Chevrolet Silverado - Brakes

I have a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado z71 4x4 with 83,000 miles. I was pulling in to parking spot at the bank, applied brakes to only find that they were harder than a rock and would not stop. I run into a light pole, smashing my bumper, valance, cracking grill, buckled the fender and ruined the headlight brackets. I backed it up and applied the brakes and they were fine all of a sudden. I crept home slowly and they seemed to work ok again.

I am mechanic by trade and I checked everything from rotors, abs sensors, lines, brake booster, fluid, calipers and master cylinder. I have replaced master cylinder along with proportioning valve and still have the hard brake problem every now and then. There is no apparent reason for the timing of the pedal getting firm. I have tried it in rainy weather, cold weather and hot humid days and it does not make a difference due to weather. I have not been able to drive my truck for one year now since Dec. 26th of 2010. However, I have crept around the corner to the store for groceries to keep it in running order until I can further figure out the problem. I have one two more possibilities that I believe might be causing the erratic problem. One is the abs control module and the other is the abs modulator valve.

In 42 years of mechanics, I have never run into such a problem that is clearly a defect in the repeated production of these vehicles. I have not repaired the damages as of yet and will not repair the bodywork until the brake problem is restored to normal. This is a very dangerous problem that has been overlooked and brushed under the mat by these manufactures. The sad thing is when somebody gets killed, and then a lawsuit will get these white collar guys off their duffs to do something. They should be ashamed of so many Chevy trucks being defective. I would be glad to help in a class action lawsuit to help correct this problem to restore the safety of these trucks and there passengers because I believe 100 percent that this is a defective abs brake system effecting many Chevrolet trucks.

2001 Chevy Suburban K2500. Brakes hit the floor at slow speeds and I can hear a small humming from the bottom of the driver-side seat. I changed the hydro booster 3 times and the master twice thinking that was the problem. I've bled the system many times and I seem to keep getting air in the rear calipers. I checked the master and there are no leaks. I guess I will follow the line down to the calipers to see if there is any rust there. It may also be the ABS control that everyone seems to have.

I wish I had found this forum before last week. I just purchased a 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 reg cab 8ft box, 4x4, 5 spd. Four days after buying it, my brake pedal went to the floor upon braking. It has 140 km and in perfect shape. Everybody preached about how good GM is and man was I disappointed. Also the ABS light started to come on periodically. After a few days, it is on continuous. All my buddies said stay away from Ford and Dodge, I say stay away from GM. With all these complaints, why hasn't a class action law suit been filed against GM?

After returning to the truck from an errand, I started the engine and upon depressing the brake pedal in order to put the vehicle in gear, the brake pedal went to the floor. No warning lamps of any sort were illuminated prior to the brake pedal going to the floor. Pumping of the pedal did not produce any resistance. After a few minutes, the brake fluid level warning lamp came on. Brake fluid was added but did not result in any resistance from the pedal. Had to have the truck towed home where it then sat overnight.

The next morning I observed a large wet spot on the driveway just below the drivers side door. I looked underneath and saw that all of the brake lines going into or out of the ABS module were severely corroded and at least one had obviously been leaking brake fluid. The truck was towed to a Chevrolet dealer. I arrived as they were raising the truck on a lift. Evidently, they also added some brake fluid because quite a large puddle was forming on the shop floor below where the brake lines enter the ABS module. The technician, the service consultant, and I all observed the rusted brake lines and fluid was literally dripping from one that had obviously burst.

The dealer advised that GM does not make replacement steel brake lines so all the lines would need to be hand fabricated by the technician. Dealer also advised that the ABS module may have to be replaced because of how corroded the brake line fittings are (fittings are steel, ABS module is aluminum) where they screw into the module. We also observed that the fuel lines were severely corroded. I have owned many vehicles far older and with far more mileage and have never had to replace the steel brake lines. I believe the design is flawed (the routing and placement of lines and module) or the brake line material (steel, instead of stainless steel) is insufficient. I have photos and the old parts.

My rear brakes on my 2000 z71 Silverado failed after a long ride home from the shore during a family vacation. I "babied" the truck home, only depressing the pedal lightly and coasting from far off when approaching stops. I went to the local garage to find out that the rear caliper seized due to rust, all brake lines rusted, and plastic abs housing were leaking and brittle. $630.00 later, 2 rotors, brakes, emergency brake and cable, 2 brake lines, 2 abs plastic oem fittings, the mechanic said the remaining lines and fittings should be replaced due to substantial rust. Rust is also in the undercarriage and around wheel area, brakes are repaired but could fail again! This is my family and boyscout vehicle which I now can't use!

While driving at highway speed had to make a sudden stop, Brake pedal went to floor and took way too long to stop, break lines are OK. Pads and rotors have been changed due to this problem also lines have been bled more than once and master cylinder has been replaced. Brakes are very poor often mushy and very unpredictable 2000 Chevy Silverado 1/2 ton 85000 mi. So far have been unable to find cause.

While driving my 2002 Chevy Silverado 4WD Ex Cab, which only has 77,000 miles on it, when I am going slow and apply the brakes, the ABS kicks in, making the pedal almost impossible to press down and shudder. I've almost hit several vehicles and feel it's very unsafe to drive. Is there a recall for this problem? This is dangerous and expensive to repair. I'm afraid to drive the vehicle, and not able to afford to pay for the repair. It's an accident looking for a place to happen. What do I do?

2004 Silverado 2500HD Duramax. At 95000 miles, the fuel lines are leaking due to rusting out. 105,000 miles, brake lines are rusting out. A 7-year old truck with this amount of rust is not right. The frame rails are in terrible condition also.

I have a 2004 Silverado 3500. I started the vehicle, had trailer with mini excavator attached. I pulled out of my yard onto a main road in traffic. Within 500 feet, traffic forced me to apply brakes. The pedal went to the floor. I reacted quickly and applied emergency brake. All brake lines under vehicle just below drivers seat were completely corroded to the point of crumbs. The vehicle has 59K miles. I came 6 inches from rear ending a family of six with minor children in the vehicle.

I brought my 2000 Silverado into the dealership per the anti-lock brake recall. They said it was fine and sent me on my way. The anti-lock brake system fails just about at every stop. The truck is at the shop and the guys drove it into the wall because the anti-lock brakes gave out. The shop crashed the truck because the anti-lock brakes gave out!

I was in a line of traffic in my small town of Glassport, PA. We were all creeping up to take our turn at stop sign. I hit my brake pedal and the ABS engaged and kicked out the front brakes and I collided with the car in front of me, no damage. Now, I worry all the time as I travel 38 miles round trip to and from work. There are a lot of traffic lights and stop signs on my route. I never know when this is going to happen. I'm scared especially after I pick my granddaughter up from day care. She only has me, I don't know what would happen to her if something happens to me.

I have a 2003 Silverado 1500. A few months ago my ABS sensors went bad, causing the ABS to activate at low speeds. Last week, my brake lines blew. They are currently being replaced. They have completely rotted through. The truck only has 55,000 miles, with very little exposure to salt. The truck is only used on weekends, and oftentimes, the undercarriage is washed during winter months. It is very hard to be a loyal Chevy customer with this lack of quality. Brake line failed while I was stuck in heavy traffic, without warning, until the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I managed to prevent an accident, but it was a near miss.

I am a mechanic, a machinist & a mechanical engineer. After 60k on my 2005 3/4T suburban, I decided to take a look at the shuddering brakes (they have been doing it for the last 20K) but was only while I'm towing. But now, they are starting to do it all the time. I have had virtually no other problems so far with it other than it really looks rusty under the truck and I paid for undercoating. I could not believe what I saw. The outside of each front rotor was wearing normally. But the insides only had only the middle 1/3 in contact with the brake pads.

Yet the brake pads are still flat. After close observation, I noticed that the rotors were machined with a bevels to start with. I looked at the rear rotors and they are machined similarly on both sides . Looking at the amount of bevel, it looks like if you measured the thickness at the thinnest parts that they were under thickness tolerances now. I then went online to search why GM would do this and found all kinds of complaints about having to replace the rotors prematurely because of rust .

the rotor starts out flat, there will be even pad contact and no rust (just like my front outer surfaces). If the rotor is beveled, then the beveled parts do make contact with the rotor and thus rust constantly. Eventually, it looks like the rotor has rusted away, but my rust is not severe. In fact, you can still see the original machine marks on the bevels of the rotors. So why would GM do such a thing, and then tell everyone who comes in with brake issues that they have to be all replaced and charge the customer?

My 2002 2500HD Chevy Silverado Crew Cab is currently at 85000 miles. I replaced the rear brake pads and rotors at 23000 (completely gone). I replaced front hubs/bearings at 42000 due to activating ABS caused by rusty part at ABS sensors. I replaced all steel brake lines at 75000 due to leaky/rusty lines. Great job, GM. My next truck is a Toyota.

1995 C1500 Cheyenne long hard brake line inside frame to rear brakes rusted through, gushing fluid. Yeah, it's 1995, but the hard lines should not be rusting out so soon. Looks like the line has a history here. Otherwise, it's been a good truck at almost 200000 miles. Time and money. And you have to drop the gas tank to get to it. Fortunate I didn't have a complete failure on the MD Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I'm fortunate, but unfortunate, because I'm the mechanic.

While driving to work last year, a little girl on a scooter suddenly crossed the street in front of my 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD causing me to jam on brakes harder then I've ever done before in my life. As a result, the jacked-up pressure caused my brake line to blow and send the pedal to the floor. The little girl is fine, I was able to avoid hitting her.

After limping the truck to my mechanic, I was informed the brakes lines were rusted throughout the truck. Five hundred dollars later, my emergency brake failed shortly thereafter. My newest problem is that my ABS sensors are activating every time I slow to a stop. My mechanic is telling me that I need new hubs at $500 a piece because the bad sensors are built into the old hubs.

All of my problems began after my warranty expired, so I don't have any bad experiences with any GM dealers. My goal is to make you aware of another occurrence of this very common and dangerous situation with the GM truck brake systems, and to hopefully be a recipient of a potential safety recall to rectify the problem.

Same as everyone else. I was pulling into a parking spot and almost slammed into the car in front of me because the pedal went to the floor and I had no brakes then they finally kicked in and stuttered to a stop. Scared the death out of me. I called Chevy but they said there are no recalls. I don't know how after reading all of the claims on the internet or, at the absolute least, provide me with a solution to the problem so I can can fix it and not kill someone or myself.

My 2004 Silverado's anti lock brake system engages when the brakes are applied at slow speeds. This is always on dry pavement and I first started to notice it when turning left, but now it doesn't matter if I am turning left, going straight, or turning right. With winter coming, I can't imagine what might happen. Close to rear ending vehicle in front of me at stop sign. Afraid to pull a trailer.

The left front wheel detached at low speed without warning. Front axle shaft was snapped at the Nut. There was no previous vibration. The only symptom was the ABS as activating at low speed making the truck stop poorly. ABS light would then come on, then go out. Hub was torn out as was the brake caliper when the wheel detached. All I heard was a pop; I was barely able to pull into the parking lot before the wheel came off. I was just able to divert it from going over the embankment before I lost steering control. The nut and the end of the axle was inside the wheel hubcap.

I have a 2006 Silverado ext. cab. The ABS engages at low speed. Also, right front caliper hangs up. I was told by 2 different shops to take to the dealer. I called to inquire and was told the estimate was between $300.00 and $1,500.00. This is nuts, I can't even get parts after market.

I have a 1997 Z71 ext.cab.4x4. In September of 2011, I applied brakes, and the line ruptured above the gas tank. The brakes never felt right since I bought the truck in Nov 2009. Everybody says the brakes are okay. After the line ruptured, AbS light started to turn on and off , so I had Midas go through the brakes on 11-9-11, for another $449.91. Same thing. I believe the calipers are sticking and releasing, when they are not supposed to. Consider yourself lucky, if your truck does not do this. This isn't right, and someone needs to do something. My truck has 136,000 miles now. I have been lucky so far, but it is only just a matter of time before I hit someone in traffic, for lack of braking power.

I have a 1999 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 with 125K miles. I have had brake issues (blown lines, ABS module malfunctions) for the last 5-6 years. I have fixed these as they have occurred. I am appalled that GM can get away with this. When Toyota had bad frames, they either gave you a new frame or 2x Blue book value. I am trying to get my truck to pass inspection and since my ABS light is on, it won't pass. The garage has tried 2 different modules but has no luck. Now I can't drive my truck because of their inferior brake system. After reading about all the brake issues, it may be a blessing that I can't drive it, before killing myself and others. I will never buy another GM car/truck. Who can hold them accountable?

I got in the truck to go shopping and when I hit the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. I went right back home as I had very little stopping power. I topped off the fluid, stepped on the brake and pedal went to the floor. I got out and looked under the car and fluid had sprayed everywhere. Two blown lines due to rotted out brake lines. This is a 2004 Silverado 2500HD with 76744 miles.

The repair set me back just over $400 and if that was for 2 lines from the master cylinder to the ABS unit, also fittings and new screws. Mechanic says he has done brake lines on several GM pickups and this is a common fault. I am also going to have to replace the other lines as they too are about to blow. This is going to run another $750 - $800. As bad as this issue is, I wouldn't be surprised if there hasn't been some serious accidents due to a blown line on these GM vehicles.

Here is another ABS brake issue to add to the list. I have a 2006 Silverado with 77k mileage. ABS activates during slow stops. National brake chain diagnosed the problem to be the ABS control, in which I was told, only the GM dealership would touch. The controller cost $1,500 from GM and, of course, there is an installation fee. My local dealer states, "they do about 1 month." Come on, GM should step up to the plate and take responsibility. The inherent risk is just too great for GM not to remedy.

The ABS activates at slow speed causing the pedal to shutter. This makes it difficult to stop. The vehicle needs more room than anticipated to stop. As a result, I hit my garage.

I have 2006 GMC hd2500. It sounds like a typical problem. The brake line ruptured above fuel tank - no brakes. Luckily, the ebrake was functional enough to stop the vehicle. With 111000 km, the emergency shoes needed replacing. Also, it has one sticky ebrake cable and it needed all new rotors. What a POS! My 1992 Chevy has not given me a lick of trouble in 250000 km.

I have a 2002 GMC 2500HD. I have always loved this truck and told everyone that GMC is the only way to go. About 8 months ago, the brake line above the gas tank burst and was replaced by the dealer. The gas tank had to be removed for access and it cost $900.00.

Then on November 15, 2011, I was towing my boat and the brake line near the fire wall burst, whereby I lost all brake power. Luckily this occurred when I was going very slow prior to entering the parkway, and I was able to safely come to a stop. I had the truck towed to my house so I could then fix the problem. But first I checked the internet to see if there were any reports of common brake issues with GMC/Chevy trucks. I was appalled to see all the complaints on this website.

I called the dealer and got the typical "Corporate" response of - we base our policies on technical bulletins and recall issues from GM and they have not issued anything. I told them that they should have informed me of the problem when they were working on the lines the first time, and I may have had all the lines replaced at that time since the most difficult part was being taken care of.

Again I got another typical "corporate" answer of "We don't want you to spend money on repairs that may not be necessary. Well apparently, these repairs were and are necessary and there should be a recall from GM! I hope I don't have to buy a Toyota truck next time.

First the transmission went bad last year. At 60,000 miles now, I think break line is busted. I will never, as long as I drive, buy another Chevy Z71.

1999-2006 Chevrolet 1500 series brake lines are placed in a horrible location with the ABS module under the cab on the driver's side. Salt , dirt, and water are always hitting them, then when 1 line gets bad, you end up breaking the other lines just to get at the fittings, which are usually corroded into the aluminum module, and you can`t even apply heat because the fuel filter in regular cabs is right in front of the ABS module!

I filed a complaint with the NHTSA in March of 2010 regarding rear brake line failure due to rust. The front brake line rusted and ruptured on 10/25/2011. How much proof do they need?

2001. 1500 HD. A few weeks ago, I gave my 10 year old 110K truck's brake a little extra hard stomp, when I had forgotten the gate opener and blew a rear brake line. I have a very good mechanic who even through these rough times is always busy. Re-doing all brake lines came in around $800! Now, two weeks ago after sitting for a week the anti-lock breaks start firing, the last couple feet before stopping.

I was thankful I didn't see it failing to stop as its not an abs, but rather abs braking system. But then this week while doing a 3-point turn at very slow speed, the anti-lock system didn't let the truck stop at all and I put a guide rail dent in my cattle bars. Sounds like it'll be two hubs and another $750+tax.

Guess they can't issue a badly needed warning w/o recognizing and fixing the problem, can they? I hope this is the end of the braking problems, as I doubt being so fortunate in where my failures have taken place will happen 3x!

I own a 2006 Chevy Silverado with 47,000 miles on it and it has a severe ABS problem. I have replaced both front wheel speed sensors with new speed sensors and the problem still exists. After reading all of the comments listed on the internet, I don't know how GM can sit back without doing anything about the brake problems people are having and expect to maintain a high sales volume. I worked for a GM dealership for 39 years and about to trade this truck for another manufacturer after reading about all of the brake problems people are having. I don't know why the safety board has not done something about the problem since this issue is critical.

I have a 2003 GMC 2500hd with the Duramax. It has 186,000km on it and last week while coming to a stop my brake pedal hits the floor. Was going slow so no issues. Look under the driver side wheel well and the brake line is pissing fluid out? It was all rusted and corroded through? I took it into the mechanic, and all the lines were severely rusted. One blew out so I had no choice but to replace all of them. On top of that, last year I already had to replace the ABS controller that is under the truck as well, cost me just over $1000cdn to do all the lines. My wife's Honda CRV that is 1997 and has 205,000km on it, no issues at all with rust. How can a 2003 truck be so rusted out? It's crazy!

I bought a used 2000 Silverado and everything was fine for about a year. Then, I noticed ABS brake is engaging or slipping at slow stop. I just paid big money to replace the front hub assembly and the problem isn't fixed.

I didn't realize this was a common problem until I started researching on the web. This is an accident waiting to happen. I've had several close rear-end crashes because of this problem. I'm going to make the service station that overcharge me continue to try and fix it, but something wholesale need to be done.

I lost my brakes pulling into the garage and I had to jam into park. I also had problems stopping on the freeway when traffic suddenly stopped. I came very close to rear ending the car in front of me and I did not follow close. I also pulled a pop-up camping trailer and it stopped better when it is attached because it had electric brakes on it. I am always down shifting to help the truck to stop. It was a 2002 Silverado Z71 4X4 with only 33,000 miles. It is also parked in the garage.

These trucks should be recalled before someone gets killed if they have not already.

Filed a complaint with the NHTSA and save all your receipts. I also filed complaints with GM, BBB, Congressman and both State Rep and Sen. and Governors office.

My 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has the issue of abs activating at low speed and not allowing to stop--it made me hit a garage.

I lost my brakes due to brake line rupture from a corroded line. After further inspection from our mechanic, all the lines had to be replaced to a cost of $1200. We were lucky nobody was killed as I was just rolling slowly to a red light when the incident occurred. Also, I had to rent a car due to a business meeting I had which resulted in an additional cost of $100.

I was without a truck for 2 weeks and the cost of repairs was $1200. Plus, one another line was replaced two months earlier at a cost of $200 and I had to rent a car for the day at $100. Total out of pocket: $1500.

My son has a 2000 Silverado. The brakes have gone out twice so far. Once a year ago while putting his bass boat into the water. Now this past week while doing a weekly errand run. Both could have been major problems. The boat incident was narrowly stopped by stomping on the E-brake and dropping it into drive quickly. If it wasn't locked into 4 wheel low it would have ended badly. The recent incident was just pushing on the brakes to stop at a red light. Luckily the light turned green and a rear end crash was avoided by a few feet.

After taking the truck to a garage for the repairs the first time it was repaired for roughly $250.00 dollars. Currently it is still in the garage for repair number 2 since all lines except the previous repaired one are so rusted at the ABS box the mechanic said it will be big bucks if they can't be removed from the corroded aluminum box. He said he has done a few hundred of these repairs and he is a small 4 person garage. He said anyone driving a 2000 to 2004 GM truck and hasn't had any problems, change the lines now before you die. He said GM should have had a real on these crappy rotted lines.

We were putting the camper on our 2002 Chevy 2500HD Silverado and low and behold, the brake line from the master cylinder that runs along the frame rail started to leak as the pedal went to the floor. After further inspection, I found the line to be severely rusted through this area. It's a good thing that this happened in the driveway and not on the road with the camper! Now, I must try to get a factory line or make them myself. This is a problem that should be dealt with by GM.

We have a 2001 Silverado and been hearing about all the brake line problems on many year models. We often tow our travel trailer, so we decided we needed to check it out. They were rusted so bad that we do need to replace them before something happens with my children in the vehicle on the way to a camping trip. Many people I know have already had them go completely out without warning.

I lost my brakes in August 2010 while driving. Pedal went all the way to the floor. Midas replaced one brake line. In June 2010, I lost my brakes again, this time Midas replaced three more brake lines.

Four months later, in September, I lost my brakes again and almost crashed. Midas said yet another line had blown. So three times in just over a year I have lost complete braking and I am lucky not to have had any accident, especially a serious one.

That's it, I have had it. This never happened on my 1988 Chevy Truck and I had over 200k on it when I sold it.

In the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado Z71, the ABS system is activating just at the end of the stop. I almost rear-ended a car a few days ago. When coming to the end of the stop, the ABS kicked on for no reason at a speed of 5 mph or less. This has started recently, so I did a search on the internet and found a lot of consumers having the same problem. A few of my friends own such a vehicle, and they are experiencing the same issue with ABS brakes. GM, this is an accident waiting to happen. I don't want to die or kill someone, because of your faulty ABS brakes.

Because of the Anti-lock brake system failure, I have to replace the hubs and bearing assembly. The truck is a 2007 Silverado classic 4-wheel drive with 59,000 miles on it. I am experiencing low speed activation of the ABS system, just prior to stopping, every time the brakes are applied. Aside from the fear of having an accident, the cost of the repair is in excess of $600. Why has Chevrolet been allowed to not be required to recall vehicles for repair and retrofit for permanent correction?

While driving a 2002 Suburban home from dropping my daughter off at her dance class, I lost my brakes. No brakes, pedal to the floor, and the puff of smoke was only a warning. Thank god there was no accident. The brake lines are corroded and rusted, all need to be replaced. Can't someone put out a warning with all these complaints?

My 2002 Silverado 1500 with 102,000 miles on it has its rear brake line ruptured and was found that all brake lines to be rusted very badly. My Silverado is always parked over hard surface and used regularly.

While driving my company's (USPS) truck 2500 series, the brake failed, causing me to hit the Volvo in front of me, the rusted brake line's inside of the frame, truck was 1995, and the Volvo suffered no damage, but the truck repair cost $1500.00, not including replacing all the brake lines. Now, I notice that my own truck is having problem too and had to replace rotor's & pads at 20,000 miles now at 38,000 same thing, I guess G.M needs to help resolve this issue. I was lucky the first time, with only minor injuries.

My 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500 4WD with 34,000 miles developed a hydraulic brake failure due to a brake tubing leak at the front cross member. Upon examination of the undercarriage, I noticed that all the tubing to the abs unit are very corroded and any disturbance of these lines will rupture them also. I was fortunate not to become involved in any accident. Is any recall warranted?

I was driving on a busy four-lane city street when the brakes failed on my 2003 Suburban. Fortunately, I was able to stop without incident. I have been told by a Chevrolet dealer that all the brake lines have to be replaced because of rust and brittleness--the estimated cost is $1,200.00. I contacted Chevrolet customer service and was told that Chevrolet is not responsible for this matter. They are just sorry for my inconvenience. I am trying to find a garage that will replace the original brake lines with stainless steel lines at a more reasonable cost.

I have a 2000 Chevy Silverado, 2500 4wd. Same condition as everyone. I've had my 4th rusted brake line rupture. All lines are extremely rusted/unsafe. I am in the process of having many changed. Very expensive! General motors should do a recall and fix their defective lines!

I have a 2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD. I lost my brakes coming down a hill with no warning. I then replaced all the steel lines going forward from abs unit. There is a flat area along the frame where road salt in ice and slush gets deposited by front wheel. As I was bleeding, the air on the rear line blew out above the fuel tank, so that was replaced also. It was not an easy job. I made a mistake and did not use stainless. This is a big mistake for Chevy as they wanted to make a few more dollars per truck. In the long run, they will lose customers. I hope that this will help with a recall or, at least, a warning for people to check their vehicles as it is not confined to pickups. And there are millions of potential accidents out there.

Please help with ABS malfunction at low speeds and bursting brake lines. To test for faulty ABS sensor on wheel bearing when having low speed, you will need a digital multimeter that test V.A.C (Volts Alternating Current). Jack up the front wheels on a frame so that the wheel assembly hangs leaving room in the wheel wale to work. Follow the wheel sensor wire to find the connector and disconnect it. Touch the prongs to multimeter leads on side, going back to wheel bearing. While holding leads on connector prongs, have someone spin wheel at roughly 1 second per tire revolution and your multimeter needs to read at least .350 VAC.

If any lower, the sensor is bad. GM recommends removing the sensor, plugging the hole to keep dirt from entering, and cleaning dirt, rust build-up on the sensor base and around hole on wheel bearing with emery cloth or sand paper. Every time I've tried this, the senor shell breaks off while removing it due to heat which had made the plastic brittle. If you try to clean the sensor upon removal, you will see the copper wire, it's broken and you'll need to remove plastic from hole. If this breaks, or doesn't work after attempting this procedure, you will need new a sensor. The problem is, the sensors alone can only be bought from GM (no aftermarket "yet"), and there is a huge waiting list for them. So, you will have to replace wheel bearings to correct this problem. Or, you can leave the sensors unplugged and just have power brakes. But, you will have the ABS light to look at but your vehicle will stop. In the state of PA, this will still pass inspection(other states,I'm not sure of). All of the ones I've replaced had a VAC of .650 upon completion.

Now, for the bursting brake lines. Most of the vehicles that I've read about here with this problem are over 5 years old. I'm sorry, but this happens due to the salts and chlorides used to melt snow and ice, chemical fallout when it rains, and cheaper quality foreign steels these days (not to mention people that stand on the brake pedal). Its not just GM products, it's with all manufacturers that this happens to. This is coming from someone who always drives F-series trucks but currently drives a Silverado because I won't own a Triton motor due to their enormously long spark plugs that like to break when removed. But that's a different thread. Hope this helps, thanks....

My 2003 Chevy Silverado has been in for brake repair numerous times and everytime they say nothing is wrong, yet the pedal goes directly to the floor and can't stop at all. What does it take for them to admit something is wrong? Will it take someone getting into an accident killing some people to have them care?

Driving down New England country road in my 2000 Silverado, I was forced to panic stop when a car entered my lane. The pedal hit the floor and a puff of smoke came out as the fluid hit the exhaust pipe. I pulled over to find the same problem as so many others. The line burst where it sits in the plastic holder on the frame just before the ABS controller.

My wife was driving my 2003 Silverado Z71 extended cab on 09/17/11 when the brakes completely failed. Luckily, she was able to stop the vehicle without hitting anything. I took the vehicle to my mechanic, who advised that all of the brake lines were rusted and the master cylinder needed to be replaced. My truck only has 52,000 miles on it. Also, I have replaced the brakes once.

I have a 2000 and 2001 Silverado. Both have blown their brake lines and almost caused a huge accident. The lines are completely corroded.

No more Chevy's for me. Complete junk. Where is the recall before people get killed. Unbelievable.

I was pulling my 2001 Chevy Suburban with 90k miles out of the driveway when my brake pedal went to the floor. I managed to pump to a stop, but a puddle of fluid formed under the left driver's side. The shop says that all brake lines are corroded beyond repair.

My 2000 Silverado 1500 LT 4x4 lost brakes suddenly without warning. I found metal brake line leading to the anti-lock braking system, leaking severely due to heavy corrosion. I almost crash the car. Luckily, my two-year old was not with me at this time. What is wrong with US cars? This is my last US-made car ever! It's a total junk!

About two months ago, I drove home my 2000 GMC 1500 W/T. I pulled into the driveway and the ABS kicked on, it would not allow me to stop so I drove right through my garage door. Now, on my 2002 Silverado, I am having the same problem with the ABS kicking on at speeds less then 5 mph and not allowing me to stop. I called to see if there was a recall because I do live in "salt" state but, of course, my truck doesn't fall under that recall. I got to work and mentioned to my boss about my problem and he is having the same problem with his 2000 GMC. That's three trucks--I drive two of them and that is not a problem? Someone needs to step up!

I own a 1999 Chevy Silverado with only 83,000 miles on it that I have owned since new. The ABS front sensors had a recall in 2005 which I had done. Now the sensor is failing as described in the recall. The truck will come to a slow stop and the ABS will kick in which will not let you stop without pushing extremely hard on the brake pedal. I am lucky I have not hit anyone. It is being fixed now at my mechanic but Chevy says they won't do anything without it being looked at by them. You know how much that will cost and then they will deny it.

I bought a brand new 1999 Chevy Silverado with 83,000 miles on it. One day, the brake pedal went to the floor and a brake line broke from the rust. Luckily, this happened in my driveway as I was parking my boat. If it had happened just a little sooner, I could have slammed into someone. I had that line replaced and they told me that all the lines were rusted. I later had all the lines replaced as we were scared to drive the truck. This is a well-known problem and Chevy should do something about it.

My husband was on his way to to work and had to get off the highway as he had no brakes! He checked the car and found that the lines have rusted and all the fluid had leaked out. He could have been killed. He had to down shift to stop. Apparently, I am not the only owner with this issue.

I had my brakes blow out on me in my 2003 Chevy Silverado while I was driving down the road. I almost hit someone when they blew. I was able to stop by down shifting into a lower gear. When I had them looked at, the lines were all corroded. I looked up to see if there were any recalls and saw that GMC only recalled up to the 2002 Silverado. Why? It was noted that the problem went all the way up to the 2003. I am still currently without a vehicle because I need to have them all replaced and cannot afford to do so. It has been a little over a month now.

I have a 2003 Chevy Silverado. I bought it new in 2003. I never had any luck with this truck. I always had a brake problem and lost brakes many of times due to rotted brake lines. No more Chevy for me. I need to go foreign. So much for buying American junk.

Our 2003 Silverado truck has rusted brake lines and it is going to cost over $1,000 to repair. We drove this truck less than 10,000 miles per year and we nearly had an accident when the brakes failed with no warning.

2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with same description as so so many here. I was depressing the brake pedal when it lost pressure and went all the way to the floor. I could see visible leak of break fluid coming onto the ground where the break line had ruptured from rust in section behind cab near gas tank. We pulled our camper with the vehicle and two young girls. Luckily, we were in the driveway when it happened.

I have a 2002 K1500 Silverado extended cab with a complete brake failure. I tried to perform a low speed stop in parking lot and had to put the truck in park to avoid hitting other cars. After reading all the other complaints, I guess I should expect a blown brake line soon.

My 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 had catastrophic brake failure in October 2010.

While driving, I depressed the brake pedal and it went to the floor - no brakes. By downshifting to second and then first and turning up hill, I brought it to a stop. I took it to the garage where they told me that the brake lines were rotted then they replaced ten feet of brake line.

Yesterday, September 4th 2011, while approaching an intersection with a red light, I had another catastrophic brake failure - no brakes. Fortunately, there was no traffic infront of me, no one crossing the street and no traffic going through the intersection. I repeated the stopping technique I had used in 2010 but I haven't had it taken to a garage yet (today is labor day), so I don't know the cause of this failure.

Will the people at NTSB and GM wake up from their collective naps and denial and recall these trucks?

Earlier in the day, I had gone over the Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania. If those brakes had failed coming down the mountain, I wouldn't be able to file this complaint. Earlier in the week, I used the truck to tow a boat.

I am furious. It's time to hire an attorney and sue!

The steel brake lines under my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado corroded and ruptured, causing a loss of brakes and resulting in an accident. The people in their cars in front of me were in extreme danger of being killed or seriously hurt as we were traveling at 60 mph and unable to stop. I drove the truck into a guardrail at a glancing blow in order to stop the vehicle, preventing any loss of human life. At the time of the accident, my 13 year old daughter was traveling with me to see for the last time her grandmother who is dying. Needless to say, she was crying hysterically and was clearly distraught as she realized we almost died. Please get this information out of rotting brake lines. Recall or someone will be killed!

I own a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab with 150,000 miles on it. My wife was driving and when she attempted to stop, the brake pedal went completely to the floor that she was barely able to stop. Upon investigating the problem, I found out that all of the steel brake lines near the ABS control system (located just about under the driver's feet) were unbelievably rusted. And all of the brake fluid had poured out of at least one of the brake lines resulting in complete brake system failure. After searching other websites, I have found literally thousands and thousands of similar complaints on Chevy Silverado trucks and other GM SUVs. The NHTSA has an open investigation on this (action number: **).

I own a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 4X4 1500 Ext. cab with 79,000 miles. I drive 14 miles one way to work. I was told today that my brake rotors and brake pads need to be replaced. I can understand the pads, but the rotors do not need to be replaced. My wife's truck has 110 K and still doesn't need them. Chevrolet should issue a recall before someone gets hurt based on reading many of the others' complaints too.

I bought a used 2002 Silverado Extended cab 4x4 automatic with 52,000 miles back in November 2007. From the time I bought it, it would ratchet the brakes at low speeds. Since then, I have replaced the front hub assemblies 2 times, complete with new sensors. It works for a little while, and then the ratcheting starts again. I just replaced the hub assemblies and sensors again on 8/28/11 and the ABS light finally tuned off, but it still ratchets the brakes when going 5mph or less. These problems with the braking systems on the GM's are going to get people killed.

I own a 2004 Chevy Silverado. I was driving to measure a cabinet job in my area and when I slowed down to turn into the driveway, the brakes unexpectedly went out, peddle to the floor--nothing. The emergency brake barely stopped me in time and I was damn lucky that it was on a back road with no traffic. The next day, I was scheduled to pick up a load of hardwood in a busy area; if this had happened then, I could have killed someone.

Chevy has been made aware of this and has done nothing to warn customers. I have checked online forums on the subject and it seems to be an issue of epidemic proportions. Needless to say, my last GM product, ever!

I have a 1997 Silverado 1500 extended cab. I was coming slowly to an intersection and applied the brakes. The anti-lock light went on and the truck wouldn't stop. Thank God I was able to pull into a parking lot until the truck would come to a complete stop.

I took it to a mechanic friend. On the way, the truck did this repeatedly. He removed the anti-lock fuse and I haven't had any trouble until brake lines blew--twice. Thank God again that I was in a driveway both times when it happened. They were rusted under the front bumper. Now that the lines have been replaced, the brakes are mushy and the brake warning light keeps appearing. The brake fluid level is fine and no leaks have been detected. No one can figure out why the light appears.

My 2000 Chevy Silverado has brake problems. It rusted out and I replaced them.

Now, the ABS isn't working properly. I talked to a lot of other people having the same problem and it's expensive. This is probably my last Chevy.

I have a 2005 Chevy Silverado with brake issues. It started getting soft pedal on brakes at 63,000 miles. I took the truck to the dealership to have it checked. They said the entire front brakes are shot (rotors, calipers and sensors). It needs full replacement of all parts. I had the brakes checked a year ago, and they were fine. What is going on with Silverado brake systems?

The brakes failed on my 2000 Silverado truck while trying to stop at an intersection. Luckily, I used the emergency brake and slid to a stop, sideways. I had the truck towed home and found the steel brake lines corroded.

Upon further inspection all the brake lines were corroded beyond repair. I have replaced all the brake lines with stainless steel lines and replace all the brake components due to rust. This cost me $1,200. When will the government check on all of this substandard part usage on vehicle which should last longer than 3 to 10 years of normal use.

This situation is on all the Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban, Silverado, Sierra, Escalades units. These vehicles are transporting our children and families, as well as tons of construction equipment, when will they stop producing these low quality vehicles?

My brake lines rusted out right behind the left front wheel on my 2002 K1500 Chevrolet pickup truck. The brake lines were routed from the factory going from the master cylinder to the abs valve on the outside of the frame rail and then over the top of the rail to the abs valve that is mounted on the inside of the rail. Why not route them straight down from the master cylinder to the abs valve on the inside of the rail so that water and snow from the left front tire doesn't hit the lines and rust them? And why not use stainless steel material for such important parts?

The original report was on 7/25/11. My 2003 Silverado, with 66 thousand miles, lost brakes due to rusted brake lines. The GM extended warranty that I have will only pay for the one broken line that is leaking. My authorized repair shop went crazy telling them that if these lines aren't all changed, there's going to be an accident. I guess GM doesn't care at all if they kill people or not. I ordered a stainless steel line kit to be installed.

I have a 2003 1/2T 4x4 4.8L Silverado that I purchased brand new in August 2003. I, too, have noticed and have been told by others who have driven this truck, that the brakes are "mushy". It was just this past week that the truck turn over 58,000 miles. Yesterday, the left rear brake/wheel locked up, luckily it was when I was moving very slowly in a parking lot. The left rear wheel assembly acted like the front wheels when in 4x4 and turning on dry pavement. Sounded like "chirp, bump, chirp, bump."

A week ago, the on-board warning system continuously "chimed" and the "brake" light illuminated. The warning stopped when the truck was stationary but, commenced incessantly once the vehicle started moving again. There was no other symptom. I figured I just haven't fully released the E brake. But last winter as I rolled to a braking stop at a stop sign, the brake light illuminated and the "chime" sounded for a short time. The same thing occurred last autumn (2010), again during a slow, rolling stop.

Also, I have on a couple (2 or 3) occasions that the brake pedal mash to the floor without warning! Luckily, I have not hit anything but, what an eye opener! I have had my independent mechanic (a place I have been going to since the 1980s) look into the braking issue multiple times. The last time was just a few weeks ago and the shop could not find a problem. I had them clean the brakes (complete brake service).

I no longer trust this 2003 Chevy and, though I thought I could keep it maybe 12 or 13 years with 168,000 miles just like my 1991 1500 WT (one clutch), this 2003 SL at 58,000 miles is just not matching up. I'm looking at Ford, Dodge and Toyota now.

1999 Chevrolet Silverado LS extended cab w/abs and 4wd and 4 wheel disc brakes. My truck has, as many do, poor braking ability. Ive changed rotors, more agressive brake pads, different brands and kinds of brake fluids (dot 3 or 4 suitable for abs), professional help from dealerships and private auto shops and the problem always comes back. The only thing that temporarily solves the poor braking ability issue was an ABS module automatic brake bleeding procedure performed from a Snap-On diagnostic computer... once the ABS activates a few times, which is very easy to activate, the mushy brakes come back.

My 2004 Chevy Silverado lost all brake functions as I attempted to make a low speed stop in Florida. The line connected to the proportioning valve under the master cylinder failed, which led to a no fluid pressure condition to all of the brakes. This surprising situation led to a rear end collision with another vehicle. The brake lines have since been replaced.

I contacted the service manager at the dealership where it was purchased in Jamestown NY. He passed on the information to GM who sent it to ACEegis for investigation. They have just determined that they can not help.

This is a serious problem and should be addressed as soon as possible. We do have salt applied to the road in western NY, this is not a new situation and auto companies should have taken it into account for either change in materials, coating, or warnings that the situation could occur.

Thank you.

My 2003 Silverado lost brakes the other day. I was travelling very slow when someone backed out of a parking space and I hit the brakes. Pedal went to the floor. Brake line at plastic clip, under left side of the cab, burst. Smoke came out from under as brake fluid hit hot exhaust pipe.

I was only a few flat miles from home and I made it using the emergency brake. I lost my front brakes and the rear brakes did very little using brake pedal.

2000 silverado lost brakes suddenly with out out warning.found metal brake line leading to abs system leaking severly due to heavy corrosion

I own a 2001 Silverado 1500 and the brake lines have rotted out. I thought the rust on the frame was bad, but the brake lines are down right awful. They look like they were sitting at the bottom of the ocean with the Titanic. After reading all the complaints, I knew I was not alone. I had premature ABS activation as well, but de-activated the ABS sensor to bypass. I was pulling my 28 foot travel trailer when the front brakes burst on my chevy. Luckily my trailer has 4 disc brakes and was able to stop both it and the truck. Not a happy camper here.

My 2007 Silverado has a problem with low speed ABS activation causing increased stopping distances. After many, daily close calls drifting too far out of my driveway and through parking spaces, rolling past stop signs, and nearly rearending other vehicles, I went to a local dealer and was asked to pay $794 to replace wheel sensors. They were going to discount due to a price misquote, but that would have only taken it down to around $600. I refused and looked on the internet for guidance and am apalled to find how many have this problem and how long it has gone on.

After calling the customer assistance line, GM now has the price down to $200 but what am I going to do next year or so when the new sensors rot loose!?! The problem is a safety threat caused by defective critical parts failing prematurely due to unacceptable manufacturing/materials coupled with a company in denial, hiding in non-accountability!

I have a 2003 Silverado HD that has extensive rust on the metal brake lines. I pull a 15K lb 5th wheel and do not want to risk blowing a line while braking; so, I'm going to replace all of the lines. Tim

2004 silverado

ABS system in 2002 Chevy 1500 truck engages at low speed. I nearly ran through the window of Subway the other day when I tried to stop in a parking place. ABS system activated and I couldn't push the brake pedal down at all. Chevy will not include my VIN # in the recall because I don't live in a "severe corrosion state". Chevy is going to get someone killed by not recalling all of their vehicles for this problem.

I have a Chevy 2005 silverado z71. it has 61000 miles drivers side rear brake line burst. The funny thing about it the chevy dealer Bonner Chevy just inspected it within the last three months.

I pulled into the garage yesterday, 12/25/2010, pressed down on the brakes on my 2000 Silverado half ton four-wheel drive and it failed to stop and I ran into the garage. I broke the grill and bent the hood; I also pushed the back wall of the garage out.

I was rolling toward an intersection and when I applied the brakes the pedal went to the floor. I was able to miss the cars in front of me because I turned sharply to the right and rolled to a stop. A rusted rear wheel brake line blew out. The truck has 56000 miles on it. The entire line from the front to the back was so rusted, it had to be replaced at a cost of over $900.00. This vehicle is a 2003 Silverado pickup truck.

I was getting off the interstate coming to a gradual stop at a traffic light at the end of the ramp. Pushed the brake pedal with no response. Immediately geared the automatic transmission down to second gear at about 40mph. Instantly started applying the parking brake and stopped with about 6 inches of the front of my truck in the traffic lane. Luckily the three cars in the right lane swerved to the left almost running the two in the left lane into oncoming traffic. Luckily there was no accident.

I contacted GM and they told me they only had this problem in the Northern States and could not help me. I explained that I bought this Silverado new and that it only has 40k miles. Nothing.

This week, I was driving in to work when the brake light came on. I pulled over and the brake fluid was within the bottom inch of the master cylinder. I drove very slowing to a store and bought some to add. I arrived home later that day and started looking for a leak. It's leaking along the frame under the driver's door. The four lines are rusted to the point that I'm surprised they haven't fallen off. The truck now has 43k miles.

I have emailed the GM complaint department and really doubt I will receive any help. They don't know me and well I try to take care of my autos. This to me is very poor. My wife and I were going to buy a Buick Enclave in January. I will never buy another GM product because of this.

I purchased 2006 Duramax 2500 Silverado from a local dealer. It was a new vehicle and has 53,000 miles to date. I just replaced the tires. I noticed upon inspection of brakes that RT rear caliper slide has seized up. The rotor is like new on outside. The inside is worn as it has taken all use. I believe that this is the reason for poor braking problem. When it was addressed to the dealer, "they stated no problem has ever been reported for recall". I believe this to be H_**. I paid $40,000.00 for what I think would at least not become the money pit that vehicle is becoming - a very angry GM customer.

I bought a used truck years ago and it gets light use. I have put 10,000 miles on in five years--now only a total of 55,000. I have had to replace full brake lines front/rear and calipers/backing due to overwhelming rust. I went to put plow on this year and the dealer pointed out that the frame is rusting so badly in places--that it is a safety hazard and they won't inspect it. This should not happen to a truck this age. I can't find any other truck with this issue, and clearly Chevy has it in spades. Stay away from Chevy trucks.

I am complaining about the rusted brake lines and rotors of my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD. This vehicle has only 14,000 miles on it and the brake rotors and brake lines are extremely rusted, as well as the entire under carriage. The trans cooler line rusted through and were leaking. The vehicle had no stopping power at all. GM need to recall these vehicles for the safety aspect alone. I have replaced the rotors and transmission lines. It's only a matter of time before a brake line fails. They are all very rusted. I've painted them with a rust inhibitor paint, but I think they are too far gone at this point. Replacing the line is going to be a very expensive job, even with me doing the labor myself.

The brakes work fine at low speed but a 50 MPH or faster emergency stopping results in the pedal going to the floor and the truck rolling to a stop. I allow three times the distance when on the highways to avoid rear ending someone. I have taken the truck in to be repaired several times but I get the same answer there is nothing wrong. Except the truck won't stop.

I have a 2005 Silverado with ABS problems. At low speeds, the ABS sometimes kicks in and the pedal drops but will stop. The truck was purchased in Buffalo, spent time in Virginia and now in Ct.

I have a 2005 Yukon XL 2500 series. For the last 6 months, we have had an activation at low speed braking from the ABS. I took the vehicle to a GM dealer and they removed both calipers and removed rust and dirt from them. When I received the Yukon back, the problem was still there as I drove off the lot. Now I am told after I spent $300 that it could be corrosion on the brake lines. Should I disconnect the fuse and drive the truck or should I get a second opinion? Please advise.

Same complaint as everyone else. Brake lines corroding and bursting. The first time was rear lines over gas tank. I barely got stopped before I hit the intersection. The last time was on 9-11-10. Two brake lines behind the left front wheel, well, stopped at the very edge of the creek.I have been a life-long chevman, but no more! I have purchased my last Chevy product unless they make this right with people! Someone is going to be killed! They don't seem to give a **!

My 2002 Chevy Silverado abs brakes energize below 5 mph. Half the time, they lock the peddle causing no brakes at all. I checked under the truck and the brake lines are rusted to the point the are crumbling. So far I've had the transmission fail at 48000 miles, The rear end rusted out and had to be replaced at 70000 miles, blower motor failure and the rear backing plates are half rusted away, not to mention other things. The underside of the truck is rusted all over the frame. It is now off the road due to the fact it is far too dangerous. I wrote letters to Chevy and got the brush off response. They (the Gov.) should have let them go out of business. I see now they have 100000 mile drive line warranty, They need it!

I have a 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 ext cab that has had all rotors replaced due to rust. 3 calipers fail due to rust. Entire undercarriage is completely rusted and looks like it is 30 years older than it is. Early this year, I had a hard brake line to front drivers side burst from corrosion causing me to almost run into an intersection. After driving to Midas with E-brake I had it replaced thinking it was an isolated incident.

Aug 15th my wife had the rear line burst on her. This is a result of low grade materials in the vehicle construction. I inspected brakes and found all lines severely corroded and in need of replacement. I have done rear but others are falling apart as I remove them. Rear Calipers are in such bad shape that they could not be bled so they have been replaced with aftermarket as well so they will not fail like OEM parts. I have never seen any vehicle corrode like this. It has 45k miles on, it is not used as plow or really even driven in snow at all and looks worse than a 97 Ford that sits next to it. If GM doesn't do something about this issue, it will be my last GM vehicle.

I own a 2000 GMC Sierra and the brake-lines have rusted through and falling apart. I now need to replace all brake-lines to feel safe in this vehicle due to the poor condition of brake-lines. This requires me to either pay to have this done or take time out of my busy life to make this safe for me and my family.

My wife and I were on our way home to New Jersey after a week in South Carolina on vacation. As we were traveling North on I-95 just south of Fredsrickburg, VA, a white motorcycle passed us at a high rate or speed. About five minutes later, as we rounded a curve, we noticed traffic coming to a stop. Needing to stop within a few hundred feet I had to jam on the brake pedal. Well, it went to the floor. Yup, no brakes and we were doing about 70 or so.

Scanning at the cars and other vehicles in front of me that stopped wondering what one had the least amount of people in it because this was going to get ugly. Who do i want to run into doing 70? As we got near impact, I noticed a car move on the burm so I shot for the very small hole. As I lined up on the hole, I saw the motorcycle to the right side of the hole in the dirt on its side. On the left side of the hole was a red mini van. I thought this was going to be close. As I neared the mini van, I saw the side door open and the hands and feet of a person trying to get out. Thinking I was going to kill this person, I laid on the horn and with a flash of red, we shot the hole.

As we went through, my right rear tire hit something and bounced my trunk a little sideways. After correcting and over correcting, I finally got my truck back on the black top. After using my e-brake and slowly stopping, I got out of the truck and found I had suffered a blown brake line near the gas tank. I limped the truck to the next exit using e-brake and found that the only service station was half hour away in Fredsricksburg. Upon arriving at Firestone service center on Sunday, they said that they can't get to it till Monday. So I had to get a hotel room for the night for my wife and I.

Monday afternoon, we got a ride back to our truck to find out that while bleeding the brakes that another line blew out. Well, late Monday afternoon, I finally got my ride back and go home. Now, I am looking forward to replacing the rest of them. After $400 for line repair and $100 for hotel room. $175 for a new BFG 33 inch tire. Two days of feed for two $150 and another $1000 to do the rest of the lines, I'm up to almost 2 grand. I can't believe there is not a recall on this. Are they waiting for people to start dying like Honda? I'm not happy at all with this and think something should be done. Chevy needs to step up! Anyone starts a lawsuit up let me know. I've got all my receipts. Concerned Chevy driver.

Brake line ruptured due to corrosion in my 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The truck, which I purchased new, has only 48,800 miles. I had the truck towed to the dealer, who said all six brake lines are severely rusted and must be replaced at a cost of over $1400. No wonder GM went bankrupt. Cost me $1,430 for repair at the Chevrolet dealer.

I have a 2002 GMC truck and the brake lines are all rusted. I was pulling a trailer and had to stop when both sides of the lines blew holes in them. Stainless should not rust like this. GM must have used inferior parts. Thank God for e brakes.

Brake lines rusted through. Yikes. $300 for new set and lots of labor

While parking our 2001 GMC Sierra in driveway, it lost all brakes. I used E-brake to stop (thank God had that rebuilt a couple of years ago due to corrosion/rust). The brake lines are all completely rusted through, one burst at this time causing complete lack of braking. I called GM--no recall for this defect as of now, they would schedule towing ($80) and evaluation ($89) (you can see what's wrong!) before giving us an estimate from their dealer. Loss of use of truck!

While parking the truck in our driveway (Thank God, at the end of a trip!), brake lines burst, causing complete loss of brakes. I was able to stop using E-brake. The lines are all completely rusted through. I also had E-brake completely rebuilt due to corrosion/rust a couple of years ago. But ABS problems still exist, even after GM recall for sensor.

I called GM, since there's no recall right now for this problem. It will cost us towing (around $80) and evaluation ($89) before estimating what fix cost would be. Presently, I have lost use of the truck until repaired. Also, I narrowly missed other family members' cars in the driveway.

My 99.5 Chevrolet Silverado have brake problems. All calipers are frozen and has abs pump failure.

2004 Chevrolet 1500 4x4 pickup brakes. Today, this vehicle failed the state safety inspection due to rusted brake lines, with estimated $900 cost. The truck has 54665 miles and has had all the rotors replaced once and the front a second time a month ago. There has been no accident, but brakes are poor at best compared to previous vehicles. $900 estimated to replace rusted brake lines. In addition, an equivalent amount in the past to replace rotors twice.

I have been experiencing brake problems with my 2000 Silverado since it was purchased new. The latest problem is that the backing plates are now rotted. Last week, there was a complete brake failure. It seems to me that there is a lot of these trucks with the same problem. No consequence yet, but I almost had an accident. I have yet to fix the truck.

I had my ABS systems repaired at a local shop on my '99 Tahoe and '02 Silverado 2500. I found out about a recall later. I wrote to the GM customer service, but was told that my VINs were not on the recall list and refused to refund. I now have a broken brake line on the Silverado due to rust. I will check with the dealer on August 2, 2010 to see if there is a recall. All four lines are rusted severely. There are 100,000 miles on both vehicles. The cost for repairs on the Silverado was $288.80; for Tahoe, $478.87, with an additional cost due to a broken sensor, $199.23.

I was traveling on I-26 near Columbia, SC pulling my 5th wheel camper. Traffic stopped ahead and I mashed my brakes but there was none. I could not stop and was quickly approaching stopped traffic. I was in the left lane with no chance of getting in the right lane and then emergency lane. To keep from wrecking into the stopped traffic in front of me, I went in the grass between the guard rail and cars, with a camper in tow. I must have went by 15 -20 stopped cars before I came to a stop. I took it to the garage here in Mooresville, NC and the brake lines are rusted and ruptured. There is a lot of rust on the under side of my truck. This could have been death to my wife, daughter, son and myself or killed other people who stopped in front of me. The good Lord was with us on this day.

I was driving down a street approaching a stop sign. I was driving a 2005 F-150 truck. I went to step on the brakes and it didn't feel like it was stopping at all. I pumped them once and still nothing. I went into the intersection and hit a car going from my left to right. I braced for impact riding the brake pedal. We collided and I hit the passenger side of their car, which had a 5-month pregnant woman sitting there. The airbag blew, we ended up on the other corner and had to have a major 911 call. I was dazed and was still on the brakes till I rolled up on the curb. I checked the pedal and it felt like I have brakes but they didn't stop me. It all seemed so weird stepping on the brake and not feeling the truck slowing down.

It was smashed pretty good and hopefully, the pregnant girl will be okay. The baby I'm worried about but did anybody reported this problem? I felt like an ** telling the highway patrol I was stepping on the brake and it just wasn't stopping me. I was wondering if this is brake fade. I had pedal but no action. It all happened fast and I've never experienced anything like this. Is there some way of checking this for a problem now? Thanks in advance for any help.

My 2001 GMC 3/4 ton with Duramax and Allison transmission has rusted brakes and brake lines, and undercarriage. Its brake line failed at 21,000 miles, costing $500 to fix. The first time, they balked at the repairs but did it anyways. Three month later, it was out of warranty, the rear lines failed between the master cylinder and rear line, another $250.

Now at 50,000 miles, on a vacation, the rear line from the last repair failed, and this too another $250. It has troubles with tranny, window (electric) cable pulls. The last three repairs cost $500, then $250, and $250 and now, another $250. This caused my loss of vacation and dependability of this truck, and uncertainty. If this will continue what next? Someone got a lake to dump it in?

My 2002 Chevy Silverado has under 56,000 miles then my brake lines ruptured due to extreme rust. My entire under-carriage is almost completely rusted out. I've had to replace the transfer Case, and the Injectors went bad at 50,000 miles. I've had service at every 4000 miles and I wash the truck weekly and after it snows, almost daily. The truck is used to pull my motorcycle trailer and do my driveway plowing. It has been that way for the past 8 years so I haven't put any miles on it.

It is a Duromax Diesel and runs great but the frame and exposed parts are rusting away. The cost has exceeded $12,000 to date. I am thinking about removing the body and replacing the entire frame because the Diesel motor and transmission are still in excellent shape. Shame on GM for making a rust bucket truck and me paying over $40k for this truck.

Like many others, my 2004 GMC Sierra will not stop. When I have a hard braking situation, the pedal goes to the floor and the ABS does not even kick in. Even just sitting in the driveway, the pedal will go to the floor.

I replaced all pads and rotors, and bleed everything, but no improvement. Called the local Chevy dealer and they said that there were no recalls on this despite the news of over 77,000 trucks being recalled by GM. No more GM products for me, ever!

Rusted brake line. I put new tires on truck used for hauling horses. On the way home in the dark, brake to the floor. Next day, I put pads on and went backing out of garageno brakes! The truck is being towed for repairs by my local BP station.

I was driving along at 40 mph and hit the brakes and they went to the floor. I went through an intersection using a sidewalk on and off curbs to get this truck to stop. I cannot believe that I was not hurt or anyone else. I had the 2003 silverado with 35000 miles towed to the garage. All my brake lines are rusted and it cost me about a $1000.oo to repair.

I have a 2000 silverado, have put over $4000 in brake work in the last 6 years, now the abs comes on couple times a day, dealer says it will cost $400 to find which sensor is bad and another $400 to fix, I pulled the fuse and ignore the idiot lights. I've had 5 close accidents prior to pulling fuse.

I have a 2002 Silverado 1500 that I bought used. The antilock breaks kick in at low speeds. Makes stopping the vehicle quickly and "interesting" experience. Will disabling the ABS solve this problem? I have had this going on 3 years now with no satisfactory resolution.

I was driving down the road in my 2000 Chevy Silverado. I applied the brakes to make a left hand turn and the pedal suddenly dropped to the floor. Luckily I was at a driveway and not attempting to stop at a stop light or navigate traffic. This could have resulted in an accident. I was lucky that I hit not hit anything or anyone but it could have been much worse. Now I have to see how much this is going to cost me. It seems that far too many people are experiencing the same exact issue. GM should rectify this situation before someone gets killed!

My breaks on my 2001 GMC Sierra, I have a problems with the breaks at low speeds either forward when pulling out of a parking or on reverse when parking, my mechanic has changed the break pads, master cilinder evrything that he think about and cant find the problem, I called GMC and they tell me that there is no recall on my truck, I googled this problem with my truck and it seems that a lot of people are having the same problem. why cant GMC fix this problem? are they waiting for the Law suits to start for them to react like Toyota? im going to get me a lawyer to deal with it.

I replaced the brake line out of pocket as the truck was out of warranty. Now I'm seeing that I'm not alone and this is a glaringly large issue. I have inspected the remainder of my brake lines and they too are rusted. The truck does NOT brake near as well as it used to. The ABS also kicks in if I'm applying the brake at maybe half pedal and I go over a bump. Very disturbing and alarming.

Brake lines are rusted out in the 2000 Silverado. I feel this is premature. It has no brakes.

2003 GMC sierra 1500hd pickup truck brakes lines rusting out. Only 50,000 miles.

I am questioning the recall of the 2002 trucks for brakes. I have a Chevy Silverado that has brake issues. Can you give me some information on where I need to go to try to resolve this issue?

2000 Chevrolet emergency brake system is of poor design. I have replaced the rear rotors three times and had to remove the rear rotors every year and either replace or free up the the linkage just to get the car inspected. Now, I find out this is a very common problem for a lot of year models. I'm not the type to go to the trouble to find a site like this and take some kind of action. However, GM needs to recall or correct this problem.

The front discs need to be turned every 5 thousand miles. Bad wheel bearing. I had to replace wheel bearing before 36,000 mi. Trans line, from park to reverse does not engage trans. Door locks, do not open doors every time.Windshield wipers, do not work properly. 2008 Chevy HHR. All that comes to mind at this time. Assuming this continues, the possibilities of great damage to my family and others is a very real thing.

Writing to complain about the problem with my 2002 Chevy silverado anti-lock brake problem. The vehicle has already had the recall done and the problem is still there. Called dealer and they said that the recall was already done and there is nothing that GM will do at this time.

The brake-line on the drivers side rear blew and nearly caused a major accident. All the lines are rusted and the abs is acting up. Is there a recall on these vehicles?

I have the same problem with my 1999 Silverado brakes as all the other owners. The brake lines are rusted through and the anti-lock kicks in at low speed. I had my fourth brake line rupture last night in a heavy fog causing a near miss accident. I live in Tennessee but I am pretty sure my truck came from up north. It is a used truck. The brake lines are located and mounted in such a way as to hinder an easy repair. I have already replaced 3 of the rusty brake lines myself and now have another to repair.

I would like to know if the recall applies to my truck since it was originally purchased and driven in the north. How can GM draw a line in the sand for a recall? Vehicles are driven all over this country no matter where they are purchased or registered. Why the Toyota problem causing is such a stir and all these big heavy trucks not stopping is no problem? Do I need to have a failure and run over a lady with a baby to get someone's attention?

I have a 2000 GMC K2500. All but one of the brake lines have rusted thru and had to be replaced. I was able to limp home where I changed the lines myself since I was unemployed at the time.

Rusty and leaking brake lines. These lines are the ones which run down the driver side underbody. Upon pressing the brake, it is possible to actually see the brake fluid spray out. Two near accidents due to this issue. The expense of having to replace these lines due to cheap material.

My anti lock brakes failed to stop me hit a lady from behind. They would go to the floor and not stop for a few seconds. Then the anti lock brakes went out all the way. Why is GM not fixing this problem, they have a recall in some states but not mine.

I have taken my 2003 Silverado to the dealer in regards to poor brakes, a very soft pedal and sometimes the pedal will go to the floor before stopping. They say that there is nothing wrong with them. I have reported this to GM Canada and they told me that there is no recall on the truck. There are numerous complaints regarding the brakes and I believe GM should address the issue.

I have a serious problem with my front ABS brakes on my 2002 3500 Silverado. I feel there should be an investigation on this issue. I cannot stop my truck within a reasonable stopping distance, which may result in a accident.

December 22, 2009, my wife diving our 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD. While applying the brakes entering our Tennessee (Pigeon Forge) Cabin neighborhood, she experienced complete brake failure on an incline resulting in her traveling backwards (out of control) and struck the neighborhood sign. My wife experienced neck and back pains and fear to drive the mountain roads and overall mistrust of my Silverado. I arrived at the scene of her accident to find massive amounts of brake fluid dripping down the frame from one of the brake lines located driver side observed from the wheel well. Sevier County Sheriff responded and took report of accident (mechanical failure).

The truck was disabled (bed, bumper, bumper bracket, topper, cab and rear glass) and had to be towed to Volunteer Chevrolet. Volunteer Chevrolet informed me, following examination, that the brake lines had excessive corrosion and failed. Volunteer Chevrolet also stated they'd seen this problem before with trucks used up north. I was informed by a mechanic friend this weekend that he recalled a GM recall concerning brakes on Silverados and to look into it.

The rest is history. I have all scheduled maintenance (less oil changes) performed at GM dealerships (100k maintenance performed at Quality GMC in Cocoa, Florida October 2009) and never received a recall mailer except for the tailgate cables which I responded. All this problem because GM failed to recall obvious material safety problem and the GM dealerships failed to note corrosive problems when servicing.

This resulted to damage to pickup bed, factory liner, factory tow hitch, factory bumper and brackets, passenger side and rear cab damage, broken rear window, and complete brake line replacement. It caused emotional and physical stress to my wife. The tow truck cost me $21.00 over my AAA allowance. The cost of a rental car to drive to Ohio and repeated telephone conversations with Volunteer Chevrolet body shop to reduce the $9300 repair estimate bill. Eventually, it cost me approximately $3400 paid to Volunteer Chevrolet to replace brake lines, replace the rear bumper and assembly, and replace the rear cab window following repair and painting of cab.

I paid another $150.00 for a used trailer hitch installed by Volunteer Chevrolet. I located and purchased a used 2006 6'5" bed matching my original bed for $1200 plus Michigan tax. My high school friend picked up the used bed and this weekend (January 29th) installed the replacement bed (cost of 3 cases of beer for their 3 others' assistance, a Michigan thing). I used wheel flares and body trim from the original bed and new double sided tape and adhesives to apply to replacement bed to complete the repair. I was unable to salvage the Astro fiberglass topper (color matched original cost of $1000 in 2005) and have purchased an Access tonneu cover to be installed Monday, February 1, 2010. A claim was filed with USAA for replacement of the neighborhood sign of which I have no idea the cost for replacement at this time.

The ABS braking system on my 2002 Suburban (130,000 miles) goes off at slow speeds, when you are stopping. This falsely increases the stopping distance needed to stop. I cannot put my family in this truck! There was a recall for this problem, and it was repaired in '05. Now, 5 years later, it's back. My dad has a '02 Chevy 1500 pickup with less than 35,000 miles, and he is having the same problem. This is a very dangerous problem that the NHTSB and Chevy need to correct, to save lives. I spent over $900 on this problem, and it will not go away. It also increases my blood pressure when I have to drive this vehicle.

I have a 1st-owned Chevy 2007 Suburban that has had its ABS breaks failed twice in two low-speed accidents. All damages were to the cars that I rolled into. My front end was also dented.

The ABS brakes in our truck went to the floor and then caught and threw us into oncoming traffic causing a head on. My husband who was driving his 1997 Chevy pick-up 1500 series had to have surgery on his ankle. I received 4 broken ribs and the other driver had many injuries. We were stopping at a slow rate of speed other truck was doing about 40 mph. Why no recall? We never received the recall notice on the wiper motor. This has caused a lot of problems for us including deformities.

I have a 2002 GMC Yukon with 88,000 miles on it. Recently, the ABS started to activate inappropriately at low speeds under 10 mph when stopping, causing an uncertainty as to the required safe distance needed to stop safely. I have had some close calls at stop lights and while pulling into parking spots.

GMC has issued recalls and expanded recalls. However, my Vin# is not covered because of where I live and where I purchased the truck. This will do nothing for me. The local dealer's service manager claims that he has never heard of such a problem or recall.

I have filed a complaint with the NHTSA whose goal is to resolve this kind of problem, but I have not heard anything back from them yet. What more can I do to get GMC to stand behind this obviously huge problem that they have with the ABS on my truck?

I have a 2002 Silverado 2500HD with 28000 miles on it. Recently, while attempting to stop, the brakes completely failed. I found brake lines rusted with hole completely through one line. I complained to General Motors who said no assistance would be provided since the problem may be the result of 'low mileage'. They want $1000 to fix brake lines. In 50 years, I have never before had a hole rusted in a brake line. I think, based on number of complaints, General Motors should be more concerned about the safety of their customers and fix these vehicles. I can't understand why the NHTSB has not required GM to step up and address this very dangerous problem.

I contacted my dealer about the issue and there apprently is a recall, however limited to certain states, Texas not being one and the vehicle is too old. No damage, just need to repair. Luck to be alive frankly, no exageration, I am serious, this scared me.

This truck has been washed and waxed weekly and the undercarriage immediatly rinsed with hot water after being used on snow covered roads. There is absolutely no legitimate excuse for for the rust issue other then the use of poor material. To make matters worse Chevrolet does not offer direct replacement lines or offer a recall to correct the problem and expects customers who spent good money to piece together the components that they're lives depend on.

I am the original owner of a 1500 Series, 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, residing in south Florida. While exiting the ramp off the interstate, at 50 MPH, with a 7,600 pound car trailer in tow, I depressed the brake pedal, and it went to the floor! Only with the use of the manual override of my electric trailer brakes was I able to stop, avoiding a near miss collison, and a serious, perhaps fatal accident.

It was determined one of the brake lines leaked and failed as a result of "rust and corrosion". The truck had 52,300 miles at the time of the incident, and in Florida, since purchasing new. With the help of a friend, a temporary repair was made using a compression fitting was used to allow us to continue our 90 mile trip home. The truck was taken to the Chevrolet dealership, who confirmed "rust and corrosion" was the cause, however there were no recalls, and I would be required to pay the cost of $738.50 to replace all the brake lines.

At the time I had little choice but to authorize them to proceed. However after completion of the work and my inspection, the lines were installed using sections of tubing and interconnecting fittings, at variuos locations. and not continuous brake lines bent as origiannly supplied from the facory, nor was their placement the same. I question the safety of the repair.

The dealership advised the work they perfomed was the method authorized by General Motors and continuous brake line tubing was not available from the factory. This is probably because GM does not offer, as they should have lasted the life of the truck. I believe the the material used for the brake lines were of very poor quality. I have contacted the Chevrolet Support team, the CEO of Gereral Motors, Chevrolet Division in Detroit, MI and no recalls, or action will be taken.

I have also filed a Safety Complaint with the D.O.T. The dealership has further advised there is nothing further they can do, which was confirm by the Florida GM area representative. I question if it will take a number of deaths of a result of brake line failure before before Gernal Motors takes some action. In searching the internet, I have found many reports relating to the same problem and failure. So, what will General Motors to prevent the potential loss of lives?

I hope no one gets killed by this defect. I have seen many posts about this. I have had three of these vehicles in my shop in Georgia

I have had enough! after 45 years of GM loyalty, I am switching to something with brakes. My GMC Suburban failed to stop while braking at very low speeds. Weak Brakes. ABS activates causing no braking action. Car just rolls into intersections and other obstructions. 30 YEAR SAFE DRIVER. My Impala SS does the same thing as did the Chevy police cars I drove. Tagged my own cars in my own drive way. Suburban rolled into a moose standing in subdivision road. Vehicle speed was 5mph but it just rolled into the poor moose with the ABS grinding away. I could have jumped out and ran ahead and pushed the moose out of the way. I once had a Pontiac with the Kelsey-Hays 8 lug brakes--they were like hitting an arrestor hook. GM can make great brakes but I am switching brands. People complain about my slow driving but low speed is not enough--5mph run on collisions still occur. I know--I was a cop and did many such reports. Officers used to pull the fuse on the ABS system for safety. I am tired of the GM grief and the damage/repair expenses.

I called gmc because I was having problems with my antilock brakes in that there would activate at speeds less than 10 mph and then you could not stop. I found a recall from the NHSTA saying there was a recall on 2000 gmc sierras but when I asked them they said there was nothing on my vehicle. Called several times and they always said the same thing.

2002 GMC Envoy power steering brake fluid lines have corroded and caused loss of braking. Oil near water supply and over $1100.00 to fix

Chevrolet should extend it's recall on brakes to include Indiana and should reimburse owners fot their expense. I now will be out over $1800.00 just on brake work. They should buy better original equipment in the first place, some thing with chrome in it and not all this cheap stuff from Mexico.

I have lost faith in Chrystler-Dodge and their products. Because of their greed we had a difficult time paying our other bills and still suffering for it. Other consumers need to know about these rip-off dealers. I know there is nothing I can do for me but maybe keep someone else from having it happen to them.

I had just finished changing the rotors and brake pads on my 2002 GMC sierra. I was bleeding the brakes, when the brake line burst. After crawling under to look at the problem I found that the brakes lines are completely rusted out. It was purely fluke that it happened while in the garage. I travel the highway almost everyday, the brakes could have easily failed while I was driving. After reading countless reports of similar problems, I am curious why GM hasn't made a recall yet.

Brake lines corroded and leaking. near tragic accident on the highway. Something needs to be addressed with this issue. Could cause great harm to somebody at some point.

i have a 2005 chevy silverado 2500 pick up truck. this truck has only 19000 miles and the brake line are rusted and ready to burst and the truck abs always kicks in at speeds below 5 mph and the truck sometimes will not stop

I have a Chevy Silverado 2500HD. Pulled out of my driveway and when I went to apply the brakes they went to the floor. No BRAKES. Thank god I was moving slow and not on the highway. My mechanic said all the brake lines are severly rusted and need to be replaced. Why no recall on what is a life threatening failure?

I was lucky not to caused an accident in rush hour traffic. I often tow my horses with this truck. My boyfriend is doing the work on the truck so the expense will be materials but if I had to pay for this I'm sure it would be hundreds of dollars. I'm lucky I didn't kill myself, others, or horses. What a nightmare. These lines should not have this much rust. Apparently there are hundreds of posts about GMC and Chevy trucks. Where is the recall?

A I entered the intersection there were cars entering from both directions which were barely able to stop before broad siding me. I made it to the shoulder of the road and coasted to a stop.
When checking my truck I found a puddle of brake fluid under the truck st the drivers side dooran found that my brake line had rusted through/ I ha dmy vehicle towed to a dealership an was told this has been a common problem. Checking on the inter net I found that this problem has been happening since 1998 up thru 2006.

I an wondering how many complaints need to be filed before this is considered a recall issue. My wife almost lost her entire family as she had stayed home with a sick grand daughter
I have been a Chevy owner my entire life but I can honestl say I well be looking at all others models in the future but Chevy Since 1979 thru 1999 I have bought a new pick up truck from Chevy but with this kind of track record I will never buy another one

sincerly

brake line on 2000 gmc sierra let go due to bad rust. Almost crashed...This truck is garaged most of the time...

had my 2005 cheverolet silverado in for abs brakes coming on prematurely. Found faulty sensors to be cause. Removed left frontabs sensor and cleaned it up, went to remove right front sensor and noticed that the wheel bearing needed to be replaced. Right bearing and hub assembly replaced. Vehicle returned to owner.

After leaving Dennis Gm shop I drove 45km toward my home, as I was approaching the off ramp of the Tch a tractor trailor unit pulled in front of me causing me to brake, As i applied my brakes my truck began viberating with a loud klunking noise from my left tire causing me to partial loose some steering control. I proceed to nearby garage and had mechenic check out my problem. I was told it was a brake issue and that I should bring my truck back to Dennis Gm and have them fix it.

The next day I went back to Dennis Gm and explained my problem. Upon investigation it was discouvered that the mechenic who worked on my truck failed to tighten the bolt in the left front caliber causing it to fallout leading to my brake problem. Fortunately there was no damage to the rotors. New bolts were instaled and tightened. however under different road conditions the outcome could have been more serious.

I own a 2002 chevy silverado 1500 ext cab with 35k miles since new. All seven brake lines rusted out and needed to be replaced. Brakes have been done three times including rotors, calipers, pads, and flex hose lines once. The lovcal dealers blame the salt and sand but many owners have this same issue. I have seen older GM's with no issues. Truck was down for 4 weeks. got esimates of 1800-2300 for just the seven lines. Another 1200 for the brakes. Did the work myself.

Yesterday, I had to take my wife in for a minor surgery. The center had valet parking and I guess the parker had a heavier braking foot than I. When my truck was returned to the loading area, there was brake fluid pouring from under the drivers door. All the brake lines on my truck are badly rusted and a matter of time before one fails in an emergency situation.

Driver side break line busted rusted out!! Had all the line,s replaced they all where badly rusted..Call GM told them I had a 1998 with 140,000 mile,s on it and the line,s where fine..Was very lucky that I was on a back road used the E break to stop...Had to have the rotor,s replace on the front they where rusted!!!

This is unbelievable for such low mileage. The inside of the rim was completely rusted and this truck has not been driven that much, mostly just for camping. Economic damage bad, probably around $400 to $500, but have not fixed yet.

My 2002 Chevy Silverado experienced an ABS problem when stopping at slow speeds, prematurely activating the braking system. With my foot applied to the brake as hard as possible, the truck did not stop. This caused the truck to continue rolling into my garage door. Door has many dents and creases. The truck did not completely break through but damaged the bottom three panels out of four.

2002 Avalanche 2500HD 8.1L engine 53000mi

One of the front wheel ABS sensors is malfunctioning - causing the truck to pull to the right when stopping. At about 5mph, the pedal goes soft and truck pulls right. Rotor and pads checked and are okay. Local Dealer says the GM safety recall does not apply to this vehicle. This is an obvious safety issue --- root cause is Michigan Mental Midgets designing GM brake systems! Imagine - living and working in Detroit, and not considering the consequences of rust!!

I am also the not-so-proud owner of a Chevrolet Silverado with corroded brake lines that GM nor the government would do a darn thing about.The truck (38,xxx miles) will be THE LAST GM vehicle I ever bought. Looking at a new Tundra now. But that's not my point.

My point is GM nor the Government will not do anything about this problem even if someone is killed or multiple people are killed...even if it's the pope himself...it does not matter.

Look at it this way. We all know who bailed out GM a few months ago right? Why would that party (Government) make them recall millions of trucks at the cost of $1,000+ per truck? That would put them 1 billion in the hole AGAIN! Not to mention make taxpayer irrate at a newly elected, nobel peace prize winning leader, So forget Government agencies..they aren't gonna do SQUAT about this problem except sweep it under the carpet.

I was told that this is a common problem for 2002 Chevy Silverado pick up trucks. I was apalled to find that there is no recall for this serious safety issue. Brakes should not fail due to rusting. It is irresposible of GM not to recall these vehicles to resolve this problem. A $1500 brake line replacement.

I dont understand how if there is an issue with abs brakes, recalls arent being made or fixed. I realize my truck is older, its a 99, but my abs brake are activating at low speeds... do i have to hit a person before GM starts fixing the problem...

I submitted a complaint on May 16, 2009 to ConsumerAffairs regarding the sudden brake failure due to a burst metal brake line, on my 2004 Chevy Avalanche, that had rusted through. I also submitted reports to the NHTSA, Consumer Reports, the BBB and the Pa. State Attorney General. Both GM and the BBB said the mileage on my vehicle was to high (38,916) for consideration for "special customer assistance" or mediation. No one else has responded other than the Pa. Attorney General who said the would look into it.

My point? On 9/16/09 the CSPC recalled garlic presses (Release 09-343) because the blades can break during use, posing a laceration hazard to users. Garlic presses versus bursting brake lines? What's wrong with this picture? How many people have to get killed or injured before someone realizes there is an epidemic of rusting brake lines out there? But we seem more concerned with lead paint on toys, and nasty garlic presses (that have injured no one) than an out of control 2 or 3 ton vehicle with no brakes. Where is the justice? Where are the priorities?

In my family, we have had three GM vehicles with brakes lines that failed due to rust in the last 10 years. All have been reported on ConsumerAffairs and to the NHTSA. You can't scan the NHTSA database other than by specific year and vehicle model and not everyone reports failures there. So the actual nationwide numbers of brake line failures are hard to come by. But GM cars in particular, in the snow belt states, seem to be most susceptible to rusting/rotting/failing brake lines. My repair shop tells me me they are constantly replacing rusted brake lines. The other evening our local news reported accident (in Scranton Pa.) involving an older man in a late 90's Cadillac. Reason for crash, per the state police, was brake line failure.

So perhaps on the surface it might appear there are not enough "numbers" to justify an investigation and/or a class action suit. But how many failures do you need? No brake line or major brake component should fail for any reason on any vehicle. Just think, there is a longer warranty on the body rust through warranty than there is on the most critical safety component in the vehicle - its brake lines.

Consumer Reports, not to long ago, did a report on aging tires that could fail. An important safety issue - because manufacturers use a convoluted dating codes. How about aging brake lines? State inspections, where mandated, only measure rotor/brake pad/drum/shoe thickness. Brake lines are NOT part of the inspection.

If I had the resources, I would start a class action suit. I can't believe the silence from the consumer and safety advocate organizations around this critical safety issue. It is deafening. Not to worry though, my garlic press is now less likely to cause bodily injury than my 6000 lb truck if/when it bursts another brake line.

At 30000 miles no vehicles should need new brakes and rotors, with the economy the way it is I can't afford to be changing brakes on a truck at 200.00 a pop. There has been no damage to other vehicles nor mine cause i was smart enough to change them out at first sign of problems.

After reading about so many instances of failed brake systems on these vehicles I can't understand why something isn't being done to protect the public. Coworkers with later GM trucks have had similar problems.

Prior to replacement there is also another problem that occurs when turning and breaking slowly into a parking place. The Brakes don't want to work. The ABS try to kick in providing a longer stopping distance. I have almost hit the vehicle parked in the spot in front of me. Scary! I don't like to drive this vehicle especially with my 5 yr old but currently have no choice in the matter. Can't sell/trade for a newer vehicle.

2004 GMC Sierra - ABS activates at very low speeds. I have found numerous sources of information showing this is a widespread problem with GMC / Chevrolet vehicles. GM had a recall for this exact problem for vehicles manufactured from 1999 through 2002. Ohio is also listed as one of the "corrosion" states in the recall.

While researching root cause and resolutions, I came across other numerous comments posted indicated brake line failure because of corrosion. The vehicles listed were built mostly within the same general timeframe of 2000 to 2006. GM has offered no recall to consumers, and this is very troubling.

I have inspected the brake lines on my vehicle, and as others have described, they are corroded. I believe this is a result of substandard material quality, and if folks pay $30K for a pickup truck, something like brake lines ought to last more than 40-50K miles. My vehicle has 42K miles, and has been very well maintained mechanically.

Costs to correct this problem will be more than $1K if a repair shop does the work (based on other consumers' experiences). GM should be held responsible to repair these conditions on all vehicles they've manufactured. These are not just normal wear and tear problems. At this point, what options do I have? Am I just stuck paying a large repair bill?

2001 Silverado pickup truck with 50,000 miles - brake line rusted and brakes failed while driving when a line broke. No accident luckily because was at 5:30 am and there was no traffic. Need to replace brake lines

At low speed 10mph to stopping the brake peddle goes to the floor. Was told the speed sensor gets rust on it. Needs cleaned. 47000 miles. Had all brake parts replaced around 20000 miles, calipers, pads and rotors because of rust. Again at 47000 miles the left front locked up. The caliper was rusted up again. Had the caliper and pads replaced. Truck don't get much winter driving. Tired of it.

I own a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado Ext. cab 4WD Z71 pickup. I bought the truck used with 50,000 miles. I noticed very soon after buying it that the brakes needed attention. The pedal was going way to far down when stopping and you could press a little harder and get it to go to the floor if you wanted. I replaced the front and rear pads and rotors with premium Wagner parts to correct the problem thinking that with 50,000 it may need them. I noticed when doing the brake job that the pads were less than half worn so I knew this was probably not the problem.

I have been doing brake work for the last 35 years and I know how brakes are supposed to feel when they are right. After the brake job my pedal will still go to the floor. Pumping the pedal does not help. I hit a person in the rear because of this but luckily it did not do much damage and cost me just a couple if dings in my front bumper. When this happened I had plenty of braking room and I was standing on the brake pedal which went all the way to the floor.

I love my Chevrolet truck and do not want to trade it. I do think Chevrolet needs to recall these trucks and fix the dangerous brakes. I am sure that many accidents have been caused by this.

My 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 has 57000 miles and the brake lines rusted out. The vehicle lost brake pressure and the pedal went to the floor. I am glad my ebrake worked and nobody was hurt. I called GM and the truck was out of warrany by just a few months and they would not help me with replacing the lines. I have seen vehicles with over 200000 miles that don't have rusted brake lines.

I have a 2000 chevy silerado 93000 miles brake lines went rolled thru 3 lane intersection no accident towed car to mechanic he called to have me come down to his shop because all the steel brake lines were completely corroaded and that what went had to replace the lines.

I just had the brakes fail on my 2000 Chevy Silverado pick up truck for the 2nd time. The failure both times was a result of a severely rusted brake line that burst while I was driving. There's no worse feelings than driving down the street and having the brake pedal go to the floor as you close in on the car in front of you.

I have had portions of these brake lines replaced already, and the mechanic said that this was a real safety concern. I see nothing on any list of recalls where GM has acknowledged this problem, but have seen plenty of reports from other Chevy truck owners with the EXACT same problem on various sites on the internet.

Luckily both times I was able to downshift to stop the truck. I had the vehicle towed to the reapir shop last time, and I guess I'll be calling this week for a tow truck again. I will hold off on the repairs if you wish to have someone from your organization visually inspect this vehicle's brake lines. They are brown, rough textured and covered with rust. If you need, I can probably find the receipt from the first repair that was made a year or two ago.

I took my truck to my rapir shop where they told me every brake line in my truck was absolutely rusted and had burst in several sections. When I said I was shocked to see such decay on a truck that only is used a few months a year with 70,000 miles on it he told me he has seen this over and over again with GM trucks and that he was shocked they haven't had a recall.

I own a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4X4 truck. In October of 2008 the rear high pressure brake line burst due to corrosion...resulting in loss of braking power to the vehicle..The vehicle then traveled forward striking a curb causing VERY minor damage (a tire mark on the painted curb). Then on July 5th of 2009 the vehicle burst yet another brake line , this time the right front line, again causing the vehicle to lose braking power, this time striking another vehicle I own in my driveway...damage was very minor and non-reportable under PA law. This all after having to replace all four rotors and brake pads on the vehicle in 2007 due to excessive corrosion. GM MUST know this is a problem. My truck only has 58,00 Miles on it!!

GM'S brakes STINK. 2001 gmc sierra, 58,800 miles, had to replace rotors and calipers and pads 2nd time, all rusted

Rusted brake lines on the rear of my 2002 GMC 1500 HD Sierra pick-up truck. While driving on a rural road my drivers side brake line developed a hole in the brake line. Luckly my speed was low and no damage was caused. The vehicle is sitting as of now until repairs can be made.

My metal brake lines in my 2003 chevy truck have rusted and burst with my wife and child in the car, luckly no one was hurt. I dont think brake lines should rust away!

The antilock brakes apply at low speed without a reason on my 2002 GmC 1/2 ton. longer stopping distance and truck pulls to the right

I had some tire work done on my 06 chevy silverado and the guy who worked on the truck said i should have my left rear rotor looked at because it was corrodedd. I took it to one dealearship and they told me that yes it was corroded and that i should have it replaced,and also replace the other side because it's better to do them in pairs.

The truck has 28,170 miles on it so i asked him is the warranty going to cover it and he says no ,because they dont cover corrosion. Well i can understand them not covering corrosion, but if the brakes were functioning properly there would be no corrosion. So i ask whats causing the corrosion and they say they dont know?? But what they do know is that they will not warranty it.

So here i am with a general motors vehicle with 28k on it that i paid $40k for ,with a 36k mile warranty but they wont cover the repair. The total cost of this repair will cost me they say about $700. Keep in mind thta the other 3 rotors on the truck are fine, its just the drivers side rear thats bad, but they say i should replace both rears because its better to do them in pairs.

Back in 2005 i had the exact same issue with my 2003 chevy truck, i took it to the dealer where i bought it and they covered the whole repair, even the pads! So i called gm and complained and they assign me a case number, and a guy from gm calls and says hes investigateing my claim with the dealer who wont honor my claim. so a day goes by and he calls me back and syas (of course) that they cant honor the claim and that i will have to pay for the repair. He tells me that he has to take the word of the service department because the mechanics that work there are gm certified mechanics.

I have looked into a few forums concerning this problem and found out that its is a common occurance with these trucks that the rear brakes are wearing out faster than the fronts (the service manager said that to me also) I have read that the problem is the brake pads on the rear calipers will not slide freely after awhile due to corrossion on the calipers, which in turn means that the pads wont make proper contact on the rotors which in turn causes the rotors to corrode.

So because of some incompetant engineering at gm I am going to have to shell out $700 bucks to get my brakes fixed, on a vehicle that is still under warranty!I think that as a us taxpayer i/we have already bailed them out enough! They GM had no problem sending me an email asking me to contact politicians in my stste to support the government bailout, but when you need warranty work done they dont want to talk to you.

well all i can say is this, I have been a loyal GM customer for 41 years, except for the time i was overseas i was always behind the wheel of a chevy ,caddy , or some other gm product, but after this final kick in the teeth i have had it and i will spread the word.

brake problems on my 2008 chevy truck. i have only 15,000 miles on it and already i have to get the rotors and brakes done. plus i have many more problems with it that they will not fix.

The truck has 62,500 miles and has been serviced at a Chevy dealer since I have owned it. I have been drivinig for over 40 years and have never experienced a broken rusted line. The mechanic who fixed the line said " He has seen so many similar problems with the brake lines". Thank goodness I was going slow and not on an Interstate highway. There is a problem and it appears GM won't accept this fact. I had to pay to replace brake line and am now very aware that I may not stop the next time

brakes are always mushey in my 2004 silverado 2500hd duramax. i put in 2 power steering pumps which work the brakes. bled master cylinder, all lines, and callipers. they work sometimes and sometimes they dont want to stop the truck. driving me nuts. scarry haulling a 10000#camper. thank God for trailer brakes! been in the shop numerous times for problem w/ same result - fixed for a couple of weeks- then mushey again. no physical dammage yet. but much$. luv the truck but getting old!

I own a 2004 chevrolet 2500 HD pickup truck that is used to tow a fifth wheel trailer. I was informed that all four rotors need to be replaced due to excessive rust. The pads would have been ok except with the wear with the rust, it distroyed the pads. I am very displeased with the service life of the componits. Would not recomend this vehicle to anyone who depends on their vehicle. Out of pocket cost to replace above mentioned parts 937.00.

Then came the smoke! Here we were going down the freeway at 70 mph with no brakes and on fire. Thank God there was a ramp, so I took it and tried to get in the dirt to slow it down. We were almost to the top of the ramp and still rolling pretty good. The smoke was getting worse so I jumped from the rolling truck, I was in definite fear of burning to death. The truck burned up. I am still going back and forth to the doctor. I have neck back and leg injuries.

I have been to the dealership three+ times to get my brakes fixed. They have made some attempts but I only return. They keep trying to put the blame on the drivers but I have owned many different vehicles over the past 22 years including a diesel truck. And I have never had a brake issue with any of my vehicles. I currently own a 99 Chevy 1500 and it does not have the same problem as my new 2008 Chevy 1500 one does.

My last visit was on May 26th were they found that my rotters were blue and on May 30th my brakes went soft as I was braking to go down a hill. Now I will have to go again some time this week. I have experienced pulsations and vibations when braking and /or stopping. I had a hydralic specialist look at the braking system and he said the systems and lines are to small. I am not sure about the calipers but they may have a problem as well. I even did a search on line about problems with the truck and found several similar problems with the brakes.

The dealership tells me to use 3rd or 2nd gears of the transmission to slow the truck down to save the brakes. As a truck driver, you are to use these gears only when you have a load and when you are desending down a mountain or slope. This will damage the transmission. If you misuse the transmission it will only damage it and this makes you liable. This would be a clear case of misuse and I am liable. Please find out what the problem is so I can feel safe driving my truck. This has costed me $1000 for loss of time for work, wear and tear of vehicle and travel expenses. And I fear for my families life.

i have been driving for over 14 years and have drivin dump trucks that stop better than that. my point is i had plenty of time to stop but could not because the brakes suck and gm will not man up and fix them. mayby when i kill some one or meself they will do something about it. i can not and should not have to dish out another $30,000 for a new truck

GM has a major problem with brake line corrosion. Yesterday my son was using my 04 Avalanche to haul some furniture and all of sudden the chimes and the brake warning light came when he pressed the brake pedal and the pedal went to the floor. Fortunately, he wasn't on a downgrade or the "2 mile hill" and he was slowly able to bring the Avalanche to a stop. Brake fluid was gushing out under the drivers door.

We had the Avalanche towed home and examination revealed the brake lines under the drivers door outside of the rail are completely rusted, and one finally let go. Ditto for most of the brake lines going into the metal block inside the frame.

My 04 Avalanche has only 38916 on the clock. We live in NE Pa. where there is a lot of salt and brine used on the roads in the winter. Can't GM install brake lines (like stainless steel) that resist corrosion? Someone could have been seriously hurt or killed by this sudden failure.

I will go after GM legally if I have to to have all rusted brake lines replaced at no cost to me. I will also file an incident report on the NHTSA site.

I also have photos of the failing brake line.

2000 Silverado 1500 Z71 68250 miles garaged - Brake lines rusted! More thorough inspection needed under cab area. Have not replaced yet. Replaced rotors 2008 for rust damage and rotors are rusting again. No physical damage, but obviously there will be economic damage to repair. Need class action for this potential accident in waiting for many similar vehicles.

All 4 rotors rusted from the inside out. The metal swelled and deteriated. It chewed up all the lining on the brake pads. The dealer aknowledged the problem but GM claimed there was no issue although every owner I know had the same issue's. About $500.00 out of my pocket and it was repaired.

Now the brake lines are totally rusted out. Again dealer aknowledged an issue but not GM. The dealer wants about $900.00 - $1,000.00 to replace the lines.

I want to get involed in a class action suit agaist GM.

Luckily I have not had any accidents. A couple of close calls before I had the brakes totally replaced. The brake lines are another story. Financially I cannot afford this repair in this economy. I can't sell the truck due to the economy. When the brake lines fail I'll discuss with a lawyer. Hopefully I'll hear back from you before that happens.

My brakes went out on my truck. My rotors and calipers all had to be replaced. and the dust covers are rusted away. Still my brakes makes noises and they some times do not want to stop.

2003 Chevy Silverado, 4x4, Extended Cab, original owner, 45000 miles. Brake pad/rotor failure/disintegration. Two of the four rotors (drivers side front and rear) have completely failed. Rust, scaling, delamination of the surface of the rotors. Huge chunks of the rotor were coming off. This vehicle is babied and not a daily driver. It is very well maintained in every way. It is ridiculous to think this failure should occur at 45k miles. The passenger side rotors were not as bad as the drivers side, but were on their way to failure also.

Luckily, I have the skill and facilities to do this type of repair myself. After a frustrating conversation with our local Chevy dealer, where the vehicle was purchased, I did the repairs myself. Four new rotors, new pads all the way around and $250 later, my vehicle is safe again. Latest item in a long list for this vehicle. This is the last GM vehicle I will own. Also, on a side not, I got rid of a 2003 Tahoe with the dreaded piston slap issue 18 months ago. Took a HUGE financial hit getting rid of that one. Way to go GM, alienate a customer who has spent over $100,000 with you (Grand Am, Gran Prix, Silverado, Tahoe, etc...) Also, since I am still relatively young (34), you just lost a lifetime of purchases because of your arrogance.

I had my brake go out due to rust lines. Almost hit someone due to this was very lucky. I have never had bake lines go bad in 5 years on a vechile with only 45,000 miles. GM refused to fix this problem under warranty. I took to a local mechanic cost me $1000. Mechanic said on GM have this issue he has done several of their vechiles for the same issue. I feel this should be a recall. 2003 Sierra GMC.

Cost $1000 to replace the brake lines due to cheap material used by GM.

my 2004 silverado has rust and erosion on all the brake sysytem. 81,000. miles needed to replace all 4 rotors and pads but was told calipers are all rusted.. pistions leaking they all need to be replaced

I purchased a 2002 GMC sierra extended cab PU on 12/23/04 with 25,002 miles on it. On 11/30/05 with 42,131 miles it was brought to the dealer where purchased to replace the abs wheel sensors because the vehicle would not stop at slow speeds. The work was covered since there was a recall from GMC #05068 per GMC. I recently had new rotors and pads installed on the vehicle at the same dealer approx. two months ago. This past week the abs sensors have been malfunctioning and the vehicle will not stop while moving slowly and applying the brakes. At this time the vehicle has 94,000 miles on it. This condition does not occur all of the time. It does do it unexpectadly so you have to be prepared to press very hard on the pedal or use the e-brake. This has not happened at high speeds.

I had to pay an additional $234.00 plus tax to have the problem repaired and there is no gaurantee that it will not occur again. I caled GMC and spoke to Mark Hall for 47 minutes to get some satisfaction and to see if the problem could be repaired so that it would not happen again.He responded that GMC would not repair it because it had be already repaired at 42131 miles and their policy is to only do it once. I said that it should have been repaired so that it would not occur a second time since it could cause a life threatening situation. I asked repeatetly to speak to his supervisor and he continually refused to let me speak to anyone else.

I have a 2005 GMC Sierra with only 26500 miles, extremely well maintained. Just had this vehicle into the local dealer to inspect the brakes after I noticed a potential problem after rotating the tires. The dealer said I needed all rotors, brake pads and calipers replaced due to excessive rust. I firmly believe this is due to sub-standard parts installed in this vehicle from the manufacturer. I grew up in the 'rust belt' and never heard of anything this horrible. Dealer says this is a $1600 repair. Never again will I purchase another GM product!

2003 Silverado brakes. I replaced the rear pads and rotors @ 15,312 miles and the front @ around 18,000 miles in 2006. The reason they needed replaced was because the rotors were falling apart in chunks which tore up the pads. I was told by more than one individual from GM that that happens when a vehicle is not driven enough. I also had the dirty ABS sensor problem. That recall does not include 2003, therefore it cost me $420.00.

This vehicle has the clunk in the steering column that many others do. I have not fixed that yet. Small claims court was a joke. GM presented no evidence, and I had plenty, but the judge seemed oblivious to that. He stated that my replacement rotors failed the same as the original ones. I submitted a picture of each rotor to show the current condition was nothing like the original ones. It didn't matter. Screw the courts and GM! I work for GM too! I just bought a Chrysler Town and Country, not GM. I would like to see some kind of class action on these brake problems since GM is not willing to stand behind their junk.

I have spent close to $1,400 on brake related problems on a vehicle that now has 32,000+ miles on it.

I have a 1999 Siverado with over 85,000 miles on it. My first problem was brake linings - had to replace all the rusted lines last year at a cost of over $2,000. I am now experiencing unrelibale brakes for the first time - they decide to go to the floor whenever they chose. I am considering getting a new truck, but not sure if I will have the same problems in the future. I have not yet reported the soft brake problem to the dealer.

My 2001 GMC Sierra did not pass inspection for parking break failure. I replaced the worn e-break shoes and they still didn't hold. I went on line to see if there was an adjustment to fix the problem. While on line I was surprised to discover a recall for the very same problem. I called GM about the recall only to be told the recall only covers vehicles with manual transmissions. Mine is an automatic transmission. The e-break is the same for both and has nothing to do with its transmission. I asked if GM has a retro fit kit to fix my problem since changing the shoes did not solve it. I was told that I would have to pay a dealer to fix my problem. Customer Service said they do have a solution for my problem but will only provide the answer to a dealer. I would need to pay it out of pocket for a solution.

I do understand GM's need to be loyal to their dealers. Customer loyalty and SAFETY is far more important to GM's survival. Talk about an insult, GM wants me to bail them out as a tax payer and what little I have left I should give to their dealer to fix their poorly designed product. A safety recall should be a safety recall no mater what kind of transmission the vehicle has. On top of all this my vehicle also did not pass inspection due to rusted break lines. I have very low millage for a 2001 vehicle, 66,000. You would expect to see these problems on a vehicle with very high millage. When will GM finally stand behind their product?

I to have had the brake recall on my 99 Gm Sierra 4x4 with the sensor problem. The dealership, because it first happened before the recall charged to do the job and recommended changing the hubs which I did because they said if they had to change them after the job was started it would cost me double. I have had this same problem fixed 3 times and I have now pulled the fuse because it acting up again. GM did not reimburse me for the hubs even though they did not have to change them to fix the job. GM refuses to deal with the problem saying now its geneal maintenance.

I have also found out after 3 sets of pads and rotors all around that the caliper brackets were not in tollerance with the pads. The pads would not fit on the brackets without grinding them down to fit. I recently had to change the rear calipers and the new brackets that came with them fit the pads imagine that! How did these over paid idiots on the line put them together, pound them on the brackets(sliders) with a hammer. They are supposed to slide. I don't recommend anyone buy one of these DANGEROUS trucks

I was close several times to running int vehicles and also almost ran into a store front

I am still trying to lose the shock. I just picked my 2003 silverado with 55,000 miles up from my mechanic. I had taken it there because of a growling in the rear brakes. I expected him to tell me that they had to replace pads and turn the rotors, but no he said the rotors were shot and needed to be replaced along with the pads totaling $290.13. Then he informed me about the numerous complaint about the low quality rotors that GM was using and that this problem is widespread.

Shame on you General motors. Reading about the numerous problems there are and even with 2008's will lead me to look at other options when I am ready to buy my new truck as now my 25 year GM loyalty is gone.

2005 Chevy Silverado 2500HD LS extended cab, short bed 4x4. Purchased new in September 05, Had brake issues in September 07 with only 9500 miles on the odometer. Brought to Thomas Chevrolet and was told Rotors were rusted out and I needed new Rotors, front and rear. They replaced the rotors because I was under warranty.

Fast foward 16 months, 6,000 miles later, 4 months out of warranty, 20,000 miles under under warranty, brought Truck to the local Dodge dealer for an inspection(1/27/09), told me that I needed new Rotors and pads in the front and rear and they will not pass the inspection. Drop Truck off to Thomas the next day(1/27/09) and service tech calls me and tells me that I only need rear brake pads to pass inspection.

I ask him to talk to his manager, Rich B., and have him call me. Let 1 hour go by, I call him and am met with serious resistance on my brake issue. After an hour of getting no where on the phone, I tell him to change both my front and rear pads and will pay the 400 bucks to get my truck passed. He returned with telling me he will only take cash from me, at that time I tell him, my loyalty will be decided if I can or can not pay with my debit card since it is a business write off.

On the phone he admitted that the pads/rotors are very inferior compared to a corvette's rotor material.... I was not to happy with that statement. As an ex 2007 corvette owner, I mentioned why can my corvette sit for weeks at a time and not have any brake issues and my truck go through brakes like this. I've owned 5 GM veichles sine 2003 and was a loyal GM buyer until today.

That the buyers of these GM trucks are getting the shaft on inferior brake materials. I refuse to go to brake rotors every 5-10k miles. I brought a HD truck so it will be exactly how they sell it, Heavy Duty. I only drive the truck, never put any heavy loads on it and have never towed anything with it. Basically GM lost me as a customer. I feel a class action lawsuit is in store. I feel GM is making millions of dollars on us, the sucker consumers on these wide spread brake issues.

I had a brake failure that did not result in an accident, but very well could have. I have sent an E-mail, but will review the content here. GMC trucks use a cheap carbon steel tubing coated with a rubber-like material for their brake lines. Apparently the failure rate is quite high, based on reports on line that were similar to my experience. While I intend to notify GMC of my disappointment, I think that advising you would be of greater value. If they would like to know why people are looking to other makes maybe quality of design and materials might be

Replacement of the brake lines, with the same material that had premature failure casts just under $800 plus towing fees.

I have a 1997 GMC, 4WD K1500 with 99,000 miles. I have the same low speed anti-lock braking problem that others are experiencing. When pedal is depressed, the pedal appears to hit a hard spot while the anti-lock starts to make horrible noises. The vehicle does not stop until I release the pedal and depress again--hard!! I would like to join a class action to get GM to include other years that have the same anti-lock problems as the recalled years (1999-2005?). Guess I'll pull the fuse until I hear something or decide to buy the parts and do the work myself. Can't afford to have a shop fix it!!

Bought GMC 1500 Sierra Pickup new. Have had new rotors and new pads put on also had "recall" for abs performed. Truck does not always stop at low speed. In addition to braking problems at low speed, I have had to replace one of the brake lines because it was rusted through and told that I need to replace the other three. Vehicle has less than 90,000 miles on it and brakes have been a problem from beginning. Brake lines should not rust throgh as these appear to be. Likewise the lack of low speed braking with what appears to be a ABS problem that their recall was supposed to fix should not continue. Dealer who did the recall on ABS and the brake line said they were unable to duplicate the braking problem!

2003 chev. express 3500 with 38000 miles and brake rotors are completely rusted. Pads are junk. No problem with my 2000 van with 65000 miles. Dealer blames not driving van enough. [Lie.] Problem is substandard parts. Several other complaints from other customers. Huge safety issues. Why no recall? Worst brakes i`ve ever had.

I printed many complaints off internet but GM won`t fix. Instead dealers just make lame excuses. More damage caused by van parked than by driving? How redicules does that sound. I have mechanical experience. No problem with my 1998 that sits twice as long. Dealer stated that labor cost at GM is so high that they grind suppiers. I have to garanty my job and materials when I supply them. Why doesn`t GM? No question rotors are delaminating wich isn`t normal.

Not fixed yet, dealer just offered 50% of rotor cost but I pay for pads and 50% of cal. bracket if they can`t free FROZEN cal. slide. Approx.$450. or more depending on frozen slide. At under 40000 miles?

I've experienced week brakes for last couple years. I bought used with 14000 miles. around 22,00 went completely through brakes, due to soft pedal. Was better till 45000 when redid brakes again due to soft pedal. Now with 53000 pedals soft again. Is there a fix for this?

I have a 2001 GMC with 130k on it and I;m still running with the original Pads and rotors, and they still don't need replaced. There is no rust anywhere on the truck and the brakes work perfect. It is an HD though and maybe thats the difference.

I have a 2008 Sierra 3500 dually and when i took it in to get the tires rotated at carriage motor company i noticed hot spotsw on the rear rotors. The dealer and gm costumer service says that they are not going to do anything about it. Even though and 2000 miles the dealer did a brake job because of my complaining about the brakes, the truck only has 7000 miles on it and i have not put any load on truck trying to break it in before haul anything.

So far the only damage is the expense of a trental car every time i take it in for brakes smelling hot.

I had trouble stopping and went through an intersection and bumped another vehicle as I was unable to push hard enough to stop and unable to lock up or even activate the antilick. On inspecton of the brake pads , they have no wear and both the pads and the rotors are as shiny and smooth as glass. I have been told that this is normal operation another suggestion was that the lining material is too hard. Before I have an accident I need some assistance with this ( normal) problem The 2005 Silvewrado 2500 4 door 4+4 has 85,000 Km and the problem has come about gradually Thanks

I have been over cautious and lucky so far

I own a 2001 chevy 2500hd pickup that I bought new. I am aware of a brake sensor recall that was issued by gm in 2005. I am experincing the problems with the anti-lock brake system that was issued on these trucks. My dealer says the 2500 series trucks were not part of that recall but everything I have read says that they were. can you advise me whether or not that is true. It would not make sence to me why my truck would not be included in that recall as it was purchased here in Ohio which was part of that recall if I understand it correctly. Thanks

I own a 2001 Silverado with 45K miles. Looks brand new on the outside and inside. The wife took the garbage down to the dumpster and complained she had to pump the brakes to stop because they when down to the floor. I pulled right front wheel off and saw the pads where in great shape. I noticed fluid under the drive side of the truck. Put my fingers in the fluid and determined it to be brake fluid. I look up next to the frame and saw all brake lines were rusted badly.

I have had cars in the Chicago area with lots of salt and this has never happened! I live in Missouri where winters are mild and salt use is a fraction of the Chicago area. GM has a problem here that needs to be fixed. I have been searching the net and many people with different GM models are having this same problem (Rusted brake lines). Someone can get killed or seriously injured because of this!

I took my truck to Wonder-rama in Valley Stream who I haved used for my cars. I was told that my rear breaks were never changed and I am being charged $1,000. Breaks should last at least a year not 3 months. I want some satisfaction.

Bought my 2006 Chevrolet Silverado new from this dealership. After only 2400 miles, I started experiencing a pulsating in the brakes that created a severe shimmy in the steering wheel when brakes became warm. The dealer resurfaced the two front rotors. The problem continued. At 6500 miles, dealer stated drums were out of round and replaced them. At 13,000 miles, problem still persisted and dealer replaced front rotors. At 21,000 miles, the problem was still occurring and I inquired with Pioneer Chevrolet in Abingdon, Virginia. They test drove the truck and said they have had this problem with other vehicles including the Impala automobile and stated that there is no fix for the problem. In May of 2008, I placed a call directly to GM's Customer Service and received a return call from Daniel who stated he was calling from Argentina to respond to my complaint. All that accomplished was for him to arrange another appointment with the original dealership for another inspection. At 23,000 miles the dealership suggested that when I am driving down a steep incline that GM advises I should use a lower gear to help reduce the vehicle speed and not create an overheated condition which they say was causing the vibration. The vibration occurs on level ground as well as coming down a hill. This is my fifth new Chevrolet Silverado and is the first one to give me this problem. Friends have said they are having similar problems with their 07 and 08 models.

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My 2002 Silverado has 50,000 miles and needs rotors and pads replaced. They are totally rusted through. My mechanic (not at a dealer) was shocked and recommended that I make an inquiry about the issue. Dealer service guy says that it is not uncommon, and that Chevy knows about the issue. Additionally, he says that there have been no recalls or service bulletins regarding the rusted rotors. He recommended that I save my receipt in case any recall is issued, I could be reimbursed.

I loved the truck but because of the defective brakes I felt unsafe and I have 2 points on my driving record due to the $900.00 damage to the van I hit. And my insurance rates have gone up a lot. I was told all the new 2007.5 truck was a much better truck

My 2008 silverado 1500 PU has 8,000 mostly highway miles on it and the left front brake rotor has severe scoring indents! GMC maintains that this is normal in 2008 chevys!! GMC provided me with Doc#2054233 which does state that the scoring might be caused by the brake pad formula which has rust cleaning ingredients in it. They will take no further action at this time. Has this been reported to you before? I feel that inferior rotor manufacture is a more likly culprit. I have lots of cars with rotors and none have anything even close to this. thanks......

2004 GMC 2500HD front brake rotors inside surface corrosion inner and outer radius. Leaves only an inch of pad to rotor contact surface. Rust areas wear out pads unevenly. Had to chip rust off rotors twice in 3 years since new and replace pads. Front wheel speed sensors get dirty/rusty and feed false signals to A.B.S. causing unwanted initiation of A.B.S. leading to a very dangerous driving condition. I've had more than a few close calls where I almost rear-ended someone. GM seems to take this very lightly and won't cover it on warranty. It should be a safety recall. Cost me over 300 dollars to get the dealer to clean the sensors because of an inferior design. It will probably come up again next spring!

I have a 2000 Chevy Silverado pickup. One day while driving across a bridge, I had to slow down for traffic and the brake pedal went to the floor without slowing down. After pumping a few times I was able to avoid a collision. This situation happened without warning of any kind and repeated itself all the way home. I have replaced brake pads since then, even though there was pad left on each wheel, and found no fluid leaks. It is still doing the same thing , though not all the time. Sometimes the brakes work fine, other times hardly any brake at all. This truck will get me killed.

My 05 SILVERADO antilock brakes kick into anti lock mode as I do low speed stops on dry roads. It does not do it every time.

The front end shakes like mad when the brakes are applied so I got the rotors and the brake shoes replaced and the first day the brakes were better but the second dat they were right back doing the same shimmy.

Our 2000 Chevrolet Pick up 1500 eats brakes regularly and this has been told to us by various mechanics. They claim it is the design of the brakes which make them wear out so quickly. It is a big expense for us regularly.

My 2000 GMC Yukon lost all brakes even after the so called recall repair GM did back in Feb. for rusted ABS sensors. What a joke they clean the area an reinstalled the sensor into rusted out metal. they never mentioned that the backing plates were rotted off and now the brakes failed due to rusted out brake lines. I've given up with GM the US government National Highway Administration is a joke. This truck has just turned 39 thousand miles and the undercarriage safety systems are rusted. It has cost more now than a dealer would give. I am giving serious thought to just burning it on the dealers lot, it would be cheaper. My 35 yrs old cars still have their original brake lines, and stop whne you put your foot on the pedal.

I purchased my 2002 GMC Yukon XL 4x4 new. It has been a good truck other than the brake problems. The brake pedal has gone to the floor four times. It doesnt even slow down.The first three times the pedal came back after a pump or two. This last time I didn't get any pedal for at least twenty minutes. I was stuck on the side of a steep dirt mountain road in the middle of nowhere. I had the master cylinder replaced about a year and a half ago by GM. That didnt do it! This last time I took it in GM told me there was no problems found. I'd say hay at least I have an emergency Brake But that doesnt work either.I called GM; but they said they never heard of any problemes with any of the brakes. I told them I would be happy to pay for the fix if they could just help me figure it out. She said, she new nothing, there were no recals and had no aditional records of any such problems.

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1998 chevy truck i own has the worst brakes i have ever seen.at any given time the brakes go to the floor.and have a plusating when they go to the floor like the anti loc is not working properly.when i take it in they can not duplicate the problem.

Chevrolet Silverado 2002 brakes do not work properly. I change the rear rotors every 50,000 miles because the driver side rear caliper locks up and burns the pads out and the ABS always comes on when braking. it need to be repaired but the dealers won't admit it's a problem. All the people that own Silverado's have similar problems and they get the same response for the corporation which comes through the dealer.

I own a 2004 GMC Sierra. two days ago, while driving on the highway, and trying to stop at a toll booth, the brake pedal went down to the floor. I had to pump the pedal several time to stop the vehicle. I have seen many other complaints about this on you site. Do you know if gm is planning to do anything about it?

I have a 2005 AWD Savanah I had to replace rear brakes and completely rusted up rotors with less than 30,000 miles on them. Oh yeah the front are still ok.

Have 04 Silverado crew cab at 38,000 miles rear brakes where worn out fronts ok. Replaced rears and in 7000 miles took truck for inspection at the the dealer and was told brakes in rear where toast.Hd replaced and now they are gone again at at 50,000. gm says no recall and nothing wrong. does any body know how to fix these brakes if gm cant.

we have a 2000 silverado extended cab 4 wheel drive truck well maintained that without warning suddenly had no brakes. After having the truck towed to local dealership, was informed that all 4 brake lines had rusted to the point of failure. We were told that this was unusual and even asked if we had the truck up NORTH. We informed the dealer that we bought the truck new from them and that it was driven locally. The total bill was around 1600.00. We called GENERAL MOTORS 800 number and was informed that they could not help us.....we are blessed that no one was injured but we are going to inform all our friends to NEVER BUY A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT...they are unrealiable..IT IS NO WONDER GM IS NUMBER 2 NOW....I ENCOURAGE ANYONE READING THIS TO BUY A FOREIGN PRODUCT LIKE TOYOTA...NOT GENERAL MOTORS..AND IF YOU ARE EVER IN RICHMOND ,KY,,DO NOT GO TO JACK BUFORD...THEY DO NOT GIVE YOU A BREAK AND THEY ARE CHARGE DOUBLE.....

Nothing has happened yet. The bralkes on my 2002 Silverado are the worst brake I have ever had, from day one. When I furst got the new vehicle, the brakes went almost to the firewall and could be pumped-up. The second dealer agreed there was something wrong and worked on it for two weeks. The master cylinder was replaced and work continued until I received a call, there was no longer anything wrong, but nothing had change in the way the brakes do not work properly. It is almost like the 'computer' has to determine that I need brakes before they are applied. I think GM knowes it has a problem but are not willing to address it. Trust me when I say, these are not normal hydraulic brakes.

I own a 2003 GM Sierra that recently developed a serious brake problem.I took it to a mechanic on june 11/08.He dicovered that the master cylinder was toast.After calling around looking for a replacement part he learned that GM has had problems with this model's master cylinder,not even the dealer has 1 in stock.He was told this is because they are unable to keep them in stock because of the problem and the demand for replacement parts.The mechanic has ordered 1 in,but it will not be in stock until Monday june 16/08.I'm a carpenter and need my truck,but I guess that isn't GM's problem.I puchaced this truck because I'm a GM man and needed a dependable truck for work.From now on I'll be shopping for a truck from a different manufacturer and letting my friends and co-workers why.

My ABS brakes are bad. The dealership is saying there is not a problem. I have a GMC Envoy 2003. The ABS brakes are causing problems when I am at a low speed stopping. Dealership saying it is not a problem or no recall. I gave number I found online and mechanic at Midas TOLD me there was a recall on this-they are denying it!!! Says GMC is telling them there is no recall on this vehicle.

I had reported to my local dealer that my brakes wouldn't stop my truck and that the abs was prematurely kicking in. I told them about the recall i knew of they wouldnt fix for free. I then kept driving it. Until one day I slammed into my garage knocking off the foundation and causing damage to my truck. I called them back and told them my trucks brakes went out and I hit my garage. Then I got some action, they fixed the truck and paid to have my garage fixed. Hopefully other dont have to go through this or even worse.

Chevrolet Silverado 2005. This vehicle has had three sets of front rotors within 100,000km 60,000mls and requires another set. They develop hot spots or burning and after moderate braking become heavy in vibration and loss of braking. I require another set of rotors, but until I can isolate the cause I cannot justify another replacement. Your input will be appreciated.

I was just reading all the on Chevy P/Us brakes. I have a 2001 Silverado K2500 HD which I purchased new. It has no highway miles. I pull trailers quite often. I don't even have a trailer brake hookup on the truck. I had new tires put on the truck at 101,000 miles had the mechanic check the brake pads there was still 45% left on the orginal pads. And I have never had any problem of any kind with the brakes or anything else for that matter. Tell me about how the fords, dodges and toyota are better. My next P/U will be a GM pickup. I have owned fords and dodges and I had nothing but problems.

I purchased my 2003 GMC HD crew cab seirra truck new. The brakes have never seemed to work correctly. They have always had a soft spongy feeling since the truck was new. Several complaints were made to the dealer while under warrenty. It now has 49000 miles and has always been garage kept. We have recently purchased a large 5th wheel camper and I do not feel safe pulling this camper ( although all GM literature says it is built to handle it). We are now considering our options, spending the money for the repairs or trading the unit for something different.I have owned nothing but GM trucks in my lifetime,and would prefer to continue owning them,the truck is a nice comfortable unit but I can not risk the safety of my family to inferior brakes. The Dodge truck is calling to me.

I own a 1997 GMC K 1500 4WD V8-350 5.7L extended cab Sportside P/U. Current milage is 45,000 miles. I've had the same brake pulsating problem that so many other GM owners are complaining about and wonder why the cut-off date is 1999 and not for all the other earlier owners that are having the same problem. I even wrote Tom and Ray in August,2002 for help because the dealer would not accommodate me saying that this was a normal situation. GM needs to own up to the problem and recall all the vehicles that are effected. Changing pads and rotors twice did not solve the problem.

I purchased a new 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD in May of 2000. The rear brake inner pads were completely worn at only 20,000 miles and the rotors were so rusty that they had to be replaced. The front pads and rotors only lasted until 40,000 miles and they had similar unusual inner pad wear. My driving is all highway and I typically get 80-90,000 miles out of brakes and have never had to replace rotors. Now at 65,000 miles I had a metal brake line failure. It turns out that all 4 steel brake lines from the front of the vehicle to the ABS sensor are completly rusted. The dust/water shields on the rear brakes are completely rusted off as well. This is the worst experience I have ever had with brakes. GM should be ashamed.

#1 Brake rotors replaced at 40000 miles. Rotors had Gas bubbles showing at wearing surfaces. This is a manufacturing defect caused by aluminum metal contaminating the casting metal and causing the hydrogen to disassociate from any moisture in the mold. This could result in a catastrophic failure as the rotors wear. #2 Heater motor stopped working. When touching the wire connections, I had my fingers burned because the connectors were melting. If anything flammable was next to these wires, the truck would have been on fire. Some of the connection pins were completely gone and the wiring harness melted at the connections. The resistor at the blower motor frequently has to be replaced because they are always burning out was stated by the dealer mechanics. Is GM in the parts business or the vehicle business?

i bought a new 2001 silverado z71 1500. still have said truck. have had nothing but brake problems. everything in the braking system has been replaced many times. everything but the ABS MODULE. $800.00 FOR THE PART!! the truck now has 97,000 . every day i pray that no one pulls out in front of me or stops suddenly. the pedle goes to the floor just sitting in my driveway. i have been to every dealer around here. they tell me thats normal... WRONG. driving in the winter is worse. have gone through too many red lights. i have a 1982 ford f100 that stops on a dime. sometimes the chevy only stops on the back brakes. if i pump the pedal before stopping it seems to help a little. i payed 32,500.00 for a truck that i am afraid to drive. everyone that has driven the truck says what the heck. i ask myself the same question every day.

My brakes went out on my 1999 GMC Seirra Truck while my wife was driving it in and I was told the whole underneath of my truck including all brake lines and components were rusted so bad they were falling apart. My truck only has 73,000 miles on it. I have taken excellent care of it. I took the truck to the dealer and was told it was not rusted that bad and they could fix the truck for 3100.00. I ask if GM was going to back the dealership and pay for any of this expense. I was told to take that up with GMC (I guess the 800 number) or get a lawyer. Apparently the GMC dealer is only GMC while you are buying the truck. They were going to push my truck outside and leave it. I did tell them that I did not want my truck driven with the problems it has. They were not sympathetic at all! I am not sure I would trust the brake system on this truck anymore. Has any one else had problems like this?

I too have experienced total brake failure on my 1998 G.M.C. K 1500 truck. The vehicle had just passed our mandatory used vehicle government safety inspection. Due to a leak on rear axle seals after the inspection the rear shoes and drums were brand new. The dealer told me the reed switches in the hubs were gone and $700. would fix all my problems. I mentioned I had similar braking problems in a work truck and he denied any reports or recalls on G.M. A.B.S. brakes. I advised him I would get a second opinion.

The next morning I went to move the truck ahead 10 feet and struck a pole. The pedal was hard and no braking action occurred. I drove to a local shop After much debate, the problem was determined to be a defective A.B.S. computer. This would of been a $1,000 replacement on top of the $700. reed switches (which were with in spec proven by a simple test. ) Shame on G.M.for installing a system I believe is a fair weather at best design.

My anti-lock brake system is randomly engaging whenever I apply the brakes already causing some near crashes.I had to replace all four rotors at 12,00 miles due to faulty components and have replaced them once since, my tuck only has 47,000 miles on it now and this is totally unacceptable for a vehicle that cost over 30,000 dollars.

I own a 1998 Chevy Pickup truck. The anti lock brake system in my truck fails just as the 1999 - 2003 models do and which have been recalled to have the trouble fixed. I have called GM and said that it's probably the same trouble with the same parts causing the trouble in my 1998 truck as in the 1999 - 2003 models. The representative in Detroit said that my year truck (1998) is not part of the recall even though I am having the same problem. As a consumer I believe my truck is experiencing the same failure as the 1999 - 2003 models and GM is unwilling to fix model year 1998 for the same trouble.

At 3,002 miles, I complained to the dealership of the weak, mushy brake pedal and was told (off the record) that there were a lot of people complaining. My service ticket stated that they could not verify my complaint. I was also told that the front rotors and pads had been replaced, but that might have been another time for which there is no service record.

I just found out that I had been lied to about that because there is no service record anywhere and there is no dealership that is going to eat something like that. At the time, I just assumed that it had been done, because I had no reason to believe otherwise. I now know better.

I replaced the rear pads and rotors at 15,312 miles, in July of 2006 and the front pads and rotors in September of 2006 at around 18,000 miles. I bought the Ultra Premium rotors and ceramic pads for all the wheels. I now have 22,000+ miles on the truck and towed a trailer across town. I would not tow anything with this truck going faster than 40 mph.

I took the truck to another dealership in case there was something that GM knows about the brake system. I was told the front wheel speed sensors were dirty and needed cleaned, but there was a chance of breaking them during removal. I told them go ahead and they broke them. Had I known they cost $128.32 each, I would have said no.

So I got a bill for $420.93 and my brakes are still the same. I was told that I needed Severe Duty Metallic pads, so I spent another $147.38 on front and rear pads, $225 on labor because I just had shoulder surgery and cannot do anything myself yet and had the front rotors turned for $15.98. They could not fit the rear rotors/drums on their machine.

The pedal is still mushy and the stopping power is still not there. The GVWR for my ton 4WD extended cab with 8 foot bed is 6,700 lbs. The diameter of the front rotors is 12 inches. A comparable Dodge Ram could weigh as much as 6,500 lbs, but the diameter of their front rotors is 13.23 inches. Ford uses a front rotor with a diameter of 12.120 inches.

Why are there so many General Motors vehicles with brake problems and not Ford or Dodge? I would think that should raise some eyebrows. I am sorry that I bought this truck, rather than leasing another one. I had planned on keeping this a long time. This truck is a danger, but what are we all supposed to do?

Iwent to stop at alight and my brakes shuttered and i almost hit the car in front of me. Next I had my brakes inspected and had the back brakes rplaced. I took my truck to a brake specialist. Paid for the repair and was given a report that all brakes are 100%. Drove the truck the next day and almost hit my sons car because the abs shuttered and won't stop the truck at first. Finally the truck stopped my foot was pushing the brake as hard as I could.Thank god it finally stopped.

My 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup with 60,700 miles had severe brake vibrations. I put it in for service at a very trusted repair center. He called and said my entire brake system was rusted and in dangerous condition. I do mostly highway driving and usually need brakes at 90,000 to 100,000 mile. This is my sixth GM half-ton pickup since 1979. Rusting brake rotors and calipers caused excessive uneven wear of rear and front brake pads. I was hearing a squeal that sounded as though the pads were worn. The inside side of rear rotors were destroyed, due to a rusted hung up brake pad, that was dragging on the rotor. The outside of the rotor was rusted so badly the metal flaked off in chucks. The front brake rotors were rusted pitted and need to be replaced. As a result, I had to replace all the rotors, brakes and rebuild the calipers. GM should be ashamed of the parts they are using. My mechanic said he has seen this rust problem on most of the new style GM trucks.

The brakes are making a terrible noise and the pedal is soft,almost to the floor in some instances. Stopping distance is more than it should be.Gm will not repair the problem!! After reading all the complaints on this site at least I know I'm not the only one!

50 grand for an SUV that the brakes don't work properly.It will affect resale and trade -in value not to mention the safty concerns for my family.

As noted on your site, it appears I'm not the only one with electric window regulators on Buick, in this case a 2000 LaSabre. In 2003 the first window gave out. In 2004 a second one broke. This week a third one broke. In all three cases I contacted Buick for recall info or other compensation. Each request was met with sympathy, but nothing we can do.

They try to pass it off on the local dealer who naturally isn't responsible and didn't even sell the car in the first place. I imagine since it isn't a safety problem, Buick can wash their hands of it. It would be interesting to know how many people have has this problem. No more Buicks for me.

I have a 2004 gmc sierra and brought it to the dealer for rear brake viberations. The truck had 12500 miles and they told me that would not do anything because GM doesn't cover brakes if there is any pad wear. The truck has the towing package on it and I have only towed with it a few times. When I contacted gm a person who is not qulified to answer technical questions told me they were not going good for them. I have been around cars for a long time and I have never heard of rear brakes going bad before the front especially with only 12,500 miles. I now have over 16000 and the back brakes are rusting, warped and shot. With products and service like this its no wonder Toyota is going to sell More cars and trucks then them soon. I have May have to help Toyota do it the next time I buy.

Brakes on my 2003 Avalanche truck have been spongey and weak since I bought the truck. I have had it is 3 times and they keep telling me that this is how disc brakes feel. Now at 30,000 miles and 3 months out of warranty they are telling me I need new rotors and brakes at about $900. I have never towed with this truck and it is obviously driven lightly, considering it's low milage. In an incident where I needed to stop quickly, no ABS kicked in and my brake pedal went ot the floor. I only tapped the back corner of another car, but it could have been a lot worse becasue I swirved off to the side and missed his whole back end. This is a very dangerous problem, and I love my truck so it pains me to say this.

have a 1999 chevy silverado truck 1500 and had to replace all brake lines because of rusting through. could have had serious results including death becuse of brake line failure. i think chevrolet should recall the brake line on their trucks. my brother has a 1988 chevy truck and has never had to replace a brake line. they must be using an inferior brake line now.

I bought a new 2006 gmc truck ,it developed a shake early on ,I took it back to the dealer several times they put 6 more new tires on it ,but it continued to shake .They would not put a different brand of tires on it as I requested .They said it didn't hurt the safety or the value of my truck ,but I told them I didn't know anyone that would buy a truck that shook .They are now in the process of buying the truck back under the KY lemon law .I just wanted to warn other people about this .The GMC rep. said it was a condition called frame beaming,so I guess if they can give it a name they feel they don't have to fix it .How convienient .I was so upset with GMC I would have never thought I would of had a problem like this .I will never buy from them again

I own a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado Truck and I have been having trouble with the brakes. Sometimes you think it just isn't going to stop. I went into a shop this weekend to have them looked at and they told me I need all new brakes especially the rears. I had 45,000 miles on my truck. I had never heard of a truck needing brakes on the rear at this mileage. The repair place said I was lucky, most Chevy's don't make it this long. I believe this is a design defect that GM isn't going to admit. I can't afford to put brakes on my truck every 30,000 at a cost of $700 plus.

Low Speed crash with a NJ 99 Tahoe that did not stop. The seat belt grabbed me and the brake pedal went to the floor. I have still have not received my GM Brake Recall as of Nov 23, 2006.

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2003 GMC 2500HD pickup rear brake problem at 31,000 miles. Rusting brake rotors cause excessive uneven wear of rear brake pads. Condition limited to inside side of rear rotors. Only one-half inch surface of rotor was shinny and rest of rotor had severe rust that under load resulted in pad damage.

Vehicle owner had to pay dealer to turn rear rotors and install new rear brake pads. Economic loss of $350 and damage to rotor to remove rust. Dealer commented that condition caused because vehicle owner typically only drove vehicle on weekends. Vehicle owner believes condition caused by low grade rotors prone to rust in normal working environment.

Same problem with anti lock brakes as per 1999 to 2003 recall, on Silverado 1998 pickup. No recall has been issued for this year, although dealer shop states same problem and cost is $1000. to repair. Where's our recall?

It's finally making sense, before reading this site, i thought it was just my bad fortune as a lifelong chevy owner/beliver.. My 2001 Tahoe first the right front caliper locks up , then releases, this goes on for a few weeks off and on, finally the DEALER acknowledges this and effects repairs, then my ABS box goes out, a cool $1,600.00 resolves that RARE instance, then the brakes are so pulsed, stopping becomes more like a popular State Fair ride, then the ole State Inspection i fail,because the E brake is non existant, and the inspection kid alerted me with something like Oh Yah all these year models have this problem, 200.00 or so and that problem is FIXED ?? Now today i arrive home turn off the Tahoe, but the droan of the ABS box is still running... Hummm i recall this picture and how my $1,600.00 solved that ... The FIRST TIME .. now i have ANOTHER same oppertunity ... I think not, Caviet Empior, So long Chevrolet, not buying again, it's an expensive recall if done properly, one that the General will risk, vs. a wrongful death or injury type law-suite that protracts out over years and money can be banked for, VS. accepting responsibility and making pronto corrections.. mac/mc

Our 1999 GMC Sierra Pick up with 35,700 miles has repeatedly been in for service for the ABS. Shortly after it was purchased, the brake calipers rusted through and had to be replaced. Then, the ABS sensor repeatedly came on. The sensor was replaced twice, but the brake problem continued. Each time we took it to Gurley Leep, they were unable to correct the problem. On several occasions, the brake pedal went to the floor and I had no brakes. In February, 2005, I pulling up to a building, when the brake pedal went to the floor and I struck the building, going less than 5 m/h. After $1,800 damage, Gurley Leep finally discovered it was the speed sensor and replaced it. Then we received the recall on the sensor. On Thursday, 10/26/06, the ABS sensor went off and by the time I arrived home and turned off the car, the ABS motor continued to run. After contacting Gurley Leep to have the problem corrected, we were informed today that the ABS motor part is $1,100, plus labor to replace it. After the numerous times this truck has been at Gurley Leep for ABS problems, I couldn't believe it wasn't covered under warranty or a recall.

The recall that was announced after the accident in Feb of 2005, cost us $300 deductible, along with an increase in our car insurance rate more than $400 per year. At this time, we were able to locate the part in Florida at a cost of $449.00, but there is still the labor for installation. We have decided to park the vehicle until we hear back from GM on the remedy of this problem.