Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 - part 2

I was leaving my driveway when I applied the brakes there was nothing. . . No brakes at all, peddle went to the floor. I managed to steer the vehicle away from on coming traffic, narrowly avoiding a serious or possible fatal accident. After inspecting the vehicle I was astonished to see that one of the brake lines was completely rotted out. This vehicle has 78000 mi. And is garage kept. From what I have read this is not a freak occurrence many other gm owners have complained of similar problems. The issue here is complete failure of the brake system. I though modern brake systems are designed to eliminate a complete failure? this is an extremely dangerous condition. Shouldn't the system work in a way that partial brake function remains possible with the loss of a brake line. I thought the system is partitioned to prevent this from occurring. If the current safety standard is to prevent this from happening, clearly the standard has not been meet! gm needs to correct this problem. At the very least why isn't gm required to use a higher quality brake line to avoid this dangerous condition!!!!!.

While backing in my driveway sloped downhill, applied brake peddle to slow before stopping. Brake peddle went to the floor. Luckily I had mind enough to apply the emergency brake to come to a stop before running through my garage. Upon inspection, I noticed fluid running off the frame rail onto driveway. I noticed brake lines in frame rail were corroded bad. Called dealer, they say they replace brake lines all the time in these vehicles. They wanted $1100. A local garage replaced all the lines for $800. I am the original owner and take good care of vehicle. Is this a class problem? should this be covered under a recall? happy to supply VIN if needed, just don't have it with me.

Dear sirs; we own a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 extra cab truck. It was purchased in June of 2003. It has just over 100,000 miles on it. It has been maintained throughout and garaged. On Sunday, August 26, 2012, our son was driving the truck in our neighborhood and the brakes failed without warning. (this vehicle is primarily driven by my husband to work and back daily. No indicator light ever came on. ) there were children playing in the street. After avoiding a ball that had rolled down a driveway and into the street, he pressed on the brake and the pedal went to the floor. He then pressed on the emergency brake, the emergency brake did not stop the truck. On his third attempt was able to steer to the curb and throw the truck into park to stop. Thankfully, there were no kids in his path. He would not have been able to stop and his life would be altered forever. Not to mention our lives and that of an innocent bystander/ child. Looking online to see if there have been problems reported, we found the NHTSA has an investigation on this GMC trucks and SUV?s. The brakes on this truck were done between 70,000 and 80,000. All pads were replaced, 2 new rotors and 2 rotors were cut. No mention of brake line deterioration, corrosion, or visible problems were brought to our attention at that time. This vehicle is used mainly by my husband who drives it 6 miles one way to work daily. No problems, squeaking, or pedal changes had been noted. We were all really quite shaken by this incident. We had it towed to a dealership for repair. It went there during the labor day holiday thus delaying the repair. We were informed that the brake lines had rotted out. Any information or direction will be greatly appreciated.

Rusty brake lines failed upon application of brakes while towing a boat immediately causing complete loss of stopping ability. I had to have the lines replaced in a small shop due to location and lack of dealerships. Vehicle is meticulously maintained and only has 82000 miles.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving in reverse the brake pedal was stuck to the floor. The emergency brake had to be applied in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the failure was located within the brake lines due to corrosion. The manufacturer denied assistance with the repair because the warranty expired. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 65000. The brake lines burst due to rust and poor design. The consumer stated water and salt were trapped inside. The brake lines were replaced and positioned another way, so they would not hold salt and water from the roads. Updated 06/27/12.

This truck and I reside in wisconsin but were in florida at the time of the incident. My travel on 2/21 was to pick up my young granddaughter at her school. I was traveling at around 40 mph in fairly heavy afternoon traffic, I had crossed a controlled intersection about a mile from the school and applied the brakes to slow down, the pedal went to the floor. I pumped the brakes and was able to slow the truck down. I proceeded to the school at a very reduced speed using the parking brake and pumping the brakes. I was able to safely get to the school. I exited the school yard and parked the truck. Called a tow truck for the rest of the trip. The mechanic that repaired the brake lines said there has been a partial recall on GMC and Chevrolet trucks for faulty brake lines but my truck was not included. He said the worst rust was at the abs control but there were other area's involved also. This vehicle is only 9 years old. I have owned vehicles much older than this one and have never had a brake line rust through. I urge you to do a deeper study and recall if necessary, into what appears to be the use of inferior brake lines and/ or poor placement of the abs control on a wider range of this vehicle. It was fortunate that this incident did not cause an accident or injury or take place as we were returning home through the mountains in tennessee a few weeks later. I again urge you to extend the recall further into this trucks production. Thank you for your attention to this dangerous and extremely unsafe condition.

Low speed crash in driveway due to sudden rupture of rt. Front brake line metal section at banjo bolt. After inspection of the truck by a mechanic I was informed that 4 other steel lines are leaking due to severe corrosion and that every steel line on the truck is in danger of failure due to severe corrosion. Estimate to repair is near $1000. 00 body damage from crash is around $900. 00.

I took my 2003 GMC sierra in for an ispection, inspection failed due to corroded brake lines. Was informed that all brake lines need to be replaced. Is this normal? I live in the north. . There seems to be a lot of rust/corrosion on the underside of my truck as well as starting around the body. . Am facing spending $400-$600 to replace the lines. . Looking for info regarding this type of problem. .

Brakes blew out comming down a very steep hill. I was lucky because I had a Toyota in font of me slowing down because of a squirrel crossing the street. I had also slowed down but then the Toyota stopped and I went to stop my brake lines both front and back blew out and my peddal went to the floor and I had no brakes at all. Thanks to the Toyota being there to stop me other wise I would had a very bad crash into crossing traffic or head on into a guard rail or trees. I had to pay for all new brakelines installed on my truck and the damage to the Toyota and my truck costing around 2000. 00 dollars plus the insurance over 2300. 00 for the Toyota and my front end. Now im afraid to drive my truck.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 25 mph, the contact applied pressure to the brakes when the pedal was depressed into the floorboard and the vehicle did not stop. He activated the emergency brake and was able to idle the vehicle. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who informed the contact that the brake lines were rusted and needed to be replaced. The contact was awaiting repairs. The current and the failure mileages were 40,000.

On may 20, 2012 when moving my GMC 1500 pick up truck from my driveway at low speed I stepped on the brake only to have the pedal go all the way to the floor. This is the second time this occurred in about six months. On or about October 21, 2011 I also lost my brakes when parking the truck at a local strip mall. The required repair was for a corroded brake line. Thank god that both times I was traveling slowly. At highway speed I could easily have be killed. Please check this out!!.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving approximately 10 mph the driver of the vehicle depressed the brake pedal and placed the gear in drive; however, the brake pedal dropped to the floor board. The vehicle crashed into the contacts home. The contact did not mention of there were any injuries. The vehicle was towed to a collision repair shop. The mechanic stated the brake lines were severally corroded and would have to be repaired. There was an investigation under NHTSA action number:pe10010 (service brakes, hydraulic service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) that may be related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

The braking system failed when the pedal went to the floor. Investigation revealed that the steel brake line had rusted and ruptured. The only precursor to this was noise from the abs unit at low speed. It appears that all of the brake lines are badly corroded and will need to be replaced.

Main brake line blew while my wife was backing up in a parking lot, the only way to stop was to put the car in park while moving. We had it towed to our local mechanic who had to replace every brake line. The truck only has 68k miles on it. The mechanic said they were very bad and we were lucky to be safe. I cannot believe this issue has not been addressed and recalled by GMC. Our bill was an unexpected $1,300. I'm expecting a call back from a district GMC contact Monday about the issue. I'm fighting to be reimbursed as this is a known deadly issue and needs to be recalled. How have they not been sued from this problem yet?.

A brake line burst underneath the truck when I applied the brakes with substantial pressure (not enough to engage abs on the dry pavement). Was able to swerve to avoid vehicle that cut us off and use emergency brake to slow/stop vehicle in a safe place. All brake lines were severely rusted/corroded and needed to be replaced. Fuel lines were replaced as well at the same time, due to severe corrosion.

I entered my vehicle to drive home and realized that I had no brakes. After looking underneath I realized that my brake lines were rotted and leaking. One line is currently leaking but they are all in very bad condition. I was left with no option but to have the vehicle towed home. I am going to have to replace all the brake lines as even the ones that aren't currently leaking are in very poor condition. It would be unsafe to drive the vehicle without replacing them. I am very fortunate that the failure didn't occur while I was driving at a high speed. When I parked the vehicle the brakes were fine and when I came out 20 minutes later I had absolutely no brakes.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. The vehicle was taken to a state inspection station where the contact was informed by the technician that the brake lines exhibited severe rust. The dealer was notified of the failure but because the vehicle was outside of warranty, the vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the main frame also exhibited rust and corrosion. The contact was in the process of taking the vehicle to an independent mechanic for repair. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 72,000.

Traveling to work and vehicle cut out infront of my truck. Applied brakes to avoid collision and heard pop and brake pedal went to floor. Upon arriving at work a few moments later found rear brake line corroded and perforation went through causing leak. Replaced the rear brake line to correct but brakes still inop. Old piece of corroded line is available.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC 1500 avalanche. The contact was driving approximately 20 mph and the brakes failed to respond upon engagement. The vehicle crashed into six different vehicles. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle sustained minor damage and was towed to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that the brake lines fractured due to corrosion. The brake line tubing was replaced. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Purchased 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 used from private party on sept 10, 2010 and upon nys safety inspection all steel brake lines were discovered to be completely rotted out. Cost to repair exceeded $700. 00.

I own a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 hd. This past winter I almost hit a snow plow due to a brake line rupture. Upon inspection it was found that all the brake lines were severely rusted and very brittle. I had the one line replace which cost me nearly $300. No this past week another rupture almost caused me to rear end another vehicle. This time I'm going to have to replace every line in the braking system. Also the abs system kicks in when traveling at slower speeds (5-10 mph). The cause of this is unknown to me at this time. Upon doing a little research online I find that there are thousands of people with the same model and nearly the same year vehicles, having exactly the same problems. Then I find on your site where you have started an investigation into the problem. Nhtsa action number: pe10010 this truck has been very well taken care of and there is no excuse for these lines to be faulty in only 6-7 years time. It's likely to cost me nearly a $1,000 to have all of these lines changed. My question is if the NHTSA finds gm responsible for these faulty lines and they issue a recall, will I be reimbursed for having already paid for the repair?.

Brakes failed due to brake line being corroded.

The contact owns a 2003 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving in reverse and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the pedal extended to the floor. He stated that the brake light also illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was forced to apply continuous pressure to the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. When the contact stepped out of the vehicle, he noticed fluid leaking from the brake line which was covered with rust. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that all four brake lines were covered with rust. One of the brake lines were repaired. The failure mileage was 77,448. The current mileage was 77,548.

2003 GMC truck failed safety inspection dew to extremely rusted brake lines.

Regarding NHTSA investigation pe10010. I have a 2003 GMC sierra and the steel brake lines are corroded beyond recognition. A recall to replace these lines needs to be instituted.

Brakes failed because of corroded brake lines that failed on the way to work . It was fixed,and another broke when being tested! because of this were afraid to drive vehicle until recall is in effect !.

Premature failure of brake lines due to accelerated corrosion. All metallic portions of brake lines exhibiting severe corrosion along total length and loss of thickness to the point of failure. Have inspected 6 other trucks of same year and model and all exhibited similar degree of corrosion. It is obvious that brake line material of construction is deficient.

Corroded brake lines on 2003 gm Sierra 1500 long box pickup truck. First failure was in January 2009. Second failure in February 2010. When truck was inspected in Nov. 2009, inspector indicated that gm truck brake lines are a known safety hazard. He looked over mine, but did see evidence of need for immediate repair. Truck was bought new in oct. 2003 by me, and now has only 24,500 original miles on it. Gm should most definitely be required to recall these vehicles and replace all corrosion-prone brake lines with corrosion-proof ones. There is no greater safety concern than braking. I am taking truck to have all lines replaced at my expense, in the interest of my and others' safety. But, gm should not be allowed to foist junk with massive safety consequences upon consumers and get to walk away from it. The potential here makes the Toyota gas pedal problem seem like a trivial joke!.