The abs brakes activate almost every time i apply the brakes. this happens for no reason.
My abs light comes on while driving. and when i turn my truck off. this happens about 3 or 4 times a day
Brake line burst below driver's door. was able to stop without crashing as i was only moving a few miles per hour in a driveway, though there was very little braking capacity. i see in a search that this is a very common problem with several years of gm trucks. gm apparently admitted they used inferior steel for brake lines. this is obviously a serious safety hazard.
Brake line under the cab broke due to rust. i live in east tennessee in an area that does not use excessive amounts of salt on the roads in the winter and always take very good care of my vehicles. i would not expect this much rust on a safety component such as the brake line. when slowing to turn off the street into my driveway the brake pedal went nearly to the floor and the brakes were very weak. there was no accident caused by the line rupture. i called the local gm dealership and was quoted in excess of $1,000 for repair.
Took vehicle in for service and inspection and was told frame was rusted and no longer safe to drive. frame failure is unacceptable and an extreme safety hazard. brakes lines had also rusted off previous and replaced. vehicle only has 130,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. when the brake pedal was depressed, the abs automatically engaged. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted about the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 220,000.
Brake line corroded (from outside) and during a trip home from work, i suddenly had no brakes when brake pedal was applied. i had just arrived in my driveway and was turning around. i was probably doing 1 mph or less and vehicle was extremely difficult to stop.
I went to move my vehicle and was able to back up into the road. as i was coming back down my driveway my pedal went to the floor and i could not stop. luckily i was only going a couple miles per hour and i was able to jam it in park before going through our house. i got out very nervous and saw brake fluid spraying everywhere.
I just had transmission work done on my truck when it burned the gears up. my brakes have always either went completely to the floor before they stopped or locked up. right now its broke down due to too many problems for me to be able to fix but has only been not driveable since july 2017
When i press on the brake petal, it will go down to the floor and if i let off of pressing the petal and press again, it will push my foot back up toward me and if i let off and press again it will finally come to a stop. it does the same thing anywhere i apply the brake petal and i'm in motion. when i'm idle and press the petal for the first usage of the day, the petal goes to the floor.
The brake lines rusted through prematurely, resulting in a complete failure to stop the vehicle.
My 2000 chevrolet silverado was not exposed to winter/salt conditions for the first first 13 years of it's life. since then it has become my primary vehicle. recently when i had to "spike" the brakes hard to avoid what might have been an accident a brake line under the drivers seat area ruptured due to corrosion. only through evasive actions was an accident avoided. replacement costs from a dealership is in the $800.00 area. were stainless steel brake lines installed during manufacture this extremely inherently dangerous problem could be avoided. while i understand the costs associated in vehicle production, the small increase would be offset in long term safety. many vehicle safety features have been mandated over the years, certainly issues concerning brake systems must fall under that category. i am a long time commercial aircraft mechanic, stainless steel lines would prevent the problem i encountered. judging from internet sites i'm not alone in dealing with this corrosion problem. this is a safety issue that should be looked into. thanks for your time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. while making a left turn into a driveway at approximately 10-15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was not filed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). neither the manufacturer nor the dealer was contacted or notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 175,000.
Took pick-up for a drive, was 1/2 mile down road when brakes went down to almost nothing and brake fluid started spraying on the back window between cab and bed of truck. barely made it back to my home and nervously pulled in with barely enough braking power to stop. driving on 2-line black topped straight road.
Brake line rusted through causing loss of braking. luckily was in driveway when failed. found leaking metal brake line near the abs control unit. others are rusted too, so it is just a matter of time before they fail.