I have never had to replace brake lines on any vehicle. You must live in a very corrosive environment. Most of our cars were sold at between 13 and 20 years of age.
@cigroller & others interested in the “how to” 's of fabricating and routing replacement stainless brake lines , there’s a very good article with a dozen or more photos about this exact topic in the current (February, 2014) issue of “Custom Classic Trucks” magazine. The author demonstrates how he re-plumbed all his brake and clutch lines with stainless steel tubing on his old truck. Comparison of the two common tubing flares used, 37 degrees and 45 degrees. Also the use of stainless braided flexible tubing. Tool source recommendations also.
Cigroller, they knew the light was on because I called them as was driving on my way home and they said “Oh, yeah, don’t worry about the light. The sensor on the top of your master cylinder is bad. It’s reading that there isn’t enough fluid in there but there is. You’ll need to replace the master cylinder.” They even noted that on the paperwork. I’m not sure why no one mentioned that while they had it in the shop. It’s baffling. If they would have told us that while they still had the vehicle, we would have asked them to replace it. He also said something that concerns me a little. He told me that it’s nothing pressing to rush and replace the master cylinder, however, we will need to fix that before the state inspection or it will not pass. He said that we should drive it for a couple of weeks and make sure there is nothing else pressing that comes up and then bring it back in and they’ll replace it. Weird. Makes me wonder if they are expecting something to happen. I sort of wish we had just not fixed it at this point. We can’t seem to find anyone who can just repair the car and be trustworthy. I guess when you move to a new area, it just takes trial and error until you find the right person.
Docnick, we lived in Pennsylvania for eight years. They salt the roads for the snow and ice and that salt just eats away on the underside of the cars. Plus, our cars were always parked outside u there and the Tahoe was “rarely” used. It sat most of the time so I think that also contributed to the rust and corrosion.
I suggest you get this latest problem resolved, and then never go back there again
They obviously have a problem with communication