Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 07/08/2012 | 139482 | 1 | |
| We where driving along a state route with our 21 foot boat in tow heading to the lke. we went to slow down to enter a gas station. pedal went to mush, and i knew i had lost the rear brake line on my truck. got it stopped with out incident, and got it towed back home. the stream of brake fluid would tell me i could only stopped it one or two more times. the corrison is right where the bed and the cab meet onto of the frame rail. you can ad mine to the ever growing list of people having this issue. thank you. *tr | |||
| 07/08/2012 | 139482 | ||
| We where driving along a state route with our 21 foot boat in tow heading to the lke. we went to slow down to enter a gas station. pedal went to mush, and i knew i had lost the rear brake line on my truck. got it stopped with out incident, and got it towed back home. the stream of brake fluid would tell me i could only stopped it one or two more times. the corrison is right where the bed and the cab meet onto of the frame rail. you can ad mine to the ever growing list of people having this issue. thank you. | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 54110 | 1 | |
| I was driving back home from charleston sc on hwy 526 going to issle of palms sc when i put on brakes to slow down for another car in front of me,and the brakes didn't feel right by the pedal went to floor. i stopped and saw the brake reservoir was out of fluid. i refilled the tank and continued on my way. the brakes were still spongie, and when i got home by driving a lot slower. i made it home and found out,the brake line going to the passenger wheel was coroded and ruptured,making it to leak and affect the stopping ability of the vechile. it was good that i didn't have to stop suddenly or i would have been in an accident. *js | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Upon starting the vehicle and depressing the brakes, the brakes went to the floor. upon inspection from a mechanic, it was noted that both brake lines were rotted (one was rotted all the way through causing the fluid to leak from the line). we were also told that the gas line and caliper had severe rotting. upon my research, this seems to be a very common problem with chevrolet trucks. i hope this will be resolved so additional chevrolet owners do not have severe accidents due to these issues. my husband and 4 year old son had to walk quite a few miles in 95 degree weather! this is a safety issue and i hope my complaint will help further the investigation. *js | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 54110 | ||
| I was driving back home from charleston sc on hwy 526 going to isle of palms sc when i put on brakes to slow down for another car in front of me,and the brakes didn't feel right by the pedel went to floor. i stopped and saw the brake reservoir was out of fluid. i refilled the tank and continued on my way. the brakes were still spongie, and when i got home by driving a lot slower. i made it home and found out,the brake line going to the passenger wheel was coroded and ruptured,making it to leak and affect the stopping ability of the vechile. it was good that i didn't have to stop suddenly or i would have been in a accident. | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Upon starting the vehicle and depressing the brakes, the brakes went to the floor. upon inspection from a mechanic, it was noted that both brake lines were rotted (one was rotted all the way through causing the fluid to leak from the line). we were also told that the gas line and caliper had severe rotting. upon my research, this seems to be a very common problem with chevrolet trucks. i hope this will be resolved so additional chevrolet owners do not have severe accidents due to these issues. my husband and 4 year old son had to walk quite a few miles in 95 degree weather! this is a safety issue and i hope my complaint will help further the investigation. | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 54110 | ||
| I was driving back home from charleston sc on hwy 526 going to isle of palms sc when i put on brakes to slow down for another car in front of me,and the brakes didn't feel right by the pedel went to floor. i stopped and saw the brake reservoir was out of fluid. i refilled the tank and continued on my way. the brakes were still spongie, and when i got home by driving a lot slower. i made it home and found out,the brake line going to the passenger wheel was coroded and ruptured,making it to leak and affect the stopping ability of the vechile. it was good that i didn't have to stop suddenly or i would have been in a accident. | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Upon starting the vehicle and depressing the brakes, the brakes went to the floor. upon inspection from a mechanic, it was noted that both brake lines were rotted (one was rotted all the way through causing the fluid to leak from the line). we were also told that the gas line and caliper had severe rotting. upon my research, this seems to be a very common problem with chevrolet trucks. i hope this will be resolved so additional chevrolet owners do not have severe accidents due to these issues. my husband and 4 year old son had to walk quite a few miles in 95 degree weather! this is a safety issue and i hope my complaint will help further the investigation. | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 54110 | ||
| I was driving back home from charleston sc on hwy 526 going to isle of palms sc when i put on brakes to slow down for another car in front of me,and the brakes didn't feel right by the pedel went to floor. i stopped and saw the brake reservoir was out of fluid. i refilled the tank and continued on my way. the brakes were still spongie, and when i got home by driving a lot slower. i made it home and found out,the brake line going to the passenger wheel was coroded and ruptured,making it to leak and affect the stopping ability of the vechile. it was good that i didn't have to stop suddenly or i would have been in a accident. | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Upon starting the vehicle and depressing the brakes, the brakes went to the floor. upon inspection from a mechanic, it was noted that both brake lines were rotted (one was rotted all the way through causing the fluid to leak from the line). we were also told that the gas line and caliper had severe rotting. upon my research, this seems to be a very common problem with chevrolet trucks. i hope this will be resolved so additional chevrolet owners do not have severe accidents due to these issues. my husband and 4 year old son had to walk quite a few miles in 95 degree weather! this is a safety issue and i hope my complaint will help further the investigation. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 56232 | ||
| While driving at approximately 15 mph i applied the brakes to stop and the brake pedal went to the floor. i immediately used the emergency brake to stop. i was right around the corner from my residence so i drove the truck back home using the emergency brake to stop. when i got home i checked the brake master cylinder and the fluid was low. i refilled the master cylinder and had my son pump the brakes as i was under the truck looking for any visible fluid leaks. all of the brake lines are severely corroded and the drivers side rear brake line had ruptured near the frame rail. after repairing the brake line at the point of rupture we refilled the master cylinder and began to bleed the brakes and the brake line ruptured again at a point under the drivers front seat. | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 36000 | ||
| As i approached a dangerous intersection between two heavily traveled roads, i applied my foot to the brake as usual. suddenly the brakes failed completely, the pedal went all the way to the floor with no braking action. fortunately the other car approaching the intersection was able to slow down in time to avoid a collision as i applied my emergency brake. but it was a very close call. i had the vehicle towed to the nearest gm dealer where the service department determined the brake linings were corroded and rusted through. when i searched the internet to see if similar incidents had occurred, i found many dozens of examples. (see link below) the use of an inferior alloy instead of stainless steel for the brake lines has resulted in corrosion and total brake failure with no warning signs, especially in states like nj subject to winter conditions. this brake failure problem has been the subject of an investigation by the nhtsa., but no recalls were issued. owners of millions of gm vehicles are at serious risk of injury and death from this potentially fatal design flaw. recall notices should be sent to owners and gm should pay for repairs in the interest of the safety of its customers. http://trucks.about.com/b/2011/09/23/nhtsas-ongoing-investigation-of-gm-truck-brake-line-corrosion.htm | |||