DRIVING APPROX 50 MPH ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN SLOWING FOR RED LIGHT AHEAD, NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL GOING CLOSER TO FLOOR THAN NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING AS NORMAL, AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS STAYING CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. GOT STOPPED AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CHECK OF MASTER CYLINDER REVEALED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL TO BE APPROX. HALF FULL. UPON CHECKING UNDER VEHICLE, I SAW BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT FROM THE GAS TANK SHIELD. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10627901
- Incident
- Aug 23, 2014
- Mileage
- 67,105 mi
COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS BY USING THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON MY TRAILER TO STOP THE COMBINED VEHICLE. EXAMINATION REVEALED A RUSTED BRAKE LINE COMING FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE AT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE VEHICLE. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE 4 BRAKE LINES FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE WHEELS WERE ALL RUSTED/PITTED AND ABOUT READY TO RUST THROUGH. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10588605
- Incident
- Jul 22, 2013
- Mileage
- 125,000 mi
REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10519952
- Incident
- Jun 10, 2013
- Mileage
- 124,600 mi
STARTED TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY AND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10502594
- Incident
- Feb 8, 2012
- Mileage
- 122,000 mi
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH EMERG BRAKE. DEALER SAYS ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED $2000. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10492350
- Incident
- Jan 8, 2013
- Mileage
- 120,000 mi
WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER BACK FROM A TRAILER INSPECTION I NOTICED THE BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY 2500 SUBURBAN FOR UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. UPON ARRIVAL AFTER SLOWLY LIMPING HOME USING MOSTLY THE TRAILER BRAKES I FOUND THAT A REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AND THE REAR MASTER CYLINDER TANK WAS EMPTY. A LOCAL AUTO SHOP CUT THE LINE AND ADDED A NEW SECTION. PER THE MECHANIC THE RUPTURED LINE IS RUSTED ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT LINES. THE CUT OUT SECTION WAS THROWN OUT BEFORE I COULD SAVE IT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10393896
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2011
- Mileage
- 70,775 mi
2001 SUBURBAN K2500 COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO CORROSION AND RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS UNIT AND FROM ABS UNIT TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS CURRENT INVESTIGATION PE10010. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10343019
- Incident
- Jul 13, 2010
- Mileage
- 104,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN ON AN OFF RAMP BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE LOCATED OVER THE AXLE HAD RUST ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10324450
- Incident
- Feb 28, 2010
- Mileage
- 108,000 mi
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 THAT HAS A BAD ABS MODULE THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET REPLACED SINCE JULY, SO THAT MY ABS BREAKING SYSTEM WILL WORK. THE MODULE HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED AT THE FACTORY SINCE JULY. THIS MAKES FOR AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE & FAMILY ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS WEEK WAS A VERY SCARY WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS AND HAD TO STOP FAST BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND THE BREAKS LOCKED UP AND THE SUBURBAN STARTED TO TURN SIDEWAYS, MY WHOLE FAMILY OF 6 WAS IN THE CAR. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO GET THE PARTS OR FIX THE CAR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10291412
- Incident
- Nov 3, 2009
- Mileage
- 98,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.