Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings Problems of Cadillac STS

104,000 miles - total brake line failure when driving on street at 35 mph. Managed to pull over then got car to goodyear. Brake fluid drained out completely because of brake line tapping against transmission casing over time. Casing was dented in several places. Was 5 minutes away from getting on freeway at 70 mph. Could have been deadly. See this same design flaw of the line placement has been reported by others. God is good and was watching over me for sure.

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I have a 2002 cad. Sts with 81,000 miles. About 2weeks ago the warning light stating check brake fluid. I checked it and added some. It did it again a week later but the brakes almost failed. I took it to a GMC dealer who told me the brake line broke because it was rubbing on the transmission. He told me he had never seen this happen before. I also have a friend who worked as service manager for a GMC dealer and he stated he had never seen that happen. He gave me a phone at GMC to call. The # 800-458-8006 they gave me a service #. I received a call back from 866-790-5700 x21073. After 2 days the man told me they could not help me cause the vehicle was 8 years old and had 81,000 miles. They were not concerned about the safety issue.

The contact owns a 2002 Cadillac Sts. The contact felt that the vehicle was not braking properly while driving 15 mph. She took the vehicle to a repair shop and the mechanic found holes in the brake line that were three inches apart, which rubbed against the housing for the transmission. The contact called the manufacturer and they stated that she must take the vehicle to a dealer to confirm that the failure existed. The vehicle is currently at the dealer, but the contact does not know if she will be responsible for the repairs. She believes that it is a manufacturer defect that should be recalled. The current and failure mileages were 66,700.