Brake Fluid Leak problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

All brake lines rusted . Brake lines leaking fluid . Low brake fluid. Was driving on highway had pay load400 pounds.

While driving on a highway at 55mph, I pressed on the break to slow my speed as I was entering a congested area nearing a town. The pedal went to the floor. I geared it down manually with my gearshift and turned off the highway into a self-car wash. After looking under vehicle, I noticed brake fluid all around drivers side rear wheel. After further detailed inspection, the brake line that runs from the master cyc to rear of vehicle to a union mounted on frame that converts solid line to flex hose type had corroded and cracked. Truck was just inspected 6 months prior at dealer. In my 45 years of driving professionally, I have never had a brake line fail for no reason, as it was untouched and secured just as it was when it left factory. Its obvious to me and everyone I talk to that the break line is made of a lower quality steel or not as thick as ones produced in the past by gm. I have heard that thru the grapevine that a certain someone who decides faults in these cases suggested that salt put on the roads in the winter could have caused this if the trucks underside were not washed off after winter driving to remove the corrosive salt. While I would agree to that to some extent, because I am one who does take pride in my $ 32,000 vehicle, I not only power wash the underside several times a winter, but also undercoat it as well. What makes this so dangerous, is that break fluid that leaks causes major damage to everything it comes in contact with. My fuel tank, wiring, insulation around wire, paint that peels off eveything which means frame rust now. The worst and most dangerous of all is that the leaking break fluid turns pavement made with asphalt into a oil slick on the road that is not noticed by the everyday driver. And there is no stopping whatsoever when you start to slide. I want gm to fix and install the safe and correct ones, stainless steel. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floor without warning. The contact had to constantly pump the brake pedal and apply extreme force to ensure that the vehicle completely stopped. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence and parked. Upon further inspection, it was noticed that a brake line may have prematurely fractured and there was a presence of leaking fluid. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v043000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution other than to have the vehicle repaired by a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

It was early in the morning , my brother and I were backing up the truck to attach the boat for towing. He was backing up my truck while I guided him back towards the hitch of the boat. We got the boat hitch attached to the truck and I asked him if he wanted to drive . Thank god he refused to drive, once I got in the truck , I applied my brakes before putting the truck in drive and noticed that the brake peddle went all the way to the ground without any resistance. I looked underneath my truck and noticed brake fluid leaking out from a rusted brake line going to the rear tire . I would hate to think of what could have happened on the highway with a boat behind me????? I have photos of the rusted brake line that broke . I also have seen some rust on the remaining brake lines now and am worried about the the condition of those lines.

My wife and I were leaving home to go in to town to pick up some items with the truck. When approaching the roadway she applied the foot brake, the brake pedal went to the floor, there was no stopping. The emergency mechanical brake was used so we would not get hit. After getting out and seeing fluid drip, I opened the hood to find a cracked and rusted brake line that was leaking a large amount of brake fluid. Researching this vehicle it seems this is a common problem with this vehicle, nothing has been done about it. This truck spent many years in wisconsin before we located last fall to washington state. It seems to me that a recall needs to be done for this failure does not continue to happen. Brake failure is a very serious issue.

I just got home after driving 100 miles on the parkway, and I was just getting ready to pick up my fiancã© kids from school when I started my truck and applied the service brake to shift into drive and then the brake pedal went to the floor. I got out of the truck and saw brake fluid leaking behind the drivers side wheel. I crawled under to take a look and the leak appeared to be where the plastic bracket was holding the brake lines to the frame. The brake lines appear to be severly rusted and brittle and just by touching them the rust flakes off. Thank god this happened at home and no one got hurt or killed. I live on a mountain and the road down it is a 25% incline. Something needs to be done about this before something fatal or serious happens. If you have a brake problem similar to this please file a complaint so this gets recalled. I don't understand why so many people complained about this same problem and nothing is being done. Is gm this powerful and will not fess up to this even though this could be fatal?? please join me and speak up. . .

Rear brake line ruptured while braking for a highway exit. All the brake fluid leaked out when I attempted to pump the brakes to stop. I was able to use the emergency brake to come to a complete and safe stop. When I looked to find the problem, I found the rear brake line directly under the driver door was completely rusted and blown out.

Had just made a left turn onto my street, approximate speed about 5 mph. After the left turn was made, I proceeded about 200 feet to my driveway. Upon pulling in, I attempted to stop and the pedal went to the floor. The brakes were not hit abruptly however there was snow on the ground. Moving at 10 mph when coming to a stop, the truck did not slide but eventually stopped, without incident. After parking the truck, 20 minutes later I decided to see if it was still the same or if this was just a "fluke" (no the abs light did not come on when parking). So as I opened the drivers side door, I looked down and noticed the snow was a golden/bluish color. I looked underneath the truck and saw brake fluid dripping slowly onto the ground. The leak is coming from under the drivers side door, near where the group of brake lines is located. I checked out possible fixes online and noticed I am not the only one with this complaint. It was suggested I file this complaint, which I am glad I did so. This needs to be addressed before someone is not as lucky as I was (pulling into my driveway at a slow speed). Thank you.

I went to move this truck in my driveway, when I put it in reverse, the brake pedal went to the floor, nearly hitting my car which was behind me. I got out and opened the hood and noticed that the brake fluid reservoir was very low, and that brake fluid had squirted all over the front of the engine and was also leaking from a second place just under the master cylinder along the frame. The brake lines were wet and are very rusty, to the point of scaling. Now, I can't use my truck, which I very much needed on 09/14/2013. This is very disgusting!.

I was driving when the brake pedal went soft. I continued and the service brakes warning light came on. As I was less than 1 mile from home I continued carefully. When I got hame I found the brake reservoir almost empty. I discovered the brake hard line to the rear brakes was corroded. This is the line that runs above the gas tank. It was corroded there and leaking fluid. Lucky I wasn't killed or starnded far from home !.

My trucks brakes catastrophically failed for the third time two weeks ago. Luckily these failures happened in a driveway or low speed with no accident results. The latest brake failure happened without warning, just a week after hauling my loaded horse trailer through the mountains. We could have been killed or killed someone if this brake failure happened a week earlier. While backing up, about 6 inches from hitching the trailer, the brake pedal went to the floor and brake fluid poured out. The same thing happened Aug. 2014. I have spent thousands of dollars in the past fixing issues with the abs sensors, brake lines, et al. This truck just turned 100,000 miles. This should not happen, ever! I live in the northeast, lots of salted roads but these parts must be junk. I have never had another vehicle with problems like this. This is a major safety issue and gm has to remedy this problem ASAP. It has been happening for a long time and they are dragging their feet in recalling the '05 and newer trucks.