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Contact states while driving his vehicle, he experienced complete brake failure. When he applied the brakes, he heard a popping sound and the pedal went to the floor. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and they found rust on the brake line. The dealer replaced the brake line and this corrected the problem. Updated 12/27/05.
Contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Impala; contact complaint that brake linings corroded. While driving on highway, in course of hitting brakes and all of a sudden, there was no brakes. Car was towed to local dealer. Mechanic could not fix brake lines. Consumer had to pay for brakes to be fixed at another dealer.. no injuries. No police reports. No crashes.
The vehicle's brake line that goes through the firewall ruptured causing the brakes to fail when the driver was coming out of the drive way. Manufacturer was contacted by owner. The rupture was a result of premature total rust through in two locations along the pipe.
- Potomac, MD, USA
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- Florence, SC, USA