general problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

2003 Chevrolet silverado1500 hd have power hydro brake liitle leaking when driving so loud same time steering to turning so loud and very hard apply brake step on brake so loud try to stop not easy scary and parked at home right now, I beleive fact recall now because your repoert said that "found none recall", it is now problems same my dad have van recall for 2003 express 1500 and express 2500 van problems hybro booster brake and steering system found recall now. . . As 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 hd problem same thing the problem, you shoud add up recall because show " no found recall " ???, are you notice different? it parts are same problems with van and truck power hydro and brake/steering system . Please let me to know and email back to me sooner, thanks.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to stop the vehicle. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. An unknown injury was sustained to the driver of the other vehicle, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to approved auto (17 danville rd, plaistow, nh 03865) where a diagnostic test was not performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While reversing out of the driveway, the brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floor without warning. The contact called a local dealer (graham Chevrolet Cadillac, 1515 w 4th st mansfield, OH 44906) and was informed of the repair cost. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 137,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving 35 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000.

I have a 2003 silverado and upon arriving home I felt my brake peddle go to the floor and I couldn't stop and backed into my trailer, I got out of the truck and noticed a huge puddle under my driver side wheel. After investigating I found that the steel hydraulic line had rusted & broke. I am disabled with 4 auto immune diseases and cannot afford to put it in the shop so I ordered the part, replaced it and proceeded to bleed the line and found that 3 other steel lines had holes in them or had rusted all the way through. I also have rust all under the truck. I will have to replace the two front support braces as they have rusted all through. At $120 each. So from front to back all the steel lines have rusted. I was blessed to have had this happen in my drive. Had I driven another mile or so I could have been killed. I now have a fear of driving. Being disabled it is taking me several days to repair my vehicle, and still have one line to replace. I purchased my silverado brand new and I live in kentucky so I don't have a great deal of road salt or sea salt. I have owned Chevrolet products my hole life. Prior to this truck I had a 1989 silverado purchased new and prior to that I owned a 1971 monte carlo handed down to me and none of these vehicle had any problems with rust like that. This should not be happening to vehicle with this few of years.

Rear driver side brake in ruptured while pulling a loaded trailer. Luckily it was at a slow speed. This could have been tragic or possible deadly for me and my children if I had been on winding back roads on had a fully loaded trailed behind me.

Break line rusted out. Couldnt stop.

On April 11, 2015 I was driving my 2003 Silverado 1500 to work. While driving across town I approached a stop light. My breaks felt very soft and had almost no resistance. While at the stop light my vehicle continued to creep forward very slowly into the intersection. Luckily, the light turned green shortly thereafter. I continued approximately 1 mile with no need for slowing down and arrived at my next turn. I went to depress my breaks and again they were very soft. Just as I was almost slow enough to turn my foot went completely to the floor. At this time the service break system light came on all of the alert tones began. Luckily I was going slow enough to be able to coast into a parking lot and come to a stop using what minimal braking power I had left. Upon inspection I found that my reservoir was very low. I knew something was wrong because I just had all of my fluids topped off within the last 15 days when I took it it because I had 3 broken header bolts. After work, I checked the reservoir and it was totally empty I inspected the visible portion of the lines to find that one of them had corroded to the point of breaking (leaking all the brake fluid) and the rest were extremely corroded also. Overall, I am very disappointed with the performance of the vehicle. This will be the 4th time this year it has been in the repair shop for a costly repair. Since I purchased the truck I have taken very good care of it including cleaning all of the salt off in the winters after every storm and avoiding driving near the beach. I have taken all actions to keep the vehicle running good. I am glad that I did not find a need to stop short this time because I feel very confident I would have crashed and been injured.

Was coasting down a hill and went to step on the brakes. The peddle then felt very soft. The truck proceeded to s top after several feet longer than normally. The next time I stepped in the brakes the peddle went to the floor with very very little resistance. The truck had to be manually downshifted to come to a stop. Had to limp the truck home and only lightly use the brakes.

I was driving home from work, luckily I live 4 miles from my job. I had brakes at the stop light I drove for about 1/4 mile and went to apply brakes my peddle went all the way to the floor, I had absolutely no brakes. Somehow I made it home, I opened the hood my wife applied the brake and I had pin hole cracks everywhere and brake fluid was coming out of them. I had the truck towed to a mechanic he said the lines were all totally rusted out. I have read that gm has used sub-par metals on the undercarriage of some vehicles.

While using the truck to remove a root ball we noticed that the brake pedal was going to the floor. No brake or warning lights were showing on the instrument panel. Our mechanic replaced four brake lines due to rust, corrosion and leaks. We are extremely thankful this happened while working in the back yard and not when traveling down the interstate towing our 3000 pound boat! after seeing all the reported problems on the internet I cannot understand why there has never been a recall by general motors.

Just left home and was driving about 1/2 mile from home. Came to a traffic light and went to brake for a red light. The truck started to brake and then my foot went down to the floor while pressing the brake. My pickup did not stop and had to go through the red light. Luckily, I was able to honk and warn the other cars going through the intersection, that I couldn't stop. I had to downshift and use the emergency brake to stop and pull over. I found that the brakes ruptured in two different spots. Both front and bake break lines ruptured at the same time.

I was backing out of a parking space when I found I had absolutely no brakes. Repair mechanic said both front and rear brakes are rusted out. I had to be towed to a repair shop.

I was driving my 2003 chevy silverado down the road and when I went to slow down my brake pedal went to the floor after getting pulled over into a parking lot I inspected the lines and saw that they all had busted and were all very rusty I took it to the mechanic and he stated it wasn't worth fixing due to the excessive rust on the frame and gas lines it would cost more than the truck was worth.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the brakes were engaged but the brake pedal sunk into the floorboard and failed to stop the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the service brake system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 68,000.

Pressed brake pedal going over a hill and pedal went all the way to the floor. Pumping pedal did not help to build any pressure. Pulled off the road brake fluid reservoir was empty and fluid was all under left rear of truck. Mechanic inspected rupture in factory steel line and all other lines rusted.

Hit brakes as attempted to stop after turning into driveway. Brakes felt soft as being applied. Aplly pressure to stop, pedal went to the floor. Did mange to stop by shifting into reverse. After stopping large oil pool under car. Both brakes lines to front ant rear brakes were rusted and had ruptured.

In bumper to bumper traffic for aprox 4 mins and stopping and starting hit the brakes , peddle goes to floor hitting car in front of me because no brakes. After accident police officers noticed fluid coming from under truck, called for a tow truck because no brakes at all, when on tow truck{ flat bed} they saw that brakes lines that run along frame were totally rotted out and poped causing this accident. Truck at the shop as we speak getting all new lines installed at the cost of 1000. 00. Always bought a american vehicle all my life 55yrs but when I get this back it will be for sale. . . . Never again will I buy a chev or any other american made vehicle. . . . . I been a union pipefitter 40 yrs 3rd generation,,,,,and will be spreading the word. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while decelerating, the abs erroneously activated. The contact stated that the failure was also present on dry pavement and caused an increase in stopping distance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

Coming to a stop at the bottom of a hill and the brake pedal went to the floor, was able to roll to stop before I went through the intersection. Made it to a repair shop barely, this could have been a lot worse. Mechanic fix the one that broke but said the others are about to go any time . Now I'm driving with the fear of my brakes going at any time because of $900. 00 repair that is needed. ## VIN passed ## chevy silverado 2003 ##.

While waiting at a stop light with my wife and newborn, I noticed the brake pedal went "spongy" and had no more resistance to the pressure my foot applied to it. I pulled into the gas station at the same set of stop lights with my transmission being my only form of vehicle speed control. Thanks be to god for keeping my family and others on the road safe that day from the potential devastation that could have taken place with such a critical failure in the mechanics of this vehicle.

While stopped at a bank teller box I applied the the brakes only to find that the brake pedal hit the floor with no resistance. I exited the vehicle and discovered large amounts of brake fluid near the rear driver side tire. Was not able to drive vehicle because the emergency brake was not functional either.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact was driving approximately between 5-10 mph approaching a complete stop when suddenly, the abs activated suddenly. The contact was able to continue with an increase in stopping distance. Also, the contact disabled the abs fuse. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

Addendum to 10376833. VIN entered below.

Loss of braking ability. Brakelines rusted out.

Abs brake system engages at slow speeds on dry surfaces causing extended stopping distance. This problem and the fix is the same as described in the NHTSA defect recall of 05v379000. My Chevrolet silverado is a 2003 so outside the recall and dealer refuses to take responsibility also have replaced the rear rotors with worst rust I have ever seen on rotor. Nearly falling apart.

We have had to do extensive work to maintain the brakes in our chevy silverado in safe working condition. They failed suddenly, twice, making the brake pedal go all the way to the ground. Costs for repairs were significant, but thankfully no injuries.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet silverado. While attempting to brake from any speed, the brake pedal would begin to vibrate abnormally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 30,000.

2003 Chevrolet silverado brakes. The abs kick in at low speeds on dry roads. A very soft pedal and sometimes the pedal will go to the floor before stopping. The brought to my dealership many times and they keep saying they can't find the problem. My truck has 42,000 miles and I'm afraid to drive it so it sits in my driveway.

When brakes are applied at temperatures <32 degrees and pavement is wet or snowcovered, ice build-up stops the brakes from working. I have had too many close calls going through red lights or almost rear-ending other vehicles.

Driving down the highway and slowed for an upcoming red light and lost brakes. Fortunately the light turned green and nobody was in front of me. My braked line corroded by my driver front tire. Contacted Chevrolet and had another mechanic company replace the line.

Abs brake system engages at slow speeds on dry surfaces causing extended stopping distance. This problem and the fix is the same as described in the NHTSA defect recall of 05v379000. My Chevrolet silverado is a 2003 so outside the recall and dealer refuses to take responsibility.

Rear brakes drag wearing out rotors 35,000 miles.

Poor braking on chevy silverado k1500. Soft pedal since new. Garage kept with only 23,000 miles and rear rotors rusted out. When new, chevy mechanics said soft pedal was normal. Rarely driven and must be extra careful if pulling a light trailer. Just had rear rotors replaced (over $300) and still poor brakes. These should have been recalled. . .

2003 ext cab Silverado 1500 4wd anti-lock brakes activate at low speeds almost causing me to rear end vehicle in front of me.