NHTSA complaint: 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LEAVING A CAR WASH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH HOWEVER, SUFFERED A BACK INJURY AND TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 09/30/13*LJ
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation