Problems with 2004 GMC Sierra 2500HD SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The complaint is that the brake lines failed and are made of very poor material. the brake line failed on my way to work one day on march 10,2015.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 gmc sierra 2500 hd. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph and attempting to decelerate, the brake pedal went straight to the floorboard abnormally. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where they advised him that the driver side rear steel brake line had failed. they advised him that all brake lines needed to be replaced due to the severity of the corrosion. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and the current mileages were approximately 38,400.

While towing 4000# boat, approached traffic signal and applied brakes while moving at approx 10 mph, the brakes applied and the pedal then bottomed out on the floor. the vehicle veered left and came to a stop after much continued braking effort. the vehicle was driven off the highway at the first safe intersection and examined. inspection under the drivers side of the frame revealed rusted through steel brake line from master cylinder and leaking brake fluid onto the street. vehicle and boat were towed, later inspection revealed four of five steel brake lines at the proportioning valve were rusted to point that replacement was necessary.

Lost brakes while driving 35 mph was able to stop and noticed brake fluid dripping from above gas tank just forward of rear axle on drivers side. new brake line was installed at gmc dealer in july 2010 after it burst going 45 mph same problem as in july 2010 that caused an accident with property damage to my vehicle and others property after sudden complete brake failure. new line is severely corroded at each green plastic clip after only 7 months.

My truck is a work truck driven by an employee, i have just recently become aware of a condition regarding the instrument cluster, wherein the whole panel does not work, i was advised by the employee that this happened quite some time ago, but was never made aware. i contacted gmc but apparently, because this is considered a special policy recall (only if someone complains - and within a specified time period 7 yrs or 80,000 miles) they will not repair this defect. i never received a notice, nor was i aware of the problem within that time period. i was further informed by my worker that at the time the panel went out, the fan for the heater/air condition unit appeared to smoke and now it does not work. here again, i have not received any recall notices for this defect either. finally, in my attempts to get the cluster repaired, i have been informed that there is a recall on the hydro boost accumulator... i have not once received a recall notice on this vehicle and i purchased this vehicle new. my vehicle has 101,000 miles on it. you would think that a vehicle of this nature would last longer than 100,000. but apparently not... also, when these is such a major recall out on a vehicle you would think that gmc would contact you and advise you of this problem.. *tr

I was approaching an intersection in my 2004 gmc sierra 4x4 2500hd pickup truck with a 2800 pound trailer when i pressed the brakes to stop. the brake pedal went to the floor and i was unable to stop. the trailer brakes were not enough to stop the vehicle and i continued into the intersection and was almost struck by two other vehicles. they just missed hitting my vehicle and causing serious injuries to myself and my passenger, as well as themselves. when i opened the hood there was brake fluid all over the drivers side of the engine compartment. i had the vehicle towed to the nearest gmc dealer. the dealer told me that a brake line had burst and needed to be replaced. he also stated that all the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced at $750.00 per side. he told me that this was a common problem for these vehicles and that these lines only last 4-7 years on average. there is also significant corrosion on the frame. my vehicle is always garaged and regular maintenance is done. the dealer then told me that since we live in a snow belt state that i should expect this and that gmc will not help with the repair. i told him that i am very upset and that i have been a firefighter/paramedic for over 25 years, and if what he just said was true, then i would have had to rescue an awful lot of people from their crashed vehicles if on average brake lines only lasted 4-7 years. i feel that this needs to be reported and investigated because it is a very serious safety issue and people are going to get hurt if what the dealer told me is true. i would appreciate it if you would look into this matter. at this point my vehicle is sitting at the dealership in an unrepaired condition until further action by either gmc or nhtsa happens. *tr

At slow speed as i'm coming to a stop i'll feel the abs brakes kick in and the pedal will go down some more and steering wheel kick to the left and the truck will move a little farther instead of stopping. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 gmc sierra k2500 hd. the contact stated that the anti lock brake system failure was similar to nhtsa campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). the dealer replaced the brakes in 2008; however, the failure continued to occur. the manufacturer advised the contact that his vehicle was not included in the previous recall and offered no additional assistance. the current mileage was 29,000 and the failure mileage was 24,000. updated 09/21/2011 *ln *tr