NHTSA Complaint #10414892 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

I OWN A 2004 SILVERADO 2500HD CREW CAB. I WAS LEAVING A LAKE BOAT RAMP WITH MY BOAT IN TOW WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE E-BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD I WENT UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES INTO THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND ONE HAD RUPTURED. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AT THIS POINT. UPON RETURNING HOME I BEGAN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FOUND THAT YOUR AGENCY IS INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM. I FIND IT UNSATISFACTORY THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN AT LEAST AN ADVISORY TO AT LEAST INSPECT SO AT LEAST THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEIR PROPERTY, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FROM HARM. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER THAN I WAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME. WOULD YOU PLEASE AT LEAST PUT SOMETHING OUT. I KNOW THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE??? THERE IS NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS THAN A 9000LB+ TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES!! HOW LONG DO YOU PLAN ON "RESEARCHING" THIS? I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND KNOW THAT SAFETY CHANGES ARE USUALLY WRITTEN IN BLOOD!! PLEASE STOP ACTING LIKE THE FAA AND BE PROACTIVE ON THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 08/11/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 06/06/12* JS