NHTSA Complaint #10340362 — 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN HIS DRIVEWAY AT LOW, UNKNOWN SPEEDS, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST, A HOLE AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE LINE FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR HIMSELF. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,326.