Brake Master Cylinder problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Travelling from PA to cape hatteras, nc. Total brake failure of all 4 wheels in bumper to bumper traffic on us 158 s bypass in kill devil hills. Managed to swerve onto right berm grassy area and shift to low and use hand brake to stop. Had two children in the back seat. One was a 2 year old. Had to drive 42 miles with no brakes to reach destination. Mechanic in rodanthe had to replace all brake lines and master cylinder. Brake lines were totally rusted out. If this would have happened on I-95 at 70 mph we would probably all have been killed.

While traveling at 25mph and coming to a slight abrupt stop, the brake pedal fell to the floor while depressing the pedal to stop. The vehicle came slowly to a stop with steam rising from under the vehicle. Upon pulling the vehicle to a safe location and upon inspection, it appears as if one of the metallic (assuming steel) brake lines feeding from the master cylinder to the abs block had burst. No indication lights on the dash of a braking system failure or low pressure alert for the system. It appears that the brake lines were corroded/rusted. Upon discussing with a reputable auto shop, they indicated that this is a common issue on this model year vehicle and that a repair to replace the lines may be required. This is a safety issue in my opinion and if the materials used to make this safety system were non-corrosive; this would have not happened.

The brake lines on my 02 silverado blew out while moving our camper trailer into our back yard for storage. My wife was driving and I was watching her backing up. She yelled out to me the "brakes fell funny", we were almost done and unhooked the trailer. I moved the truck to the street and noticed the pedal went to the floor and would not stop easily. I noticed a big wet spot under the cab, checked the brake master cylinder level, empty. Had it towed (aaa) to my mechanic, paid $1,600. 00 to have the steel brake lines and flex hoses replaced. If driving on the highway with the camper when this occurred, could have been a big accident or more. I have over 32 years of fire/ ems experience - this was bad situation ! I love my 02 silverado, I also have a 1969 camaro ss/rs 427 big block I installed stainless steel ones, so I am not against Chevrolets, just the cheap supplier on a vital safety part - brak lines. Timmy.

At under 60,000 miles both brake lines from master cylinder were badly rusted. One line failed and the other was in imminent danger of failure. This is an extremely dangerous problem and Chevrolet has been resisting a recall for years. This truck was driven mostly in a non-salted roads state. It is unacceptable to have brake lines rusted through in under 60,000 miles. Chevy tries to cut costs and save a few pennies on a component that is critical to life safety and they refuse to make it right when their cost-cutting scheme fails. My second and last chevy.

I currently own a 2002 Silverado 1500 z71 with 22,300 miles. Today while driving it I noticed that the brakes were a little softer then normal and not stopping the truck very well. Shortly after that while coming to a stop I pressed the brakes harder and they went to the floor and I had very little to no stopping. I had to use the e-brake to stop the truck and get it off the road. It seems that the brake lines from the master cylinder to the abs box rusted out. This truck is not a daily driver and rarely will see a road when there is salt on it. With this few of miles I don't think this should happen due to the fact that I was lucky and could have been in a bad accident. I have also found out that this has happened on a lot of other silverado/sierras. Currently the lines are still broken and have yet to be replaced but will need to be.

Sudden metal hydraulic brake line rupture one of two brake line runs between the master cylinder and abs frame mounted controller ruptured. The exterior appearance of the line is extremely rusty. The line is in a bundle of four lines - two going to the abs controller and two returning from the abs controller to each of the two front wheels. The other three lines have extremely rusty surfaces and appear near rupture as well. The failure occurred when braking for a traffic light and was made apparent by the brake pedal suddenly dropping to the floor. No accident or injuries occurred. The failure is not yet corrected. I have only called repair shop for estimate. The estimate was $400 to $600 per line or $1600 to $2400 for replacing all four lines based on material cost plus $82 / hr labor.