Eight problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2003 Chevrolet 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While traveling on I-95 at approximately 50mph traffic in front of me stopped to avoid road way debris. When I applied my brakes the pedal went to the floor. Pumping didn't help although the truck did slow down before hitting the vehicle in front of me. Luckily no one was injured. My truck sustained many thousands of dollars to the front end. The dealer tells me that the brake line burst and all brake lines are corroded and need replacing. There were no prior brake problems.
I'm currently replacing more brake lines as they have failed and started to leak. The first time this happen was in 2009 where my brake pedal went to the floor after making a sudden stop to avoid hitting a deer. It blew out a cooroded brake line. I've replaced the rotors in 2009 cause they were all rotted out from the inside area, and now the brake lines near abs module need to be replaced cause they are leaking and pedal and abs keeps pushing in too far and abs goes off prematurely. My frame has bad rust all over it and I am very meticulous about cleaning my truck off when road salt is on it. The under chasis has coorsion on the cross members, frame, and torsion bars, it all looks bad. Though I have an extended warranty through a thrid party and have had many other parts replaced through them due to failure, they do not cover cost of brake lines due to rot.
Brake lines in my Chevrolet 2500hd 2003 burst. The amount of rust is very excessive. The amount of complaints about the same issue is astounding.
A steel brake line located on the drivers side of the vehicle in front of the tire on the radiator support cross member burst due to rust. More to follow after a complete inspection of the brake system.
The brake line has rusted through on the drivers side in more than one place. Who has to die before this is recalled.
Steel brake lines rotted and ruptured causing loss of brakes. The people in front of us were in extreme danger of being injured or killed as they suddenly stopped due a traffic jam. When I attempted to stop the brake peddle went to the floor as the rotted brake line ruptured spilling the brake fluid out to the road. To prevent injury to others I drove the truck into a guardrail at a glancing blow until it stopped. At the time of the accident I was traveling with my 13 yr old daughter to visit her dying grandmother for last time. My daughter was crying hysterically and clearly distraught at the accident.
Total brake failure. Pedal just went to the floor with no warning that there was a problem with the braking system. The warning system did not come on until the truck was shut off and restarted. Inspection of the brake lines shows that they are rusted, especially at the points where the clips hold them to the frame. There appears to be leaks in multiple spots with no prior indication (spots under the vehicle) of any problem. I just had it inspected a week prior and it passed. I also own a 1998 Toyota camray with 250k + miles and have not had any problem with the brake lines rusting out.
Lost all braking ability. Found severly rotted brake line . This has also occurred 2 additional times ater first issue.
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