Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| (PWS) | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 100000 | ||
| The 1st incident this year happened in march 2012. while traveling down a hill at 25 mph i pressed on the brake pedal and it went to the floor. i had to use the emergency brake to bring the truck to a stop on the level at the bottom of the hill. thank god there was not any one crossing the street or another car in front of me. the mechanic said the left rear brake line had ruptured from the metal line being corroded. cost $300.00 + towing. cost to replace all lines is over a $1,000.00. cannot afford new truck or that type of expenditure at this time. the 2nd incident happened today, may 2012. while traveling on a level highway at 35 mph a car pulled out in front of me from a gas station and i had to hit the brakes hard. i felt a pulse in the brake pedal and it went to the floor. to avoid hitting the car i went up over a very high curb, over a walkway and through a parking lot. i jammed on the emergency brake to bring it to a stop. looked under the truck and the frame is covered with brake fluid under the drivers seat. another guy stopped to see if i was o.k.. i had him press on the brake pedal and looked under the truck. you could see the fluid squirting out of 2 corroded, ruputured brake lines. had the truck towed. i have had problems with metal corrossion on this truck since day one. the rear bumper had extensive rust in 3 years. went to dealer, got the run around. i replaced all four brake rotors with less than 35,000 and the pads were maintained during this time. went to dealer, dealer said that that was normal wear for a rotor. give me a brk. it sounds like bad metal was used throughout this truck. | |||