Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban - part 1

I started my Suburban like any other day, step on brakes to release the shifter, put into drive with no problem, I went onto the highway aka freeway with no problem, I needed to make a panic stop, and the brake pedal went straight to the floor, trying to use the emergency brake pedal, that also failed. . When did a american made product like the chevy Suburban gat such a cheap manufacturing of brake components. . . My previous car, 1987 Volkswagen vanagon camper never needed steel brake lines replaced. The rubber hoses I can understand. . . But steel brakes lines should last longer than 25 yrs.

Brake lines rusted thru. I have had several 80s 90s and 2000 2001. 2002 chevys with rusted brake lines which could have been a fatal accident.

Was driving around 45mh and was coming to stop sign but when I went to use brake the pedal went to the floor. I kept pumping which seemed to help just enough to turn into the drive way of a mall that happened to be closed. I am so thankful that it was late at night or I would have smashed into someone. Shop said main brake line rusted through, a common problem that chevy could care less about. Very sad chevy. . . . . . . .

Passenger rear brake line ruptured with complete brake failure. Passenger front brake line ruptured while repairing the rear lines during the bleeding process. Gm's statement that their vehicles still have braking to 2 wheels during a line failure is incorrect. When the line ruptures there are no brakes at all. Thankfully the incident happened as I was leaving my driveway and not on highway the day before. I was able to downshift and use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle before any collisions . I've owned over a dozen cars in my life. I have never seen such extensive corrosion on brakes lines. It's unfathomable that gm would use inferior and non-corrosion resistant metal in one of the most important systems in any car. There will be multiple accidents due to this if there haven't been 100's already.

I was driving my 2000 Suburban at 60 mph on the highway on September 29,2015 when I needed to brake for traffic. The brake started to stop but then went all the way to the floor. I had no brakes and had to go into the ditch in order to prevent a serious collision. There was a main brake line failure. I have contacted Chevrolet about the failure but they have yet taken any responsibility for the poor design. This issue is very well documented all over the internet for rust failure on brakelines on this vehicle and yet Chevrolet has yet to notify anyone of the possibility of complete brake failure and more importantly, done anything to correct the problem. This needs to be addressed before anyone is killed. I was driving with my 18 month old granddaughter at the time. If I had not acted quickly, the outcome could have been devastating.

I was coming upon an intersection with my 2000 chevy Suburban when the brakes were feeling spongy to me. I decided to apply hard pressure to the brake pedal to see if it would stop in a hurry if I needed it to. As I did this, the brake pedal began to slow the vehicle but then went straight to the floor. No brakes! I was able to get the vehicle to a stop by pumping them but luckily I wasn't traveling very fast and was able to get the Suburban under control. Thank god my wife and 4 young children weren't in the vehicle when this happened. The rear brake line had ruptured due to rust and corrosion. I did a google search on this and noticed in July of 2014, this exact problem was brought to gm as a potential recall but gm's reply was that it's normal wear and tear. It almost cost me my life! please advise gm of this in the hopes of saving further lives in the future.

Brakes failed, had to drive off the road in fear of hitting car in front of me. Corroded rear brake lines, rear break line blew out.

Rear brake line ruptured. Found extreme rust.

Driving on paved road and slowed down to make turn. Brake pedal went all the way to floor and could not stop normally. Braking was very poor. There was no warning light and this was a sudden failure in braking performance. Cause was due to severely corroded brake line. I had 7 people in the car and I am grateful we were not on the highway at the time because this could have been deadly.

Brake line ruptured while driving with my family, almost hit the car in front of us when approaching a stop light. I hate to think what would have happened if I was towing the camper, or boat !!!!! which is why I bought this vehicle !!.

Driving vehicle brake pedal went to floorboard. Coasting to stop and parked. Saw copious amount of brake fluid under vehicle. Walked to nearby place of business who had container of brake fluid. I emptied container in reservoir and drove to garage where brake pedal went to floor again. Diagnosis was brake line rusted through. Vehicle was in se PA for most of its life and in above average condition. Cost to replace lines was $350.

Brake line failure.

The brake pedal went all of the way to the floor while I was in traffic going about 20 mph. I was able to stop my Suburban without hitting the car in front of me by putting the car in 2nd gear and using the emergency brake. There were no warnings lights or messages in the message center before or after this happened. The brake line burst along the frame rail at a spot approximately between the front and rear driver's side door.

Steel brake line along right rear frame member corroded and failed resulting in loss of brake fluid and braking action. Inspection of other steel brake lines show extensive corrosion, drawing reasonable conclusion that other lines will fail. All steel brake lines need to be replaced to make vehicle safe to drive.

I left my residence to run an errrand and a deer ran out in front of my vehicle. I hit the brake pedal hard to avoid hitting the deer and a brake line ruptured. I was able to slow down and eventually stop and carefully returned home with the brakes barely working. Upon inspection, the brake lines, which are clustered together under the drivers side are completed corroded. I can't even tell which one ruptured due to all of the corrosion. I have owned this vehicle since new and take good care of it. The brake lines look like they are 30 years older than the rest of my vehicle. I own some older vehicles, including a 1961 truck and a 1953 car that have original brake lines and look to be in much better condition than on my 2000 Suburban. This is the vehicle that I drive when transporting my family and I am very upset regarding the quality and design of these important components. We purchased this vehicle new in April 2001.

I was traveling down a city street in philadelphia taking my young kids to daycare, when I had to come to an abrupt stop to avoid a vehicle making an illegal u-turn. The truck would not stop the brake pedal went to the floor then slowly brought the vehicle to a stop. I had the truck towed into a repair facility and was told by the mechanic my Suburban was the third in two day period to come in with ruptured brake lines due to corrosion. This matter needs to be addressed before someone is seriously hurt or killed. I just arrived home a week prior from vacationing with my entire family in this vehicle. My vehicle has been routinely checked and serviced by bryner chevy in jenkin town PA. I was never informed my brake lines were corroded.

Was slowing down for a light at an intersection. Was traveling around 15 mph when I started to brake then the pedal "popped" and went to the floor. It did come to a stop about 20 feet into the intersection, lucky for the 7 passengers that where with me no one was coming through the intersection. I cannot believe that my break lines are in this condition at this age. I owned a 78 chevy for about 12 years, the brake lines looked as good as new the day I sold it. Looking for a garage that can replace all the lines with non-gm parts. Unlike gm I value the life of my family. Gm just lost another customer.

Steel brake lines along rear differential corroded and failed resulting in loss of brake fluid and braking actions.

Rear brake lines needed to be replace due to corrosion in June 2012. Now the front brake lines need to be replaced due to corrosion July 2013. I purchased this vehicle new in 2000.

My husband was backing our Suburban down the driveway (a hill) when he completely lost braking. Pedal went to the floor and vehicle wasn't slowing. Emergency brake was ineffective. He turned into a bush at the bottom of the hill and ran it over, and that plus level road slowed him enough that he was able to stop and drive back up the driveway. There is a trail of brake fluid all the way up on the left side. Front brake lines were replaced 2-1/2 years ago due to corrosion.

The brake line on the driver side has corroded and caused a loss of brake fluid. As a result, the vehicle has lost significant braking ability. Upon examination of the other lines, it is apparent that corrosion has affected all visible brake lines. The metal has begun to flake off on all the lines due to corrosion. There is a visible leak in the brake line, below the driver side passenger door. The vehicle is not drivable in this condition.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated a routine maintenance he was notified that the brake line was corroded. The techinician stated that the brake line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000.

Brake lines rusted and now leaking in front of and under the front driver side door where the brake lines start running down the frame rail of the truck body towards the abs module. Last week the truck was fine, and I decided it would be a good time to bring it to my chevy dealer to have any outstanding recall work done. They told me among other recall orders due on my truck, one in particular is to have a 2 ft stretch of one of the lines replaced, and they replaced it. Less than a week after getting the truck back I now have a leak coming from one or two of the other brake lines in that area where the work was just done last week. I have lots of questions. Nothing was leaking till the dealer touched it, so why am I left with a new problem that was dealer caused. Secondly, what's up with a recall that chooses to replace "one part" of 1 of 4 lines all running parallel, and all rusted to the same degree? thirdly, why is chevy which has a "built like a rock" suggested reputation using brake lines that can so easily succumb to rust, there lots of other solutions for this auto maker. For instance during manufacture, installing stainless steel lines, copper lines or copper nickel alloy lines just to name a few, instead of using cheap steel lines, what gives?.

I was having body work done on my above vehicle and discovered the brakes lines were rusted. I had a gm mechanic look at them. He informed me they were rusted and should be replaced. I have ordered stainless steel brake lines and will have them installed prior to using the vehicle again . Certain parts of my frame is also rusted to the point of peeling.

While replacing front brake pads, I noticed severe rust/corrosion on the hard brake lines coming from the ebcm. I conducted a through inspection and found all the brake lines were severely rusted/corroded. The main brake line to the rear wheel was oozing brake fluid where it bends from on top of the frame rail towards the diverting valve. I had to replace all the brake lines to prevent a catastrophic brake failure.

I was driving along a 3 lane stretch of divided roadway in the fast lane. I approached a new intersection, the light changed to red and cars in all three lanes ahead of me proceeded to stop. I applied the brake pedal and it immediately went to the floor. Being in the fast lane and traveling at 55 mph with a concrete divider wall and no shoulder to my left I immediately downshifted while holding the pedal to the floor and cut the wheel hard to head across lanes of traffic. The rear end fishtailed out towards the drivers side barely missing the line of traffic in the fast lane. Luckily I had enough distance to slide the car sideways facing slow lane shoulder, and then cut the wheel opposite to avoid the cars in the slow lane. I barely got around them and fishtailed the backend the opposite direction in the Suburban as it grazed the guardrail. At this point the brakes were still out, pedal to the floor, and I traveled through a very busy intersection under construction (rt 24 and rt 95) still rolling at approximately 30 mph. I glided along the shoulder several hundred feet in low range gear with pedal mashed to the floor before using parking brake to stop! once home I inspected the brakes and the brake lines as others have found, are corroded beyond belief. I live in maryland and we see icy conditions, but I find it hard to believe that a vehicle as heavy as a Suburban was equipped with brake lines that would corrode away to nothing. All the lines running along the frame rail are completely corroded out now and all lines need to be replaced. This is a major safety hazard and from a simple search I am not the only one dealing with this issue. The only reason there wasn't a four car mangled 55 mph crash was due to me sliding a 5000 lb vehicle completely across a three lane highway. Please help before someone like my wife is killed due to these brake lines!.

Rusted brake lines blown and gas line very rusted.

Brake lines on my 2000 gm Suburban rotted out, lost my brakes while driving. I see a lot of people have the same problem so there must be a recall by now, how do I get this recall, thank god know one got hurt. I will be going to tv and the local papers with this plus my lawyer to make sure know one gets hurt.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated while driving 25 mph and attempting to engage the brakes the pedal extended to the floor. He was forced to stop to the vehicle by placing applying the emergency brake and shifting into neutral gear. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test that confirmed the failure was corroded brake lines. A local mechanic replaced the brake lines. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current miles were 116,000.

I own a 2000 chevy Suburban 1500 4x4, on my was back from camping with my twin 3yr old girls the wife and the dog. As soon as I parked the camper in my driveway the brake pedal went to the floor, found two brake lines under the driver side door above the fuel filter had exploded. Thankfully it held out till we got home rather than on the interstate! have not made repairs yet, but I have ordered a 7pc stainless steel brake line set pre bent. $300. 00 for parts so far dont know what the shop is going to charge for labor.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. While driving approximately 10 mph he applied the brakes and the pedal depressed to the floor. The vehicle continued to move forward momentarily before stopping. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was told that the brake lines ruptured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 126,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The brakes in my 2000 Suburban failed due to at least one corrosion-related leak in a brake line at the abs controller under the truck. The brakes seem to have failed completely, and I had to rely on the parking brake to bring the vehicle to a stop. I had a local mechanic replace the first leaking line he could find, but while testing that he found that others were leaking. Because of the extensive corrosion, he could not say whether the second leak was there before he started work. I am having all the brake lines attached to the front of the abs controller replaced as a precaution.

I was backing my 2000 chevy Suburban down my driveway (about a 10% grade) when the brake pedal suddenly went to within 1/2" of the floor before the car stopped. Brake fluid was on the driveway, axle housing, spring, tire and undercarriage. Upon investigation the brake tubing (metal & rigid) that runs from the front to the rear of the car, along the frame, had ruptured. The area where it ruptured was on top of the frame near the left rear wheel and was due to corrosion and possibly rubbing on the frame. Fortunately there was no damage or anyone hurt. I was thankful it happened in my driveway and not on the open road. I have had a number of cars 10+ years and none have experienced a brake line rupture. I am in the process of deciding where to have the line replaced or to repair it myself. The part is still on the car. Car is not drivable.

I was driving my 2000 Suburban on a highway. I attempted to slow for traffic and the brake pedal went to the floor, taking the brakes with it. The Chevrolet dealer determined all the brake lines and fuel lines had rusted out. This truck has only 43,000 miles on it.

We own 2000 gm Suburban. I was driving down a hill about a mile from home when there was a total brake failure. I slowed the truck by putting the automatic transmission in third gear, however I was unable to stop at a stop sign. Because of the nature of the emergency brake, it requires both a foot and a hand to moderate its effect, I did not want to use it. Also while I was not able to stop I was able to slow the truck by the stop sign. The dealer, jim mckay Chevrolet, fairfax, virginia, said it was corrosion of the brake lines. They replaced some brake lines, not others, charged us $1,200+, but did not tell us that there was a problem. We have a 16 year old daughter driving. If she had been driving there would have been a wreck. We let her drive the Suburban because we consider it safe.