1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 126
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 126 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 70 records
- brake line · 58 records
- went floor · 40 records
- brake pedal · 35 records
- pedal went · 32 records
- brake fluid · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 46 |
| 100–150k mi | 46 |
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
I was leaving my barn, and as i was driving down the driveway i hit my brakes and my pedal dropped to the floor. I was only driving approx 5 mph so my truck slowly rolled to a stop, as i then put the truck in park, and called my friend who is also my mechanic. *tr
ODI 10524199
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
On driving my vehicle, my brakes slowly sank to floor, upon pumping my brake warning light came on, i pulled over to find brake fluid coming from under the truck, located under the driver door area. Having my vehicle towed to my brothers house we noticed that the brake lines where rusted and rotted, right before they go into the abs, my vehicle has been sitting in his driveway since then, i do not have the money for…
ODI 10524653
Service Brakes
Brake failure due to brake lines rusting through. I had the brakes fail on my 1999 chevrolet silverado. Luckily i was in the process of leaving my drive way and not on the road traveling at a high rate of speed. The brakes totally failed and after investigating the cause i determined that the brake lines were all completely rusted through. *tr
ODI 10470228
Service Brakes
Both front and rear brake lines blew out due to rot. I was traveling ~50 mph in the fast lane of a highway when i applied brakes and they didn't even try to stop the vehicle. Right to the floor. I was forced to put the truck into the concrete divider and use the parking brake. I sideswiped one car. As the police took my report all brake fluid leak out from multiple ruptures. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10470142
Service Brakes
Was at boat ramp pulling trailer out of water, loud pop, parked the truck. Came back to truck after boating to find i had no brakes. Had front brake line replaced, vehicle sat for aprx. 2-3 weeks went to hook boat up only to find that when i went to shift into gear the rear brake line ruptured! Have always owned chevy vehicles, time to listen to my fathers advice and go to ford! *tr
ODI 10513276
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Service Brakes
I have had right rear brake line rust out. I had front brake lines rust out. I had the brake line to the abs from booster rust out. Had the fuel lines rust out(leaking raw gas) had oil lines for automatic transmission rust out. Each time i was lucky that it happened in the city at low speeds and not while pulling a trailer.i also had trouble with the abs kicking in falsely at slow speeds(also rust build up at wheel…
ODI 10672282
Service Brakes
Drove 1999 chevy silverado up driveway pushed brake pedal it went to floor almost hit house. Looked under truck and saw that brake line had rusted into leaking all of the brake fluid out of the reservoir on,to driveway. Very dangerous situation...there could have been a child or anyone in area...please make gm stand good for there products this is too important to let slide by. *tr
ODI 10466965
Service Brakes
Loss of hydraulic brakes, pedal to floor. Found steel line to abs valve blown, due to corrosion. *tr
ODI 10465668
Service Brakes
Brake line rusted thru. I have have two different instances where the steel brake lines have corroded and caused brake failure. I have been involved in the automotive industry for most of my life, have only ever had this happen one before with a gm car (1972) eldorado. *tr
ODI 10575027
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
I was going to stop at a traffic light and the brake pedal went to the floor. I was lucky that there was no one in front of me and that i still had the front brakes. I limped it home and when i got back brake fluid was dripping out of the lines that run on the frame just under the gas tank. Everything under the truck is rusted. The rocker panels are also rusted out. The truck bed is rusted on all sides as well. I…
ODI 10460338
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Service Brakes
Brake line burst and rendered my truck brakeless. Someone is going to get hurt because of the faulty rust prone brakelines they put on these trucks. I was lucky that it happened when i was stopped. *tt
ODI 10459154
Service Brakes
Truck was bought new. First incident was 7/2012 at my lake property when the brake system failed. Truck was limped to a local garage for repair. The second failure was on an alignment rack after the application of new tires. The jig to hold the steering wheel to the brake peddle was applied, the brake line burst while on the rack. *tr
ODI 10577710
Service Brakes
Backing out of my driveway the brake pedal went to the floor, the rear brake lines rusted through. To do the repair the rear calipers needed to be replaced because the both the bleeders and line connections were seized. Flash forward one year and now the front lines front hoses and front calipers need the same thing. *tr
ODI 10487223
Service Brakes
I had a brake line break and was lucky to not hit any thing or persons. I have never had a brake line go ever... *tr
ODI 10545982
Service Brakes
All brakes lines had to be replaced because they rusted through. Brakes had failed when driving on highway prior to replacement then mysteriously came back locked on one side (left rear). *tr
ODI 10504104
Service Brakes
Coming home from vermont and 6 miles a way abs light came on,came to a stop sign and brake peddle went to floor i was pulling a u-haul trailer,got to where i was going and looked under and saw brake line was rusted, nice size hole. *tr
ODI 10476706
Body · Service Brakes
The rusting out of this vehicle is so bad. Our brake line all have rusted through and our gas tank strap also rusted off. Luckily no accident have occurred. *tr
ODI 10607985
Service Brakes
Coming to red light push brake pedal no brakes, brake line broke due to rust. *tr
ODI 10561429
Service Brakes
I happened to notice my brake line going to the rear brakes where wet, i checked in found the line had rusted thru. Upon checking the other lines i found they all where extremely rusted. Luck would have it i had just parked. I was forced to replace all the brake lines with new lines. This is a common problem with the chevrolet trucks from 1999-to the early or mid 2000's. I know several people who have experienced…
ODI 10618065
Service Brakes
Brake lines rusted needed replacement,pin holes in lines. *tr
ODI 10549540
Service Brakes
A few years ago i was driving my truck (1999 chevrolet silverado z71 4x4) on a connecting road (dirt) when i hit the brakes to turn. The abs pump started running. I thought it was odd that it kept running but didn't think about it. When i returned back to my apartment, it was still running. I got up the next morning and the battery was dead. After charging the battery, i noticed the abs control unit (under the cab…
ODI 10551573
Service Brakes
Driving home from work brake peddle went to the floor. My mechanic said brake lines rusted through. This happened again last year in another place on the truck. *tr
ODI 10576948
Service Brakes
While driving on the highway my brake light came on. Then as i applied the brakes under normal usage i felt the pedal go all the way to floor. Was able to get it home. Took to dealer who said all 4 brake lines had burst due to corrosion. Charged me over $1500.00 to fix for new lines and bleeding the system. *tr
ODI 10559466
Service Brakes
Brakes failed on my 1999 chevrolet silverado in june of 2007 as my wife approached our driveway. My wife was unable to stop and had to coast to a stop and pull to the shoulder. If this brake failure had happened at another place or time, there likely would have been a catastrophic accident. Chevrolet dealer said that the front brake line had failed and fabricated a stainless steel brake line to replace the original.…
ODI 10587471
Service Brakes
On at least 6 occasions since i purchased this truck, the brake lines have failed and ruptured. In all cases, the pedal sank to the floor, and only very limited braking was available. I have patched the brake lines in many places. Most recently today, a brake line failed at the front right side near the frame rail. I made the needed patch repair, and the truck is ok for now. I have inspected those sections of the…
ODI 10558033
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
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