Table 1 shows two common service brakes related problems of the 1996 Chevrolet Express 1500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems | |
| Brake Master Cylinder problems |
I was braking while exiting the freeway and lost the rear brakes. After an inspection, I found the brake line broke about midway through the chasse. I also found that the brake lines would crack where ever you bent them. I had to have all the brake system replaced because of corrosion at a cost of $2143. 00.
Wife complained of pulsating brake pedal, took vehicle for a short test drive, on the way back while traveling in a straight line at approx. 30 mph made a stop applying moderate pedal pressure, brake pedal went to floor. Carefully drove the remaining 1/8th mile home and crawled underneath van. Brake lines a mass of rust, line that runs back along left side rail from what looks like an abs unit burst upon pedal application and was dripping brake fluid, master cylinder was almost empty upon inspection. The most unsafe and unreliable vehicle I have ever owned. At 40,000 miles a rear line from the proportioning valve also rusted through but at least did not burst suddenly, started dripping. It and the 2 rear wheel cylinders which were also a mass of rust needed replacement.