2004 Chevrolet Avalanche Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who replaced the parking brakes and the brake fluid; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the brake pedal would hesitate to respond when depressed, causing a 100-feet in stopping distance delay. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V045000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) since the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000.

NHTSA ID

11441492

Incident

Jun 23, 2021

Mileage

178,000 mi

MY SON HAD BORROWED THE TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING IT WITH HIS 4 AND 5 YEAR OLD SONS IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IN A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE FAILURE WARNING CAME ON AND THE TRUCK HAD NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO PARK IT ON THE SHOULDER AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF $1,952. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT RUPTURED AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CALIPER. WE GOT NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. IN 2012 I ALSO HAD A SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND I HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED. NO ONE MENTIONED ANYTHING AT THAT TIME ABOUT RUSTING BRAKE LINES. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS 11 YEARS OLD IT ONLY HAS 67,871 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10789227

Incident

Nov 4, 2015

Mileage

67,869 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE LEAKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10765013

Incident

Sep 17, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER BOOSTER AND THE ABS SYSTEM WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

NHTSA ID

10761210

Incident

Sep 2, 2015

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

NHTSA ID

10750301

Incident

Jul 1, 2009

Mileage

39,000 mi

THE BRAKE LINE BURST AS I WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE. WHY ARE THESE LINES NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL? BETTER YET WHY IS THIS AGENCY NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THEY JUMP ALL OVER A KEY SWITCH THAT MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM BUT DO NOTHING FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BE ABLE TO SAFELY STOP OUR VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

10731835

Incident

Jul 2, 2015

Mileage

189,000 mi

WHEN BRAKING THE PEDAL WAS SINKING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAD A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID SO FILLED BRAKE FLUID AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME/CLOSER TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR AND MY VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD TOWARDS CROSS TRAFFIC. I PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL BUT NO EFFECT. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP LONG ENOUGH TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. CALLED A TOW TO MECHANIC. WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT. HE FIXED 2 LINES. WITH IN A WEEK (5/8/15) I HAD ANOTHER LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID. ANOTHER TOW TO MECHANIC. HE FIXED ANOTHER BRAKE LINE. ON 5/24/15 ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BROKE. ANOTHER TOW. MECHANIC IS REPLACING THE REMAINING 5 LINES. ALL IN ALL COST IS OVER $1000 TO FIX.

NHTSA ID

10722676

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

163,000 mi

CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH. GMC DEALER STATED BRAKE LINES TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER STATED BRAKE LINES DISINTEGRATED IN THE TECHNICIANS HANDS WHEN THE TECH WAS REMOVING OLD LINES. I HAVE READ SIMILAR EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER GM OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IF IT HAS NOT THUS FAR WILL RESULT IN INJURY AND OR DEATH. I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHO WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I AM SURE THIS WONT BE THE SAME OUTCOME FOR OTHERS. DEALER INFO: ULTIMATE BUICK GMC 5150 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY FREDERICKSBURG VA 22408 TEL # 540-898-6200 SERVICE ADVISOR IAN DOUGHTY RO339073 THANKS FOR ANY ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10716821

Incident

May 7, 2015

Mileage

149,904 mi

MY HUSBAND, 3 YEAR OLD, ANY MYSELF WERE DRIVING BACK FROM A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT WHEN WE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE OF A DRIVER 2 CARS AHEAD OF US THAT QUICKLY APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A QUICK RIGHT HAND TURN. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF US IN TURN HAD TO APPLY HIS BREAKS ON AND WHEN MY HUSBAND APPLIED THE BRAKES ON OUR 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE THERE WERE NO BRAKES!! OUR 3 YEAR OLD WAS ASLEEP IN THE BACKSEAT!! WE HIT HIM OF COURSE BECAUSE WE COULD NOT STOP (GOING DOWNHILL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY) WE ENDED UP HAVING TO COAST UP THE HILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE SAFE FOR US TO PULL OFF . THERE WERE ALMOST SEVERAL OTHER ACCIDENTS DUE TO IT BEING A BLIND SPOT FOR DRIVERS COMING OVER THE HILL BOTH WAYS AND WE WERE STUCK THERE BECAUSE WE HAD NO WAY TO STOP OURSELVES AGAIN. SO AFTER ALL THAT WE ENDED UP NEEDING OUR TRUCK TOWED AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND HAD BUSTED!! SO NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A TOW BILL NOW WE ARE RESPONSBILE FOR REPLACING THEM! THE ESTIMATE IS $800!!! THANKS GM! WE WILL BE SELLING THIS ONE SOON! GM WON'T DO A RECALL ON THESE AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES ON HERE? SERIOUSLY? WE HAD NO CLUE ABOUT ANY OF THIS UNTIL TODAY! THE MECHANIC THAT IS FIXING OURS TODAY TOLD US HE HAS 2 MORE THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON THEIRS TOO! I GUESS IT TAKES PEOPLE DYING OR GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THE CAR MANUFACTURES HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. AND WHAT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE IS THAT THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE (FOR US TO PURCHASE) AND IT'S ONLY ABOUT $160!! NICE TO KNOW THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND OTHER MOTORISTS AREN'T WORTH IT TO THEM. JUST 2 MILES EARLIER WE DROVE THOUGH A SCHOOL ZONE!!!!! AS THE KIDS WERE LEAVING FOR THE DAY! THANK GOD THEY LASTED THAT 2 EXTRA MILES AND NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

NHTSA ID

10716593

Incident

May 14, 2015

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10659848

Incident

Oct 20, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON WENDOVER AVENUE IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA APPROXIMATELY 8:20 AM ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2014. WHILE TRAVELING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WAS TURNING RED AND I BEGAN SLOWING. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS QUICKLY CLOSING IN ON THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND REDUCED MY SPEED BY STANDING ON THE BRAKED AND USING ENGINE SPEED SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO 3RD TO 2ND AND THEN TO FIRST GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHIN A FOOT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THIS I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. I LOCATED A BLOWN BRAKE LINE THAT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ALONG THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. IN ADDITION, THE OTHER BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY CORRODED AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN CONSIDERING BRAKES ARE SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO SAFE DRIVING. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT MADE FOR A SUITABLE QUALITY FOR SUCH A CRITICAL SYSTEM. THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH IS UNDER THE VEHICLE AS WELL, IS NOT CORRODED AND IS MADE OUT OF SUITABLE QUALITY MATERIAL. IF THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE ON THE ROAD WITH SIMILAR MATERIALS THE RESULTS MAY BE INJURIOUS OR DEADLY. PLEASE HELP TO ADDRESS AND RECTIFY THIS SITUATION WITH CHEVROLET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640822

Incident

Oct 2, 2014

Mileage

92,134 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN LOCALLY, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE TRUCK BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER SAFELY & NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR WERE SEVERELY RUSTED ALONG WITH THE ONE LINE THAT HAD FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10638048

Incident

Mar 15, 2013

Mileage

89,000 mi

I USE MY AVALANCHE ONLY IN THE SUMMER TO TOW A SMALL TRAILER IN MY COMMUNITY. I USED IT IN THE WINTERS FROM 2004-2008. I WAS BACKING THE TRUCK UP AND APPLIED MY BRAKES AND SMELLED SMOKE AND MY BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I GOT DOWN UNDER THE TRUCK TO GET A BETTER LOOK AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. MY WIFE DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE GROCERY STORE THAT MORNING AND I AM SO THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE FINE ONE MINUTE AND IT ONLY TOOK A SECOND FOR THE FLUID TO COME OUT. IN SECONDS I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. THIS IS THE FIRST TRUCK I HAVE OWNED AND I AM SHOCKED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MUCH STRONGER THAN WHAT I HAVE ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CHECK ON A REGULAR BASIS. I DON'T USE THIS TRUCK FOR OFF ROAD, PLOWING, DRIVING IN THE SNOW. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A STRONG VEHICLE THAT COST ME $44,000 IN 2004. I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10637803

Incident

Sep 20, 2014

Mileage

127,000 mi

DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I 95 SOUTH ON THE WAY TO VACATION, BRAKES FAILED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TRUCK IN SHOP FOR WEEK AND FOUND SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH LINES AND 2 LEAKS. I HEARD THAT THERE IS A KNOWN METAL DEFECT WITH 2001-2004 BRAKE LINES. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628325

Incident

Aug 16, 2014

Mileage

199,000 mi

WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO STOP AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH THE ALARM THEN COMING ON IN THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE OR STOPPING POWER TO THE BRAKES. USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED UP INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE METAL HIGH PRESSURE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617647

Incident

Jul 29, 2014

Mileage

143,219 mi

REAR BRAKE LIKES BLEW OUT DUE TO CORROSION. BRAKE LINES CORRODE AT EACH POINT THAT THEY ARE FASTENED TO THE VEHICLE. NO OTHER MAJOR CORROSION ON THE VEHICLE. FRONT BRAKE LINES ALSO CORRODED BUT NOT YET TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. STOPPING THE TRUCK WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615585

Incident

Jul 17, 2014

Mileage

135,000 mi

I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT MY BRAKES WERE FAILING. ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE OF ROAD, (OLD ROUTE 23S) IN CEDAR GROVE, AS I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT WITH VEHICLES AT A STOP. MY BRAKES WERE GIVING WAY AND WERE NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP COMPLETELY. I KEPT ON PUMPING THEM IN HOPES THAT THE HYDRAULICS WOULD KICK IN; THEY DID NOT. AS I APPROACHED THE STOPPED VEHICLES, I WAS READY TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRAVEL & VEERED INTO THE INTERSECTION'S TURN TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND CALLED AAA TO BE TOWED. MY MECHANIC CALLED ME WITH THE 'EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS' THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE ENDURING. ONE IS BUSTED COMPLETED; THE OTHERS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS SO FAR AND AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE TRUE 'DAMAGES' ARE GOING TO BE AS FAR AS EXPENSE. I AM HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURY ANYONE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD NO WARNING AND AM NOW LIVING WITHOUT MY TRUCK AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL ON MY WALLET. *TT

NHTSA ID

10537774

Incident

Aug 25, 2013

Mileage

125,000 mi

MY SON WAS GOING TO THE STORE AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE HAD NO BRAKES. AFTER HE PARKED THE TRUCK HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I FILLED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR I HAD MY WIFE PUSH THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND I FOUND THE LEAK IN THE RUSTY BRAKE LINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532237

Incident

Jul 25, 2013

Mileage

170,170 mi

WHEN BACKING OUT MY DRIVEWAY I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER DRIVEWAY. GROUP OF BRAKE LINES ALONG SIDE OF FRAME WERE TOTALLY RUSTED INTO A GLOB OF RUST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525943

Incident

Jun 27, 2013

Mileage

49,500 mi

WHILE MOVING THE TRUCK AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY WE NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE NOTICED INSIDE THE DRIVERS WHEEL WELL THAT SOME LINES HAD FLUID ON THEM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. LUCKILY WE HAD NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO HAVE TWO OF THE LINES REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE LINES OF ANY KIND ARE NOT COVERED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510185

Incident

Aug 3, 2011

Mileage

52,341 mi

HI HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION AND THE BODY IS COMPLETELY ROTTING OUT REALLY PATHETIC AS THIS VEHICLE WAS SO EXPENSIVE AND WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS AS THERE SHOULD BE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10508725

Incident

Apr 17, 2013

Mileage

138,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508573

Incident

Mar 13, 2013

Mileage

46,000 mi

STARTED MY CHEVROLET, STARTED BACKING UP DOWN AN INCLINE OF MY DRIVEWAY, "SERVICE BRAKES" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. OPENED HOOD AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BRAKE LINE (CHEAP STEEL) WAS SHOOTING BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE AND ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT'S GOING TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503229

Incident

Mar 15, 2013

Mileage

76,912 mi

BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. DEALER WILL REPLACE ENTIRE TRUCKS BRAKE LINES EXTENSIVE REPAIR. PERSONALLY KNOW A FRIEND WITH A 2002 CHEVROLET THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIR CENTER HE REPAIRED HIS TRUCK AT INFORMED HIM THAT THEY REPLACED FOUR OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS BRAKE LINES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY YEARS AND NEVER REPLACED BRAKE LINES ON A CAR SOME WITH OVER 150,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10485888

Incident

Nov 18, 2012

Mileage

30,307 mi

REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND ROT. THE MECHANIC PERFORMING CURRENT REPAIRS STATS THAT THE FRONT HYDRAULIC LINES ARE RUSTING AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE FRONT CALIPERS HAVE ROTTED OUT BLEEDER VALVES. THE FRONT CALIPERS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT WHEN THE FRONT HYDRAULIC LINES ARE REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED TO AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM LEAK. THE LEAK WAS TRACED TO A DAMAGED PLASTIC FITTING CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP METAL WAS ROTTED CAUSING THE JOINT TO EXPAND DAMAGING THE FITTING AND CAUSING THE LEAK. I DO NOT TRAILER A BOAT AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IMMERSED IN SALT WATER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS AMOUNT OF UNDERCARRIAGE RUST AND METAL DAMAGE ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED WITH MANY MORE MILES AND YEARS OF SERVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482113

Incident

Oct 24, 2012

Mileage

52,500 mi