Complaint 1257581
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Jan 31, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1257581
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Jan 31, 2016
- Date Received
- Feb 1, 2016
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPILLED BRAKE FLUID WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. HAD FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED. SIX MONTHS OR SO LATER, REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND SPILLED BRAKE FLUID WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. HAD REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED. ABS IS NOW CONTAMINATED AND IS CAUSING STOP TIME DELAY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. ALMOST CRASHED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY HEART DROPPED TO MY STOMACH. DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH RUST FREE COMPONENTS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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