Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 149100 | 1 | |
| I was traveling at 45 mph when the car in front of me slowed down to turn. i attempted to brake and the pedal felt soft then went right to the floor. i began pumping the brakes in order to slow the vehicle down. i was only able to stop the vehicle after manually shifting the transmission into 1st gear and pressing on the emergency brake. when i inspected the vehicle, the rear wheel and undercarriage were covered in brake fluid from a corroded steel brake line. upon further investigation all of the brake lines in the vehicle that were installed in locations unable to be routinely cleaned were severely rusted. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 149100 | ||
| I was travelling at 45 mph when the car in front of me slowed down to turn. i attempted to brake and the pedal felt soft then went right to the floor. i began pumping the brakes in order to slow the vehicle down. i was only able to stop the vehicle after manually shifting the transmission into 1st gear and pressing on the emergency brake. when i inspected the vehicle, the rear wheel and undercarriage were covered in brake fluid from a corroded steel brake line. upon further investigation all of the brake lines in the vehicle that were installed in locations unable to be routinely cleaned were severely rusted. | |||
| 06/09/2012 | 98000 | ||
| I noticed that by brakes felt like i was losing braking power. i suddenly was able to push my brake pedal to the floor and my braking was reduced. i got home an noticed that my main brake line was severly rusted and fluid was squirting out of a pinhole of my brake line. i searched the internet and found that this is a common occurance among chevrolet truck owners. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 103000 | ||
| I was traveling at approximately 35 mph when a car in front of me stopped short and i was forced to apply heavy brake pressure. the brake pedal went almost all the way to the floor i was forced to steer off the road in order not to hit the vehicle in front of me, the avalanche had almost total brake failure. upon inspection of the vehicle it was found that the brake line had burst due to severe corrosion and the brake fluid was pouring out of the vehicle right above the rear axle. | |||