Three problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 based on all problems reported for the 2003 Silverado 2500.
Vehicle brake pedal failed to stop vehicle. Had to apply emergency brakes to stop vehicle. Vehicle was in motion going about 30 mph. Vehicle was on a state hwy. Vehicle was going straight.
While driving the brakes completely failed with no warning. The pedal went to the floor and just kept going into the rear of the car in front of me. I was traveling about 25mph the front bumper has to replaced. No air bag deployment.
Everything related to my truck's brakes seemed to be working fine. I had just driven the truck ~100 highway miles without incident. After reaching my destination, I backed my truck up and hitched my boat trailer to it. The truck brakes worked fine as I maneuvered the truck to align it with the trailer. There was no indication of any imminent failure - nothing on the dash warning lights and the brake pedal had a normal feel to it. As I began to pull away with my boat in tow and prepared to turn, I depressed the brake pedal and it went completely to the floor. The brakes completely failed - no warning light and absolutely 100% loss of braking power. I quickly placed the truck in neutral and the drag of the trailer across the lawn slowed the truck enough that I was able to put the transmission into park. After opening the hood, I noticed the brake fluid was low. I added 12 ounces of the appropriate brake fluid, restarted the truck, and the brake pedal still went to the floor. My wife, who was standing alongside the truck (she was behind it as I backed up - thank god the brakes didn't fail at that point), noticed a stream of brake fluid coming from under the truck and near the firewall. I called aaa and had my truck towed to a local aaa approved service center. The technician stated that my brakes lines were leaking, severely corroded throughout, and needed to be replaced. The truck is still in the shop. I'm saving the bill and all of the related parts. Fortunately I was only inconvenienced - not hurt.