Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. when parking the vehicle, the brake pedal stuck to the floorboard. the contact was able to engage the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. the contact drove to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake lines were corroded. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. the failure mileage was 53,000.*dt*jb
Brakes failed without warning while the vehicle was at highway speed, the pedal went to the floor with no warning when attempting to slow down. i was able to run off the road to avoid a collision and stop the vehicle slowly using the emergency brake. after stopping the vehicle, i could see brake fluid pouring out of the brake lines under the drivers side door. there appeared to be significant corrosion on the brake lines where the fluid was now pouring out.
The brake lines on my 2003 silverado 1500 are rusting completely out. two years ago i had to replace a portion of the passengers front brake line because of corrosion. last year i had to replace the line that goes from the abs to the rear flexible hose fitting. today i discovered that a line from the master cylinder is leaking, i haven't gotten underneath to see if it is the front or rear supply line. this is outrageous and is a safety issue. i had a 1968 camaro for 19 years, sold it in 2004 and it's brake lines were in perfect condition never a problem. that's 36 year old and never a problem. i also have a 2006 colbalt ss, it's lines are okay because they have a coating on them that protects the metal. why doesn't the truck have the same coating? is someone going to have to die or be seriously injured before a recall is issued. by the way all the failures happen when i was driving down the street, applying the brakes, not when i was standing still.
While driving my wife's 2003 chevy silverado 1500 through the state inspection lanes total failure of the brakes. upon inspection of the area where fluid was dripping all the brake lines to the abs were severely corroded. at least one of these lines failed while doing the brake check dumping the whole system on the floor. thank god it was in the inspection lane and not while my wife was driving with my grandson in the vehicle or my pregnant daughter in law! the vehicle inspector said this is not the first chevy truck that has happened in his lane and i should check for any recalls. this is going to be a very expensive repair as all the lines front to back will need to be replaced and system flushed and filled.
As i got to a bottom of a hill and applied brake, brake pedal went to floor, was able to get stopped without hitting anything using parking brake and reverse. found brake line had ruptured below drivers side. lucky not going down highway and having to make an emergency or quick stop, could have been serious injuries if not deaths.
Brake line ruptured when coming to stop at bottom of hill. was able to stop without hitting anything, using parking brake and reverse. could of been serious accident if had to make a quick or emergency stop on busy highway.
While parked i attempted to put vehicle into gear, but foot went to floor while engaging brakes. checked under car and didn't note fluid leak so i check reservoir which was full. had vehicle towed to dealership that said that lines corroded and failed. they described how they wouldn't only replace corroded line since other lines would break off. failed to mention that this is common occurrence for 1999-2003 trucks in northeast. quoted $150.00 for kit and $850 for labor to install. vehicle has been inspected by bob fisher (reading, pa) dealership each yr. since 2015 so i'm concerned that they never indicated that this was an accident waiting to happen.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to stop the vehicle. the contact crashed into another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed. an unknown injury was sustained to the driver of the other vehicle, which required medical attention. the vehicle was towed to approved auto (17 danville rd, plaistow, nh 03865) where a diagnostic test was not performed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. while attempting to make a sudden stop, the driver depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle would not stop. after depressing the pedal a second time, the brakes malfunctioned again and the pedal extended to the floorboard. a crash almost occurred due to the failure. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake lines located under the driver side rail had ruptured due to rust and corrosion. the brake lines were replaced and the failure was remedied. the local dealer was not notified. the manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 210,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. while reversing out of the driveway, the brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floor without warning. the contact called a local dealer (graham chevrolet cadillac, 1515 w 4th st mansfield, oh 44906) and was informed of the repair cost. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 137,000.
Just had work done on the truck and in the parking lot of the autoshop my brake line burst causing me to have no brakes. limped the truck down the street to my work until i could tow it home. there is no reason even with living in a snow state that my brake lines should have failed.
My brake line rusted out causing brake failure and my fuel line rusted out causeing fuel leak. the brakes went out in motion fuel line also.
On 2/20/2017 my 2003 silverado had a total brake failure. both front and rear brake systems failed at the same time, due to premature brake line failure, caused by brake lines that were not designed to withstand road salt used in michigan, where the vehicle was sold and driven.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 35 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 121,000. updated 03/16/17*lj the consumer stated the master cylinder was replaced, but the failure persisted. updated 08/30/2017*js
Driving along and we approached a round about circle, another vehicle was coming extremely fast which forced me to brake hard, my truck started to brake and then all braking was lost. i slammed the truck into 1st gear and pulled off the road. i looked under the truck and brake fluid was leaking from brake line. i did not have enough brakes to stop the truck. it was extremely dangerous, i'm just glad i was driving and not my son or wife.the truck is stored in a garage and i feel there is no excuse for these brake lines to rust.