Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Chevrolet C1500

Driving south on garden state parkway new jersey, stopped to get NJ numbers, truck stopped fine. Upon getting back into truck placed in reverse stepped on brake, right to the floor, no warning, no lights, nothing. Went back into store bought some brake fluid filled reservoir pumped brakes back up and did get some pedal. Upon starting truck applied brakes, right to the floor. Checked under truck, fluid leaking from rear, appeared to be from above the pumpkin. Upon having the truck towed home approx 30 miles, next day checked under vehicle, brake line rusted right through, leaking all of extra fluid out onto pumpkin. I do believe if I had been traveling north on the parkway at speeds of 65mph and had to hit the brakes in any emergency situation, the aftermath could have been fatal for someone. I have been driving for 50 years and have never had a brake line rust through and pop with out any warning, very dangerous problem. The brake lines are majorily flawed, such a high pressure system should be stainless steel, not some cheap steel that could have proven fatal. Thank u for listening.

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Lucky I was sitting at a wendy's pickup window when I felt a pop and my brake pedal went to the floor. Checked and found that 2 of my brake lines had pin holes leaking brake fluid. All brake lines are rusted along with gas line (from master cyl to abs block and back) it is sitting at a chevy dealer in va beach because they said cost over 3000 to fix or total it, glad it happened when I was really driving like on the way home to PA after vac.

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The 1st incident this year happened in March 2012. While traveling down a hill at 25 mph I pressed on the brake pedal and it went to the floor. I had to use the emergency brake to bring the truck to a stop on the level at the bottom of the hill. Thank god there was not any one crossing the street or another car in front of me. The mechanic said the left rear brake line had ruptured from the metal line being corroded. Cost $300. 00 + towing. Cost to replace all lines is over a $1,000. 00. Cannot afford new truck or that type of expenditure at this time. The 2nd incident happened today, may 2012. While traveling on a level highway at 35 mph a car pulled out in front of me from a gas station and I had to hit the brakes hard. I felt a pulse in the brake pedal and it went to the floor. To avoid hitting the car I went up over a very high curb, over a walkway and through a parking lot. I jammed on the emergency brake to bring it to a stop. Looked under the truck and the frame is covered with brake fluid under the drivers seat. Another guy stopped to see if I was o. K. . I had him press on the brake pedal and looked under the truck. You could see the fluid squirting out of 2 corroded, ruptured brake lines. Had the truck towed. I have had problems with metal corrosion on this truck since day one. The rear bumper had extensive rust in 3 years. Went to dealer, got the run around. I replaced all four brake rotors with less than 35,000 and the pads were maintained during this time. Went to dealer, dealer said that was normal wear for a rotor. Give me a brk. It sounds like bad metal was used throughout this truck.