Driving into driveway applied brakes , pedal went right to the floor no warning light or any indication of a problem got out of truck and found fluid dripping off frame by fuel tank. ruptured line above tank on frame, other brake lines also look corroded. after some research i found this to be a common problem on gm trucks . owners need to be made aware of this problem before someone is seriously hurt. i believe gm should be forced to repair the defective lines. *tr
Brakes failed while driving down road. all brake lines are severely rusted. is their a galvanic reaction between lines and truck that is causing this? have never had brake lines rust as badly on other vehicles that were older than this one. *tr
I had been driving for 15-20 miles both on and off the highway and the vehicle stopped fine. i was traveling at about 60 mph and was coming up on highway traffic that was at a standstill . i stepped on the brake peddle and it went strait to the floor, absolutely no brakes at all and no even a hint this was about to happen. i was able to swerve out of the way, narrowly missing the vehicle in front of me, and used the transmission and e brake to get the vehicle stopped on a grassy shoulder. had a vehicle been next to me or a less experienced driver been behind the wheel, it may have been a much worse outcome . i know at least 10 people who own similar vehicles and everyone has had a brake line failure at some point. gm needs to step up and cover this before someone else get hurt or killed! *tr
Steel brake line ruptured with no warning under the drivers side floor panel. it was the line from the master cylinder to the anti-lock brake actuator. read dozens of online postings about this being a huge problem and was encouraged to report it. safely stopping the truck (empty) was very hard and i couldn't imaging what would have happened if i had been pulling a trailer, which is very common on this truck. *tr
Backing my truck down a boat launch to put a pwc in. as i applied the brake at the bottom of the ramp, the pedal went to the floor, losing all brakes. since i was close to the water, by the time i got it into forward, it was already over the edge of the ramp into the water. submerged up to the bottom of the roof. a total loss. *tr
Brakes went out no warning, after looking on drivers side seat under truck where fluid was running out saw where brake line was rusted and it busted. so i took several pictures and called gmc, they in turn towed my truck to auffenberg of carbondale, illinois at no charge. at this time i started researching the rusted brake problem and found where alan adler (manager product safety communications) for gm said on (abc news rusted brake lines) where they were offering a (kit) to have the rusted brake lines repaired for a cost to us of $500.00. so now today 06/05/2014 my truck is done at a cost of $1188.05 to me for the dealer knows nothing of this. i have tried to contact alan adler through gm and no one knows who he is, i have sent many complaints and talked with many people and no one seems to know what i am talking about. my ref.# [xxx] with the complaint dept. so if this man can say on the news that they have this kit and that all the dealers were told about it how can they lie and charge the people what they want. thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Approaching a stop light of a 55 mph road and applied the brakes. the truck failed to stop. i went through the red light but did not hit any other cars. *js
The truck would not stop at stop sign and the brake goes clear to the floor before slows to a stop. *tr
I was exiting my driveway, which is very steep,the brake pedal went to the floor with no warning,lamps or otherwise. my vehicle surged across both lanes and wound up in the woods. *tr
A brake line ruptured causing loss of stopping power. truck was not able to slow enough to make originally-planned turn. truck was safely returned home using emergency brake and engine braking. upon inspection, a leaking brake line was found between the master cylinder and abs module. all brake lines were found to be severely corroded. no warning lights illuminated on the dash. *tr
I was driving my 2002 gmc sierra 2500 hd on i95 when traffic came to a sudden stop. i slammed on the brakes at which point the abs system started pulsing the brakes, but the brake pedal suddenly went to the floor with no further brake response. thankfully, the brakes slowed the truck enough prior to failure to prevent a collision at 65 mph. i hit the car in front of me at ~5-10 mph, causing bumper damage to my truck and the car in front of me. i was able to get the car to the side of the road and to my horror i had no brakes. the vehicle was towed to a local authorized gmc dealer who has maintained the truck for me. they confirmed that the brake lines catastrophically failed when i slammed on the brakes. the rusted brake lines burst when i slammed on the brakes. they indicated that all of the brake lines had to be replaced do to rust throughout. i can't believe i have been driving this truck around with a pending catastrophic brake failure without warning from gm or the servicing dealer. if the word is not put out to owners of affected gmc truck, lives will be lost. i shudder to think what could have happened if i had been pulling up to a pedestrian filled crosswalk when the failure occurred. updated 10/03/12*lj *tr
Was traveling on a straight stretch of road approaching a red light. as i attempted to apply the brakes the brake pedal went straight to the floor - the vehicle would not stop. i then dropped the transmission from "d" or drive to "l1", engaged the "tow setting" of the transmission, and applied the parking brakes while maintaining the parking disengagement lever in the "up" position in order to stop the truck. the brakes failed. gm dealership confirmed that the brake lines had rusted through. the entire brake system froze in place resulting in the replacement of the lines, rotors, discs. *tr
I had an unexpected brake failure caused by the rust through of the brake line under the driver seat. it was fortunate that i was in a parking lot and going at a slow speed at the time. i had to replace the entire brake line system as there was rust on all the lines. the repair cost was $741.89. i have had other gm vehicles, and have never experienced this type of failure before. *tr
Was heading down the street, coming to a stop sign. slowing down, got to about 9 mph, and then the brake pedal went to the floor, and was unable to stop in time and went into the intersection and finally stopped 30 feet after the stop sign with the brake pedal all the way on the floor. got the truck home, somewhat safely, and found out that all of the brake lines were rusted, and ended up having to replace all of the lines due to them crumbling when touching them. *tr