Complaint 1101259
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Aug 19, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1101259
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Aug 19, 2014
- Date Received
- Aug 22, 2014
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
I WAS ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE GOING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDEN "WENT TO THE FLOOR" (BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION). AFTER TAKING TRUCK TO MECHANIC, I LEARNED ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE SERVERELY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - FUEL LINES AS WELL. REPAIRS TOTALED $2185. I OWNED SEVERAL OTHER MAKE PICKUPS, DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER BRAKE OR FUEL LINES. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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