Table 1 shows two common parking brake related problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Parking Brake problems | |
| Parking Brake Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems |
The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While driving 30 mph, the parking brake cable snapped in half and caused the motor of the vehicle to shut off. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they confirmed that the cable snapped and short circuited a fuse, which caused the vehicle to lose power. The contact researched and discovered a recall explaining the same failure. He called the manufacturer and was informed that the recall did not apply to his VIN. The contact believes that his vehicle should be included since it was affected by the defect as well. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 30,000. Updated 07/09/08 updated.
I filed a complaint in 2009 with the NHTSA and have yet to hear anything from the agency regarding this problem. In the same year as the complaint, I had my local Chevrolet dealer's service department replace a section of brake line by the abs module that had failed due to extreme corrosion. This past week I returned to the same dealer to have them repair another section that had also failed. I was told that, due to possible litigation they would not repair the line as they had in the past, but would replace the entirety of the line for an estimate of $1200. 00. The service manager also stated that figure could go higher as more was discovered. I can't see putting this kind of money into this vehicle knowing that more failures are sure to follow even though the truck has only 95,000 miles on it now. Gm knows there is a problem. They could care less and the customer is going to foot the bill for their malfeasance as usual.