Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated the hose that carried the brake fluid to the brakes was corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the brake hose needed to be replaced. The failure was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. Pam.

Brake line blew while driving my 2005 z71 chevy Tahoe. Had no clue until I tried to stop and my pedal went all the way to the floor not stopping my truck and I ran a red light. Thank-god I hit no other car or person! there was no warning - no lights - nothing indicating this was going to happen, not even a little drip of brake fluid before the burst line. I take my truck in for it's free oil changes every 5000 miles. Dealership tells me every time all the things that need repair or will need attention soon. After getting under my truck and looking at my brake lines, I was so scared! holly crap they are nothing but rust. This didn't happen over night. Why does the dealership tell me I need new windshield wipers or belts - (3 years later I still have the same belts and they are still fine) but neglect to tell me my brake lines are severely rusted and could blow at anytime resulting in brake loss! that should be discussed with me before my windshield wipers!!!!! the mechanic at the dealership had to know my brakes lines were this bad - why was nothing said??? now looking online I see I am not the first person this has happened to nor will I be the last. I cannot believe that gm considers this to be normal wear and tear. It's dangerous and could kill someone. Gm is not concerned about our safety - it's about the money for gm. Settlements are cheaper than a total recall - that's until deaths do occur and I bet my life on it a death will happen because of these bad brakes lines.

When vehicle was in for service a stainless steel brake line failed resulting in a loss of fluid and brakes. I was told all the lines, where they contacted the frame, had corroded. These lines should not fail due to age of vehicle. Also dealer reported that they are seeing this quite a bit in chevy trucks. This would have been catastrophic if it happened on the open road. Only by chance did it occur when vehicle was in for other service. A gm agent is supposed to be inspecting the vehicle on April 7, 20014.

Brake line failure.

After attending my nephew's high school basket ball game, my daughter and I returned to the Tahoe in the school parking lot. I started the vehicle and put the transmission into drive and started to roll when the brake pedal went to the floor. I engaged the emergency brake to stop and thankfully stopped the Tahoe before hitting anyone or any other vehicle in the lot. Looking at the owners manual and the dash lights, I realized the vehicle needed to be towed. The mechanic informed me the brake line running along the frame rail to the rear was corroded and needed replacing. After completing this task and while bleeding the system a front line went for the same reason, corrosion. I had all lines (front & back) replaced at a cost of over $800. Talking with the mechanic, it appears to be a common occurence in the Tahoe, silverado and similar gm vehicles.

My wife was operating our Tahoe and felt the brakes seemed "funny" we proceeded onto the freeway for 40 miles,upon getting off the brake pedal was laws went to leave our destination and all the lights came on in the car brake system service, traction disabled fluid reservoir was empty took it to mechanic who said the brake lines were "rotted to pieces" I put it into the shop and had the rear lines replaced at a cost of $506. 00. The mechanic stated the fronts will also need to be done. I feel the age of the vehicle does not match up to the rot involved on the brake lines it is a safety concern as well as an expensive repair.

I own a 2005 chevy Tahoe I bought new. Last year in 2012 the fuel lines coming out of the fuel pump rotted out and I had to replace the whole pump. Early this year (2013) the transmission lines rotted out and all had to be replaced, in September this year (2013) the brake lines rotted out and had to be replaced. Lucky for me I was just leaving my driveway. I am very disappointed with this gm vehicle. I don't know if I would ever buy a gm vehicle again.

My wife was driving our 2005 chevy Tahoe when she lost the brakes. She said the pedal went to the floor. She was not in any traffice but the car did not stop very quickly. I then drove the car very carefully to our local service station about 2 miles away. The mechanic found that one of our rear bake lines had rusted through causing all hydralic fluid to be lost. The rear brakes had completely failed. After looking under the vehicle with the mechanic, he showed me all the rust under this car. He also pointed out that the other brake line were also very rusted and could fail. I replaced both rear brake lines with material that will not rust. It was a very labor intensive job and also very costly. Please let other people that own this type of vehicle to check their brake lines. This could have been a very serious situation if my wife had been traveling fast on a highway. The car only has 53k miles and has been garaged for many years. It it amazing at how much rust is on this vehicle. I hope gm will use material that does not rust in future automobiles like this!!!.

Mechanic informed me that my fuel and brake lines need to be replaced due to the fact that they are totally corroded.

Lost brakes getting off interstate 20/59, seems to be a corrosion issue on the brake line going to rear axle. The location of the leak relative to the body is at the 2 l door along the frame rail.

Brakes failed due to rust in the brake lines causing them to rupture without any warning while vehicle was in motion. Luckily accident was avoided due to low speed on a residential road. Young children were traveling in the vehicle. All brake fluids were immediately lost and brake pedal dropped all the way to the floor and did not slow vehicle at all. Dash warning lights did not give any forewarning! vehicle is only 7 years old.

Total brake failure in a 2005 chevy Tahoe due to rusted brake lines only 48,000 miles.