Problems with 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 15 mph, the transmission malfunctioned and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. the vehicle was taken to the local independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission components in first gear were shattered and the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. also, brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle. upon inspection, it was discovered that the brake lines were rusted and corroded. the brake lines were replaced and the failure was remedied. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. the failure mileage was 100,000.

When merging into highway traffic, off ramp, there was total brake failure. other cars were approaching and i could not bring the truck to a stop. so i drove onto the shoulder off the road to avoid an accident. the problem was instantaneous with no prior warning. this is the second time this has occurred. the problem was due to corrosive brake lines....updated 10/22/14 *bf

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed without a response. the vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into the rear of the proceeding vehicle and it was driven off the road into a grassy field. the vehicle was towed to the residence. the vehicle sustained minor damage to the front bumper and undercarriage. the vehicle was not repaired. there was an open investigation, nhtsa action number ea11001 (service brakes, hydraulic: foundation hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000. the driver of the other vehicle filed a repair and personal injury claim against the consumer. updated 08/30/12

On march 12 2012 i was traveling down a road going to work when a vehicle pulled out in front of me. driver did not see me therefore kept on going so i immediately hit the brakes and swerved to the left avoiding a crash.. at that time when i hit my brakes the pedal went straight to the floor. the abs was activated but it took considerably longer to stop the truck since i had very little braking effort... i took it to a shop to have it fixed and it was determined that one of the 4 lines that were clustered together on the frame between the master cylinder and the abs controller had burst. all 4 of the lines were very rusty. in addition, today march 16 2012 i went by the shop to see what they had done on the repair.. the mechanic informed me that he had repaired the line and when he was bleeding the brakes, another one of the lines had burst. *tr

While driving on the highway, in a snowstorm, i had to hit the brakes to avoid another car, that had lost control. i was able to narrowly miss him, but when i went to stop, my brakes hit the floor. i was really lucky no one else was around, because i couldn't stop. *tr

Rear main brake line failure due to extreme rusting condition. this line is located along the driver side upper chassis rail. further inspection of all brake lines resulted in a very rusted condition. *tr

I was leaving giant eagle grocery store. i pulled out of my parking spot and pulled up to the crosswalk. there was a mother with her two small children crossing. i put on my brakes to stop to let them cross and the pedal went to the floor. thankfully i put on the parking brake and stopped two feet from running them over, i pulled to the side and looked under my truck and saw one of the brake lines from the master cylinder to the abs module was blown out. all of the brake lines on my truck are severely corroded. this is the second brake line failure on this truck. one of my rear brake lines failed do to corrosion last year. i patched that one and i'm going to patch this one since i do not have the money to replace all of the brake lines. it's just a matter of when not if the brake lines cause my death or some innocent people to die when i crash into them because of these cheap junk brake lines gm put on these trucks! *tr

I had just finished replacing the rear brake calipers, rotors and pads. (i can't count how many brake jobs i have done in my career). i went out for a test drive. everything felt fine until i made a hard stop. all of a sudden the brake pedal went to the floor and i had virtually no brakes at all. i am a brake systems engineer with over 25 years experience, so i knew i had a serious problem. i put the truck back up on my lift and discovered that the solid brake line from the abs unit to the rear axle had ruptured and was leaking fluid. i investigated and found that it was severely corroded. all the other brake lines are also severely rusted and appear as if they could rupture at any moment. i dropped the fuel tank and replaced the ruptured line with a new one i fabricated. i do this type of work on nearly a daily basis so i am qualified to do so. it was very fortunate that this happened in a lightly traveled office park and not when i really needed the brakes or in traffic. it is my professional opinion, as an automotive chassis systems engineer with nearly 30 years experience in the brake industry, that these vehicles are unsafe to drive if they have spent any significant time in an environment of excessive moisture or where salt is used on the roads. these vehicles should be recalled immediately before someone gets severely injured or worse. i will no longer transport my family in this vehicle. if this had happened at a busy intersection the result would almost definitely had been a crash. *tr

On january 11 2012 i was driving my chevrolet silverado 1500 1999 home from work. it was a clear night with clear road conditions. i went to hit the brakes, and as was the case when the brake lines blew in my chevrolet silverado 2500 2000 i felt little to no pressure before the pedal slammed to the floor. i had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle and had to pay $300 for new lines. the rear axle brake lines on both sides blew, as well as the driver's side front brake line going to the brake caliper from the brake booster. i would like to have the brake lines repaired by a dealer at no cost to me, as i had them done at an independent shop with aftermarket parts. i have faith in gm, and continue to buy nothing but gm products, and would like my problem repaired with the gm customer service, reliability and durability that i have seen with gm products in my history of ownership. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated while driving 55 mph he depressed the brake pedal and it extended to the floor. the vehicle was then driven to a local mechanic who inspected the vehicle who informed him one of the brake lines were covered with rust, corroded and was leaking. the mechanic repaired all of the brake lines at the customer expense for $670. the dealer nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 308,000.

Brake failure caused by brake line failure due to corrosion. upon inspection, all brake lines are severely corroded and must be replaced. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the brake pedal was depressed into the floorboard and brake fluid spewed out from the vehicle. after inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that all of the brake lines were corroded. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 200,000.

On 11-10-11 i purchased a preowned silverado 1500 ls truck from champion chevrolet,3606 bristol highway, johnson city, tn 37602. i was unable to try out the truck until they repaired a leaking brake line which i was advised had rusted.. after purchase i got it home and was examining the under frame assemblies and found all the steel brake lines are rusting prematurely. the dealer had installed a patch line where the rust rupture had been. the truck is otherwise rust free and in excellent condition. i realize there is no warranty of fitness of purpose under the uniform commercial code from the dealer or gm on this vehicle, but there is liability for defective design which survives to subsequent owners. i plan to tow a cargo trailer with the truck and am afraid there will be further brake line failure which could cause serious injury and property damage. i've now learned this problem is widespread with these vehicles and strongly urge a recall in order to protect the driving public and the owners of these defective trucks. *tr

When pulling up to a stop light at a congested intersection, i applied the brakes and the pedal went clear to the floor. after inspection i noticed i had a broken break line. upon closer inspection it appeared that several were very corroded and appear ready to break at any given time. the truck is not a daily driver and i average less than 8,000 miles a year on it. *tr

1999 chevy silverado 1500. moving vehicle in driveway, pressed brake pedal, went all the way to floor. upon inspection found multiple corrosion points in steel brake line, that resulted in holes in the line. two corrosion points/holes located in the "clips" that hold brake line in place. one "clip" inside the main engine compartment, another on top of the frame where line leaves engine compartment going to rear of vehicle. *tr

My 1999 chevy truck brakes failed and i had to put it in a ditch to stop it before i ran into the car in front of me. when i got it pulled out of the ditch by a tow truck we looked under the truck to see the problem and there was a busted brake line but every line under the truck was rusted all most in to for it to be no older then it is, under the truck looks like it is 50 years old chevy has a bad problem on there hands. *tr

Both front and rear brakes failed due to corrosion caused leaks in the steel brake lines where they are ganged together approx 12"-18" before the ebcm. this failure caused my vehicle to slightly bump the vehicle stopped in front of me at a red light. there were no injuries and no damage. the accident was not reported. *tr

Brake line burst while applying brakes. accident avoided only because there was no traffic in oncoming lane and i was able to swerve to avoid stopping vehicle in front of me. 1999 chevrolet silverado 137,000 miles. simple online research shows that this is a frequent problem with 1999 through 2003 chevy trucks. there is obviously a problem with the materials gm chose for these brake lines and a safety recall should be ordered before someone is killed in one of these incidents. *tr

Rusted brake line caused complete brake failure while coming to stop at intersection. lost all brake fluid while pumping brake trying to stop. used emergency brake pedal to stop vehicle. line was replaced by local mechanic. happened several months earlier while coming to stop. different rusted brake line sprung a leak. this leak appears to be located where brake lines are attached by a clamp located on top of chasis frame on drivers side of truck. truck is now undrivable so is out of service waiting decision of who will pay for repairs. *tr

Rusted out entire undercarriage including brake lines of our 1999 chevy silverado. *tr

I own a 1999 chevy silverado 1500, one of the brake lines burst during hard stopping which resulted in virtually no braking capacity. a crash was averted by steering past and luckily forward cars moving in time. a mechanics check of the system revealed severely corroded brake lines and overall undercarriage corrosion. all brake lines had to be replaced. nhtsa action number : ea11001 *kb

I was braking and the brake pedal went to the floor and i had about 10% of normal breaking power. i looked under the hood and my master cylinder was almost out of brake fluid. i looked under the truck and saw fluid leaking from a group of four brake lines running under the drive's side door along the side of a frame beam. it appeared as each of the four individual lines were running through a coiled wire. upon further investigation, i found one of the lines without a coil wire surrounding it and it was the leaking line.

We were in my driveway with a trailer and boat attached and proceeding down a hill when the brake pedal went to the floor. fortunately, we were going at a slow speed and able to stop, then back up. if we had been on the highway going 50 mph and needed to stop quickly, it could have been a much different story. upon looking under the hood, it was found that one of the metal break lines had ruptured and was leaking brake fluid where it was rusted through causing the brake pedal to go to the floor. it appears that all the brake lines have significant corrosion that could cause them to rupture during brake application. this is a safety issue as the brake pedal goes to the floor and you have little braking power.

I own a 1999 chevy silverado 1500 that has about 35,000 miles on it. vin# [xxx]. pulling a trailer with a boat and going down a hill, the brake pedal went to the floor. fortunately, i was able to back up. i found that the brake line had rusted through. looking at all the brake lines, i find there is a tremendous amount of rust on all the lines. this is a safety problem. if i had been in other circumstances the failure would have led to serious consequences of human life. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

0pulled into a shopping center parking lot from highway. drove approximately100ft., when the brakes were applied the brake pedal went to floorboard. i was able to slow down and pull into a parking space and stop. looked for any signs of leaking brake fluid but did not see any. i was able to make it home (about 2 miles). upon arriving home i noticed large amounts of brake fluid in the right front fender well and engine compartment. upon looking further and wiping down excess brake fluid i noticed a heavy drip from steel brakeline next to radiator. have not repaired. *tr

1. brake line tubing corrosion blew a hole in the brake tubing while braking to make a turn. 2. brake line fluid drained from master cylinder, truck can not be driven, it took some serious driving to get the truck slowed down to veer into an open parking lot before slamming into a car in front of me. 3.the truck had to be towed and is now sitting in the driveway without brakes. i have been reading about other chevy silverado owners having this same brake line corrosion failure. *tt

I was slowing up to stop at the stoplight and was close to stopping when suddenly my brake pedal went completely down to the floor and i had no brakes. fortunately i was going slow and managed to come to a rolling stop. i had to call for a tow truck to take my van to a repair shop. they found a corroded and leaking brake line. they told me that the rest of the brakelines were also very corroded badly and would like also need replaced due to the corrosion. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact applied the brakes and the pedal depressed to the floor. as a result, the contact crashed into the vehicle in front of him. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a collision repair shop. the technicians stated that the brake line needed to be replaced due to corrosion. there was an open investigation under nhtsa action number: ea11001 (service brakes, hydraulic service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 160,000. the vin was not available.

On the evening of may 31st i was driving out a 2 lane road at approx 40 mph following another vehicle. the other vehicle did a "panic brake" and swerved to miss a deer in the road. i "panic braked" when he did and my pedal went all the way to the floor with no warning and i slowed down but didn't stop. when i found a safe place to stop i got out and checked my fluid which was down but not empty at this point. i had a wet spot behind the left rear tire on the frame rail. when the garage looked at it the brake line was very rusted and corroded and had ruptured. i had no warning light on either indicating a brake problem. in researching this issue on the internet it seems to be a common problem in these trucks. i had a new line run at the cost of $120.00. this is a very bad situation, there was no warning of a problem before or after the rupture, i could slow down but not stop, i had to shift to low gear to try to stop, the brake warning light or alarm never sounded. please do something and have gm help fix this before some innocent person(s) are hurt or killed.

I have had nothing but trouble with rotted rotors, pads that don't wear right, brake lines that rotted and rusted away that they needed to be all replaced in july of 2006. a six year old motor vehicle should not have to have all the lines replaced. the bill was $1,200. next a abs front wheel sensor recall was done at best chevy, hingham, mass. the abs lights came on and off at their own pace. i had new front bearings installed, had my mechanic check for codes. nothing. the brakes just never felt right sometimes. i worked as a auto mechanic for nearly 25 years, never seen anything like this brake problem. by the way i took good care of my vehicle, gm must of used sub standard brake tubing, never seen anything so decayed after 6 years. on april 29, 2011 i was driving home and had stopped at a traffic light about 1/4 mile from my home. the light turned green, i accelerated up to about 30 mph and within a few hundred feet the abs light came on. here we go again. as i neared the entrance to my street some 300 feet away , i took my foot of the gas and the truck began to slow. at about 200 feet i began to depress the brake pedal, it seemed ok but as i got nearer to the street i found myself needing to push down more and more. i was at 15 mph and ready to begin my turn and felt something was wrong. my left front tire had begun to lightly skid. the pedal went to the floor, was down at about 10 mph and before i could get my left foot onto the emergency brake and apply it, the left side front of truck struck a tree. the road is a private way and very narrow there. no air bag deployment, didn't damage the truck too much but it hit right on the tow hook and kinked the frame. i had my mechanic bring his analyzer to my home and it informed him that the control module had failed. i've spent good money after bad on those brakes and i demand the nhtsa do something. *tr

Failure of brake line feeding rear brakes. rusted through. this is the 2nd failure. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock) and his vehicle was included. the recall repairs were performed at the dealer; however, approximately five years after the repairs were made the contact experienced a failure with the brakes. while driving approximately 10 mph the contact stated that when he drove over a bump in the road the brake pedal fell to the floor and then it vibrated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated that the repairs were made under the recall and they could not provide the service free of charge. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

1. started engine pulled forward applied brakes. momentary normal braking then the petal went to the floor with no warning. no failure notice of the braking system. greatly diminished braking ability. 2. brake line rupture in the vicinity of the electronic brake control unit due to corrosion. near total lose of braking. greatly increased stopping distance. 3. repair in process. *tr

My wife was traveling to bay city michigan to go shopping. she applied the brakes to slow down the vehicle as there was another car in front of hers, making a left hand turn. after a second or two of fairly hard braking, the pedal suddenly went to the floor. my wife was able to get to the shoulder to slow down before hitting the rear end of the car in front of hers. thankfully there was an adequate shoulder that she could pull off and slowly come to a stop. *tr

The original equipment manufacturer brake lines rusted through and created a condition of substantial fluid loss and hence nearly complete brake failure on 1mar2011. there was no warning of the impending failure. as the principle driver was leaving the driveway the truck nearly didn't stop in time for an approaching highway-speed vehicle. upon parking the vehicle after the failure, brake fluid was discovered running out the hard steel brake lines on the drivers side of the truck. the location of the line failure was very close to where lines run along upper outside of frame nearing the abs unit. the truck owner, researched the causes, failures and remedies. the truck owner purchased all new steel brake lines for all lines, in addition all flexible brake lines and fittings in order to repair the failure. *tr

I have a 1999 chevy silverado ext cab 4wd. when i am coming to a stop and almost stopped the antilock brakes start going off! its very scary because it increases my stop time considerably ! it is almost definitely going to cause me to be in an accident! my mileage is roughly 160000. the problem does not get worse or better and it happens at almost every stop!! this is a year that wasn't involved in the recall and definitely should of been! please help before it causes injury to me,my family,or somebody else!! *tr

I own a 1999 chevy silverado 1500 reg. cab 4x4 pickup. my rear steel main brake line blew out right before the rear end do to excessive corrosion. my brake pedal went to the floor. i was lucky i was only going about 15 mph and was able to stop using the emergency brake. all of my brake lines are severely rusted. this is definitely caused by inferior parts and gm should recall these trucks before someone gets killed!!!! *tr

While driving my 1999 chevy silverado i went to stop and the brake went to the floor. i got out and found the brake line in the engine compartment had burst. all of the lines were rusted to the point of failure. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that after starting his vehicle and depressing the brakes, the pedal extended to the floorboard. he noticed that all of the brake fluid leaked out of the vehicle due to the brake line being corroded. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and who replaced the entire brake line. the failure mileage was approximately 125,000. the vin was unavailable.

1999 chevy silverado 4x4. came to a stop at stop sign and suddenly lost all brakes. i got out of the truck and fluid was leaking from the gas tank area. upon further inspection i found the brake line was corroded and had burst. *tr

On 11/6/2010 i was leaving my neighborhood in my 1999 chevrolet silverado truck. when i approached a stop sign i pressed the brake pedal and the pedal went straight to the floor. i had no brake pressure and was unable to stop at the stop sign. luckily, i was able to avoid an accident because there was no oncoming traffic. i put the truck in neutral, pulled off to the side of the road, and put on the emergency brake once the vehicle came to a stop. after inspecting the truck, i noticed that one of the brake lines had ruptured due to severe corrosion and all of the brake lines are corroded and will need to be replaced. the entire undercarriage including the frame, suspension, brakes, and fuel line have extensive corrosion. the extent of the corrosion is very surprising because i live in central va and we don't experience snow or salt being applied to the road very often. also i have only used the truck to drive to work which consisted of mostly interstate driving. this appears to be manufacturer defect and should be investigate before someone is seriously injured due to brake failure. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving, the brakes failed and would not engage when he attempted to slow down. the vehicle was inspected by a mechanic who stated that the brake lines were corroded and covered with rust. the vehicle was being repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current and failure mileages were approximately 87,000.

2 rear brake lines burst when applying brakes. narrowly avoided accident. *tr

My 1999 chevy silverado 1500, 2 wheel drive brake lines that run under the drivers seat on the undercarraige are completley rusted and 1 of them blew out today, no crash luckally just momentary panic, a 11 year old vehicle should not be rupturing brake lines from rust. i will have to replce it myself do to monetary reasons and yes i will save the part and take pictures before i touch it. *tr

Brake line (located under vehicle driver's side door) came apart at connector. causing complete loss of brakes. as i was almost stopped there was no damage caused. i had no prior warning to failure. *tr

Brake line failure in the front wheel circuit. metal brake line burst and brake pedal went to the floor. luckily it was a secondary road and i was able to use the e-brake to stop. i ended up replacing all the brake lines because the rear lines were heavily rusted and crumbling apart as well. *tr

We have a 1999 chevrolet z71 pickup truck which we bought new on june 18, 1999. the truck never had a new car vehicle sticker on the window so we should have known there was something wrong right off the bat. so far we have replaced the brake components (rotors, calipers, etc.) four times. the front brake hose also rotted off o it. two weeks ago we had to replace one of the rear steel brake lines because it had corroded through and was leaking brake fluid - would not stop at all. my wife had to drive it that way for over 40 miles on the interstate, intermittently putting on the emergency flashers. the entire undercarriage has been rusted and corroded from the day we bought it. the truck only has 41,000 miles on it. now when stopping at a slow speed like on an exit ramp stop sign, the truck starts to pulsate and the brakes feel like they won't stop. it is at the repair shop now. he cannot find anything wrong with the brakes or wheel sensors according to his computer. what can be done about this? is there someone we can go to or talk to? someone at chevrolet? another thing - the truck is garaged every other month and rarely sees bad weather. if it does - my husband takes it through the car wash for underbody cleaning. *tr

Brake line rusted and failed. it still needs to be replaced. *tr

Complete failure of hydraulic brake system. steel brake line rusted through. *tr

Abs bearing failure for 4th time. brake lines all need replaced due to rust. i have never had this on cars with 200,000 miles on them. all brake lines are corroded. it will cost as much to fix as truck is worth. truck has only 57,000 miles on it. all chevy owners seem to experience these issues. *tr