2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

WHILE TOWING A 7000 LB 5TH WHEEL TRAILER THE ELECTRICAL PLUG BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER BECAME PARTIALLY DISLODGED AND AFFECTED THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH MADE THE GAUGE NEEDLES GO HAYWIRE INCLUDING THE TACHOMETER. ENGINE STALLED WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO PARKING LOT AND STOP USING TRAILER BRAKES. REINSERTED PLUG FULLY INTO SOCKET AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THAT I HAD A BRAKING PROBLEM. WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK I COULD SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY CORRODED AND ONE IS LEAKING. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE TOWED IN TO HAVE THIS DONE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL BE A VERY COSTLY FIX. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHEN THE PASSENGER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

ON TRIP HOME FROM A VACATION. PULLING A 28 FT FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AND A MOTORCYCLE TRAILER. ON INTERSTATE 65 NORTH BOUND WHEN AN OLDER GENTLEMAN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO LET OTHER VEHICLE MERGE IN FRONT OF HIM. AT WHICH POINT I HAD TO LOCK THE BRAKES AND JUST AFTER THE ABS STARTED TO COME INTO EFFECT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY JUST BEFORE I WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HE PULLED AWAY. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP TO DISCOVER BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON THE GROUND JUST FORWARD OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL TO DISCOVER IT WAS EMPTY. ALL BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST FROM A DEALER AT $1500.00. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE IN A RECALL STATUS. *TR

WHILE PARKING, BRAKE LINES BURST, ALMOST PINNED A PERSON BETWEEN MY TRACK AND THEIR PARKED CAR - PROBABLY WOULD,HAVE ONLY BROKE LEGS/HIPS. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. ALL BRAKE LINES IN THE ENTIRE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (USED STAINLESS STEEL). UPON INVESTIGATION, SAW THIS HAPPENED TO MILLIONS OF OTHER CHEVY TRACKS, SOME INVOLVING CRASHES. *TR

SAME STORY AS EVERY OTHER 99+ SILVERADO: THE BRAKE LINE BURST BEHIND CAB AND ALL BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOST. BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTS ARE FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WHY ARE GM AND NHTSA IGNORING THESE COMPLAINTS? *TR

EXPERIENCED TIRE SEPARATION AT 70MPH OF A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E M/S. TIRE SEPARATION DAMAGED THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND FORWARD REAR QUARTER PANEL. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TIRE STORE TO HAVE THE OTHER TIRES INSPECTED. THE REMAINING TIRES WHERE ALL FOUND TO BE SEPARATING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS , I WENT TO STOP BEHIND A CAR AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. I HIT THE CAR FROM BEHIND AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAR INJURED BUT MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS OBSERVED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM THE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE WARNING LIGHT DID COME ON BUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FAILURE. BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED AND A YEAR LATER, THE SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILED ON MAY 23, 2014. WHILE PULLING BOAT OUT OF BOAT RAMP, I WENT TO STOP THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN , LUCKILY NOT GOING FAST OR DOWN AN INTERSTATE. AGAIN THE LEAK WAS FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT WAS THE OTHER PARALLEL LINE GOING TO THE ABS BLOCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TWICE. ALL BRAKE LINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT UNLESS THEY MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

ON MAY 9, 2014 I WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK UP TO A TRAILER WITH MY TRUCK. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGN OR INDICATION, MY BRAKE LINE BUSTED AND I HAD NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EVEN AT THIS SLOW OF SPEED IN REVERSE I COULD NOT STOP AND RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE TRAILER. MY WIFE WAS STANDING AT THE TRAILER DIRECTING ME AND LUCKILY DID NOT GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET STOPPED, AND EVEN THAT WAS VERY SLUGGISH TO STOP THE TRUCK. I AM NOW FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLE AND THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS THE IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES WITH NO WARNING IS SURE TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH SHOULD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *JS

STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT BLEW OUT THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS BLOCK TO THE REAR. I REPLACED THAT ONE AND WHEN CHECKING FOR LEAKS, A LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER THEN BLEW OUT. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THEM ALL AT THAT POINT. THE AC DELCO KIT FOR MY TRUCK WAS BACK ORDERED AND IT TOOK OVER TWO MONTHS FOR IT TO COME. NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FUEL LINES. CHEVY, GM, PLEASE HELP! THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES! RECALLS!?!?!? *TR

WHILE BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, TWO BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND. MY 1987 F-250 DOES NOT HAVE BRAKE LINES THIS RUSTED. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT IN CITY DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WILL HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION AND FRONT PANEL. I CAN PULL MY KEY OUT IN ANY POSITION. EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP ON THE DASHBOARD AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. IT HAS CALLED MY VEHICLE TO STALL OR EVEN SHUT DOWN ALTOGETHER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES BUT AM UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE IS. PLEASE HELP ME. MY TRUCK SCARES ME SO MUCH, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY, OR ROADS THAT ARE BLACKED OUT FOR CELL PHONES, AND NO WAY TO GET HELP. *TR

MY WIFE USED MY 2500 HD 4WD PICKUP TO GO TO WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. SHE CALLED ME WHILE DRIVING AND THOUGHT THE ROAD WAS ICY BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE SLID THROUGH TWO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I ASKED HER HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING AND SHE SAID NOT REAL FAST BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. I TOLD HER TO TAKE IT EASY AND APPROACH INTERSECTIONS SLOWLY. SHE MADE IT TO WORK AND HOME LATER THAT NIGHT (2ND SHIFT) SAFELY. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE TRUCK TO WORK AND PROMPTLY DROVE RIGHT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION NEAR HOME WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR. WIFE DID NOT NOTICE PEDAL SINCE SHE IS ONLY 5'1" AND DIDN'T HAVE PEDAL TO FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC EARLY IN THE MORNING OR RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. GOT TRUCK HOME AND DID A THOROUGH CHECK OF BRAKE SYSTEM. LINE FROM FRONT OF MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE ON FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED THROUGH. OTHER LINES ALSO LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE DUG UP FROM DAVEY JONES LOCKER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK FROM NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF IT. MY 1968 CHEVELLE HAS BETTER LOOKING ORIGINAL BRAKE LINE ON IT. DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND NOT JUST BRAKE LINES FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS THROUGH A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALREADY. I DID CALL DEALER I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FREE QUOTE TO REPAIR (WITH OEM STEEL LINES). I BOUGHT AN AFTERMARKET SET OF SS

MIDDLE BRAKE LINE CORRODED IN HALF CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. NOW NEED TO CHANGE ALL BRAKE LINES AT A $289.00 COST WITH ADDITIONAL COST OF 8 HOURS LABOR. WAS TOLD CALIBER BLEEDERS ARE PROBABLY CORRODED TOO SO WILL NEED NEW CALIBERS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN WILL GM SOLVE PROBLEM WHEN SOMEONE FINALLY GETS KILLED? *TR

I HAVE A 2002 SILVERADO 2500HD WITH VERY LOW MILES(63,868), EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLE. MY PROBLEM OCCURRED, FORTUNATELY FOR ME, WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT. AS I SAT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED AND THOUGHT MAYBE I'D PUMP MY BRAKES UP AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. NO SUCH LUCK. I PULLED OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW MY FLUID LEAKING VERY BADLY, COMING DOWN OVER MY GAS TANK. SINCE I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOME AND WAS VERY CLOSE, I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND HAVE A BETTER LOOK. AS I DROVE THE HALF MILE DRIVE, MY BRAKE FLUID COMPLETELY DRAINED DRY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS AND NO OBSTACLES IN THE WAY. ANYWAY, WHEN I GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW THAT MY BRAKELINE LOOKED LIKE IT COMPLETELY EXPLODED AND WAS RUSTED OUT, I CALLED MY DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THESE BRAKE LINES, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE NEVER HAS BEEN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO REPAIR MY BRAKELINE, SO I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY DEALER, AND THEY PRECEDED TO WORK ON MY TRUCK. AS THEY INSPECTED IT, I WAS INFORMED THAT "ALL" OF MY LINES WERE RUSTED OUT BADLY AND UNSAFE. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR ALL OF THE LINES, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT A LOT DIFFERENTLY. WE HAVE 8 CHILDREN, 12 GRAND CHILDREN, AND FORTUNATELY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ANY OF THE LITTLE ONES IN IT. I

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS FOUND THAT CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES HAS RESULTED IN A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 9 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT DUE TO RUSTED STEEL LINE AND LOOSE (STRETCHED) PARKING BRAKE CABLE. RESIDENTIAL DRIVING UNDER 25 MILES AN HOUR I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE WITH ABOUT 100 FEET FROM LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY I APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO BOTH ACTIONS. THE TRUCK ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MAIN LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES ABRUPTLY FAILED CAUSING PERSONAL AND PROPERTY DAMAGES. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED AND FIXED, AND THINKING THAT THE TRUCK WAS SAFE, THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING WERE NON RESPONSIVE. HAD I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE HIGHWAY GAVE ME AMPLE TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND GET MY FAMILY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED AND DIAGNOSED. A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS PUT IN. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BRAKE NEXT. *TR

HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CORRODED BRAKE LINE BROKE. LIVED AT THE END OF THE ROAD SO WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOW TO AT LEAST GET IT HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. EXAMINED ALL BRAKE LINES AND ALL ARE SO CORRODED THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T BREAK AWAY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. CHEVY TRYIN TO KILL THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR

HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKES PRETTY HARD, THE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BURST DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN JUNE FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013, I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE HEAVILY AT AN INTERSECTION. I FELT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND THE TRUCK STOPPED. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION AND WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY DOWN SHIFTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE SO I MADE A VERY DANGEROUS RIGHT TURN NEARLY STRIKING VEHICLES IN ANOTHER LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AGAIN AND ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WOULD LOCK UP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DISTANCE. I THOUGHT THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION. A BRAKE LINE HAS SPLIT AND IS EXPELLING BRAKE FLUID. THE LOCATION OF THE HOLE IS WHERE THE BRAKE LINE PASSES DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR BEFORE THE CONNECTION TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL. I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHERE THERE IS NO BRAKES AT ALL. *TR

AFTER DROPPING OFF A BOAT FOR WINTER STORAGE, I WAS LEAVING THE STORAGE LOCATION AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TAKE A VERY SLOW ROUTE HOME AS THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO DROP TO THE FLOOR ANYTIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARD, THE ABS SYSTEM DID ACTIVATE. FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO PULL THIS VEHICLE INTO MY GARAGE FOR EXAMINATION ON 11/8/13 AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS' FLOORBOARD AT THE FRAME-RAIL EXTREMELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE OF ONE OF THE FIVE LINES. THE OTHERS ARE MOST CERTAINLY NOT FAR BEHIND. THIS VEHICLE IS MAINLY USED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THE PROBLEM SURFACED NOW BEFORE THE SNOWMOBILE SEASON WHEN I AM HAULING A 24 FOOT TRAILER WITH FOUR PASSENGERS AND FOUR SNOWMOBILES ON ROADS THAT ARE NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE TO BEGIN WITH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST! GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE - THESE OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS. *** PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE HAS YET TO BE A SINGLE WARNING LAMP TO COME ON AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LEAST TWENTY FIVE TIMES - NO MIL, NO BRAKE, NOTHING! *** I WILL BE TAKING A COMPLETE SERIES OF PICTURES OF THE CONDITION OF THESE LINES BEFORE THE REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

TRIED TO MAKE A SLIGHTLY ABRUPT STOP AT 50 MPH,FELT A LITTLE ABS PULSE THEN PEDAL BEGAN TO SINK TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED PEDAL, I THEN GOT A LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND SLOWED A LITTLE. TURNED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO A LONG EVENTUAL STOP. THEN TOWED. *TR

4 OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKE. I NOW SMELL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

THE TRUCK WAS HOOKED TO A 25' GOOSENECK TRAILER LOADED WITH HAY. THE ENGINE WAS THE DURAMAX DIESEL WITH ALLISON TRANSMISSION. THE INTENT WAS TO HAUL HAY FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON TO WESTERN WASHINGTON. THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE A SHAFT INSIDE THE PUMP MAKING THE POWER STEERING UNUSABLE. AS IT TURNS OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP ALSO SERVES AS THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST. AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 3 MPH, IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO BRAKE THE TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEELS. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED IN THE FARMERS FIELD AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PUMP QUIT WORKING, THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE GONE OFF OF THE ROADWAY, MOST LIKELY OVER A STEEP CLIFF BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK OR STOP IT DUE TO THE SINGLE PUMP FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOAD OF HAY WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRUCK TO PICK UP SPEED IF IT WAS GOING DOWN HILL. *TR

BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY COME IN TO TELL ME, HEY, YOUR BRAKE LINE BLEW. I WENT DOWN TO CHECK IT OUT, THE LINES ARE PRETTY SEVERELY RUSTED, AND SURE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT ONE OF THEM. BRAKES GO TOTALLY TO THE FLOOR, ABSOLUTE MINIMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. GOES RIGHT TO FLOOR EVERY TIME. IT DOESN'T COUNTERACT THE LOSS OF PRESSURE BY ALLOWING THE BACK BRAKE PRESSURE TO STILL WORK (THE FRONT LINE WAS THE LEAKER) LIKE GM SAYS THEY SHOULD. NO BRAKING AT ALL. HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME WITH E BRAKE, AND REPLACE ALL CORRODED BRAKE LINES. I'VE HEARD OF LOTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, GM BRAKE LINES AREN'T UP TO PAR. *TR

WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS I BACKED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARDS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. A CLOSER VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE REAR WHEELS (NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK). I INSPECTED THE REMAINING LINES AND ALL APPEAR SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED. I WILL NEED TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I HAD NOT LEFT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED. AND, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK, PARTICULARLY THE CROSS PIECES HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE AND BRACKET FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER, HAVE RUSTED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IT WILL HAVE TO REINFORCED/REPLACED. CORROSION THIS SEVERE COULD BE EXPECTED OF THE SHEET METAL, BUT NOT THE FRAME.

2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF FAULTY BRAKE LINES THAT FAILED. *SMD

WHEN I STARTED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY & HIT THE BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. EMERGENCY BRAKE SLOWED, BUT WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKE LINES BEHIND LEFT FRONT WHEEL ON TOP OF FRAME HAD HOLE(S) RUSTED IN THEM & FLUID RUNNING OUT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE OF LEAKING RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEAL THAT HAD GREASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES. TRUCK HAD TO BE HAULED TO A GARAGE, WHERE IT IS NOW. *TR

I WENT TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO HOOK UP A TRAILER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COME TO FINED OUT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PETAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES.THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER THREE FEET BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AT THE TOP OF FRAME AND NO APPARENT CORROSION PROTECTION SEEMS TO HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVE WAY, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ON JULY 23 2008, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND I LOST ALL STEERING, THE PITMAN ARM SHEARED OFF. I HAD INSTALLED THE FAB-TECH PITMAN ARM, IDLER ARM, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STEERING STABILIZER KIT. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE PITMAN ARM, AND IDLER ARM, HAD A RECALL. I CONTACTED FABTECH VIA EMAIL AND THEY TOLD ME WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT THE RECALL. I LATER GOT TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER GUY AT FABTECH. HE SENT ME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GO ABOUT THE RECALL TO GET REFUNDED THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE AND GET A CHECK FOR THE INSTALLATION AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THEY ARE ALSO SUPPOSE TO SEND THE NEW IDLER ARM AND PITMAN ARM. FABTECH ASKED THAT I BOX AND SHIP THE OLD PARTS TO THEM AND THEY WOULD THEN INSPECT THEM AND SEND THE CHECK AND PARTS. I SENT THE PARTS IN AND THEN THEY DECIDED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HONOR THE RECALL. I HAD COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE, LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED. JUST HOURS BEFORE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. A RECALL IS A RECALL AND THEY NEED TO HONOR IT FOR ME AS WELL. *TR

THE TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED FOR TOWING TRAILERS. ONCE IN 2012 WHEN TOWING A 10K LBS TRAVEL TRAILER A REAR BRAKE LINE THAT APPEARED SOLID DEVELOPED A HOLE AND RELEASED ANY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE TRUCK WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND REPAIRED. AUGUST OF 2013 WHILE TOWING PWCS ON A TRAILER ANOTHER LINE THAT APPEARED TO BE SOLID BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND LEAKED OUT THE BREAK FLUID. TRUCK WAS SAFELY STOPPED AND IS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE TRUCK APPEARS TO HAVE AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES BRAKE COMPONENTS FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FOR THE AGE OF TRUCK. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO RUST ALSO. BODY OF THE TRUCK HAS NO RUST OR DAMAGE TO IT. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE PULLING AN RV. *TR

ON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE MOMENTS AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT WITHOUT ISSUE, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, AND WITH MORE PRESSURE, SUNK TO THE FLOOR. FLUID WAS FOUND TO BE RUNNING OFF OF THE TRUCK FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE TIME. LATER, APPARENTLY WHEN THE FLUID HAD DRAINED DOWN ENOUGH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ON INSPECTION, ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE VERY BADLY DECAYED JUST FORWARD OF THE ABS UNIT, WITH ONE HAVING FAILED. THIS IS NOT AN OFF-ROAD TRUCK. IT HAS HAD CONSERVATIVE ROAD USE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT TOWING MY 8000 POUND TRAILER AT THE TIME. I RECENTLY SOLD A 1972 CHEVROLET WHICH HAD NEVER REQUIRED ANY BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENTS. WHY ARE THESE RELATIVELY NEW TRUCKS BRAKES ALL FAILING? *TR

I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT A LOCAL GARAGE, WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARDS. I PULLED OVER AT THE FIRST SAFE PLACE, FOUND A FLUID JUST GUSHING OUT AROUND GAS TANK AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT HAD JUST RAINED FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST WATER. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER, THEN DECIDED TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE GARAGE, ONLY ABOUT A MILE AWAY, AFTER SMELLING BRAKE FLUID AND VERIFYING THE MY RESERVOIR WAS SERIOUSLY LOW. MORE DRIPPING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THIS TIME I'M SICK TO CONFIRM IT IS BRAKE FLUID. TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE, HE SAID HE'D LOOK AT IT TOMORROW, BUT I SAID I'D DRIVE IT HOME ALL OF 2 MILES DOWN THE STREET. GOT HOME NO ISSUES, CAUSE I USED THE E-BRAKE, AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR NEARLY DRAINED. NOTHING AROUND THE WHEELS; THIS WAS THE ONLY LEAK. NOW I'M THINKING THE BRAKE LINES MUST HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY RUSTED (AGAIN!) AND GOTTEN DISTURBED WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD THIS HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. I PAID GOOD MONEY BACK THEN TO HAVE THE 'STAINLESS STEEL' BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS HEAD REPLACED BACK THEN. WHY ARE THEY RUSTED THROUGH AGAIN!?!?! HAD NO IDEA THEY RAN UP BY THE TOP OF THE TANK, BUT HEY, WHY NOT? I'M CERTAIN THE LINE HAVE RUSTED OUT AGAIN - WHY?!?!? THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STAINLESS STEEL; SINCE WHEN DOES STAINLESS EVER RUST? I HAUL A 12,000LB FIFTH WHEEL; THANK GOD I WASN'T HAULING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED (AGAIN!) AN

REPEAT OCCURRENCE ON 6/22/2013. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST OF 2010. BRAKE LINES SEVERELY RUSTED. HAVE KEPT UNDER WATCH, HOWEVER THE RATE OF RUST SEEMS TO INCREASE. WITH THIS LAST INCIDENT, ALL BRAKE LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING WELL OVER $1000. VERIFIED WITH 3 LOCALS GARAGES THAT THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND AROUND THIS YEAR OF CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THEY HAVE ALL HAD TO DO REPAIR DUE TO VERY POOR QUALITY MATERIALS USED FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THIS TRUCK IS PRIMARILY USED TO PULL A HORSE TRAILER. I FEEL WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE TOWING. GM SHOULD FEEL VERY LUCK. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TOWING THE HORSE TRAILER, GM WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. AS IT IS, TIME FOR THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND INITIATE THE RECALL. *TR

BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND STILL DOES NOT SHOW A PROBLEM. RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND BRAKE FLUID COMES OUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I JUST SOLD A TOYOTA 1995 4WD THAT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE RUST COMPARED TO THE CHEVROLET. IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THAT ALL THE LINES SHOULD BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOT DRIVING UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TOWING TRAILER IN HAYFIELD AND BRAKES WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW AND IN 1ST GEAR. MY HUSBAND GOT IT BACK TO THE BARN WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY AND THEN IT HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND OUR BRAKES WERE NOT OLD. WE FOUND A LEAK IN OUR MAIN BRAKE LINE AND MY HUSBAND PINCHED THE LINE OFF SO WE WOULD HAVE SOME FRONT BRAKE SO WE COULD GET THE TRUCK HOME SO WE COULD WORK ON IT. HE REMOVED THE LINE AND IT WAS SO BADLY RUSTED, THAT IT HAD GOTTEN 3 MAJOR HOLES IN THE LINE AND WE DID HAVE MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE. THE LINE IS WAS VERY RUSTY IN SEVERAL PLACES, BUT THE WORST IS WHERE THE CAB AND BED COME TOGETHER. UPON RESEARCHING WE HAVE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LINE RUSTING AND CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. WE REGULARLY HAUL HORSES TO HORSE SHOWS AND HAUL OTHER HEAVY LOADS ON THE ROAD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED. WE BOUGHT OUR TRUCK NEW AND MAINTAIN IT WELL. WE HAVE NEVER HAD LINES RUST ON ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND NEVER HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BUT IT IS SERIOUS. WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, EMISSIONS ARE LOW AND I FEEL THAT BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT RUST OUT AND CAUSE A MAJOR FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST - WE HAD BRAKE AND THEN WE DIDN'T HAVE BRAKE. I THANK GOD THAT WE WERE IN THE HAYFIELD. WE HAVE TALKED TO

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT A HOLE THERE ARE 4 LINES GROUPED ON THE FRAME AT 67000 MILES 2 LINES RUSTED OUT AND AT 131,000 MILES 2 MORE RUSTED OUT BOTH TIMES . COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES PUSHES FLUID OUT USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP 2 TIME ALMOST REARENDED A CAR SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID COLLISION.HAVE 2004 HD 2500 WITH SAME CONDITION S AT 48000 MILES. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO PEOPLE . *TR

WHILE TRAILERING MY BOAT ON I29, 2002 2500 HD, DRIVER FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FENDER, DOOR, BUMPER, BUMPER COVER, BUMPER VALANCE, DRIVING LIGHT, AND FENDER FLARE. TIRE DID STAY INFLATED. I TOOK PICTURES. TIRE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A-T. *TR

ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE MAJOR RUST OR CORROSION AND APPEAR TO BE AT THE POINT OF RUPTURING. *TR

DIESEL FUEL MIXED WITH OIL OVERFLOWED ON GROUND WHEN STOPPED AT REST AREA. TOWED INTO RALEIGH. WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT 7000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND TAKE UP TO FIVE DAYS. WAS ON MY WAY HOME TO NY. THOUGHT RECALL MIGHT BE AVAILABLE . IS IT? *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THIS IS MY VEHICLE'S THIRD BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT SAFE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SUCH POOR MATERIALS. STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED! MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY WASHED DURING WINTER MONTHS OF SALT AND DEBRIS. FUEL LINES ARE NEAR FAILURE AS WELL. TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE RUSTING AND LEAKING. OIL COOLING LINES ARE RUSTING AND SEEPING AS WELL. RUST HAS A MUCH HIGHER TENDENCY WHERE ANY OF THESE LINES ARE HELD IN PLACE BY THE PLASTIC CLIPS. (USUALLY LOCATED ALONG THE FRAME) IN ADDITION, RUST IS FORMING HEAVILY AT TRANSITIONS FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE LINES. FOR EXAMPLE: RUST IS HEAVY WHERE THE FUEL LINES HAVE CRIMPED HOSES ATTACHED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. LATER ON I EXAMINED THE BRAKE LINE AND NOTICE THAT IT WAS CORRODED. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. I CONTACTED GM, AND THEY HAD A DEALER LOOK AT THE BRAKE LINES AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE CORRODED. THE CORROSION IS A LATENT DEFECT AND AS I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEBSITE AND OTHER BLOG, GM HAS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT THEY REFUSE TO REMEDY. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SOME ONE MAY GET SERIOUSLY INJURED, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE. I WAS FORTUNATE... THANK THE LORD!. *TR

WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CURB ACROSS THE STREET STOPPED ME. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO KIDS RIDING BIKES OR PLAYING IN THE STREET.... LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ONE HAD APPARENTLY BURST. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WHERE I WAS PARKED. I'M JUST SO GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT ITS PROBABLY JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DOES. *TR

METAL BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH AND I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING UNLOADED. THE WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT, I WAS HAULING LARGE LOADS OF HAY. *TR