2003 GMC Sierra 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 55
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 55 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 29 records
- brake pedal · 28 records
- went floor · 25 records
- pedal went · 20 records
- brake line · 17 records
- brake fluid · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 100–150k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Dear sirs; we own a 2003 gmc sierra 1500 extra cab truck. It was purchased in june of 2003. It has just over 100,000 miles on it. It has been maintained throughout and garaged. On sunday, august 26, 2012, our son was driving the truck in our neighborhood and the brakes failed without warning. (this vehicle is primarily driven by my husband to work and back daily. No indicator light ever came on.) there were children…
ODI 10478908
Service Brakes
I put my truck in reverse to back out of the shop and my brake pedal went to the floor. I quickly threw it in park an turned the truck off. I then pushed the brake pedal again and it again went to the floor and i heard brake fluid squirting out. I put the truck on the lift and raised it up to inspect the issue. After doing so i found very rusted brake lines and components. After research i found this to be a very…
ODI 10464322
Service Brakes
My wife was parking and brake pedal went to floor. *tr
ODI 10460427
Service Brakes
Backing up toward 60 ft dropoff to unload debris.when i hit the brakes the pedal went to the floor.stopped with e-brake or i would have been down that 60 ft drop.checked under truck and fluid was running out a break in the line from rusting through in the middle of the line,not at a fitting.was very lucky that i stopped in time.that would have left a mark! *tr
ODI 10551032
Service Brakes
On may 20, 2012 when moving my gmc 1500 pick up truck from my driveway at low speed i stepped on the brake only to have the pedal go all the way to the floor. This is the second time this occurred in about six months. On or about october 21, 2011 i also lost my brakes when parking the truck at a local strip mall. The required repair was for a corroded brake line. Thank god that both times i was traveling slowly. At…
ODI 10459052
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 GMC Sierra 1500.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.