2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

IN APRIL OF '14, A FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THAT LINE WAS REPLACED. ON 6/3/14, I HAD ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILURE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THIS AFFECTED BOTH REAR BREAKS. ON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ALL OF THE STEEL TUBING OF THE BREAK LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, I ALSO FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE ALSO RUSTING BADLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ABRUPTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE WITH CAUTION. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FOUR BRAKE LINES, WHICH RUPTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

BLEW A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE AT BOAT LANDING. LUCKILY I GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE LAKE. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IF IT HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. I THINK A RECALL IS NECESSARY AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON HIS 2004 SIERRA. *TR

DURING TEST DRIVE FOR UNRELATED REPAIR THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. INSPECTION RESULTED IN FINDING THE BRAKE LINE HAD "BLOWN" OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION. THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES HAD SIMILAR CORROSION AND WHEN TOUCHED WOULD PRACTICALLY DISINTEGRATE. RESULT WAS ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED/FABRICATED TO AVOID FUTURE BLOW OUT OF THE OTHER LINES. NO WARNING OF "SOFT" BRAKE WAS EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THANKFULLY, INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SMALL SIDE ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. PM

I WAS LOADED UP ON MY 2003 2500HD CHEVROLET SILVERADO FOR THE WEEKEND HOLIDAY CAMP TRIP WITH TRUCK CAMPER, AND BOAT ON TRAILER BEHIND. FOR LAST MINUTE SAFETY MY PARTNER WAS INSIDE THE TRUCK AND I OUTSIDE TO TEST THE BRAKE LIGHTS, SIGNALS USUAL STUFF BEFORE TAKING OFF. FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE GROUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN LOOKING CLOSER THE SECOND LINE FROM THE DRIVER DOOR ON TOP OF THE FRAME HAS A SPLIT IN IT. I HAVE NOW LOOKED AT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I HAVE LOOKED AT GM'S RESPONSE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND TEND TO WONDER HOW MANY PERSONS AT GM WOULD PURCHASE A VEHICLE FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR LOVED ONES KNOWING OF THIS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE COMPLAINTS ARE NOT JUST IN SALT RELATED PLACES. EVEN IF THEY WERE DOES GM NOT BUILD THEIR VEHICLES FOR ALL STATES AND ROAD CONDITIONS??? I CAN SAY I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT THIS JUST HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WHERE WERE GOING ENTAILED MOUNTAIN DRIVING AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN THEN I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THIS DAILY AND THE FEAR THAT GOES WITH THE THOUGHT OF, WHAT IF WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS? DOES NOT GO AWAY. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL ONES AND IT IS GOING TO BE COSTLY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS NOR SHOULD HAVE ALL THE OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD TO. THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOME FATALITY HAPPENS IF NOT ALREADY. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE SAFE IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND AREAS PERIOD. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES ON THIS WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS 6.1 MILLION. I AM APPALLED THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY RECALLED ON THIS AND PORTRAYED SUCH A LAME EXCUSE AS TO NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE FIX THIS NOW! *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD 4WD LONG BED PICKUP TRUCK EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF (HYDRAULIC BOOST) BRAKE SYSTEM AT 35 MPH. BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED HEAVILY AND CONDITION OF BRAKE LINES VERIFIED BY GM DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE IS REGISTERED AND DRIVEN PRIMARILY IN VIRGINIA. OWNER HAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. *TR

HIT BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR TRUCK DOES NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE IGNITION SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 35 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND LOTS OF PARTS REPLACED CANNOT GET THE BRAKES OR IGNITION FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE MY TRUCK WAS BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND RUSTED AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LINES COULD RUPTURE AT ANY TIME DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF HEAVY RUSTING. THE BRAKE LINES APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE WHEN VIEWING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, BUT ON CLOSER EXAMINATION, WHERE THE LINES COME DOWN THE FIREWALL AND TRANSITION TO ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL (BELOW DRIVER'S FEET) IS WHERE THE EXTREME RUSTING HAD OCCURRED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES, I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SCOPE OF THIS ISSUE AND THE VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ISSUED FOR BRAKE LINES FAILING SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE INSPECTING MY VEHICLE, I HAVE INSPECTED SEVERAL OTHER FRIENDS VEHICLES IN THE AFFECTED MODEL YEARS WITH ALL OF THE VEHICLES HAVING EXTREME CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY WIDESPREAD IN THE RUST BELT STATES, BUT THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR