2003 GMC Sierra 1500

MAIN BRAKE LINE BLEW WHILE MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE MOVING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAD TO REPLACE EVERY BRAKE LINE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 68K MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE VERY BAD AND WE WERE LUCKY TO BE SAFE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND RECALLED BY GMC. OUR BILL WAS AN UNEXPECTED $1,300. I'M EXPECTING A CALL BACK FROM A DISTRICT GMC CONTACT MONDAY ABOUT THE ISSUE. I'M FIGHTING TO BE REIMBURSED AS THIS IS A KNOWN DEADLY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HOW HAVE THEY NOT BEEN SUED FROM THIS PROBLEM YET? *TR

I PREVIOUSLY HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING COOLER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING CORRODED LINES. JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE TRANS COOLER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING CORRODED LINES. MECHANIC SAID ALL LINES UNDERNEATH (BRAKE, STEERING, ETC) ARE TERRIBLY CORRODED AND WE WILL DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION TO ALL CORRODED LINES, ETC IN FUTURE OIL CHANGE VISITS. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK IS A CORRODED DISASTER. THE ROCKER PANELS ARE GONE. CORRODED RAILER HITCH WAS REPLACED. LUCKILY NOTHING HAS TOTALLY FAILED YET TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

A BRAKE LINE BURST UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE (NOT ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS ON THE DRY PAVEMENT). WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID VEHICLE THAT CUT US OFF AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT YOU, NOT LISTING A RECALL BY GM ON THE DASH BOARD CLUSTER MINE HAS FAILED, THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GM PARTS BULLETINS & INFORMATION - TO CADILLAC, CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERS SUBJECT:BULLETIN GMP07-174 - SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07187' INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTIONMESSAGE #:VSU20071575 CAMPAIGN - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARRANTY EXTENDED # 07187C: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTION - (MAR 20, 2009) I LOOKED IN YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND NOTHING RELATED. *TR

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME AND REALIZED THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. AFTER LOOKING UNDERNEATH I REALIZED THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND LEAKING. ONE LINE IS CURRENTLY LEAKING BUT THEY ARE ALL IN VERY BAD CONDITION. I WAS LEFT WITH NO OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES AS EVEN THE ONES THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY LEAKING ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION. IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THEM. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE DIDN'T OCCUR WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND WHEN I CAME OUT 20 MINUTES LATER I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES.

LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS NORMAL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF AN APPARENTLY RUPTURED LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON. REGARDLESS OF THE MILES, THIS TRUCK IS BARELY 8 YEARS OLD. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS MODEL YEAR AND NEARBY YEARS OF THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. HAD THIS BEEN ON A HIGHWAY TRIP WITH ALL FLUID DRAINING OUT, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.