Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 - part 2

This is the second incident(first time in 2011 on the rear brake line),applied brake to shift from park and pedal went to the floor! this time it was the front brake lines about a foot from abs unit above the frame! thank god I was not moving on the road cause it might have been serious!! very poor design,should be a recall!!!.

I was driving down rt85 with my 03 Silverado 2500hd with a 16' trailer and came up to a intersection and applied the brake and the pedal went to the floor. A car was in front of me, I had to turn into a front yard of the house at the intersection, I just missed the car in the driveway and ended up in there driveway. If it was not for the trailer brakes I can't think of what would have happened. The brake line coming down the frame rail rotted off. Looking at the lines more they all are rotten and need to be replaced. Why did I buy another gm?.

On Saturday 6 July, while exiting a shopping center, I pulled up to a red traffic light and applied the brakes. The pedal went to the floor and the vehicle kept rolling. I pumped the brakes but the pedal went to the floor each time. I did manage to stop before going through the light and entering cross traffic. I pulled into a parking lot after I went through the green light. A quick inspection determined the brake line along the drivers side going to the rear of the vehicle was corroded and failed in three different spots. I am in the process of inspecting and replacing all brake lines due to corrosion.

Broke 3 brake line in less than one year. Corrosion issue with brake lines and when you go to stop fast to aviod hitting something the break line blows out and pedal goes to the floor and you hit object. All of the chevy trucks are doing this from 2000 to 2005.

Driving along and brake pedal went to the floor. Pulled over and brake fluid gushing out. Had to have it towed. All of the brake lines were rusted out! almost everyone of them. No rust on truck. No rust on underbelly, no rust anywhere except brake lines and transmission lines. Garage kept and for 6 out of the 10 years, not driven in the winter. Have the same problem with the transmission lines but have not had them replaced yet. Had to replace every brake line on the truck. $1000 bill. Have receipt.

While stationary and applying the brakes. The brake petal went to the floor and the vehicle had no brakes! a rusted brake line had burst letting the brake fluid run out.

Went to dealer for oil change. They indicated brake lines were getting rusty and needed to be replaced. A few weeks later a brake line burst while pulling in the driveway. After a bit of research on line (web) and talking to gm and their customer service dept. , it is clear that this is a large wide spread problem. There are many hundreds of thousands of chevy trucks with faulty brake lines. This should absolutely be a recall. This is an obvious materials defect from new that shows itself after a few years. No other car I own, (two that are older and higher miles), have this problem. I will sue gm after I replace these lines. As a physicist and expert mechanic, this is an obvious materials defect with significant danger and safety issues. Nhtsa and gm will both be culpable for injuries and death in not protecting the public from this obvious danger. The brake lines crumble in your hands after 9 years of use, totally unacceptable. Gm admitted to me that they used bad materials and blamed it on using foreign metal suppliers. This does not admonish them from their responsibility. Come on NHTSA, make gm stand up and recall these potential death traps. The least you can do is let people know their brake lines could burst at any time with no warning.

Pushed brake pedal while traveling slow (thankfully) on country road. Lost pressure and pedal went to floor, pulled over and stopped with the emergency brake. Brake hard line ruptured, presumably due to corrosion but unverified at this time, at the approximate location beneath driver's feet. Please do whatever you can to initiate a recall. There can be no excuse allowed for the braking system, and mine was far from a unique case. As it turns out, I know several people locally that have experienced brake line failure on gm trucks that never reported to the NHTSA.

Was backing into my drive and the pedal went to the floor. Couldn't stop and backed right into my 5th wheel travel trailer. The brake line were so corroded it was unbelievable. Took the truck to belle tire and had the brake lines replaced which cost nearly $700. This should be a recall people could get seriously injured or killed.

This is the second time the brake lines have failed on this vehicle and a report issued to NHTSA. This time, my son was driving and applied the brakes to stop at a stop sign. The brake pedal went to the floor. He went through the stop sign, crashed into a median that slowed him down, and ended up on top of the median. Thank goodness the truck was empty and no one was using the right-of-way at the intersection. Inspection showed yet another corroded brake line. This brake line was oem. The brake lines were replaced after the previous incident look fine and are not corroded. It appears that all of the brake lines need to be replaced to correct this safety defect. The consumer stated he experienced hydraulic brake failure at 51,848 miles due to corroded brake lines. The lines burst in an area that was weakened by corrosion and failed under normal usage and brake line pressure. There was no indication that failure was eminent. The dealer replaced the rusted brake lines from the master cylinder. Updated 04/03/13.

Forward driver's side brake line broke resulting in immediate loss of brake fluid and all vehicle braking. Fortunately no one was in front of vehicle. Pulled off of road. Car towed.

Rusted brake lines, vehicle would not stop.

While backing out of driveway the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Upon investigation a ruptured brake line was found. All the lines were very rusty. Two sections were replaced to get the vehicle on the road again and most of the rest will need replaced before the vehicle can be trust worthy. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer here in PA this past summer and no mention was made of this condition.

I own a 2003 chevy silverado hd2500. The truck has less than 70 thousand miles on it and I can't believe the issues I have had with it. I've spent $1000's fixing this piece of junk gm calls a truck. I must have replaced just about everything on this truck, some things two or three times. The latest being the brake lines, the brake lines corroded through with no warning. I was towing 4000 pounds of wood when I hit my brakes and the peddle dropped to the floor ? I almost got killed! this truck was maintained by the dealer for the 1st 7 years, until I felt like I was getting screwed by gm and using there junk parts. It is a[xxx] shame when aftermarket parts are much better quality than gm oem parts ? I will never use gm parts again. I had the same problem with the rotors until I replaced them for the third time with aftermarket rotors and now they seem to be fine now. Gm must be getting their junk oem parts from china!! this is ridiculous and gm should be ashamed and held accountable for their vehicles being unsafe and dangerous to the consumer. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

About 2 weeks prior to my incident my father had the same issue. We both own 2500 hd 2003 chevy trucks bought on same day. My incident was I was leaving my sisters house and started my truck backed up then put truck in drive started forward there is a stop sign close to the driveway so I started braking but peddle went to floor so I did it again same thing no brakes. So I used e brake to stop myself got out and sure enough busted brake line under cab drivers side door same place my fathers busted a couple weeks be for mine. He local garage where my dad had his fixed said he have changed several brake lines with same problem. Also net and found this is common. Way is there not a recall on this yet could be a very serious issue and life threatening.

I was driving into my driveway when I tried to stop the brake pedal went entirely to the floor. The truck seemed as though it was gonna hit my garage. Thankfully I have good reflexes and was able to hit the parking brake (which isn't an easy task in a p/u truck. When I got out, I noticed a large leak under my driver door. With further investigation I found the brake lines were severely corroded. One of them had sprung a leak and was spraying brake fluid everywhere. The over all state of the brake line system is in horrible condition. I had this happen to me before in my '93 chevy truck. . . But its expected at twice the age of my '03 truck. I saw the NHTSA had an investigation that was about exactly what happened to me and wanted to report it.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph into a residential driveway, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the brake lines were completely rusted and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and an appointment was secured for the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure and current mileages were approximately 109,000.

Sudden brake failure as approaching traffic light. Pedal went all the way to the floor. I was able to downshift and pull into empty lane. Had truck towed to mechanic. Brake line was so badly corroded it broke and all brake fluid had been lost. All brake lines have to be replaced. Brake rotors are so rusted they have to be replaced. Passenger side rear brake so badly rusted entire brake assembly and rotor has to be replaced. Estimate $1500. 00. I hate to think what might have happened if I was traveling at highway speed and had to brake.

Tl - the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated that while attempting to avoid being crashed into by another vehicle, the contact engaged the brakes but the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard abnormally. The contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that the brake lines had burst, causing a leak. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 71,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the brake pedal traveled abruptly to the floor when depressed. The vehicle failed to slow down until the gear was shifted into park and the emergency brake was engaged. The vehicle was then driven to the residence with caution. The contact was a certified mechanic, who replaced the four brake lines, which ruptured due to rust corrosion. The failure recurred shortly after the repairs. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph in a parking lot, the brake pedal was depressed and when all the way to the floorboard. The brakes failed to stop the vehicle which continued to accelerate. The contact mentioned that in order to come to a stop the gear was shifted into park. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the brake lines were completely corroded. The vehicle was not towed and remained at the location where the brake malfunction occurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 70,101.

I was driving down the road at highway speed (65mph) and the front right steel brake line burst and I lost most of my brake fluid. Upon looking under the truck for the cause of the problem, I noticed that all of the brake lines and two of the fuel lines were badly corroded. I tow trailers often and I'm thankful I wasn't towing our 11,000lb 5th wheen camper when this happened or there would have been a horrific crash! I have done quite a bit of research and noticed that there are quite a few compliants about the same problem for this model year pickup. Is there a recall and how do I go about getting this fixed? I am out of work on medical leave and cannot afford to take the truck to the shop and "wait" for gm to think about re-embursing me.

My rear steel brake line burst in a parking lot after applying the brake to shift into gear. The main line that runs from the abs module to the rear differential was so rusted it burst unexpectedly.

During repair, all brake lines appear to be corroded to the point of breaking. Approximate cost of repair is $1300. 00. Dealer stated he is repairing many early 2000 Chevrolet pickups for this problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While driving approximately 60 mph the brake pedal dropped to the floor board; however, the contact was able to stop the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle the contact noticed all of the brake lines were corroded and two of the brake lines were fractured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

While backing out of a driveway my brake pedal went all the way to the floor. No warning light came on. I backed into a tree because I could not stop. Bent my bumper into the fender. Upon investigation I found the metal brake tube under the driver side rear had failed and all the brake fluid drained out. It looks as if the hose rusted through. Upon further investigation I found many of the metal brake lines rusted and in need of replacement.

Driving home from work on a local 2-lane highway, hit the brakes to slow down for a car that moved into my lane, pedal went all the way to the floor. I almost rear-ended the car in front of me. What is it going to take to get a recall? does a pedestrian in a crosswalk need to get killed before someone does the responsible thing? brake lines run around $1500 to replace. It looks like the line in the driver side front burst. In reviewing this online, I see many many many many chevy owners are having he same problem. Never gm again. What happened to pride and quality in american manufacturing? it's a shame, my Toyota and Infiniti do not have these problems.

In driveway put foot on brake and pedal went to the floor. Found rear brake line has leak in section behind fuel tank. Inspected other four lines going into abs unit and found those lines rusted badly also. Noted undercarriage has lots of rust everywhere. Fuel lines also very rusted.

On my way home from a family vacation in ocean city, maryland, while getting off rt1 in delaware I saw that the light was red, applied the brakes in order to stop at said red light when the pedal went to the floor and had to use my emergency brake. Pulled over and had my son in law look under the truck for a leak of any kind and he noticed a leak on the driver side. During closer inspection (with one of us under the truck and the other applying the brakes) the said leak was coming from one of four extremely rusted metal brake lines attached to the frame on the driver side.

On 6/28/2012, encountered no braking condition while driving at 25-40 mph. Had vehicle towed to chevy dealer who discovered one of the brake lines was heavily rusted and had burst. New line installed. On 8/10/2012 same condition occurred to another brakeline. Upon inspection, found all lines heavily corroded and need replacement except for the one previously replaced.

Put the brakes on in town of greenville and they went straight to floor. Rear brake line blew over the top of the fuel tank.

Metal brake line burst due to corrosion. When stopping at a stop sign, the brake pedal went to the floor. Once home, I found that a brake line that runs along the drivers side frame had burst.

Had to make hard stop and brakes failed, later it was revealed brake lines had rotted out. . This has happened on several occasions?.

Applied brakes to stop abruptly when traffic stopped in front of me. Brake pedal went to floor. Found brake fluid running down front drivers side frame. Steel brake lines severely rotten all over truck.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact noticed a deer in the road and immediately engaged the brake pedal. The brakes did not respond and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle was driven off the road and over a ditch in order to stop and avoid crashing into the deer. The contact suffered no personal injury. The vehicle sustained no damage and was towed to the residence. The contact inspected the vehicle and stated that the rear brake line was completely rusted. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. There was an open and closed investigation for the failure under NHTSA action number: dp10003 (service brakes, hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.