# 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `836271` · 2011-01-12 · 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 1500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 84,432
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CAUSED A FRONT END CRASH WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST AT CORROSION. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE HAD A SNOW BANK IN MY PATH AND NOT ANOTHER CAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MYSELF AND MY WIFE WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, UNABLE TO STOP, WITH NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE CROSS STREET, LUCKILY. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SLOWLY AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING FROM THE BRAKE WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED UPON INSPECTION. *TR
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