2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE WARNING SYSTEM DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOWS THAT THEY ARE RUSTED, ESPECIALLY AT THE POINTS WHERE THE CLIPS HOLD THEM TO THE FRAME. THERE APPEARS TO BE LEAKS IN MULTIPLE SPOTS WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION (SPOTS UNDER THE VEHICLE) OF ANY PROBLEM. I JUST HAD IT INSPECTED A WEEK PRIOR AND IT PASSED. I ALSO OWN A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRAY WITH 250K + MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2003 SILVERADO 2500 HD DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2002. LUCKILY, MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN SAFELY HOME. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THEM. I FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THE SAME PROBLEM VIA GOOGLE SEARCH AND THE NHTSA INCIDENT EA11-001, WHICH DESCRIBES THE SAME SYMPTOMS I EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,900. UPDATED10/13/11 *BF UPDATED11/07/11*JB

MOVING AT 30 MPH TOWARDS INTERSECTION WITH LIGHT , WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ( NO BRAKE RESPONSE). APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRUCK SWERVED SIDEWAYS. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING THE OTHER WAY. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS NEAR MISS. SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS A RECALL ASAP AS ITS HAPPENING ON TOO MANY OF THESE CHEVY TRUCKS. *TR

STEEL BRAKE LINES ROTTED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US WERE IN EXTREME DANGER OF BEING INJURED OR KILLED AS THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED DUE A TRAFFIC JAM. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE ROTTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED SPILLING THE BRAKE FLUID OUT TO THE ROAD. TO PREVENT INJURY TO OTHERS I DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A GUARDRAIL AT A GLANCING BLOW UNTIL IT STOPPED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO VISIT HER DYING GRANDMOTHER FOR LAST TIME. MY DAUGHTER WAS CRYING HYSTERICALLY AND CLEARLY DISTRAUGHT AT THE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STATED THAT IT FELL ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED/RUSTED LINES. WHILE MAKING A HARD STOP IN TRAFFIC THE LINE RUPTURED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAB. MY BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, AS THEY ARE ALL EXHIBITING HEAVY RUST DAMAGE. I KNOW THERE IS AN ACTIVE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC MODEL AND YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON ENGAGEMENT AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,967.

LEAVING WOODS GOING DOWN A HILL WITH A LOAD OF FIREWOOD IN BED. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CORRODED TO REPAIR. 2ND INCIDENT: BACKING TRAILER INTO WATER TO TAKE BOAT OUT. APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS OCCURRED ON 07/28/2011 WITH MILEAGE @ 105,000. AT THIS TIME ALL I KNOW IS THE BRAKE LINE BLEW.