAKE LINES INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL - A COST OF LESS THAN $40 PER VEHICLE (WE PRICED REPLACEMENTS AND THE STEEL WAS $195, WHILE STAINLESS STEEL WAS $233), AND NO

THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT LIMITING THE BRAKING POWER ..THIS WAS A VERY BAD SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO GM.. *JS

I WAS DRIVING APROX. 55-60 MPH ON NORTH BOUND 71 WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN,WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SO I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK NEVER SLOWED DOWN, THE TRAFFIC WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME SO I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND UP OVER THE CONCRETE CURB INTO THE GRASS AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED OUT I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY,I HAD TO REPLACE A RIGHT SIDE RIM AND TIRE, RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM,RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR, RIGHT SIDE RUNNING BOARD,AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES, AROUND $2300.00 IN REPAIR, THE MONEY IS NOT THE IMPORTANT THING IT'S THE LIVES THAT WERE ALMOST LOST BECAUSE OF FAULTY BRAKE LINES THAT DAY, PRESENTLY THE TRUCK IS WAITING FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE FUEL STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER IT, AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED I FOUND OUT THE FUEL LINES ALL NEED REPLACED AND THEY WILL HAVE TO PULL THE TANK OR BED TO REPLACE THEM ,SAID IT WOULD RUN ME ANOTHER $750.00 TO HAVE ALL NEW LINES AND HOSES DONE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BAD. *TR

I JUST FINISHED READING AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO AUTOS CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRUCKS BRAKE LINES RUSTING. IN 2012 I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER MY TRUCK. A LEAK DEVELOPED IN MIDDLE OF THE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES. I REPAIRED THIS LINE AT THIS TIME. IN AUGUST.14.2013 I HAD THE TRUCK HITCHED TO A 28 FT FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER (TRUCK IS RATED TO HAUL THIS TRAILER) AND WHILE MOVING IT ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD I FOUND THAT THE ONLY BRAKES I HAD WERE THE TRAILER BRAKES. TURNED TRUCK AND DROVE IT HOME, PARKED TRAILER AND TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL BRAKE AND MUFFLER PLACE AND PAID $292.02 TO HAVE THE 2 LINES TO THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. ONE WAS RUSTED IN HALF AND THE OTHER HAD A SMALL LEAK THE 2 LINES TO THE ABS DISTRIBUTION BLOCK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED YET BUT THEY ARE IN BAD SHAPE TOO. IF THIS LOSS OF BRAKES HAD HAPPENED ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK AND FIFTH WHEEL (6000+ LBS & 8000+ LBS ) COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE. *TR

MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES. AFTER NARROWING IT DOWN WE REALIZED IT ONLY HAPPENED AFTER RIDING IN MY 2001 SILVERADO. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF, EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED AND SEVERELY LEAKING EXHAUST INTO CAB. MANUFACTURER IS NO HELP. *TR

GOT HOME, PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HIT BACK WALL AND BACK DOOR OF HOUSE. ANYONE IF FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID BLOWN EVERYWHERE. FYI-I'M A FANATIC WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON ALL VEHICLES I'VE OWNED. *TR

I HAD JUST REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING HOUSING ON THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ON MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 2001 CHEVROLET HD2500 SILVERADO PICKUP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REFILLING AND BLEEDING THE AIR FROM THE BRAKE LINES. DURING THIS PROCESS IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS REQUIRING MORE FLUID THAN I HAD REMOVED IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. TO MY SURPRISE AFTER REMOVING THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL COVER I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES AT WHAT I SAW, THERE WERE THE BRAKE LINES EITHER RUSTED AWAY OR DELAMINATED. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN OVER FIFTY YEARS OF REPAIRING MY OWN VEHICLES, I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T ON THE ROAD TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE BRAKE LINES FAILED IN SUCH A CATASTROPHIC MANNER. SINCE THIS HAPPENED LATE IN OCTOBER OF 2013 I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES, IF YOU NEED PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM I CAN PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ON 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO KHD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. LUCKILY THE RUPTURE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH RUST ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE, WHAT IS THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF MY FROM RUSTING OUT AND CORRODING? ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT PARTS LIKE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES? I HAVE OWNED OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER AND HAVE MORE MILES AND A FRACTION OF THE RUST. GM NEEDS TO RECALL/RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON SHOW COVERED ROAD MY BRAKES LINES RUPTURED CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO A TREE. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK WE FOUND ALL THE STEEL BRAKES HAVE RUSTED OUT AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. DEALER QUOTE WAS $1.700.00. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO RUSTED AND LOOK TO ALSO FAIL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON US 41 WHEN THE LIGHT STARTED TO CHANGED I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST, THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN SEPT 2012, THEN THIS NOVEMBER THE SAME THING OCCURRED ACCEPT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST. BOTH TIMES I HAD THE CHEVROLET DEALER PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE SECOND REPAIR ,I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT THIS OCCURS WITH TRUCKS THAT ARE IN THE NORTHERN STATES QUITE OFTEN AND IS DUE TO CORROSION THAT ATTACKS THE CARBON STEEL BRAKE LINES. I WAS VERY LUCKY IN BOTH BRAKE FAILURES THAT NOBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE INJURIES.. *TR

DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY AND WITH SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. BRAKE FLUID HAD GUSHED OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINE APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THE BRAKE LINE WAS HEAVILY CORRODED AND APPEARED TO BE IN A VERY FRAGILE STATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY GM DEALER FOR SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER BEING RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE 02 SENSOR HAD FAILED HOWEVER, THE 02 SENSOR DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE BRAKE LINES BREAK / FAIL FORTUNATELY AT LOW SPEED WHILE TOWING BOAT ON TRAILER. THE SECOND FAILURE - ALSO OF BRAKE LINES - OCCURRED JUST SIX WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST. *JS

BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TO MALFUNCTION AND NOT PERFORM DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS. BASICALLY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WOULD BLINK OUT AND NOT LIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND SEVERAL WIRES HAD BURN AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAIN WIRING HOUSING CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS TO MALFUNCTION. THIS WIRING HARNESS IS A DEALER ONLY PART AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A FIRE WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. I STRONGLY FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURES RECALL ON THIS WIRING HARNESS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000 AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ

WHILE MY BROTHER AND I WERE TOWING A LOADED TRAILER, THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE LINE TO THE FRONT BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK. *TR

BLEW A BRAKE LINE AT 35 MPH DUE TO RUST AND HAVING TO DO A PANIC STOP BECAUSE SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT! I HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEING A MAJOR GM PROBLEM!! THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE MY BOAT OR BACK HOE BEHIND ME!!! *TR

TRAFFIC STOPPED QUICKLY AHEAD RIGHT AFTER LIGHT HAD CHANGED TO GREEN. SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, ABS WENT ON AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID FLOWING UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERS.......... RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK HAVE FAILED DUE TO RUST. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

WHILE HELPING MY SON MOVE TO REMOVE FURNITURE FROM FLOODED ILLINOIS RIVER HOME THE TRUCK I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW LOST BRAKES . UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE GOING FROM THE PROPORTIONATE VALVE TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD FAILED. MYSELF AND MY SON REPLACED THE LINE AND TRIED TO BLEED BRAKES WITH PARTIAL SUCCESS , COULD NOT GET ONE BLEEDER LOOSE BUT GOT VEHICLE FUNCTIONING TO GET IT TO MY HOME TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IT FURTHER. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT CALIPER , AND UPON TRYING TO FURTHER BLEED BRAKES ANOTHER LINE GOING FROM THE FRONT MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR PROPORTIONATE VALVE WAS ALSO LEAKING, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DECIDED BOTH LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT FAIL THAT QUICKLY. ALL BRAKE LINES ON TRUCK ARE RUSTED AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX IF I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL LINES , IT HAS ALREADY COST ME A LOT AND I DID ALL THE WORK SO FAR. *TR

RUSTY BRAKE LINES, THEY SHOULDN'T RUST OUT AND FAIL THUS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PULLED UP TO MY DESTINATION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. I THEN APPLIED THE PEDAL QUICKLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT WAY PAST IT'S MARK. BY LUCK THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THE WAY OR I WOULD HAVE HIT ANYTHING IN IT'S PATH. AT THE LOW SPEED I WAS TRAVELING IT WAS POSSIBLE TO COME TO A STOP . A LANDSCAPING TIMBER CHOCKED THE FRONT WHEELS AT THE FRONT TO HELP MAKE THE STOP POSSIBLE. MY BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE , WHAT IF I WAS GOING FASTER AS I WAS JUST MINUTES BEFORE. WHEN THE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT OF THE BROKEN RUSTY BRAKE LINE , THE RESULTING SMOKE CLOUD WAS MY ONLY WARNING. ,NO WARNING AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND STOPPING ABILITY. I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS GOING SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION. A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. THE ABS KICKED IN AND I AVOIDED A COLLISION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR

WHILE IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY, TRYING TO PLACE TRUCK INTO DRIVE, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR. ON INSPECTION OF EXTERIOR OF TRUCK FOUND REAR BRAKE LINE, TO DRIVERS REAR WHEEL, CORRODED AND LEAKING. FOUND MAJORITY OF BRAKE LINES FLAKING RUST. *TR

PULLING TRAILER NEEDED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE TRAILER BRAKES I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED A CAR TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. STOPPED AT NEATEST GM DEALER AND FOUND OUT ONE BRAKE LINE HAD BURSTED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. ENDED UP HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE. COST $800.00. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LIGHT FOR ABS AND BRAKE HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. DEALERS COULD NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. NOTICED RUST ON BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT. CURRENTLY ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED IN RUST AND LEAKING JUST PRIOR TO THE ABS COMPONENTS ON DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE FRAME RAIL. BRAKE LINES ARE BRITTLE TO THE TOUCH. CURRENTLY THE BREAKING SYSTEM HAS NO PRESSURE. ALL FLUID HAS LEAKED FROM THE SYSTEM. SERVICE REQUESTED BY DEALER FOR NOISY AND LEAKING TRANSFER CASE. DEALER APPLIED GREASE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. WHILE DRIVING IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE TRANSFER CASE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. UNIT WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE GEARS WERE GROUND OUT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE GM IS AND WAS AWARE THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID PUMPS WERE WEARING A HOLE IN THE CASE FROM THE INSIDE. NOW KNOW AS "PUMP RUB". DEALERS HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO REPAIR AND OR REPLACE AND FAILED TO ACT TO RESOLVE THE KNOWN DAMAGE. *TR

LOADED TRUCK WITH LUMBER AT LOCAL LUMBER STORE, WENT TO MOVE TRUCK TO LEAVE. AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. GOT OUT OPENED THE HOOD SAW ALMOST OF MY BRAKE FLUID GONE-THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEEDING FLUID-DROVE FEW BLOCKS TO LUBE SERVICE DEALER WAND TOGETHER INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WHERE YOU COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE LINE-THAT HAS ROTTED THROUGH-HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR/REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. SEE INVOICE 166644. HAD BRAKE LINES REPLACED COST WAS $1163.59 AND TRUCK WAS OUT OF MY USE FOR 3 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAS RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AND RUPTURED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKING AT THE OTHER LINES, IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER AND MORE MILES THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE LIKE NEW. THERE IS A FLAW IN THE LINES INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK. *TR

SEVERE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES LEADING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO ALL FOUR WHEELS RESULTED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A RUPTURE ROUGHLY 2 INCHES LONG ABOVE THE FUEL TANK THAT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP ANY BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE. THE FAILED LINE WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE "INSPECTED." THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHERE IT PASSES AROUND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL, ROUGHLY 2 MONTHS LATER AGAIN DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION, AND AGAIN RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE LOSS. THIS LINE WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AS WELL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST FAILURE. THE SIZE OF THE RUPTURES IN BOTH CASES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEVELOP AND SUPPLY ANY BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE TO THE 3 REMAINING WHEELS. IN BOTH CASES, THE FAILURE OCCURED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS MOVING AT UNDER 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY RUNNING INTO THE DITCH, AND THE SECOND TIME I STOPPED IT BY STOMPING ON THE E-BRAKE AND SKIDDING TO A STOP. HAD THE FAILURE OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A HEAVY TRUCK. THIS IS A TRUCK WITH A +9,000 LB GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND +10,000 LB MAX TRAILER WEIGHT RATING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND SUVS FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE TRUCK WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM 2002 UNTIL 2007 AND WAS ONLY IN THE NORTHEAST FOR FIVE

BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BLEW UNDER DRIVER SIDE LEAKING ALL FLUID OUT AND NO BRAKES. WASNT DRIVING FAST LUCKILY AND NO ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKE LINES FROM ENGINE TO ABS CORRODED AND BURST CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR

BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING A PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I DID FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM BUT THEY SAID IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY VIN #. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD A BRAKE LINE BREAK WHILE COMING HOME. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALL THE LINES NEEDED REPLACED, BECAUSE THEY WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD HAVE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN USED OFF ROAD OR IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP THE TRUCK TO HOOK UP TO A TRAILER, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FAILED. I PRESSED THE PEDAL A FEW MORE TIMES AND HEARD BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM OUTSIDE THE CAB SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND FIREWALL I TRACED THE LINES ALONG THE FRAME AND FOUND THAT ALL FOUR LINES ALONG THE FRAME RAIL WERE SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED. AT LEAST ONE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE AND THE TRUCK CAN ONLY BE SLOWED BY USING THE PARKING BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE BRAKE LINES BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKES LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF HIM. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. UPDATED 11/29/12

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING ITSELF WAS ALSO CRACKED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SAME TO BE TRUE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK AS WELL. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME, WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED OFF. IT WAS WHILE UNDER THE TRUCK INVESTIGATING THE SUSPENSION ISSUES THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. I FELT FORTUNATE THAT THIS WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED. IT WAS ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE/FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. WHEN ASKED IF THIS WAS NORMAL, THE CHEVY MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME ON THE GM TRUCKS THEY SERVICE. ALTHOUGH THIS SURVEY IS FOR THE BRAKE LINES I FEEL THAT THE CORROSION ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRAME IS JUST AS SEVERE AN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

1. BRAKE LINE (REAR) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP LOCATED APPROX HALFWAY TOWARD THE REAR AXLE, LOST BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS NO ACCIDENT 2. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP, LEAKED FLUID, WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY OTHER DAMAGE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF INCIDENT (1) ABOVE. 3. BRAKE LINE (FRONT LEFT) CORRODED AT PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AT 30 MPH, NO ACCIDENT, DATE OF OCCURRENCE 9/18/2012 MILEAGE 110K. *TR

I WAS TOWING MY BOAT HOME WITH MY 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD AND AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD!! THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A LOSS IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF AN IMMINENT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTICING THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE I DOWNSHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HELP SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AS I ROLLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITH A 3,000 POUND BOAT/TRAILER LOAD I WAS TOWING. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME BY ALTERING MY ROUTE TO AVOID DOWNSLOPING INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO DOWNSHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THOSE INTERSECTIONS I COULD NOT AVOID. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE LIFT OR THE PROPER TOOLS/EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY. THEIR DIAGNOSIS: BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CORROSION. REPAIR BILL WAS $260 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT SUPPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL! THIS SAME CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURRED AGAIN ON 9/3/12 (I.E., SAME LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE (WITHOUT WARNING) & TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE)! THE TRUCK IS AGAIN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FAILED DUE TO CORROSION & HE ALSO SAID ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE REPLACED ON 6/22/2012, ARE CORRODED "PRETTY BAD." HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DESIGN & LOCATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THESE CHEVROLET & GMC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOORBOARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION (RUST). BRAKE LINE TO REAR WHEELS SPRUNG LEAK AND STOPPING WAS DIFFICULT. HAD THIS BEEN AT HIGHER SPEED, COULD HAVE FATALITY. THE MATERIAL THE BRAKE LINES ARE MADE OF SHOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE BRAKE LINES. CHECKED BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE ALL HEAVILY CORRODED. ALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SIMILARLY THE FUEL LINE IS HEAVILY CORRODED BETWEEN TANK AND ENGINE. IT IS APPARENT THAT SAVING A FEW PENNIES ON COST OF BRAKE LINES ALLOY, IS MORE IMPORTANT TO GM THAN THE LIVES OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. *TR

APPROACHED STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR...WHILE TOWING AN ENCLOSED 26' TRAILER WITH FULL LOAD. TRAILER BRAKES ENABLED A CONTROLLED STOP OF VEHICLES WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM AREA BENEATH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALONG FRAME. ONE (1) LINE IS LEAKING, WITH ALL OF THE OTHER LINES SEVERELY RUSTED (VISUALLY). *TR

TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VERY SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF TIRE, AND FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER MY TIRE WAS PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE RANGE COVERED BY THE RECALL. BF GOODRICH HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER ON THE BACK. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND MY BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING. *TR

HEAD ON COLLISION HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK JUMPED. WHEN VEHICLES HIT SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK RIGHT AWAY WHICH THREW ME FORWARD AND INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF WHICH MAKE THE EMT'S AND POLICE CONCERNED DO TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.. *TR