Hello Chevy Family!
I have a few questions, if anyone is able to help me?
I’m having braking problems very similar to each of you.
The Vehicle:
Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 2007.5 6.6 turbo diesel Allison transmission crew cab loaded.
Long story written up below the short version.
Short version:
-Driving warm vehicle on highway for 5-10 min when rear passenger brake seizes.
-Limp up to gas station- by that time super hot and super stuck.
-Wait overnight for it to cool off, to my surprise I am able to drive it home.
What would cause truck to drive fine for 30 min then out of nowhere while driving at highway speeds only one caliper seizes up locked tight.
Then release when it’s cooled off, but still be stuck slightly to where it’s not back to normal??
My plan of action as of now...
-I need new rotors and pads in the rear so I’m going to change those now.
-Change my brake fluid in resivourre and then flush lines and bleed brake system.
-Im going to price the rubber brake lines and if possible I’m going to change those two too.
— Hopefully that fixes the problem...???
What would you do??
Another issue, my hydroboost is leaking so I’m going to see if I can change that too bc it needs to be done either way I guess.
Anyway this Could have caused my brake problem?
Story:
I was driving the vehicle maybe 45 min around town and at highway speeds before this happened, stopped at home for 15 min, got back on the road for a two hour trip and made it maybe 5 miles at highway speeds before I noticed the chug of the engine pulling hard.
I was driving out of town on the highway the other day when I noticed something wrong, I thought maybe I had a flat tire. I pulled over and saw the heat coming off the rear passenger tire as if the brake was seizing up. I limped it up to the gas station and left it there overnight, by the time I got there it was wicked hot I poured water on it.
I went back the next day hoping to get it home somehow and to my surprise, I was able to get the truck moving and back home.
Now I'm home and the brakes are still applied but can move the truck some.
Im hoping it could be a fix as simple as the rubber brake hoses being replaced?
I need to do my brake pads and rotors, might as well do them now, but I don’t think it’s going to help my problem specifically.
I saw someone say they replaced their brake lines, the rubber caliper brake lines, the calipers, the rotors and pads and still didn’t fix their problem and ended up being the hydroboost or something up top.
I don’t have the money to just start replacing things willy nilly hoping for a cure to my problem.
Besides my brake problem- my power steering system has a rather large leak in the system somewhere. I believe it’s leaking from the hydroboost as it collects road grime from that point and below. I don’t have money for a dealership to help me so I’ve just been tipping it off and skating by and now I fear the two problems might be related- as I understand the brakes get their power from the power steering system.
Thanks for your help guys.
Any suggestions or links to articles with Similar issues resolved would be much appreciated!!
Carl.
