Complaint 1271916
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Mar 5, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1271916
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Mar 5, 2016
- Date Received
- Mar 31, 2016
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
WHILE ROUTINELY DRIVING MY 03 CHEV SILVERADO TRUCK, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP AND MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHICH HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. AS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, I HAVE EXCELLENT DRIVING SKILLS WHICH HELPED ME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED!
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