Power Steering Pump problems of the 2001 Chevrolet 2500

Traveling at 65 mph brakes all of a sudden the brakes were applied w/o applying them loss of steering control etc. Evaluating this problem ii saw that the brake pedal was going down to the floor, so I pulled up on it with my foot and the brakes released but steering control did not resume. I got off at the next exit and very slowly made my way on home. Any application of the brake pedal resulted in brakes locking up and they were applied so tightly that any acceleration could not speed up unless I pulled up on the brake pedal. Upon arriving home looked things over no power steering unless motor was at high rpm,power steering pump looked as if it expelled fluid out the breather cap and the brakes smelled as if very hot. Now that this happened I recognized this had happened before but somehow repaired itself,but not to this extreme. I suffered bruises from shoulder harness and seatbelt and some knots on my head from being thrown around I came so close to out of control and a rollover simply couldn't control my truck.

While pulling out of the driveway going 10 mph or less consumer realized he didn't have any brakes and the steering was not working. Consumer put vehicle in reverse to stop and nothing happened. Consumer then drove home in reverse. Consumer called a mechanic, who loaded the vehicle, and took it to the shop where everything worked fine. Consumer talked to service manager at dealership, and asked the mechanic to see if power steering pulley wiggled. Mechanic did so, and said shaft broke. Consumer had this replaced, but later discovered the old part that was taken off was not broken. No problems now with the vehicle.