NHTSA Complaint #10473313 — 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500

I LEFT MY RESIDENCE TO RUN AN ERRRAND AND A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER AND A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOP AND CAREFULLY RETURNED HOME WITH THE BRAKES BARELY WORKING. UPON INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH ARE CLUSTERED TOGETHER UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE ARE COMPLETED CORRODED. I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHICH ONE RUPTURED DUE TO ALL OF THE CORROSION. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. THE BRAKE LINES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE 30 YEARS OLDER THAN THE REST OF MY VEHICLE. I OWN SOME OLDER VEHICLES, INCLUDING A 1961 TRUCK AND A 1953 CAR THAT HAVE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AND LOOK TO BE IN MUCH BETTER CONDITION THAN ON MY 2000 SUBURBAN. THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT I DRIVE WHEN TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY AND I AM VERY UPSET REGARDING THE QUALITY AND DESIGN OF THESE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL 2001. *TR