2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

JUST LEAVING HOME TO GO LOOK AT SOME PARTS FOR A POLE BARN AND LEFT DRIVEWAY WENT TO STOP SIGH , I PROCEEDING TO GO DOWN MITCHELL HILL RD AND ON THE SECOND TURN NO BRAKES , LUCKILY I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA AND INSTANTLY APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT TRUCK INTO LOWER GEAR . THIS WAS ENOUGH TO SLOW ME DOWN SO I DIDN'T GO OVER THE GUARD RAIL BUT DID HIT IT ROUGHLY . I MADE IT TO THE BOTTOM AND COASTED TO A STOP . GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND TRUCK TO FIND BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING ON TO THE GROUND. I HAD IT TOWED HOME . UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I LOCATED THE CAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE LINES BROKE DUE TO HEAVY RUST ALL OVER THEM .. NOW I DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS OF CHEVROLET SILVERADO'S . WHY HASN'T THEIR BEEN A RECALL . WHY IS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED AND GM DOESN'T WANT TO PAY . SO SOMEONE ELSE WILL BE PAID , BUT NOT THE OWNERS . OR A FATALITY WILL HAVE TO OCCUR FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A DECISION . THAT'S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW ! SAD BUT TRUE . *TR

ON 09/18/2014 WHILE DRIVING IN MY DRIVEWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY GOING 5-10 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED A TRAIL OF FLUID AND A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DRIVES DOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS AND FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND MECHANIC SAID ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT SEEMED ODD WITH THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE USING THE TRUCK TO REMOVE A ROOT BALL WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. OUR MECHANIC REPLACED FOUR BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST, CORROSION AND LEAKS. WE ARE EXTREMELY THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED WHILE WORKING IN THE BACK YARD AND NOT WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TOWING OUR 3000 POUND BOAT! AFTER SEEING ALL THE REPORTED PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 4WD 1500 FAILED, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A 4 LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, PLAY CONTORTIONIST AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP.UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING BELOW THE DRIVER DOOR. THE RECOVERY VEHICLE OPERATOR TOLD ME I WAS HIS 3RD TRUCK TOWED THIS YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WONDER HOW MANY BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT GM RECALLS THIS YEAR, I WONDER IF THIS AN ITEM I SHOULD BRING TO MEDIA ATTENTION? HAVING NO BRAKES IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE MECHANIC DECLARED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

BRAKE LINES WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING - NO LIGHT SHOWING COMPRESSION OR FLUID LEAKING. STILL NO LIGHTS HAVE COME ON. IF WE HAD BEEN GOING FASTER, WE COULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HE KNEW HOW TO REACT BY DOWN SHIFTING TO SAVE US. THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE FEEL THAT GM USED CHEAP METAL FOR THESE LINES AND COULD HAVE COMPROMISED OUR LIVES. *TR

8/21/14- LEFT WORK AT 5PM, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SAFELY TURNED, PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE. FOUND BRAKE FLUID POOLING ON THE ROAD UNDER BED OF PICKUP. FOUND A BADLY RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT REAR BRAKE LINE. HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME, REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WITH AFTERMARKET STAINLESS STEEL PRE BENT LINES AS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WAS RUSTED. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT CALIPERS AS THEY TOO WERE SO RUSTED THAT THE BLEEDER SCREWS BROKE OFF AS I TRIED TO OPEN THEM. TOTAL COST FOR ME DOING ALL OF THE REPAIRS WAS OVER $500.00 HOW CAN GM CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM "NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE" ? BELT'S ,HOSES, LIGHTS, BRAKE PADS, THEY ARE NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS, NOT BRAKE LINES. *TR

YES,I WAS BUYING A NEW TRAILER WHEN I WAS GOING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION,THE BRAKE PEDAL, WENT TO FLOOR,LUCKILY USING TRAILER BRAKES,I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOP,NOTICE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST,I REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL FROM A COMPANY WHO PRE-BEND NEW PIECES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS TRUCK,DUE TO COST,NOW FUEL LINE LEAKING CAUSING BRAKING DOWN ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY,UNTIL AAA CAME BUT HAD TRAILER ON THAT MADE THE SITUATION HARDER,SO AFTER INCONVENIENCE,HAVE TO PUT NEW STAINLESS STEEL FUEL LINES.THANKS FOR THE TIME TO READ[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR