Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 2

Second failure of brake lines due to road salt. First time back brake lines. This time front brake line. Mechanic said brake lines he uses nickel and will not rot. How come the truck is not made with nickel brake lines? this will cost me close to one thousand dollars! every mechanic I talked to repairs several of these problems a month. Some just a few years old. My wife was driving this time with my kids after sled ridding and coming down a hill to a busy intersection ready to stop then no brakes. When you uses the brakes you should have confidence that are going to work. Not go to the floor and not work. Why cut corners on brake lines. In cases gm does not know you need brake lines to stop. Something needs to be done.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the brakes failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into a pole. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake lines and fuel lines were rusted, and needed to be replaced. The front passenger side brake line was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

This truck has mostly highway miles so the brakes are not overused. While pulling into a parking lot the brake line broke and my peddle went to the floor. When looking online to see if this is normal I found that many people have had their brake line break in the same spot. A truck should be built to last more then 10 years since they will be sold and resold many times in it's lifespan. I do live in salt belt, however I always spray the salt off my truck after I drive on salty roads. And there is very little rust under my truck except the brake lines. This is crazy that a 5000 lb work truck has cheap brake lines on it, just so chevy can save $5 per vehicle. There should be a min requirement on parts that affect the safety of others. And as to having the lines inspected? how can someone inspect a line and visually see that it is about to break. You can see that your brake pads are getting low and they need changed. Can I see that the metal is getting pretty thin on my brake lines and they need changed?? no. All brake lines get a degree of rust on them, how can someone tell if they need changed, till they burst.

The brake lines are corroded and brakes gave out. I narrowly missed hitting my neighbor's car. There was no warning, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I put on the ebrake. It was towed to the local dealer and they confirmed it needs all new brake lines. Estimate is $1215 plus tax. This truck has had all of its service done at the local dealer and is in very good condition. I bought it certified used with the extended warranty. I called gm and they told me, "too bad, it's out of warranty, nothing we can do". I am very disappointed since this is a safety issue!! this is not some pos truck. This is a good truck and gm knows there is a problem, even the dealer told me the problem is known, but no recall. Very upsetting since my 2 year old daughter was in the truck with me. No brakes!! come on gm, this is not a good way to fix your reputation.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the service brake system warning light illuminated and the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

My husband was driving his 2003 Chevrolet silverado pulling a trailer when a dog jump out in front of us. He put on his brake but he didn't have any. There was a car in the other lane, a drop off on our side of the road and a dog in front of us. With god's help my husband missed all of that. My husband started checking and found a ruptured brake line probably due to the rust issue. Now we are looking at the cost of towing the vehicle and replacing the brake lines - which won't be cheap. Gm needs to address this problem before people get killed!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

I filed complaint 10650327 yesterday after loosing braking ability because of a brake line rupture in the severely rusted brake lines of my truck. My truck was towed to the dealership and today they told me the hydraulic module the brake lines connect to is crumbling apart when they try to unscrew the line connections. They told me the module is aluminum and that the brake lines are steel which is an apparent design failure. What appears to be happening is accelerated deterioration between the two metals caused by galvanic corrosion. Surely this condition should have been discovered during ES testing in the prototype stages of product development and is a design flaw. It is a known fact that steel connected to aluminum especially in the presence of water or especially salt water will experience rapid and accelerated corrosion and potential failure.

Brake line rupture and loss of brakes. Severely rusted brake lines, driver side along frame and leading to abs module are severely rusted to the point of delamination causing abrupt loss of hydraulic fluid and any ability to stop. Fortunately this rupture happened while maneuvering the truck in my driveway and not while on the road as there would have been no way to stop the vehicle.

While driving the vehicle the brake pedalnwas pushed and went to the floor in rush hour traffic. Apparently the brake lines ruptured due to being rusted through.

Upon trying to stop for traffic light turning red a rigid brake line under driver seat burst open and brake pedal immediately went to the floor pan and truck would not stop, it was rush hour and others trying to avoid me running the red light got in an accident. My truck continued to roll as I steered to the shoulder engine running the entire time. Once I was safely in shoulder of 4 lane road I used e-brake to bring truck to a halt, as my brake pedal was in effective at stopping my truck, gm says my brake system is independent and if (a) line is lost the other will offer half the braking of the auto, this is not true, I lost a brake line, not more than 1 and my truck has no brakes at all. Either I have a unique truck, I'm 2nd owner n bought in 05 with 30k on it , or gm is mistaken in the brake design cause 1 line failure yeilds no brakes at all. I think if our corporations can't or won't for the sake of almighty dollar do the right thing and put or use better materials, then you folks need to require it or that they the company responsible pays for repairs and losses. Since when is it except able to build such a critical component to only last 5-10 yrs. And you folks allow them get away with it. So the consumer is screwed, so now when Ford, Dodge, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, n others do the same we know we can't look to NHTSA to safeguard our kids or our investment or our safety.

While driving down the road and coming to a traffic light, I pressed on the brake and they failed. Thank god there was a shoulder to avoid a serious accident. This near accident was due to the rusted brake lines blowing out.

I was driving on the highway and my brakes went out and almost rear ended the vehicle in front of me. I pulled over and noticed something leaking from my vehicle. I had the vehicle inspected and mechanic said all brake lines were corroded and that they thought that seemed odd with this year of vehicle.

Yes,I was buying a new trailor when I was going to stop at an intersection,the brake pedal, went to floor,luckly using trailor brakes,I was able to get it stop,notice line broke due to rust,I replaced all brake lines with stainless steel from a company who pre-bend new pieces that should have been installed in this truck,due to cost,now fuel line leaking causing braking down on side of highway,until aaa came but had trailor on that made the situation harder,so after inconvience,have to put new stainless steel fuel lines. Thanks for the time to read,eric.

While driving to work I pressed the brake pedal and it went right to the floor. I quickly pulling into a driveway and slammed on the emergency brake because I had zero braking from the pedal. I looked underneath the truck and saw a rusted brake line dripping fluid. If I was on the expressway I would have seriously hurt someone because I lost all braking function.

I was leaving my parents house Sunday night August 24, 2014 and when I applied the brakes for the stop sign my brake pedal went clean to the floor before I felt any braking action. My break light/alarm went off inside the cab of my truck at this time saying I need to service my brakes. Thank goodness it was late at night and they wasn't any traffic. After inspecting the brake lines, the rear steel brake line burst on the drive side and spewed all of my rear brake fluid onto the pavement.

I had just pulled of the interstate and was traveling down a small road . I pressed the brake pedal to slow down to make a left turn. The pedal went all the way to the floor. Thankfull there was no traffic in front of me. Once emergency brakes eventualy brought me to a stop,I got out the truck and noticed a pool of brake fluid on the road. To my surprise the metal brake lines had completly rusted through . Thank god I wasn't on the highway when this happened.

Rusted brake lines caused brake line to burst and no longer function.

Without warning, leaving my driveway, my husband was on his way to pick our 2 year old up from the babysitter and the brake pedal went to the floor. A warning alarm simultaneously alerted me of the brake failure. Thankfully, this happened in our driveway on the way to pick up our child! I can't imagine the potential tragedy had it happened on the road. Upon inspection of the brake lines, they were seriously rusted and practically crumbled in my husband's hands.

While approaching a left turn and applying the brakes to slow from 45 mph the brake pedal depressed all the way to the floor with little force in the middle of the braking process. The vehicle was rolling at approximately 15 mph when this occurred. The vehicle was able to slow down and stop using the emergency brake and shifting into park. After inspection of the underside of the vehicle there was a small hole in the rear drivers brake line approximately 3 inches ahead of the union joint joining the flexible brake line t to the steel brake line running from the abs unit. The remaining portion of the line as well as the remaining brake lines appeared to be severely corroded and in need of replacement.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that he discovered that the brake lines were corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000. . . Updated 08-28-14.

Excessive corrosion all brake lines rotted out and replaced, rocker panels totally rotted, and excessive rust on frame very common with this year g m frame ,g m says they only cover for one year. So I am filing a complaint to see if this can rectified before some one is injured due to brake failure. Please help.

While driving, my brakes suddenly started going soft. I started pumping the brakes without any improvement. I was in a panic because I was about to pull into traffic with my bass boat. I wasn't sure I would be able to stop, I hit my park break, then brake fail indicator alarms sounded, I used my gear shift jerking it into reverse but hit another car. I had no prior notice or problem. After getting out of emergency care. I opened my hood, and noted the brake fluid reservoir to be completely empty. I took my truck to the shop, and they noted my brake lines to be rusted. To replace it cost me $1270. 43. Now I see where you investigated this and failed to order recall. Why have the NHTSA if you are not going to protect us, the public.

Tl - the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the brake warning lamp and check brake system warning message illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 39,000. Pm.

While driving, my brakes suddenly started going soft. I started pumping the brakes without any improvement. I was in a panic because as I entered my driveway, I wasn't sure I would be able to stop, and hit my home. As I entered the driveway, my pedal was against the floor, and my truck was able to stop just shy of my closed garage door. Once I put the truck in park, the brake fail indicator alarms sounded, which would have been nice to have when the brakes actually started to fail. I opened my hood, and noted the brake fluid reservoir to be completely empty. I took my truck to the shop, and they noted my brake lines to be rusted. I live in florida, and we don't use road salt, so I cannot explain why the lines are all completely rusted.

Brake lines are rusted. Left rear line busted while going 60 mph and lost all braking ability. Luckily I had enough time to apply my emergency brake. This needs to be addressed!.

When to park my truck and the brake pedal went to the floor, tried to pump the pedal but it still went to the floor. Shut the truck off and looked at the under side and seen brake fluid running out of a brake line. And I looked a little closer and seen that most of the brake line under the truck were rusted very bad. Had to have my truck towed to the shop to be fixed. They said that all my brake line must be replaced or I could have a bad wreck. And the price. Not good.

Upon leaving my house in said truck yesterday, 12/14/2014, fortunately I was still within my subdivision, I experienced total brake failure, with the pedal going all the way to the floor. The only thing that stopped the truck was a snow bank. The service brake system message displayed at the same time. There was no prior indication or warning that my brakes were getting ready to fail. I was able to get the truck back into my drive way using the emergency brake and called aaa. There was brake fluid everywhere under the truck. They towed my truck to aaa care care in fredericksburg, va where they discovered the hole in the line due to rust. They replaced the line from the lf wheel to the abs pump with total repairs coming to $415. They also advised me that all the brake lines are rusting and could fail at any time. I understand the truck is 11 years old however I am the original owner and always washed and maintained vehicle including undercarriage cleaning.

Jan. 2014 in northeast illinois I went to apply brakes for a red light and peddle went to the floor. I was fortunate that there was not another vehicle already stopped at the light in front of me, and was not hit as I coasted through the red light. I was able to use the parking brake for stopping while I maneuvered to my home. Upon inspection the next day, I found the brake line that runs along the truck frame and feeds brake fluid to the front brakes had ruptured. I was astound when I saw the condition of the remaining brake lines under the vehicle and the fact that the lines were not made of stainless steel or some other material that would not rust when exposed to the road salt that used heavily during the winter months in northeast illinois. I'm also concern about the fuel lines because their condition is the same as the brake lines and appear to made out of a ferrous material also.

I have a 2003 chevy silerado/k1500. . . In novemeber 2012 a brake line ruptured and I had to have the truck towed into the chevy dealer in paramus where I live. . . Over the holiday it happened again to a different brake line. . . The dealer told me he was doidn a sinilar job on a car from that year of vehicles. . . . It appears the brake lines can rupture leving the vehicle without brakesthe dealer is ordering me a stainless steel kit . . . Not from chevy or gm but this should solve the problem as he expects the rest of the brake lines will also fail soon. . . . Chevy needs to own up to these faulty brake linesbefore someone is hurt.

On 12/15/13 I was pulling into my driveway when I suddenly lost all brakes. I was helpless to stop the truck with my power brakes, the brake peddle went to the floor. The only way I could stop my vehicle was to use the parking brake. On 12/17/13 I took the truck to my mechanic. He informed me that two brake lines had ruptured and the others were leaking badly. This, according to the mechanic, was due to the chemicals used to treat the road surface in the winter. The chemicals had corroded each brake line to the point of catastrophic failure. At a cost of $834. 21 all of my brake lines were replaced.

My 2003 Chevrolet silverado has now had two brake line failures (one in 2010 and one in 2013) resulting in no braking ability. In both cases the emergency brake was quickly used to avoid a possible accident. Both incidents occurred while driving within city driving conditions. Both brake line failure were due to corrosion according to the auto repair shop. I have also had to replace a brake caliper and a front wheel hub assembly (due to abs sensor failure).

Well about mid 2012 the brake lines just rust out in the middle of the truck and the rear. My girl friend was driving it to work and lost all the pedal pressure. Thank god she was going up in the parking garage. Right now I'm trying to replace line fuel lines. It just started pouring gas out after I just got to work. I nursed it home and made it. The return line is just all rusted out. Then I noticed all three lines where all rusted out. It's to bad nothing has been done yet I can't afford this! it is well known and understood by many that this is a big problem. Also to top that the frame looks more rusted than the 1989 Dodge I just got ride of. I wash under the truck through out winter and don't understand why it's so bad already.

Was pulling into a parking lot towing a trailer when the brake pedal went to the floor. I was able to avoid other vehicles and go in circles till vehicle finally was able to be stopped. I had no brakes at all and upon inspection found that a brake line had ruptured. I also noticed that all the brake lines under the vehicle were extremely corroded. This would have been drastic had it happened on the road at a stop light or intersection, I or someone else would certainly had been killed or seriously injured. I understand that NHTSA and chevy are aware of the brake line rusting out problem with these trucks and refuse to do anything about it ?.

I was coming to the end of my driveway and the brake pedal went to the floor and wasn't providing any stopping power. The end of our driveway has an incline and I was able to use the emergency brake before traveling into oncoming traffic. I checked the brake reservoir tank and it was almost completely empty. I added more brake fluid and upon applying the brakes, fluid was coming out from underneath the truck. It was dripping from underneath the driver side door and also from some place further back on the truck. I couldn't verify whether the source near the back was a separate leak. All four of the brake lines have significant rust and need to be replaced. The truck is currently not drive-able because any new brake fluid is immediately leaking out and not providing any resistance to the brake pedal. I've checked the brake pads and rotors and they are still in almost new condition. This is a serious safety issue in my opinion and yet seems very common with this line of trucks if you check this forum and others available on the internet. . Read more...

Tried to use my brakes to exit the highway. Pedal went straight to the floor. Pulled over to find my brake line rusted out and leaking.