1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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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.

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi40
30–60k mi30
1–30k mi15
100–150k mi11
150–400k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 10, 2003 · 3,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Every time when coming to a stop the brake pedal goes soft have to press real hard to get truck to stop.this has been going on from when brand new, i thought that was the way gm brakes felt. I am the original owner,truck has 27,000 miles,and brakes were replaced at12,000 miles. I am an ase mechanic and its not the brake pads or rotors. I have driven a 03 3500 truck with same problem. *tr

    ODI 10363587

  • May 18, 2003 · 37,700 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    I have a 2003 chevy silverado 1500 pickup with 37,000 miles and i believe chevy is using inferior components in the braking system . I had to replace the rotors at 35,000 miles because they started to rust and crumble. Once the rotors started to rust large portions would "flake" off. Recently one of my brake lines failed and i rolled thru a stop sign, luckily no one was coming the other way and it was close to my…

    ODI 10334761

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.