Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 11/08/2012 | 84728 | ||
| Brake lines had excessive amount of corrosion/rusted causing a leak(s). lines going from the abs module to the front brakes were found to be leaking. lines going from the abs system to the resovoir were also rusted and required replacement. lines from the abs system to the rear brakes began leaking a week later. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/04/2011 | 111000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that while braking to a stop, the brake pedal went to the floorboard abnormally and he was unable to engage the brakes. the contact stated that he had to shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. he also mentioned that after he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that the brake lines were corroded and brake fluid was leaking. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 111,000. | |||
| 11/04/2011 | 111000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that while braking to a stop, the brake pedal went to the floorboard abnormally and he was unable to engage the brakes. the contact stated that he had to shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. he also mentioned that after he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that the brake lines were corroded and brake fluid was leaking. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 111,000. kmj | |||
| 11/04/2011 | 111000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that while coming a stop the brake pedal went to the floor and he was unable to engage the brakes. the contact stated that he had to shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. he also mentioned that after he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that the brake lines were corroded and brake fluid was leaking. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 111,000. pm | |||
| 10/20/2011 | 91000 | ||
| On the above listed date the brakes on my truck failed while going down hill not far from my house, this was not a complete failure as i was able to stop, get turned around and go home. upon further investigation i found a brake line that rusted through. while looking on line for parts and guidence i came across an article which prompted me to further inspect the under carriage of my truck. i must say that i totally agree all the comments made reguarding rust on these vehicles, it is quite excessive. as i looked closely you can see a lot of rust on all components of the under carriage, ie cab mounts, bed mounts all brake lines, springs, spring shackles, the entire frame and the list goes on and on. my other vehicle is a 1993 toyota corolla which has been in upstate new york since new. the under carriage looks new compared to the chevy. i feel g.m. must have used a very poor grade of under coating on these vehicles and to leave something like brake lines unprotected like that is just wrong. i'm just glad it didn't happen while towing the fifth wheel. i also feel a recall is in order, especially fot the brake lines. | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 37000 | ||
| 2003 chevy selverado last year brake lines broke while on road due to severe corrosionon lines . we were lucky not to have had an accident replaced all lines on vehicle. now all rotors had to be replaced due to severe corrosion on them . poor quality of rotors and calibers on vehicle . we only have 38,000 miles on this vehicle | |||
| 10/20/2011 | 91000 | ||
| On the above listed date the brakes on my truck failed while going down hill not far from my house, this was not a complete failure as i was able to stop, get turned around and go home. upon further investigation i found a brake line that rusted through. while looking on line for parts and guidence i came across an article which prompted me to further inspect the under carriage of my truck. i must say that i totally agree all the comments made reguarding rust on these vehicles, it is quite excessive. as i looked closely you can see a lot of rust on all components of the under carriage, ie cab mounts, bed mounts all brake lines, springs, spring shackles, the entire frame and the list goes on and on. my other vehicle is a 1993 toyota corolla which has been in upstate new york since new. the under carriage looks new compared to the chevy. i feel g.m. must have used a very poor grade of under coating on these vehicles and to leave something like brake lines unprotected like that is just wrong. i'm just glad it didn't happen while towing the fifth wheel. i also feel a recall is in order, especially fot the brake lines. | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 37000 | ||
| 2003 chevy selverado last year brake lines broke while on road due to severe corrosionon lines . we were lucky not to have had an accident replaced all lines on vehicle. now all rotors had to be replaced due to severe corrosion on them . poor quality of rotors and calibers on vehicle . we only have 38,000 miles on this vehicle | |||
| 10/20/2011 | 91000 | ||
| On the above listed date the brakes on my truck failed while going down hill not far from my house, this was not a complete failure as i was able to stop, get turned around and go home. upon further investigation i found a brake line that rusted through. while looking on line for parts and guidence i came across an article which prompted me to further inspect the under carriage of my truck. i must say that i totally agree all the comments made reguarding rust on these vehicles, it is quite excessive. as i looked closely you can see a lot of rust on all components of the under carriage, ie cab mounts, bed mounts all brake lines, springs, spring shackles, the entire frame and the list goes on and on. my other vehicle is a 1993 toyota corolla which has been in upstate new york since new. the under carriage looks new compared to the chevy. i feel g.m. must have used a very poor grade of under coating on these vehicles and to leave something like brake lines unprotected like that is just wrong. i'm just glad it didn't happen while towing the fifth wheel. i also feel a recall is in order, especially fot the brake lines. | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 37000 | ||
| 2003 chevy selverado last year brake lines broke while on road due to severe corrosionon lines . we were lucky not to have had an accident replaced all lines on vehicle. now all rotors had to be replaced due to severe corrosion on them . poor quality of rotors and calibers on vehicle . we only have 38,000 miles on this vehicle | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 74581 | ||
| Full brake system failure. during a panic stop to avoid a multi-car accident all the metal brake lines between the abs module and the wheel ends burst due to rust and corrosion build up. all the metal lines must be replaced with new. | |||
| 05/10/2007 | 87000 | ||
| Vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 87,000 miles. sudden and complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak i since had fixed. while braking at slow speeds the break pedal slams to the floor and in reverse there is also a loud clunk that shakes the truck. | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 74581 | ||
| Full brake system failure. during a panic stop to avoid a multi-car accident all the metal brake lines between the abs module and the wheel ends burst due to rust and corrosion build up. all the metal lines must be replaced with new. | |||
| 05/10/2007 | 87000 | ||
| Vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 87,000 miles. sudden and complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak i since had fixed. while braking at slow speeds the break pedal slams to the floor and in reverse there is also a loud clunk that shakes the truck. | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 74581 | ||
| Full brake system failure. during a panic stop to avoid a multi-car accident all the metal brake lines between the abs module and the wheel ends burst due to rust and corrosion build up. all the metal lines must be replaced with new. | |||
| 05/10/2007 | 87000 | ||
| Vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 87,000 miles. sudden and complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak i since had fixed. while braking at slow speeds the break pedal slams to the floor and in reverse there is also a loud clunk that shakes the truck. | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 74581 | ||
| Full brake system failure. during a panic stop to avoid a multi-car accident all the metal brake lines between the abs module and the wheel ends burst due to rust and corrosion build up. all the metal lines must be replaced with new. | |||
| 05/10/2007 | 87000 | ||
| Vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 87,000 miles. sudden and complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak i since had fixed. while braking at slow speeds the break pedal slams to the floor and in reverse there is also a loud clunk that shakes the truck. | |||
| 01/28/2011 | 96450 | ||
| Brake lines rust through with no advance warning. in my case it was at highway speeds while the truck was loaded with approx. 1000 lbs of material. fortunately it was just the rear lines so i still had front brakes to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. when researching this event i found cases that the front and rear brakes rusted through at the same time. due to the amount of weight these trucks can haul or tow i believe the chances of a serious accident are great enough to warrant nhsta to investigate this farther. | |||
| 07/15/2006 | 30000 | ||
| I have a 2003 chevy k3500 silverado truck, with about 60,000 miles. as of december 2010, i have suffered two brake line failures due to corrosion, wherein a steel rigid brake line rusted completely through, resulting in brake loss. i live in ohio, and salt is used on roads, however, in my 30 years of driving, i have never had another vehicle, regardless of age or miles, which suffered a catastrophic failure of the steel brake lines. in both cases of failure, i was lucky in that i was not in a heavy pressure situation, and luckily avoided accidents. i have now largely replaced the entire brake line infrastructure of the truck, at considerable personal time and expense, however, problems still include the fact that corrosion continuously affects the performance of the front wheel speed sensors as they input to the abs system. they constantly fail to sense wheel speed at lower speeds which results in erroneous activation of the abs action. the sensors were replaced once at 30,000 miles, and they lasted about 15,000 miles before going bad again. this compares to a 2004 toyota sienna minivan which was sold a few months ago at 215,000 miles with zero problems, both with respect to steel brake line integrity as well as abs sensor integrity. i consider the brake system on the 2003 silverado truck to be of very questionable integrity. | |||
| 08/16/2003 | 82400 | ||
| Sudden complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak . vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 82,000 miles. vehicle is currently at repair shop. all brake lines are severely rusted and will have to be replaced. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Abs at low speed activates, braking pedal low | |||
| 08/16/2003 | 82400 | ||
| Sudden complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak . vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 82,000 miles. vehicle is currently at repair shop. all brake lines are severely rusted and will have to be replaced. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Abs at low speed activates, braking pedal low | |||
| 08/16/2003 | 82400 | ||
| Sudden complete brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line leak . vehicle is a chevy 2003 4x4 3500 dually with approximately 82,000 miles. vehicle is currently at repair shop. all brake lines are severely rusted and will have to be replaced. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Abs at low speed activates, braking pedal low | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 12/06/2007 | 6500 | 2 | 12/01/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet silverado 3500. the contact stated that the abs warning light and service brake light illuminated after starting the vehicle. as of december 7, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the contact felt that the electronic control module caused the failure. the current and failure mileages were 6,500. updated 03-04-08 *bf updated 03/04/08 *tr | |||