2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME A BRAKE LINE HAS BLOWN OUT ON THIS TRUCK. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NO RESISTANCE UNTIL THE PEDAL HIT SOMETHING METAL. THE TRUCK DID COME TO A GRADUAL STOP. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH JUST UNDER 39000 MILES ON IT. REGULAR NYS INSPECTIONS, OIL AND GREASED AND LOOKED OVER BY A MECHANIC EVERY 3000 MILES. THIS IS NOT A WEAR PROBLEM AS GM MAINTAINS.

DRIVING DOWNHILL ON MY (400' LONG) DRIVEWAY I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM BEFORE ENTERING TRAFIC. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETLEY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED LINES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, MID-WAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHUR INVESTICATION I NOTED ALL BRAKES LINES ARE SEVERLY RUSTED. BASED ON THE LOCATION AND MANNER THESE LINES ARE ROUTED, I WOULD NOT CLASSIFY THEM AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM. PLEASE HELP.

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GAS LINE LEAK, AND UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT ALL FUEL AND BRAKE LINES ON VEHICLE HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE IN NEAR NEW CONDITION, THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE AND GAS LINES IS CLEARLY A METALLURGICAL ISSUE AND TO THE EXTENT THIS PROBLEM IS, IS NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT PUTS LARGE NUMBERS OF CONSUMERS AT RISK. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE SHOULD REQUIRE REPAIR COSTS IN EXCESS OF $3000.00 FOR THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP THE AT A JUCTION THE OTHER DAY THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE FOOT BRAKE AND LOCK IT TO STOP THE TRUCK, SCARIEST THING EVER HAVE GONE THROUGH. NOT TO BE IN CONTROL OF A 1/2 TON TRUCK COMING TO A STOP. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LINES COULD BE LEAKING BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THEM, SURE ENOUGH THEY WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR ALL THE FLUID TO EMPTYED FROM THE MASTER CYCLINDER. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR GM AND THE CHEVY SILVERADO AND OTHER GM TRUCKS. BRAKES LINES RUSTING OUT AFTER AS LITTLE AS 4 YEARS. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND LEARNED THAT IT'S A "REGULAR MAINTAINCE ISSUE". ALTHOUGH MANY 1000'S OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING PREMATURLY. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES $1500!!! SOME OF US JUST DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND BUT ILL HAVE TOSAFTLY COMES FIRST GM

I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE STEEL LINE LEADING TOWARD THE REAR AXLE BURST, THE FAILURE OCCURRED NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL IN THE LINE FOLLOWING THE TOP OF THE LEFT FRAME RAIL TOWARD THE REAR AXLE. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED, SO NO PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED.THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND PASSED ANNUALLY, WITH THE LAST INSPECTION TAKING PLACE EIGHT MONTHS AGO IN SEPTEMBER 2014.

DRIVING DOWN MY STREET TO GO TO STORE WENT TO STOP AT END OF STREET TO TURN LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST RUN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN BACK UP AND BUT IT IN FRONT OF HOUSE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAIN ROAD AND HAD TO STOP I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT . THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT ALL IF THIS IS WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO, THERE WAS NO STOPPING OF THIS TRUCK. THIS WAS THE REAR BRAKE LINE UP BY THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WITH CONNECTOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MADE A DINGING SOUND AS THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.