# 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1178922` · 2015-04-29 · 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:** AVALANCHE 1500
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
MY 2002 AVALANCHE HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES FAIL THIS MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO STOP WHEN A DUMP TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME THIS MORNING.  I COULD NOT STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND I ENDED UP IN A FIELD.    THE SERVICE SHOP SHOWED ME THE HEAVILY RUSTED AND PITTED BRAKE LINES.  THEY FAILED IN AREAS AT THE BEND THAT WERE SUBJECT TO SALT EXPOSURE.    THE SHOP SAID THE METAL BRAKE LINES ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.  *TR
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