Brake Fluid Leak problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

On trip home from a vacation. Pulling a 28 ft fifth wheel camper and a motorcycle trailer. On interstate 65 north bound when an older gentleman merging into traffic thought it was a good idea to come to almost a complete stop to let other vehicle merge in front of him. At which point I had to lock the brakes and just after the abs started to come into effect the brake pedal went to the floor. Luckily just before I was going to impact the vehicle in front of me he pulled away. I took the next exit off the interstate pulled to the side of the exit ramp to discover brake fluid dripping on the ground just forward of the drivers door. Inspected the brake fuild level to discover it was empty. All brake lines on this vehicle wil have to replaced at an estimated cost from a dealer at $1500. 00. This is a safety issue and should be in a recall status.

I have a 2002 Silverado 2500hd with very low miles(63,868), extremely well taken care of vehicle. My problem occurred, fortunately for me, while I was sitting at a stoplight. As I sat waiting for the light to turn green, my brake pedal went to the floor. I wasn't sure what happened and thought maybe I'd pump my brakes up and everything would be fine. No such luck. I pulled over into a gas station and looked under my truck and saw my fluid leaking very badly, coming down over my gas tank. Since I had just left my home and was very close, I decided to drive it home and have a better look. As I drove the half mile drive, my brake fluid completely drained dry. Fortunately for me, there was no traffic on the streets and no obstacles in the way. Anyway, when I got home and looked under my truck and saw that my brakeline looked like it completely exploded and was rusted out, I called my dealer and asked if there was a safety recall for these brake lines, and they informed me that there never has been. I made an appointment for them to repair my brakeline, so I had my truck towed to my dealer, and they preceded to work on my truck. As they inspected it, I was informed that "all" of my lines were rusted out badly and unsafe. This cost me approximately $700 to repair all of the lines, but my biggest concern is that this could have turned out a lot differently. We have 8 children, 12 grand children, and fortunately this vehicle was not on the highway with any of the little ones in it. I have been driving for over 30 years and I feel very fortunate that circumstances were what they were. Anyway, after surfing the web, I found that I am not alone, this in my opinion is a safety hazard and something should be done before a tragedy happens.

Brought my truck in for an oil change, they come in to tell me, hey, your brake line blew. I went down to check it out, the lines are pretty severely rusted, and sure enough brake fluid was leaking out one of them. Brakes go totally to the floor, absolute minimal brake pedal pressure. Goes right to floor every time. It doesn't counteract the loss of pressure by allowing the back brake pressure to still work (the front line was the leaker) like gm says they should. No braking at all. Had to drive it home with e brake, and replace all corroded brake lines. I've heard of lots of others having the same issue, gm brake lines aren't up to par.

When I applied pressure to the brake pedal, as I backed up in my driveway, the pedal went to the floorboards. I stopped the vehicle and looking under the truck saw a puddle of brake fluid. A closer visual inspection revealed a leak in the brake line feeding the rear wheels (next to the fuel tank). I inspected the remaining lines and all appear seriously deteriorated. I will need to have all the brake lines replaced. I feel fortunate that I had not left the driveway when this brake system failure occurred. And, just as a side note, the frame of the truck, particularly the cross pieces holding the spare tire and bracket for the shock absorber, have rusted to such an extent that it will have to reinforced/replaced. Corrosion this severe could be expected of the sheet metal, but not the frame.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while reversing from a drive way, the brakes failed to stop. The contact noticed brake fluid leaking from the brake line. The contact was able to use the emergency parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd. The contact stated while driving the brakes failed. The contact was only able to stop the vehicle as the speed decreased. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated the brake fluid leaked out and the front and rear brake lines were completely covered with rust. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 132,400. Rvk.

Was driving on road when driver pulled in front of me, I had to a quickly applied brakes to slow down. When pushed down the brake pedal just went soft and mushed down. No braking ability was possible. Had to swerve into on coming traffic to avoid major collision. Other cars swerved out out of my way. ~300 yard down the road the truck finally came to rolling stop using lower gear auto transmission to slow truck down. After stopping saw brake fluid pour out of front engine compartment. Upon return home saw no sign of leaks in driveway. Also there was not visible loss of brake fluids level nor softening of brake pedal prior to this sudden and complete loss bakes. Fluids are checked atleast monthly. So brake line or lines ruptured suddenly without warning. The potential for disaster is huge. The hydraulic brake lines appear to have to thinned out from excessive corrosion and then burst (not leak) when heavy brake pressure is applied which is the worst time for brakes to fail. This is personal use vehicle not used for commercial work. However it is driven and used in the snow belt in the winter. If you own one of these trucks and live in the snow belt completely inspect replace your lines before someone dies. Failure point was in front area under hood near left wheel right on bracket where 4 lines bend. These are large vehicles and the failure gave no obvious warning signs prior to failure.

I have a 2002 chevy Silverado 2500hd nearly caught fire yesterday. A leak developed in the power brake booster/hydro-boost system and power steering fluid was leaking onto my hot exhaust manifold. Smoke was pouring from under my hood. I suspect a small fire because of the amount of smoke. By the time I pulled off the road and opened the hood all I saw was smoke from something leaking on the manifold. I got online and found this recall information for 2004-2005 chevy trucks but not 2002. I wanted to inform you that there may be a need to recall 2002 silverado trucks as well. Researching dieselplace. Com and dieselpage. Com this problem is common and widespread. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2005 dear Chevrolet customer: this notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act. Reason for this recall: general motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2004 model year Chevrolet kodiak and certain 2004 and 2005 model year Chevrolet avalanche, express, silverado, and suburban vehicles. On some of these vehicles, the hydraulic brake booster’s pressure accumulator may crack and/or separate from the hydro-boost⮠assembly during normal vehicle operating conditions. If a separation were to occur and the hood of the vehicle were open, fragments from the accumulator could cause injury to people in the immediate area. In addition, the presence of this crack or fractured surface could allow the hydraulic fluid to leak from the accumulator circuit of the booster assembly. The loss of fluid would cause increased steering and braking effort. What will be done: your Chevrolet dealer will inspect the hydraulic brake booster, and replace it if necessary. This service will be performed for you at no charge.

Observed fluid leaking under the truck onto the driveway, and determined that a brake line had developed a leak. An independent repair shop said that all of the brake lines were severely corroded and should be replaced. I had this repair performed November 10, 2009, at a cost to me of $574. 61. I still own this vehicle.

Brake lines developed a leak due to excessive corrosion. All lines from the brake master cylinder to each wheel and to the abs unit had to be replaced, including the flexible lines. The problem was found after noticing brake fluid dripping from under the vehicle and the loss of fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.

I was going north on route 106, laconia, nh in my 2002 Chevrolet silverado pick up truck. A school bus in front of me was about to stop. When I attempted to stop my vehicle, the brakes failed causing my vehicle to strike the back of the bus. There was a trail of brake fluid in the road prior to the point of impact. Upon inspection of my vehicle the police officer found brake fluid leaking from the area of the master cylinder. My vehicle sustained extensive damage and required towing. The bus received minor scratches to the rear bumper.