# 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1617806` · 2019-11-03 · 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:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 159,616
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I STARTED MY SUBURBAN LIKE ANY OTHER DAY,  STEP ON BRAKES TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER,  PUT INTO DRIVE WITH NO PROBLEM,  I WENT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AKA FREEWAY WITH NO PROBLEM,  I NEEDED TO MAKE A PANIC STOP,  AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR,  TRYING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL, THAT ALSO FAILED.. WHEN DID A AMERICAN MADE PRODUCT LIKE THE CHEVY SUBURBAN GAT SUCH A CHEAP MANUFACTURING OF BRAKE COMPONENTS... MY PREVIOUS CAR, 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON CAMPER NEVER NEEDED STEEL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THE RUBBER HOSES I CAN UNDERSTAND... BUT STEEL BRAKES LINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 25 YRS.
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