Complaint 1160677
2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Feb 21, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1160677
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Feb 21, 2015
- Date Received
- Feb 26, 2015
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
HI, NOT SURE IF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE LINES. ON 2/21/15, MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK (VIN# [XXX]). HE WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO AN AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT. ONE LINE BURST, BUT ALL NEEDED REPLACING. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY GM/CHEVROLET. I DID SOME RESEARCH THROUGH THE NTSB, AAA, EDMUNDS, AND MOTOR TREND AND THEY ALL SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN YEARS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND THANKFULLY, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON KNEW ENOUGH TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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