Problems with 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Started the truck and put into reverse. there was no brake and no steering control. i had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. all fluids were topped off as normal and i regularly maintain this vehicle. after reviewing this issue in the diesel forum numerous duramax owners have endured the same problem with some ending in crashes. this is a major safety issue!!!!!!!!!!!! simultaneous brake and steering failure. are you kidding me? wow! i tried chatting with gm and was dumped during the chat. no help there! i'll try again! *tr

Comming to a stop light i was slowing down and when i went to come to a final stop the brake pedal went right to the floor and i rolled through the intersection. i have owned a lot of cars and never in my life have i had this happen even in the oldest of cars or trucks, before this with only 20000.00 miles on the truck i had to replace all four rotors due to such bad corrosion that they could not be cut. and now with only 75000.00 miles i have to replace all the brake lines for the same reason. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. while driving approximately 25 mph, the brake pedal was applied and began extending abruptly to the floorboard. the vehicle continued to accelerate. the emergency brake was immediately engaged and the vehicle came to a stop. an authorized dealer was notified of the failure and they advised that the failure was contributed to faulty brake lines. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact planned to inform the manufacturer of the brake malfunction. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the brakes were applied and they malfunctioned causing the brake pedal to extend to the floorboard. the contact had to down shift and apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the brake line blow out was due to excessive corrosion. the contact dealer did replace the brake line and advised the contact that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. the failure mileage was 20,000. updated 09/27/11 *bf updated 2/28/12 *cn

Leaving woods going down a hill with a load of firewood in bed. applied brakes & pedal went to floor. had to replace brake line because it was too corroded to repair. 2nd incident: backing trailer into water to take boat out. applied brakes & pedal went to the floor. this occurred on 07/28/2011 with mileage @ 105,000. at this time all i know is the brake line blew.

Sudden braking failure on 2003 chevy 2500hd. loss of brake fluid due to sudden loss of brake line pressure. brake lines failed while driving. *tr

Rear brake line rupture behind fuel tank on 2003 chevy silverado while normally driven. inspected the lines for repair and found severe corrosion of all lines aft of the a.b.s. unit. have replaced lines with aftermarket bendable ones as performed are not available i am told. large sections of old line are in my possession. 60,000 miles on unit undercarriage corrosion is terrible. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet k2500hd silverado. the contact was reversing 5 mph from a residential driveway. as the contact applied the brakes, there was no response from the vehicle yet he was able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic discovered that the rear and front brake lines were corroded. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and the current mileage was 50,000.

Rusty brake lines, all system brake lines and brake parts are rusting to the point of failure. two lines failed. all system parts are being replaced. *tr

Steel brake line running from left front brake to abs pump corroded where the line is exposed in the wheel well. brake pedal suddenly went to floor and pool of fluid was noticed under front of vehicle. happened while parked in driveway so no accident. *tr

2003 chevrolet 2500 hd pick-up. i pulled into my driveway slowly and when i applied my brakes to stop, the brakes failed. grabbed emergency brake to stop truck. upon inspection, rear driver side metal brake line had split in the bend it makes to reach the rear axle from the frame. all connections were tight and leak free. metal line had corroded and failed for no reason. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. the front and rear brake rotors dissenigrated and fell apart. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on two occasions. the dealer replaced the rotors on the rear and front brakes. the brakes failed and the brake shoes fell off of the truck 5,000 miles after the rotors were replaced. there were no recalls and the dealer stated that the contact is responsible for the repair cost. the failure mileage was 32,754.

The abs system on my 2003 chevy c2500hd pick up truck were malfunctioning constantly for several weeks. each and every time i came to a stop the abs system would engage, the pedal would almost bottom out and the truck was hard to stop. and several times i was almost in the middle of an intersection before stopping.the right and left abs sensors were replaced with new sensors at a cost of almost $500.00. i was not given the old parts. this 03 truck has only 41,000 miles and i fill that the original sensors were defective. these sensors are not a normal maintenance part and are not like filter,oil changes ,brakes jobs wiper blades which are normal wear and tear items. these sensors are an very important part of the entire brake system . i believe chevrolet has a problem with this part but will not acknowledge their responsibility in this matter. i have complained to chevrolet motor division and told them that chevrolet should pay for the premature failure of these parts.. these faulty sensors can cause an accident.. *tr

Tl*- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado k2500hd. the contact stated that corrosion in the break line of his vehicle caused break fluid leakage. break failure increases the risk of vehicle crash. he is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. he filed a complaint with the manufacturer.the current and failure mileages were 80,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that the transfer case was designed with a defect. as a result, the pump in the transfer case wore a hole from the inside to the outside of the transfer case. this allowed the oil in the transfer case to pump out the hole and caused the transfer case to run drive. the dealer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and the contact would have to pay for the repair. the failure mileage was 130,000. updated 3/16/09 *cn the power steering started leaking fluid. the dealer informed the consumer the power steering fluid leak was coming from the hydro booster onto the power steering gear. the consumer lost his brakes. it was discovered the booster rod was missing. the parking brake did not work and the instrument cluster failed as well. the speedometer did not work it was reading 60 mph even when the vehicle was parked. updated 03/18/09. *jb

When coming to a stop the brakes work fine up to about 10 mph then the brakes seem to release. this creates a very dangerous situation. if coming to a stop with normal stopping distance the problem could cause a crash to occur. *jb

I have a 2003 chev. 2500 4x4 est. cab long box. it has 18000 miles on it. i had to replace the rear brakes and rotors at 18000 miles. this is unacceptable for a truck of this type. (heavy duty). i also had a dim brake light on the dash, which i had checked out at the dealer. they said it was in the dash board and would cost 400.00+ to fix. the dealer also said the steering was loose and this was caused by the factory when installed, 250.00+ to fix. what kind of product are they making? *nm

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 50 mph, power steering was lost and braking became harder. the vehicle was pulled over and power steering fluid was replaced, but that did not correct the problem. the vehicle was driven to the residence and the power steering pump was replaced, this did not repair the problem. the dealership determined there was a collapsed hose. the hose was replaced, but the problem persisted. there was a nhtsa recall, # 04v045000, regarding the brakes. the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin.

2003 chevy 2500hd truck. brake rotors "severely rusted" as stated by dealer. truck only has 37,500 miles; brake pads only making contact with 1/3 of rotor surface on all 4 rotors. dealer resurfaced rotors but expects problem to continue, with all 4 rotors need to be replaced in near future due to poor rotor quality; was told even if i replaced the rotors, i'd still have the same problem again within 30k miles. *nm

Today i was told my 2003 chevrolet silverado (diesel, crew cab) needed a new transfer case. the vehicle has approximately 125,000. our company owns two other similar 2003 vehicles (gmc model). the same thing happened to both other vehicles. one at approximately 12,000 miles, the other at 140,000 miles. something happens within the transfer case that causes the case to be punctured and lose fluid. the case overheats and eventually the vehicle seizes up. the cost to repair this condition is $3,200. in addition it causes the anti-lock brake module to fail, resulting in another $500 of damage. i assume the anti-lock brakes no longer works once this happens. i wonder how many vehicles this is happening to. all 3 of our 2003 models experienced this. we were unable to find any transfer cases at the junk yards. the last repair we had for this took 2 weeks to get the parts - there are none in stock apparently. all of this leads me to believe this is a design defect in these vehicles and it may be potentially dangerous if it does indeed cause the anti-lock brake module to fail. it took 2 weeks at the dealer to figure out that the damaged transfer case was causing the modules to fail. are you getting lots of complaints on this? is there a silent recall or campaign covering this problem? it is hard to pay this kind of money on a vehicle that has a $700/month payment and was presumably purchased for it's durability and safety. *nm