Brakes Failed Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - part 1

The truck is having random brake failure to the degree that it will not stop and the dash lights - up with several warnings ie; abs , traction control , speed limited . Took the vehicle in to the local dealer and they looked at it , charged $140. 00 to tell us that it needs a $2000. 00 brake master cylinder assembly. I am aware that this truck has had multiple brake issues that g. M. Was aware of and dealers have thrown many different things at it to try to correct the issue from software update [s] , the first one caused more issues , to replacing the master cylinder assembly under warranty because of glitches ! it is not right for g. M. To ask the owner of a vehicle with known serious brake issues to pay for the unit to be repaired. This has been going on for the last 13-15 months !!!.

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The electronic brake system failed and three error messages appeared on the dashboard. This occurred as I was pulling in my driveway while still in motion. These errors have also happened previously, in December 2019 and June 2020. Both previous times the malfunctions were fixed by the dealer. This issue causes the power brake system to not function and makes it very difficult to stop the truck.

When the vehicle was started, a loud squealing sound was heard coming from the vicinity of the front of the engine. While under the oem bumper to bumper warranted period, Chevrolet dealer number one was not able to determine the problem or repair it. Furthermore, the problem was not reported in the vehicle history as reported. A short period later, Chevrolet dealer number two was able to locate the problem and repair it at my personal expense as the warranted expired on time as opposed to mileage. I learned that the same problem was a part of a previous recall which dealt with failure of the brake assist pump. Gm rectified the recall by changing the computer software to overdrive the pump beyond it's original design speed. This provided an increase in pressure which temporarily corrected the failure. The corrective action added more stress to the original design of the pump and now the pump is mechanically failing as a result. This failure could potentially cause an immediate unexpected brake failure potentially resulting in frontal collision and loss of life!. The dealers have not provided copies of service orders or replaced parts. I only have rental agreements to substantiate that something was done to the vehicle. Gm's customer care is investigating the unprecedented behavior of the franchised dealers with no reply to me at this time.

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Brake power failure, where as the brake became stiff and it was hard to bring the truck to a complete stop. The truck was moving less then 10mph and had a utility trailer on the hitch. The truck was on residential road. This happened twice more for a total of three failures under similar circumstances. Moving under 10 mph on surface streets and having a camper trailer on the hitch of the truck.

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After a 300 mile drive the brakes all but failed when attempting to back into a parking spot. The pedal was stiff feeling and required significant pressure to stop. Going forward seemed to be normal then when I backed up again it was bad. This has occurred a few times now. The latest was just before christmas, waiting in line for a drive thru pickup and after 20 mins when we moved forward the vehicle was very difficult to stop.

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Brakes start failing ( brake pedal hard) when parking after driving.

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Been having voltage issues for a couple of days where my lights dim and volt gauge drops and raises while driving or stationary dealer said it's normal also hard down shifting while driving not letting off the gas assistant brakes have failed and clunk hard sometimes when stopping or press hard back at me through the pedal again dealer said it's normal I pulled my truck out from the back of the house to the front shut it off to go get ready for work a couple minutes later my daughter informed me my truck was over heating I went to door to find smoke pouring out of my truck from under the hood grab a fire extinguisher run out pop the hood and the whole passenger side of compartment is in flames how does a vehicle that's not running start on fire? awaiting my insurance company to get it out of here I imagine will be a total loss there isn't much left of the engine bay so not sure what started the fire.

While driving in reverse and in drive at low speeds, brakes failed to engage properly. At first I was trying to stop while in reverse to go forward. I had to press the brake extremely hard to vehicle to come to a stop. When I went forward, I experienced the same thing. Brakes did not engage properly and were extremely hard to press down to get the vehicle to stop. I stopped driving at that point because I was in a tight parking lot and didnt feel I could slow quick enough to not run into other vehicles.

Brake system failure on 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Multiple dash warnings notifying of brake failure, esc failure, and service brake system warning.

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Purchased vehicle new 7/5/20 (65 miles). 7/6/20 (95 miles), driving vehicle through neighborhood when service engine soon (ses) light came on-no other lights on ip cluster-drove to john l sullivan Chevrolet (jls) to have inspected-found c25a2 code and programmed electronic brake control module (ebcm). 7/18/20, backing vehicle up at about 5 mph(187 miles) ses light on again-checked code-c25a2-had brake system failure message flash on information center once. Contacted jls for tow-jls verified code, but no light on, and stated Chevrolet is aware of problem, but no fix available. States problem occurs when parking vehicle, and no park brake applied (stated ebcm sees wheel speed with key off, triggering code)-no other brake system indicators or warnings have come. This vehicle is brand new, with less than 200 miles.

I was parked at a local lake when I started my 2020 chey truck and noticed several warnings on my instrument cluster. Brake system failure, check engine light, service esc & service trailer brake. I backed up slowly and notice my brake pedal was hard and it took a lot of effort to get it to stop. There was a warning that said drive no faster than 43 mph. The truck would not exceed 43 mph. I drove it home about 3 miles. When I got home I turned off & restarted the truck all error codes were gone, but the engine light was still on. The brakes seem to be working fine, but I am still taking it to the dealer Monday to be safe. I have read that this is a common problem and should be a recall, but I could not find one for my vehicle. Everyone that owns one of these trucks should be informed about this issue. If people are not aware of this problem there will be some serious accidents because of these brake failures. Never thought I would have this problem from a chevy.

06/26/2020 I was involved in an accident where my brakes failed. I have had all previous recalls, and one of the recalls made the brake failure worse than the origional brake recalls. I was following at a safe distance when the car if ft of mr stopped quickly. I applied hard brake pressure(easily enough pressure to properly stop) but pressing hard the truck slowed down but at full hard push brake pedal my truck a chevy silverado 2020 just wouldnt stop correctly. There is a current recall for this issue I'm finding out now that it has happened to me. My truck has been taken into shop but I need to know my options and where to go from here. I've advised my insurance CO of this recall defect and have contacted my attorney to seek damages.

Low speed brake failure,5mph or less. Brake pedal becomes very hard to push and stopping the vehicle is difficult.

2020 silverado lt with only 4660 miles was parked in a neighborhood drive way where our 17 year old son had spent the night with a friend. He started the truck to leave and immediately had several alarms; brake system failure, drive no faster than 62 mph, service trailer brake, service esc. He tried to ease out of the drive to test brakes, about 5-10 mph; he had no brakes, zero brakes! he rolled to the edge of the driveway and turned the truck off. After about 5 mins he started the truck again and the brakes were working and alarms were cleared but check engine light remained on. This was a very dangerous situation and could have led to much worse ending. After researching online, we found that this is very common and gm has done 2 recalls on this problem yet if you aren't aware of it, you, your family or other innocent drivers could be killed because gm and the NHTSA have not moved strongly enough to warn owners, there should be a nationwide �do not drive� alert issued on these vehicles. I have contacted my attorney to see how to proceed and our son will not risk his life in this truck again. No brakes and no emergency brake!! would gm's ceo let their 17 year old drive these dangerous trucks? the NHTSA needs to take immediate dire action on this, look at your own website at how many complaints there are on this exact problem! my attorney read your site and he says you all can't deny knowing the problem exist, take action before drivers die. Gm and NHTSA are being negligent on this and I will gladly testify in any class action lawsuit and unfortunately there will be some. Gm should do the right thing and immediately advise all drivers of 2019-2020 chevy silverados to stop driving their new $40,000 trucks and call a local dealer to come get it. Drivers who read this please be advised, this is very dangerous and some gm driver will die because of this brake failure.

On may 22, 2020, my husband joel f magana llamas was driving on foothill Ave in fontana, CA towards cherry Ave and he then attempted to brake, the brakes did not respond and a message of system brake failure appeared and all the message lights on the dashboard came on. As he could not brake, he went through red lights and stop accelerating the truck until slowing down. He was then able to get into a gas station as the truck was slowing down and shift the truck to parking. The check engine light came on. My husband took the truck to the dealer on may 23, 2020 and after explaining what happened to the service representative, he indicated that they could not service the truck as an appointment was needed. My husband then waited until the appointment date on 06/06/20 for the truck to be service. On 12/21/19 the truck was service for brake system failure recall and this incident happened to my husband. This was a traumatic situation and we do not feel confortable driving the truck. There were no major injuries and hope that this never happens. I hope there is something that can be resolve as people's lives should to be place at risk of being injured. A complaint was file with gm however they denied the repurchase of the truck.

Brakes have no power assist at slow speeds. Started when parking slowly in reverse, but also can do it moving forward. Brakes fail and require very hard press of brake pedal to engage at all! seems like vacuum pump is going out. Looks like a common complaint/problem that chevy should recall and has not. It is a major safety issue!.

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The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while pulling out of the driveway at approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard before stopping the vehicle. The check engine and service braking system warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the engine power reduced and power steering assist failure messages were displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the power steering was temporary and returned to normal operation. The vehicle was taken to joe basil Chevrolet (5111 transit rd, depew, NY 14043, (716)683-6800) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the braking system needed to be reprogrammed. The contact was informed that the brake failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 20v116000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The recall repair was performed. The mechanic was unable to identify the cause of the power steering failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,451.

Silverado 1500. While moving at slow speed, like in line at a drive thru, the brakes will sometimes get real hard to push petal to bring vehicle to stop. It happens in reverse moving slow and its extremely uncomfortable when I'm backing boat in boat ramp and the brakes fail to a point that I have to stand on the petal and engage parking brake so I don't lose my truck and trailer into the water. I happened once about 6 months ago but didn't do it again til a March 1 and has happened 4 times since. Thanks for your time and consideration.

It happened after driving on the interstate, we pulled into a gas station and when we got back on the road I found the list of warnings and I lost most all braking and power steering and had a dash full of lights telling me all sorts of warnings. I pulled over on the interstate on-ramp and turned it off and back on and the problem continued. �service parking brake� �traction control off� �engine power is reduced� �brake system failure" �service esc� �service trailer brake system� �steering assist is reduced drive with care� "speed limited to 43 mph".

Recently purchased vehicle with 1035 odometer miles. On 3/6/20, brakes failed while driving on a city street-pedal went soft to the floor. When vehicle was restarted, a c/s check engine light was illuminated. Drove directly to Chevrolet dealership for service. Did not receive notice of recall prior to the brake failure. Repairing dealership indicated that repair was performed under Chevrolet's customer satisfaction program. Received postcard notification of recall from purchase dealership on 3/25/20.

Upon starting my truck the brake system failure 62 mph top speed warning appeared, service esc and service trailer brakes. My check engine light illuminated. I turned off my truck waited a couple minutes restarted the warnings did not appear but my check engine light is still illuminated. I drove approximately 5 miles did not exceed 40mph I drove with extreme caution and arrived home safely. It was brought to my attention that there is a current recall that is the result from a software update that was done by the dealership when my truck was being serviced in Dec 2019 for a recall. The new recall could result in a crash.

Tl-the contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet silverado. The contact stated while driving at various speeds the brakes failed. The contact stated the ecs light illuminated prior to the failure. The contact stated the trailer braking system light also illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to medved Chevrolet located at (11001 w interstate 70 frontage rd n, wheat ridge, CO 80033). The contact stated the rear window leaks. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure regarding each failure. The contact stated the seatbelt pretensioner was repaired at medved Chevrolet. The approximate failure mileage 3118. Bh.

While driving service esc message and system brake failure message illuminated on center cluster display, attempted to apply the the brakes and pedal went to the floor almost rolled into a busy to lane road in the city. Received an onstar message immediately as well, put truck into park and shut it off and removed the key and opened the driver door, then restarted truck previous messages were gone but check engine light was on. Two days later at the dealership the check engine light was off.

Brake system failure light, steering assist reduced drive no faster than 62 mph service trailer brake, service esc. Brakes went to the floor and did not want to stop.

Truck was recalled due to braking issue, took in and had recall performed. After recall brakes failed, took it back to dealership. Returned for pickup and brade pedal went to the floor. Left it again for repair. Picked it up after this and within a few days of getting the truck back from the dealer the brakes failed and we were involved in a crash. We were unable to stop and hit another vehicle. Significant damage. The vehicle was moving along a roadway and when another vehicle suddenly pulled in front of our vehicle the brakes were applied and failed causing us to crash.

I was driving down the interstate when traffic began to build up. As I tried to slow down I noticed an extended delay in stopping. No warning lights came on at this point and I continued to drive. I then exited the interstate and stopped at a local grocery store. I started my vehicle back up and began driving to school. I was driving around 40 mph and it was then that my vehicle alarm went off and screen advised that my brakes had failed. I could not stop my vehicle and had no brakes. I then pushed the pedal all the way to the floor board. My truck slowed enough for me to get it into my school's parking lot. I then engaged the emergency parking break and notified roadside assistance.

My truck has a known recall with the brakes failing due to a mechanical issue with the vaccum. I contacted holly chevy in marion arkansas and it has been now over a month awaiting parts. I have to continue to drive this vehicle due to it being my only vehicle to travel to work. I have expressed this safety issue to them and having to press the brake pedal with force to stop the truck.

My brakes failed at 3500 miles on my 2019 silverado. The dealer performed an update #n192268091 on the vehicle and told me that this had an 80 percent chance of taking care of the brakes not failing in the future, leaving a 20 percent chance that they will fail again. This to me is unacceptable to me and my family. Now when I drive this vehicle I get chest pains and just don't want it anymore. Please help me!.

Started my vehicle and the following messages came up immediately: brake system failure 62 mph top speed, service esc, and service trailer brake system. Other lights were illuminated on the dash, such as check engine, esc, abs and parking brake. Without turning off the vehicle, I thought it was important to get the vehicle to the dealer immediately as for them to see the vehicle in it's current state. While driving to the dealer the brakes where not fully functional. I would press the brake fully down and it would coast to a stop. Depending on the speed would determine how far it would coast before it would stop. It was a very scary situation. Brake pedal had pressure but the brakes would not start to active until fully pressed. Even then the stop was very slow and would coast. Example, driving out of my office drive to the man road at 5-10mph it coasted a good 30-60 ft. Once the pedal was fully engaged. Vehicle has 667 miles.

Out of nowhere multiple warning lights illuminated. Esc, brake system failure, trailer brake failure, do not go over 62 mph. Brakes were near non functioning.

Brake system failure vehicle speed limited to 100 kph ecs failed . Brake recall and seat belt recall performed Dec 28 2019 error trailer brake requires service never towed with this vehicle resolve pending vehicle as at a local dealer . 4160 kilometer on vehicle.

On January 22, 2020 I started the vehicle with using the mychevrolet phone app. I got into the truck and pushed the ignition button. The following three warnings appeared on the instrument panel: 1) brake system failure 62 mph top speed, 2)service trailer brake system, 3) service esc abs, brake, traction control, and check engine lights illuminated. I turned the vehicle off and turned it back on again using the ignition button and all warnings and lights cleared except the check engine remained illuminated. The vehicle was parked when all of this happened. I received an email from onstar reporting that an issue with the antilock braking system was detected. This vehicle had just been into the dealer the prior week to fix one recall associated with the battery cable, and two other recalls associated with the brakes.

Reduced ability to brake my truck almost caused accident. . Warning light popped up abs, brake,traction control with warnings going across dash like brake system failure 62 mph top speed, service trailer brakes. Codes c0021 p0606,& p25a2. Had update for this problem a couple weeks ago and it was suppose to fix this the dealership said over the phone when called today. Never had this problem before . I am pretty sure that update just updates the messaging letting the driver know he or she is about to die. Taking it into dealer later today. Zf trw integrated brake control (ibc) had early manufacturing issue leaving metal shaving in the units. These shaving would score the walls and damage units,no ones investigating this issue because it would cost gm too much to replace all ibcs in every truck during early stages of the t1 launch. Trw knows of this issue and has piles of these sitting on engineers desks. There needs to be a recall on all early production t1 truck to replace these ibcs. Gm has only been replacing these on a case by case bases when someone reports this problem and their VIN number falls within trw suspected problem dates. By this time its too late and can cause an accidents.

After remote start mychev app vehicle stationary four dash messages service esc service trailer brake brake system failure - 62 mph top speed steering assist reduced drive with care  lights on dash that were illuminated abs check engine brake traction control tried to drive. Brakes and steering limited could not drive unsafe turned off ignition restarted threw five codes including p0606 c0021 p25a2 called onstar, they said all systems showing failed take to dealer called gm- they said to have it towed remote start again- same messages dealer appt tomorrow.

Vehicle brakes were mushy and the check engine symbol displayed on the dash as was the symbol for steering ( wavy lines under a car picture), also these three codes were scrolling on the dash: brake system failure 62 mph top speed, service trailer brake system, service esc. These issues repeated on three separate occasions. Each time I took it to a Chevrolet authorized dealership repair shop where I was told the issue was resolved. Two different shops were used for three " repairs". The issues came up after I started the vehicle by putting my foot on the brake and pressing the start button. The codes began scrolling each time, and the brakes were not firm/ not normal.