2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 270
- 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 270 stored complaint records:
- 15 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 71 records
- brake pedal · 51 records
- brake line · 51 records
- went floor · 37 records
- pedal went · 34 records
- brake fluid · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 97 |
| 60–100k mi | 91 |
| 150–400k mi | 38 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
My brake lines ruptured. Vehicle has 133000 miles on it. Their is also excessive rusting underbody.
ODI 10889256
Service Brakes
Was traveling east on hwy 158 and pushed on brake pedal at the intersection of zoo road at a red light with cars coming and the pedal when to the floor and the truck brakes grab a couple of short times but did not stop the truck , went thru the intersection just missing a car , smoke was coming from the drivers side of the truck had to push on emergency brake to get the truck stop. Got out and look and a rusted…
ODI 10888035
Service Brakes
Brake lines rusted and blew out just as i pulled in to driveway,(thank goodness ) as we were just driving down a major downhill grade in a very busy shopping district where we would not have been able to avoid an accident.
ODI 10883371
Service Brakes
Right front brake hard line failed due to corrosion. Complete loss of brakes. $590 repair bill.
ODI 10870254
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Brake lines completely rusted thru, had to replace all lines, fuel lines recently leaked and upon inspection are found to be completely rust as well, bad material used in these lines, big safety issue with leaking fuel and inability to stop when brakes go out
ODI 10864708
Service Brakes
A friend and i were driving on a very busy street in fort myers, florida at the 45 mph limit. When traffic slowed for a red light i applied the brakes only to have the pedal go all the way to the floor. Fortunately the street has a wide berm and i was able to steer around traffic and roll to a stop after about 75 yards, crossing 2 business driveways and taking out 1 reflector. The cause was a brake line rupture due…
ODI 10862781
Service Brakes
We are replacing all metal brake lines after a second brake line failure on the truck. These vehicles need to be recalled and gm forced to replace the metal tubing. While going 10 miles per hour on a road the brake pedal went completely to the ground and failed one month after a brake repair- this year when in for safety inspections and second line is leaking and we will be getting another failure soon! Recall…
ODI 10860823
Service Brakes
While driving at a speed of approximately 20 miles and hour i had a complete failure of the brake system, whit the brake pedal going completely to the floor. This caused me to have an accident and i rear ended another pickup truck and was only able to stop the car by applying thew emergency rakeake. Inspection by the insurance adjuster and the body shop showed the brake lines completely rusted out. The truck passed…
Crash reported
ODI 10853109
Service Brakes
2003 chevrolet silverado pickup truck. Complete 100% brake failure, no brakes whatsoever. Due to brake line corrosion. Crash occurred. Luckily, no one was injured. Truck had recently been in for routine maintenance and inspection 3 months prior. Dealer service dept. Did not report presence of corroded brake lines however other things were reported and i authorized fixing. Since this is known incident i think that…
Crash reported
ODI 10853144
Service Brakes
Was driving home and i had complete sudden brake failure as i pulled into driveway.
ODI 10861281
Service Brakes
Cleaning & maintenance, including underbody cleaning, has been performed religiously on my truck regardless of mileage. Took it in for an oil change & when it was put up on the rack, the mechanic saw that the brake lines were rusted out. I was shocked since it has been well maintained and was even more so when told it would be anywhere from $900-$1,700 to replace the lines. He said the lines could fail without any…
ODI 10821714
Service Brakes
Rear driver side brake in ruptured while pulling a loaded trailer. Luckily it was at a slow speed. This could have been tragic or possible deadly for me and my children if i had been on winding back roads on had a fully loaded trailed behind me.
ODI 10819561
Service Brakes
I was lucky to see a spot of fluid on my driveway. Figured it was brake fluid so i had my wife pump the brakes while i looked for the leak. When she pushed down hard the line busted and i lost about all my brake fluid. I've inspected my lines and they are all rusted. I have the truck in the shop now to replace all brake lines. Only 127000 miles on the truck.
ODI 10807335
Service Brakes
When driving on a city street, brake pedal went to floor - had no brakes, had to rely on parking brake. One brake line, from proportioning valve to abs unit had blown. All brakes failed. Upon looking, the brake lines running on top of the frame rail near the driver's side front tire were deteriorating from rust.
ODI 10809621
Service Brakes
BRAKE LINES RUST OUT COMPLETELY
ODI 10794519
Service Brakes
BREAK LINE RUSTED OUT. COULDNT STOP.
ODI 10782063
Service Brakes
Within the last year 3 brake lines have broke. The first time 2 broke, and due to its age i did not think anymore about it, then the third just broke, the mechanic said he has never seen so many broken brake lines, another customer was having the same problem. Today i was talking to my neighbor and he just broke a brake line on his 2002 ford truck. Its like both gm and ford bought the same low grade brake lines in…
ODI 10787381
Service Brakes
I have already replaced my brake lines once on the truck. At a stoplight i had my brakes give out again. Local mechanic states my rear brake line has rusted through again. This is a known serious safety issues and gm continues to deny that it's a safety issue. Brakes are too important to have constant rusting issues.
ODI 10764514
Service Brakes
Slowing down for a yellow light turning red soon, my brake pedal went to the floor and i had no braking at all. I pulled back the e-brake lever and pushed the e brake. Able to pull into an empty parking lot of a bank (8:15am) and get it stopped. Fluid leaking fr l/rr pipe at l/rr tire area and from l/f tire area. Half hour later i could of hurt a lot of people. Feathered it home and fluid leaking from hole in l/rr…
ODI 10762716
Service Brakes
Leak under drivers door just had oil changed so thought it was oil filter not tightened , took it back to oil change place and they said it was the brake line and that he was surprised it hasn't busted already. Husband drove it home and and got half mile from home and they burst and he had to down shift to get the truck to slow down to turn and park it. This should of been recalled long time ago .might of killed my…
ODI 10761811
Service Brakes
BRAKE LINE BROKE UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR.
ODI 10761109
Service Brakes
Went out to leave in my truck and as i was backing out of the driveway the brake line broke. Thankfully no one was coming down the road.
ODI 10760579
Service Brakes
Driving aprox. 45 mph ,came to a red light and brake pedal went to floor. Did have enough brakes to drive to a safe spot ,on a side road.looked under truck and brake fluid was dripping on the ground . Crawled under the truck to find brake line had rusted thru. Took vehicle to my mechanic for repairs.this is a very dangerous situation .
ODI 10748961
Service Brakes
Trying to stop rusted brake line blew avoided accident by using parking brake
ODI 10748497
Service Brakes
BRAKE LINES CORROSION AND LEAKING
ODI 10746141
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