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Scott of P.O. Box 425, ME August 26, 2009

My 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 has 57000 miles and the brake lines rusted out. The vehicle lost brake pressure and the pedal went to the floor. I am glad my ebrake worked and nobody was hurt. I called GM and the truck was out of warrany by just a few months and they would not help me with replacing the lines. I have seen vehicles with over 200000 miles that don't have rusted brake lines.

nicholas of lindenhurst, NY August 24, 2009

I have a 2000 chevy silerado 93000 miles brake lines went rolled thru 3 lane intersection no accident towed car to mechanic he called to have me come down to his shop because all the steel brake lines were completely corroaded and that what went had to replace the lines.

Chester of Glen Arm, MD August 6, 2009

I just had the brakes fail on my 2000 Chevy Silverado pick up truck for the 2nd time. The failure both times was a result of a severely rusted brake line that burst while I was driving. There's no worse feelings than driving down the street and having the brake pedal go to the floor as you close in on the car in front of you.

I have had portions of these brake lines replaced already, and the mechanic said that this was a real safety concern. I see nothing on any list of recalls where GM has acknowledged this problem, but have seen plenty of reports from other Chevy truck owners with the EXACT same problem on various sites on the internet.

Luckily both times I was able to downshift to stop the truck. I had the vehicle towed to the reapir shop last time, and I guess I'll be calling this week for a tow truck again. I will hold off on the repairs if you wish to have someone from your organization visually inspect this vehicle's brake lines. They are brown, rough textured and covered with rust. If you need, I can probably find the receipt from the first repair that was made a year or two ago.

Elliott of Millville, MA August 4, 2009

I have a 2003 Chevy Silverado Truck. I was driving down the road the other day towing my boat trailer when I needed to stop I put my foot on the brake pedal and nothing happened. My 5 year old daughter was in the car as we staired in disbelief at the vehicle infront. Fortunelty my trailer has brakes and I was able to avoid a accident by swerving and downshifting.

I took my truck to my rapir shop where they told me every brake line in my truck was absolutely rusted and had burst in several sections. When I said I was shocked to see such decay on a truck that only is used a few months a year with 70,000 miles on it he told me he has seen this over and over again with GM trucks and that he was shocked they haven't had a recall.

Carl of Myerstown , PA July 24, 2009

I own a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4X4 truck. In October of 2008 the rear high pressure brake line burst due to corrosion...resulting in loss of braking power to the vehicle..The vehicle then traveled forward striking a curb causing VERY minor damage (a tire mark on the painted curb). Then on July 5th of 2009 the vehicle burst yet another brake line , this time the right front line, again causing the vehicle to lose braking power, this time striking another vehicle I own in my driveway...damage was very minor and non-reportable under PA law. This all after having to replace all four rotors and brake pads on the vehicle in 2007 due to excessive corrosion. GM MUST know this is a problem. My truck only has 58,00 Miles on it!!

Richard of Plymouth, MA July 7, 2009

GM'S brakes STINK. 2001 gmc sierra, 58,800 miles, had to replace rotors and calipers and pads 2nd time, all rusted

Robert of Chesapeake Beach, MD July 3, 2009

Rusted brake lines on the rear of my 2002 GMC 1500 HD Sierra pick-up truck. While driving on a rural road my drivers side brake line developed a hole in the brake line. Luckly my speed was low and no damage was caused. The vehicle is sitting as of now until repairs can be made.

robert of lake worth, FL June 30, 2009

My metal brake lines in my 2003 chevy truck have rusted and burst with my wife and child in the car, luckly no one was hurt. I dont think brake lines should rust away!

Rick of La du Bonnet, MB June 29, 2009

The antilock brakes apply at low speed without a reason on my 2002 GmC 1/2 ton. longer stopping distance and truck pulls to the right

michael of scituate, MA June 25, 2009

I had some tire work done on my 06 chevy silverado and the guy who worked on the truck said i should have my left rear rotor looked at because it was corrodedd. I took it to one dealearship and they told me that yes it was corroded and that i should have it replaced,and also replace the other side because it's better to do them in pairs.

The truck has 28,170 miles on it so i asked him is the warranty going to cover it and he says no ,because they dont cover corrosion. Well i can understand them not covering corrosion, but if the brakes were functioning properly there would be no corrosion. So i ask whats causing the corrosion and they say they dont know?? But what they do know is that they will not warranty it.

So here i am with a general motors vehicle with 28k on it that i paid 40k for ,with a 36k mile warranty but they wont cover the repair. The total cost of this repair will cost me they say about 700. Keep in mind thta the other 3 rotors on the truck are fine, its just the drivers side rear thats bad, but they say i should replace both rears because its better to do them in pairs.

Back in 2005 i had the exact same issue with my 2003 chevy truck, i took it to the dealer where i bought it and they covered the whole repair, even the pads! So i called gm and complained and they assign me a case number, and a guy from gm calls and says hes investigateing my claim with the dealer who wont honor my claim. so a day goes by and he calls me back and syas (of course) that they cant honor the claim and that i will have to pay for the repair. He tells me that he has to take the word of the service department because the mechanics that work there are gm certified mechanics.

I have looked into a few forums concerning this problem and found out that its is a common occurance with these trucks that the rear brakes are wearing out faster than the fronts (the service manager said that to me also) I have read that the problem is the brake pads on the rear calipers will not slide freely after awhile due to corrossion on the calipers, which in turn means that the pads wont make proper contact on the rotors which in turn causes the rotors to corrode.

So because of some incompetant engineering at gm I am going to have to shell out 700 bucks to get my brakes fixed, on a vehicle that is still under warranty!I think that as a us taxpayer i/we have already bailed them out enough! They GM had no problem sending me an email asking me to contact politicians in my stste to support the government bailout, but when you need warranty work done they dont want to talk to you.

well all i can say is this, I have been a loyal GM customer for 41 years, except for the time i was overseas i was always behind the wheel of a chevy ,caddy , or some other gm product, but after this final kick in the teeth i have had it and i will spread the word.

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