Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 135500 | 1 | |
| Complete and total brake failure, without warning, from burst brake lines caused by rust in the lines from master cylinder to the junction box under driver's seat. i had this problem previously in the brake line from junction box to passenger front wheel two years ago. the previous rupture was in the same area, but not the same spot as this failure. i have kept visual checks for extensive rust on the other lines since then. however this new failure was where the line went through the cab to the frame, out of clear sight and behind inner fender liner. i had backed vehicle and a trailer down boat ramp to recover ski boat. vehicle stopped normally at water edge and boat was loaded. upon applying brakes to take vehicle from park to drive, brake pedal went completely to floorboard. i drove vehicle and boat up the ramp slowly into parking lot where i attempted to stop on flat ground. vehicle rolled to a stop with brake pedal completely on floor. in order to get home, i removed fender liner and made emergency repairs with store bought brake lines and splice connectors. only the line from the firewall side of the master cylinder originally failed, however in attempting to remove that broken line, the front line also had extensive rust and also started leaking. the break in the second line was within an inch of the other break. it appears the driver's side front wheel throws water, salt and debris on all lines where they run down frame through body cavity and along frame rails. most extensive rust is located in plastic clips that stabilize brake lines to the frame. brake lines are vital safety features, not wear items and should not fail for the life of the vehicle, in my opinion. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 135500 | ||
| Complete and total brake failure, without warning, from bursted brake lines caused by rust in the lines from master cylinder to the junction box under driver's seat. i had this problem previously in the brake line from junction box to passanger front wheel two years ago. the previous rupture was in the same area, but not the same spot as this failure. i have kept visual checks for extensive rust on the other lines since then. however this new failure was where the line went through the cab to the frame, out of clear sight and behind inner fender liner. i had backed vehicle and a trailer down boat ramp to recover ski boat. vehicle stopped normally at water edge and boat was loaded. upon applying brakes to take vehicle from park to drive, brake pedal went completely to floorboard. i drove vehicle and boat up the ramp slowly into parking lot where i attempted to stop on flat ground. vehicle rolled to a stop with brake pedal completely on floor. in order to get home, i removed fender liner and made emergency repairs with store bought brake lines and splice conectors. only the line from the firewall side of the master cylinder originally failed, however in attempting to remove that broken line, the front line also had extensive rust and also started leaking. the break in the second line was within an inch of the other break. it appears the driver's side front wheel throws water, salt and debris on all lines where they run down frame through body cavity and along frame rails. most extensive rust is located in plastic clips that stabilize brake lines to the frame. brake lines are vital safety features, not wear items and should not fail for the life of the vehicle, in my opinion. | |||
| 06/27/2012 | 109000 | ||
| I was pulling into a parking place and as i stepped on the brake pedal it moved up and down real fast and it got real hard. the brakes failed to stop. i hit the car. the same exact thing happened to my wife and she hit a handicapp sign. i contacted chevrolet and was told that my truck is not in the recall. the recall discribed the exact problem that our truck is having. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 171000 | ||
| Brake lines sprung a leak and drained fluid while driving at least i was only going 20 mph. | |||
| 06/27/2012 | 109000 | ||
| I was pulling into a parking place and as i stepped on the brake pedal it moved up and down real fast and it got real hard. the brakes failed to stop. i hit the car. the same exact thing happened to my wife and she hit a handicapp sign. i contacted chevrolet and was told that my truck is not in the recall. the recall discribed the exact problem that our truck is having. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 171000 | ||
| Brake lines sprung a leak and drained fluid while driving at least i was only going 20 mph. | |||
| 05/04/2012 | 155000 | ||
| Brake lines along frame rail rusted thourgh causing brake peadal to go to the floor and loose braking power | |||