general problems of the 2000 GMC Sierra

Was driving with 3 of my children to a football practice. Was on mo state hwy 70 doing approx. 60mph. An incident occurred ahead of me which resulted in an immediate slow down. Hit my brakes hard(like all other vehicles around me) and brake pedal went to floor and truck lost at least 90pct of braking power. Almost complete lack of any brakes. It was an honest miracle that me and my children along with any other people that would have been hit at that speed were not killed or badly injured. It was a split second incident and act of miraculous luck that avoided a catastrophe. I did not have time to think and just reacted out of instinct and swerved from middle of three lanes into grass shoulder(which resulted in terrifying attempt at keeping control and not flipping truck over etc. Going from 60plus mph on a tight shoulder in a high traffic major hwy in suburban st louis. A miracle we survived. When on shoulder attempting to keep control with no brakes I did think and engaged emergency brake all the way down with basically zero affect at helping slow down. This was a dangerous and traumatic experience for my children and not soon forgotten! discovered it was a metal brakeline rusted on frame mount underneath driver door that burst causing this. I have owned the truck since 2001 and purchased with 14,000 miles. Looking online for parts to replace(which are expensive, money too tight to afford the lowest quote from repair shop to replace all steel lines of $1000 to $1500)what now pay almost what truck is worth to fix? gm is obviously aware. Why not at least have moral strength enough to put out a bulletin to inform or self inspect? I am at a loss expressing myself at gm's lack of character. I will never own as will my children another gm vehicle. Why buy american? should have gone with a japanese company. Never would have come to this with Toyota or Honda. Sad!.

Pulled on to road while towing boat and could not stop. Brake peddle to floor. Used emergency brake to stop. Replaced some lines and problem re-occurred.

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra. The contact stated while braking from speeds of 10 mph, the brakes would not engage. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and proceeded to crash into a nearby ditch. The contact was not injured and the vehicle sustained minor damage. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop for repairs. Neither the dealer nor the manufacture was contacted. The failure and current mileages were 105,000.

I have a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup truck. Today I experienced a total failure of the braking system; while coming up to a light on a street with a speed limit of 50 mph, I lost all braking ability and the parking brake was of no use. There was no accident (thank god) but after having the truck towed to a repair shop, a web search showed a recent article describing similar failures. Thought I should file a complaint before speaking with gm tomorrow morning.

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra. While driving less than 55 mph, the contact slammed on the brakes to avoid rear ending the preceding vehicle; however, there were no brakes. The brake pedal extended to the floorboard and there was no resistance. The contact was able to avoid crashing into the preceding vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the nearest dealer and is awaiting repairs. The failure and current mileages were 102,400. Updated 1/8/09 updated 01/14/09.

While driving approximately 15 mph, the driver applied the brakes to stop but they failed to work properly. The pedal went to the floor which caused the vehicle to experience extended stopping distance. The vehicle was taken to the dealership but the cause has yet to be determined. The problem was due to corrosion on the electronic sensor. This gave a signal to the brake control circuit, that the wheels were stopped at zero rotation and the control circuit then released the brake(s) on the vehicle .