2003 GMC Sierra 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE PARKED, DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S HOME. THE CONTACT DID NOT MENTION OF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERALLY CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:PE10010 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,093 UPDATED 1/20/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS PARKED TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A STEEP SLOPE AND SLOPES DOWN TOWARD HIS PARENTS HOUSE. THE CONSUMER'S FATHER ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE ENGINE, RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, PUT HIS FOOT ON THE NORMAL BRAKE, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. IT WAS AT THAT POINT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS APPROX 35 FEET BETWEEN THE STARTING POSITION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHERE THE VEHICLE STUCK THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOME. AT THE MOMENT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE, THE DRIVER TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES ONE MORE TIME, AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO REACH FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH. UPDATED 02/22/12

MAIN BRAKE LINE BLEW WHILE MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE MOVING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 68K MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE VERY BAD AND WE WERE LUCKY TO BE SAFE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND RECALLED BY GMC. OUR BILL WAS AN UNEXPECTED $1,300. I'M EXPECTING A CALL BACK FROM A DISTRICT GMC CONTACT MONDAY ABOUT THE ISSUE. I'M FIGHTING TO BE REIMBURSED AS THIS IS A KNOWN DEADLY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HOW HAVE THEY NOT BEEN SUED FROM THIS PROBLEM YET? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

A BRAKE LINE BURST UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE (NOT ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS ON THE DRY PAVEMENT). WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID VEHICLE THAT CUT US OFF AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME AND REALIZED THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. AFTER LOOKING UNDERNEATH I REALIZED THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND LEAKING. ONE LINE IS CURRENTLY LEAKING BUT THEY ARE ALL IN VERY BAD CONDITION. I WAS LEFT WITH NO OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS EVEN THE ONES THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY LEAKING ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION. IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THEM. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE DIDN'T OCCUR WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND WHEN I CAME OUT 20 MINUTES LATER I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES.

LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS NORMAL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF AN APPARENTLY RUPTURED LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON. REGARDLESS OF THE MILES, THIS TRUCK IS BARELY 8 YEARS OLD. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS MODEL YEAR AND NEARBY YEARS OF THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. HAD THIS BEEN ON A HIGHWAY TRIP WITH ALL FLUID DRAINING OUT, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A STATE INSPECTION STATION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE BRAKE LINES EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN FRAME ALSO EXHIBITED RUST AND CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.