Five problems related to brake fluid leak have been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Went to get safety check, mechanic noticed brake fluid leaking from undercarriage and noticed leak in brake line. Brake line corroded and rusty with puncture.
Went to back out of my driveway, hit the brake pedal and it went to the floor. The curb across the street stopped me. Luckily there were no kids riding bikes or playing in the street. . . . Looked under my truck and saw that the brake lines were corroded and one had apparently burst. There was a large puddle of brake fluid where I was parked. I'm just so glad no one got hurt, but its probably just a matter of time before someone does.
I was pulling into street from ally and when I applied the brake, they went to the floor and left a puddle of fluid in the middle of the truck frame, luckly I was not in traffic or this could have been damaging.
While coming to a red light, I lost the ability to stop. Upon inspection I observed severely corroded and rusty brake lines and fluid leaking leaking from one of the brake lines.
I was driving south on MD-235 in lexington park, MD when the light at the intersection of MD-235 & fdr blvd. Turned yellow. I had little room to stop and applied the brakes forcefully, slowing to approximately 25 mph when the pedal went to the floor and I ran through the intersection as the light turned red. No cars were in front of me; an accident did not occur. I used the emergency brake to stop and opened the hood, thinking I had a brake master cylinder failure. I noted fluid dripping from underneath the chassis by the driver's door, & on further inspection, found a rupture in a corroded brake line. I drove home using the emergency brake (rural area; approximately 12 miles), lightly pressing the brake pedal when stopping with the emergency brake to turn the brake lights on. Once home, I found virtually every steel brake line throughout the vehicle badly corroded. An internet search provided information that this is a prevailing problem with 1999-2004 Chevrolet trucks of all models. A problem this prevalent with this high of a safety concern needs a manufacturer's recall issued for these vehicles. I am the second owner of this vehicle.