NHTSA complaint: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. BRAKE LINE TUBING CORROSION BLEW A HOLE IN THE BRAKE TUBING WHILE BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN. 2. BRAKE LINE FLUID DRAINED FROM MASTER CYLINDER, TRUCK CAN NOT BE DRIVEN, IT TOOK SOME SERIOUS DRIVING TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO VEER INTO AN OPEN PARKING LOT BEFORE SLAMMING INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. 3.THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME BRAKE LINE CORROSION FAILURE. *TT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation