Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Rusted brake lines ! driving down the street, hit brakes to slow down to turn into a drive, brake peddle went to the floor, no brakes at all, I found the brake line going to the rear had broken by the gas tank, brake lines are very corroded and rusty, truck is keep indoors, and came from new mexico, no rust on the body at all, tow bill was 200 bucks,around 50 miles from home. Stainless steel break lines are around 200 to 300 bucks, around 200 to 300 for labor, very expensive so far, and the truck is not fixed yet. The truck only has 90,000 miles on it. When the rear line broke, I should have, still had front breaks, in a two part brake system, but I had no brakes at all. I'm lucky, it caused, no accidents, or injuries, or any other damage. It could have been very worse, even deadly under different circumstances. You think they would have put stainless steel on the brake lines like they did on the exhaust. I mean, a rusty exhaust, probably wont kill anybody, but rusty brake lines have killed a lot of people, I'm sure.

Dec. 18,2012 had to replace all brake lines on my truck. Also had to replace fuel lines from tank to engine. When I purchased new I had truck rust proofed. The frame is so badly rusted I hope to make it through the winter.

Just driving home from work and the brakes were not working as well as normal when applying them. Light came on in the dashboard indicating brake problem. When I arrived at home checked fluid and was out of brake fluid. Started looking for the problem and found a broken brake line badly corroded. Looking at the rest of the lines they are all in a bad way. I'm a plumber and have worked with stainless steel tubing my exhaust is orginal never had a problem or leak. It seems strange to install such a great exhaust system and not the same on a little more important system.

1999 silverado truck brake line failure. Went to stop brake pedal went to the floor. Problem brake line rusted thru. All the brake line are rusty pretty sad the trucks only 10 years old.

Driving my 1999 chevy Silverado 2500 down the road, went to brake and the brake pedal went straight to the floor without warning, I narrowly avoided hitting the car in front of me ,causing significant damage and injury. Limped home and found rusted thru brake lines just outside of driver side frame. Truck has just turned 100,000 miles, but the undercarriage looks much older. . . Severe corrosion and rust. . . Not what you would expect for a $45,000 truck. Not to mention the other failures I have incurred. . . Will never buy a chevy again. Nhtsa, you need to do something about this before people get killed!.

While driving the vehicle, the brakes became spongy, then while at a traffic light the brake pedal went to the floor. Inspection revealed several brake lines rusted in a cluster located under the driver's side of the vehicle outside of the frame. Pictures of the lines with the resulting brake fluid spray are available. The actually lines will be available once replaced. This is one of 3 brake failures this truck has experienced. I am submitting them independently. The dates were 2005, 2006 and now in 2010.

Rear brake line failure. Brakeline corroded through causing loss of rear brakes.

While driving down the road, I stepped on the brake to stop to turn into my destination when my foot went all the way to the floor. I turned into the parking lot, put the truck into neutral and pulled the emergency brake to stop completely. The truck towed to a local garage when the mechanic stated that the brake line had blown due to rust.

1. Low mileage vehicle, driven below national mileage avg. , maintained well. 2. High pressure brake lines rupture due to excessive corrosion. 3. Nothing yet pending legal action.

While pulling a large horse trailer, we had stopped for lunch. We went out to the truck, started the vehicle and while pushing in the brake pedal to place the vehicle in drive the brake pedal went down to the floor. Inspection showed a blown brake line although the line showed little wear. The line ran to the back brakes. We were broke down on a major highway at a rest stop with animals and children. We had to roll the line and crimp it so that the front brakes could function. Shortly after the line was repaired by my husband. This is one of 3 brake failures we have had with this vehicle. I am filing separate claims for each failure. One was in 2005, this one in 2006 and one currently in 2010.

: the contact stated that the vehicle had trouble stopping when driven 15 mph. The hydraulic brakes would depress to the ground when pressure was applied under normal braking. The vehicle's emergency brake was applied to help stop the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed a fluid squirted over the driver side rear wheel, and shock absorber. Chunks of rust were also observed where the brakeline fractured which was hooked to the back axle. The vehicle was driven home. The manufacturer was contact on 06/29/06 who determined that there was no recall or remedy. The dealer has yet to be contacted. There was no warning prior to the incident. The incident occurred on a dry and flat surface. All 5 brake lines connected to the abs unit were badly rusted. Updated 07/25/06.

I am the original owner of a 1999 Chevrolet 2500 silverado truck. While backing up to hook up a horse trailer, the brake pedal went to the floor and the brakes suddenly were unable to stop the truck properly. The truck was then driven to a dealer for repair using the emergency brake. The truck had 106,255 miles on the odometer at that time. The dealer replaced a brake line. There have been 2 other brake line failures I will list separately. One in 2006 and currently one in 2010.