Pulling into driveway abs motor began running and no braking had to ram into park to keep from hitting garage. *tr
Rear brake line rusted out. thank god i was going slow and there was not much traffic. when fixing the brake line i notice the rear dust shields were completely gone and the frame had alot of rust. fast forward 8-20-12 when working on the front brake lines because they rusted out too. i had the truck up on jack stands. came home to find the front end on the ground. the frame broke completely into, at the cross member for the torsionbars. i have been told that is one of the strongest parts of the frame. what would of happened if i was going down the road. *tr *js
I filed a complaint with you in approximately 2008/09. at 20 mph there are almost no brakes (not abs brakes, no brakes). i pulled the fuse for the anti-lock system and the problem ended. i heard nothing back from you. friends who drove my truck complained of excessively soft brakes since it was new. i was checking your website 3 days ago when i came across recall #gm05068, nhtsa 05v379000. i called my local dealer to inquire about recall repairs. they informed me that the recall had been done on my vehicle on 02-17-06. they said they are only authorized to do the recall repairs once. i assume this was done when i had the vehicle in for other issues, as i had no brake problems at the time. so approximately 2 yrs after the recall service was done the problem presented itself. i called gm today (ref # 71-106-286-2771) they said they can't do anything on the recall but it is "possible" they may be able to give some assistance under another program if i take it to the dealer and pay for a diagnosis "of a manufacturer's defect". i was already told by the dealer that the fix would cost between $200-350.00, and diagnosis is likely to add another 100.00, with no assurance of any reimbursement. my problem is three fold: the original fix did not eliminate the problem, the problem is a design which directly impacts safety and appears to re-occur randomly every couple of years, a real fix must have been achieved since trucks after 2002 are not similarly affected. for my wife's safety i have chosen to pull the fuse and disable the abs system, returning the vehicle to pre-abs status, and the brakes work fine. the calipers and rotors have been regularly maintained. shouldn't an abs system to be designed to fail back to regular brakes rather than almost no brakes? questions: should the problem still be covered by the recall? what redesign was made to eliminate the problem? *js
i was leaving a bank parking lot and went to stop before turning onto the highway. when i applied the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. luckily, i was on a slight incline and was able to stop the vehicle. there was a puddle of brake fluid under the front of the truck, which was coming from a corroded line between the master cylinder and abs module. i had the truck towed to my local shop and they replaced two brake lines between the master cylinder and abs. fast forward to april 22, 2012 and around 37k miles later. i was backing out of my driveway and went to stop. pedal went to the floor, brake fluid on the ground. the brake line going to the right front wheel had rusted through enough that it could not hold the pressure. this line i replaced myself. and finally, today, january 4, 2015, same thing. i start my truck, let it run for a few minutes. apply the brake to shift into reverse, pedal goes down to the floor, brake fluid on the ground. this time it's the brake line for the rear brakes that has rusted out. i am going to have this line and any other lines that have not been previously repaired, replaced at my local shop or dealer. this is an issue that gm needs to take care of! i was going slow with each of these incidents, but what if i was doing 70 mph down the interstate and had to stop or slow down very suddenly and my brakes failed? someone and/or myself could have been seriously injured or killed. maybe that's what it will take...fix it gm before someone gets hurt! *tr
Each of the 3 brakes lines under the master cylinder has failed on separate occasions, fortunately all noticed when backing out of a parking spot. on all 3 occasions, the vehicle experienced a near total brake failure. all the line had rusted through and required replaced at my expense. the dual brake master cylinder does not provide acceptable emergency braking with a ruptured line. i am reporting my incidents following a report on the local news about these same failures happening on many gm trucks. my vehicle was purchased used with approximately 61,000 miles on it. previous history is unknown. date of original incident is probably not accurate. *tr
when braking at low speeds the abs would come on and the vehicle would not stop on solid dry pavement. upon my investigation what i found was the front hub bearing seal rusted out. this caused road salts/water to enter the hub assy.. this then created a rust that gathered on the magnetic abs speed sensor . the gm campaign under nhtsa campaign number: 05v379000 says this is due to an exterior rust issue. this is not what i found ! when the gm procedure to repair this is done , it will fix the problem for a short time because the rusted grease is removed from the sensor tip . i replaced both front hub assy and this is now not a defect . my complaint is that many have reported that , this is a one time fix, so it is my belief gm sold this quick fix to nhtsa to cheap out on the real fix , which is to replace the front hub assy and use seals with a rust resistant metal . it is a lot cheaper to remove the rust off the sensor tip , than to fix the real cause which is a rusted damaged hub assy due to poor metal quality of the grease/hub bearing seal. i have been working on transportation vehicles since 1977 including vehicles with abs braking systems . *tr
I own a 2000 chevy silverado ext. cab. i'm retired and drive the truck about 1000 miles a year or so. in january 2004 to pass the new york state inspection i needed to have the entire rear axle brake assembly from the axle bearing's out replaced. at the time i had between 6000 and 7000 miles on the truck. the cost was almost $800.00 now on may 4 2012 with 23,400 miles on the truck, i needed to have the front brake rotors and pads replaced, cost approximately $400.00! i had both repairs done by a qualified ace mechanic, who also is a friend of the family so he can be trusted! i also want to add there is not a speck of rust on any of the body panels, and the under carriage is rinsed frequently. this truck is well taken care of. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, he depressed the brake pedal and heard the squeak. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated that the right brake pad was worn quicker than usual and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred five times after. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 22,000. the vin was unavailable.
'the pads rusted to the rotors, destroying the rotors. i had to have all the rotors and pads replaced. since then have had to replace the pads and rotors two more times. i've also had to replace the rear calipers and the backing plates at less than 100,000 miles. i've had to replace the abs sensors and grease boot s on the front axels. replaced the universal joint, the four wheel drive switches twice, the power window mechanisms, the tail gate straps and the lever--which isn't working right again, the gas tank strap, rusty fuel lines and brake lines, and the differential cover that rusted out. also the air conditioning pulley. *tr
This truck has had issues since i first purchased it. brakes would not stop the truck in a safe distance which ended up with me having an accident with it. the brake line rusted out after less than 100,000 miles and needed to replace them all. now with 173,000 miles the gas lines are leaking and the frame is rusted so bad that it cannot be put up on a lift to fix the brake lines.