The brakes failed due to corrosive failure of brake lines. complete replacement.
Brake lines have rusted through, causing line to rupture while in operation, nearly causing an accident. this has happened twice in last 9 months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the abs module and brake line were rusted. the contact was a mechanic and repaired the brake line himself. the contact called mccarthy chevrolet lee's summit (945 se oldham pkwy, lee's summit, mo 64081, (816) 356-6610) and they confirmed that there were no recalls. the cause of the failure was not determined. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 250,000.
Parking brake not working on 5 speed transmission. has rolled when parked and in gear. has happened on multiple occasions.
I purchased this truck used approx. on 10/2016. shortly afterwards i began to smell gas. i found the fuel lines rusted through and had to replace the fuel lines from the tank to the engine. last week a brake line failed due to rust pulling up to a stop light. the pedal went right to the floor. a line had to be replaced from the abs pump to the rear axel. i was told at that time the rest of the brake lines were in very poor condition. the cost to repair will exceed the value of the truck.
Anti-lock engages at low speeds causing a no brake situation. almost hit car in front and stationary objects.
I've had multiple extremely dangerous situation with this vehicle over 2 years. one of the first concern was my headlight daytime bulbs melted to the harness and the one on the passenger side melted thru the number so i started carrying a fire extinguisher behind the driver seat. but one of the most dangerous indecent happened while driving down the highway when my wheel bearing hub gave out n there is nothing else to support the tire onto the truck so my front driver tire went flying off n my truck coming to a complete stop into the ground causing damage to my self, my finder, the wheel sensor, n the driver door. after getting all that fixed i'm afraid of the other hubs giving out. also when i hit my brakes it seems like there is air in the pedal n the truck will not stop. i don't know if it's bc the sensor got damaged or if the abs box is damage from corrosion and my emergency brake has never seem to do anything. i have replaced many of parts on this truck n when i do it seems like one thing after another.
I was driving back home from work one day, then in front of me was a yellow light about to turn red. i was far away so i didint bother to speed up and i was only going 45 mph. then i slightly press the brakes and the brake pedal sinks all the way down to the floor. i stopped and got out to look and i find out that my brake line was leaking.
While driving i lost brake pedal. all the lines had some type of defect in the steel lines causing a failure and loss of brake fluid. i suggest to make it mandatory to have only stainless steel brake lines on all vehicles.
Loss of brakes due to rusted brake lines
Anti-lock brakes engaging on dry pavement. not allowing truck to stop safely while trying to park. hit a concrete wall today. chevy claims to have already repaired this in 2006 but apparently not. if it were fixed this would not be a problem. just thankful no one was hurt.
Drove truck to go fishing, parked, finished fishing and went to take truck out of park an put into gear and the pedal went to the floor. popped hood to check master cylinder, no visible problem, looked under truck, seen fluod dripping. went to drivers side where fluid was dripping and seen all brake lines corroded and rusty and a bisted line. had to drive home hoping the e brake would slow my speed, it did not, so had absolutely no brakes and had to drive thru town up and down hills pumping the pedal hoping their was enough fluid left to create pressure. had to roll thru 3 stop signs and a red light, with hazards on honking to warn other drivers
Abs activates sporadically when braking at low speeds, both in forward and backward motion. this increases stopping distance dramatically. previous recalls were issued in 2006 (clean sensors) and 2009 (replace sensors). apparently this is a know safety issue! local dealer refuses to address this without charge and refers me to gm.
Extremely rusty brake lines, rusted all the way through due to no protection from elements. complete loss of brakes while driving on city street.
Had to brake hard and steel brake line burst. pedal went to floor and started to move forward. looks very rusty. front seatbelt failed, doesn't retract.