# 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1028072` · 2013-12-21 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 248,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WITH ABOUT 3 TO 4 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN US, TRAFFIC IMMEDIATELY AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO FIND IT HARD AND RIGID WITH LITTLE RESPONSE. THE TRUCK SLOWED BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AS WELL AS THE OTHER CAR, ALSO A TICKET FOR ME. THE TRUCK DIDN'T SLIDE, JERK OR ANYTHING, JUST GRADUALLY SLOWED TILL IMPACT. I DRIVE A TRACTOR-TRAILER THAT HAS BETTER BRAKING RESPONSE.   *TR
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