I bought a 2005 silverado from my mother, and she bought the truck off of a used dealer lot purchasing for 12,500 four years ago. since then the truck has had an air bag sensor replaced and it once again showing the air bag needs serviced, which can be very dangerous to truck owners in situations of a crash. was told they go out commonly. the truck has also had an abs issue since it was purchased on the lot, we sent it back to be fixed, and the issue was never solved, it has been looked at by three technicians. this is also a public safety hazard if the abs causes the brakes to fail. the truck also has numerous electrical issues, such as the gear selector does not illuminate, in which case someone may not be able to determine what gear they are in and cause an incident, the headlight, tail light, brake light, and marker lights are always blowing bulbs, the dash cluster doesn't always want to illuminate either, this could cause a crash especially at dark when you cannot see the rpm, speedo, oil press, temp, or any other gage present. *tr
When i applying the brakes the peddle went to the floor. upon having it towed to cover chevrolet windber pa. 15963 i was informed that the brake lines were rotted and would need replaced. *tr
Had just made a left turn onto my street, approximate speed about 5 mph. after the left turn was made, i proceeded about 200 feet to my driveway. upon pulling in, i attempted to stop and the pedal went to the floor. the brakes were not hit abruptly however there was snow on the ground. moving at 10 mph when coming to a stop, the truck did not slide but eventually stopped, without incident. after parking the truck, 20 minutes later i decided to see if it was still the same or if this was just a "fluke" (no the abs light did not come on when parking). so as i opened the drivers side door, i looked down and noticed the snow was a golden/bluish color. i looked underneath the truck and saw brake fluid dripping slowly onto the ground. the leak is coming from under the drivers side door, near where the group of brake lines is located. i checked out possible fixes online and noticed i am not the only one with this complaint. it was suggested i file this complaint, which i am glad i did so. this needs to be addressed before someone is not as lucky as i was (pulling into my driveway at a slow speed). thank you. *tr
Brake lines failed due to corrosion. *tr
Hit the brakes, line busted....no brakes. luckily nobody was hurt. very dangerous situation. *tr
Instrument cluster panel (shift indicator) stopped illuminating. all other items work in cluster. its so dim you cant tell which gear your in. (there is a recall but we were told we were not covered). the entire cluster must be replaced. and you can only get the part at the dealer because they need to the vin and mileage on the vehicle. 2. one of the main brake lines burst..yesterday 10-16-2013 while my wife was driving with my son. i am told all the lines must be replaced because they are all corroded. *tr
I went to move this truck in my driveway, when i put it in reverse, the brake pedal went to the floor, nearly hitting my car which was behind me. i got out and opened the hood and noticed that the brake fluid reservoir was very low, and that brake fluid had squirted all over the front of the engine and was also leaking from a second place just under the master cylinder along the frame. the brake lines were wet and are very rusty, to the point of scaling. now, i can't use my truck, which i very much needed on 09/14/2013. this is very disgusting!
While slowing down at a stop light i pressed the brake pedal only to have it fall all the way to the floor. i was cruising to a stop light with crossing traffic and was completely terrified at the loss of braking power. i had the idea to put the truck into neutral and jam the emergency brake while honking my horn. the truck slowly came to a stop well within the intersection narrowly missing traffic. i looked under the truck and found brake fluid leaking from the rear near the axle. a mechanic has confirmed this was a burst brake line due to rust and that he see this brake line fail at the same spot on chevrolet/gmc trucks frequently. this vehicle has frequent car washes with undercarriage rinsing year round. *tr
After i backed out of my driveway i started down the street and when i applied the brakes the brake pedal started to pulse and i had to really push hard to get the truck to slow down. above 35 mph the brakes worked fine. this is the second time this vehicle has been for this same trouble. it happened around 20,000 miles and the dealer took care of the problem. the problem is the abs sensor. it gets dirty and either has to be cleaned or replaced. this can be very dangerous at slow speeds, under 35 mph. i was told there are no recalls. it was repaired at a chevrolet dealer. *tr
The rear brake line burst while driving in a parking lot resulting in a loss of braking. the mechanic showed me where it broke and it appeared to be due to corrosion of the line. it also looked like the fuel line was showing similar corrosion. *tr
Slowing down for a stop sign and pedal went to the floor and went through the intersection could not stop. the left rear brake line went. *tr
I stepped on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. i stepped on the mechanical parking brake to stop. brake fluid was on the ground.. i pulled all the wheels and no brake cylinders or calipers were leaking but after tracing the oil it was from a bundled of brake lines under the door. *tr
The brakes failed on my truck and i hit a parked dump trailer. upon inspection i found that the brake lines had severly rusted and failed. i was unable to stop safely and unable to pump them up. the brake line failure occured under the drivers door. *tr
All 5 brake lines are badly corroded, 2 were leaking. filled the reservoir, and drove it to local shop for repair, {about 2 miles}, using what little brake i had, {pedal on the floor}, and emergency brakes. could have been very serious and was very expensive to get fixed. talked to local chevy dealer who told me they replace brake lines on customers cars and trucks almost every day. gm will not do recall because problem is localized to the "salt area" of north eastern united states. but gm does state that vehicle should stop without fluid. that is not true! *tr
Luckily my wife was in her parking lot at work. she applied the brakes and the pedal headed for the floor. the line to the rear brakes rusted through mid point between the front and back. this is an 8 year old, well maintained truck! inferior material failure? *tr
Rusted brake line let go and had to use emergency brake to stop to stop. pedal went completly to floor ,tried to pump no brakes. replaced all brake lines. *tr
Truck has an exhaust leak at manifolds. 4 bolts have broken off of the manifold. my mechanic said this is very common with this truck and could cost up to and over $1,000.00 to fix. check engine light is on so unless i fix it i can't go to state inspection. also the brake lines are corroded and also need to be replaced. these are all defects not maintenance issues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg6wlbnzgi it explains the problem better. *tr
While at a stop with foot on brakes, the pedal suddenly depressed all the way to the floor. a check revealed that the rigid brake line from the ehcu to the drivers side front wheel had failed due to corrosion. *tr
The brake lines ,fuel lines and the frame crossmembers are all severely rusted. it just is a matter of time before i loose my brakes, go up in flames or drop my gas tank onto the highway. the body on this truck is not too bad. it has 92,000 miles on it, and it is cleaned quite often. the undercarriage is rusted very badly. i expected more from something that costs so much. cant afford a new one and if i could it wouldn't be a gm. have always owned gm in the past. *tr
Severely rusted brake lines throughout. line ruptured while vehicle was traveling at approximately 30 mph on a residential street. no injuries or damage but for a vehicle of this age to look like it does underneath is despicable. i've lived in new england all of my life and have owned and worked on several older vehicles than my current truck and have never seen corrosion this bad underneath. replacing all lines with stainless steel immediately. how this didn't happen sooner is difficult to believe. *tr
Brake lines rusted and burst front and rear, pressed the pedal to shift from park to drive pedal went all the way to floor, luckily was setting in parking lot. *tr
I was driving when the brake pedal went soft. i continued and the service brakes warning light came on. as i was less than 1 mile from home i continued carefully. when i got home i found the brake reservoir almost empty. i discovered the brake hard line to the rear brakes was corroded. this is the line that runs above the gas tank. it was corroded there and leaking fluid. lucky i wasn't killed or stranded far from home ! *js
When coming to a stop and suddenly without warning, my brakes began pulsating rapidly, eventually stopping about 10 feet beyond where i intended to stop. fortunately there were no vehicles in front of me an none coming through the intersection. shortly afterwards, i had the vehicles brake system evaluated only to find out the root cause is the anti-lock brake sensors activating due to corrosion and rusting. i was informed that this issue has been typical with these models of vehicles for many years. in reading online posts, i seen this is a common and known issue, but the dealer does not recognize it, therefore a recall should be issued because this is a serious safety concern which could have resulted in bodily injury or death! *tr
On 7/1/2011, my 2005 chevy silverado lost brakes. the loss of brakes was caused by a leak from a corroded section of brake line. i had that section of the line replaced and continued to drive. on 6/12/2012, the same thing happened to another section of the brake line. the corroded line split and brake fluid was gushing out. luckily, on both occasions i was able to stop my vehicle before crashing into someone or something. when i had my vehicle towed to my mechanic, he said that the brake lines were so corroded that he would recommend replacing the entire line for safety. i also had an opportunity to look at the lines and was in complete agreement with the mechanic. my vehicle at the time of the first incident was 6 years old and had 57,751 miles on it. the second incident occurred about a year later and the mileage was 62,719. *tr
This complaint is to document brake line failures on 3 separate occasions for my 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while bleeding my brakes in june of 2011, one of the rear brake lines burst and the pedal went completely to the floor. thankfully, this happened in my driveway and the burst was in a section of the line accessible for me to replace. then, in august of 2013, my brake pedal went all the way to the floor while attempting to stop suddenly after someone pulled out in front of me. i was traveling 25 to 30 mph. with some maneuvering, i was able to avoid hitting the person but drifted well through the intersection before coming to a slow stop. thankfully no one else was there. fortunately, i could literally see my house (and my children who were waiting for me to return from work), and was able to pull into the driveway and have my truck towed to a service shop the next day. the shop replaced a section of the rear brake lines and felt the remainder of the lines were still safe. it should be noted that the break was in a different place than the first brake line failure. the third brake line failure occurred on december 5th, 2014 when my brake pedal went all the way to the floor when i attempted to come to a sudden stop when another driver came into my lane without warning. again i was traveling 25 to 30 mph and nearly ran head on into another driver after my truck drifted slowly to a stop (probably took 3 times the distance it would have normally taken to stop). at the time of the incident, my vehicle had roughly 67,100 miles on it. roughly two-thirds of the total brake line system was completely rusted and needed to be replaced. seeing the other complaints filed for chevrolet silverado?s and gmc sierra's, i sincerely hope that something is done to address this issue before someone is seriously hurt or killed by these failing brake lines. *tr
My trucks brakes catastrophically failed for the third time two weeks ago. luckily these failures happened in a driveway or low speed with no accident results. the latest brake failure happened without warning, just a week after hauling my loaded horse trailer through the mountains. we could have been killed or killed someone if this brake failure happened a week earlier. while backing up, about 6 inches from hitching the trailer, the brake pedal went to the floor and brake fluid poured out. the same thing happened aug. 2014. i have spent thousands of dollars in the past fixing issues with the abs sensors, brake lines, et al. this truck just turned 100,000 miles. this should not happen, ever! i live in the northeast, lots of salted roads but these parts must be junk. i have never had another vehicle with problems like this. this is a major safety issue and gm has to remedy this problem asap. it has been happening for a long time and they are dragging their feet in recalling the '05 and newer trucks. *tr
I bought the truck new in 2005, it has been a piece of junk from the start, i have had multiple problems with this truck, replaced both front rotors & hubs, the dealership said this was normal but i think that it is just normal for a junky chevrolet, the main power supply plug on the heater motor melted off and would no longer work, front speakers quite working, front brake lines rusted away and the reservoir was dry and the brake light on the dash never came on for a warning, had to replace all brake lines on the front end of the vehicle, brakes are very weak and most of the time the pedal is very soft and goes to the floor and scares me to death, you don't think that the truck is going to stop, this brake issue is a very big problem !!!, several people that i know have the same model truck have the save exact issues, i will never in my life time buy another chevrolet product as long as i live and i spread this info with anyone who might even think of buying a chevrolet, don't do it, they are junk !!!!!!!!!!!! *tr