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LOST BRAKING POWER AT VERY LOW SPEEDS

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I HAVE A '16 SILVERADO 1500 5.3 W/ ABOUT 49K MILES. WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING, AFTER THE 2ND PUMP, I REALIZED THE TRUCK WASNT STOPPING. I HAD TO USE BOTH LEGS TO MAKE IT STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHILE DOING THAT I FELT THE ABS KICKING IN. MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE. INSTALLED HIGH PERFORMEANCE ROTORS AND PADS LIKE ABOUT 10-15K MILES AGO. BRAKE FLUID IS FINE. I DO HEAR AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AT ALL TIMES. KINDA LIKE A BAD PULLEY BEARING OR SOMETHING. NOTICED IT THE DAY THE TRUCK STARTED ACTING UP. WHILE DRIVING THE BRKAES WORKING FINE IT ONLY OCCCURES WHEN I AM PARKING AND AFTER LIKE THE 2ND PUMP I HAVE NO BRAKES. ALSO IF I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, DOES IT FALL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRENTY OR BASIC?

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Brianibew Enthusiast

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Your vacuum pump has most likely failed.  It is your power assist for braking.  If your looking at the engine from the front, it’s the very bottom pulley to the right.

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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X2 on the vacuum pump.  I'd be looking for oil in the hoses to and from it.  If that's the case, expect to replace the pump, hoses,  brake booster and master cylinder as engine oil would have contaminated the brake booster and is causing the loss of assist. 

 

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PIT5361C: Diagnostic Tip - Additional Brake Pedal Effort - (Mar 15, 2017)

Condition/Concern

In some rare situations, a customer may comment on a hard brake pedal or that increased effort is needed to depress the brake pedal.  Also, in some cases a tick or ticking noise may be heard, which may sound like an exhaust manifold leak.  While performing normal diagnostics, fluid may be found in the brake booster and/or the booster vacuum line. 

 

Important: Pay close attention to the fluid and if it is determined to be engine oil, it could be coming from the vacuum pump. The vacuum pump is belt-driven and mounted to the side of the engine block.  It is lubricated by pressurized engine oil.

 

Recommendation/Instructions

 

If engine oil is found, it is important the following parts are replaced. If not, the condition will return.

 

  1. Vacuum Pump
  2. Vacuum Line between the booster and the pump
  3. Brake Booster
  4. Master Cylinder 

 

 

 

It would be under bumper to bumper (3/36) most likely. 

EPIC CAJUN Enthusiast

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Yep, like the two before me stated, its the vacuum pump. Just replaced mine with the lines last month. 

 

Mine went out pulling into the driveway. Good thing the 4wheeler was in front to stop me or I would have gone through the garage wall.

 

 

Thanks GM!

diyer2 Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, truckguy82 said:

Dont you still have unassisted brakes if the vacuum pump goes out?

Yes as far as I know.

It just takes pushing the brake pedal harder.

 

:)

sk Senior Enthusiast

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6 hours ago, newdude said:

X2 on the vacuum pump.  I'd be looking for oil in the hoses to and from it.  If that's the case, expect to replace the pump, hoses,  brake booster and master cylinder as engine oil would have contaminated the brake booster and is causing the loss of assist. 

 

 

It would be under bumper to bumper (3/36) most likely. 

This except there is a newer version of the PIT that tells them to change a few more components.

 

My 2015 had this happen 3 times, totally random, over about a year and a half.  I argued with the dealership that I wanted this PIT done since I didn't trust driving the truck and it was a safety issue.  They finally gave in and performed the PIT.

 

That was 4 months and 2000 miles ago and the issue hasn't happened since.  As a side note I had the dreaded "it's just the normal DI tick sound" on my 5.3 but it has gone away since they changed out the vacuum pump!

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, sk said:

This except there is a newer version of the PIT that tells them to change a few more components.

 

My 2015 had this happen 3 times, totally random, over about a year and a half.  I argued with the dealership that I wanted this PIT done since I didn't trust driving the truck and it was a safety issue.  They finally gave in and performed the PIT.

 

That was 4 months and 2000 miles ago and the issue hasn't happened since.  As a side note I had the dreaded "it's just the normal DI tick sound" on my 5.3 but it has gone away since they changed out the vacuum pump!

 

The one I posted is the newest and latest one. 

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16 hours ago, newdude said:

X2 on the vacuum pump.  I'd be looking for oil in the hoses to and from it.  If that's the case, expect to replace the pump, hoses,  brake booster and master cylinder as engine oil would have contaminated the brake booster and is causing the loss of assist. 

 

 

It would be under bumper to bumper (3/36) most likely. 

YUP!! That is exactly what is happening and also when the time comes to slam on my brakes bcuz of these stupid LA drivers cutting me off, the truck wont stop at all AND I have the brake pedal to the floor! I contacted my nearest chevy dealer and was told that the vacuum pump is under basic warranty  (3/36). This should be safety recall in my opinion. SMH

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14 hours ago, catpartsman said:

Why not try using the emergency brake if this happens instead of hitting something that could damage your trucks?


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when you are concentrated on parking and going at slow speeds through a parking lot and your brakes suddenly go out or someone cutting you off at the last second, you don't really think of using your e-brake bro.

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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7 hours ago, 1SIKK_RADO said:

YUP!! That is exactly what is happening and also when the time comes to slam on my brakes bcuz of these stupid LA drivers cutting me off, the truck wont stop at all AND I have the brake pedal to the floor! I contacted my nearest chevy dealer and was told that the vacuum pump is under basic warranty  (3/36). This should be safety recall in my opinion. SMH

 

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/

 

https://my.gm.com/contact

 

Be a part of some change?  They've got a phone # or you can fill it out online.  I'd hope that others have possibly done this, or should be prompted to do it if they've had the issue.  The more grease the squeaky wheel gets...

sk Senior Enthusiast

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22 hours ago, newdude said:

 

The one I posted is the newest and latest one. 

I checked my Work Order.  They actually performed revision "B" which also told the Tech to replace the Vacuum Pump Belt and the A/C Compressor Belt (see "Parts Information" section in the attached file).  They must have eliminated those from rev "C" ...

PIT5361B Brakes.pdf

EPIC CAJUN Enthusiast

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On 7/18/2018 at 7:55 AM, catpartsman said:

Why not try using the emergency brake if this happens instead of hitting something that could damage your trucks?


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E brake is the last thing going through my mind as Im pulling in my parking spot with my foot on the break peddle when all of a sudden the peddle wont move.  

Deadpoollane Enthusiast

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And the parking break is a very high strange angle to get at when you have seconds to think, it’s no hand break


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