2003 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2003 SILVERADO FROM WORK AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES FOR A CAR THAT HAD CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRIEFLY THEY CAUGHT AS NORMAL, BUT THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WAS TOO LATE FOR ANY WARNING AS IT HAPPENED WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH ALTHOUGH NARROWLY. THERE HAD BEEN NO SIGNS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE OR ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THE INCIDENT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE BRAKE LINES HAD GIVEN WAY. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. BRAKE LINES SHOULDN'T SIMPLY RUST AND GIVE WAY. THE LINES SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY GM AND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL MADE. MY CASE IS NOT THE ONLY CASE THAT HAS HAPPENED AS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS AND MESSAGE BOARDS FILLED WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I AM A VERY LOYAL GM CUSTOMER, BUT GM OWES IT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND VERY WELL COULD LEAD TO DEATH AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY IF HAPPENING AT THE WRONG TIME AND PLACE. *TR

ON JULY 18, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK. I NOTICE THAT THE FOUR BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR WERE ALL RUSTED AND ONE BROKE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I POINTED THIS PROBLEM OUT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY (2 OR 3 YEARS OLD) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOWING RUST AFTER A YEAR OR SO. *TR

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH A RACE CAR, THE TRUCK STARTED GRINDING DOWN WITH A KNOCKING NOISE..UNATTACHED TRAILER FROM TRUCK AND BROUGHT HOME...REAR-END COVER HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED OUT ALL THE FLUID...WHILE CHANGING THAT NOTICED THAT THE BREAK LINE UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD RUSTED IN TWO( THE BRAKE LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THIS COVER LOOKED GOOD IT WAS ONLY UNDERNEATH THE COVER) BUT UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL BRAKE LINES ARE STARTING TO CORRODE... THERE ARE 3 SILVERADO IN MY FAMILY TWO 2003 AND A 2002. IN 2 DIFFERENT STATES( ONE OF THEM TRAVELS THROUGH THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN KENTUCKY (BLACK MOUNTAIN). WHEN TOLD THE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM THEY INSPECTED THERE VEHICLES AND SURE ENOUGH ALL OF THEM HAVE CORRODED AND BREAKING BRAKE LINES...HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR GOD WARNING US WITH THE GRINDING NOISES...WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO NOT ONLY ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVING BUT WHOMEVER WAS RIDING WITH THEM!!!!!!!! *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE I LOST BRAKING ACTION. THE LINE SERVICING THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED/CORRODED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE AND RESULTED IN NO BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT SANK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS REPEATEDLY APPLIED. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING. I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR, THE DASH WARNINGS CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE HAPPENED. I CHECKED THE FLUID, IT WAS LOW, BUT IN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH. THE LEFT REAR UNDERCARRIAGE WAS COVERED AND DRIPPING WITH BRAKE FLUID, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE BREAKLINES ARE CORRODED THROUGH. SCHEDULED WITH A MECHANIC LATER THIS PM FOR A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM. *TR

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL BRAKES FAILED. 3 BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO BEING RUSTED OUT @~$1700. 11 MONTHS LATER SECOND FAILURE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, AGAIN NO WARNINGS UNTIL BRAKES FAILED, ~$350 REPAIR FOR ADDITIONAL BRAKE LINE REPAIRS. 10 MONTHS LATER, SUDDEN TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, NO WARNINGS UNTIL AFTER BRAKE FAILURE. ~$180 REPAIR FOR YET ANOTHER SECTION OF BRAKE LINES AND VERY CLOSE ACCIDENT. IN ALL 3 CASES THIS WAS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR ABILITY TO SLOW LET ALONE STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON TRUCK. NOTICED STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED, GIVEN THE CARE THIS TRUCK HAS RECEIVED. WHILE NOW 11 YEARS OLD, THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF CORROSION OR RUST. BUT THE BRAKE LINES ALONE ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NEAR FAILURE WITH SUBSTANTIAL SCALING, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/INFERIOR MATERIALS, AND IT WILL BE EXTREMELY COSTLY FOR ME, AS DEALERS ARE QUOTING $1000 PLUS PARTS TO REPLACE ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE NOTICED BEFORE AN ACTUAL LOSS OF BRAKES AND AN ACCIDENT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH RESISTORS, DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY. RESISTORS GET SO HOT THEY MELT AND MELT THE END OFF THE FACTORY WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRES AND BLOWER MOTOR ARE SUPPOSE TO BE PROTECTED BY A FUSE BUT THE FUSE NEVER BLOWS. REPLACED RESISTORS IN 2013 BUT IT DID NOT LAST 1 YEAR AND BURNED UP AGAIN IN 2014! GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS BUT DOES NOT CARE IF THE WIRES OVER HEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, PUMPING WILL NOT HELP, AND NO WARNING UNTIL PEDAL REACHES THE FLOOR. SERVICE CENTER SAYS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

GOING 49MPH, THEN TURNED ON LEFT TURN, SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT, WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TOWNSEND BROS . CHEVROLET. MILES IN 64,143.0 ESTIMATE CHARGES ONLY $48.93 VERIFIED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED BRAKE LINES. REC.REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES FROM END TO END. COST TO REPLACE,$789.94..... ESTIMATE TOTAL TO BE, ,$1,442.99 WITH EXTRAS I DID WANT. ONLY WILLING TO PAY FOR FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT FOR $60.00... *TR

TRUCK COLIDED WITH GUARD RAIL. BOUNCED OFF, HIT VEHICLE 1, THEN INTO VEHICLE 2 THEN STOPPED AFTER HITTING VEHICLE 3 A SEMI TRUCK. ALL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO FRONT OF THE CHEVY SILVERADO. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. SILVERADO WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT. AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DURING ONE OF THE IMPACTS. *JS

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD 3 BRAKE LINE FAILURES RESULTING IN NO ABILITY TO USE THE BRAKES. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 10, 2014 WHILE DRIVING IN A SUBURBAN AREA. LUCKILY, IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING WITH NO TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT (10567344) AFTER MY LAST FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2013. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LT MANUFACTURED IN NOV 2002, FOR THE PAST YR AND A HALF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY OUTSIDE TEMP AND DIRECTION INDICATOR LOCATED ON THE REAR VIEW, THE HEATED SEATS, THE REMOTE ENTRY HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING AND SOMETIMES THE STEREO WILL COME ON AND WORK PROPERLY BUT WITH NO SOUND, CONSTANTLY HAVING TO GET A JUMP START BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED WHILE PARKED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS I FOUND OUT THAT THOSE ITEMS I JUST LISTED ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE OR (BCM). ALSO THAT IT WILL DRAW POWER OFF OF THE BATTERY. THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM RECALLED ON THE OTHER GM VEHICLES, WHY IS THE RECALL NOT BEING ADDED TO THE CHEVY TRUCKS AS WELL. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME TIME AS THE MALIBU'S AND OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PART. *TR

ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES IN FRONT OF THE ABS MODULE BURST DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS TO WARN OF BRAKE FLUID LOSS. .EA11001. *TR

BRAKE LINES FUEL LINES AND TRANS LINES ALL RUSTED OUT THE TRUCK IS RUST FREE BODY AND FRAME THE LINES ARE FAULTY AS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. *JS

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY DRIVING ON SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED. REPAIRS MADE $1,800+. *TR

I HAD ONE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAIL FOUND AT TIME OF REPAIRS THE OTHER WAS STARTING TO LEAK HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LINES. *TR

I HIT A DEER HEAD ON AND TOTALED MY SILVERADO. I HIT IT AT 55 MPH AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING. ONE WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR. FRAME HAS BEEN RUSTY SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63000 MILES. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR AN EXIT, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED, AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I PURCHASED MY CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK IN 2003 NEW OFF THE LOT AT [XXX] IN ROSEVILLE CALIFORNIA. WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER. I NEARLY HIT A HOMELESS MAN WITH A SHOPPING CART, AS I CAME UP OVER A SIDEWALK. I CALLED CHEVY AND GOT TOWED BACK IN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SOLENOID? THEY FIXED IT AND THAT WAS THAT. A YEAR LATER, I AM DRIVING DOWN A BUSY MAJOR STREET AND MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS TURNING I LOSE POWER AND MY TRUCK DIES. CARS BEHIND ME HONKING. LIGHT CHANGES TO RED AND CARS STILL BEHIND ME. NOW OTHER LIGHTS ARE GREEN. I TURN MY KEY AGAIN AND IT TURNS ON AND I GET OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE 4 TEENAGERS IN MY TRUCK WITH ME SCREAMING. I TAKE MY TRUCK TO [XXX] AND THEY TEST DRIVE. NOTHING HAPPENS. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. COULDN'T GET IT TO DIE ON THEM. A YEAR LATER, MAKE A U TURN ON BUSY STREET. IT DIES AND LOSES POWER. I HAVE NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. CARS HONKING. AGAIN TAKE IT TO [XXX]. NOTHING. A YEAR LATER, TAKING A CAR LOAD OF WOMEN OUT TO DINNER AND DRINKS. ALL HARD WORKING MOTHERS. I AM THE ONLY NON DRINKER. AT MIDNIGHT I AM TAKING THE WOMEN HOME. U-TURN AT INTERSECTION, AND TRUCK DIES. AGAIN. NO BRAKES OR STEERING. SCARED WOMEN. TURN IT OVER AND IT GOES. I TAKE MY TRUCK TO [XXX]. THEY HAVE JUST MOVED TO ANOTHER BUILDING DOWN THE STREET. ALL MY RECORDS OF IGNITION PROBLEMS GONE. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE ANY OF THEM WENT. THEY TEST DRIVE. NOTHING. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX ANYTHING ON IT. IT HASN'T DONE IT IN OVER A YEAR

I GOT OFF INTERSTATE HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AT LIGHT WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES IT MADE A NOISE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR HAD TO RUN A STOP LIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STOP SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BAD THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED WHICH I HAD IT REPLACED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND IT DINGS. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ON US19 IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL, WHEN TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND I LOST ALL BRAKES HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD ALMOST GOT INTO A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, COULD NOT CHANGE THE GEARS, EVERYTHING JUST FROZE. WE JUST MOVED FROM CONNECTICUT A YEAR AGO. NOW THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING, RPM, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING AT ALL, IT JUST STATES ON 0, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN ABOUT 2 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM START GOING OUT LAST WEEK. TOOK IT TO MY GMC DEALER , WHERE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM. THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ISSUE IS SO EXTENSIVE THAT THEY CANNOT DO WORK TO IT. I NEED TO FIND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I PURCHASE A PREMIUM WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE TRUCK FOR THE LAST 1 1/2 YEARS. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS TURNING INTO GAS STATION AND MY BRAKES FAILED I GOT STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING .BRAKE LINE BROKE ON FRONT LEFT SIDE HAD TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED BRAKE LINE AND WAS TOLD ALL OTHER LINES CORODED AND NEED REPLACED TOO EXPENSIVE IBROUGHT TRUCK HOME

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK ARE SO RUSTED SO ARE THE FUEL LINES I'M SURPRISED EVEN STOPS OR THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVEN'T BURST YET I HAVE ABS LIGHT ON AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO RUSTED AND NOW HAVE A SHORT SOMEWHERE SO ANYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND IT STARTS DINGING AND WARNING LIGHTS FLASHES SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM... THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE RUSTED LIKE IT DOES THIS VEHICLE IS WASHED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IT IS IN IMMACULATE SHAPE. *TR

ON THE LISTED DATE, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A CURVE WHEN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I RAN MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MY GREATEST CONCERN HOWEVER, IS THE POST ACCIDENT RESEARCH I CONDUCTED ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO REPORTED TO GM THAT THE SAME MODEL OF TRUCK AS MINE HAD BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT PREMATURELY REACHED FAILURE. SPECIFICALLY, THEY RUSTED PREMATURELY CAUSING MY BRAKE SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN A DANGEROUS OPERATIONAL POSITION. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE LINES, EACH OF THE 5 LINES IN THE SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME RUST ISSUES AND NEEDED TO ALL BE REPLACED. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM TO REPLACE MY BRAKE SYSTEM VIA RECALL. *TR

2003 SILVERADO STARTED BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS PUTTING GAS IN . KEY WAS IN IGNITION BUT WAS NOT TURNED ON. IT STARTED IN REDUCED POWER MODE. I DO NOT HAVE A REMOTE START INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEATS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE AND BECOME ABNORMALLY HOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT SEATS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT BURNED BY THE SEATS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE BACKING MY TRUCK OUT OF MY HOME DRIVEWAY, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED AN ALERT TO "SERVICE BRAKES SOON". I HAD ALMOST NO RESPONSE AT FROM THE BRAKES; FORTUNATELY THE STREET WAS LEVEL SO I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY COAST TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A SMALL POOL APPROXIMATELY A FOOT IN DIAMETER OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY SURFACE JUST BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE, ALONG WITH A TRAIL THAT LEAD BACK TO THE STREET. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE LINES AT THE FRAME WHERE IT MAKES THE BEND UPWARD AT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CAB. CLOSER INSPECTION WITH A FLASHLIGHT REVEALED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE OR MORE OF THEM APPEARS TO HAVE BURST WHERE THE LINES GO OVER THE FRAME RAIL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED (60K MILES) IN FLORIDA IN 2006, MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE (SEATTLE AREA) IN 2008, AND THEN MOVED AGAIN TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN LATE 2009. IT HAS HAD MINIMAL EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT, ICE OR SNOW CONDITIONS IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN RTE. 188 IN SEYMOUR, CT (STEEP DECLINE) A DEER CROSSED IN FRONT ON ME CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY FIRMLY. AS THE TRUCK SLOWED, THE PEDAL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY (AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY RARE) THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN EITHER DIRECTION, AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVENT. IT WAS ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY GOOD LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE FROM THAT POINT. *TR

I WAS STOPPED ON BOAT RAMP AND STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT LAUNCH BOAT AND TRUCK INTO RIVER AT THE SAME TIME. WE THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW.THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR . CHEVY SAYS YOU DON'T LOSE COMPLETE BRAKING BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CEO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO HIM. THIS PROBLEM WILL MAKE ME SELL THIS TRUCK .I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN ..I HOPE THE NHTSB WILL MAKE CHEVY EITHER ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OR FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE EITHER GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

2 PROBLEMS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE 6.0L EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN. CAUSING EMISSIONS CODES TO SET AND EXHAUST GASES INTO CAB. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1999 TO 2007 V8 ENGINES. GM SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO RUST. I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY TO HOOK UP A SMALL TRAILER WHEN I FELT AND HEARD A SMALL POP AND THE BREAK PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED ON DASH PANEL. *TR

HAD STOPPED TO PUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE SCHOOL BUS. AFTER THE BUS LEFT WENT TO PUT TRUCK IN GEAR PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. PARKED IT TILL I GOT HOME AND LOOKED MAIN REAR LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

FRONT PASSANGER SIDE BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND FAILED WHILE IN A TIM HORTONS DRIVE THRU, THANKFULLY NOT MOVING WHEN BRAKE PEDLE SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE LINE WAS REPLACED 1.5 YEARS AGO DUE TO RUSTING OUT. *TR

WHILE HARD ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A VEHICLE, MY REAR BRAKE LINE BURST, AND I LOST ALL BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. NOW I HAVE A $400.00 BILL TO REPLACE RUSTED BRAKE LINES, THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER RUSTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS. LUCKILY FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IT WAS A LATE SATURDAY EVENING DURING A BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA SUMMER. I WAS DRIVING ON ULMERTON RD WHICH IS A 4 LANE RD IN PINELLAS COUNTY. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES PRETTY SOFTLY AS THE LIGHT WAS SOME DISTANCE AWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON THE DASH STARTED GOING OFF. I REALIZED I HAVE NO BRAKES. I START TO PANIC AND THEN DECIDE I BETTER TRY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS I DO NOT WANT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT AND GET INTO A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. I MUST EMPHASIZE THE ANGER I FELT AT THIS MOMENT AS MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THIS TRUCK AND THERE IS NO WAY SHE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS RATHER DIFFICULT TO USE IN THE FIRST PLACE IN THIS TRUCK AS IT IS UP AND TO THE LEFT A GOOD WAYS. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN PULLING THE RELEASE WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TASK TO DO. MY BRAKE LINES WERE SO RUSTED THEY EXPLODED DOING 45 MPH. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW BY MY FATHER AND WAS GIVEN TO ME WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HE HAD FREE CAR WASHES AT THE DEALERSHIP HE BOUGHT IT FROM AND HAD THE TRUCK WASHED CONSTANTLY. I AM FURIOUS THAT THIS $30,000+ VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTING ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. IN MY OPINION GM SOLD US A LEMON. THEY CHOSE TO PUT PROFIT BEFORE THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICL

WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MONDAY MORNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO THE HOUSE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE HOUSE. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH STEEP AND WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AND HAVE TO DRIVE THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO WORK, THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THERE. IT HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING, A FEW PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY PICKUPS. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE A BAD DESIGN, I LIVE IN PA. WHERE THE BRAKE LINES ARE SUBJECT TO SALT THEY SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL. I'M SURE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN PRODUCE A VEHICLE WITH STAINLESS EXHAUST THAT LASTS AS LONG AS THE TRUCK BUT STILL ASSEMBLE VEHICLE WITH STEEL BRAKE LINES THAT RUST THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. THERE ARE BETTER MATERIALS TO MAKE BRAKE LINES FROM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE FORCED TO USE THEM. *JB

BRAKELINE RUSTED OUT AND COMPLETE BRAKE LINE AND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE WOULD HAPPEN IF NOT REPLACED. *TR

MAIN HARD LINE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LEAK IN SYSTEM RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP BEFORE ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED. THOUGHT CHEVY WAS BUILT " SOLID AS A ROCK" THEY SHOULD HAVE WENT WITH STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES INSTEAD OF THE CHEAP STEEL BRAKE LINES THEY USED. CUT COST SOMEWHERE ELSE, DON'T PLAY WITH THE LIVES OF GOOD PAYING CONSUMERS. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS 2003 SILVERADO, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTING TO ACT UP WITH ONLY 67000 MILES ON TRUCK THINKING ABOUT TRADING FOR FORD OR TOYOTA. *TR

I WAS DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 70MPH WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE NOT THERE OR JUST VERY WEAK SO I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SEEN THAT THE BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED OUT. *TR

I WAS IN A PARKED POSITION. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A ALARM BELL CAME ON. MESSAGE ON DASH SAID HAVE BRAKE SYSTEM LOOKED AT. I PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID RUNNING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND ALL OF THEM NEED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW SIX OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM. TRUCKS FOR 2003 YEAR. I THINK THEIR NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THOSE YEARS TRUCKS! *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT 3500 4WD CREW CAB WE WERE ON THE WAY TO GO ON A ROAD TRIP AND HAD MY TRAILER HOOKED UP TO THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND IT WAS NO BRAKES LEFT. IT WAS NO WARNING BEFORE AND IT WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL ON THE TRUCK. ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY AND LEFT FRONT WAS BROKEN. WE REPLACED ALL THE LINES ON THE TRUCK BEFORE WE COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN.TOTAL COST $ 665 IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I PROBABLY HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.THIS TIME WE WERE LUCKY. *TR

WENT TO STORE AND CAME OUT . GOT INTO TRUCK AND STARTED IT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR . DROVE 2 MILES TO HOME ON BACK ROAD USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW GEAR TO BRAKE. EXAMINED UNDER TRUCK AT HOME AND FOUND DRIVER"S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING FLUID. EXAMINED ALL LINES AND THEY ALSO LOOK AS IF THEY WILL FAIL ANY TIME DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION IN ALL FOR BRAKE LINES. *TR