NHTSA Complaint #10822851 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME, THE ROCKER PANELS AND THE TAILGATE HINGES HAD ALSO RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.