Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 68658 | ||
| My brake lines failed twice. once in 2008 and today 8/8/11. failure due to lines rusting (cheap metal tubing) and bursting when brakes applied. mechanic even stated he couldn't beleive that gm was using inferior metal tubing. he showed me a piece of the line and it snapped into two pieces, i mean it didn't even bend it just snapped. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 10/16/2012 | 116000 | 1 | |
| Severe corrosion of the brake lines leading from the abs unit to all four wheels resulted complete failure of the brakes. the left rear brake line developed a rupture roughly 2 inches long above the fuel tank that made it impossible to develop any brake system pressure. the failed line was replaced by a local chevrolet dealership and the rest of the brake lines were inspected. the right front brake line ruptured where it passes around the left front wheel well, roughly 2 months later again due to severe corrosion, and again resulting in complete brake system pressure loss. this line was completely deteriorated as well and should have been replaced at the time of the first failure. the size of the ruptures in both cases made it impossible to develop and supply any brake system pressure to the 3 remaining wheels. in both cases, the failure occured when the truck was moving at under 10 mph and approaching a stop sign. the first time i stopped the vehicle by running into the ditch, and the second time i stopped it by stomping on the e-brake and skidding to a stop. had the failure occured on the highway, it would have resulted in an accident involving a heavy truck. this is a truck with a +9,000 lb gross vehicle weight and +10,000 lb max trailer weight rating. it sounds like this is a frequent problem with gm trucks and suvs from this time period. it is also important to note that the truck was located in south carolina from 2002 until 2007 and was only in the northeast for five winter seasons or approx. 65,000 miles. the truck has no cosmetic body rust and no significant rust on the frame or undercarriage. this was a premature failure resulting in a very dangerous condition. i have already replaced my remaining lines, but this is way more worthy of a recall then a rusted tailgate support cable. *tr | |||