2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COULDN'T STOP AND BACKED RIGHT INTO MY 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE BRAKE LINE WERE SO CORRODED IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO BELLE TIRE AND HAD THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED WHICH COST NEARLY $700. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PEOPLE COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

WENT TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE. THEY INDICATED BRAKE LINES WERE GETTING RUSTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS LATER A BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER A BIT OF RESEARCH ON LINE (WEB) AND TALKING TO GM AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT., IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A LARGE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHEVY TRUCKS WITH FAULTY BRAKE LINES. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIALS DEFECT FROM NEW THAT SHOWS ITSELF AFTER A FEW YEARS. NO OTHER CAR I OWN, (TWO THAT ARE OLDER AND HIGHER MILES), HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SUE GM AFTER I REPLACE THESE LINES. AS A PHYSICIST AND EXPERT MECHANIC, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MATERIALS DEFECT WITH SIGNIFICANT DANGER AND SAFETY ISSUES. NHTSA AND GM WILL BOTH BE CULPABLE FOR INJURIES AND DEATH IN NOT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM THIS OBVIOUS DANGER. THE BRAKE LINES CRUMBLE IN YOUR HANDS AFTER 9 YEARS OF USE, TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. GM ADMITTED TO ME THAT THEY USED BAD MATERIALS AND BLAMED IT ON USING FOREIGN METAL SUPPLIERS. THIS DOES NOT ADMONISH THEM FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. COME ON NHTSA, MAKE GM STAND UP AND RECALL THESE POTENTIAL DEATH TRAPS. THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS LET PEOPLE KNOW THEIR BRAKE LINES COULD BURST AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. STEPPING ON THE GAS DOES NOTHING. THE VEHICLE JUST COASTS ALONG AND RUNS ROUGH. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CLEAR THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY, ON BUSY EXPRESSWAYS OR ON MAIN ROADS AND SIDE ROADS. THE GAS PEDAL LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS NERVE WRACKING WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WONT RESPOND TO STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. TRYING TO GET OVER SEVERAL LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. IT IS ALSO BAD WHEN ON A BUSY, MAIN ROAD, THE VEHICLE "ACTS UP". I HAVE TO PULL OVER, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, UNTIL I CAN GET IT GOING AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN ICY CONDITIONS (RAIN AND 26 DEGREES) AND WAS TURNING THE CORNER TO GO INTO A LOCAL MALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET TO COAST TO A STOP. I ADDED IN A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD MY SON STEP ON THE BRAKES, AND A GUSHER CAME OUT OF THE LINE RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. IN LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE LINES SEEM TO RUN THERE AND ALL LOOK EXTREMELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T TELL WHICH IS BAD. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED 4 MINUTES BEFORE, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN AN EXTREMELY STEEP GRADE AND FEEL THAT BOTH MY SON AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET ON THIS ISSUE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA SINCE 2010 WITH NO FINDINGS WHATSOEVER. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY IN EXCUSABLE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR AS FAR AS REPAIRS GO BUT AM REALLY THANKFUL THAT MY SON AND I ARE STILL ALIVE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RULING ON THIS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GAUGES FLUCTUATED,STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS SPEEDOMETER. CALLED GM THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY,COST APROX 600.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, OR WARNING LIGHTS WHILE IN REVERSE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING. NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHEN A CAR WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, IN A PANIC STOP, AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES SO I DROVE AROUND THE CAR ALMOST HITTING IT. THE OTHER CAR DIDN'T STOP AND I DROVE 5 MPH TO A PARKING LOT WHERE I LOOKED AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO SHOP AND HE SAID I BLEW OUT TWO BRAKE LINES. I HAD ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT THE COST OF 2,269.99. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED TO PULL INTO A SPACE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE, I OBSERVED FLUID POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END BEHIND THE TIRE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO MIDAS TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. WHEN THEY PUT MY VEHICLE UP ON THE LIFT, THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED AND CORRODED. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. I DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FLUID LEAKING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE GETTING THE OIL CHANGED WHEN SCHEDULED TO BE CHANGED, HAVING THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DONE WHEN SCHEDULED, ROTATING THE TIRES WHEN I GET THE OIL CHANGED, HAVING ALL OF THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS AND TRANSMISSIONS FLUID CHANGED WHEN SCHEDULED, CHANGING ALL BELTS WHEN SCHEDULED TO BE CHANGED, TAKING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THERE IS A RECALL, ETC. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECEIPTS AND VOUCHERS WHEN ALL OF THE ABOVE WAS COMPLETED. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS REPAIR COST ME $630.44 INCLUDING SALES TAX. I WOULD APPRECIATE A REFUND BECAUSE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *TR

TRAVELING AT 25MPH, MY WIFE LOST COMPLETE BRAKING AND RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT. FORTUNATELY THE TIMING WAS SUCH THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND HAVE NOT ILLUMINATED SINCE THE INCIDENT. DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKING CAPABILITIES. THANK GOD FOR EMERGENCY BRAKES, 1ST GEAR, AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. *TR

AS MY SON WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY GOING DOWN THE STREET, WE NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF FLUID IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE CALLED HIM TO LET HIM KNOW AND HE COMMENTED "THAT MUST BE WHY I ALL OF SUDDEN HAVE NO BRAKES." WHAT AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IF HE WAS GOING 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. AS A NEW, YOUNG DRIVER, I AM NOT SURE IF HE WOULD KNOW HOW TO REACT QUICK ENOUGH TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR HOW TO STOP A TRUCK THIS SIZE WITHOUT BRAKES WORKING. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION ON-LINE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAD AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF ISSUES WITH BRAKE LINES CORRODING WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVROLET FOR NOT ISSUING A FORMAL RECALL IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXTREMELY BAD ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON MY SON'S OR ANYONE'S LIFE. THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AT THE VERY LEAST BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR