At 45,000 mi, had to replace abs hub sensor assy due to false activation. i have since replace 3 more assys costing over $400 each occurance. at 100,000 mi, had to replace a leaking brake line which had rusted through and at 120,000 mi lost all hyd pressure while braking to avoid several deer entering the roadway. replaced all brake lines at a cost of $1200. there have been many consumer complaints on both issues, but gm will not assume responsibility for either.this is the 9th silverado i have owned over the past 40 years. next one will be a ford.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the braking system had malfunctioned and did not stop the vehicle when pressing the brake pedal causing the vehicle to crash into a tree. during the crash, the front end experienced severe damage but the front air bag did not deploy. no injuries were reported and no police report was filed. the vehicle was maneuvered to a parking lot and a towing company was called. the cosmetic damages were being repaired and the cause of the failure was not determined as of yet. a local dealer (unknown) was called and informed about the failure. the manufacturer then called the contact and opened a case. the failure mileage was 200,000.
Brake lines have rotted out and need to be replaced
Sudden loss of braking ability. one minute brakes worked, but pedal went to floor on subsequent use. inspection revealed this was due to rust-through of the rigid brake lines on the driver's side frame
Yet another failure of inadequately specced brake lines. i have now had to replace two brake lines (from the bpmv to the front-right caliper and bpmv to the rear-left drum) due to blow-outs originating from heavy corrosion - both of which occurred in heavy-traffic situations. on every other vehicle i have owned, brake lines were an item that could more-or-less be presumed a lifetime part; they rarely needed to be replaced unless damaged. however, on my truck (and hundreds of others just on the nhtsa's complaints page for the 06 silverado alone), the hard brake lines are about as far from a long-lasting, high-quality part as you can get. there is an endless amount of documentation scattered across the internet on this matter, yet the nhtsa seems averse to holding gm responsible for the safety of their product. it may well be too late at this point for the nhtsa to do anything about it, but why didn't they do anything sooner? the oldest recorded complaint on the nhtsa website is from 5-22-2012 (id# 10459283), there are hundreds on the exact same matter, and yet the nhtsa has publicly opened 0 investigations on the topic. to the nhtsa, please hold gm accountable for speccing lines that are not adequate for a service environment, and quit making consumers responsible for gm's choices. thank you.
Experiencing unwanted abs activation on front brakes at low speed. below 10 mph. causing increase stopping distance during low speed applications. happens constantly. i have heard of a similar abs recall on early model silverado trucks. recall n050068.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel shook, the brakes made a scraping noise, and the abs warning indicator illuminated. while the contact attempted to decelerate and turn the vehicle, the front driver's side wheel detached from the hub. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing or repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Nephew borrowed my truck. he was in motion and tried to make a left hand turn on a city street and realized brakes had failed. he wisely continued straight till it slowed down enough and he made a right hand turn onto a road and pulled into a parking lot behind a housing project. he used a snow bank/boulder to stop the truck. luckily no one was hurt. truck was towed back to my house. i do my own repairs. after inspection it was determined that one of the supply lines from the master cylinder into the abs module had ruptured. there was complete failure of the braking system after a single push on the brakes. the truck is 11 years old. how can the brake lines be rusting out. there is a serious issue and a serious flaw with this design. i'm attaching 2 pictures for your observation. gm should be held accountable for fixing these bad designs. is this another cheap solution like the ignition key problem that cost countless lives? there should be the utmost action by this agency to hold gm accountable. this abs module should be up in the front hood like other manufacturers do. not under the cab in a wet environment. shame on gm.
Failure of brake line complete loss of brakes. going out of driveway turn into a dte pole to stop
One morning when try to go the work, i start my truck but see the brake light show up, when push the brake pedal goes all the way down, i look brake fluid under the truck drooping fluid by the gas tank area. thanks to god not happen when driving and just used the truck night before, if not could be something very bad and dangerous.
Brake line completely rusted through on front, left side near wheel. inspection of lines revealed significant rust on all brake lines. no braking action at all when i tried to stop, brake fluid poured out and i had to use parking brake to stop vehicle. occurred when i was driving out of my garage. if i had been on highway when this happened, it could have caused significant injury to myself and others. this vehicle saw only limited use during winter months but lines are very rusted.
Steel brake lines (brakelines) rusted through by frame of truck. common problem with this year and model. very dangerous as usually occurs (and did in my case) while driving since pumps will push brake fluid out of leaking rusted lines while driving.
Driving in stop and go traffic 3 -5 mph brake line broke, pedal went to floor. had to shift to neutral and emergency brake to stop. chevy dealership states they were aware of rusting brake lines failing on this model. no recall at this time. $1,800.00 to have dealership replace.
When braking at low speeds, the abs system is engaging and the vehicle will not stop where you intended to stop. it goes several feet before stopping increasing the risk of accident by rear ending someone or ending up in the middle of an intersection.
Frame and suspension components excessive rusting to the point of failure. leaf spring shackle failed last year, causing leaf spring to put a hole in truck bed while driving. brakes lines rusted to failure last week and caused near brake loss while operating. had to use e-brake to avoid hitting my garage. cross members supporting shock failed. gas tank about to fall off due to rust failure. cannot drive truck. brakes no longer function and truck is unsafe due to frame being compromised.
Moving boat in my yard when brake pedal went to the floor, used emergency brake to stop. brake line to left front was completely split open . line is severely rusted in spots.
While driving on a divided 4 lane highway at night, several deer ran in the pat( of our vehicle. i applied the brakes, snd they went all the way to the floor. we slowed down but were unable to stop. luckily therevwas no one beside us and we were able to avoid the last deer by swerving into the left lane. i could ell there was no pressure in my brake pedal after that. we were about 20 miles from home but i only had 2 more stop signs until our residence. the brake warning lights on the dash didnt come on until less than 1/4 mile from my house. there was also an audible alarm at that time. was able to coast into my driveway and get stopped from there. the mechanic said the brake lines were corroded and one had burst. the additional stress cause by the rupturing of the line then affected the other lines. i had to pay to replace all the brake lines before it was safe to drive again.
Driving my chevy silverado down the road. hit the brakes for a deer and the brake pedal went to the floor. smoke started coming out from under the hood. fluid was all over the engine and on the road. found that the metal brake line blew out. talked to 3 companies about repairs. all the lines are rotten. minimum cost is $500. all places said this is a common problem with gm trucks-even the dealer said oh brake lines go bad all the time on vehicles over 10 years old. i have been driving for almost 50 years; owned at least 20 vehicles and never heard of this happening. in case you don't know it-brakes are pretty important! i was lucky. no one was hurt. i was on a back road. i read that gm used low quality material for their lines. if so, it should be easy to break it down and verify. was this metal susceptible to corrosion? they know all the conditions that their trucks will be in. how many more of unreported issues are there? sooner or later it will be people's lives that will be lost. thank you for your time.
Loss of breaks,rusted out breaklines.pedal went to the floor,no breaks at all! (someones going to die)
Brake pedal goes to floor without warning at low speed.
Brake lines rotted/rusted out ,front to back. fluid leaked out everywhere. had to drive ten miles per hour ,but made it home from work safely! ($950 repair bill). thank you general motors. my next truck will be a ford. *tr
Was driving vehicle on us 131 in holland mi. i was traveling at approx 50mph when i had to brake for stopped traffic ahead. vehicle began to slow when suddenly brake pedal fell and i lost much of my braking. had to veer off to the shoulder of the road to avoid possible collision with stopped traffic. when i pulled over to inspect my truck, i noticed fluid dripping from the frame rail near the fuel tank. it was brake fluid. the brake line that goes from the abs unit to the rear brake hose was rusted through and leaking. this is a 10yr old truck with only 122000 miles on it. i don't believe this type of failure is acceptable for a vehicle of this age and mileage. i was able to carefully drive the truck home and parked it. i contacted my local dealer service manager, who could only repair it at my expense. i got general motor customer assistance # from her and contacted them. they opened a case, #8-2572108769, and said they also would do nothing to assist in the repair of this condition. they are lucky not to have a death or injury lawsuit on their hands. i've seen several other complaints online from other owners of this model. these need to be recalled before somebody gets killed. *tr
The brakes failed while in motion. the cause was the steel hydraulic brake line to the rear wheels rusted and became too weak to hold braking pressure. upon further inspection, all steel brake lines were very rusty.
Brake hydraulic metal pipe failed to right front wheel, brake pedal went to floor. vehicle was stopped by downshifting and using park brake. this occurred at low speed in city traffic. no accident occurred.
Takata recall on 11/04/2016 attempting to pass another vehicle, suddenly vehicle on my passenger side begin to sideswiped my vehicle, my passing was delay and hinder; oncoming traffic and sideswiped continually force me of the left side pavement onto the gravel on the left and into a resident dogwood trees, no deploy from airbags vehicle was consider a total lost by my insurance company and repair shop
While traveling at highway speed the breaks were applied to stop for a red light, the front break line broke and the breaking petal went to the floor. the breaks were then pumped but there was no real reduction in speed allowing the truck to travel thru the intersection at a high rate of speed thru the red light. the truck did eventually come to a stop with the continued pumping of the breaks
The brakes went to the floor and completely failed; through the intersection we went. i was able to use the emergency brake to slow and then stop the truck. somehow, we were able to avoid an accident. i was able to get the truck the rest of the way home using the emergency brake. the brake fluid reservoir was full, but i could see fluid leaking under the truck from the frame area near the driver's door. looking under the truck, i noticed the brake lines were rusted; every brake line on the truck was rusted. looking on-line, i noticed i wasn't the only one with this problem. i ordered a complete set of stainless steel brake lines. we had the truck towed the truck to the chevy dealer ($200.00). they replaced every brake line on the truck as well as the front calipers ($2100). the dealer did a great job; $1600.00 of the cost was for labor.
All brake lines rusted out under cab on drivers side busted when stoping at stop sign
Was traveling approximately 55 mph down a state highway. after coming around a blind curve, came upon stopped traffic due to road work. applied pressure to brake pedal when pedal went soft and depressed all the way to the floor. after releasing brakes and pushing again still had no brakes. had to swerve out of road-way to avoid rear ending multiple vehicles. after running out of road, hit 2 culvert pipes along with road work signage, finally bringing the truck to a stop in a residential yard. truck brake lines for front brakes had corroded and ruptured causing the incident. further investigation into this matter shows an apparent issue with this model gms for brake line corrosion that gm has failed to address through the recall process.
Parked vehicle in driveway, moved it about three feet and braked. the pedal went to the floor. looked under the truck and found a large puddle of brake fluid coming from a rusted through brake line. upon further inspection the others were in the same state. lucky this didn't happen with family onboard while driving on a roadway, could have resulted in a terrible accident.
Rusted/ruptured brake line in 2012 while braking at an intersection - swirved to miss a vehicle. pulling out of driveway in 2016 another line ruptured. vehicle undercarrage washed after each winter but excessive rust on all parts and frame. both incedents with low miles [20k & 30k] on a lightly used vehicle.
Brake lines are rusting away. i noticed a soft brake pedal, on my way back to st. louis from atlanta, ga. i noticed fluid under the truck in my driveway after i got home. i started looking around the truck. the master cylinder was low on fluid. no warning light came on. i noticed fluid under the drivers side door. it was brake fluid coming from a rusted thru brake line. after inspection, all of the other brake lines were badly rusted. the repair(reichers auto and tire-washington, mo) shop is replacing all of the brake lines due to heavy rust. cost is going to be over $800.
Rear brake line rusted completely through during normal driving operation which resulted in a brake fluid spill and reduced braking capacity of the vehicle. vehicle was on a city street turning onto a highway when the incident happened. further inspection found that all brake lines on the vehicle had extensive corrosion and had to be replaced. vehicle had 120,000 miles on it with no accident history.
Driving to work today the metal brake line under the driver door burst leaving me with very little stopping power. this is the second time this line has failed.
As i come to a stop, the brake pedal pulsates from abs activation increasing braking time and distance. the ground is dry while this happens. after a while the and light comes on. was told by a dealer mechanic it was a bad abs sensor and to replace hub. i did and now, two years later, it is happening again. now i'm being told it is a problem with elements in my area, being in a snowbelt state, getting into wheel speed sensor and blocking signal. same exact symptoms as last time, different diagnosis. neither time did they plug into my truck for codes. both times, i have to open my wallet for faulty products.
Brake pedal went to floor on rural road. able to stop by downshifting and running off road. brake lines had rotted out. during this repair it was found that gas line had also rotted and was leaking. total cost of repairs, nearly $2,000.00
Brake line rupture do to rusted lines, speed 45 mph no brakes at all and used emergency brake to finally stop on shoulder of road.. brake fluid under drives side door near the frame.
I have a home in the hills of west virginia and had just returned from town after driving up and down local mountain roads. i parked in the driveway without incident. when i started the truck to move it in driveway and pressed on the brake peddle, the peddle went completely to the floor and i was totally without brakes. luckily, i was on a flat surface and used my emergency brake to stop vehicle. when i stepped on the brakes again, i noticed a stream of brake fluid squirting out from the area under the driver side door. upon further investigation i realized that one of the brake lines along the frame had failed due to corrosion. only one of the 4 brake lines had failed, however, the entire braking system was rendered completely inoperable. absolutely no redundant braking available, except for the emergency brake. if this happened while drive on the highway or down the mountain, it could have been catastrophic. the truck has no visible body or frame corrosion. how could the the safety-critical brake lines corrode when the rest of the vehicle is in good shape rust-wise? seems gm has used sub-standard brake lines in the vehicle. i have researched this issue and it is a well-documented problem that gm knows about and should be required to address.
Bake lines failed at 114874 miles. had to replace bake lines. 10/14/2015. had to use the parking bake to stop the truck. luck i did not rack! thank god.
Traveled to store about four blocks away from my residence. upon returning, i noticed my brakes barely working while going downhill on street. i had to downshift and use emergency brake to get to bottom of hill. at bottom of hill is my driveway. i was able to enter my driveway and park. i could see a liquid dripping rapidly -- brake fluid-- under the truck about the middle of the drivers side door. i opened the hood and checked the brake fluid level, only a small amount left. within five minutes the rest of the brake fluid had drained out with gravity. thankfully no one was in front of me or crossing the street. note: there was no indication on dash lit prior to this happening. braking loss happened first. seems like brake line just split/burst.
Leaving my drive way my brake peddle went all the way to the floor. i had to use emergency brake to stop truck. after checking for problem i found that the metal brake line from the master cylinder to the brakes had rusted through in the engine area and brake fluid was being sprayed on the manifold. (if engine was hotter their could have been a fire.) truck is sitting in my driveway still not fixed.
Approaching a stop sign i applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. upon examination i found the brake fluid was leaking from a rusted line at the read right of the truck where the brake line from the front of the vehicle connects to the rubber hose that feeds both sides of the rear brakes. the rest of the lines look great but that main feed is rusted and failed. this has never happened to me in all years owning vehicles.
The brake lines corroded in the middle of the brake line, spraying out brake fluid all over the suspension and releasing all pressure in the brake system. the brakes failed to stop the vehicle and i had to stop with the emergency brake instead.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and there was an increased in stopping distance. the contact discovered that the brake lines rusted and corroded causing the brake fluid to leak from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the brake lines needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 26,000.
Driving downhill on my (400' long) driveway i depressed brake pedal to stop at the bottom before entering trafic. the brake pedal went completley to the floor. luckily there were no cars coming. i was able to swerve off the side of the road and stop. i discovered brake fluid leaking from rusted lines on the drivers side, mid-way down the length of the truck. upon furthur investication i noted all brakes lines are severly rusted. based on the location and manner these lines are routed, i would not classify them as a maintenance item. please help.
No warning that anything was wrong with the brakes. this is the 3rd time a brake line has blown out on this truck. i applied the brake pedal to no resistance until the pedal hit something metal. the truck did come to a gradual stop. this is a well maintained truck with just under 39000 miles on it. regular nys inspections, oil and greased and looked over by a mechanic every 3000 miles. this is not a wear problem as gm maintains.
I pressed the brake pedal and it went to the floor as the steel line leading toward the rear axle burst, the failure occurred near the left rear wheel well in the line following the top of the left frame rail toward the rear axle. luckily the vehicle was stationary when it happened, so no personal injury occurred.the brake lines have been inspected and passed annually, with the last inspection taking place eight months ago in september 2014.
While slowing down and coming to a stop the at a juction the other day the brake pedal travelled all the way to the floor, no warning. i was able to press the foot brake and lock it to stop the truck, scariest thing ever have gone through. not to be in control of a 1/2 ton truck coming to a stop. i thought for sure i was going to be in an accident. i found it hard to believe that the brake lines could be leaking but after looking at them, sure enough they were rusted through and the brake fluid was pouring out. it took about 10 minutes for all the fluid to emptyed from the master cyclinder. after some online research i learned this has been a problem for gm and the chevy silverado and other gm trucks. brakes lines rusting out after as little as 4 years. i checked to see if there was a recall and learned that it's a "regular maintaince issue". although many 1000's of people have experienced the same issue of brake lines rusting prematurly. estimated cost to replace all brake lines $1500!!! some of us just dont have that kind of money to spend but ill have tosaftly comes first gm
Driving down my street to go to store went to stop at end of street to turn left the brake pedal went to the floor and i almost run into a car in front of me. i then back up and but it in front of house. if i would have been on a main road and had to stop i would have been in an accident . the abs didn't work at all if this is what it is suppose to do, there was no stopping of this truck. this was the rear brake line up by the frame of the truck with connector. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the brake light illuminated on the instrument panel and made a dinging sound as the service brake light illuminated. the contact mentioned that the brake pedal had become loose. the vehicle was not inspected or repaired. the failure mileage was 146,000.