Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Chevrolet 1500

On July 22, 2015 I was driving my 2004 chevy silverado 1500 and when I went to stop at an intersection the brakes failed and I had go through a stop sign. I had to hit the emergency brake to get the truck stopped. I was lucky it happened in a housing sub division and not on an interstate because someone could have been killed. I was close to my mechanics garage and was able to get it into the garage where I was informed that all of my brake lines were completely corroded and rusted through he also informed me that a brake caliper needed replaced due to all of the brake line corrosion. The mechanic also informed me that all the fuel lines were corroded and also needed replaced. The mechanic told me he has replaced brake lines on several silverado's all due to corrosion. This truck only has 65,665 miles on it and was seldom driven in snow. I'm not sure why there is not a recall on these trucks. If my wife or one of my kids was driving this the outcome could have been different. The total cost was over $1400. 00 to get all of the lines replaced something needs to be done before someone gets killed.

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Vehical is one family owner, has 76000 miles on it. Brakes are very bad, have replaced all hydrolics, pads hoses disc and drums, vehicle on brake application will shake very bad, and also will jerk the steering wheel back and forth. Dealer has vehicle now for at least 8 times to try and fix. Very dangerous truck, cannot be trusted. Calipers were replaced also twice on most all units on truck. Sometime 3 times. Have paid out $1500. 00 so far. The brake system on these trucks need to be investigated and recall made. Truck in dealer today for a final repair attemp. 10-01-2015.

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I was on my way home from work, traffic came to a sudden halt. I hit my brakes, which felt funny, so I pumped and the peddle went all the way to the floor. I swerved into an apartment complex with a circular driveway and thank god there were no cars or people in my path. I used the parking brake to stop my truck. Contrary to the statement being made by gm, that you still have brakes, this is bull, the peddle goes to the floor. After being quoted from the dealer, that my truck needed rotors, calipers, (of which this is the third time) pads, all fuel lines and all brake lines, with a total price of $5,600 plus, I decided to check for brake problems with gm trucks. I was shocked to say the least and then angry. Who the hell is believing all of the excuses from gm. I have been around cars all my life brake lines and fuel lines don't fail on this scale. I don't care what part of the country you live in. What genius decided it was ok to use steel tubing for something as important as fuel and brake lines. Steelrusts. The numbers being quoted for failure, I'm convinced after reading all morning, are very low. Do people have to die for someone to admit they made a mistake and correct it? this goes for the ntsb, and gm.

Simply driving west on north Ave at 25 - 30. Had to apply brakes getting close to intersection. Brake pedal went to the floor, had no brakes at all. Tried using foot operated emergency brake but it did not work either. Put it into 4 wd low to slow as best I could. Drove off the road onto grass to avoid car ahead of me. Drove very slowly in 4wd low to f&f tire at 410 n. Moorland blvd the closest car service shop about 2 miles from where brakes went out. Service tech checked and reported the brake lines are extremely rusted and one let go. Later he reported all lines were extremely rusted and need to be replaced. This truck has slightly more than 50,000. It is always kept in a garage when not in use and rarely used as per 50,000 + in 13 years. Had rust problem with brakes when vehicle had less than 30,000. Still have the original rear calipers replaced at that time showing outer pad on driver side never moved to contact rotor, but inner pad rivet was goughing the rotor. Brake pedal went close to floor during first month of purchase. Called dealer and was told "that's how anti-lock brakes are". Truck was taken in (dealer) for routine checking & to intall fog lights. Check-off sheet never mentioned anything about brakes. Have replace 4 electric window motors on passenger side so far. Last time operated the window less than a dozen times before window failed to open again. Dealer always claims rust is because truck is not driven enough. Website complaints about rusty rotors and brakes proves otherwise, over 400,000 hits when I checked after my brakes/rotors rusted away. This vehicle is a lemon and I would never buy another gm product.

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Stepped on brake peddle at idle and pedal went to the floor. Upon taking it to the repair shop, found that the brake lines were completely rusted out and the caliper bleeders were rusted off. All lines, calipers, and two rotors had to be replaced - cost $2,091.

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Came to a stop but the pedal felt soft, went two more miles to my destination and brakes felt even softer. When I went to leave I noticed a puddle under the drivers door, I put some on my finger to smell it and knew it was brake fluid. I took it to my mechanic who said it was a blown brake line caused by rust, he said he has seen this on alot of silverados. I called my chevy dealer and they didn't offer any recalls or discounts so I had my mechanic replaces all the brake lines because they were rusted as bad as the blown line , also had to replace two calipers because the bleeders were so rusted they couldn't be removed. Total cost 850. 00 I've had alot of trucks with alot more miles and never had problems with the brake lines. I think g. M. Should reimburse at least 50 % of the cost.

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I was driving my 2002 silverado on a narrow two lane road with a few steep grades and my brakes went to the floor on one of the down grades. I pumped the brakes but nothing happened. Luckily, I had enough time to react and use the emergency brake to get stopped at the bottom of the grade before running through the stop sign at the t intersection and possibly over the embankment directly across from me. Once I got home I realized that all the lines running along the frame to the abs box were corroded as well as the ones going to the front calipers. Once I started researching this I found out that it was a known problem. Also, one that just about everone that I know with a silverado around that same year has had. I'm just glad that my wife or my 16 year old step-daughter wasn't driving when this happened!.

Severe corrosion on all steel brake lines - very close to rusting through at left rear caliper to axle mount and along side rail of frame.

Backing out of my driveway the brake pedal went to the floor, the rear brake lines rusted through. To do the repair the rear calipers needed to be replaced because the both the bleeders and line connections were seized. Flash forward one year and now the front lines front hoses and front calipers need the same thing.

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Rear disc brake pads premature wear due to failure of brake piston to retract. Both rear disc brakes piston failed to retract normally. Installation of new pads caused extreme heating of rotor. Replaced both rear disc brake floating calipers with rebuilt units that had grease under outer piston seal to prevent rust to fix problem!.

I bought a new chevy silverado 1500 4x4 in July of 2001. I don't drive it that much, and when I do, it is mostly freeway miles. About 5 times/year I'll tow a light boat to puget sound, and after coming back always hose off the boat, trailer, and salt water exposed area of the truck. In 2004 at 6770 miles, the rear rotors, calipers and pads were ruined (under warranty--cause determined to be debris caught up in mechanism). Good Chevrolet fixed perfectly. Now in March 2008 at only 18,700 miles (12k miles on new brakes), the rear brakes need to be completely rebuilt. Good is saying the cause is salt water. And of course the warranty is long over----looking at $2000 to fix. I say hogwash! brakes should not fall apart after 12,000 gentle miles. I don't four wheel drive except on rare occasion to get over the mountain pass---and that's on snow. I am easy with this truck. I don't speed around and slam on the brakes ever. Never. I am pretty sure this is a common problem. Just googled up a similar case of a 2002 silverado in colorado with 28,000 miles and complete brake failure due to rust. I'll repair brakes elsewhere. I'll wait and see if some class action lawsuit comes of this. It's too bad. The truck is pretty nice, but having brakes fall apart for no good reason is bs and too expensive, not to mention as well as a big safety concern.

The vehicle went through NY state inspection on March 28, 2005 and passed although the front end of the vehicle was shaking. Four months later the vehicle was taken to the dealer. They determined that the rear rotors were rusted and pitted. Gm will only reduce the price from $225 to $79, although it was covered under the warranty. They said it was a wear or rust issue. But the front brake rotors and calipers were fine. Gm was not honoring the warranty. The intermediate shaft was replaced due to noise.