I pull up to my local Hess today, and my friend Ray is leaning over the open hood of his 2003 Xtreme. He said as he was pulling out his brakes stopped working. I looked behind the wheel, and his left front brake line was completely severed! It looked like it was rubbing on the control arm and just broke. I can't really find any instances of GM recalling anything in relation to this, but I told him to pitch a fit and try to get the dealership to fix for free (it's out of warranty). Anyone heard of this happening with the Xtreme or even the regular S10? I find it unbelievable that GM would design the suspension and braking system so that this would even be possible. Ray's just lucky he wasn't on the highway when it happened!!! Scary...

p.s. I was looking into buying a Colorado, but now I'm not so sure.

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headrivenoise... listen.

I had a blown brake line on our trail blazer, it happend on the way home from the dealer.

Its two years old....road debris could have damaged it.....so until you know what caused it you can't jump on GM for it.

Hell my Master Cylinder died in my Honda two years ago with no warning....I am not blaming honda for it.

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1983 300D W123
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1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

*If* it was rubbing on the control arm that's a bad design. If I believed that were the case and it were my vehicle, I'd take it in and politely ask whether there had been any recalls or TSBs issued for brake line failures, then lean harder and harder if the manager were not helpful.

Your Honda in an '89, right? That's not surprising that it went. Brake lines, in my opinion, should last more than 2 years. If road debris is the cause, you are right, though.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Well my intent being is road debriss hit it and bent it so it ended up rubbing....I guarantee you it wasn't built with it rubbing....or somebody did a brake job and ended up rotating the caliper putting a stress ont he line that had it go and rub....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche