NHTSA Complaint #10887540 — 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH HARDLY ANY BRAKES.I HAD TO GO ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID MAJOR CRASH . WAS VERY SHOCKED AND HEART WAS RACING . I NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN BEFORE IN ALL THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME BY USING LOWER GEARS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. WHEN I FINALLY GOT HOME I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON AND SAW THAT MY BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED THRU AND THE FLUID WAS COMING OUT. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND SAW THERE WERE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I CALLED SEVERAL PLACES AND THE COST TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES WAS AROUND 1200 - 1700. I ENDED UP GETTING THEM REPLACED FOR $1600. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE OWED MANY VEHICHLES OVER THE YEARS IN THIS SAME AREA AND HAVE NEVER EVER HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE LINE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL BEFORE ANYONE DIES. THERE MUST BE FAULTY METAL BEING USED IN THESE AND NEEDS TO BE STAINLESS STEEL. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $1600 I HAD TO SPEND ON THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINES. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL OR LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE REPAIRS.