# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1077088` · 2014-06-18 · 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 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 176,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
WHILE IN TRAFFIC I PUSHED MY BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD TO STOP AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR.  SOME BRAKING RESISTANCE WAS FELT BY THE VEHICLE BUT I STILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  THERE WAS ONLY A MINOR SCRATCH ON THE CAR I HIT BECAUSE I ALSO HIT THE PARKING BRAKE ONE THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.  THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE A PROBLEM BUT WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS SQUIRTING FLUID.  ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE CAR SHOWED HEAVY SIGNS OF RUST.  *TR
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