NHTSA Safety Complaint: 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

anonymous to NHTSA
September 3, 2013


All Products Associated with this Complaint: 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Date Complaint Filed: 09/03/2013
Date of Incident: 09/03/2013
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES
NHTSA ID Number: 10538659
Crash: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Number of Deaths: 0
Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2GCEK19T341...

SUMMARY: GOT CUT-OFF IN TRAFFIC, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES IT HELD FOR A SECOND THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. GOT THE TRUCK HOME ONLY TO FIND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THRU AND LEAKING, AND WITH THAT I WAS CHECKING THE OTHER LINES FOUND THEM TO BE RUSTED AS WELL.