Brakes Failed Problems of Chevrolet Avalanche

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. While driving approximately 45 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic brake pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v043000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 250,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. While driving approximately 30 mph, the brakes failed and the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The dealer was later contacted (gordon Chevrolet in philadelphia, PA) and the contact was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was damaged and towed to an auto body shop. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

The brakes failed due to rusted lines almost causing me to wreck.

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Repeated parking/emergency brake system failures. The vehicle fails commonwealth of virginia safety inspections at least every other year. Repairs end up costing around $800. This is a common feature in most cars and trucks. The internet is filled with complains regarding the chevy Avalanche. Why was a recall never issued for the automatic transmission models?.

Brakes failed coming to traffic light. Pedal went to floor. Went half way thru before truck stopped. Inspected and found rear brake steel line had rusted thru and had a hole. Brakes should not rust thru in only ten years,.

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Suddenly and without any warning the brakes failed while attempting to stop for traffic on the highway. The brake pedal went to the floor and it appeared that all braking had been lost. The car was navigated to the shoulder and the parking brake was used to come to a full stop. If the brake pedal was engaged and the parking brake released, the car would begin to move again. This appeared to indicate any redundancy in the system was absent.

My son was driving home from ice fishing , on a hilly and curvy road when the brakes failed. He had no brakes at all , he avoid a few tree before smashing into a smaller tree just missing were his friend was seated. The truck has been very well taken care of and was in great condition. I had the truck towed to a chevy dealer were it has about $5000 dollars in damage. I just glad my son and his didn't get hurt.

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Tl-the contact owns 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate and the brakes failed to engage. The contact stated that brake rotors overheated and steam was emitting from them. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. Pam.

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Brakes failed due to a rusted brake pipe while driving home from work. Luckily I was on my street and traveling just under 25 mph. After inspection of the under side of vehicle I discovered not one but, two leaks. I do expect some issues with a vehicle my age and mileage but, not a total brake failure. I did contact the dealer for replacement parts just to learn that the parts have been discontinue.

Went to apply brakes and brake pedal went to the floor. A complete failure of the braking system. Immediately shifted the truck into neutral and applied the emergency brake to come to a stop. No prior warning on the instrument panel and brakes failed completely, front and back.

On approaching a stop sign the rear brakes failed. The line had rusted thru above the left rear spring. This is the second time a line has rusted thru. The first time I lost both brakes. I had it repaired by a Chevrolet dealership. As you can see they did not replace all the problem lines. I had it done by oakwood service center in auburn, NY. At least now I believe I am safe.

Aproaching a stop sign behind another vehicale at about 50 mph when applying the brakes I felt a pop and the pedal went to the floor. The brakes had completely failed. Using the parkinng brake and down shifting brought the vehicle to a stop before I hit the vehicle in front. It is an autometic. At the end I had it in 1st gear and turned off the ignition for the stop. It is a 2003 avalanch VIN# [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving 55 mph the brakes failed completely while trying to slow the vehicle down. The contact was able to drive the vehicle into the grass to slow the vehicle down. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who stated that the c-clip was missing which disconnected the brake shaft from the pedal. The c-clip has been repaired. The contact is aware of the safety risk since the brake failure could have caused a crash. The current and failure mileages were 53,000. Updated 10/06/09. Updatd 10/08/09.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving 45 mph downhill, the contact heard a noise coming from the vehicle. He attempted to stop, but the brakes failed. The vehicle stopped when the right rear tire blew out. The contact experienced the same failure as noted in NHTSA campaign # 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The vehicle was towed to a shop and has been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 70,224.

My 2002 Avalanche has, three times this year, experienced the problem noted in the brake recall where , at low speeds, the brakes fail to apply. It is a very scary feeling and occurs mostly in stop and go traffic. The first 2 times it happened I thought I had placed my left foot sideways under the brake pedal, because no matter how hard I pushed the pedal, nothing happened. I was pretty sure I didn't have my foot under the pedal. Now I know I hadn't. My problem is that now I hear that this recall does not include my state because we don't use enough salt or there are not enough complaints! you got to be kidding! I will guarantee gm that this will cost them huge if I get in an accident. I don't care what the extent of damage is. This is ridiculous, shortsighted and idiotic. I have contacted the dealer, the zone office, my insurance company and my attorney. My insurance company and atty stated that I need to keep good notes and do as much research as possible. My dealer said "bring it in" but probably won't cover it - maybe later. I still haven't heard from the zone office. My wife can't believe how upset I am over this. I am currently researching how much salt is used in the winters here. I will not stand for this.

While driving at 20 mph the vehicles brakes failed failed which resulted in a vehicle rollover. The vehicle rolled over three times. The dealer was notified.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving 20 mph, the brakes failed to work properly. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. There is a recall for the 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche. The brakes worked properly and they stated that everytime he took the vehicle in for service they would state that the brakes are fine. The failure mileage was unkown and the current mileage was 80,000.