Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069509 | Incident Date: Jun, 24 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LANGHORNE | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19TXY1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving north on garderstate parkway the brake light of my 2000 chevy silverado came on. i exited parkway at northfield exit and i applied my brakes. the brake pedal felt soft and the pedal went to the floor. i was able to make a left turn at the end of the exit ramp. the light at tilton road turned red i applied brakes the pedal went to the floor. there is a sunoco station on the corner which i coasted into. i checked under the hood fluid level was below the min. line. i added fluid into the reservoir. i got back into the truck and applied my brakes. pedal went to the floor again. i looked under the truck and noticed there was brake fluid running onto the ground. noticed a pep boys store about 1/2 of a block down the road. i waited till there was no cars coming and proceeded out onto tilton road toward pep boys. down shifted and applied brake pedal as i approached store. they checked the braking system and indicated that a brake line was leaking fluid. monday they repaired the truck by replacing about a five (5) foot section of brake line at the tune of $262.52 wow. i do have the old section of brake line that was removed. the old section of brake line is so heavily rusted the shop indicated it was very unusual. when i got home i looked at the repair and the rest of the line still in the truck and i am worried about condition of brake lines and the excessive rust that exist. i'm worried that there may be another leak,result might be that we are not as lucky the next time. the parkway is a 65 mph road and if i would have had to stop very fast doing that speed i truly believe i would never have been able to stop without injuries. i have always owned chevy's and i kept them for generally 9 to 10 years and i have never had a brake line rust out as did my 2000 chevy truck. i hope that this matter can be investigated. thank you very much for time spent in reading my long description of this occurrence. edward r glaser. *nm |