Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan

Rear brake lines have rusted and failed. They have rusted and failed in the area just behind the abs module where the braided lines are connected to the rigid lines. The rest of the brake lines are in fine shape. The only areas where they are bad is where the braided sections connect to the rigid sections.

While driving @ 35 mph I tried to apply my brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I was able to get the car stopped and off the roadway. When I looked under my van I had lost all brake fluid. I was towed to a repair shop and informed the brake lines burst. This van has been in the family since 2003. Every year the brake lines must be replaced. This should not be. Thanks to my expertise I was able to prevent an accident today. Was I lucky???.

Failure of my brake lines. This is the two brake lines leading to the rear brakes as they leave the "distribution block". The corrosion was near the junction at the hard tubing and flexible tubing. The plastic clamp accumulates dirt and salt and corroded the lines. Remainder of the tubing looks ok. Poor engineering, a definite design flaw. Were is the recall? failed without warning. Total loss of braking. Many complaints of this using a simple google search.

Lost brakes on 2000 Dodge caravan with 58k miles. All the brake lines were badly corroded at the juncture of the flex tubing and the solid tubing. It looks like dissimilar metal to me. The brake lines should not rust out in that short of a time and low mileage all lines were replaced. Not by a Dodge dealer.