2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

BRAKE FLEX LINES BETWEEN ABS AND MASTER RUSTED AND FAILED, TWICE, WITHIN 2 YEARS, BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT BETWEEN 90-106 K MILES, GM DOES NOT MAKE THE PARTS ANYMORE, AND AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE SKETCHY QUALITY FROM CHINA! POOR DESIGN, CHEAP STEEL LINES, TOO THIN, AND NO SUPPORT OF THEIR PRODUCTS! CLEARLY GM HAS A MYRIAD OF OTHER RECALLS AND FAILURES, BUT THESE ARE BRAKES, A CRITICAL PART AND SAFETY COMPONENT IN VEHICLES THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER- IF YOUR GOING TO DESIGN SAFETY PARTS TO COMPORT WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, SUPPORT THE PRODUCT FOR REASONABLE USE WHICH IS 25 YEARS, BETTER DESIGNS. 3 BRAKE FAILURES IN 3 YEARS, OVER $1800 NOW AND NO PEACE OF MIND IT WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000.

ON APPROXIMATELY APRIL 7, 2014, WHILE ENGAGING VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO CHEVROLET OF GADSDEN, AL FOR EXAMINATION. WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON DRIVERS SIDE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK, AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS SO CORRODED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE WITH A STANDARD REPAIR. I.E., THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I CAN COME AND PICK IT UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND PRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST. THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE LOCAL DEALER HAD NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES RESPONSE. ROLLED TO A STOP GOING UP A HILL. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO TOLD US THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LINES FAILED IN TWO YEARS. *TT

REAR WINDOW OF OUR SUBURBAN IS READY FALL OUT. THIS WOULD NOT INJURE US, BUT WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO CARS FOLLOWING US. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT AS THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REAR WINDOW IN THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS. THEIR RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT WAS THAT A FIX WAS AVAILABLE THROUGH SAFE LITE, BUT NOT PERFORMED BY CHEVROLET. *TR

GETTING ONTO EXIT RAMP AT 50 MPH . BEGAN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME MUSHY, TOOK PRECAUTION TO GET HOME WITH SLOW SPEED. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKING POWER. COASTED INTO DRIVE AND APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. CHECKED BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED BUT THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING ALL BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR, EXTREMELY LONG TIME TO STOP.NO WARNING JUST DRIVING IN COLUMBUS TRAFFIC AND LOST BRAKES. FOUND MASTER CYLINDER ALMOST EMPTY. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH LEFT SIDE DRIVERS FLOOR/FRAME RAIL AREA. DEALER ESTIMATE $1200 TO$1600. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS ON LINE INVESTIGATION VERIFIES.WEB SITE SHOWS OPEN CASE,NO RE-CALL TO REPAIR. *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP. THREW SHIFTER INTO PARK BEFORE IT ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND DOWN EMBANKMENT AND INTO WOODS. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINES AT REAR OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR