Total brake failure when attempting to slow/stop vehicle to make a turn. drove into parking lot to get off of roadway, hit sign, tree, parked vehicle before vehicle finally stopped.
Engine runs rough at idle.ck engine light on.
On 4/28/2016 traveling to work following a tractor trailer in a 55 mph zone, the tractor trailer abruptly merged into the right turn lane after a curve without a signal leaving two stopped cars in my travel lane making a left turn. i applied hard pressure to my brakes and the pedal went to the floor. i impacted an avalanche that was pushed into a small compact car causing substantial damage to my vehicle and the avalanche. the driver of the avalanche was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. while at the accident scene i noticed fluid leaking under my truck just behind the left rear tire. the truck was towed from the scene to a body shop where they discovered 2 ruptured brake lines in between the master cylinder and proportioning valve. attached pictures show severally rusted brake lines with no other rust or corrosion on parts in the surrounding area. initial estimate for repairs on my truck were $6,371 before tear down.
Brake pedal went to the floor trying to avoid hitting another car traveling at 60 mph on the interstate , steel brake line under drivers door rusted and broke .
I was towing my rv. when i hit the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. scared the blank out of me since i had my wife and two kids with me. the brake line for the rear brakes blew due to corrosion. the only thing that saved us was the trailer brakes or we would have had a serious accident. gm is so cheap they build their brake system with lines that easily corrode in stead of stainless. there should be a recall. the internet is littered with this issue. there should be a regulation forcing manufacters to use corrosion proof brake lines. ridiculous!!!
Brake line blew and brakes went to the floor. *tr
I was traveling home from dropping my dog off at his groomer. i went to brake coming to an intersection to prepare for a change in the light when the brake pedal went straight down to the floor with no warning light in the gauges or information system until after the incident happened. i had very little braking at all and was able to get the truck to my resident without incident. i had the truck towed to a mechanic who informed me the brake line had rusted completely through. i have read many complaints being filed by other chevy silverado owners. when is gm going to be held responsible for failing parts on all of their vehicles? i was a lucky individual that it was early morning and very lite traffic on the road i was traveling. *tr
Everything appeared normal when i was driving to the bank. as i was slowing to make the turn into the bank the brakes felt a little spongy. as i pulled up to the atm brakes continue to be spongy. finished at bank and cautiously started driving home. first stop light, i had to gear down to slow to allow me to stop as the brake hit the floor. pumping helped me stop in time to not hit the car in front of me. i should have probably called for a tow at that point, but only had back roads left to get home. drove very slow (less than 5mph) by time home had no brakes left. going slow enough to hit curb opposite of my driveway to stop and then backed into uphill driveway so gravity stopped me to put in park. btw - no emergency brake to help, that is not working. got out and a steady stream of brake fluid was coming out from under the drive side door. looked under vehicle and saw fluid leaking from corroded (rusted) brake line between master cylinder & abs box. took a look at all the other line and surprised to see how corroded all of the brake lines are. i was also kind of surprised to see how horrible the entire underside, including frame, have rusted for a 10 year old truck. definitely very upset the brake lines are that corroded and will all need to be replaced to provide confidence another one is not going to burst. i'm just very happy i didn't get in an accident and i sure hope it doesn't take someone dying for gm to issue a recall. given the size of these vehicles and the shear damage they could do to property or human life should be a concern to gm. i'm a huge fan of gm/chevy trucks, but pending what happens may dictate my next truck. my truck has been sitting as i have not had time to try to repair myself or money available to be able to take the chance at how much a shop is going to charge. *tr
Puddle of brake fluid on driveway. brake line just above gas tank from junction block to rear axle rusted out at clip attachment point with frame. truck was always garage kept and when washed at automatic car wash most times with a under body rinse. *tr
Pulling my boat on secondary road toward highway, pushed brakes to stop for stop sign, brake pedal went to the floor with no warning or trouble light. had enough braking force to stop after rolling approx 100 ft. cautiously drove to gas station/parked vehicle and called a wrecker to take truck 65 miles to my home. on inspection i discovered corroded brake line(steel) had ruptured along routing to back brake. lots of corrosion visible on multiple steel lines. i was incredibly lucky to not be traveling faster and in an emergency braking situation. *tr
As i was backing up the truck to hook up our horse trailer i experience a sudden loss of hydraulic pressure in the braking system and the break pedal went to the floor. i was able to stop the truck before it hit the trailer or my daughter who was directing me. i noticed a puddle of fluid on the ground under the truck just below the driver seat and traced it to a crack in a corroded brake line. we were very lucky that the failure occurred when it did. had the brake failure happened 10 minutes later, we would have been traveling on i95 in very crowded conditions with a horse in tow. there had been no indication that the brake system was at risk of failure. we had used the truck the previous weekend to trailer our horse to a show and the brakes worked fine. *tr
Coming out of my driveway, which is approximately 1200 feet long, i hit the brake pedal which went straight to the floor, without even slowing the truck from 15 mph (it is very slightly downhill near the very end). i crossed the road and was hit by an oncoming vehicle approaching my driveway. fortunately, the vehicle was a friend slowing to enter my driveway and the collision was minor. destroyed my rear bumper and damaged the left rear quarter panel. had the oncoming vehicle been traveling at a normal rate of speed for this road, it would have been much worse. likely with injuries. it is a rural road with a 35 mph speed limit and people generally drive it at 40-45 mph. *tr
While applying moderate brake pressure in heavy morning traffic on clean dry pavement, the brake pedal collapsed to the floor, followed by rear brake lock-up. i swerved to avoid a collision. i was forced to use the parking brake to move to safety. inspection revealed a metal brake line failure. in fact, all brake lines were severely rusted. i thought this was highly unusual. however one work colleague and one neighbor immediately revealed that they had suffered the same failure on other gm trucks of that age. my mechanic reported doing several dozen brake line replacements on gm trucks in the 2000 to 2006 era. surely this is a major class safety problem. *tr
My wife had just left our house and as she went to stop at a stop sign the brake pedal went to the floor and she had to use the emergency brake to stop. the brake lines had rusted and blew a hole in the lines. *tr
To:[xxx], acting director of the national highway and traffic safety administration please open the link- http://www.wxyz.com/money/auto-news/rusty-brake-lines-cause-concern-for-gmc-chevy-truck-drivers i am writing this email because after the experience i had driving my 2004 chevrolet 2500 silverado 4wd truck to work without brakes due to the fact that general motors installed defective brake lines in their gmc and chevy trucks. (open and read the link above) the last time i had driven my 2004 chevrolet 2500 silverado 4wd truck, my wife and i had just return from a hagerstown, md campground towing our 5th wheel rv trailer, i disconnected the rv from the truck and parked 10 feet in front of the rv. thank god, that the brake failure did not happen while we were driving the 2004 chevrolet 2500 silverado 4wd truck while towing the 5th wheel rv trailer, it may have a caused a very serious accident, and possible serious injury or death. i wonder how many american families suffered with the stress, injuries, or even death due to the indifference from general motors and the national highway and traffic safety administration? information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Driving to work pushed on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. inspected to find a rusted brake line broken just under the drivers side front door. also the brake lines have major rust at rear wheel. all of the lines are rusting and need replaced. *tr
I was driving at normal speed and was traveling down a back road with a car dolly on back when i came up over the hill there were cars stopped and the other lane was coming towards traffic i tried at the top of a very steep hill to apply my brakes and they failed causing me to hit 6 cars and one motorcycle and lucky no one got killed so now i have a damaged truck because of engineers poor design. *tr
Backing out of the driveway, foot went to the floor. was able to stop vehicle before impacting traffic. on inspection, large puddle of brake fluid on driveway under driver's door area and all brake lines running to rear of vehicle are significantly corroded and wet from leak above where lines head toward master cylinder. chevy dealer has no recall or investigation information. chevy national service line was no help. would not provide regional service manager contact information. *tr
Brake lines rusted through leaking all brake fluid while traveling 65+ on the new jersey turnpike. i am making this report to confirm brake problems on 2004 suburbans as was recently reported in the new york times. cost to repair was in excess of $1000. general motors should seriously consider a recall and possibly consider usually stainless steel tubing for the brake lines! *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet k2500 (n/a) extended cab. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph and applying the brakes, the brakes became spongy and abnormally traveled to the floorboard. the vehicle was driven to a local mechanic, who advised the contact that the brake line was corroded and caused brake fluid to leak. the mechanic repaired the brake tubing from the master cylinder to the abs controller and also, the tubing for the two front wheels. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 66,520.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado k2500 hd. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the contact attempted to decelerate but the brakes failed to respond. the contact had to apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the front brake lines had corroded and caused the brake fluid to leak. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the approximate failure and current mileage was 97,000.
Brake lines all rusted out and fuel lines 21,300 miles on it are there any recalls out yet or coming out very soon. *tr
I was backing my boat into to boat ramp to go fishing and when i pushed the brake to stop the pedal went straight to the floor with no warning what so ever. i had to hit the emergency brake pedal to get stopped. upon looking under the truck to search for a problem i found that the brake line by the drivers door had ruptured causing a major brake failure. had i been on the road when this happened there is no doubt that there would have been an accident . *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that while hauling a trailer at 30 mph, the brakes failed as they were depressed. the stopping distance increased and the contact was able to coast to a stop before all of the brake fluid spilled out. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repair. the vin was unknown. the failure and the current mileages were 120,000.
My fathers trucks brake lines failed and we had no brakes, had to veer off the road to avoid an accident. these lines should be better then this. my older 1993 chevy silverado never had a brake line problem. there should be a mandatory recall put on these lines for all the trucks. gm will not put one on till someone gets killed. *tr