Brake Light On problems of the 2004 Chevrolet 1500

Went to drive truck and when I turned the key to the on position the check brake light came on and alarm bell sounded. After checking under vehicle I noticed brake fluid under the left rear (driver's side) tire. I checked for the source and noticed that the solid brake line had corroded in that location.

The vehicle had a brake failure due to a brake line rusting out. Further inspection revealed that the brake lines are of poor quality. And all the brake lines are rotted out. These are sized too small diameter to save weight . 3/16th cheap steel, and thin wall tubing, uncoated, unpainted, non galvanized, or any other type of protected brake line. It is a chronic problem with these vehicles. Gm decided to use these cheap thin wall brake lines. And all the brake lines and fuel lines , and power steering cooler lines, for that matter are rotted beyond safe use. While the rest of the vehicle looks beautiful. It is just blatent irresponsible behavior. To use these lines without rust protection. Paint at least. Or better yet, they should of been stainless or cad or galvanized plated lines. Gm should replace them for free, and the fuel lines and my rotted out cooler lines. The vehicle has 54,000 miles on it and is parked in my drive. I owe 3 years on it. I drove it 4000 miles . The brakes failed, the airbag lights on, the brake lights on, lines rotted all over, and its a piece of [xxx] . I hope gm rots in [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I entered the truck depressed the brake pedal and started the vehicle as I always do. The pedal then went to the floor. I tried to apply the brake again and pressed it completely to the floor, at that point the service brakes light came on so I shut off the vehicle and inspected it. I noticed brake fluid coming out from under the drivers door area. Upon closer inspection I noticed a cluster of brake lines that all appear very rusty and in very bad shape. At least one of these lines is leaking. Thankfully I was parked.

When I was backing my truck out of my driveway my brake pedal hit the floor and the service brake light came on. Upon further checking I realized that my break lines rusted out and broke. While looking under truck I realized a lot of lines and truck is rusted. Don't feel a nine year old truck should be that rusted. If you need to contact me my email is ohbald1@aol. Com or 201-280-7955 my name is andrew pacucci jr.

I was stopped at a traffic light and the service brake pedal light went to the floor and the vehicle began to roll. There was no warning signs of an issue at this point. Due to the light turning green I was able to avoid an accident with the vehicle in front off mine at the traffic light. I proceed to a safe location carefully testing the brakes and noticed the pedal to be soft. I pulled into a area quickly and the pedal went to the floor again and was able to put the vehicle in park before the vehicle moved more than a foot or two. I opened the hood and the fluid was above the min mark on the reservoir then noticed fluid on the ground under the cab. The brake lines appeared to be leaking and severely corrroded with holes in the lines from the engine compartment to the rear of the vehicle.