Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/09/2009 | 75000 | ||
| I filed a complaint in 2009 with the nhtsa and have yet to hear anything from the agency regarding this problem. in the same year as the complaint, i had my local chevrolet dealer | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 100246 | ||
| Brake line to rear end burst causing my truck unable to stop at red light.fortunately, no cars were coming the other way | |||
| 12/29/2011 | 68600 | ||
| Went out to the truck, started it and brake pedal went to floor along with a warning beep indicating a problem with the brake system. no syptoms prior to this was given, which is very scary as i could have been driving when the failure occurred. had it towed to dealership, upon inspection (word for word from invoice) brake line from abs to unit to rear axle and one rusted thru from master cylinder to abs unit, other lines from abs unit very rusty also, replaced all rusted brake lines, free up brake bleedes and bleed brake system, road tested and rechecked okay this kind of failure should be unacceptable, truck with this low miles and age, really? cost to fix $1,010.64 with tow. the dealership replaced the lines with brake lines that will never corrod, why wasn't this done at factory to begin with? i regularly tow heavy equipment, granted the trailers have brakes, but this issue should be recalled immediately before someone gets hurt. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 44000 | ||
| While traveling on i-95 at approximately 50mph traffic in front of me stopped to avoid road way debris. when i applied my brakes the pedal went to the floor. pumping didn't help although the truck did slow down before hitting the vehicle in front of me. luckily no one was injured. my truck sustained many thousands of dollars to the front end. the dealer tells me that the brake line burst and all brake lines are corroded and need replacing. there were no prior brake problems. | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 79000 | ||
| I'm currently replacing more brake lines as they have failed and started to leak. the first time this happen was in 2009 where my brake pedal went to the floor after making a sudden stop to avoid hitting a deer. it blew out a cooroded brake line. i've replaced the rotors in 2009 cause they were all rotted out from the inside area, and now the brake lines near abs module need to be replaced cause they are leaking and pedal and abs keeps pushing in too far and abs goes off prematurely. my frame has bad rust all over it and i am very meticulous about cleaning my truck off when road salt is on it. the under chasis has coorsion on the cross members, frame, and torsion bars, it all looks bad. though i have an extended warranty through a thrid party and have had many other parts replaced through them due to failure, they do not cover cost of brake lines due to rot. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 44000 | ||
| While traveling on i-95 at approximately 50mph traffic in front of me stopped to avoid road way debris. when i applied my brakes the pedal went to the floor. pumping didn't help although the truck did slow down before hitting the vehicle in front of me. luckily no one was injured. my truck sustained many thousands of dollars to the front end. the dealer tells me that the brake line burst and all brake lines are corroded and need replacing. there were no prior brake problems. | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 79000 | ||
| I'm currently replacing more brake lines as they have failed and started to leak. the first time this happen was in 2009 where my brake pedal went to the floor after making a sudden stop to avoid hitting a deer. it blew out a cooroded brake line. i've replaced the rotors in 2009 cause they were all rotted out from the inside area, and now the brake lines near abs module need to be replaced cause they are leaking and pedal and abs keeps pushing in too far and abs goes off prematurely. my frame has bad rust all over it and i am very meticulous about cleaning my truck off when road salt is on it. the under chasis has coorsion on the cross members, frame, and torsion bars, it all looks bad. though i have an extended warranty through a thrid party and have had many other parts replaced through them due to failure, they do not cover cost of brake lines due to rot. | |||
| 10/29/2011 | 44254 | ||
| Brake lines in my chevrolet 2500hd 2003 burst. the amount of rust is very excessive. the amount of complaints about the same issue is astounding. | |||
| 10/26/2011 | 142310 | ||
| A steel brake line located on the drivers side of the vehicle in front of the tire on the radiator support cross member burst due to rust. more to follow after a complete inspection of the brake system | |||
| 10/29/2011 | 44254 | ||
| Brake lines in my chevrolet 2500hd 2003 burst. the amount of rust is very excessive. the amount of complaints about the same issue is astounding. | |||
| 10/26/2011 | 142310 | ||
| A steel brake line located on the drivers side of the vehicle in front of the tire on the radiator support cross member burst due to rust. more to follow after a complete inspection of the brake system | |||
| 09/27/2011 | 114747 | ||
| The brake line has rusted through on the drivers side in more than one place. who has to die before this is recalled. | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Chevy truck had total brake falure. pedal went right to the floor. no brake warning light at all. got the truck home and looked under the truck. brake fluid all over the underside of the drivers side foot area. brake lines are severly rusted. got truck to mechanic and found rear brake lines had previously rusted thru. now front brake lines had rusted thru. had to replace all brake lines.i did so with aftermarket ss lines. front left caliper was frozen. mechanic says rear brake rotors and caliper need replacing also. this will be the third set of rotors and calipers on this truck. mechanic also noted that the truck frame needs to be cleaned and coated due to rust. this is last gm product i'll ever purchase. | |||
| 09/27/2011 | 114747 | ||
| The brake line has rusted through on the drivers side in more than one place. who has to die before this is recalled. | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Chevy truck had total brake falure. pedal went right to the floor. no brake warning light at all. got the truck home and looked under the truck. brake fluid all over the underside of the drivers side foot area. brake lines are severly rusted. got truck to mechanic and found rear brake lines had previously rusted thru. now front brake lines had rusted thru. had to replace all brake lines.i did so with aftermarket ss lines. front left caliper was frozen. mechanic says rear brake rotors and caliper need replacing also. this will be the third set of rotors and calipers on this truck. mechanic also noted that the truck frame needs to be cleaned and coated due to rust. this is last gm product i'll ever purchase. | |||
| 09/27/2011 | 114747 | ||
| The brake line has rusted through on the drivers side in more than one place. who has to die before this is recalled. | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Chevy truck had total brake falure. pedal went right to the floor. no brake warning light at all. got the truck home and looked under the truck. brake fluid all over the underside of the drivers side foot area. brake lines are severly rusted. got truck to mechanic and found rear brake lines had previously rusted thru. now front brake lines had rusted thru. had to replace all brake lines.i did so with aftermarket ss lines. front left caliper was frozen. mechanic says rear brake rotors and caliper need replacing also. this will be the third set of rotors and calipers on this truck. mechanic also noted that the truck frame needs to be cleaned and coated due to rust. this is last gm product i'll ever purchase. | |||
| 11/10/2010 | 71080 | ||
| Lost all braking ability. found severly rotted brake line . this has also occurred 2 additional times ater first issue. | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 124450 | ||
| Total brake failure. pedal just went to the floor with no warning that there was a problem with the braking system. the warning system did not come on until the truck was shut off and restarted. inspection of the brake lines shows that they are rusted, especially at the points where the clips hold them to the frame. there appears to be leaks in multiple spots with no prior indication (spots under the vehicle) of any problem. i just had it inspected a week prior and it passed. i also own a 1998 toyota camray with 250k + miles and have not had any problem with the brake lines rusting out. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Steel brake lines rotted and ruptured causing loss of brakes. the people in front of us were in extreme danger of being injured or killed as they suddenly stopped due a traffic jam. when i attempted to stop the brake peddle went to the floor as the rotted brake line ruptured spilling the brake fluid out to the road. to prevent injury to others i drove the truck into a guardrail at a glancing blow until it stopped. at the time of the accident i was traveling with my 13 yr old daughter to visit her dying grandmother for last time. my daughter was crying hysterically and clearly distraught at the accident. | |||
| 10/23/2010 | 102503 | ||
| 2003 chevy 2500hd brake line failure,the line running from the master cylinder to the abs control rubbed thru and failed in my drivway.there is excessive rust and corrosion on the brake lines in this area.mine failed 35inches from the abs control module. | |||