Complaint 1227779
2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Oct 11, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1227779
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Oct 11, 2015
- Date Received
- Oct 12, 2015
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY DUE TO SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY MUSHY AT STOP SIGN COMING OFF OF FREEWAY. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN (3-WAY INTERSECTION ON 55-MPH COUNTY HIGHWAY) THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOBODY IN THE INTERSECTION OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. APPARENTLY GM'S POSITION IS THAT BRAKE LINES ARE MAINTENANCE ITEM, AND THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE OWNED OLDER VEHICLES (INCLUDING A NEARLY 50-YEAR OLD CHEVROLET TRUCK) IN SNOW COUNTRY AND HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES THIS RUSTY. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THE RUPTURE DID NOT OCCUR IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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