Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Chevrolet Silverado 2500 - part 1

While approaching a red light , applied brakes & pedal went to floor . Truck went thru red light & intersection. Coasted truck to stop while trying to pump brakes . Limped truck to nearest parking lot. Popped hood & got out of truck . Checked brake fluid reservoir ( full to line). Pumped brakes & looked for leak . Found fluid leaking under drivers side compartment from rusted brake lines running on top of frame. Called aaa & had truck towed to repair shop.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while pressing the brake pedal the vehicle would not immediately stop and the brake pedal extended to the floor. Upon inspection brake fluid had leak from under the drivers side of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the brake lines had corroded and failed causing brake fluid to leak out. Brake lines were replaced. The manufacturer and local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,900. Jft.

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"I was driving south on rt-13 in bristol township, PA. I had my wife with me coming back from walmart, traffic light turned red and brakes went to the floor and put on the emergency brake and luckily stopped before hitting anyone! brake fluid was leaking driver side near gas tank, there was no warning lights on dash or no reason to believe my brakes would fail.

Involving my 2003 chevy silverado c2500hd, VIN: 1gchc29u03e348514; when I attempted to move this vehicle,on a flat surface in my driveway. The break pedal went to the floor and the truck continued to roll. Narrowly missing another vehicle. . . Minutes earlier I had been driving on a major michigan highway. There is break fluid leaking near the center of the vehicle.

Takata recall. This is my third event relating to brake line failure. This event, I was driving and noticed the brake pedal became spongy. Further inspection showed a leak of brake fluid above my fuel tank and at the left front tire. There appears to be fluid on the frame of the truck behind the driver side front tire. I have not been able to inspect the line above the fuel tank at this time. I have attached a photo of the wet frame behind the left front tire. It shows a rusted brake line. The first two events my juvenile son was driving. For all events we were extremely fortunate to be operating in our yard, so no accidents. The first two events happened approximately 2 years ago. Inspecting the brake lines that failed, showed that these lines were severely rusted. As a matter of fact, inspecting the lines that are visible, they all show signs of rusting. I am fortunate to be able to repair this type of malfunction, so I do not have any dealer paperwork to document the repairs. I have no doubt that there are many other owners of general motor trucks out there who have experienced the same issue and like myself decided to just repair it themselves, avoiding the complaint process. Or, I question if, like myself, they even have knowledge of how to file a complaint. Please forgive me for the last expression of frustration. Finally, how many people are going to have to die for this to become serious enough for a recall order? thank you for your attention to this very serious matter!!!.

On 4/28/2016 traveling to work following a tractor trailer in a 55 mph zone, the tractor trailer abruptly merged into the right turn lane after a curve without a signal leaving two stopped cars in my travel lane making a left turn. I applied hard pressure to my brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I impacted an avalanche that was pushed into a small compact car causing substantial damage to my vehicle and the avalanche. The driver of the avalanche was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. While at the accident scene I noticed fluid leaking under my truck just behind the left rear tire. The truck was towed from the scene to a body shop where they discovered 2 ruptured brake lines in between the master cylinder and proportioning valve. Attached pictures show severally rusted brake lines with no other rust or corrosion on parts in the surrounding area. Initial estimate for repairs on my truck were $6,371 before tear down.

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In June of 2013 while drive my 2003 silverado the brakes line completely rusted through nearly causing a severe accident as I was in a very busy section of us127s in frankfort, ky. . By sure luck I was able to manoeuvre the truck to a safe place to stop,without hitting another person or vehicle by going up a slight grade and placing in park before rolling backwards it had to be towed to o'brien & gaites Chevrolet in frankfort, ky. Where the informed me that the brake lines had rusted through and needed to be replaced. I ask if there had been a recall on these lines and was told no. The lines were replaced both the front from booster to abs and then from abs back to rear wheels at a cost of $400 plus. The truck only has 89,000 miles on it and the in September of 2015 after sitting in my driveway the brakes stopped working. After looking under the truck I could determine that the brake fluid was running out directly across from the front door underneath from the frame rail. It appeared obvious that again the lines were leaking. When o'brien & gaits Chevrolet was contacted they informed me that I would have to pay an additional tow in bill and then I would also have to pay a diagnostic fee even though I could see where the brake fluid was leaking and running on the ground by simply looking under the truck as I pushed on the brake pedal myself. This last incident occurred while the vehicle was parked and the problem was only discovered when attempting to move the truck.

Had the 2 main brake lines that go from resovoir to abs control under carriage on frame fail and severely leak out brake fluid so I had no brakes at all in a very short amount of time. Luckily I was on a side street and not on highway.

I was plowing snow, stepped on the brakes and the pedal went to the floor and crashed into the side of a garden shed. No warning or indicator light. I parked the truck in the garage and the next day found a large puddle of brake fluid under the truck. The master cylinder reservoir was empty. I added an entire quart of fluid, found a ruptured brake line under the truck (in the area of the drivers side seat location), started the truck to see if any of the braking was working and the brake warning light came on. There was no braking whatsoever, even after filling the brake fluid reservoir .

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. As a result, the contact noticed brake fluid dripping under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000. The VIN was not available. Ss.

Driving on highway at 60mph traffic slowed sudenly while pressing down on brakes when to floor I swerved to avoid slowing traffic and ran off shoulder in to grass and small trees to come to a stop had truck towed to my house found line over gas tank split open their was no pedal at all and no warning light for brakes untill all the fluid driped out in to my driveway.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. While entering the driveway, the brake pedal sank to the floor. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact indicated that the brake lines rusted to the point of corrosion and fractured. Also, the contact noticed the presence of brake fluid leaking from the vehicle. The contact was able to park the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced all four brake lines. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 216,563.

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I started to backup out of my driveway, when I pressed on the brake pedal they went all the way to the floor. Pulled back into driveway and saw where brake fluid would shoot out when the brake pedal was pushed under the driver's side door. Further investigation showed the brake line had corrosion in for about 4 inches. Replaced the brake line. Yesterday, September 13, 2015 again went to back up and pedal to floor. Upon examination the brake fluid shoots out in a steady stream when pedal is depressed.

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I was driving on a county road going 30 mph when a car pulled out in front of me I hit the brakes and didn't have any brakes. Babied it home and looked underneath to find brake fluid dripping in the back drivers side back by the fuel tank. We looked and the brake lines are rusted which is what cause the line to break.

Puddle of brake fluid on driveway. Brake line just above gas tank from junction block to rear axle rusted out at clip attacment point with frame. Truck was always garage kept and when washed at automatic car wash most times with a under body rinse.

Returning home, I proceded to back into my driveway, I applied the brakes to reverse into the driveway and the brake pedal went to the floor. Very minimal if any brake force was left to stop my truck. I got it back into the driveway, got out and brake fluid was dripping on the ground under the front part of the truck. I determined the fluid was comming from a brake line. I called for a flat bed wrecker, took it to tuffy auto centers at 11524 n saginaw st clio mi. They told me that these brake lines are known to corrode out, and needed to be replaced. I paid to have all brake components inspected and all lines replaced. The cost for parts and labor to me was $531. 58. My aaa membership paid for the wrecker. I did not know this was a very common problem known to gm, and that it should have been addressed. I feel this could have been a very bad accident. I had just come home from being on the expressway.

Pulling boat trailer up out of the boat ramp and brake peddle went to the floor and leaked out all the fluid had it towed to garage and found brake line had rusted through on one of the 4 others were in bad shape lucky I wasn't towing the boat down the highway and had to stop I could have killed someone or myself gm needs to address this problem now I hear there has been a lot of complants.

Truck was parked at home on a hill. I put it in reverse and started to backup when the brakes completely failed causing me to go into a tree. This caused damage to the rear drivers side quarter panel. Brake fluid is leaking from the brake line in the rear of the vehicle. Vehicle would not shift back into park. I had to shut the vehicle off and now calling a tow truck.

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.

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My wife while driving the above truck stated that the brake peddle "felt funny" and continued to drive it. She stated that she had almost completely lost the ability to stop. When I was able to inspect the truck I found a ruptured brake line that lead to the rear brakes. Also all the brake fluid had leaked out of the ruptured line. I have since have had all the brake lines replaced with stainless steel lines. I am learning that this is an on going issue with this model of truck and my concern should be obvious. My wife could have seriously injured herself or others.

Was backing out of parking spot to leave work and stepped on the brake to shift into reverse. Brake pedal went to the floor. Being a chevy truck and knowing that they are notorious for brake lines rusting out, I got out of the truck to look underneath and saw brake fluid leaking from the rear of the truck, along the driver side frame rail above the fuel tank. Had rusted out brake lines replaced by local service center for $605. 60. I only drove the truck this day to pick up items from a home improvement store. Normally this truck is only used by my wife to pull a horse trailer. Other than that it sits in our garage out of the weather. I am so glad this happened to me while at a stop as opposed to her while driving on the winding northern kentucky roads pulling a trailer loaded with horses!.

Got into truck to pull out of driveway and stepped on brake pedal. Pedal went to the floor, heard a hissing noise and saw fluid dripping down the side of the gas tank. Took a closer look where leak was and can see the brake line is all rusted. Checked master cylinder and fluid was low.

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I was in fast lane on highway approaching some construction and was cut off by someone who passed me on the right . I stepped hard on my brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor . . I hit the person in front of me and ruined my front bumper. Upon inspection of my vehicle I noticed brake fluid dripping from frame rail . . I looked and noticed a line ruptured due to rust / rot and all the brake lines where in bad condition . I was able to crutch the truck to a repair shop and the repaired the steel line. Mechanic made me aware of the terrible condition all the steel lines were in ( fuel lines, transmission lines,ect) and that the brake bleeders on front calipers where also rotted beyond saving . . I believe all these lines should have been stainless steel as they are exposed to the elements and I'm lucky to have not totaled the truck , injured someone else and or myself.

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.

I was visiting my parents and I left to go to my friends house down the street for a few minutes then I got back in my truck and started to head to my place. I was approaching the first stop sign in my parents neighborhood and I pressed my brake pedal and it went to the floor while the truck slowly came to a stop. My wife and one year old son were in the truck with me. Thank god it was in a residential area. I turned right around using my parking brake as a way to stop so I could get back to my parents house to see what had happened. When I got there my brake fluid was low and I saw brake fluid dripping in front of the left rear wheel. I looked under the truck and had my father press the brake pedal and found brake fluid shooting out of my brake line that is above the gas tank. I looked online for info about this issue and found that there is/was a investigation about 99-03 gm trucks having this issue and I'm wondering if there had been any other gm trucks the same year as mine that has been experiencing this issue and if so then there should be a recall for it.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 hd. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph the brake pedal was engaged and there was no response. The brake pedal suddenly traveled to the floorboard without warning. The contact began to down shift in addition to applying the emergency brake. The vehicle came to a stop and the contact was able to drive to his residence. The contact noticed that the hydraulic brake line ruptured and caused fluid to leak excessively onto the ground. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000.

After starting my truck I had stepped on the brake pedal to shift into drive it held and then went completely to the floor. I then proceeded to shift back to park and investigate, and found one of my brake lines had completely split and a puddle of fluid lay on the ground under the proportional valve. My truck is only 8yrs old and less than 70,000 miles on it. Gm must be using some really poor material in their brake lines.

After placing my foot on the brake to shift into gear the pedal went to the floor and I got a brake warning light. I opened the master cylinder cap and saw no brake fluid. I filled it up and the level kept dropping so I looked under the car and saw a puddle of fluid. I traced the fluid to the metal brake lines and noticed that they were all massively corroded to the point of having flakes of metal peeling off the lines. One of the lines had ruptured and was spraying fluid onto the engine making smoke and continued to drip even without the brake pedal being pressed.

My truck was at a complete stop while in drive; at idle; with my foot on the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from moving forward. Without warning, the brake pedal went completely to the floor and the truck began moving forward. Repeated attempts to push the brake pedal did not have any effect on stopping the truck. As the truck continued to move forward, I pushed down on the emergency brake pedal which did bring the vehicle to a stop. Upon exiting the vehicle, I observed what appeared to be brake fluid dripping from underneath the driver side where 2 brake lines are located along the truck's frame. The leak of brake fluid is coming from the brake lines which are severely rusted. Doing a simple google search reveals this is an extremely common, pervasive and persistent issue with gm pickup trucks since 1999, with some reports indicating it has continued to affect model years annually through the 2009 model. The repair cost appears to be running close to $2000 to replace the oem lines with stainless steel. Why gm and NHTSA have allowed such a dangerous situation to continue for so long, with so many complaints, is simply remarkable.

While stopping for traffic light, brakes were weak and required excessive pressure to activate enough to stop vehicle. Pulled into nearest parking lot and found brake fluid dripping from chassis under driver door area. Called tow truck to take vehicle to dealer. Tried to move vehicle to make it easier for tow truck operator to hook up and pedal went completely to floor with no braking effect. Used parking brake to stop. Dealer said entire brake system needs to be replaced due to corrosion.

I was driving in a parking garage when the vehicle in front of me stopped to pull into a space. I applied my brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. I was barely able to stop to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front of me. I was able to pull into a parking space and stopped before hitting the wall in front of me. When I got out of my vehicle, I observed fluid pouring out from underneath the drivers side front end behind the tire. I was not able to drive my vehicle and called a tow truck to tow it to midas to have my vehicle inspected. When they put my vehicle up on the lift, the drivers side brake lines were all rusted and corroded. They were able to repair the brake line system. I did not have any warning that this was going to happen and there was no evidence of any fluid leaking in my driveway. I take very good care of my vehicle getting the oil changed when scheduled to be changed, having the preventive maintenance done when scheduled, rotating the tires when I get the oil changed, having all of the differential fluids and transmissions fluid changed when scheduled, changing all belts when scheduled to be changed, taking the vehicle immediately to the dealership when there is a recall, etc. I have all of my receipts and vouchers when all of the above was completed. I am very upset that this repair cost me $630. 44 including sales tax. I would appreciate a refund because a recall needs to be issued.

As my son was pulling out of the driveway going down the street, we noticed a large puddle of fluid in our driveway. We called him to let him know and he commented "that must be why I all of sudden have no brakes. " what an extremely dangerous situation this could have been if he was going 55 mph on a highway. As a new, young driver, I am not sure if he would know how to react quick enough to use emergency brake or how to stop a truck this size without brakes working. After much investigation on-line, I found out that this make/model/year had an enormous amount of issues with brake lines corroding which is exactly what happened. I am extremely disappointed in Chevrolet for not issuing a formal recall if they are aware of this issue. This could have caused an extremely bad accident or fatality. You can't put a price on my son's or anyone's life. They need to acknowledge and pay for the repairs at the very least before someone gets killed.

Exiting highway and brake pedal went to the floor. Made it home slowly. Checked today and found a large puddle of fluid on the ground. Found brake line split and others appeared to be close to follow. First time ever having rusted brake lines.

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.