2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 service brakes problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 — 24% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving through a rural town going about 45 miles an hour, I applied the brakes and they were very soft, brake pedal went near the floor, eased it home on front brakes (as rear line had ruptured). Upon inspection brake line had rusted in two just behind the fuel tank (long section had rusted away)…”
filed Jul 28, 2016
“Was driving along at approximately 40 miles an hour when to apply the brakes the brake line ruptured and I had to steer off the road into ditch. *tr”
filed Dec 27, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Silverado 3500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Silverado 3500 | 12 | 26% |
| 2022 Silverado 3500 | 4 | 15% |
| 2021 Silverado 3500 | 5 | 13% |
| 2020 Silverado 3500 | 7 | 18% |
| 2019 Silverado 3500 | 3 | 14% |
| 2016 Silverado 3500 | 10 | 20% |
| 2015 Silverado 3500 | 10 | 19% |
| 2013 Silverado 3500 | 1 | 4% |
| 2012 Silverado 3500 | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 Silverado 3500 | 1 | 3% |
| 2007 Silverado 3500 | 3 | 8% |
| 2006 Silverado 3500 | 11 | 21% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.