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#109 of 190 Re: Rusty Brake Lines on 1500 GMC Sierra (2000) [preddy] by muddrum Oct 05, 2008 (12:52 pm)
Replying to: preddy (Jul 17, 2008 7:03 pm) Hi All,   I own a 2001 Silverado with 45K miles. Looks brand new on the outside and inside. The wife took the garbage down to the dumpster and complained she had to pump the brakes to stop because they when down to the floor. I pulled right front wheel off and saw the pads where in great shape. I noticed fluid under the drive side of the truck. Put my fingers in the fluid and determined it to be brake fluid. I look up next to the frame and saw all brake lines where rusted badly. This should not happened. I have had cars in the Chicago area with lots of salt and this has never happened! I not live in Missouri where winters are mild and salt use is a fraction of the Chicago area. GM has a problem here that needs to be fixed. I have been searching the net and many people with different GM models are having this same problem. Someone can get killed or seriously injured because of this! Time to go to war over this!   Later, Bill Replies to this message: muddrum (Oct 05, 2008 1:25 pm) obyone (Oct 05, 2008 7:34 pm) joe197 (Jan 11, 2009 11:34 am)
#110 of 190 Re: Rusty Brake Lines on 1500 GMC Sierra (2000) [muddrum] by muddrum Oct 05, 2008 (1:25 pm)
Replying to: muddrum (Oct 05, 2008 12:52 pm) I urge everyone that has a GM truck with rusted brake lines to goto http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/gm_chev_1500.html and file a complaint. Consumer Affairs will evaluate and see if a class action suite is in order. Make it happen complain now! Replies to this message: obyone (Oct 05, 2008 7:34 pm) joe197 (Jan 11, 2009 11:34 am)
#111 of 190 Re: Rusty Brake Lines on 1500 GMC Sierra (2000) [muddrum] by obyone Oct 05, 2008 (7:34 pm)
Replying to: muddrum (Oct 05, 2008 1:25 pm) While complaining is good, how does it help you now? Certainly you can't wait for results from Consumer Affairs or the NHTSA? I mean if it's leaking now what's a person to do? Replies to this message: joe197 (Jan 11, 2009 11:34 am)
#112 of 190 bleeding the brakes!!!!! by swifty300 Oct 16, 2008 (2:09 pm)
we have a 2003 sierra 4x4, changed the front calipers and pads. now we can't seem to bleed them properly, why. we have done the front and now tried bleeding back to front, but still we have to push the brake pedal all the way down. back calipers and pads are good, didn't need to be changed. if it is air locked how do we get the air out? Replies to this message: obyone (Oct 16, 2008 3:14 pm)
#113 of 190 Re: bleeding the brakes!!!!! [swifty300] by obyone Oct 16, 2008 (3:14 pm)
Replying to: swifty300 (Oct 16, 2008 2:09 pm) If you didn't change the calipers on the rear why would you have to bleed them? Aren't there seperate brake lines running to the front and to the rears?
#114 of 190 2006 silverado brakes by lssu1771 Oct 17, 2008 (12:18 pm)
I have a 2006 silerado 1500. It has 31K miles. Still under facotry warranty. I was feeling and hearing a terrible "grinding". I check the fronr drivers side and noticed gouges/engraving in the solid metal behind the rim. I am not very mechanical so unsure what everthing is. Anyway, I talked to a few people and they say a calliper may be sticking. The gouges were only on one side. I took it to dealer and they say its is due to normal wear. Anyone know that to be true. I the calliper is malfunction, caused brake pad to wear down to "metal on Metal." should warranty cover entire repair. Keep in mind, I am not hard on the brakes. If it was normal wear would both right and left side be equally worn? Or did a calliper problem on left side cause damage to brakes? Dealership says I now need new brakes and pads, not to mention tire rotation at a cost to me of $480.00 If that right or am I getting screwed? Should I fight with dealer to cover damages under warranty? Please give me mechanical advise on what to ask dealership about.... Replies to this message: obyone (Oct 17, 2008 7:38 pm) deerparkgal (Oct 21, 2008 3:00 pm)
#115 of 190 Re: 2006 silverado brakes [lssu1771] by obyone Oct 17, 2008 (7:38 pm)
Replying to: lssu1771 (Oct 17, 2008 12:18 pm) The dealer is blowing smoke. This repair should be covered under warranty as it appears that the caliper did indeed seize causing premature wear and the result being metal to metal. The brakes shouldn't be showing that type of wear at 31K miles unless something malfunctioned. The fact that the dealer said it was normal wear on the left while the right showed no signs of failure is an attempt to get you to spend your money to repair a warranty item.   If I were you I'd take my truck to another Chevy dealer cause the one you're dealing with is full of it.
#116 of 190 Re: 2006 silverado brakes [lssu1771] by deerparkgal Oct 21, 2008 (3:00 pm)
Replying to: lssu1771 (Oct 17, 2008 12:18 pm) OMG! I too have a 2006 Chevy 1500 w/36k miles. Recently we noticed a grinding type noise in the left front. We pulled the tire and could see gouges in the rotor. We took it to a brake shop thinking the pads just needed to be replaced and the rotors grinded down. The brake shop told us to take it back to the dealer that the left front rotor needed to be replaced and that it was a defect. He suspected that the caliper had been stuck and this is what caused the rotor to go bad so soon. I took it yesterday to the dealer, explained what the brake shop said. The service man told me that in all his 15 years of working for Chevrolet he has only had to replace calipers twice. They then charged me $40.00 to diagnos the problem, just to tell me that the calipers were fine and that i needed new brake pads and a new rotor on the left side. I asked him how this could happen to a 2 year old truck and he said "in town driving". I said well if that were the case, wouldn't the right one be the same. He said it was worn, but not as bad as the left. Anyway, $584.00 dollars later, we have it repaired. I still think its a Chevy defect and they just aren't admitting to it and that is why I went searching on the internet and found your comment. I just wish I had found it before I paid for the repairs!
#117 of 190 2007 chevy crew cab 4x4 by feagle Oct 22, 2008 (1:14 pm)
i wrote last year about this truck.. when the brakes got hot and melted the hub caps off and cheverlet replaced the booster and that fixed it....but now a year later and only 25,000 miles on it... i had the oil and tire rotation at a road side business and now the brakes are wore out .. im sure that it was from last year when it got so hot..."by the way chevy did not change the brakes on the truck last year" im wondering if chevy will pay for the new brakes? Replies to this message: obyone (Oct 22, 2008 3:38 pm)
#118 of 190 Re: 2007 chevy crew cab 4x4 [feagle] by obyone Oct 22, 2008 (3:38 pm)
Replying to: feagle (Oct 22, 2008 1:14 pm) if they didn't replace them last year when the 'incident' occured, I seriously doubt that they will pay for it now.

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