# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1035712` · 2014-01-31 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 160,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, TO THE FLOOR, ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. GM SAYS THE DUAL SYSTEM PREVENTS THIS ?  NOT TRUE.  MY MECHANIC INFORMS THAT BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND FAILURE ON GM TRUCKS IS A KNOWN AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM, DUE TO INFERIOR METAL USED IN THE BRAKE LINES.  GM IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MOST CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM ON THEIR TRUCKS !  WHAT IS NHTSA DOING ????  *TR
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