1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

ON MY DRIVEWAY, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID POURED FROM BELOW THE TRUCK BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. INSPECTION UNDERNEATH REVEALED A BRAKE LINE HAD BURST. ALL BRAKE LINES MOUNTED TO THE FRAME FORWARD OF THE ABS UNIT ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING AN UNRELATED REPAIRS HE WAS INFORMED THE FRAME CORRODED AND FRACTURED NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THE TRUCK SLOWED VERY LITTLE I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANIC REPLACED ONE CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT BURST. THE TRUCK STOPPED GOOD FOR A MONTH. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND IT WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL I ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND ROLLED TO A STOP, BRAKE FLUID WAS EVERYWHERE ANOTHER BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BURST TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS PUSHED THE TRUCK BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT HAS SAT THERE FOR LAST THREE MONTHS HOPING FOR CHEVY TO RECALL. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT THE TRUCK IS DESIGNED TO STOP EVEN IF A BRAKE LINE FAILS. THEY ARE WRONG!!! I GUESS IT WILL TAKE A BUNCH OF WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS BEFORE THEY WAKE UP. FROM WHAT I'M READING FROM OTHER CHEVY OWNERS THEY FEEL THE WAY I DO, LOSING FAITH IN CHEVY! I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT IF I KNEW PEOPLE COULD DIE USING ONE OF MY PRODUCTS. AFTER IT'S REPAIRED I WILL TRADE IT FOR A FORD TRUCK AND STILL FEEL GUILTY WHOEVER BUYS IT MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

GOING TO WORK AT STOP SIGN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR LOST ALL STOPPING POWER. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AWAY. *TR

AFTER A SUDDEN STOP DUE TO TAILGATE FALLING DOWN AND CARGO IN THE BACK FALLING OUT I RELOADED THE CARGO AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN TRYING TO STOP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I COASTED TO A SIDE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A FAILED BRAKE LINE. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

ABS ACTIVATES WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. I QUOTED GM SAFETY BULLETIN NUMBER 05068C TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE INFO ON WHY MY VIN IS EXCLUDED. *TR

I DROVE MY TRUCK EARLIER IN THE MORNING, TO RUN AN ERRAND. I RETURNED HOME, AND AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I HEADED BACK OUT. AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. I DROVE DOWN ONE HOUSE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON RETURNING TO THE HOUSE, I OBSERVED A PUDDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND UPON INVESTIGATION UNDER THE TRUCK, SAW FLUID HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM CORRODED LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAB. I TOOK MY WIFE'S VEHICLE TO WORK AND DID SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A BIT TO SILVERADO OWNERS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE BILL IS GOING TO RUN. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE BILL RUNS, I AM THANKFUL THERE WERE NO KIDS RUNNING AROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AS IT WAS A SCHOOL DAY, AND THAT I WAS NOT ON I-95 WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH WORSE. THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK IS PAID OFF IS ONLY GOING TO KEEP ME FROM BUYING A NEW VEHICLE, (I'M THINKING FORD?) FOR SO LONG IF THE ISSUES KEEP UP. *TR

MY HOME IS THE LAST ONE ON A DEAD END ROAD. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO TURN INTO THE DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE BURST BY THE CALIPER. THE TRUCK CARRIED MY WIFE, SON AND MYSELF INTO A 200 FT. DEEP RAVINE AS A RESULT OF THIS. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN TUNED UP FOR A TRIP TO NASHVILLE TN. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE MOUNTAINS, I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TODAY. AFTER REPAIRING THE TRUCK, THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE BURST AS THE NEW BRAKES WERE BEING BLED. BOTH CALIPERS NEEDED REPLACED AS WELL, DUE TO FALLING APART FROM RUST. BLEEDER SCREWS COMPLETELY RUSTED IN HALF, RUBBER BRAKE HOSES BURSTING, METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTING AND SPRINGING LEAKS EVERYWHERE, AND STILL NO RECALL? GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS AT THE VERY LEAST. I MYSELF, STILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH MY NEWLY FUSED SPINE DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HILL ON A FOUR LANE ROAD, TWO LANES ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BRAKE SUDDENLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT MY FOOT PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF ITS TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH THAT SO THAT I AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WITH THE HELP OF AN AUTO MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I HAD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES (FRONT AND REAR) REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THE ABS LOCKING UP IN 4 WHEEL MODE (NOT SURE IF THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS THE CAUSE). NOTE: DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE AUTHORITIES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RESULTANT ACCIDENT. *TR

WENT OUT TO GET INTO MY TRUCK TO GO TO WORK. WE HAD JUST HAD A SNOW STORM AND WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE I GOT STUCK TRYING TO GET TO THE STREET. I WENT TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. SO I HIT THE BRAKES SO THAT I COULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THEM WITH NO SUCCESS. SO I PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVE AND NOTICED A BIG PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. I PARKED IT AND DROVE MY TAHOE TO WORK. CAME HOME FROM WORK THAT DAY AND PULLED THE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE ISSUE. I FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD JUST CRUMBLED TO PIECES. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ORDERED A PREVENT STAINLESS STEEL REPLACEMENT SET TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE GM MUST DEAL WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ANTI-BRAKING MOTOR REMAINED IN OPERATION WHILE THE ENGINE WAS POWERED OFF. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO POWER OFF THE ANTI-BRAKING MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ANTI-BRAKING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SOME TIME LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

STARTED MY TRUCK ONE DAY AND HEARD A NOISE I HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE. LOOKED UNDER HOOD TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM AND NOTICED NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF LEAVING THE MANIFOLD LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES. CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON BUT VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS. MANY CHEVY VEHICLES HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IF NOT CORRECTED COULD LEAD TO MORE ENGINE TROUBLES OR WORSE YET A FIRE.SO NOW MY VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD! CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH COULD BECOME DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES HIMSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES WERE SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A DAY PRIOR FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS IT WAS AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO AND AT LOW SPEEDS MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES WHICH CAUSES MY TRUCK TO STOP LATER OR FURTHER THAN ANTICIPATED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO SEE ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL. MY BOSS HAS A 2002 SILVERADO AND HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS TO PULL THE FUSE AND THE BRAKES WILL ACT LIKE CONVENTIONAL BRAKES. *TR

I AS DRIVING MY 1999 SILVERADO TO WORK . APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ,I APPLIED BRAKES AND FELT THE LINE LET GO AS MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER MY TRUCK WITH ONLY 40000 MILES. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ROTTED ROTORS,ABS SENSORS,ETC. MORE RECENTLY I HAD TWO OTHER BRAKE LINES FIXED.REALLY DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. GM SHOULD RECALL PRONTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL DRAMATICALLY. YOUR STOP IS ACCELERATED, UNTIL SUCH POINT THAT THE BRAKES ACTUALLY REVERT TO "REGULAR" BRAKING AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WHEEL SENSORS ARE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AS I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO A LOW RANGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING, FROM BURST BRAKE LINES CAUSED BY RUST IN THE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO THE JUNCTION BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM JUNCTION BOX TO PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL TWO YEARS AGO. THE PREVIOUS RUPTURE WAS IN THE SAME AREA, BUT NOT THE SAME SPOT AS THIS FAILURE. I HAVE KEPT VISUAL CHECKS FOR EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE OTHER LINES SINCE THEN. HOWEVER THIS NEW FAILURE WAS WHERE THE LINE WENT THROUGH THE CAB TO THE FRAME, OUT OF CLEAR SIGHT AND BEHIND INNER FENDER LINER. I HAD BACKED VEHICLE AND A TRAILER DOWN BOAT RAMP TO RECOVER SKI BOAT. VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY AT WATER EDGE AND BOAT WAS LOADED. UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO TAKE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOORBOARD. I DROVE VEHICLE AND BOAT UP THE RAMP SLOWLY INTO PARKING LOT WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON FLAT GROUND. VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY ON FLOOR. IN ORDER TO GET HOME, I REMOVED FENDER LINER AND MADE EMERGENCY REPAIRS WITH STORE BOUGHT BRAKE LINES AND SPLICE CONNECTORS. ONLY THE LINE FROM THE FIREWALL SIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER ORIGINALLY FAILED, HOWEVER IN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THAT BROKEN LINE, THE FRONT LINE ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE RUST AND ALSO STARTED LEAKING. THE BREAK IN THE SECOND LINE WAS WITHIN AN INCH OF THE OTHER BREAK. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL THROWS WATER, SALT AND DEBRIS ON ALL LINES WHERE THEY RUN DOWN FRAME THROUGH BODY CAVITY AND ALONG FRAME RAILS. MOST E

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT MOVED UP AND DOWN REAL FAST AND IT GOT REAL HARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. I HIT THE CAR. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND SHE HIT A HANDICAP SIGN. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OUR TRUCK IS HAVING. *TR

BRAKE LINES SPRUNG A LEAK AND DRAINED FLUID WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH. *TR

BRAKE LINES ALONG FRAME RAIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOOSE BRAKING POWER. *JS

TRAVELING ALONG HEARD A NOISE STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO SEE THAT A GAS TANK STRAP HAD BUSTED. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ME TO LOOSE BRAKING. I AM THINKING THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS OLDER AND HAS MILES THINGS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING THROUGH . *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ON FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I NEEDED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RETURN TO MY RESIDENCE (FORTUNATELY ONLY APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AWAY). I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRUCK EXAMINED AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET (APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AWAY IN BELLEVUE, PA) ON MAY 15, 2012. I WAS THEN INFORMED ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION ALONG WITH THE TWO FRONT CALIPERS. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $1,228.00!

I STARTED THE VEHICLE, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL(NORMAL) TO SHIFT INTO A FORWARD GEAR, SUBSEQUENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THIS TIME THE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE EFFICIENCY WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED, BUT DID STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL FEET, ALBEIT FROM A VERY SLOW SPEED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES LEADING INTO THE ABS MODULE, LOCATED ON THE LEFT UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE JUST AFT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, WERE SEVERALLY CORRODED; ONE OF THE LINES LEADING TO THE MODULE WAS RUPTURED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BRAKE FLUID STREAMED FROM THE RUPTURED LINE. *JS

ON 3/21/12 I EXITED MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP AND STOPPED AT MY MAIL BOX TO GET THE MORNING PAPER. WHILE STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. SEVERAL PUMP ATTEMPTS FAILED TO ACHIEVE A FIRM PEDAL. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE DRIVER??S SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL. LATER THAT EVENING I HAD MY WIFE PUMP THE BRAKES AND WITNESSED A SIGNIFICANT STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID SPEWING FROM A BUNDLE OF METAL BRAKE LINES LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL, OPPOSITE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE VISIBLY, AND SIGNIFICANTLY, CORRODED/RUSTED. THE LOCATION OF THE LINE RUPTURE WAS NOWHERE NEAR A JOINT, FITTING, OR LINE BEND. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED IN OCTOBER OF 2008 FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN DANVILLE, INDIANA WITH APPROXIMATELY 89,979 MILES ON IT. THE BODY, WHEELS, AND INTERIOR ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND WOULD LEND YOU TO BELIEVE THAT THE TRUCK WAS GENERALLY WELL MAINTAINED AND REGULARLY GARAGED. THIS TRUCK HAD 101,107 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE LINE INCIDENT. I'VE DRIVEN THE TRUCK 11,128 MILES SINCE PURCHASE, IT'S ALWAYS STORED IN A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR INDICATORS PRIOR TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. HAD I BEEN ACTUALLY DRIVING ON THE ROAD, OR WORSE YET TOWING A TRAILER OR HEAVY LOAD, THIS STORY COULD HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OMINOUS OUTCOME. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR STORIES TO MINE. IT APPEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO A LOW GEAR AND DRIVING ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THERE WAS CORROSION ON ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE . THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHILE ON VACATION IN THE OUTER BANKS NORTH CAROLINA THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY TRUCK. THERE WAS A LOT OF FLUID LEFT UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THE BED. I WAS ABLE TO SEE BRAKE FLUID SQUIRT OUT FROM THE BRAKE LINE WHEN MY WIFE WOULD PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO OUTER BANKS CHEVY FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM MAKE THE REPAIR FOR AROUND $1500. ON THE TRIP BACK TO MY HOME STATE THE BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND CAUSED THE RETURN TRIP TO TAKE VERY LONG. I NEEDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR MORE REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAIN. I THOUGHT GM WOULD COVER THE COST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT A CHEVY DEALER. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS THAT THE SECOND REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT GM PARTS. THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKE LINES IS CUSTOM BECAUSE GM DOES NOT MAKE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES AND A SERVICE TECH IS REQUIRED TO MANUALLY BEND AFTERMARKET LINES. I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY ADDITIONAL MONEY TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED AGAIN AND I AM NOW OUT OVER $2000. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN OK SINCE THE SECOND REPAIR. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 HAD A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE LAST NIGHT. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR MY UPCOMING EXIT RAMP. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR...MAYBE HAD 10% BRAKE PERFORMANCE. LUCKILY, THIS WAS LATER AT NIGHT, AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS GREEN. IF IT HAD BEEN RED, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED IN TO A PARKING LOT AFTER USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTING TO LOWER GEAR. I INSPECTED, AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED, WITH ONE OF THEM HAVING A HOLE. THE FLUID WAS POURING OUT. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE TRUCK IS OPERATIONAL AND SAFE. I EXPECT GM TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION, WHERE INFERIOR MATERIALS WERE USED. LIVES ARE IN DANGER AS A RESULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY 1999 FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS RECALL WOULD HAVE FELL UNDER 00V345000. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE RECALL IS STILL IN EFFECT SO THAT I CAN GET THESE LINES REPLACED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WENT FROM NORMAL BRAKING TO TAKING MUCH LONGER TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE PEDAL FELT SOFTER, AND FELL FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. WITH PUMPING I WAS ABLE TO STOP. FURTHER MORE THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEAM TO HOLD. I HAD TO LIFT AND REAPPLY OR THE TRUCK WOULD ROLL. THE BRAKE LIGHT DIDN'T LIGHT UNTIL AFTER IT INITIALLY FAILED TO STOP NORMALLY. ON INVESTIGATION I FOUND A LEAK IN ONE OF THE BRAKES LINES THAT GOES UNDER THE CAB. IT IS PART OF A CLUSTER OF BRAKE LIKES ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11001 MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY FOR IT HAS FAILED. *KB

THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK HAD RUSTED/CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. LUCKILY, ONE OF THE LINES RUPTURED AFTER APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE STATIONARY AND THAT LED TO IDENTIFICATION OF THE OTHER LINES BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ALL OF THE LINE ON THE TRUCK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AS SLOWED DOWN TO STOP FOR A LIGHT THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US OR COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. MECHANIC SAID THAT BRAKE LINE "EXPLODED" DUE TO MAJOR CORROSION THAT SHOULD NOT BE SO EXTENSIVE ON A VEHICLE OF THIS CONDITION AND MILEAGE. VERY SCARY SITUATION. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKED. DRIVING AND APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR. *TR

MULTIPLE BRAKE LINE RUPTURES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE OF CAB DUE TO RUST. AS EACH FAILED LINE WAS REPLACED ANOTHER RUPTURED DURING THE "BLEEDING PROCESS." ALL FOUR (4) LINES REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AT POINT WHERE LINES CROSS FRAME RAIL. CHASSIS IS ALSO EXTREMELY RUSTY. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN PULLING INTO A TURN LANE TO EXIT OFF A BUSY MAIN HIGHWAY. NO WARNING, NO BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE TROUBLE. THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. ALTHOUGH THERE IS HIGH MILEAGE, THE BRAKES SHOULD STILL FUNCTION AND SHOULD PROVIDE SOME INDICATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

PLAIN AND SIMPLE..I HIT THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND UP A HILL IN A FIELD TO STOP..THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND..THE REAR HARD LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES, PIPING/FITTINGS) BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 207,000. UPDATED 1/20/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED IN 2007. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NOT TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, ONLY CLEAN THEM. UPDATED 02/01/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES FAILED ON MY 99 CHEVY SILVERADO AND I CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR PULLING IN. THERE WAS NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NONE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY REASON WHY MY TRUCK HAS SO MANY MILES IS BECAUSE IT WAS USED TO TOW A TRAILER ACROSS COUNTRY FOR 5 YEARS FOR THE LAST 7 IT HAS BEEN USED AS A AS NEEDED TRUCK. *TR

ALL BRAKE LINE ARE RUSTING OUT. TRUCK IS KEPT INDOORS AND NOT DRIVEN IN SNOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE CORROSION, THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO REPLACEDDUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/10/12

BRAKE LINES ON THIS 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO LT 1500 4WD Z71 HAVE FAILED 2 TIMES. FIRST IN OCTOBER 2006 WITH APPROXIMATELY 98,200 MILES. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,400, PLUS THE COST OF THE TOW. THEN AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 173,600 MILES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT MOVING TOO FAST AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AS THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES. I APPLIED MINE ONLY TO HAVE THEM GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN ERRATIC LOOP AROUND THE OTHER VEHICLE, GOING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND THE INTERSECTION. HAD IT NOT BEEN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC, I, AND ANY NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVERS, COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AT MY EXPENSE, AND IS PRESENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING EVALUATED FOR NEEDED REPAIRS. TWO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURES IN 12 YEARS OR A FAILURE ONCE EVERY 6 YEARS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY DRIVER FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS, HOWEVER, I NO LONGER TRUST MY VEHICLE, OR ANY CHEVY. *TR

WENT TO BACK UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. NO BREAKS HIT PARKING BREAK NOTHING THERE EITHER. TWO LINES RUSTED THREW AND TWO MOR OF 5 WERE BAD. BACK CALIPERS FROZEN AND DAMAGED . THOUGHT BREAKS WOULD NEVER FAIL TOTALLY BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE. NO WARNING LIGHTS EITHER JUST ROLL AND STOP WHEN YOU HIT SOMETHING. NOT FUN. GOOD THING I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR IN TRAFFIC COULD HAVE KILLED ONE.... NOT HAPPY......... JUST NICE FAT BILL TO PAY... *TT

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. 3 BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF ON THEIR OWN. 2 FROM ONE SIDE AND ONE FROM THE OTHER. V8 6 LITER MOTOR. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO THE CARRYOUT WHEN I WENT TO STOP AND ALL OF SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. NEVER HAD A WARNING IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE PERSON THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO STOP DIDN'T HIT ME, AS THEY HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID ME. I AM LUCKY THIS HAPPENED AT 2 AM IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE I ENDED UP HITTING THE CURB AND JUMPING IN SOMEONE'S YARD SCARED ME INTO THING I WAS GOING TO SMASH INTO THE HOUSE. WELL THE TRUCK CAME TO REST ABOUT 10 FOOT FROM THE PORCH. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND CAN SEE THAT THE LINES ARE RUSTED REALLY BAD UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE CAB AND IT LOOKS TO BE ALL NEED REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES RUST LIKE THIS EVER AND I OWN SEVERAL OLDER TRUCKS AND THEY AREN'T THIS BAD BEING TWICE THE AGE OF THIS TRUCK. GM SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED IF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. LIKE I CAN JUST LET MY TRUCK SIT WHILE THIS INVESTIGATION IS SLOWLY LOOKED AT BY OFFICIALS THAT DON'T CARE IF PEOPLE DIE BY NOT ISSUING A RECALL NOW. *TR

BRAKES FAILED WHEN LEAVING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. TWO LINES SPLIT NEAR THE BALANCER VALVE LOCATED BELOW THE DRIVER SEAT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. NOTICED EXTREME CORROSION AROUND ALL FIVE OF THE BRAKE LINES AROUND THE BALANCER VALVE UPON INSPECTION. *TR