2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

I NOTICED THAT THE WAS A LEAK UNDER MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS A BRAKE LINE AND AS I STARTED LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE VISUALLY IN SIMILAR SHAPE. THIS IS ON A 2003 SILVERADO WITH 62000 MILES, SO I AM NOW REPLACING ALL THE LINES BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T SEE THE DRIP IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WITH A 7200 POUND TRUCK. *TR

I USE THIS TRUCK TO PULL A 2-HORSE GOOSENECK TRAILER AND HAD LITERALLY JUST UNLOADED TWO HORSES AND UNHOOKED THE TRAILER. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK TO LEAVE THE BARN, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND FLUID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY AND TRUCK. VERY SCARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAD THIS OCCURRED MOMENTS BEFORE WHILE PULLING THE LOADED TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY, I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT MY SELF AND/OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY OF THE HORSES. THERE WERE SUDDENLY NO BRAKES. I PULLED THE TRUCK ONTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP. IT IS STILL SITTING THERE BUT HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY TWO PEOPLE. COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. I AM NOW INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY, JULIE MILLER

REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURE BEHIND FUEL TANK ON 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WHILE NORMALLY DRIVEN. INSPECTED THE LINES FOR REPAIR AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION OF ALL LINES AFT OF THE A.B.S. UNIT. HAVE REPLACED LINES WITH AFTERMARKET BENDABLE ONES AS PERFORMED ARE NOT AVAILABLE I AM TOLD. LARGE SECTIONS OF OLD LINE ARE IN MY POSSESSION. 60,000 MILES ON UNIT UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION IS TERRIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET K2500HD SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING 5 MPH FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE YET HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN BOTH CIRCUITS OF THE REDUNDANT HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. IF IT HAD OCCURRED 5 MILES EARLIER, THEIR WOULD HAVE BEEN A 7000 POUND MACHINE ROLLING ON I83 WITH NO BRAKES, PLACING UNWARY MOTORISTS AND THE DRIVER AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, YOU SHOULD PONDER THE POSSIBLE CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE TO REPORT THIS LATENT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE BEHEMOTH MACHINES. AT THE VERY LEAST, EACH REGISTERED OWNER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THE POSSIBLE FATAL MALFUNCTION. IF IT SAVES ONE LIFE!!! IF IT CAUSES ONE DEATH??? MY 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AT 297000 MILES! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MANAGERS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS TELL ENGINEERS TO SHUT UP. REMEMBER THE CHALLENGER (SPACE SHUTTLE)? FASTER! CHEAPER! BETTER???? CORPORATE USA HAS ALREADY FAILED, SIZE IS IRRELEVANT. BEING A PART OWNER OF GM, CAN YOU SPELL CONFLICT OF INTEREST? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THERE WAS ONE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS REPLACED. THE OTHER THREE RUSTED BRAKE LINES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.