2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

WAS DRIVING AROUND 45MH AND WAS COMING TO STOP SIGN BUT WHEN I WENT TO USE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I KEPT PUMPING WHICH SEEMED TO HELP JUST ENOUGH TO TURN INTO THE DRIVE WAY OF A MALL THAT HAPPENED TO BE CLOSED. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT OR I WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO SOMEONE. SHOP SAID MAIN BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHEVY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT. VERY SAD CHEVY........

PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE REPAIRING THE REAR LINES DURING THE BLEEDING PROCESS. GM'S STATEMENT THAT THEIR VEHICLES STILL HAVE BRAKING TO 2 WHEELS DURING A LINE FAILURE IS INCORRECT. WHEN THE LINE RUPTURES THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT ALL. THANKFULLY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON HIGHWAY THE DAY BEFORE. I WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE ANY COLLISIONS .I'VE OWNED OVER A DOZEN CARS IN MY LIFE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BRAKES LINES. IT'S UNFATHOMABLE THAT GM WOULD USE INFERIOR AND NON-CORROSION RESISTANT METAL IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEMS IN ANY CAR. THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS IF THERE HAVEN'T BEEN 100'S ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SWERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SUBURBAN AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ON SEPTEMBER 29,2015 WHEN I NEEDED TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE STARTED TO STOP BUT THEN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES AND HAD TO GO INTO THE DITCH IN ORDER TO PREVENT A SERIOUS COLLISION. THERE WAS A MAIN BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT THEY HAVE YET TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POOR DESIGN. THIS ISSUE IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR RUST FAILURE ON BRAKELINES ON THIS VEHICLE AND YET CHEVROLET HAS YET TO NOTIFY ANYONE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AT THE TIME. IF I HAD NOT ACTED QUICKLY, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING.

EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT OUT AROUND 30,000 EST FIRST TIME. I REPLACED THE SHOES NOT SURE WHAT YEAR/ BUT NOW THE LEFT SIDE NO SHOE LEFT. THE CLIPS DO NOT HOLD THE SHOES IN PLACE AND END UP WEARING OUT THE SHOE AND DISKHAT. NOTE: THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN. FOR YEARS I NEVER USED THE EBRAKE NOW I HAVE CONVERTED THE SUBURBAN OVER TO A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND NEED THE EBRAKE.

I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR...I PUMPED THEM AND WAS ABLE TO STOP TO AVOID COLLISION...I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK...I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE....THE CHEAPEST ESTIMATE WAS 600.00 DOLLARS TO FIX...I WILL ATTEMPT TO REPAIR MYSELF IF IT'S NOT TO DIFFICULT.

TOTAL BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE (INCLUDING EMERGENCY BRAKE) ON MY 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING LOWER THAN USUAL WHEN PRESSING ON IT. I CHECKED THE FLUID RESERVOIR AND NOTICE THAT IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. I THEN ADDED FLUID TO THE FULL LINE ON RESERVOIR AND THAT SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE BRAKES FAILED AS I WAS APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 20 MPH. I PRESSED HARD ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON A LAST FAILED ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I SHIFTED TO LOWER GEARS, REVERSE, AND PARK WITHOUT SUCCESS. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AHEAD ON THE INTERSECTION OR TRAFFIC ON THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT APPROACHING AS I MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE SUBURBAN SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN TO A SAFE SPEED WHERE I COULD TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY OFF THE BUSY ROAD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT IT WILL COST OVER 1000 TO FIX IT. *TR

I WAS COMING UPON AN INTERSECTION WITH MY 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE FEELING SPONGY TO ME. I DECIDED TO APPLY HARD PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP IN A HURRY IF I NEEDED IT TO. AS I DID THIS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES! I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY PUMPING THEM BUT LUCKILY I WASN'T TRAVELING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE SUBURBAN UNDER CONTROL. THANK GOD MY WIFE AND 4 YOUNG CHILDREN WEREN'T IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS AND NOTICED IN JULY OF 2014, THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO GM AS A POTENTIAL RECALL BUT GM'S REPLY WAS THAT IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE! PLEASE ADVISE GM OF THIS IN THE HOPES OF SAVING FURTHER LIVES IN THE FUTURE. *TR