# 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `933304` · 2012-08-10 · 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 1500
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 132,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT DUE TO ROT.  I WAS TRAVELING ~50 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.  I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE.  I SIDESWIPED ONE CAR.  AS THE POLICE TOOK MY REPORT ALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK OUT FROM MULTIPLE RUPTURES.  *TR
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