Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 2

As I got to a bottom of a hill and applied brake, brake pedal went to floor, was able to get stopped without hitting anything using parking brake and reverse. Found brake line had ruptured below drivers side. Lucky not going down highway and having to make an emergency or quick stop, could have been serious injuries if not deaths.

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Brake line ruptured when coming to stop at bottom of hill. Was able to stop without hitting anything, using parking brake and reverse. Could of been serious accident if had to make a quick or emergency stop on busy highway.

Complete and sudden brake failure while pressing on brake pedal to slow vehicle to avoid colliding with vehicle ahead -vehicle was in motion _operator pressed brake pedal -brake pedal travelled to floor and vehicle did not slow certified mechanic diagnosed problem as burst brake line.

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Brake line corroded (from outside) and during a trip home from work, I suddenly had no brakes when brake pedal was applied. I had just arrived in my driveway and was turning around. I was probably doing 1 mph or less and vehicle was extremely difficult to stop.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 50 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to operate. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard, which caused the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The contact was a certified mechanic and was able to diagnose that the brake line was damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.

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Failure of brake line complete loss of brakes. Going out of driveway turn into a dte pole to stop.

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I was driving back home from work one day, then in front of me was a yellow light about to turn red. I was far away so I didint bother to speed up and I was only going 45 mph. Then I slightly press the brakes and the brake pedal sinks all the way down to the floor. I stopped and got out to look and I find out that my brake line was leaking.

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I know my truck is 14 years old. But my brake lines rust out near the abs block and near the fuel tank on the frame of the truck. Which is odd to happen at the same time. I have heard of people having problems with this truck line sooner then me. Now I have a 85 trans am made by gm and haven't had this problem . I think the NHTSA and gm need to look at this closer. This happen to me this morning on my way out to work and it scared the hell out me lucky I was just in my drive way. I take very good care of my truck and don't abuse it. I try to keep up on the under body and frame after snow storms by rinsing off the under body and frame. Now I was informed I will cost me any were from $1500. 00 to$ 2000. 00 to repair this problem. Not a happy camper. Just glade I wasn't on the road doing 50. As I take local and state high ways to work.

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While driving at highway speed, traffic mounted up and cars vigorously applied braked. Braked truck, which slowed at first, then pedal sank to floor and ceased to stop. Emergency brake deployment performed remaining necessary stopping (just barely). Inspection found badly rusted brake line ruptured near the passenger rear tire, as the metal line meets rubber. All lines badly rusted while little other underchassis shows any rust at all.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While attempting to make a sudden stop, the driver depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle would not stop. After depressing the pedal a second time, the brakes malfunctioned again and the pedal extended to the floorboard. A crash almost occurred due to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake lines located under the driver side rail had ruptured due to rust and corrosion. The brake lines were replaced and the failure was remedied. The local dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 210,000.

While driving I lost brake pedal. All the lines had some type of defect in the steel lines causing a failure and loss of brake fluid. I suggest to make it mandatory to have only stainless steel brake lines on all vehicles.

Just had work done on the truck and in the parking lot of the autoshop my brake line burst causing me to have no brakes. Limped the truck down the street to my work until I could tow it home. There is no reason even with living in a snow state that my brake lines should have failed.

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving about 15 mph, another vehicle cut in front, caused the contact to apply the brake pedal forcefully and punctured the brake line. The contact slowly drove the vehicle to his residence. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,000.

Upon exiting highway at 75 mph, I applied brakes to slow down. The brakes felt spongy then went to the floor. Tried to pump with no results. This was a single lane exit ramp with a car turning left and one turning right at the end of the ramp. Still at approx. 60 mph I had nowhere to go. Down shift to 2nd and apply parking brake. Finally one car turns and I blast through intersection about 40-45mph and just missed t-boning another vehicle. As I went down the entrance ramp back onto hwy. I was able to bring truck to a stop. Later inspection of truck showed all 4 brake lines from abs to front of truck severely rusted with one ruptured. Rear brake line also rusted. G. M. Need to recall these vehicles before someone gets killed. At the speed I was traveling I had seconds to make a decision. I was lucky the car in front of me turned and I missed the car on the crossroad. This truck has 85,xxx miles and has only been driven in snow or bad weather maybe a half dozen times during its life so corrosion should hot have been an issue. I've owned many cars with 200,000 plus miles and never had brake line issues. I believe with as many complaints as I read about this problem you need to force a recall before someone gets disabled for the rest of there life, or someone loses a family member!!!.

Brake lines rusted out causing me to be in an accident in motion.

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Loss of brakes due to rusted brake lines.

My brake line rusted out causing brake failure and my fuel line rusted out causeing fuel leak. The brakes went out in motion fuel line also.

Driving in stop and go traffic 3 -5 mph brake line broke, pedal went to floor. Had to shift to neutral and emergency brake to stop. Chevy dealership states they were aware of rusting brake lines failing on this model. No recall at this time. $1,800. 00 to have dealership replace.

All brake lines are eroding, rusting out to the point where they have to be replaced. . . Had a brake line to the real wheels blow out on me as as was leaving a bank I do my business with. Had to replace a section of it. Upon inspection of the other lines they are all rusted to the point the it's just a matter of time before they fail. Vehicle had 75000 miles when this happened, it now has 80000 miles on it.

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Brake lines are severely corroded. Causing pin hole leaks. Lines are so severely corroded that there is no way to fix except to replace all bake lines. This is a exterme costly repair. Dealer ship quoted a minimum $1700. 00 but could be higher. Leaks occurr while driving then applying brakes due to corrosion cause weak spots in lines. Leaks only occurr while driving then applying brakes that cause increase in pressure in lines. This could be very dangerous in fast moving traffic.

The brake lines rusted through prematurely, resulting in a complete failure to stop the vehicle.

Extremely rusty brake lines, rusted all the way through due to no protection from elements. Complete loss of brakes while driving on city street.

Had to brake hard and steel brake line burst. Pedal went to floor and started to move forward. Looks very rusty. Front seatbelt failed, doesn't retract.

Moving boat in my yard when brake pedal went to the floor, used emergency brake to stop. Brake line to left front was completely split open . Line is severely rusted in spots.

The brake lines on my 2004 Chevrolet silverado are badly corroded and one of them has failed. When this happened, the pedal went to the floor and the truck had no brakes whatsoever. Fortunately I was not involved in an accident. I live in kentucky and I have had this truck since new. We receive a minimal amount of bad winter weather here so I find it hard to believe that this was caused by salt. This truck is only 13 years old.

My 2000 Chevrolet silverado was not exposed to winter/salt conditions for the first first 13 years of it's life. Since then it has become my primary vehicle. Recently when I had to "spike" the brakes hard to avoid what might have been an accident a brake line under the drivers seat area ruptured due to corrosion. Only through evasive actions was an accident avoided. Replacement costs from a dealership is in the $800. 00 area. Were stainless steel brake lines installed during manufacture this extremely inherently dangerous problem could be avoided. While I understand the costs associated in vehicle production, the small increase would be offset in long term safety. Many vehicle safety features have been mandated over the years, certainly issues concerning brake systems must fall under that category. I am a long time commercial aircraft mechanic, stainless steel lines would prevent the problem I encountered. Judging from internet sites I'm not alone in dealing with this corrosion problem. This is a safety issue that should be looked into. Thanks for your time.

I was coming home on a state highway traveling 45 mph I turned onto my home street and I had no brakes. Luckily I was 200 feet from my driveway and I coasted and turned into my driveway and was able to stop. I had it towed to a gm dealer and found out all my brake lines had rusted out. The mechanic could not get the bleeder screws off the calliphers because the screws were also rusted out. We always undercoat our vehicles when we buy them brand new so nothing would rust out under there. In 2005 we were told by our dealer that if we undercoat we would lose our warranty. The mechanic also told us that the new brake lines are all poly coated now, so they won't rust out anymore. Why weren't they poly coated to begin with . The expense was 1200. 00 to replace the brake lines plus the towing fee. The mechanic told us he seen this in 2002,2003,2004,2005 and 2006 trucks. 2007 hasn't come in yet.

Driving my chevy silverado down the road. Hit the brakes for a deer and the brake pedal went to the floor. Smoke started coming out from under the hood. Fluid was all over the engine and on the road. Found that the metal brake line blew out. Talked to 3 companies about repairs. All the lines are rotten. Minimum cost is $500. All places said this is a common problem with gm trucks-even the dealer said OH brake lines go bad all the time on vehicles over 10 years old. I have been driving for almost 50 years; owned at least 20 vehicles and never heard of this happening. In case you don't know it-brakes are pretty important! I was lucky. No one was hurt. I was on a back road. I read that gm used low quality material for their lines. If so, it should be easy to break it down and verify. Was this metal susceptible to corrosion? they know all the conditions that their trucks will be in. How many more of unreported issues are there? sooner or later it will be people's lives that will be lost. Thank you for your time.

Brakes failed on highway due to rusted lines. Brakes completely failed. Brake line was so rusted it had a huge hole in it due to the rust.

On 2/20/2017 my 2003 silverado had a total brake failure. Both front and rear brake systems failed at the same time, due to premature brake line failure, caused by brake lines that were not designed to withstand road salt used in michigan, where the vehicle was sold and driven.

Brake line rusted through causing loss of braking. Luckily was in driveway when failed. Found leaking metal brake line near the abs control unit. Others are rusted too, so it is just a matter of time before they fail.

Came out of a restaurant put foot on brake petal and it went to the floor had truck towed to dealer and was told brake lines need replacing at a cost of 1100. 00 dollars. Just glad that I wasn't driving as this was very dangerous.

Rear brake line busted on 2004 chevy silverado while driving in a parking lock. Really dangerous! had to hit the curb to stop! there should be a recall on these steel brake lines! in the shop now to replace all the brake lines that are faulty! a cost that should be paid by gm not the consumer of a faulty product!.

Backed out of driveway brake pedal went to floor. Repair shop said brake lines all rusted.

Brake lines rusted, resulting in loss of brakes. Brake line running from abs unit to rear brakes rusted and blew out right over the read differential. The vehicle was in motion when the brake line bust.