NHTSA Complaint #10512142 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

STARTED VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF GARAGE, AS I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE, WHILE PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO GARAGE DOOR FRAME, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM FLASHING ON THE GARAGE DOOR FRAME. ALL ATTEMPTS TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL YIELDED NO STOPPING EFFECT. FORTUNATELY, THIS EPISODE OCCURRED IN THE DRIVEWAY AS MY INTENDED ROUTE INCLUDED A STEEP HILL ENDING AT A "T" INTERSECTION. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR, THERE IS A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FLUID APPEARS TO BE ORIGINATING FROM A SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE THAT SITS ABOVE THE FRAME LEADING INTO THE ABS CONTROLLER. ALL THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR IN THE SAME SEVERELY RUSTED CONDITION.