2004 GMC Sierra 2500

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE LIKE THAT. TAKES OVER 100X LONGER TO STOP A 3/4 TON TRUCK. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED REPORTS OF THE SAME THINGS ON GM TRUCK ONLINE. I ALSO HEARD YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ALREADY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I AM COUNTED AS ONE OF THE EFFECTED PEOPLE. I ALSO READ WHERE GM DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE. THE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT BLEW SO I HAD ZERO BRAKE PRESSURE AND PEDAL. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1000 AND A WEEK TRYING TO FIX THIS AND REPLACE ALL THE RUSTED LINE. I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STOP AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AT THIS POINT THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED, AND THEN USE THE E-BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO TURN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, A BRAKE LINE HAD BROKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. HE CONTINUED APPLYING PRESSURE UNTIL THE PEDAL TOUCHED THE FLOORBOARD AND FINALLY, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES EXHIBITED MASSIVE CORROSION AND WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PA TURNPIKE AT APPROX. 60 MPH, TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS PULLING OUR 30 FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AT THE TIME. I APPLIED THE BRAKE HARD HAD A SPLIT SECOND OF BRAKING ACTION AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE MANUAL TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL TO SLOW THE TRUCK SOME, SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE MISSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY INCHES AND THE CAR TO THE LEFT OF ME SWERVED INTO THE FAR LEFT LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME. (THREE LANE HIGHWAY) I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO A REST AREA ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD USING BOTH THE TRAILER BRAKES AND THE TRUCK EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS THAT THE BRAKE LINE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS AREA HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND RUPTURED. *JB

EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURED AFTER COMPLETING A TRIP WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING THE TRIP SERIOUS INJURIES AND MULTIPLE DEATHS COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT. INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM INDICATED PREMTURE RUSTING THROUGH OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT DISC BRAKE. THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER IS ALSO BADLY RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ARE MILDLY RUSTED AS WELL.