1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 service brakes problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 800 (1500). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEIZED ABRUPTLY AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST STRUCK A TREE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER BEING NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. JEFF BARNES CHEVROLET (6110 SYKESVILLE RD, ELDERSBURG, MD 21784, (410) 970-6363) MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR PROMPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.”

“BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BROKE. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINE MATERIALS USED WERE INFERIOR AND THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK FOR ALL OWNERS. GM SHOULD REPLACE ALL REGISTERED VEHICLES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES.”

“COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. STEEL LINES RUSTED AND BURST. ON SIDE STREET, SLOWING DOWN TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY ON DOWN HILL LOCATION. STEPPED ON BRAKES, LINE FAILED, JUST MISSED REAR ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IN REVERSE AND GET STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING HIGHWAY.”

“METALLIC BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.FORTUNATELY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY GETTING READY TO LEAVE & HEARD A SLIGHT POPPING NOISE & LOST ABILITY TO STOP. GOT OUT & BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER DRIVEWAY..UNABLE TO ADD PHOTOS,TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS”

“HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THE LINES BURST DUE TO THEM ALL BEING RUSTED OUT AND CORRODED. I HAVE A 1994 TOYOTA PICK UP TRUCK WITH MORE MILES THAN MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT RUSTED OR CORRODED GO FIGURE! I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR AND GAS TANK. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED FOR $1066.33. I WAS CHARGE FOR 8 HOURS OF LABOR. I AM PISSED OFF AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLE, BECAUSE OF THEIR USE OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL ON THE MOST IMPORTANT PART (BRAKES) OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THEIR FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE & CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL YEAR TRUCKS WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION, INSTEAD THEY MADE BOGUS EXCUSES AS TO WHY THESE BRAKE LINES WERE FAILING! I HAVE PURCHASE NINE CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND LIKE I STATED EARLIER I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN AND WILL DISCOURAGE EVERYONE I KNOW THAT IS IN THE MARKET TO…”

“WHILE TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER AT 30 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WITH NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKING WHATEVER. I STOMPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A HARD RIGHT TURN TO AVOID A COLLISION AND COASTED TO A STOP. LOOKING DOWN, THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID LEADING TO A LARGE PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK REVEALED THAT INCREDIBLY RUSTED BRAKES LINES HAD BURST, DRAINING THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE FLUID RESERVOIR. CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT EVERY FOOT OF BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WAS IN SIMILAR CONDITION! AFTER TOWING IT HOME, I DISCOVER WHY THE E-BRAKE FAILED; THE CABLE WAS RUSTED SOLID. I HAD TO ORDER A COMPLETE BRAKE LINE KIT AND SPENT THE ENTIRE WEEKEND REPLACING THEM. IT WAS THEN THAT I FOUND OUT THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING GM TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS DEFECT. WE NARROWLY ESCAPED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY, BESIDES HAVING TO BORROW A VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK FOR A WEEK.”