Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 - part 1

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 10 mph, the brake pedal failed to stop the vehicle when depressed. The contact had to apply the emergency brake. The contact noticed brake fluid flowing from a fracture in the front brake line. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

We were traveling west on 495 heading to georgetown hospital in DC taking a friend for her weekly kidney transplant checkup from baltimore MD. The traffic had slowed to a stop as I hit my brakes and they went to the floor with minute stopping power . Had I been in the next lane over it would have been a wipe out as I would have rear ended the stopped traffic. I was in the curb lane and got into the shoulder. Brake lines are totally corroded, rusted and just crumbling. . I noticed gm knows about the problem but refuses to do anything. Will they wait until a fatality happens before they warn the public of this problem. . Many of these vehicles still on the road. .

Brake lines rusted out and caused truck to not be able to stop and almost caused an accident. First line went about 2 months ago and was repaired. I assumed that this was a singular incident and the repair was fine, and I would have no other problems. Now, a different brake line went. Same exact problem. . . Rusted out appears that all of the lines are at issue and all of them must be replaced. I was lucky as I had just come off the interstate highway where I was doing speeds of 70mph and relying on my brakes as would be normal. Just as I got off the highway and pulled into work, the line blew out completely and my pedal went to the floor. I had no brakes at all. . . Nothing. Luckily, I was in the parking lot, and going slow enough and I thought quickly and used my emergency brakes and stopped. Had the brake line gone out just two minutes earlier, or about two or three brake pedal presses before, I would have been in a serious accident.

While traveling on country road in quarryville PA. I came to a hill and a stop sign and pressed on the brake peddle. It went to the floor. I had very limited braking power and traveled through the stop sign across the intersection. It was a 4 way stop intersection. And no accident occurred . But OH boy did I get a dirty look! all the brake fluid was gone out one half of the container. Looking at the brake lines they are rusted through and leaking.

I was driving down the highway in my 2000 GMC sierra truck when I applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I couldn't stop at the red light, so I had to make a quick left turn, across on oncoming traffic into a parking lot before I could get the car stopped. This is the second time my brakes failed and in both cases it was because the steel brake lines rotted out. I've owned many gm vehicles and never had to replace the steel brake lines, not even on my 1969 olds cutlass that I still own. I read about others having the same problem and supposedly gm did not recall. But was going to replace parts and labor for $500. I called GMC and they said they didn't know of this and I called 2 dealers and they didn't know of this kit either. So, I guess I have a big bill on my hands. Cheap brake lines were used building this truck, and brakes are pretty important to stop. I'm lucky I was able to get out of this situation without wrecking.

While driving home from work at approximately 35mph on a congested road, I applied the brakes to stop at an upcoming light and the brake pedal immediately went to the floor. I swerved into the adjacent lane to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. Luckily there was an opening in the adjacent lane and the car behind me was observant. I pulled off the road and opened the hood to confirm the brake fluid level. It was very low. I climbed under the truck to observe brake fluid everywhere and assumed a brake line failed. I took the truck to a repair shop and was informed the brake line was rusted through and needed to be replaced. A cost of $275. Upon researching this on the internet, I have seen that this is a major problem and gm is holding out doing a recall. This incident caused me to narrowly miss an accident and it made for a tense and anxious time. I believe gm should recognize this issue and do something quickly before more serious accidents occur.

The steel brake lines going to the rear brakes rusted and blew. After a inspection all the steel brake lines needed to be replaced.

Hit brakes hard to avoid deer, ran up on curb vehicle came to a stop, drove off a short distance when known there was no brake pressure. Slowly was able to get vehicle to friend house, still broke was able to stop but there was not pressure. The whole brake line is rusted and corrosion.

Rear brake line failed when brake pedal was pressed. Upon inspection brake line showed major corrosion, and remaining lines appear to have major corrosion as well.

As I was leaving work I proceeded to stop at a red light in my brakes went completely out I was able to pull into a parking lot and that's where I was able to see that my brake line was ruptured.

Brake lines running along frame have completely rusted out due to the way they were installed, they hold water and salt.

I started smelling gasoline and found a corroded fuel line at the junction between the nylon line leading from the fuel pump to the steel line going to the fuel filter. Doing repairs, the hard brake line leading from the abs unit under the driver's seat area to the rear flex line connector was leaking badly as well at the rear-most fitting. Purchasing these lines separately cannot be done, so I'm replacing all of the fuel/brake lines myself. I'm using stainless tubing for the brake lines not provided by factory gm parts.

Total brake failure caused by corroded brake lines.

Catastrophic brake failure. Went to brake at a stop sign and there was no brake pedal pressure; pedal went all the way to the floor. Inspection showed failure of brake line(s).

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the contact heard a popping sound after depressing the brake pedal. The brake pedal then suddenly dropped to the floor board. The contact was able to stop the vehicle with limited brake response. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed corrosion on the brake line underneath the driver's side seat. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

I was driving home from work and attempted to stop at a stop light when my brake pedal suddenly went all the way to the floor and my truck was majorly unresponsive to stopping. It took at least double the normal amount of time to stop and I almost hit the car in front of me. Thankfully, I was traveling at a low speed and had plenty of time to stop or else there would have been a very bad accident. The culprit of this incident was corroded brake lines on my GMC sierra, one of which ruptured suddenly during this incident.

Metal brake line corrosion and failure, resulting in mass fluid loss, pedal traveling to the floor, and complete loss of braking ability.

Corded brake lines caused the fluid to be loss upon stopping causing the brakes to go out, this happened in 2012 with all the main brake lines to all 4 wheels having to be replaced, then again in 2013 the brake lines attached to the rear differential, corded, causing a rapid loss in brake fluid and, and loss of brakes.

As I was driving , I had no notice of pulling into supermarket of complete brake failure, found out I have multiple leaks and pin holes in my brake lines underneath and extensive rusting on my vehicle, this is completely unacceptable.

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the brake pedal was applied and became stuck to the floorboard abnormally. The contact was able to control the vehicle in order to avoid crashing into a preceding vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle home, inspected the brake system and discovered that several brake lines were corroded. One of the brake lines was replaced a few years prior to the most recent failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 100,791.

My 2000 GMC sierra's frame is extremly rusted. Parts of the frame have rusted completly through. All the brakes lines have been replaced due to rust as have many other brake parts. I purchased the truck used but previous owner stated he replced the brake lines due to a low speed accident.

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, he applied the brakes and the pedal was depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle coasted to a stop and was safely driven home and the contact noticed that there was a hole in the brake lines due to corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 12/05/11.

Truck had failed to stop at an intersection as we approached red light. Upon depressing the pedal the brake pedal went to the floor just enough to get truck slowed before emergency pedal was depressed to come to a complete stop. We were traveling about 20 miles an hour before we reached intersection about 75 yards away. As light turned green, we slowly pulled into a parking lot and parked truck until a tow truck could get vehicle back to the garage for repairs. Upon inspection by our mechanic, it was found that the brake line had ruptured near the anti-lock brake housing which was caused by corrossion and poor brake line tubing material. It was noted that material was not stainless steel or any non-corrosive material supplied and installed by the oem. It took two weeks for our truck to be repaired as the mechanic had to customer bend the new brake lines because oem does not have replacement lines which came to a final cost of close to $1300.

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving approximately 40 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal and it dropped to the floorboard. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated the brake lines corroded and had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Rvk.

Have to replace all brake lines 2000 GMC sierra 4 x4 extended cab. 53000 mi . I have blown out brake lines 4 times over last three years. All lines to anti lock valve rusted through,front brake ,drivers side,rear line drivers side.

I own a 2000 GMC seira z71 p/u truck. With 90043 miles. . I have a problem with my brake lines rusting out causing no brakes. I called a dealer to ask them if they have had any recalls or complaints about the brake lines rusting out. They told me that gm is looking into the problems of the brake lines. What are they waiting for another falaity? me and my wife could have been killed. I have my truck sitting in garage awaiting what to do. I thought that GMC were professionals. I bought USA, awaiting reply. Thank you.

While driving home I pushed the brake pedal and experienced a ruptured brake line under the drivers side door. Luckily no crash occured because I was on a back road with no traffic. After inspection it was confirmed that all brake lines were very badly corroded and all were ready to fail. The worst damage appeared near the wheels which I would assume is due to road salt and moisture.

I have a 2000 GMC sierra that had brake line rust through causing brake failure. I got under the vehicle to try and change the line and found all the lines are severely rusted as is the fuel lines. Yes my truck is old and I live in the rust belt of n. Y but something needs to be done either n. Y stop using salt or the vehicles need to be built with lines that don't rust out. This issue I think is a safety issue that would be easily fixed by either no more salt or better line in the vehicles that don't rust through.

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. While the contact was driving 5 mph, the brake pedal dropped to the floorboard and brake fluid sprayed out. The contact used the emergency brake and was able to stop. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop but was not repaired. The mechanic stated that the entire brake line needed to be replaced as it was rusted. The failure mileage was 62,000.

Brake lines corroded and failed during driving on major freeway.

The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. While traveling 45 mph the contact applied the brakes and noticed that the brake pedal had fallen to the floor of the vehicle and the brakes would not engage. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the brake line was covered with rust. The vehicle was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 105,000.

When getting ready to pull out of out driveway, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I had a mechanic look at it and was told all of the brake lines running along the frame by the abs actuator were completely rusted and some were rusted completely through. He said all lines would have to be replaced. Luckily I wasn't on the highway or roadway and involved in an accident. I had to have it towed to the dealer for repairs.

2000 GMC sierra 1/2 ton 4x4 truck brake line failure in March 2009 a rear brake line failed due to excessive corrosion no accident due to failure and had to have the truck towed for repairs. Repair shop had to replace rusted metal line and one rear brake caliper due to excessive corrosion. 24 July 2010 another brake line ruptured due to excessive corrosion. Again truck will be towed to repair shop for brake line replacement/repair. This is the second brake line to rupture due to excessive corrosion and I've noticed the entire brake line and fuel line system is severely corroded with rust. I no longer feel this truck is safe to drive and will be getting rid of it ASAP after repairs. Luckily the brake lines failed while the truck was parked in my driveway. Updated ivoq 09/10/jb.

Driving toward an intersection I applied the brakes. As I pressed more firmly the pedal gave less resistance and eventually to the floorboard. The vehicle rolled into the intersection and eventually stopped. Not seeing any type of brake warning on dash I proceeded home slowly with little stopping power. When I inspected underneath the vehicle, I noticed that the brake lines were leaking like running water and corroded so severely that they needed to be replaced. The vehicle was delivered to the nearest auto repair facility.

Severe corrosion of the steel hydraulic brake lines on 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 2wd. Severe corrosion exists at points where lines are in contact with the frame and extreme corrosion where body line connects to flex line at rear axle. This is same corrosion as reported on other vehicles with no factory replacements available for affected parts.