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2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1212335
Internal NHTSA #	10750307
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	12/08/15
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was towing my 33' travel trailer with my very well maintained 2003 gmc sierra 1500 pick up truck. After a four and a half hour trip on the interstate highway doing 65 mph, i arrived at my campground. As i was backing my trailer into my camp site, my brake pedal went to the floor and my dashboard lit up with warning lights. I had complete brake failure. I put the truck in park and got out to look under the truck. Right below the driver seat, brake fluid was pouring out of the brake line which had burst open. I had no brakes. Thank god this happened while i was backing the trailer in at 2 mph. Minutes prior to this i was going 65 mph on the highway, towing a 33' trailer. I shutter to think what could have happened if this line burst while at highway speeds. My wife and i were freaked out for days thinking about what could have happened. We had to have the truck towed to a repair shop and endure a very expensive replacement of all the brake lines, which were completely corroded. While the truck was being fixed i did some research on this problem and found that there were many, many, complaints about this exact same problem concerning 1999 - 2003 gmc and chevy pick up trucks and other models. Gm claims that you would still have some brakes because there are separate brake lines to the front and rear brakes. This is true, but i lost so much fluid, so fast, i had no brakes. Does someone always have to die before they force a recall? There are so many complaints on this matter and i know there is an on going investigation by the nhtsa. Enough investigating, force the recall before someone dies if they haven't already.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	104816
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MANHATTAN, IL
VIN pattern	1GTEC14V74ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	2
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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