Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 150000 | 1 | |
| Brake line failure in lines to the abs electro-hydraulic control unit. loss of braking experienced. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 150000 | ||
| Brake line failure in lines to the abs electro-hydraulic control unit. loss of braking experienced. | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 150000 | 1 | |
| Rusted out brake lines caused loss of fluid while driving. rusted out fuel line caused fuel leak while driving. *tr | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 150000 | ||
| Rusted out brake lines caused loss of fluid while driving. rusted out fuel line caused fuel leak while driving | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 05/22/2011 | 142000 | ||
| Just backed into the st. clair river to retrieve small boat. loaded boat. as i put my foot down on brake pedal to move transmission to drive, brake pedal went to floor, got the trans to neutral, but not to drive. the truck and boat started to roll into river. panic situation... jambed trans into drive, and was able to get truck out of river, with water line half way up drivers door. once home discovered badly rusted brake line above fuel tank ruptured. repaired... two months later, while wife was driving truck to work, brake line between master cylinder and abs modual failed. had enough! replaced all brake lines on truck except the one over rear axel. i still willd o that one also. abs/brake lights on dash are still illuminated. still trying to figure out that issue.. many discussions with other silverado owners, and autoparts employees. this seems to be a very common issue, with very dangarous potential for injurys.. | |||
| 12/17/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Hard brake line failure on driver's side. soft pedal and increased stopping distance. exhorbitant corrosion of lines. all metal lines need replacement on inspection. also excessive rusting of entire underside of vehicle. | |||
| 09/23/2011 | 175000 | ||
| The main brake line from the master cylinder to the antilock unit rusted through and leaked causing the brakes to fail. | |||
| 02/02/2002 | 26500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact stated that while driving at slow speeds and depressing the brakes she noticed that the pedal would go straight to the floor. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and they advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 26,500. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 03/20/2011 | 51000 | ||
| All of the brake lines in my 2000 chevy silverado are completely rusted out. i have had the brakes stop working after a brake line ruptured with no warning on two different occasions. | |||
| 02/28/2011 | 299001 | ||
| While driving my silverado approaching a stop sign at 25 mph, the brakes failed without warning, a car in front of me already stopped there! i had swerve around by going on the sidewalk and use the emergency brake to stop, thank god i didn't hit that car or any pedestrians. i noticed brake fluid dripping from frame above left rear wheel & rear axel. i had the silverado towed to the gm service center to inspect the brake lines; $99.00 plus tax gm service center said brake lines where rusted through and would be $1,012.98 plus tax! to repair leaking lines. i believe this ifailure is due to gm not utilizing stainless steel brake lines. | |||
| 01/27/2011 | 162000 | ||
| Brake system failure due to brake line corrosion. third time this has happened. first two instances were on the rear lines due to exposure to salt spray. recent occurrence was located at the retainment clip holding the two lines running downstream of the master cylinder to the frame rail. both lines rusted through and began leaking. lines started leaking when brakes were applied in icy conditions. abs system engaged and the added pressure lead to line failure. vehicle continued into intersection due to reduced brake function. fortunately did not result in a crash. | |||
| 12/07/2010 | 182000 | 1 | |
| Brake line leaking fluid. wife stepped on brakes and rolled through intersection of highway k and highway n in st. charles, mo. the line that failed is in the bundle along the frame under the drivers seat. all the lines show signs of rust. i understand this is not the first occurrence. just glad she did not hit anyone or get injured. hope you quit dragging your feet on this issue and make the car company that the usa is invested in fix their brake problem. *tr | |||
| 12/07/2010 | 182000 | ||
| Bake line leaking fluid. wife stepped on brakes and rolled through intersection of highway k and highway n in st. charles, mo. the line that failed is in the bundle along the frame under the drivers seat. all the lines show signs of rust. i understand this is not the first occurance. just glad she did not hit anyone or get injured. hope you quit dragging your feet on this issue and make the car company that the usa is invested in fix their brake problem. | |||
| 08/28/2010 | 100000 | ||
| The brake lines failed on my 2000 chevy silverado 2500. the vehicle was backing down a boat launch ramp at the time and was stopped with the parking brake. the truck had to be towed and all of the metal brake lines replaced (the brake lines had to be made because gm does not sell replacement line). | |||
| 05/22/2010 | 78610 | ||
| Brake failure due too rusted through (defective lines) steel lines leaking brake fluid causing loss of pressure to apply brakes as designed; on under side of vehicle fluid us sprayed without warning. occurred while on downside of mountain with light pressure on pedal. | |||
| 04/17/2010 | 33000 | ||
| Brakes on my 2000 chevrolet 2500 pickup failed because of the brake line rusting through. service center said it happens all the time with these trucks. a ten year old truck with 33,000.00 almost killed me. that in a word is not right. | |||
| 08/06/2007 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Brake failure due to corrosive brake lines. all brake lines need replacement. other brake components have show problems due to corrosion such as brake calipers - adding to stopping distance - and abs sensors - vehicle would slow to 5 to 10 mph for a second or two prior to stopping - dealer replaced brake lines at my cost - will supply vin number later if possible. *tr | |||
| 11/23/2009 | 93640 | 1 | |
| Lost brakes,brake lines rusted and lost fluid. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2009 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Antilock brakes in front activating when not supposed to. campaign id: 00v055000. this was fixed once and is now recurring. dealer will not fix again. very dangerous! *tr | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 77009 | 1 | |
| Driving silverado, depressed brake and brakes failed. i was traveling slowly so luckily there i didn't strike anyone. i immediately stopped, and noticed that there was fluid dripping from under the driver side passenger compartment. i took the silverado immediately to the gm dealer and was told my brake lines where rusted, and one was rusted through. i have never owned a vehicle that had rusted lines. this is a failure due to cost cutting measures by gm. using a bare steel tube that is susceptible to rusting is total irresponsible. such an important part should not be designed to fail. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 115000 | 1 | |
| We are experiencing unwanted abs activation at low speeds giving us no braking when activated. this vehicle has been serviced on !0/28/05 for abs recall #05068 at 75,484 miles this problem is re occurring for the last 18months. the vehicle now has 115,000 miles. i,ve noticed a new recall out #05v379000 for this issue. this braking issue was once in a while now to be every day and almost every complete stop. could the manufacturer be required to fix this issue again at no cost to us? it does appear to us that gm fixed the issue the first time but not the problem,that caused the issue.*tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 12/03/2009 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Antilock brakes in front activating when not supposed to. campaign id: 00v055000. this was fixed once and is now recurring. dealer will not fix again. very dangerous! *tr | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 75580 | 2 | 07/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 2500. the vehicle was being serviced for the anti-lock brakes recall. one of the brakes, due to the others not being defective was damaged. two years later, the same defect occurred on the remaining brakes. during the previous recall repair, all of the brakes were not serviced due to the dealers specifications. the dealer stated that since he has already used his recall, he is required to pay for the repair, although the other brakes were not a part of the originial recall. the manufacturer stated that they would do an investigation to determine if this is a concern of theirs. the contact did not agree to any charges as it relates to any recall. gm's recall notice id: is 05068. the failure mileage was 75,580. the current mileage is 95,000. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 06/14/2007 | 84159 | 1 | 10/16/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 2500. on june 14, 2007, at 84,000 miles, the contact took the vehicle to have the brakes serviced. the mechanic found that the back side of the rotors were completely rusted, except for a half inch of pad. the mechanic stated that this caused the contact to lose one wheels worth of combined braking. all four rotors had to be replaced, totaling $468.49 in repairs. the current and failure mileages were 84,159. updated 02/01/08. *lj | |||