2003 GMC Sierra 1500

THIS TRUCK AND I RESIDE IN WISCONSIN BUT WERE IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MY TRAVEL ON 2/21 WAS TO PICK UP MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER AT HER SCHOOL. I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH IN FAIRLY HEAVY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC, I HAD CROSSED A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION ABOUT A MILE FROM THE SCHOOL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. I PROCEEDED TO THE SCHOOL AT A VERY REDUCED SPEED USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND PUMPING THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SCHOOL. I EXITED THE SCHOOL YARD AND PARKED THE TRUCK. CALLED A TOW TRUCK FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES SAID THERE HAS BEEN A PARTIAL RECALL ON GMC AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS FOR FAULTY BRAKE LINES BUT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE SAID THE WORST RUST WAS AT THE ABS CONTROL BUT THERE WERE OTHER AREA'S INVOLVED ALSO. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. I URGE YOU TO DO A DEEPER STUDY AND RECALL IF NECESSARY, INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE USE OF INFERIOR BRAKE LINES AND/ OR POOR PLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL ON A WIDER RANGE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY OR TAKE PLACE AS WE WERE RETURNING HOME THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN TENNESSEE A FEW WEEKS LATER. I AGAIN URGE YOU TO EXTEND THE RECALL FURTHER INTO THIS TRUCKS PRODUCTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARK. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE FRACTURED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

LOW SPEED CRASH IN DRIVEWAY DUE TO SUDDEN RUPTURE OF RT. FRONT BRAKE LINE METAL SECTION AT BANJO BOLT. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK BY A MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT 4 OTHER STEEL LINES ARE LEAKING DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND THAT EVERY STEEL LINE ON THE TRUCK IS IN DANGER OF FAILURE DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS NEAR $1000.00 BODY DAMAGE FROM CRASH IS AROUND $900.00. *TR

I TOOK MY 2003 GMC SIERRA IN FOR AN INSPECTION, INSPECTION FAILED DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. WAS INFORMED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. IS THIS NORMAL? I LIVE IN THE NORTH..THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF RUST/CORROSION ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK AS WELL AS STARTING AROUND THE BODY..AM FACING SPENDING $400-$600 TO REPLACE THE LINES..LOOKING FOR INFO REGARDING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.. *TR

BRAKES BLEW OUT COMING DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD A TOYOTA IN FONT OF ME SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF A SQUIRREL CROSSING THE STREET. I HAD ALSO SLOWED DOWN BUT THEN THE TOYOTA STOPPED AND I WENT TO STOP MY BRAKE LINES BOTH FRONT AND BACK BLEW OUT AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. THANKS TO THE TOYOTA BEING THERE TO STOP ME OTHER WISE I WOULD HAD A VERY BAD CRASH INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC OR HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL OR TREES. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL NEW BRAKELINES INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK AND THE DAMAGE TO THE TOYOTA AND MY TRUCK COSTING AROUND 2000.00 DOLLARS PLUS THE INSURANCE OVER 2300.00 FOR THE TOYOTA AND MY FRONT END. NOW IM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

STARTED VEHICLE IN MORNING AND NOTICED NO READINGS FROM ANY GAGES, (OIL PRESS., TEMP., TACH., FUEL, SPEED) NOR COULD I READ ODOMETER. SURROUNDING DASH LIGHTS FUNCTIONAL. WHILE DRIVING, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD .... EVERYTHING BEGAN TO WORK. AT END OF DAY LEAVING WORK, NO PROBLEM ..... STOPPED ON WAY HOME, RESTARTED, PROBLEM RETURNED. TURNED STEERING WHEEL, PROBLEM GONE. ARRIVED HOME, TURNED VEHICLE OFF ..... RESTART, PROBLEM BACK AGAIN. SEARCH ON NET SAYS IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHAT IS THE COST FOR NEW/USED CLUSTER? IS IT EASY TO INSTALL? *TT

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INVESTIGATED, AND CAUSE FOUND TO BE LOSS OF FUEL TANK PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED OUT FUEL FILLER NECK. ORIGINAL PART MADE OF NON-CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL. OTHER CORROSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE INVOLVED BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST LINE WAS REPLACED IN 2007, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. A MORE EXTENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF CORRODED LINES WAS DONE IN 2008 OR 2009. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY AND EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEMS, AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AS A RESULT OF THEM. OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS IN THE PAST SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BY A REASONABLE AMOUNT. *TR

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