2001 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Brakes Problems

“Came close to hitting an so cruiser in back when front brake lines blew out on left frame and at front wheel ,wondering if GM is doing anything about this problem ,been reading on google that it seems a lot of people are having the same thing going on looked at rest of lines and they are all almost rusted away ,I don't understand this I have a 1996 s10 blazer and the lines are just fine on this old of a vehicle ,I can't find anywhere there has been a recall ?”

“My 2001 chevy one ton silverado pick-up with 90,000 miles on it , has majorly rusted out brake lines. While driving down the road, I blew a brake line. When I looked to see what line it was,I was amazed at how badly all the lines were rusted. My mechanic quoted me like $ 1400 dollars to replace all of the lines,and guarantee his work. I understand that all GM trucks from 2000 to 2009 had this major problem . I have found an after market line kit for $ 280 with about 3 days labor for a diy guy.”

“Brake lines on my truck rusted thru and brakes failed while on the road. The rusted lines ran from the ABS system to the master cylinder and front brakes. It occurred at low speed and I used emergency brake to get home. The lines have not been replaced as yet. I will save parts.”

“The ABS sensor caused the left front brake to chatter when almost to a stop. On wet pavement the wheel would slide. I took my truck to my dealer for repair. They said that rust was forming between the casting and the sensor and lifting the sensor up. They have seen this several times. They took the sensor out and cleaned the casting and sensor sprayed a anti rust on both and replaced the sensor. Things work ok now.”

“The brakse on my 2001 SILVERADO 3500 have been intermittent the past few years. Most of the time they work fine but today was the worst experience of all the rest. I pulled up to a stop light, pedestrians stepped into the cross walk, I stepped on the brakes and went right through the red light. Fortunately the pedestrians were able to jump out of the way as I coasted right through them. The brakes worked fine until I got home then I almost coasted into my garage door.”