2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

HIT IN REAR OF DRIVER SIDE CORNER OF BED AND SENT TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH FRONT OF TRUCK THEN ROLLING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HALTING TO A STOP. HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT TAKEN. *TR

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE EQUALIZER RUSTED THROUGH AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE NEXT MONTH ANOTHER LINE GOING FROM THE EQUALIZER TO THE LEFT REAR RUSTED THROUGH, THEN IN AUGUST A LINE GOING TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY IN ALL 3 CASES I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTROL THE TRUCK TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. WHY FOR THE SAKE OF A FEW DOLLARS AREN'T THE BRAKE LINES MADE OF STAINLESS OR A BETTER GRADE OF MATERIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WERE REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETECTED THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WENT INTO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND IDLE SPEED. IT TOOK SEVERAL RESTARTS BEFORE IT CLEARED AND WOULD RUN CORRECTLY. ABOUT THE TIME I MADE IT HOME IT WENT BACK INTO THIS MODE AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. HAS DONE THIS 5 TIMES NOW.IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS VERY SCARY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CREATE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE UNDER HARD BRAKING THE DRIVERS REAR BRAKE FAILED JUST ABOVE AXEL. AFTER THE REPAIR DURING THE TEST DRIVE 3 LINES RUPTURED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL JUST BELOW THE DRIVERS FEET NEXT TO THE ABS MODULE. I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11001 ALREADY STARTED ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERALLY CORRODED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

JUST TAKING THE TRUCK OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE. CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND SAW THAT THE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED. *TR