NHTSA Complaint #10504399 — 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10504399
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Date of Incident	March 22, 2013
Date Filed	March 25, 2013
Mileage	74,226 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LINES HAVE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE AND A REPORT ISSUED TO NHTSA. THIS TIME, MY SON WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN THAT SLOWED HIM DOWN, AND ENDED UP ON TOP OF THE MEDIAN. THANK GOODNESS THE TRUCK WAS EMPTY AND NO ONE WAS USING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE INTERSECTION. INSPECTION SHOWED YET ANOTHER CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THIS BRAKE LINE WAS OEM. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AFTER THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT LOOK FINE AND ARE NOT CORRODED. IT APPEARS THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILURE AT 51,848 MILES DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. THE LINES BURST IN AN AREA THAT WAS WEAKENED BY CORROSION AND FAILED UNDER NORMAL USAGE AND BRAKE LINE PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT FAILURE WAS EMINENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPDATED 04/03/13

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