Complaint 1229334
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Oct 9, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1229334
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Oct 9, 2015
- Date Received
- Oct 16, 2015
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHEN OUR FRIEND TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A BRAKE LINE RUNNING ON TOP OF THE FRAME BEHIND THE RADIATOR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, ALLOWING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO PUMP OUT OF THE SYSTEM. ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND PROBABLY NEAR FAILURE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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