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2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1036637 · 2014-02-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
193,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME APPLIED HIS BRAKES FOR A DISABLED VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY. I BEGAN TO PRESS MINE WHEN THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKES QUICKLY HOPING THE SYSTEM WOULD SEND FLUID TO THE OTHER SET WHICH IT DID NOT. IN ORDER TO PREVENT IMPACTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR THE DISABLED VEHICLE, I HAD TO SEND THE VEHICLE ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LAUNCH OVER A ROADSIDE DITCH AND COME TO A STOP IN A CORN FIELD. THE FAILURE WAS A PINHOLE BLOWOUT UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHERE THE BRAKE WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10562949
Machine
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