2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED GOING SOFT. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. I WAS IN A PANIC BECAUSE AS I ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY, I WASN'T SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, AND HIT MY HOME. AS I ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY, MY PEDAL WAS AGAINST THE FLOOR, AND MY TRUCK WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST SHY OF MY CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. ONCE I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, THE BRAKE FAIL INDICATOR ALARMS SOUNDED, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE WHEN THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STARTED TO FAIL. I OPENED MY HOOD, AND NOTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP, AND THEY NOTED MY BRAKE LINES TO BE RUSTED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, AND WE DON'T USE ROAD SALT, SO I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THE LINES ARE ALL COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR

I STARTED TO LEAVE MY HOME AND THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. NO SLOW LEAK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE. IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE LINE IS VERY CORRODED. DEALER TOLD ME 2200.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. LEFT REAR LINE BUSTED WHILE GOING 60 MPH AND LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

AFTER MAKING A PANIC STOP, THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALERTING ME TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED. PULLED IN TO PARKING LOT (AFTER THE LIGHT) AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK FROM THE BRAKE LINES LEADING INTO THE ABS CONTROLLER AND FROM A SHARP BEND IN THE LINE THAT OPERATES THE REAR AXLE. LINES HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING, WE WERE RETURNING FROM PRESCOTT AZ. WE WERE ON A SMALL DOWN HILL PART OF THE ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I TOLD MY SON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO RESTART IT. THAT FAILED, IT MADE THE SAME NOISE AS A DEAD BATTERY WOULD. I TOLD HIM TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. HE DID SO AND PUT THE TRANSMIT ION IN PARK. I TOLD MY SON TO TRY AND RESTART IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. *TR

I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE AUCTION THAT I WAS ATTENDING. WHEN I HEARD A NOISE I PARKED THE TRUCK AND LOOKED BACK TO SEE A WOMAN ROLLING A TIRE TOWARDS ME. SHE SAID YOU LOST YOUR TIRE. SURE ENOUGH THE TIRE ALONG WITH THE MECHANISM THAT DROPS AND RAISES THE TIRE CAME OFF THE FRAME. I`M SO GLAD IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE FREE WAY. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS NOW HAD TWO BRAKE LINE FAILURES (ONE IN 2010 AND ONE IN 2013) RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. IN BOTH CASES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS QUICKLY USED TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOTH BRAKE LINE FAILURE WERE DUE TO CORROSION ACCORDING TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE CALIPER AND A FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (DUE TO ABS SENSOR FAILURE).

THIS WAS NOT A WRECK BUT COULD HAVE BEEN. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON MY TRUCK. LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. GOOGLED THIS AND HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS. CHEVY DOES NOT MAKE THE LINES ANYMORE AND HAVE REDESIGNED THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2004 UP TRUCKS. $3100 TO REPLACE IF YOU CAN FIND THEM. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THANK GOD IT WAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SLAM IT INTO 4WD AND PUT TRANS IN LOW THEN NEUTRAL AND THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. *TR

WENT TO PARK MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL BUT IT STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND LOOKED AT THE UNDER SIDE AND SEEN BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF A BRAKE LINE. AND I LOOKED A LITTLE CLOSER AND SEEN THAT MOST OF THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED VERY BAD. HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINE MUST BE REPLACED OR I COULD HAVE A BAD WRECK. AND THE PRICE. NOT GOOD. *TR

UPON LEAVING MY HOUSE IN SAID TRUCK YESTERDAY, 12/14/2014, FORTUNATELY I WAS STILL WITHIN MY SUBDIVISION, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS A SNOW BANK. THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE GETTING READY TO FAIL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK INTO MY DRIVE WAY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CALLED AAA. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE UNDER THE TRUCK. THEY TOWED MY TRUCK TO AAA CARE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THE HOLE IN THE LINE DUE TO RUST. THEY REPLACED THE LINE FROM THE LF WHEEL TO THE ABS PUMP WITH TOTAL REPAIRS COMING TO $415. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING AND COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. I UNDERSTAND THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD HOWEVER I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ALWAYS WASHED AND MAINTAINED VEHICLE INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE CLEANING. *TR